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[resolved] 1200 Pitch @ 0%

Alright so a while ago I changed the Pitch on my 1200M3D with a new pitch. The problem is that when the pitch nears 0% now, the green light turns on and quartz lock is enabled. The pitch I swapped it with does not "click" at zero and is an authentic part. As you know (I hope) the 1200M3D's come with a separate 0% Quartz lock button and true 0% never initiates with the pitch at/near 0%, unless the button is engaged.

My question is how can I remove that cock sucking 0% quartz lock whenever I'm hovering around 0.

The reason I want this resolved is because there is a noticable'jump' in pitch when it hits quartz lock, I used a time-coded vinyl to listen to the variating pitch. Any help would be appreciated

P.S. Does djtutors tutorial on this seem... safe? I really don't want to be snipping a resistor on the main board.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7dEGdehwX0

There is a ball barring that enables the lock which you would need to add. But, it would be easier to just exchange it for the 1200 MK3 version. I own 1200 MK II and, the clicking is standard.

I would say you can trust the djtutor. Not because I know anything about this, but I trust him for him. He generally knows what he's talking about.

However, the procedure is obv not risk-free. I would probably get a friend who knows electronics to do this for me.

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Originally posted by OMNIFEX There is a ball barring that enables the lock which you would need to add. But, it would be easier to just exchange it for the 1200 MK3 version. I own 1200 MK II and, the clicking is standard.

the click thing is on MkIIIs too. at least on the pair i owned

There is no click on the MK3D's..

The whole point was to have a button so that when you got close to the 0% pitch marker you wouldn't have to deal with that annoying little click..

If there's a click you might have picked up the wrong pitch fader.

But from reading your original post it just sounds like the light (eg. 0%) is being activated while you pass over the 0% mark and it then jumps to 0% even though it's not quite there, causing a slight speed up/slow down.

Not sure how to fix it though. Might be something to do with the wiring?

nelly

I clearly stated that there is no click. Thanks for the replies.

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Originally posted by tintin11 I clearly stated that there is no click. Thanks for the replies.

Yes you did, you're welcome.

Go pay money to get it fixed if you can't install it properly.

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Originally posted by n3lly Yes you did, you're welcome. Go pay money to get it fixed if you can't install it properly.

yes sir

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Originally posted by tintin11 yes sir

What was wrong with the original pitch?

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Originally posted by Existo22 What was wrong with the original pitch?

The pitch curve wasn't consistent and looser then a 80 year old pussy.

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Originally posted by tintin11 The pitch curve wasn't consistent and looser then a 80 year old pussy.

"It's o.k., I've had that tightened up, too!"

lol

this may seem random but the one thing i hate about dvs and turntables is the inconsistent pitch, as the needle nears the center, the pitch goes up (or so i have been told). with cdj's its consistent. then again, nothing beats the feel of turntables (especially when mixing hip hop). good luck fixing your pitch fader.

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Originally posted by spdandpwr this may seem random but the one thing i hate about dvs and turntables is the inconsistent pitch, as the needle nears the center, the pitch goes up (or so i have been told). with cdj's its consistent. then again, nothing beats the feel of turntables (especially when mixing hip hop). good luck fixing your pitch fader.

That's the one thing i love about DVS.. Pitch lock.

It's like having the benefits of a cdj, but being able to still use turntables

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Originally posted by spdandpwr this may seem random but the one thing i hate about dvs and turntables is the inconsistent pitch, as the needle nears the center, the pitch goes up (or so i have been told). with cdj's its consistent. then again, nothing beats the feel of turntables (especially when mixing hip hop). good luck fixing your pitch fader.

True but don't forget there is more pitch resolution on turntables than on cdjs.
If you are good enough and have good working technics decks you can mash up records for a long time with out going out of synch.

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Originally posted by spdandpwr this may seem random but the one thing i hate about dvs and turntables is the inconsistent pitch, as the needle nears the center, the pitch goes up (or so i have been told). with cdj's its consistent. then again, nothing beats the feel of turntables (especially when mixing hip hop). good luck fixing your pitch fader.

Not true about pitch going up at all. The record is still spinning at the same speed whether the needle is at the outside or inside of the record. The only reason most people think turntables have an inconsistant pitch is because it in infinitely variable, meaning a lot of people can't actually get the pitches correct (i.e. they are not precise enough in their beatmatching ability). CDJ's are easier because you can only change the pitch by set increments and you have a digital display to remind you of where you are or by how much you need to change by if needed.

After a little googling I found the issue. The V302 potentiometer beside the pitch board needs to output 2.70 kOhms (factory setting)... before I calibrated it it was reading 3.22! Nearest I got it to output was 2.71 because the potentiometer was so sensitive. Anyways its perfect
Other then the quartz still coming on... there isn't a jump in pitch anymore.

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