Dicers/serato
hello there…
i use the dicers with techs 1210,s and serato…
the problem im having is when i hit the buttons on the dicer the needles are picking up the vibration as i am effectively hitting the deck…
i can get rid of this buy setting the threshold of serato to -24 but then scratching and playing in reverse are affected…
i am using orfton pro s needles…
are the any types of needle that are better at not picking up the vibration? or anything i can do to help this
thanks
david
thats a great question.
hopefully ean will get a chance to chime in as im pretty sure he designed them for novation.
This should not be a problem with 1210’s.
What sort of bench are they sitting on?
Have you check you tone arm balance etc?
they are just sitting on a normal office table…its quite sturdy
ive tried the weight at various postions…heavy or light it still
picks up the vibrations…
You’re bashing them too hard. I’m using Dicers with no problem (besides mapping 
slight_smile: whatsoever…
You can get away with hitting them quite hard without transferring the vibration to the needle. I can’t imagine how hard you must be bashing them!
Do they absolutely have to be sitting on your deck?
I’d just move them to beneath the mixer or something.
You might want to check into getting a pair of Freefloats. They are an inflatable shock absorber you put under your turntables. I’ve used these in several different scenarios and I’ve found they work really well even under some pretty extreme conditions.
Spending money ain’t the answer. Just learn to bash a little softer!
Soft hands… a la Mighty Ducks.
when you are assigning cue points and are playing in beat you have to hit the pads quite hard to keep rhythm…
no. you can compensate by not moving your hands less distance
rest your finger on the button and just press it when you need to
Definitely agree you should learn to control your button mashing, however if outside vibrations is the problem (i.e. rickety table, drunks around the decks, etc…) then $30 on a pair of freefloats can easily remedy that. I’ve played in a few different environments where having floating decks were essential to keeping my vinyl scratch free and the mix from falling apart because some drunk D-bag bumps into the table. Plus I love the feel of a floating turntable, but that’s just me
If the needle is skipping YOU’RE HITTING IT TOO HARD!!!
I’ve got Dicers here, fixed to 2x1200’s with DJ Putty. Like I’ve said before, I can bash 'em pretty hard without any skipping.
If you’re not using DJ Putty, try removing the 45 adaptor locator from the Dicers (using a screw driver), and fixing 'em to your TT with DJ Putty. Might make a (small) difference.
Maybe try calibrating the deck while hitting your Dicers, maybe that will help. I have the exact same setup and I don’t have that problem. Even with my monitors blasting loudly next to my tables I can scratch (badly) and hit the cue points, loops, etc. on my Dicers with no problems.
Does it happen in Rel mode too?