Ive done this and it seems to work...however. Being that I work in a Bar...smoking is a major problem. And cleaning the crossfader is only a temporary solution. I cannot clean the fader mid show. Now I have a problem with the right channel sending out a clipping white noise for now damn reason. I could have the sound completely cut off from the channel with the gain all the way to 0 and it muted and it will still clip the Master sound.
Ive decided to just throw this mixer away and buy a new one. Mackie is being great and sending me new mixers but this is my fourth one and it is still a piece of garbage. I work in a bar where smoking is allowed. I can't clean the crossfader mid show. I'll just buy a better mixer.
ok, maybe you have to put a filtering system in the event of the cf like numark cf, i understand your live session problem but its not really a mackie issue, you may have this problem on other optical hardware, try the rane ttm56 mixer, its magnetic !!
I was thinking the same thing, buy a better mixer...I've bought 1 before, the next day it gave me problems; and yes it was the crossfader.. Either the rane ttm 56 or the pioneer djm 909. I have both of them. Got the 909 2yrs. ago an the rane last year. Trust me, you'll love them both...aka Blaze
This mixer is junk, I promise you. Why does he need to clean a cross fader on a $700 mixer? If I am in the business for cleaning cross faders than I would get a cheap mixer and save $600.
Glad you find it amusing. I wished I would have felt the same way when my Mackie D2 pro's fader did this same exact thing 2 hours before my gig. I returned it and got a TTM56. One of the main reasons was after I saw all these postings about it on youtube. Why do you think my comment is just a joke by the way?
i have never clean my cross cauz it doesnt work, it was just a comment, its my second d2 ( first one have been destroy by a huge amount of electricity ), and no of both have problem, it may a fault serie in the production, like all the NEW product, dont forgot that the rane is an old mixer, so the construction process is clear ..
It has potential to be a great mixer because it has a few unique features that no other battle mixers have, but they simply skimped out on all the three faders, which is kind of important being that it's a battle mixer. They need to go back to the drawing board and MUST change 3 obvious things if they're selling this thing at 700 bucks.
No. Its not set in reverse. You would have saw a huge red dot below the main volume led's. It only happens when It warms up and when im scratching alot.
Yea i did that. It works for a short period of time. But this mixer was less than 2 months old and i don' think something that young and expensive should function like that.
so much for you get what you pay for.!
thehourcup 2 years ago
Same problem here. Second mixer. Now working with the third crossfader. Just received it and it started bugging again...damn shame.
Maceterrr 2 years ago
D.2 are the worst mixer in the world....aka Blaze
analher 2 years ago
hai messo i jack al contrario
agelaceufocu 2 years ago
does this problems apears on d.4 pro?
rodzeroher 3 years ago
who would have thought DJ'ing was soooo technical
chris1630 4 years ago
just clean your crossfader !
i have this mixer too and have no probleme if i put it in a clean area .. clean your room, dont smoke near the mixer, and clean it with cotoon
fldubois 4 years ago
Ive done this and it seems to work...however. Being that I work in a Bar...smoking is a major problem. And cleaning the crossfader is only a temporary solution. I cannot clean the fader mid show. Now I have a problem with the right channel sending out a clipping white noise for now damn reason. I could have the sound completely cut off from the channel with the gain all the way to 0 and it muted and it will still clip the Master sound.
dirtyk777 4 years ago
Ive decided to just throw this mixer away and buy a new one. Mackie is being great and sending me new mixers but this is my fourth one and it is still a piece of garbage. I work in a bar where smoking is allowed. I can't clean the crossfader mid show. I'll just buy a better mixer.
dirtyk777 4 years ago
ok, maybe you have to put a filtering system in the event of the cf like numark cf, i understand your live session problem but its not really a mackie issue, you may have this problem on other optical hardware, try the rane ttm56 mixer, its magnetic !!
fldubois 4 years ago
I was thinking the same thing, buy a better mixer...I've bought 1 before, the next day it gave me problems; and yes it was the crossfader.. Either the rane ttm 56 or the pioneer djm 909. I have both of them. Got the 909 2yrs. ago an the rane last year. Trust me, you'll love them both...aka Blaze
analher 2 years ago
This mixer is junk, I promise you. Why does he need to clean a cross fader on a $700 mixer? If I am in the business for cleaning cross faders than I would get a cheap mixer and save $600.
hmr1979 4 years ago
your comment is just a joke
fldubois 4 years ago
Glad you find it amusing. I wished I would have felt the same way when my Mackie D2 pro's fader did this same exact thing 2 hours before my gig. I returned it and got a TTM56. One of the main reasons was after I saw all these postings about it on youtube. Why do you think my comment is just a joke by the way?
hmr1979 4 years ago
i have never clean my cross cauz it doesnt work, it was just a comment, its my second d2 ( first one have been destroy by a huge amount of electricity ), and no of both have problem, it may a fault serie in the production, like all the NEW product, dont forgot that the rane is an old mixer, so the construction process is clear ..
fldubois 4 years ago
It has potential to be a great mixer because it has a few unique features that no other battle mixers have, but they simply skimped out on all the three faders, which is kind of important being that it's a battle mixer. They need to go back to the drawing board and MUST change 3 obvious things if they're selling this thing at 700 bucks.
hmr1979 4 years ago
Yea this is my second one and it does the same thing.
djshark1200 4 years ago
Here is a stupid suggestion... Is the CF Slope set to reverse?
RRollergod 4 years ago
No. Its not set in reverse. You would have saw a huge red dot below the main volume led's. It only happens when It warms up and when im scratching alot.
dirtyk777 4 years ago
Yea i did that. It works for a short period of time. But this mixer was less than 2 months old and i don' think something that young and expensive should function like that.
dirtyk777 4 years ago
dissamble xfader and clean optical sensor and mirrors. My American q-5mk2 have identical problem ! Is very easy repair !
pmscompany 4 years ago