controller usb cable rusted by water

[djdissent]

I'm betting its a mixtrack... don't know how to help out though sorry.

@the get professional gear comment
Give the guy a break. Some of us are new to this and aren't ready to spend much on pro gear yet. Until I have paid gigs I'll be in the same boat with my total control.

I dunno. I see both sides to the argument. On one side, there's the "I'm not ready/going to spend money on pro gear til I have paying gigs". On the other side, there's the whole "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" thing.

/threadjack

[JSM]

I dunno. I see both sides to the argument. On one side, there's the "I'm not ready/going to spend money on pro gear til I have paying gigs". On the other side, there's the whole "dress for the job you want, not the job you have" thing.

/threadjack

I've avoided adding further comments to this, however I think it's time.

The old saying "you get what you pay for" comes to mind, any half decent kit including budget pro kit has a removable cable.

I even have a mixman DM2 that has a removeable cable, and thats about as cheap as you can get.

The other concern is how the hell did it get rusty in the first place, where was this stored/used? If you respect your kit it will last for years. I am looking at my first turntables right now, they are older than most of the people on this forum, there's also an old Numark CD player in the corner thats still in perfect order.

Over the years I have concerted a few PS2 controllers into MIDI controllers, where I added a USB connector so i didn't have the problem of broken cables.

If we look back to when i started DJ'ing, you would only get gigs based on your skill and collection. You would not get a gig with a collection of "Top Of the Pops Volume 1-12 LP's" or later "now thats what i call music LP's" etc. (yes i am showing my age).

Digital DJ'ing has made it far to easy for people with absolutley no skill or knowledge to claim to be a DJ. The rise of controllerism has now taken that to another level, pioneers such as Ean have given us the ability to build, modify and create new controllers, we program, map and develop new ideas and componets, only be be reduced to "Fisher Price" DJ's with no knowledge or skill.

I mean how hard is it to use Google, or read a book or two ? The world has become full of people who want to be spoon fed and won't do the work themselves.

So to conclude, when selecting a tool for the job, make sure it can do the job in hand, do the research and look after the kit.

If you find a toy in a dumpster/skip and want to convert it, then get some basic electronics knowledge. If you want to be DJ, then get the right tools for the job.


Come on people, it's time to be taken seriously, raise the game, learn how to use the kit, modify and repair it ... if we don't then we will NEVER be accepted as the future of DJ'ing.


Rant over .....

Oh and i really don't take kindly to those who swear at me, it just shows how childish and ignorant you really are!

[deviantdigi]

Given the circumstances and lack of detail.

If you going to splice, start by cutting the USB cable as far from the controller as possible. Then check and see what colors the wire's are.



Hopefully you cable looks like the picture above. If they do, you can just splice to a standard usb cable, according to color. If not its going to get complicated

Tut:
http://www.ehow.com/how_5770966_spli...-together.html

What controller is it btw?