I think I'm going to sell my decks :(

[rhopkins]

Some of you might've seen my issues with the RC and in the past the issues with my laptop, what with it having a Sandybridge processor. I said previously that I felt like all my issues were stopping me from enjoying practicing and greatly reducing that practicing time.

The decks I have also feel like they contribute a little to this. With the lack of time, I don't think I give them the care and attention they deserve. Dust causes me issues and I think I have grounding issues, which comes together with the sandybridge/usb1 issues mentioned above. Calibration is something I have to do over and over because the signal drops out after about 30 mins. I just end up feeling disheartened. I also don't really understand about stylus/weights etc. I bought new stylus for my str8-100s but having fitted them I get dreadful signal and the signal itself isn't perfectly circular. I thought this might be a source of one of my problems, but clearly the stylus I had already were fine.

So with all of this, I just think maybe it's time I gave up...and got a U-Mix Control Pro and went fully digital. But am i wrong, will I still have a lot of issues?

Sorry for the emo post! But this is a bit of a dilemma for me!

EDIT: One other question, is there likely to be a new controller release from Mixvibes coinciding witht he release of Cross 2.0?

[daniel clark]

there is a control pro 2 which has slight hardware changes that allows for 4 instead of three controls for sampler/locators, check out the posting ,,,put a link up later,,not suggesting selling your decks,,take better care,,,a MIDI controller is a good possibility and using one that can take advantage of tc vinal inputs would be a good choice to keep your options open,, next thing is to have this topic thread give /get info to help you make a choice you can live with,,,

[rhopkins]

:cool: there is a control pro 2 which has slight hardware changes that allows for 4 instead of three controls for sampler/locators, check out the posting ,,,put a link up later,,not suggesting selling your decks,,take better care,,,a MIDI controller is a good possibility and using one that can take advantage of tc vinal inputs would be a good choice to keep your options open,, next thing is to have this topic thread give /get info to help you make a choice you can live with,,,

The problem is space. I don't have room for both unfortunately.

I'd love to keep the decks. But in 18 months of buying decks/Cross I haven't practiced as much as I'd liked, and probably spent a quarter of the time troubleshooting (maybe an exaggeration..!).

So considering time and space I'm just thinking at this stage that a controller would be better for me to continue learning.

Wonder how much the U-Mix Control Pro 2 will be...?

[Hannes]

http://download.esi-audio.de/download.a ... J-v3_4.zip

new u46 driver, maybe worth a shot

[rhopkins]

http://download.esi-audio.de/download.asp?w=esi&ht=http://download.esi-audio.com/ESI/de_u46dj_v3_0.html&p=26&g=2&l=de&pr=U46DJ&te=Treiber%20und%20Control%20Panel&ve=3.4&si=2.491%20KB&da=2012-06-11&no=Rev.%20B&li=http://www.esi-audiotechnik.com/download/ESI/U46DJ/U46DJ-v3_4.zip&os=Windows%20XP%3Cbr%3EWindows%20Vista%2032-bit%3Cbr%3EWindows%20Vista%2064-bit%3Cbr%3EWindows%207%2032-bit%3Cbr%3EWindows%207%2064-bit%3Cbr%3E&fi=U46DJ-v3_4.zip

new u46 driver, maybe worth a shot

Yeah, I'm using that. I think it has made an improvement. But my right-hand deck has recently started showing a "wavy" signal, but still at 95-100% oddly. Hard to describe, but it wasn't entirely circular. I hadn't changed a thing. Tried new stylus and that was worse, a lot worse (stanton 505 stylus are discontinued and it's expensive to buy the whole headshell again). Trying to get refund for that...

Randomly I decided to swap the whole headshell/arm of each deck and now all seems better again. Really odd! I never had grounding wires ever since I started but I can hear in the background a lot of interference.

I just want to mix!!

[Blackbrook]

I just want to mix!!

Get a U-Mix Control Pro 2 from a shop where you can give it back if there are issues. Be sure to be able to - this is very important! If you have the U-Mix Control Pro 2 and it works flawlessly with your equipment and hardware you're ready to go and enjoy it. Otherwise I am afraid there is something seriously wrong with your laptop or turntables - sorry to say so :-(

[rhopkins]

I just want to mix!!

Get a U-Mix Control Pro 2 from a shop where you can give it back if there are issues. Be sure to be able to - this is very important! If you have the U-Mix Control Pro 2 and it works flawlessly with your equipment and hardware you're ready to go and enjoy it. Otherwise I am afraid there is something seriously wrong with your laptop or turntables - sorry to say so :-(

It would certainly seem wise to wait until that is released, whenever that will be.

[daniel clark]

not shue whan,,has to be soon ,,with the summer/clearance price on U-Mix Control Pro,, see home page,,,using the pro unit enjoying it with vers 2 rc,,even thought have not imported the mapping for the added features,,,( waiting for the validated version and hopefully they have the mapping already set up in the MIDI mappings),,,for know suggest waiting and getting a little more info and possibilities to solve your issue and to make a choice that will fit your needs
have you tried to installyour setup on another computer to see if that is the source of your woes

[rhopkins]

I could try my girlfriends' Dell I suppose. Will do that at the weekend.

As I left things last night, after disconnecting most cables and reconnecting everything, swapping the front arm/headshell between the decks it was behaving the most stable I could remember in a while - nice clear signal, no interference. Proof will be a prolonged mix session.

Have to say, I noticed the summer clearance price and was very tempted! But I should be patient.

[Support@MixVibes]

- swap cartridge between decks to see if the trouble go on the other side. If yes the issue is in the stylus/headshield. if not certainly the tonearm wiring.

- swap deck on the inputs to see if the trouble go on the other side. If yes the deck have the issue. If not the soundcard have the issue.

- try a cd player to see if you can have a perfect signal. If yes, vinyl must be dirty/worn, if not your inputs or soundcard is faulty (or maybe non compliant with your computer).

Keep us informed.