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Posted by teufel-man on Oct-13-2006 22:54:

transform button on a mixer

what does it do?

Posted by idoru on Oct-13-2006 23:34:

Push it.

Posted by nchs09 on Oct-13-2006 23:39:

DONT PUSH IT!!!!!

Posted by chris harrington on Oct-14-2006 00:29:

my mixer dosent have one my mixer dosent have much ur mixer is better than mine

oh well getting a new one soon

Posted by T-Soma on Oct-14-2006 00:51:

It c_ts the so_nd f_om th_ cha_nel in and o_t for do_ng tran_former scratc_ing.

Posted by Trance Android on Oct-14-2006 07:20:

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
It c_ts the so_nd f_om th_ cha_nel in and o_t for do_ng tran_former scratc_ing.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Oct-14-2006 15:21:

Ever watch Transformers?

Posted by Rick D on Oct-14-2006 17:51:

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery
Ever watch Transformers?

What, you mean it transforms trance into like R'n'B or something like that

Posted by Jarvmeister on Oct-14-2006 18:08:

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Originally posted by moondog
What, you mean it transforms trance into like R'n'B or something like that

Yeah - thats right, it's a special feature of the Behringer mixers, pure shite all round....

Posted by razzi on Oct-15-2006 19:51:

quote:
Originally posted by T-Soma
It c_ts the so_nd f_om th_ cha_nel in and o_t for do_ng tran_former scratc_ing.

definitely one of the top 10 dj booth posts i have ever seen

Posted by T-Soma on Oct-16-2006 05:24:

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Originally posted by Jarvmeister
Yeah - thats right, it's a special feature of the Behringer mixers, pure shite all round....

Behringer mixers also have transformer switches built in but they seem to be set to auto because the sound cuts in and out without you doing anything...

Posted by Rick D on Oct-16-2006 06:22:

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Originally posted by T-Soma
Behringer mixers also have transformer switches built in but they seem to be set to auto because the sound cuts in and out without you doing anything...

Posted by Nemesis44 on Oct-16-2006 08:01:

It's for wannabe turntablists who don't know how to user a crossfader.

However the original transformer scratching was carried out using the phono to line switches. That's before crossfader curve assignment was invented and was the only way of getting that crisp cut that transformer scratching needs.

Cheers
Nem

Posted by DJRecess on Oct-16-2006 11:39:

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Originally posted by Nemesis44
The original transformer scratching was carried out using the phono to line switches.
Cheers
Nem

You beat me to it!

The other reason they added it is that you still get a 'pop' noise as the line/phono switch is flicked between settings (and for people who had a turntable and CD deck plugged in, and were lining up the other record, so flicking it would be like a punch button instead of a transform.)

But yeah, Nemesis44 got it bang on.

Posted by Timski on Oct-16-2006 23:59:

Basically nem got it... For turntablist wannabes who want to get a scratching sound without knowing how to work a crossfader... It does sound like arse because its a constant cutting sound with no variations.

Posted by DJRecess on Oct-17-2006 06:35:

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Originally posted by Timski
It does sound like arse because its a constant cutting sound with no variations.

Doesn't that depend on if it's a manual transform button that you press repeatedly to cut out the sound or if it's like the auto-transform effect as seen on the 600?

I'll agree it's all a bit of a short cut, but the button does at least give a teeny-weeny bit more control than the auto-transform.

Posted by Trance Android on Oct-17-2006 10:23:

quote:
Originally posted by Nemesis44
It's for wannabe turntablists who don't know how to user a crossfader.

quote:
Originally posted by Timski
Basically nem got it... For turntablist wannabes who want to get a scratching sound without knowing how to work a crossfader... It does sound like arse because its a constant cutting sound with no variations.

I love this forum, I can learn loads seeing how others do things (in other words how it should be done )

I'm not a scratcher so I use the transform in it's most basic form - only effecting the Hi's usually on the last 2 beats of a phrase which I think sounds quite nice. Occasionally I'll use it on Lows, Mids & Hi's, again for last 2 beats this time on 1/1 setting, to make the whole track stutter over the 2 beats. Sounds good but gets very irritating if overused.

Posted by Nemesis44 on Oct-17-2006 14:33:

Basically the sound can be really effective...

Please guys, don't take my statement about wanna be turntablists too seriously... I always mean things in a light hearted nature when I say stuff like that.

With regards to the sound itself, it's not so much about the button... it's more to do with what you do with the record and how you move it. This is true even for when you use the crossfader.

It's all about the vinyl manipulation with the cuts and indeed your timing.

Cheers
Nem