MDP24 Heads Up

JahGuide · Post by **JahGuide** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:19 pm

In case you are having issues with this device you may need to exchange it for a working model this is what I got from Akai.

"At this time, we are asking customers with knob jitter to call in for an RA number. The unit will be flagged for replacement. This is not occurring on all units but in order to resolve any issues, we’ll need to look over those that do exhibit any knob jitter."

I will be sending mine back to them for a replacement.

breedsound · Post by **breedsound** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:26 am

i had the same problem...

i went out to my local guitar center and copped a Korg PadKontrol...thing was dope...but felt cheap and ended up having a couple of chronic sticking pads...so i took it back and exchanged it for the mpd24.

which i found was DOPE. and had the pad kontrol COVERED. BUT. this one had the knob jitter problem. took IT back for another one. get back home and its DEAD. turns and does NOTHING.

FRUSTRATED. i took IT back and exchanged it for and axiom 25 (25 keys, 8 knobs, 8 nice drum pads, transport controls)...i love the axiom 25. BUT i still want another mpd24. those things are dope.

random banter.

_-breed

jb61264 · Post by **jb61264** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:13 am

Wow....I feel extremely lucky...I just bought an MPD24 and it works like a dream.

Do you guys see the knob jitter on all the "presets"...I know others have posted problems with the knobs but what I noticed is that some of them are programmed differently in the BFD Lite preset (which loads up first by default)...three or four of the knobs don't have the full 0-127 range programmed and instead have like 24-82 or something like that.

Anyway, I'm up and running with my MPD24 and loving it so far...trying to get my Live preset programmed so I can trigger loops and Impulse, if anybody has a bitchin Live preset, I'd appreciate a look

Contra · Post by **Contra** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 6:20 am

breedsound wrote:i had the same problem...

i went out to my local guitar center and copped a Korg PadKontrol...thing was dope...but felt cheap and ended up having a couple of chronic sticking pads...so i took it back and exchanged it for the mpd24.

which i found was DOPE. and had the pad kontrol COVERED. BUT. this one had the knob jitter problem. took IT back for another one. get back home and its DEAD. turns and does NOTHING.

FRUSTRATED. i took IT back and exchanged it for and axiom 25 (25 keys, 8 knobs, 8 nice drum pads, transport controls)...i love the axiom 25. BUT i still want another mpd24. those things are dope.

random banter.

_-breed

how come you didnt exchange it again for another?

this guy on the mpc forum exchanged an mpc 500, 4 times, because of some high pitched buzz coming in on all outputs.

persistence young grasshopper

v00d00ppl · Post by **v00d00ppl** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:10 am

jb61264 wrote:Wow....I feel extremely lucky...I just bought an MPD24 and it works like a dream.

Do you guys see the knob jitter on all the "presets"...I know others have posted problems with the knobs but what I noticed is that some of them are programmed differently in the BFD Lite preset (which loads up first by default)...three or four of the knobs don't have the full 0-127 range programmed and instead have like 24-82 or something like that.

Anyway, I'm up and running with my MPD24 and loving it so far...trying to get my Live preset programmed so I can trigger loops and Impulse, if anybody has a bitchin Live preset, I'd appreciate a look

www.abeaddict.com/mpd.html

i wrote a preset for sampler .....and i will upload my preset for impulse soon..so far, i have not had any issues with my mpd 24, nothing but fun....just diggin for samples and doing my thing with live and sampler and the mpd 24......now i can give myself the mpc feel i have been yearning for since last year when i sold off my mpc 1000

crixmadine71 · Post by **crixmadine71** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:49 pm

JahGuide wrote:In case you are having issues with this device you may need to exchange it for a working model this is what I got from Akai.

"At this time, we are asking customers with knob jitter to call in for an RA number. The unit will be flagged for replacement. This is not occurring on all units but in order to resolve any issues, we’ll need to look over those that do exhibit any knob jitter."

I will be sending mine back to them for a replacement.

JahGuide - when I map the knobs to control various params in Live, occasionally I will notice those mapped param values change on their own without me even touching the knobs. Would this be classified as the "knob jitter" problem? thanks.

P.S. this is with a recently purchased MPD24.

