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| 05.05.2010 Midi mixer. Monitor plug? | 13 | 11.05.2010 |
| Hey, So I've been looking around for abit now and I haven't been able to find a decently priced mixer with midi capabilities. The reason I'm asking is because for my new (small gig) rig, I would like to use 2 Xone:1D as decks. But I need a mixer aswell since I wouldn't be able to monitor my… | ||
| 10.05.2010 A rock solid scratch encoder. | 9 | 11.05.2010 |
| A quick note on creating a rock solid rotary encoder for scratch purposes. The trick with quadrature rotary encoders is that it has two lines that alternate high/low half a turn out of sync with each other. By inspecting these two pins every time they change from high-to-low or low-to-high you… | ||
| 11.05.2010 Jog Wheel Colours - Can They Be Changed / Painted? | 4 | 11.05.2010 |
| Hi, I'd like to change my jog wheels to another color, but I'm worried painting them will diminish their touch sensitivity. Any suggestions? | ||
| 10.05.2010 X-Session Pro - swap knobs to get centre notch on all channels? | 8 | 11.05.2010 |
| Hi, Does anyone know if it is possible to swap the knobs around on the X-Session Pro? I use mine for four channels (with volume and EQ on each) and I'd really like to have a center notch on the bottom knob of each channel (so I can easily drop the bass back in to 0db), so I was hoping I might be… | ||
| 10.05.2010 What is the difference between the Vestax VCI-100 and the VCI-100MV? | 3 | 11.05.2010 |
| VCI-100: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Vestax-V...73-i1177001.gc VCI-100MV: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Vestax-V...19-i1393701.gc I am no authority on controllers, so can someone tell me the notable differences? Gianmarco | ||
| 11.05.2010 Midi mapping concepts? | 1 | 11.05.2010 |
| Hi everyone, I've been trying to create a good mapping for my korg padkontrol. But its really hard wrapping my head around that many controls, modifiers, and other things without any clear kind of guidance. Does anybody have any midi mapping concepts that they follow when making a mapping?… | ||
| 10.05.2010 Vestax VCI 300 Knob friction? | 1 | 10.05.2010 |
| For some reason, the right deck's bass eq fader on my VCI 300 is far more difficult to turn than the other knobs. Is there a reason this is happening or a way to fix it? Thanks | ||
| 09.05.2010 Ndx800 | 0 | 09.05.2010 |
| If you use the NDX800s with Traktor are they just a midi controller or does it use them as a soundcard as well? Anyone here tried them yet - if so what they like? | ||
| 08.05.2010 Traktor cue points with cdjs (400 or 900) | 8 | 09.05.2010 |
| ok guys i have a question here i just got traktor scratch pro and thought of going with pioneer cdj400 or maybe even 900 with usb/hid but will this work: if i have cue points in a song which is playing on the cdj connected via HID or USB, can i plug in a korg nanopad into my Mac and do cue… | ||
| 07.05.2010 VCI 100se vs. VCI 100se Arcade Edition | 6 | 09.05.2010 |
| I have done alot of digging, but there is SO much information on here, and alot of the time it's not what I'm after. (Yes I realise my post count, and I realise others may tell me 'use the search function' .. but I was really hoping the you djtt'ers could give me a hand here as I have indeed… | ||
| 08.05.2010 NIN uses an LPD8? | 5 | 08.05.2010 |
| Check out the first video on the page: http://howtodestroyangels.com/home.html They have all these expensive synthesizers and stuff, and then there's this LPD8 sitting in the middle of everything. | ||
| 01.05.2010 Thinking about painting my X-Session | 5 | 07.05.2010 |
| I'm considering giving my M-Audio X-Session pro a fresh coat of paint because, well, I want to. And should something go terribly wrong, I'm only out $100. 1) Is this even possible? It's plastic. 2) Should I take off all the knobs and remove the faceplate? I'm assuming getting paint in… | ||
| 07.05.2010 DIY Rubberized knobs and faders | 7 | 07.05.2010 |
| Hi guys, So in the automotive world we use this stuff all the time. It's actually such a great product, I have to fight the urge to cover all my stuff with it! Although it's called Plastidip, it actually gives whatever you paint it with a rubberized, easy to grip coating. I did my knobs and… | ||
| 06.05.2010 Sound quality: VCI-300 v. AUdio 4 DJ | 8 | 07.05.2010 |
