So I’ve had my 4trak for about 2 weeks now. Over that period of time, there have been about 4 occurrences where the controller will just randomly stop sending MIDI signals to traktor, and so, I’m left controller-less where the only solution is to restart traktor. Luckily this has not happened at a gig yet but there’s a concerningly large probably that it could happen during a mix which would be very very bad.
I literally have no idea why this happens. There doesn’t seem to be any sort of trigger. Just sometimes, the controller decides to stop controlling the software.
I have a Samsung Laptop running Windows 8 using Traktor 2.6.
If there is no solution, I don’t see how I could use this controller live because if I had to embarrassingly restart traktor, well, that would suck.
Regardless, I’ll try it but i’m pretty sure that’s not the issues. I’ve used other controllers on my laptop with specific drivers, windows 8, and traktor 2.6 such as the VCI-400, but I have no issues with them.
The only reason Im adamant about trying game booster and such is because my older xp laptop wouldnt recieve midi signals until I had it running.
Is your controller still blinking midi signals when you press buttons on the controller? or are you talking inside of traktor.?
It could also be something to do with the midi cable your using maybe?
Also just checking do you have all the up to date drivers and have all the older ones deleted. If you have the older files still installed it can corrupt traktor. Its more of a problem when using serato tho.
Hey there! Since the Numark 4trak is a stand alone mixer as well, you could plug in your phone or ipod into it with a simple rca cable. Say to channel D. Then if all goes wrong you have backup music, just by flicking the Line/PC button on the mixer and voila! You now have the chance to restart Traktor while your music is still playing! Good luck solving your software problem though!
Yeah i thought about doing that and even if i do find a “fix” i’m probably gonna do that anyway just to be safe.
Where can i find the old drivers?
My laptop receives midi signals fine, it’s like the controller just locks up because traktor keeps going. Once the controller locks up, then no midi signals are sent. But if i have another controller hooked up, the vci-400 for example, it continues functioning.
[QUOTE] Is your controller still blinking midi signals when you press buttons on the controller? or are you talking inside of traktor.?
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The 4trak doesn’t actually have any indication on whether or not it’s sending signals on the controller itself. The only indicator i have is the one in traktor and when the controller locks up the little midi signal light does not light when i move a fader or a knob or something.
Tried that, no luck.
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Also just checking do you have all the up to date drivers and have all the older ones deleted. If you have the older files still installed it can corrupt traktor. Its more of a problem when using serato tho.[/QUOTE]
I’m not real tech savvy when it comes to drivers n stuff, where would i delete the old drivers and find new ones?
One last thing. It came to me on the bus while tryin to figure out your problem. Maybe it’s a stupid idea, but suppose you hook the 4Trak to your PC trough another USB port? Im sure you’ve tried it before, this is just in case you havent. Maybe the port you’re usingis buggy or some shit.
Oh wow, I’ve actually been having the exact same problem. just registered this account once I realized you were having this problem too right now.
Mine happens only every once in a while if I touch the jogs. I’ve been able to replicate the problem and it always happens when I’m spinning the jog wheels. I’m hoping its software and not a hardware problem because it would be a pain in the ass to return this thing and wait for another controller to ship in. I’ll install traktor on another computer and try to replicate the issue on another computer to see if it happens again.
I have a 4trak as well and this problem did happen to me right in the middle of a show. Talk about embarassing, had about 2 minutes of no music while people just stared at me llike i was crazy. One of the reasons I am wanting the s4 now. These people regularly used me for there events after that occurence they havent hit me back yet. Good luck and I hope you find a cure but wouldn’t count on it.
By any chance, who was y’all vendor and what price did you get the 4trak at? I got it on Amazon for only $420 “new”, but I noticed out of the box it didn’t have the protective film on the platters. I’m getting a little worried I may have been sold a defective and returned unit as new, and idk what Numark would do about the warranty for that. I did buy insurance with my controller though, so that might work for it.
Numark customer service is live right now, so I’ll give them a call and see what’s up.
I also noticed a few things, like how sometimes the main unit will stop responding, but the fx bar will still work, as well as the opposite, with the main unit working but the fx bar dying, though the former happens a lot more than the latter. It seems more reliable if I plug them in separately (rather than daisy chain the main unit into the fx bar) and the unresponding issue happens less, but it still happens.
As far as specifically what happens, this is usually what happens
I’ll touch the jog wheels for normal use
suddenly my spinny stuff doesn’t affect it, but the light still keep turning and the music still playing
I think I read the 4Traks incompatibility with W8 somewhere. Try it with a different computer/OS. How often does it happen? Im running XP and I never experienced this problem.
I called Numark and they recommend trying out windows 7 on my laptop (I brought up the idea) after they mentioned there isn’t official 4trak support for windows 8. For everyone else having problems, what version of windows are you on?
I’m installing 7 on my laptop as we speak (dual booting, woohoo!) and I’ll try running through that and seeing if there are still derp times on it or if its all good. I’ll report back soon.
Thanks for anyone else having problems and being in here, I’m glad I’m not alone in this problem and hopefully we find a solution, until an official fix comes.
