What do you not like about your midi fighter?
I AM NOT TRYING TO BASH ON THE MIDI FIGHTER!!
Im looking into getting one of these controllers mostly because their so friggin awesome but also to use in my traktor set up. My question is mostly aimed at the traktor users but anyone can chime in if you like.
So what are your main complaints about your midi fighter? Your answers will help me narrow down what else i would need to use this bad boy in my set up.
Thanks in advance!!
Fire away guys - its nice to get some constructive criticism on what we could do better.
Well, with the new versions of traktor coming up, the only thing I can think of is, there are not enough buttons to fit on?
(That is, if youāre not willing to use banks/modifiers and all)
I think you should create DIY kits for adding knobs and sliders and additional face plates to go with.
I dont know if there is anything bad to say about them, well I wish I could make better use out of them. I dont care what you say though. Theres nothing like those arcade buttons.
Im very interested in this controller because of how completely compact it isā¦ and the buttons are an awesome idea. Ive been interested in fixin up a minimalist rig to take with me on the go.
So would you say that a midi fighter could be a complete controller solution (besides a mixer) to utilize all the features in traktor? I vaguely remember someone mentioning something about a problem getting their tracks perfectly in phase or something.
What I hate most about the MIDI Fighter: that I only own 3 of them.
Seriously, the thing is awesome. Arcade buttons are like the weather in LA: the midifighter could be plagued by riots, fires, terrible traffic gridlock, gang warfare, smog, and earthquakes, but weād still totally love it because of those damn buttons. Sometimes I play with the buttons even when the thing isnāt even plugged in. Just walking by it in the lab I want to smash the buttonsā¦
To answer your question, yes you can use it as a complete controller solution, but you will be spread thin; ultimately youāll want knobs and/or sliders too. But with the ādeckalizedā mapping you have all your basic transport commands along with some great effects and juggling capabilities. And you have the sync button of course along with your basic pitch up and down buttons. Check out the mapping here and see if this will work for you ā Midi Fighter Deckalized Mapping
Hi,
The only thing I didānt like was that I had to flash my Midi Fighter (MRK 1.2) when i got it, which was a bit of a pain in the ass.
I donāt know if this problem is only with the self builds or not,
after I built it (which was fun!) and flashed the Midi Fighter.
It was awesome!!!
I love the look, the buttons and the way it works,
I canāt leave it alone..hahaha.
The thing I hate most about it, is that the one I played with was not mine. Itās obnoxiously awesome. Iāll be (hopefully) picking one up soon.
This however is a great thread, just so we can see what problems people have had - since I never hear anything bad about them, ever.
That I wasnt able to plug it in, boot up a game and start changing the keyboard controls in the game to use on the midi fighter
This.
I would have to second that. I love both of my Midi Fighters. I got my first one about a year ago with red lights and ordered a second one that has blue a few months ago. Loving the deckalized mapping and Iām surprised at how it has so much functionality for such a simple device.
I would like to do some upgrades and add some super faders and knobs but Iām pretty anal about any mods having a polished look to it. I donāt really have the patience to build my own face plates so if DJTT released some DIY kits Iād jump on that in a heartbeat. Personally I want the one Ean demoed with the dual faders.
If there is anything I donāt like itās the fact that the buttons are loud, but thatās easily fixable with some padding inside the buttons.
Still need to look into that one, but judging how easy it is to remove the caps from the buttons as shown in your vid, it shouldnāt be too hard to add this padding.
(But I donāt mind the noise from the buttons tbh)
I hooked it up to Garage Band last night and my son was banging away on it while everybody was watching TV. They kept telling him to tap lighter. I think Iāll have to do the padding pretty soon.
Tell your son to tap lighter for the time being.
Easier solution - quit watching TV and dance! 
Ok so i looked again at the deckalized mapping vid and holy $&^% thats awesome. My only question is am i going to have to buy 4 midi fighters to use 4 decks in traktor or can i have each MF toggle between 2 decks?
Not sure thereās going to be much dancing to what heās banging out. :eek: Doesnāt matter, thanks to a little bit of left over AC filter I just finished silencing my MF.
There are a few different versions of the mapping; if you have 1 midifighter you can toggle between A-B (I donāt think thereās a C-D one but I could be wrong). Thereās another one that toggles between A-B-C-D with one midifighter.