| Hi everybody, I would like to know your opinion about difference between build-in sound card from VCI-300 and stand alone Audio 4 DJ. Currently I'm using NI sound card with Digital Jockey and it is very satisfying (sound not controller). I'm considering buying VCI-300 to have everything… | ||
| 07.05.2010 "Gforce imOSCar gets its own dedicated controller"... | 1 | 07.05.2010 |
| http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/...troller-250116 bit of a tease as it will not be going into production but definitely looks like the real hardware synth | ||
| 06.05.2010 Hellpppppp | 142 | 06.05.2010 |
| I just did the arcade mod, i plugged in the vci without running traktor and NONE of the buttons show any output with the data light! Any ideas for what is wrong, I followed all of the directions to the T, all of the diodes are soldered with the line facing down and everything! Any ideas at all?!? | ||
| 17.11.2009 The Vestax Spin DJ Controller! | 1 | 06.05.2010 |
| Hi everyone! So, this awesomeness midicontroller has landed to the earth, and some of you already know the name of it, Vestax Spin DJ Controller! Anyways, I got some questions! Some people on DJTT already got it, I saw some comments on the "news" thingy about the controller, and I… | ||
| 06.05.2010 M Audio Fast Track and VCI 100 | 0 | 06.05.2010 |
| Any suggestions on how to get my cueing through the headphone jack on the fast track and the main through the rca outs? For some reason, its only letting me put each through a left or right out. | ||
| 03.05.2010 Vestax VCI-100 SE or Black edition Led Colors | 3 | 06.05.2010 |
| Hi all, Does anyone could tell me what are the different Led colors on the black VCI-100 ? Because I know that there are different between the silver edition and the black edition... Thx ! Cya | ||
| 22.04.2010 Fixing a busted LED? VCI-100 project | 3 | 06.05.2010 |
| Hey guys, I've been lurking here for a few months and I've finally made the move to getting back into digital dj'ing. I mixed with a xponent for about a year until moving to serato + 1200s. Ean has sold me on the arcade VCI-100 with all the awesome videos on youtube. I just picked up a… | ||
| 28.04.2010 Hercules trim 4&6 | 2 | 04.05.2010 |
| http://www.hercules.com/us/DJ-Music/...ejay-trim-4-6/ Anyone have experience with this card? I've found it for as low as 180, which seems like a great prices, seeing as it has 1/4 inch outs as well as rca, and a USB hub (which I need to add anyways). Hit me up with some info!!! | ||
| 02.05.2010 External audio interface for BCD3000..... | 5 | 04.05.2010 |
| I have a BCD3000 and for the most part it has worked fine but when I did a rave event last evening my audio was poor. It sounded like bad house speakers in a trunk of a car. I was able to tweek the highs and lows and all on the Pioneer mixing board I was running into but it only improved a little… | ||
| 23.03.2010 Controller w/Built in Interfaces? | 14 | 03.05.2010 |
| Hi everyone, I have tons of experience as a producer w/a lot of sequencing / audio software - mainly an ableton-head, that's now transitioning to Traktor Pro for DJ purposes (not scratch). I have a MacBook Pro 13 with 2 USB outs and 1 FireWire out. While I have a number of controllers already… | ||
| 24.04.2010 Novation Nocturn Questions | 66 | 03.05.2010 |
| Hi everyone, I'm believeing about getting a Novation Nocturn to control FX in traktor. I just wanted to know if the "speed dial" encoder and the green buttons on the bottom row send midi data? or are they just for bank changes and stuff? thanks for any answers | ||
| 19.05.2009 Vestax TR-1 | 15 | 03.05.2010 |
| Hi, what do you guys believe of the new Vestax TR-1 that seems to be the perfect match for Traktor Pro?! I'm not too happy with my VCI-100SE as I feel the handling is way too complicated with Traktor Pro (kudos to Ean though for putting up a splendid… | ||
| 26.03.2010 HELP - I've butched my VCI trying to change LEDs!!! | 7 | 01.05.2010 |
| Hi everyone. What can I say. I feel flattened! After performing the arcade mod with ease (and thoroughly enjoying it) some time ago, I thought changing the LEDs would be a breeze and yield great results - I'm colour bliind and have great difficulty in differentiating between the stock LED… | ||
| 01.05.2010 VCI-100 vs VCI 100SE? | 2 | 01.05.2010 |
| I have the regular silver VCI-100 and have three questions? 1. Does the latest mappings vs 3.5.1. I work the regular VCI-100. 2. Can I use the Fader FX Mode, Sampler and all the of the mappings on djtrchtools.com on my regular silver VSI-100. 3. What is the difference between the regular… | ||
