Registered: Dec 2004
Location: West Midlands, England, UK
N00b in Distress! - SK-6F Mixer Troubles, Help!
I'm a total n00b to this world and I need some serious help people, this is doing my swede in! Basically yesterday I brought 2x Stanton Str8-80s and an Sk-6f mixer second hand and they're in mint condition, I'm really pleased with my purchase but the mixer's giving me some grief! The crossfader position does not affect the volume of either turntable until it's 90% in the other direction if you get me, so for beatmixing it's useless at the current state it's in really, I can only chop in and out. Even when it starts to affect the track volume, it doesn't fade out, it just drops out completely. I've checked the cross fader curve settings and even those don't change the problem, apart from change the point at which the output completely cuts off for the relevant turntable. How do I create a curve that smoothly cuts off the volume? Please help!
Jan-09-2005 15:46
jupiterone
housin' guide
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: los angeles
dont use your crossfader use the volume faders...set the crossfader in the middle then regulate the volume faders by moving 1 up then the other down thats about the only thing you can do for low range mixers.
Jan-09-2005 15:54
MattyB_UK
Junior tranceaddict
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: West Midlands, England, UK
So it's actually meant to be like that?!? I just wouldn't have thought so because it's not exactly a crossfader, it doesn't even fade from one record to the other, it just chops the record off completely when it nearly gets far left/right. That's a bit shite really, . If it is meant to be like that I'll be well ticked off!
Jan-09-2005 16:07
dj chex
A monkey without a cause
Registered: Mar 2004
Location: denver co
if the mixer has the origional fader you should be able to adjust the cf curve, but if a focus fader is installed, you can't adjust the crossfader curve.
Btw, don't use the crossfader for mixing, get used to the up-faders b/c you'll have much better control than w/ the crossfader any day.
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Jan-09-2005 16:12
jupiterone
housin' guide
Registered: Dec 2004
Location: los angeles
quote:
Originally posted by MattyB_UK
So it's actually meant to be like that?!? I just wouldn't have thought so because it's not exactly a crossfader, it doesn't even fade from one record to the other, it just chops the record off completely when it nearly gets far left/right. That's a bit shite really, . If it is meant to be like that I'll be well ticked off!
My PCV uses to cut the volume totally off when it got near the end too but now i got my X1500 and beautiful curve
Jan-09-2005 16:47
DJ_Octane
Trance Nukka
Registered: Feb 2004
Location: TX TA #23
Yeah, sounds like a focus fader. If it didn't come with the other crossfader, you may be able to grab one online...but its a good reason to go to upfaders.
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Jan-09-2005 23:19
amartinathome
tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by MattyB_UK
So it's actually meant to be like that?!? I just wouldn't have thought so because it's not exactly a crossfader, it doesn't even fade from one record to the other, it just chops the record off completely when it nearly gets far left/right. That's a bit shite really, . If it is meant to be like that I'll be well ticked off!
You have to keep in mind that the mixer you have is a battle mixer. As jupiterone said, just put the crossfader in the middle and use the volume gains to do your mixing. If your new at mixing you'll learn sooner or later volume faders work better than the crossfader for long medlodic mixes.
Good Luck
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Jan-10-2005 17:42
amartinathome
tranceaddict
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
quote:
Originally posted by MattyB_UK
So it's actually meant to be like that?!? I just wouldn't have thought so because it's not exactly a crossfader, it doesn't even fade from one record to the other, it just chops the record off completely when it nearly gets far left/right. That's a bit shite really, . If it is meant to be like that I'll be well ticked off!
You have to keep in mind that the mixer you have is a battle mixer. As jupiterone said, just put the crossfader in the middle and use the volume gains to do your mixing. If your new at mixing you'll learn sooner or later volume faders work better than the crossfader for long medlodic mixes.
N00b in Distress! - SK-6F Mixer Troubles, Help!
. If it is meant to be like that I'll be well ticked off!
