Numark mixtrack users, how's long term performance

**theconsole** · 09-28-2010, 06:21 PM

Hi, I am interested in upgrading from a maudio xsession pro to the numark mixtrack. I just want some jog wheels to spin ala cdj again. I also want more navigation of my traktor duo.
My question is to owners of the device is how are you getting along with it?
Should I bother to upgrade or wait for something else? Thank you in advance.

**heartlessjames** · 09-30-2010, 08:25 PM

The resolution on the jog wheels are awesome(in traktor, anyway). I've been wanting to paint it, but I've been gigging a lot. This thing paid for itself in one night. And I have no desire to upgrade to a "pro" controller. I highly recommend buying this machine. Especially if your funds are limited. As far as duribility goes, I never drop my equipment.

**theconsole** · 10-01-2010, 03:31 PM

Thank you

**DjWindzOne** · 10-05-2010, 01:59 PM

I got small issues. . .

I would've like the USB to be detachable, rather than connected. Easy mod, but I'd rather have it removed for moving the unit around.

The faders aren't the most sturdy. Again, an easy mod. I took the thing apart to see what i have working to try to do a Arcade mod. Arcade mod is a no go =(

As far as working with Tracktor, it's flawless. I'm using Tracktor LE, and I've had no issues whatsoever. The jogs are really responsive, and everything works as it should. Gigged with it at a house party (I'm still new to Tracktor), and played 5 hours with no hiccups. I even had my friends take a stab at it. They use a VCI-300 and ITCH, and they were fairly impressed with the layout.

I'd say go ahead an buy it, but Numark recently announced the MixTrack Pro at the BPM show. . comes with PC DJ and an built-in sound card (Not so much a deal breaker, but I got a Audio 2 DJ, and I rather enjoy Tracktor instead of PC DJ). Costs about $250, which is bout $100 more without the sound card, but has added features I really really like. Headphone jack, detachable USB, little bit thicker, but then again, it's the same unit on the MixTrack with some of these smaller features.

I'm thinking bout picking one up, but I'd rather have the Audio Dj 2 instead of relying on the internal sound card.

And, as hearlessjames said, "I never drop my equipment".

Hope that somewhat helps. Good luck!

**celosdedma** · 10-07-2010, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by DjWindzOne

I got small issues. . .

I would've like the USB to be detachable, rather than connected. Easy mod, but I'd rather have it removed for moving the unit around.

The faders aren't the most sturdy. Again, an easy mod. I took the thing apart to see what i have working to try to do a Arcade mod. Arcade mod is a no go =(

As far as working with Tracktor, it's flawless. I'm using Tracktor LE, and I've had no issues whatsoever. The jogs are really responsive, and everything works as it should. Gigged with it at a house party (I'm still new to Tracktor), and played 5 hours with no hiccups. I even had my friends take a stab at it. They use a VCI-300 and ITCH, and they were fairly impressed with the layout.

I'd say go ahead an buy it, but Numark recently announced the MixTrack Pro at the BPM show. . comes with PC DJ and an built-in sound card (Not so much a deal breaker, but I got a Audio 2 DJ, and I rather enjoy Tracktor instead of PC DJ). Costs about $250, which is bout $100 more without the sound card, but has added features I really really like. Headphone jack, detachable USB, little bit thicker, but then again, it's the same unit on the MixTrack with some of these smaller features.

I'm thinking bout picking one up, but I'd rather have the Audio Dj 2 instead of relying on the internal sound card.

And, as hearlessjames said, "I never drop my equipment".

Hope that somewhat helps. Good luck!

Thanks for the thorough input. Would you mind posting pics/details on how you did the fader and detachable usb cable mods? I would really like to do those as well on my mixtrack.

Thanks!

**csounds** · 10-07-2010, 10:50 PM

I've had a rollercoaster with this controller, but in the end, I think it is a great piece of kit. Especially considering the price, relative to many other controllers...

