[Mixing] Crossfader or Volume Fader, that is the question

[JonathanBlake]

welcome to the 1k club Jon

Your X1 tsi got a lot to do with that Jes. You are a gentleman.

[fullenglishpint]

You rock FEP (even 'tho your beer is warm)

And the same to you bru. Fun fact about me: I've been through Johannesburg airport three times on my way to different places (namibia, Limpopo province, CT) but never actually been into Jo'burg.

Is it nice? Do they do cold beer? Do they do pineapple on pizza?

[Nesquigs]

The number of times I've done that while drunk with the echo freeze. i used to use the MF deckalized focus mapping, so I'd be on the page for the other deck like... huh? no sound?

10 seconds of panic later (normally with one track on a horrible sounding loop) and I realise that 5 minutes ago I used the freeze and left it on. Vair annoying.

i do that allllll the fucking time. wtf. lol echo freeze should have a 30 second turn off switch so it never stays on for longer than it takes the echo to match and you to cut the volume... or for it to reset on the deck if you load a new track

[fullenglishpint]

i do that allllll the fucking time. wtf. lol echo freeze should have a 30 second turn off switch so it never stays on for longer than it takes the echo to match and you to cut the volume... or for it to reset on the deck if you load a new track

Too many complications, if you have multiple decks routed to it or whatever. Annoying nonetheless.

[KnightsOfTheRound]

Still a noob, and I have NO ONE around here from whom to learn, but I find myself bringing a new track up with the level fader, then controlling the EQ to bring it in more powerfully, as I use the cross fader to pull the prior song back until the new one hits.

.....if you can recommend a more effective way, I'm totally open to it. I'm not some master DJ by any stretch of the imagination, but given my limited skillset, this works for me :-)

[MrPopinjay]

Still a noob, and I have NO ONE around here from whom to learn, but I find myself bringing a new track up with the level fader, then controlling the EQ to bring it in more powerfully, as I use the cross fader to pull the prior song back until the new one hits.

.....if you can recommend a more effective way, I'm totally open to it. I'm not some master DJ by any stretch of the imagination, but given my limited skillset, this works for me :-)

Dude just do what works for you bro.

[jimbrowski00]

I honestly don't see the point in the crossfader. I'd much rather have switch instead.

I mean it's only for cutting, why do I want an analogue control?

I agree with this... as a hip hop dj my faders cut in is as sharp as I can get it so its basically just an on off switch. So I have to use my up faders to control my levels.

For the OP I would suggest using both. If your xfader is in the middle with both upfaders all the way up then your volume will be too high, and when you drop the outgoing song, you can loose some energy. Working your upfaders will keep your levels in check when both songs are playing.

[Abyrne7]

Last time I posted on a post like this one I was using the crossfader and EQ's mostly when transitioning. But now I am strictly volume faders. My crossfader on my VCI over a year ago busted so I was forced to use my volume faders only. It Changed my bad habits and forced me to mix with just volume faders. However I do use the crossfader when I am doing real quick cuts, which I do when I am mixing low bpm hip hop, or djing a private gig and don't care about transitions.