inno fader mini and scratching

[DJSigma]

Thanks man!

[DJSigma]

I love the crossfader in the Z2. The fader is smooth, very light and quiet. The lag is 1-2mm which is fine for me, and the cut-in is crisp. It feels really solid too. It's honestly one of the best faders I've ever used for scratching, although if you're not happy with it, the lack of adjustment options may bother you.

I can't say the same for the line faders though, because even though they are technically the same faders, they are preset to be much stiffer and I really don't like that at all. Even doing simple echo fading scratches feels pretty horrible and they are useless for scratching that involves more fader work than that.

For a scratch DJ, I think you'll definitely want to replace the line faders. I already have an Innofader Pro that I'm going to fit as the crossfader (although really, I'm perfectly happy with the crossfader as it is, but I've paid for the Pro now!), then I'll use the existing crossfader as a line fader and buy a new "loose" mini Innofader for the other line fader as soon as they're available.

[DJSigma]

I can't comment on the sound on a big system man. I'm using the mixer at home where I also only have a set of modest speakers and headphones. It sounds very good to me, but obviously a better sound system is likely to expose any flaws in that respect.

I'm tempted to crack open one of the line faders to see if there's a way to mod the tension. I don't think these faders work in any other mixer (I could be wrong about that though) so I doubt they'd sell on eBay and I need to replace the line faders anyway, so I don't really mind that much if I break one in the process of trying to mod it.

[DJSigma]

They're mini Innofaders that have the tension preset in the factory, so they can either be "loose" or "stiff". There must be something that causes the friction to make the stiff faders stiff and maybe that can be adjusted via a DIY method, but I don't believe that there's a tension adjustment screw like there is with the full version.

i heard your mixes....great stuff man.

Thanks a lot man!