Problems with my vci-100
Hello, Ive had my vci for about 3 weeks now and ive been trying out the fader fx and scratching a little but every time I do either of these my vci-100 stops responding and i have to turn it off and back on to get it to work again. What is the cause of this problem and is there any way to fix it?
Are you sure its the VCI ?
Traktor was stopping on one deck for me, until I released it was locking up due to have my latency for the soundcard down too low.
Not completely sure but ill move a knob and nothing will happen in traktor until i unpower and power back on the vci
Then that does sound like your VCI I’m afraid. First thing I would do is try another USB cable.
Also, if you have one, try running the VCI from external mains as it could be unsufficient power from the USB port.. some laptops aren’t up to it.
I had this problem a bunch.
One thing I started doing was powering the VCI on after I loaded Traktor. Also, a better USB cable and a better power source for the computer.
I still have problems with this and i’d love to find a fix for it. Do i just have to buy a power cord for my laptop thatll feed it more power? Using fader fx works fine on my desktop. :\
firstly get a USB cable with a ferrite on it (cylinder shaped object) i think they have em for sale here and if not they may do soon? they fix lots of shit.
also i don’t suppose it could just be a bugged out tsi?
I doubt it. Itll work like it is supposed to and then just randomly stop responding, forcing me to reboot the vci
What is an external main?
Here is an article i wrote on the subject with the help of Midifidler and Fatlimey.
These are the 2 main causes of drop outs on units, bad usb cables and crappy power stream from the computer.
This is by no means a guarentee that it will fix your unit as this can actually be caused by a number of different issues. If changing the usb cable to a decent one with ferrites on it does not do the trick then it could also be a problem with the power the unit is getting from your laptop - id try running off an AC power supply as-well as having a decent usb 2.0 cable with ferrites.
I think I can say with confidence that it is not due to a bad USB cable. Mine is brand new and does fine on all the desktop pc’s I have used it on, just not on my laptop..the one pc I want it to work on.
Then it could be the USB cable. Laptops and desktops distribute power differently.
Dvls,
The pinout is the same, there is no difference, except that some laptops cannot supply sufficient power as specified in the USB standard. They don’t distribute it ‘differently’.
mate, just try a different USB cable to see if it helps. If it doesn’t, try powering the VCi from a socket in your house. All these have been mentioned before. If you don’t want other peoples help, don’t ask.
The fact that it is brand new makes no difference. The USB cables Vestax supply with the VCi’s are low quality crap.
My point was that just because it works on a desktop does not mean that it will work reliably on a laptop. Meaning that a new, better cable might be needed on a laptop, even though it works fine on a desktop.
How do i plug the vci into the wall for power then? I dont understand it comes with nothing for that.
In the manual there are instructions for the kind of A/C adapter for this.
Eh yea i found one..doesnt work 
guess ill have to buy a better usb