Cat peed on maschine.

I came home ready to crank out some tunes when I noticed a certain funk in the air. Turns out the roommates cat considered the maschine it's territory and "marked" it.

I hung it upside down for a lil while, I also did the same for my maschine. I know that when electronics get wet, it's safer to hang em out to dry before turning them back on.

So i plugged it back up, crossed my fingers and loaded up a shitty techno beat I made the day prior......half of the pads werent working. CRAP! After having a heart attack, I knew I had two choices here, open up the maschine and try to see if I could salvage it, or stab a cat. So i grabbed my screwdriver.

The maschine has 2.6 billion screws holding it together, such a quality device. After loosening all of them I pried it apart to find about 50 more screws holding the pads onto the board. After loosening those, I seperated the pads from the board and located the problem which was some "residue" left by the feline under the pads. They werent making contact with the board. So I got a rag and dipped it in a lil bit of alchohol and cleaned off the contacts. I screwed everything back together, loaded up the crap-no beat again and VOILA! IT WORKS!.

I have no idea what purpose this thread is for except to tell you that if something pees on your maschine you may still be able to fix it. Might work if someone spills beer on it too.

 

Good ... but don't think the cat won't try again ...

 

Cool story bro. My kittens use mine as a landing/launching pad.

 

I applaud your ballsy move. Make sure to mark something of the cats with your own scent.

 

It's probably too late to be effective, but grabbing the cat around the neck and sticking it's face into where it did the deed and slapping the side of it's head once while scolding is pretty good, but if it's been over 24 hours the cat already forgot and just thinks you're a lunatic rather than taking it as a lesson in where not to drop a pee shot.


STRATEGY

 

One of the funniest thread titles I've ever read on any forum in my 7 years of forum experience. Much needed for this duded who's been stuck inside for 2.5 days due to a blizzard.

Glad my dog isn't capable of jumping up onto my desk!

 

I am CRACKIN UP laughing. That line was funny man..lol. I can imagine the cat and maschine both hanging upside down

 

oh, I missed that the first time, he kinda snuck it in, lol

STRATEGY

 

What is it with cats and Maschine?

One of mine fired herself out of the skylight using the Maschine as a launch pad (as per noiserot's) and started the last project I was working on.

I jumoed out of my skin; don't know about the cat but I nearly wet myself!

 

:lol:
Class!

 

I love cats, but I hate it when they do that. Once my cat used my guitar case as toilet. Impressing the girls with a guitar smelling like cat pie is not recomended, it doesnt work :angry:

Still love my cat though...

 

great subject ----- HAHAAAAA WOUNDED FOR YOU MATE!
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Feed It To The Dog!
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the cat that is, pssssssssst meeeeoooowwwwww

 

Good initiative!
Better than sending it off and waiting for 4-6 weeks to return.

 

I don't know where that myth comes from but it absolutely doesn't work and you might end up with some heavy scratches from your angry kitty. And justifiably so.

Maybee she just wanted to say that your beat from last night sucks

 

lol crazy!

 

WTF

was it wet when you realised the invasion?

that happens when you dont mark your territory

 

Did it smell like a Launchpad?

 

lol
best thread here so far! :lol:

 

I would pee on the cat if I was you

 

very enjoyable story indeed

i would've killed my roommate...