Another fretless fader mod has turned up, this time of skratchlounge member RhYmEs. Using the ageing Mackie d.2 mixer as a base, he’s done a comprehensive mod to drop a John Beez inspired fretless fader inside, as well as grafting a Livid Brain Jr to handle driving MIDI through the arcade buttons.
I have nothing but admiration when DJs set out with a vision and a soldering iron. This is a beautifully executed project — one that has been done with great skill and pride, and looking more like a finished project than ever before. There are enough of these fretless fader projects around now that the principle is proven. We can but hope that it becomes a practical reality either as a service or a detailed home DIY mod.
Next step – performance video please RhYmEs. Good work!
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Good work!
Ho Lee Fuk! Same dude that makes the Faderbox, right? Gonna make them for the masses finally! Hope that DJTech TT can handle it.
Thanks man, yes I’m the dude who build the Faderbox
Great Job man. Good luck in your future projects.
Wow,
That is lookig really professional.
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I would have a great idea to make a super upgrade kit for (most of the) turntables.
We could work on that and share everything……
Thanks for sharing my mod Gizmo
Hmmm,
I actually have a D.2 sitting around that I no longer use, but it isn’t worth enough to justify selling…never thought of modifying it.
yes Yes YES!!! I was struck with so much awe when I saw Jon Beez’s vid drop with the fretless fader in 2009… but nothing happened. Then I saw a thread in the serato forums with JB himself hinting towards releasing “a fretless fader in a box” rather than a full mixer with FF (see thread: https://serato.com/forum/discussion/235650) but that was 2010 and still nothing happened, I guess he just ran out of steam. I’m so happy to see that the idea hasn’t completely died. The original FF idea revolved around using the FF with a midi capable turntable of which there are very few (such as the Vestax Conroller One or the PDX-3000MKII). Now with the ever growing integration of externally controlled midi efx in Traktor and Ableton I don’t think that there could ever be a better time to bring such a unit out! Time to jump onto Kickstarter guys!
Have to give mad props to RhYmEs for making the first polished looking custom jobs too. I love how he filled in all the missing parts with plexiglass and put a decal on the side for the octives! Well well done mate!
Awesome work there. Come jam in LA!
Thanks John, what about your fretlessfader? Any updates?
very nice project, tho i find the fretless fader idea too complicated for actual use considering the handling of up/down movement of the hand while on the cut.
id rather control the notes with a normal foot controller like a wah wah for the guitar… feet are underated. someone build that please and take my money…
Wish I can try a fretless fader. I use my strong hand on the fader and believe it would work out great. The C1 idea is good, but only for people who scratch on their right. I used a midi footpedal on a KP3 kaoss pad to control the synth, and it’s harder than you think to hit certain notes, especially standing up.