hey guys, first post in months.
i feel like this has been discussed before, but i couldn't find it in search, so my apologies in advance.

i am to the point where I can barely handle the shttiness of the 404 pads, especially having the 303s excellent pads

has anyone successfully replaced their 404s pads with better 303esque ones or know if its possible?

also does anyone know if the new 404 has improved pads?

thanks
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pretty sure wax ordered some a while back???

Yep... but didn't got those yet... the pads are actually just a rubber mat .. i dunno how to say... it's lworking like a tv-remote controle. there are 3 mats (?!?!)... fx section, pattern section and the pads 1-sub pad. ...so no single pads...
i'm not sure if the 303 has 3 of those... anyway it'S not possible to take the 303 ones cause you only got 2 lines of pads. sorry for the crappy english...*still boozed* I'm not sure if the sx pads are better... my eyes say possibly maybe but my understanding of roland says
...so actually it would be really easy to get a better feel on the pads by simply using a better material... maybe cork or sth. *hmm cork*

i'm gonna make a "replace your pads" vid when the time is up...

though there is one tricky part... the 404 got like two "mainboards" which are connected by some kinda "IDE" wire which I couldn't get off... so it may look a bit strange handling the inside...

buy a padkontrol/MPD/triggerfinger

bit more expensive, but will increase your finger pleasure

^ got a tf. it's nice indeed
my new pads are in store now... think i'm going to make a picture slideshow this week...

that would be cool to see, wax.

and yr english is awesome. i think i like it even more when yr drunk

i like just playing with my SPs



thanks wax ill check out your guide

I think I'm going to use my old ones until they really suck.
I'll update this thread when, I'm doing the change.
Maybe I just don't remember right, but I thought the 404 had 3 of those mats under the hood.

Thanks for the photos Wax!
Ive always been curious how "long" are those pads, but now I see they are really fucking long.

404 pad replacement



1. Pull off the 4 CTRL knobs.


2. Lift the 6 screws on the bottom
Now you can take off the bottom piece, but be careful cause the batterie-pack is still connected with the board.


3. Lift the 2 screws in the top.
As you can see, there are 2 boards, take the small one to the side.


4. Lift the 5 screws.


5. simple click and take this thing off


6. Take the big board to the side. Take care with the wires!


7. Now you reached the pad mats.


8. *Bling*

finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

soooo much more work than i expected to do a swap out.. plus how DEEP the pads are too....

thanks for posting wax

damn! someone shoulda warned about the SP nudity in here

is there still a chance of seeing the pictures of this?

ima try to find and re-up them...

would be great. really interested in it.