| 29.04.2010 How many LED's do I need? | 0 | 29.04.2010 |
| Looking at this article http://www.djranking s.com/2009/08/3...-a-button-led/ Its says: 3mm LEDS-I bought mine from ebay ($6 for 100 leds) and you can choose how many of each color you want. I went with 40 x Blue, 40 x White, and 20 x Red I don't really… | ||
| 28.04.2010 midi fighter with joystick? | 1 | 29.04.2010 |
| I am new to this community so I hope this is the section to ask this question. If not, sorry Won't happen again) I could have sworn I saw a video showing Ean rockin a midi fighter with a joystick attached to the box. Is this a custom mod? I don't see it in the store so that is my assumption. If so… | ||
| 28.04.2010 BDC 3000 issue | 2 | 28.04.2010 |
| Hey guys, i recently bought a BCD 3000 from a friend and im having a problem with it; my "key deck A+B" and "cue A, cue B" buttons are not lighting up hence not working. When i test the midi controller in the midi set-up, the buttons are functioning (a noise plays indicating… | ||
| 29.04.2010 moding m audio oxygen 61 | 1 | 28.04.2010 |
| hello all so the question i have is i am running fl studio and i am wanting to go into more live shows but the problem that i am having is that i forget which pattern is triggering i want to ad leds to the top of the keys for my oxygen 61 so that the triggering patterns corresponding key on the… | ||
| 27.04.2010 Ipad Ableton Midi Controller... | 0 | 28.04.2010 |
| Fabulous! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z00VCzoIVc | ||
| 26.04.2010 A little help with diy game pad controller please! | 2 | 27.04.2010 |
| I am in the need for a physical crossfader to control the one in Traktor via midi. I have a nice little controller the Stanton SCS3 system, but because it has all touch controls, I have no way to really learn any scratching techniques. After much googling, reading, etc. I believe this can be done… | ||
| 26.04.2010 DIY MIDI Controller Info | 11 | 27.04.2010 |
| Hey everyone, I'm building my own MIDI controller and am documenting the progress etc... My latest post might be of some use to people who are looking into building their own, but are not certain of exactly what they need. It just runs through all the modules you will need and what they'll… | ||
| 25.04.2010 help with brand new vci-300 | 2 | 26.04.2010 |
| my sister is currently in tokyo. she bought me a vci-300 there the other day and kept it against the wall of the room she stayed in. according to her, some parts of the box got wet due to condensation that formed on the wall overevening . she hasn't taken a look at the unit itself but she says the… | ||
| 26.04.2010 Looking for new crossfader... | 2 | 26.04.2010 |
| HI all, can someone suggest a place for buying a new crossfader for VCI-100 SE? Thanks Andrea PS: possibly in Italy/Europe | ||
| 22.11.2009 DM2 Arcade Button Mod Wiring Help | 80 | 25.04.2010 |
| Hi everyone, So i'm trying to see if i could put arcade buttons into my crappy Mixman DM2 controller.... I took the thing apart and just looking at 3 simple buttons the circuit has me kinda confused so i was wondering if someone could give me some tips on this. So heres a picture of the… | ||
| 23.04.2010 Controller Idea | 6 | 24.04.2010 |
| So as I've been playing with Ableton, I've been researching what controllers are out there. I'm trying to figure out which way I want my workflow to go as far as DJing with the program goes. And this leads me to start looking at what controller I may be using down the line. Right now I can't afford… | ||
| 24.04.2010 Modifying a M-Audio MidAir 25 | 1 | 24.04.2010 |
| So.. I scored a killer deal on a clearance MidAir controller (basically a wireless oxygen 8). Now I want to modify it, but got a couple of questions to ask, maybe some of you guys with a bit more experience than me can answer. 1. I need to change out the knobs asap. The factory ones are… | ||
| 20.04.2010 Beginning DJ - Need help | 13 | 23.04.2010 |
| Hi, I'm a high schooler who wants to get into DJing, but I have a small budget and the most I can afford to get is between the Hercules RMX and the Numark Omni Control midi controllers. For the past month I've been researching on both units, and I have mixed reviews and opinions on both, such as… |
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