What is Fourbank mode good for?

**JanuaryOne** · 07-12-2011, 08:47 AM

Can someone please explain what this whole Fourbank situation is and does?

All I ever read is "you gotta change to internal fourbank mode" but what does it actually do and if that fourbank mode is the solution for half of the problems, why doesnt the midifighter come in internal fourbank mode from the start?

Not hating, just trying to find things out, thanks much!

**Audeo** · 07-12-2011, 08:55 AM

Because it isn't suited for everyone. That's like asking why H&M ships their clothes in different sizes just because M suits you just fine..

The advantage is that you get 4 times 12 buttons instead of one time 16 buttons. BUT some people don't need 4x12 buttons but only 16 rapid fire arcade buttons in their workflow.

**JanuaryOne** · 07-12-2011, 08:58 AM

Understood.

So I assume in fourbank mode the three bottom rows can be used e.g. as sampler, loop and just FX right?

Why - if thats the case - does my MF do all that but in the setup it still says that fourbank mode is off?

**willinfluence** · 07-12-2011, 09:01 AM

Four bank mode means you can use the IG mapping,
also it gives you 4 banks of 16 buttons,
basically gives you a total of 64 buttons

**JanuaryOne** · 07-12-2011, 09:15 AM

@wilinfluence: exactly, Im using the IG-AB mapping.
What confuses me is that my MF tells me in menu mode that my fourbank internal setting is off. Nevertheless I can e.g. do loops, change their sizes by holding down shift. That mode is quite faulty though. e.g i cant destroy a loop with FX, then traktor just looses it completely and i can hardly get back to the normal track. However if i change to fourbank mode the MF doesnt do anything - nuthing!

**willinfluence** · 07-12-2011, 09:40 AM

Maybe it's time to re flash your fighter,
also try re importing your IG mapping in Traktor

**JanuaryOne** · 07-12-2011, 09:42 AM

U reckon?
How do I reflash and why would that be required already - I literally got the MF two weeks ago...!
Tried re-importing a million times...arg!

**willinfluence** · 07-12-2011, 10:01 AM

Yeah I had to re flash my 2nd Fighter which I've only had for a month or so,

Download the midifighter updater win or Mac depending on what computer you got

You can find that up in the stickys,
Once you downloaded it, open it up then follow the instructions
It's real easy and it shouldn't be a problem to do