JahGuide · Post by **JahGuide** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:05 am

crixmadine71 wrote:
JahGuide wrote:In case you are having issues with this device you may need to exchange it for a working model this is what I got from Akai.

"At this time, we are asking customers with knob jitter to call in for an RA number. The unit will be flagged for replacement. This is not occurring on all units but in order to resolve any issues, we’ll need to look over those that do exhibit any knob jitter."

I will be sending mine back to them for a replacement.
JahGuide - when I map the knobs to control various params in Live, occasionally I will notice those mapped param values change on their own without me even touching the knobs. Would this be classified as the "knob jitter" problem? thanks.

P.S. this is with a recently purchased MPD24.

Yes that would be considered the knob jitter. I assigned stuff in live and knobs kept moving on their own. I thought maybe they need to update the OS but it seems that it is a hardware issue since they want me to return the device to them. Also some of the knobs about 4 of them flat out don't work at all. Mine was only about two weeks old also.

crixmadine71 · Post by **crixmadine71** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:21 am

JahGuide wrote:Yes that would be considered the knob jitter. I assigned stuff in live and knobs kept moving on their own. I thought maybe they need to update the OS but it seems that it is a hardware issue since they want me to return the device to them. Also some of the knobs about 4 of them flat out don't work at all. Mine was only about two weeks old also.

Okay, looks like i will be making a call into Akai too because my endless encoders definitely have a mind of their own. Even during the midi mapping process I'm seeing some strange behavior from the encoders in that with some of the encoders I lose the CC assignments right away and I'm using the latest firmware update. Thanks for the info.
-cm

albert · Post by **albert** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 5:34 am

any info on how i can go about getting it swapped for one that works from akai. i got 2 jittering encoders and its driving me up the wall. thanks

crixmadine71 · Post by **crixmadine71** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 6:09 pm

albert wrote:any info on how i can go about getting it swapped for one that works from akai. i got 2 jittering encoders and its driving me up the wall. thanks

Call the number on this page: http://www.akaipro.com/contact.php

Explain the problem to them (have serial number on hand) and they will send you an R.A.# to send your unit back directly to them and they will replace it with a new one. They will pay for all the shipping (as they should). The only drawback is this could take up to a month to get a new unit back in your hands.

Interestingly, I was on the phone with them yesterday and I asked them if they have been getting a lot of calls/returns with this problem and they said no, only a couple in all of the U.S. I have a hard time believing that.
-cm

Keybored · Post by **Keybored** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:26 am

FYI - I am on my 2nd MPD24 and both units had knob jitter. I replaced the first at point of purchase and will be sending the 2nd one back to Akai.

I love the design and features and I know this is the trigger pad I want so I'm willing to wait for them to get it right but... damn.

BTW - I had an M-Audio trigger finger and this blows it away.

v00d00ppl · Post by **v00d00ppl** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:30 am

Keybored wrote:FYI - I am on my 2nd MPD24 and both units had knob jitter. I replaced the first at point of purchase and will be sending the 2nd one back to Akai.

I love the design and features and I know this is the trigger pad I want so I'm willing to wait for them to get it right but... damn.

BTW - I had an M-Audio trigger finger and this blows it away.

i have also had a trigger finger, but it lost sensitivity on me, but the only thing i use it for is an autograph board for my favorite musicians....so far i have j-live sign it and CL Smooth signed it too.

as for my mpd.....no troubles yet and i got mine as one of the first batch...tre must be one bad batch lying around to caus havoc on a good product like this.

JahGuide · Post by **JahGuide** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 11:19 pm

Just got a replacement. Same FUCKING problem. What a piece of shit they release on the market. I've had enough. I will be sending this shit back for the last time. I am never buying shit from Akai again.

kb420 · Post by **kb420** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 12:01 am

Wow! I can't believe you guys are having problems with those. I was actually thinking about buying one. I always loved Akai products. I still own a MPC 3000. I have a M-Audio Trigger Finger, and I still wanted the MPD 24 for the authentic MPC pads. A friend of mine has been dying to get one, but he can't seem to get his hands on one.

I think I'll stick with my Trigger Finger. At least it's stable.

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