Crossfader: who really uses it?

[mdcdesign]

i can see where MDC is coming from, I hold the crossfader closed with my thumb, and flick it with my fingers open. A spring would close the fader fast, but i dont think as fast as a quick crab. Maybe LiquitATL or Vekked will chime in, this topic should be a thread itself.
For open fader scratches, you would just hold the fader open, or the spring would only push it so far.

This, basically. I can't scratch for shit because I can't do that crabbing thing... no matter how I hold my hand, my thumb just doesn't have that "springiness". Add a little spring to the crossfader holding it closed == win.

I've lost all interest in this mixer dudes making now... I wanna see a spring loaded crossfader...!!!

Boing-wicky-boing-wacky-boing.

Make dude , make it.

Don't tempt me haha

[Jester]

i would be loading up bottle caps and launching them at people. drunky as drunky does.

[kooper1980]

i would be loading up bottle caps and launching them at people. drunky as drunky does.

Steve Aoki would use it to fire cakes at the crowd!!

[P4ULSON]

one thing I can't understand is why nobody's made a spring-loaded crossfader (which automatically snaps back to a specific position) to make scratching easier for those of us with piss-poor dexterity.

They do its called a transformer switch it was built into a few old school mixers. Check out the Stanton SK series mixer they have a 3 way selector switch for line/phone/flash and the Flash is spring loaded. works really well

i can see where MDC is coming from, I hold the crossfader closed with my thumb, and flick it with my fingers open. A spring would close the fader fast, but i dont think as fast as a quick crab. Maybe LiquitATL or Vekked will chime in, this topic should be a thread itself.
For open fader scratches, you would just hold the fader open, or the spring would only push it so far.

i'm not sure about a spring loaded crossfader but with the transformer switch or flash selector its spring loaded and i can pull off open or closed fader scratches. btw the spring is slower than me on the crossfader thats why me and alot of people don't use it. you'd be surprise how fast your hand can really move once you have the muscle memory NH NM :P

[Era 7]

i don't really use it myself (upfaders do it for me), but i'd have to agree.

Better to have and not need, than need and not have.

[dripstep]

Not putting a cross fader on alienates a whole section of the market. Use it or not, it's necessary.

[mdcdesign]

They do its called a transformer switch it was built into a few old school mixers. Check out the Stanton SK series mixer they have a 3 way selector switch for line/phone/flash and the Flash is spring loaded. works really well



i'm not sure about a spring loaded crossfader but with the transformer switch or flash selector its spring loaded and i can pull off open or closed fader scratches. btw the spring is slower than me on the crossfader thats why me and alot of people don't use it. you'd be surprise how fast your hand can really move once you have the muscle memory NH NM :P

Surely that depends on the spring tension though? I find it difficult to believe that someone's fingers can close a crossfader quicker than a REALLY tight spring :P

[dripstep]

For a spring to be tight enough, you would need monster finger strength. At that point, I think it would be counter productive. Maybe for a training fader lol

[Kwal]

I never use mine at all either but I've been trying to incorporate it into my mixes somehow lately lol, I never have any luck. I suck with the crossfader.

[MRG12EG]

i love a good cut of the fader... or switching...