I have Traktor Pro set up, and the installation of the controller (as you will see if you google it) was an unnecessary nightmare. It actually doesn't have ANY installation, but the packaging isn't very good at letting you know this. I got the impression that the only way I was going to get this thing working was to install Traktor LE over Pro. It doesn't use drivers like any other controller I've used does, and it doesn't have any "power" lights -- again, like any other controller does. The only time the lights light up are when you have midi out sending a message to it (which makes sense, but for god's sake, at least let me know it's on and my computer recognizes it...)

In the end, it really is as simple as "plug it in."

The second issue I had was relating to virtual midi ports. The default .TSI mapping the controller comes with has the midi settings defaulted to ALL IN/ALL OUT. With Midi Yoke installed for production junk, this ended up causing all sorts of infinite loops that would only show themselves for certain functions (looping, in particular). Once I cleared this up by simply changing the ins and outs to that specific controller, I was set.

For $140 or whatever I paid for it, it is an absolute blast. I've been playing with Ableton Live using a button-based config for DJing, and it feels quite refreshing to return to the feel of decks of any kind.

Once you get this thing sorted, it's pretty good. I hope you enjoy it.

**DjWindzOne** · 10-08-2010, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by celosdedma

Thanks for the thorough input. Would you mind posting pics/details on how you did the fader and detachable usb cable mods? I would really like to do those as well on my mixtrack.

I haven't gotten to it yet, but I'm looking to buy the parts from Sparkfun.com for the USB. I have yet to purchase em, but they connector is failry easy. I can change it up to a mini or Micro, but this seemed the easier rout, and I suffer from "fat fingers" (I'm not iPhone/iTouch/iPod Nano friendly LOL!):
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/pro...roducts_id=139

The Faders, you can probably get from the same place. I wanted a smoother throw for either the CF and the input/line faders. These are soldered right onto the PCB inside. Looks simple enough for me in the MixTrack. But if I could, I'd do a cross fader reverse switch as well, but I'm looking into and seeing what I'd have to do, since the Mixtrack PBC is pretty much a single piece, and I'd have to place it in an open area (no pcb underneath), and wire some sort of switch to do this.
http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/pro...oducts_id=9119

I'm still on Tracktor LE though, so I haven't done any .tsi or anything like that.

These are small mods that I'm looking into still, but my ever expanding gear keeps me from doing this. If yer serious bout it, keep me posted.

**jeffolivarri** · 11-06-2010, 10:09 AM

I purchased mine a few months ago to finally make the permanent jump from my digital vinyl setup and make the move to Traktor Pro alone... I've yet to have a single crash or hiccup during any performance or practice session with the Mixtrack teamed with my Korg Nanokey (I have it labeled for cue juggling on the side) and my Audio8 interface. I'm the type to baby my gear for the most part but after daily use over the last couple months the only wear and tear I can notice is the channel faders loosened up. Which is a good thing since they are really tight to begin with. I really have only have one complaint over this product, and it's been mentioned already. That would be the USB not being removable, I'm dreading the day that it shorts out from the cable getting old but I'm looking to modify that in the near future. Other than that Mixtrack feels good and works great, I highly recommend it.

**Cashen** · 11-06-2010, 12:15 PM

I have a Mixtrack, and I've been pretty happy with it so far. The faders are a little plasticky, with good resistance for mixing on the upfaders and a reasonably smooth crossfader, and the knobs aren't terrible either. There are some things about the layout I would change if I could redesign it, but it works rather well in practice. It'd be nice to have a 4th knob in the mixer section for filters, and it'd be nice to have a 4th knob in the effects section, but I've gotten over that by press+turn functionality to control dry-wet/parameter 1 at the same time on the first knob.

I have a pretty comprehensive and flexible 4 deck mapping that I'm just doing some testing on before I release it here on the forum. I've settled on touch-sensitive scratch/pitchbend jog wheels, loops, effects, and juggle modes for all 4 decks, and a few other features that are working out pretty well so far in practice. Should be out in a few days, if I can get some time to play with it first and make sure the kinks are ironed out. Here's a preview: