*BUILD LOG* 'CDJ 2000'-style DIY Traktor controller

**theory28** · 10-15-2010, 05:20 PM

at first i was like: this NEEDS to happen, but its going to be to hard to get started

but then i saw the other attached pic and when HOLY SHI-

this is awsome

**Unimagination** · 10-15-2010, 07:15 PM

Whoa this is absolutely bananas! Good luck! I can't wait to see your project.

P.S. I second the motion for two pitch faders, seems like the simplest way to get around the value jumping.

**MiL0** · 10-16-2010, 04:18 AM

Originally Posted by Unimagination

Whoa this is absolutely bananas! Good luck! I can't wait to see your project.

P.S. I second the motion for two pitch faders, seems like the simplest way to get around the value jumping.

I still don't really understand how this works... Seems like the Okus Raw uses two pitch faders for two decks... how does having two faders prevent value jumping?

**fullenglishpint** · 10-16-2010, 06:06 AM

Originally Posted by MiL0

I still don't really understand how this works... Seems like the Okus Raw uses two pitch faders for two decks... how does having two faders prevent value jumping?

Don't base any of your design on the Otus Raw, it's an abortion of a controller.

**Archies'bald** · 10-16-2010, 07:24 AM

I'm liking this. As you know I've butchered my XP10 too, so if I can help in any way give us a shout.

Does the CDJ 1000 platter rely on a pressure sensitive button when it's scratching? I've never really looked in to one. Would it be possible to sacrifice a button somewhere to get this running? Would you also need part of the casing for this to work? Good luck with mounting the platter on the Xp10 spindle, that will be tricky.

**ClumsyMoe** · 10-16-2010, 08:32 AM

Make sure the pitch fader has a CDJ-comparable resolution please!

And I'm keeping an eye on this as well. Looks very good.

**V-Hoff** · 10-16-2010, 11:35 AM

Originally Posted by Unimagination

P.S. I second the motion for two pitch faders, seems like the simplest way to get around the value jumping.

Two pitch faders will not help you here... The problem with the pitch is the same with the AUTO-GAIN feature... Everytime you load a track, traktor gains it automatically, so if you have two gain knobs for deck A and C it would still not be enough, because Traktor will auto-change their values to match the volume output.

The same happens with the pitch faders and the SYNC button. Even if you have two pitch faders, when you hit sync, the value on the software will be different from the value of the hardware. Did you get it?

The best approach here is to use touch strip or motorized faders. And you dont need a long long touchstrip to pitch your track, you can use a short one, and use it like you use your mouse wheel...

Why dont you try this way of pitch your tracks by experiment on a SCS.3d / 3m ? Search a store that would allow you to try the SCS.3 and you will see what I'm talking...

**deevey** · 10-17-2010, 10:42 AM

Rotary encoders & motorized faders like the BCD/F

I honestly cant fathom why they didn't go motorized faders in Otus RAW they ain't that expensive?

**MiL0** · 10-17-2010, 05:20 PM

okay, so say if I go for something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALPS-Fader-mot...ht_2997wt_1140

how would you get Traktor to send midi data to update the fader position? is that even possible? what kind of midi/hid brain has outputs? (as well as the usual inputs)