Akai MPK mini - modifying the pads sensitivity

This is a demonstration of the difference between the sensitivity of the MPKmini's drum pads out of the box, and really how they should be when you add some layers of electrical tape to the underside of the rubber pads.

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• Akai
• MPKmini
• MPK
• mini
• pads
• finger
• drum
• MPD
• MPC
• drum pads
• sensitivity
• mod
• modding
• finger drumming
• MIDI controller
• hardware

[NosaThaProducer]

just did this mod i find 2 strips to work better than 3 just my opinion but regardless both are better than stock pads

[hardnrgocc]

@NosaThaProducer at some point I'm going to redo the mod with 2 layers because 3 layers is a bit too sensitive with my 8th pad being activated sometimes when hitting pad 7 or 4, and also gets stuck on

[killacam243446]

Does the board get hot enough to melt the glue off of the bottom of the pads? Dont want that ending up on the circuit board

[hardnrgocc]

@killacam243446 like any USB powered electronic device, it doesn't get hot

[LilDeeVee]

my pads are easy to hit

[hardnrgocc]

@LilDeeVee cool, maybe they've changed the shape/thickness of the pads slightly?

[hardnrgocc]

@MusicDAnthony well, you can still hit the pads hard and the drums will be louder, it's just that with this mod, light hits have the intended result of a response from the drum bring hit, which is realistic, but weight the mods, you can hit the pads quite hard with no response at all, which is very unrealistic... Imagine dropping a pencil on a cymbal and hearing nothing at all...

[bsnider0031]

yeah my pads were fine, its the keys that suck.

[janvierbam]

Thank you !!!!

[hardnrgocc]

@soundboy89 I think the thickness of electrical tape is going to vary, and so some people would use 1 layer, others 2 would be better, some people 3 layers... I have to redo the mod because my 8th pad (top right) often gets activated by hitting adjacent pads, and also often gets stuck on for a while. I'll probably go for 2 layers, and maybe cut the tape a bit smaller

[hardnrgocc]

@hardnrgocc "drum being* hit" ... "but without* the mods"... I wrote the response above on my phone... Swype typos

[cxzdas8]

Thanks for this video, I modified my Korg Nanopad2 same way and it works great now.