Monday, August 3, 2020

SP-404 Fat Pads

Well, it's been a while since I last posted. Summer 'holiday' so got a chance to order/upgrade the pads on my Roland SP-404.

MPCStuff have done a great job with these, they are not as 'clicky' as the original pads, they feel smooth and more responsive. But do note, they are not silent due to the 404 pad/board design and mechanism that forms the contact to play the sound, but they are certainly an improvement over stock pads. Replaced the FX buttons also but really just cosmetic.

Ok, bunch of pics...


...before...


...off with the face plate...


...take off the back panel...


...move the power/RCA/MIDI board out the way...


...get to the main board...


...these are the stock pads, swap them out...


...unit mostly back together for quick test...


...face plate back on, done.




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