How to CLEAN and REPAIR BROKEN KEYS on your M-Audio Axiom Pro 49 (or Equivalent) Keyboard

[@adrianrobison]

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[@douglavras]

Just wanted to thank you a lot. Bc of you I was able to fix 4 dead keys on my Maudio. God bless you 🙏

[@smokestack787]

I just successfully fixed three broken keys on my Keystation 61 MK3, thanks to this video. It was simple enough. I unscrewed everything from the underside of the casing, set the top casing aside leaving the wires connected. I was able even leave the wires connected to the keys and just carefully set the keyboard standing up on its back. I only needed to fix three keys near the right hand side, and the circuit board is split in two so I only removed the right-side board. Then I cleaned the contacts for the dead keys under the rubber strip with alcohol. The contacts on the board actually looked kind of fried (makes sense after discovering that the previous owner spilled liquid on the keyboard), so I took a pencil and marked over the contact circuits. This added a new layer of conductivity to the contacts. Brought my three dead keys back to life! Since all the wires were still connected, I plugged the keyboard back in and tested it before re-assembling it.

[@NathanEllery]

I just gave you a like because of the brave fashion statement you are making with knee high black socks. You rock the socks!

[@christophergreene13]

helped me safely remove the keys off the chassis on a first gen Axiom25 (16yo!), 5yrs after this was posted 😅 exactly what I came for. thank you, brother 🎉

[@ZappninLLP]

Thanks! Several of the keys on my Axium 49 weren't working at all. Not even a signal in MIDI-OX. I thought I was doomed so I opened it up -- carefully on a large smooth rug to catch the screw-- a million of them. No dust at all so I just tapped all the connectors and plugged it back in before closing it and voila! works perfectly. I have fixed a lot of things that way. Not even the slightest idea of what was wrong or exactly what I did to fix it. Probably something loose somewhere. Thanks.

[@pianobill8781]

thank you very much for this video. very helpful with my old prokeys88sx

[@gavinpeters9531]

Thanks mate! This is exactly what I needed... Got halfway through opening one up that seems to have had coke or something sticky spillt inside it, and got the spring off but then was afraid I was going to break the keys.

[@gregs5154]

Just went into my old silver Oxy 61 1st gen and replaced the knackered old foam behind the keys in the hope of quietening the clack. No joy :( However did discover a smudge of dried up red wine from 2003 - yay! :) If anyone knows how to kill the clack on key return, I would love to hear from you. My tip: deep screws are for the case fixing, shallow ones are for the keyboard-to-case fixing. Cheers.

[@mariemusik3260]

Thank You so much !!! it works perfectly well with M-Audio Code 61. 😁👍

[@MatthewMusician]

I have keystation 88. it's same the mechanical part on keys as yours. I'm scared of disassembly keys but I just found out of this. many Thanks

[@JackMcDonnell91]

this video is the bomb man! really helped me get underneath and repair my keystation 49e. I had 3 dead keys and it turns out I spilt candle wax down there years ago. it had dried up and cover up the sensors on the green plate - doh! all fixed now though

[@ellvtv2314]

Must have been one steamy night, lol

[@reginak.nyadzro8052]

@@ellvtv2314 I need a power board for my M-Audio Axiom air 49 keyboard

[@isolte]

Dude, Adrian. It's Crystal Reagan ("Carrie's little sister".. aka "Tara's Twin" lol) from Del Mar. I just googled "how to clean m audio keyboard" and your video was the top hit. XD Nice to randomly find you on the interwebs. *subscribed* I still have "Filawigga's Rice Rocket Rhythms" complete with the CD case and ghetto printed insert/cover. (Like, it is literally one of probably 100 physical CDs total I still own at all anymore.) Hope you're doin' well and thanks for the keyboard cleaning tips (even though I have an old M-Audio 61es, your vid was still relevant enough for my needs and super helpful!) And if you have any other KZbin channels, lemme know. I'll find 'em and toss you a sub.

[@adrianrobison]

isolte Hell yes! Awesome!!!

