Refurbishing the Roland VS890
August 21, 2021The DIY for repair, cleaning and Refurbishing a Roland VS-890 and VS-880 I think the easiest way to do this refurbish and DIY for another to repair their unit is to break it into parts. –Cleaning the Roland VS-890 VS-880–Disassembly of the Roland VS-890 VS-880–Cleaning Knobs and Buttons-Slide Fader and Tact Switch Replacement-Transport Button Repair Once fully dissembled per part to cleaning will continue in part one.Part 3 will have to do with repairing and replacing parts in the Roland VS-890-880. As this project is dedicated to the Roland VS-890, parts and all will be the same for the VS880.…
Using the Denon DS1 as an Audio Interface with Rekordbox
I had previously bought the Denon DS1 for the purpose of having an interface that I could use with both newer versions of Serato and Rekordbox. As I already have other hardware that unlocks the Rekordbox DVS I figured using…
M-Audio Axiom 49 Keyboard Blue Screen of Death!
Personally I think the Axiom 49 and Axiom 25 are the best and most robust midi controllers out there. The original version just keeps trucking!A while ago grabbed a Axiom 49 from the good for a steal at $20 but…
How to Re-Carbon Rubber Pads for Roland SP Samplers & Korg Electribe Using CRC Dry Graphite
I have had a lot of people ask about this so hopefully this article helps on fixing dead unresponsive pads. This method has been used on tons of Electribes, Sp-404’s, 303’s, 202’s etc. This will work for any conductive pad…
Boss DR-202 Refurb, ReCap, & Backlight LCD Mod
Bought another “working” DR-202 with a broken screen. It arrived completely dead and was thrown into my crap gear pile for the last year. As I have nothing better to do, why not try to revive it? Full Disclosure: Electronics…
Numark M2 Crossfader Replacement?
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Loose Ground Bolts Rane Serato SL2, SL3, SL4 Boxes DIY
Repairing Loose Ground Bolts Sl2, Sl3, Sl4 The repair will be the same on any turntable, mixer, etc. that you come across. The only difference is how you get in! This is the first Rane SL3 box that I have…
Does Guitar Center Actually Check Working Condition of Used Gear??
Broken Crap from Guitar Center If you came here for an answer to that question, well that’s one that I cannot provide and I am hoping the comments can give us all some insight!I have bought more than my fair…
How to fix a broken Clip on a Rane RS-1 Power Supply
Old Rane mixers are the shit, best sound, hands down. Problem is all the RS1 power supplies came with that completely endurable little phone jack design for the power supply. I am sure someone with a little skill could come…
Roland VS-890 VS-880 Cleaning
VS-890 VS-880 Scrubbing and cleaning This should apply to cleaning a machine and really cleaning a machine. Personally I disassemble everything because once all the components are out you can scrub and clean er’thing. My favorite part of buying equipment…
Roland VS Recorders, MC-307 & MV-8000 MV8800 Transport button repair
Faulty Play Stop Record FF RW Buttons As these units age, more and more start showing up in “Great Condition, but being sold as/is”. Not knowing any better I hopped on a hundo dollar deal for a Roland MC-307 that…
Cleaning Yellowed Knobs, Buttons, & Controls for Roland VS-890 VS-880
This procedure will also work for yellowed MC-303, MC-307, Etc. First off I have to give credit to 8-Bit Guy for this mod. 8-Bit Guy mainly focuses on old computers but is a huge keyboard fan and his vids are…
Roland VS890 VS880 Disassembly & Opened Up
Taking Apart & Opening a Roland VS-890 From the top to the bottom, bottom to the top. Pull out all the screws circled in pink and the the two screws pointed at in the bottom left. You should now be…
Zoom RT-223 Internal Battery
Recently purchased a Zoom RT-223 drum machine from “jeff” on eBay. His listing said:POWERS UP SAYS ZOOM NOTHING WORKS.DO A FACTORY RESET, HOLD RECORD WILE POWERING UP IT WORKS FINE.BUT IT WILL NOT REMEMBER ANY PATTERNS OR CHANGES YOU MADE.PROBABLY…
Roland VS-1824 Compact Flash Mod
This mod has been well documented over the years over hundreds of threads on the VS forums. The problem is you have to read hundreds of threads, comments, mis-information, etc. After reading through all the B/S, I have done this…
Serato SL1 Box in Windows 10
Getting a Serato SL1 Box to work in Windows 10 For the life of me I could not get my old Serato box to work in Windows 10. The software will open fine, but no matter what I tried all…
Modded and Customized Korg Electribe EA-1
This turned out to be a cool little unit. So cool it has earned a place in my collection for the time being. Like most Electribes it had broken solder joints around the the power supply, and audio jacks. This…
PlayStation 3 Fan Light Mod Part 2
Here comes our PS3 light mod! This B**ch is about to get lit. So we ended up picking up a blue 12v 16ft light strip from eBay for about ten doll hairs. That’s dollars for the less savvy. On the…
