S4 Fader Slider Problems

[DJStone]

Hi guys,

Since I've purchased my S4, I've only done 4 gigs at weddings. The S4 is only used for the last hour of those gigs,

Since Mid November I started as resident DJ at a small club. I don't leave my stuff there. I pack up everything every evening.
My S4 has a bag with padding that was made for it.

The past weekend was the real test for the S4. 3 night in a row from 10pm to 4am.

Now I DJ very conservativein the sense of not banging sliders up and down. It's an expensive piece of equipment and needs to last me at least 3 years.


Well, my deck A slider started acting funny. I bring it up for the mix and while settling it and bring deck B down it automatically starts to slide down on the software and bring the volume down.

When it's down it goes live by itself.

I've sent an email to Zach and NI but was hoping it's something with the software.

I reloaded the software did a calibration again, but no luck.

Anyone here that can help???? Please

Is there a way I can swap the decks and make deck C the default in place of deck A in the mean time.

Thank you.

[decon]

I came here to post the exact same problem. It's deck B on my S4 that's the problem though.

Edit: It's the volume slide btw, not the crossfader if anyone should be confused

[padi_04]

Try recalibrating the faders in Traktor's preferences

[DJStone]

It's my Deck A and recalibrate does not help.
I've had an email from NI saying that I should rename the settings and run traktor to basically set it up again.
Normal technical stuf that anyone with a bit of IT knowledge would do as first option to cancel out software failure.

It's definately on the S4.
I read up and NI had similar problems on these units from other people.

I'm waiting for a response again after the last email.

I was hoping some one here could guide me to setup my deck C as my Deck A so I can at least play this weekend.

This is suppose to be the TOP of the range from NI. Sure enough expensive enough but I'm worried about this.

My unit has doen very few gigs and it's my baby.

Would hate to see expensive repairs as an isue.

[DJStone]

Just finished my final test to rule out software.
Installed traktor on my desktop I7 Windows pc and on spare Laptop.

Both of them has the same problem.

Can only be hardware now.

Switched to deck C & D in the mean while but it just feels wrong.
At least I had a good practice run today so I should be ok. My hands just want to automate to the deck A & B Sliders.

Still waiting for NI to get back.

[jay2]

I also have this problem on deck B. My temporary solution is to wedge a small piece of paper; so when you max the volume from the fader, the fader hits the paper rather than the very top part of the volume. But in Traktor, it will still show it as max volume.

[XplodeHD]

i have also the same problem on fader A when i put it down the software goes up till 50%or something and down by it self and up again... shame.. i cant belive it.. my s4 is like new.. i am so sad..

[basspenetrator]

i had the problem too. but only twice.. bit strange that just now everybody seems to have the same problem..

i will probably just send the unit to NI.

[XplodeHD]

IT IS indeed very strange same problem.. a lot of people but what to do i tryed traktor 2.0.3 2.1.2 and the problmes is the same i tryed on mac os lion and on windows 7.. so i think its not the software...

[DaMelloOne]

I had a similar problem but realized the autoplay function in Traktor was on. Since then no prob and I use the line faders all the time.