Some time ago my MP7 started seizing and rebooting and then finally not booting up at all.� I got some very thoughtful advice from this forum on repairing the 'dried solder joints' which I followed but sadly was not up to the task and made it worse.
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I picked up a Pro2K in the hopes of making do with an external controller and sequencer, but we all know that was just a dream. The immediacy was lost and performance suffered.
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So I found another MP7 on Craigslist with some minor problems on the front panel - combined the top of my broken one with the new one - and was back in business.� I added the XL7 ROM, which I like a lot.� And the old one still lights up and decorates my fireplace like a digital yule log.� (No kidding)
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Well, I'm writing today to say that I am back out of business.� My Franken-MP7 started seizing and rebooting (after leaving it on for hours).� It's got to be reliable to be part of the live set so out it comes.�
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I'm so saddened by this but that's part of what makes these machines so special; you have to take the good with the bad.
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