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Need new DVS Interface, suggestions please. (pg. 8)
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| DJ RANN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Brandt Slater
Dude that sucks and interesting too. I typically shop at PSSL and haven’t had ian ssue like that yet. If it helps, a friend of mine is having the same issues with Phase through Guitar Center. I dunno if he purchased them online or in a store but there’s been a three week delay past when they were supposed to arrive.
Quite frankly, Phase’s tech support receives and F from me. Still haven’t gotten a response from them. Attempted to converse with them via Facebook but they gave me the same tech spiel as the manual says. I dunno, maybe if my name was Jazzy Jeff or something like that, the response would be quicker. Kinda hoping someone buys them out and can run the system effectively. The product’s good but the human side of it, No. |
Well at least it's not me then.
I called PSSL today and they want to give me a gift card for all the delays which was nice.
However, they said they're expecting them next week......
...but he explained there's something weird with phase:
They won't give tracking details to any retailers. Normally, they get tracking details once the items are in transit, sometimes even before that, but phase flat out refuse to send any tracking details to retailers, only an indication of when it should arrive.
I happened to call a local DJ store (that I've know for years but weren't on the approved retailers list) and he said he had some a couple of weeks back (first initial shipment) and is now waiting for the second batch.....
Apparently Phase are purposely holding off shipping any becuase of the glitches they've had. It's not a manufacturing issue in terms of pumping out enough units, they have loads, it's that they still haven't fixed the issues with the faulty calibration and they're overrun with complaints of faulty ones so are not shipping any until they absolutely solve it. This suddenly makes about the tracking info problem.
I'll find out next week if they've fixed it...... |
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| DJ RANN |
AT ING LAST
For all my bitching and moaning, I have to say that this is manufactured BEAUTIFULLY. I mean really well made. I'm surprised they've managed to keep the cost so low.
Going to give them a tryout tonight......if I can find my old battered serato box kicking around.
Otherwise it's Traktor. |
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| Hides in Shadow |
| Alright, waiting for the review. |
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| DJ RANN |
Will def write a full review but I’m now thinking to go with Traktor as I can use my audio interface (with the hex edit trick I posted a while back) rather than being forced to use the old ty Serato SL1 box as the interface.
....unless someone has figured out how to use Serato without the box yet? |
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| Hides in Shadow |
If you're on a Mac like me you can use aggregate just use the SL1 Box just for its inputs and use another card simultaneously, w/e the transfer protocol may be, usb, thunderbolt etc. NI is running a sale on its software and if you pony up no hex edit required with the Traktor 3 Upgrade.
More info here regarding SL1
SL1 Scratch Control with Traktor 3, info here. |
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| DJ RANN |
Ta, but now I can't find my old SL1 box.
Going to have to be Traktor 3 with my trusty old Echo Audiofire4 for both input and output.
So Traktor 3 is now fully native (i.e. no NI certified hardware needed)? |
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| Hides in Shadow |
You're going need Pre Inputs for scratch control but for and with Phase you don't. So echoaudio fire would be fine and work for outputs and inputs.
If the hex edit works. You don't need to buy anything.
Here read this, I see there issues still with Trakta.
https://www.native-instruments.com/forum/threads/phase-dj-with-traktor.355177/ |
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| Brandt Slater |
| Other than the calibration error. Which the warning pop up is now disabled. It’s been good. Still know drift issues. Of course it’s running through the A10 interface. Don’t know if that helps or not. Only issue is the dead remote and no response from their tech support. |
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| DJ RANN |
Cheers for the info lads.
Finally go around to installing and setting up.
My trusty audiofire works a treat and the setup of phase was pretty straightforward. I really haven't played with it enough yet to do a full review but initial impressions are solid.
I have a discrepancy of 0.1% when they're locked to zero via the reset buttong on my mk5gs but that really doesn't bother me. I don't see any flutter and first impressions are they seem to keep time as well a timecode DVS.
It is ing crazy to me that they've been able to do such precise positioning wirelessly so kudos to them for killing timecode.
My only gripes so far is the lack of absolute mode and the calibration warnings but hopefully the latter will be figured out via software patches from serato and traktor over time. |
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| Hides in Shadow |
| Glad you got it working..Hmm..I'm skeptical on what to shoot for the end of this month, delay pedal or back with phase. |
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| DJ RANN |
| Also, just got an email from Phase basically saying they are working on a firmware update to iron out the calibration issue and include gestures - I will be over the ing moon of they figure out a signal for jump to start of track or a cue point. |
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| Hides in Shadow |
I'm honestly agains't phase, the big question on my mind is all that time I spent with a ruler for tone arm height for Concordes and OM Headshells with precise recommended tracking force and custom anti skate (Halfway of Recommended force is best) and bam all that irrelevant with wireless. Is it a revolution in technology? I need to test that for myself.
Consider me old fashioned embraced.. |
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