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Published: Friday, 27 February 2015 00:07

Third step, the window key. I had to have an orange window key. So I took some old buttons and trashed them.

Then started assembling it.

Then installed

If you think it was a terrible button build, then this should change your mind.

Even lights up

And there we are with the Classic Skin, 2000XL number buttons, 2000XL Rec/Vol Knobs, orange Window key from the 2000XL, black Jog Wheel from the 5000, and white LCD.

And an added optional bonus. Screen lines if you really want to feel the pain of nostalgia, adjust the contrast right and you'll have this

Everything here can be purchased from MPC-STUFF except the blue buttons and orange window key. You might search earlier models to see if any purple or blue buttons pop up, but right now you will have to make the window key yourself, and it's very easy. Just clip the button off it's holding, cut the top off a clear button, make sure to shave it down completely flat with a razor blade, glue the orange on top of it, and bosh.

What you will notice about the window key, you might be wondering WHY did I do something so stupid like cut the arms off. Was not me. Previous owner I found out had attempted to super glue a bunch of broken buttons, prolly from watching Youtube videos and thinking you have to slam the shit out of your buttons to really look cool making beats. So I used a broken key, as this was just a test run to see if it would work. 

So buying a new key, just snipping the top off, remove the old orange top and put it back on. It clicks fine, just looks a bit un-centered for my taste. Had to make note of that real quick.