[@WilliamAshleyOnline]

i am trying to get keys to trigger again properly- noticed that in addition to screws corroding over the decade or two I have had the axio 25 the springs also seemed to corrode a bit -- yes nasty stuff inside but I am wondering if the two spring types have to be set to a specific setting? Or do all the white keys get put in the same position for the springs and all the black spring positions the black springs are smaller than the white springs. Is there something I should use to get the corrosion off the springs? Should I oil the springs to protect them from more corrosion. The device is still working but the keyboard part is registering multiple key pushes like a whole octive.. I figure it may have been a key jamming or something. Hoping cleaning it up will fix the issue. Thankfully I do have a full size keyboard and the knobs and drum pad part are working and I have an old akai mpd 16 hooked up to the midi and it is working... it would be nice if the keyboard was playing nice.. hopefully it will work again once I finish cleaning it up. Wondering if the spring position varies by key as it seemed that the corrsion had stopped the springs moving the same way and they were all aligned differently

[@RalphWLundvall]

@3:18 is that the aftertouch strip?

[@mambomux]

Does anyone know if the Keystation 61 MK3 has individual keys and springs like the Keystation 61es or II version or Axiom Pro 49? Or are the keys connected (e.g. C-E-G-B)?

[@Babypowderbeats]

[@alexis__michailidis]

Hi, I have M - AUDIO KEYSTATION 49 and its stop working. Only octave + button works and its orange. Can you help me please ? What to do ? Yesterday it works but today.......:(

[@reginak.nyadzro8052]

I need a power board for my M-Audio Axiom air 49 keyboard

[@javaughnwilson7289]

My pitchBlend is disconnected.. can u help me

[@Anshul1614]

I got a used Axiom pro 61 with unresponsive pads. Only 1 pad works and the others are completely dead. I opened it up and saw no oxidation, but just a little tear on the strip that connects to the circuit board. Is there a fix?

[@adrianrobison]

I’m not an expert so I wouldn’t know... all I know is what I did in the video.

[@sarys73]

Looks for the part numberm and contact the mfg, they may still have some in the warehouse, or look for the part on Ebay.

[@unrue1048]

so i droped my guitar pick and it somehow managed to slide right in the gab between the keys and now im here...

[@eraldylli]

Was is some kind of special pick? Having opened and fixed my keyboard twice now, I know it's at least a good hour's work. Did you manage to retrieve it , btw?

[@unrue1048]

@@eraldylli yeah i got it out by now. i somehow managed to fish it out with a wire. nah it was a normal thin pick. just flew right in the gab somehow

[@udit13]

Thanks, man!

[@VasaMusic438]

I have 3 Axiom keyboard !! I would like to use modify one of them using only the white and black keys and make my own controller using a Teensy board. Is there someone who knows how to do it???

[@isolte]

One more thing: lol at the very end of the vid: "... if that doesn't work, sorry. Go buy a new keyboard." rofl. Sub'd to Beta State! Gonna go listen to your stuffs meow.

[@johnnymac2201]

Nice video, any idea where you can get replacement keys for ones that have broken?

[@eraldylli]

They might not be broken, only broken loose of the spring that holds them in place. Get a screwdriver and interrogate!

[@QuakeeFN]

thank you

[@supertoloc]

super helpul thanks bro ¡ 😀

[@MediaMusik777]

I replaced usb port and 1 cap so far and was wandering how do you get the springs off from the keys ..could not see ....but that bar i thought was the aftertouch bar its a mono after touch...also think we could put some felt in there to quiet the keybed???

[@adrianrobison]

Sco B I took needle nose pliers and just took the springs off with that. It’s easy with pliers.

[@MediaMusik777]

pull outward or upward with the pliars ?@@adrianrobison

[@adrianrobison]

@@MediaMusik777 It's a spring so you want to pull upward to "stretch" the spring and then outward to release it. Try it! It's not scary or hard to do... just make sure you are using needle nose pliers!!!

[@ZammleMan]

So, is there an easier way to take off the keys? I almost bent the spring

[@matt_canon]

This might be 6 months late, but I took the springs off first, then the keys.

[@johndstanford]

Hey, every other video about fixing an axiom involves popping of the individual keys,. Did you have much of a problem getting this back together after cleaning the contacts? Thanks

[@adrianrobison]

John Stanford yes, I popped off all the keys and cleaned the whole thing. Other than being time consuming, it’s not a bid deal at all and is super easy to do. I only take off a few keys on this video because I didn’t wanna bore everyone with the entire process...

[@Voitcu]

Throw that piece of junk away, i got two sitting in my closet, not worth the headache anymore

[@mambomux]

Does anyone know if the Keystation 61 MK3 has individual keys and springs like the Keystation 61es or II version or Axiom Pro 49? Or are the keys connected (e.g. C-E-G-B)?