LCD on/off switch and silicone 'corks'

[hangnef]

I've just about finished updating my MV-8800.  It has one issue left which I'm hoping to have resolved soon (issues w/ Wave RAM, new stick coming).

I did a bunch of the usual modifications other folks have been doing including

- silent fan, Noctua... very nice
- SSD
- new LCD, easily purchased on eBay
- DVD combo drive (had to file part of the harness down to get the holes to line up)
- Replaced some of the loose pots
- Put in a set of blue pads from mpcstuff

I made 2 other modifications

One was an on/off switch for the LCD, so I can turn it off if I'm focused on the VGA screen.

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I also wanted a little more sensitivity, and I did the same trick I did on my Korg padKontrol.  I purchased a sheet of silicon rubber and cut into small squares and placed them under the pads.  I had tried making nice circles with a punch, but it just didn't work out well.

This is the sheet I used

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I'm going to make a separate post about the potential software fixes/updates that I may be doing for the MV series!

[JUKE179r]

That's a good idea for the LCD shut off button.
What wire did you splice to add the push button switch?

[hangnef]

That's a good idea for the LCD shut off button.
What wire did you splice to add the push button switch?

The pink wire that connects the LCD to the contrast board.  You can see it in one of the pics above.

[Benjah]

Thanks for the tip re the silicon "cork". Just installed it on my MV today using the material you linked to and what a difference. The pads are now super sensitive and it's much easier to consistently hit them dynamically. The pads now respond more like Maschine pads which is a great thing in my book.

[hangnef]

Thanks for the tip re the silicon "cork". Just installed it on my MV today using the material you linked to and what a difference. The pads are now super sensitive and it's much easier to consistently hit them dynamically. The pads now respond more like Maschine pads which is a great thing in my book.

Great to hear, glad it worked well for you!

[Soul One]

I also wanted a little more sensitivity, and I did the same trick I did on my Korg padKontrol.

Thanks a ton for sharing your "fix". I did the same to my MV and oh boy, what a difference. 

[hangnef]

I also wanted a little more sensitivity, and I did the same trick I did on my Korg padKontrol.

Thanks a ton for sharing your "fix". I did the same to my MV and oh boy, what a difference. 

Awesome, good to hear it is working for folks.  I was using my MV last night after a while away and was surprised at how responsive they were (I honestly forgot I had modded them).  They register very slight touches.

I see a lot of complaints online (other forums) about the pads, I wonder if this would have helped...