ADVICE - good deal on maschine but one knob is messed up
ADVICE - good deal on maschine but one knob is messed up Posted on: 15.01.2012 by Cliff Lohman Hi,I can pick up a maschine that is practically new except for the fact that one of the 8 top knobs is kinda messed up. It basically will jump around in midi values kinda randomly. Itll being going smooth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and then jump to 120 (as an example). It only happens sometimes too. Otherwise, the thing works perfect.. I can pick it up for $50. Anybody believe that: a) the knob might be fixable? Its not under warranty so id be on my own i believe. b) that i can get by without this knob? Im not familiar with maschine software yet - its the 5th knob in the top 8 knob section. Im believeing I cant go wrong for $50 even if the knob is unuseable.. I probably only have a day or two to decide. | |
| Cliff Lohman 16.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Rukks
i believe im gonna grab it - if anybody has any tricks for correcting knobs or knows somebody in nyc area that could fix something like that, let me know. thnx all |
| Cliff Lohman 15.01.2012 | Hi, I can pick up a maschine that is practically new except for the fact that one of the 8 top knobs is kinda messed up. It basically will jump around in midi values kinda randomly. Itll being going smooth 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and then jump to 120 (as an example). It only happens sometimes too. Otherwise, the thing works perfect.. I can pick it up for $50. Anybody believe that: a) the knob might be fixable? Its not under warranty so id be on my own i believe. b) that i can get by without this knob? Im not familiar with maschine software yet - its the 5th knob in the top 8 knob section. Im believeing I cant go wrong for $50 even if the knob is unuseable.. I probably only have a day or two to decide. |
| Sulema Eshel 19.01.2012 | Take it apart carefully and take photos as you go. At least see how far you can get before you get worried that going further will damage the maschine. That used to be the idea of this place (DJTT) wasn't it?? - we used to bodge our kit to do what we wanted before we got spoiled with these pre-made controllers. If you get stuck, post photos, and someone should be able to help you and guide you through it. Just believe of that nice warm glow when you manage to fix it yourself, or the extreme anger when you manage to break it (unlikely!) - either way, it'll be emotional. |
| Lisa Lochotzki 17.01.2012 | Any decent pro-audio (even customer audio/video) shop should be able to do the job UNLESS they really ONLY use/order the original part from the manufacturer to save time. |
| Cliff Lohman 17.01.2012 | Anybody? Where can i take this thing to get a knob repaired? Anybody in nyc area that wants to do it? Im not too good at pulling shit apart like this.. Ill try it myself as a last resort.. |
| Cliff Lohman 16.01.2012 | what kind of place does these sorts of repairs? a cpu repair store? or one of them oldskool electronics/tv repair stores? i tried to use some deoxit spray but no luck.. if i can just take it in some place that would be awesome. thnx |
| Lisa Lochotzki 17.01.2012 | every rotary encoder in the world do this one day or another... change it, 5$ for parts or so + labour. if you have low life, you may try to dismantle the encoder and clean it... it works... |
| Cliff Lohman 17.01.2012 | After a little googling, it seems a few others have had this same knob issue where it bleeds out midi notes incorrectly. No good fix that I can see. Anybody know the issue Im referring to? I can post vid if it helps. Any advice would be appreciated on how to correct it. I suppose I wouldnt mind taking the maschine apart since i only paid 50 bucks. |
| Cliff Lohman 16.01.2012 | Got it.. The guy got a maschine and found the broken knob so contacted ni who sent him new one but never collected the old one. It still has the plastic on the screen lol. How do i replace encoder for 5 bucks? |
| Rolanda Clodfelder 16.01.2012 | New encoder = $5 Getting a Maschine for $50 Priceless |
| Lashay Walchak 16.01.2012 | I'd get it for the pads alone! Get it and ship it to me. $100 no ?'s asked |
| Cliff Lohman 16.01.2012 | thnx for confirming - i figured maschine software would work without one little knob but thought id make sure since ive never so much as touched the software. |
| Romelia Stankard 16.01.2012 | Hurry up and buy it you crazy fool, what are you waiting for? You can definitely get by without the knob. |
| Cliff Lohman 16.01.2012 |
Originally Posted by Rukks
i believe im gonna grab it - if anybody has any tricks for correcting knobs or knows somebody in nyc area that could fix something like that, let me know. thnx all |
| Lang Abriel 15.01.2012 | Get it, you can even use it as a midi controller and then just not assign that knob....thats a hell of a good midi controller for 50 bucks |
| Lisa Lochotzki 15.01.2012 | 50$ can't go wrong... every rotary encoder are replaceable. You just need to find the right guy to do it. Not a part NI will provide though. |
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