last night some joker spilled his beer over the dj booth, at first i thought it wasn’t that bad, but within a few minutes my audio input on the right channel failed. so my timecode stopped working. then slowly the left stopped working and i had to go back and use the trackpad and keyboard…
but that wasn’t the end of it. slowly the left output stopped working!
if there is a hell, i was there last night!
now i have 2 questions;
is there a mono option in traktor pro 2?
how do i open up my audio8dj interface to see what the actual damage is?
nope. the club has nothing to do with this. either you have insured your gear or the guy who spilled the beer has a liability insurance. there´s no other way
I’ve only opened an audio 4, no idea whether there is difference regsrding the opening procedure of the card. If you want me to make a quick guide with the audio 4 tell me.
honestly mate just stop the music grab the guy and shout for a bouncer. make sure they get his details and get a witness then you could send him the bill. get a bag fill it with silica gel packets leave it in there for about 4 days. see if it works. if not then look at taking it apart and just cleaning it with an air duster.
Never opened it before, but you have some screws on the bottom, then some hardware that needs to be taken off on the sides (USB hook, TT ground, knobs, stands, and you might need to take out the visible screws). Have you tried at all yet? It doesnt look too bad to get apart.
Since you weren’t able to immediately turn the sound card off, you may have done permanent damage. Always a good idea to carry a spare sound card like the audio 2 DJ in case this happens. The last thing you want to do is keep your electronics going after a spill.
If drying it doesn’t do the trick, you may want to take it apart to the best of your abilities, and rinse it with distilled water. Then, place it between two fans on high and let it dry all day.
Assuming you had a liability contract with the club, which you definitely should if you’re bringing your own gear within 100 meters of those cesspools, just point to the clause that indicates theyre liable for damage. If you don’t have some kind of liability contract, well, there’s a lesson to be learned there.
I agree if you had of unplugged it straight away you might have been able to save it. Most probably the damage has been done. However work out how to open it up and then go to town with a circuit board cleaner (spray) from radio shack and a soft pait brush to get the beer gunk off. Then blow it down with compressed air reassemble and hope she comes back to life. Do not use any means of hair driers and air guns etc etc. You have to get the beer sludge out other wise the components with corrode and then you’ll be stuffed. The quicker you crack it open and clean it the better.
The tricky part about opening the audio X interfaces is removing the plastic end caps which are glued or double sided taped in place depending on model.
Use a screw driver to start prying them off, work around the edges. Once they are off you just need to remove all the screws and knob caps.
Use isopropyl alcahol and a tooth brush to clean the board, keep cleaning until all residue is removed.
Between washes of iso sometimes washing in distilled water will help.
Put the PCB in a warm dry cupboard for 24 hours before putting it back together then test it
