Intentions: A year or two ago, I purchased the EPS16+ seen below as-is for a hundred bucks. It loaded its OS from the floppy drive and it seemed to properly load sounds, too. However, no sound could be coaxed from any of its outputs. Sample input was bad, too. Pitch and mod wheels, and patch select buttons, all dead.
This week, I finally took a look inside, did some research, dug through the schematics and found the culprit: a single dead capacitor was shorting the -15v power to ground. I replaced the capacitor today and wouldnāt you know it? Itās up and running. Tomorrow Iāll stress test it and if it passes muster, it will join my other Ensoniqs (EPS classic, ESQ-1, SD-1, and Mirage) for some 80s style industrial music.
After using them for a session and a bit. I have to say they are absolutely brilliant. They are one of those purchases when I think to myself āwhy didnāt I buy them years ago!ā.
Fantastic! I havenāt had new headphones in years and the material on the non-replaceable cups for my current ones is coming off and leaving me with black flakes all over when I use them. Itās driving me nuts. Haha. So psyched for the new cans.
I got one recently as well from Japan along with a JV-2080. Itās still in the shipping bubblewrap as I need to send it off to be converted from 100V to 220. Iām getting SECTOR101 cards for both of these and then they will do main synth/pler duties as a pair.
This is my little ātower of powerā with all my current stuff on it while I am renovating my studio. MPC1000 and KP3 on top, MD gets unpacked onto the desk properly for use.
Lovely stuff! Good luck with the voltage conversion. Definitely recommend trying the patch base editors for these units if you have an iPad and way to get midi in and out. Enjoy your tower of power when itās all setup!
Thanks! Itās mostly because step-up transformers are a bit of a pain and if I can get this converted to the right voltage (re-wrap or new unit) with an IEC plug that would just be most preferable.
I have an android tablet that Iāve been using some TouchOSC and other bits on but an iPad would probably be a bit of an upgrade.
Yeah i think the main reason Iād want to use the patch base controller is because itās been madeā¦ I donāt relish the thought of mapping all the parameters of a TG77 myself in TouchOSC or Midi Commander - Android platform doesnāt have nearly as many good apps for this. I suppose there might be some community templates for TouchOSC available but Iāve not looked. Strongly recommend an iPad anyway for a million different applications in this field!
nice! Iāve actually been eyeing the 900ās as Iād like to try open-back headphones. just to be less fatiguing over longer periods. Iāve been using Sony 7506ās for like 25 years and I think itās time to try something else. Iāve read a lot of great things about the Pro X series, so that may be the ticket.
at least on elektron gear when you install a new screen you have to adjust the contrast. they tend to have a blank screen at first. is there a contrast adjustment pot on the mpc?
I think I mentioned it in another thread, but try opening it up and reseating all the connections, like ribbon cables and such. Itās basically an old PC in there.
The lights shouldnāt all be on like that, except maybe very quickly flashing during boot up.
Yeah Iāve tried that. Removed the floppy drive etc. but no luck yet.
Thereās nothing left to remove unfortunately so Iām guessing a capacitator is fried or smth.
Yeah! I tried but that doesnāt work. thanks tho!
Key 37 acquired. Itās actually a lot more āburgundyā in the flesh. Less Ferrari than all the photos and videos would suggest. Feels very solid as well.
Intentions are learning the MPC workflow and enjoying the āstand alone production centerā side of thingsā¦ Itās a bit daunting actually getting into a new eco system, but looking forward to learning
Supposed to be downsizing but the Perkons finally released in black made it irresistible.
One of the Rytm or Syntakt will prob have to go for sure!
Edit forgot to say - Juno gave me 91 quid discount code as they advertise to get in touch for better price. Great service and instant dispatch within an hour or so
