VCI-400 Problem

[sfkim44]

can vci400 be only usb powered without power supply?

[RD444]

can vci400 be only usb powered without power supply?

the vci 400 needs a psu for all the lights

levels light are poopy
..........but the whole side of the deck changes color when you switch AC BD which is really great and v useful

[sfkim44]

the vci 400 needs a psu for all the lights

levels light are poopy
..........but the whole side of the deck changes color when you switch AC BD which is really great and v useful

Is that mean i can only use usb if i ignore the lights? or because of the lights i cannot only use usb but have to use with psu all the time?

Sorry if i do come across being to picky.. just trying to clear. thank you so much for the answers so far.

[RD444]

Is that mean i can only use usb if i ignore the lights? or because of the lights i cannot only use usb but have to use with psu all the time?

Sorry if i do come across being to picky.. just trying to clear. thank you so much for the answers so far.

Vci400 needs psu to work

Vci400 cannot be USB powered

[DJ MiCL]

Vci400 needs psu to work

Vci400 cannot be USB powered

So I guess the final version detects whether or not the power adapter is plugged in? I tested one of the final prototypes and it did work with USB though the Vestax guys told me I needed to plug in power.

[Planetoi]

get support from japan, they are really good, vestax uk is friendly but not so good for anything useful.

i'm sure a FW update will fix it

i forget the process of firmware upgrade a did it a few weeks back on PC.

Everyone on this post will have updated so you should get help

silly question but did you use the correct FW. Are you Mac or PC?

MAC firmware

http://help.vestax.co.jp/en/detail.p...d_page_url=364

Windows Firmware

http://help.vestax.co.jp/en/detail.p...d_page_url=362

also try different USB cables and ports on you computer
are you sharing ports
is the vci400 correctly powered

I am using a mac and yes i double checked which download i got, but to no avail...
I tried different USB slots and it is powered correctly....
When it askes for the .bin right as i press "load" i get the error message i stated earlier.
The good news however is i got the job wheels scratching so thanks for the help on that one

[sfkim44]

So I guess the final version detects whether or not the power adapter is plugged in? I tested one of the final prototypes and it did work with USB though the Vestax guys told me I needed to plug in power.

now i amconfused lol.

[DJ MiCL]

That could be the headphone output. At any rate, I am saying it's not too low, just lower compared to NI, and mixers have gain to compensate this so it's really not a big deal. Not like you can't get enough gain at all like a CD mastered at a really low level.

You were right, the spec sheet on NI site says 13dBu. I was reading the text in the same site and it said 9.7dBu..

At any rate, I was thinking about what I said about not being so sure if one would run into trouble in real life.

I looked around but even the mixers with smaller gains (like DJM-600) give you 5 or 6 dB, and many give you 9-12. Even given that many DJs tend to mix at higher levels like 10dB or so (to get more visual feedback to line up the gains), you should easily be able to match that by combining the internal gain of Traktor with the hardware mixer's gain. IF for some reason you "had to" DJ at even higher levels like +18dB (master output glued & club refuses to touch PA but wants the volume loud --what kind of bs is that anyway--) since the mixer's on the edge anyway, I'd just say hell and turn up all the EQs, so, no, I think there really is no way I can run into a serious problem even in real life. If the Twitch guys are complaining based on real-life experience, Twitch must be quieter than the spec sheet says, or they're all DJing with crappy DJs or at crappy clubs...

[DJ MiCL]

now i amconfused lol.

Sorry for the confusion I was just asking the question out of curiosity.

Even if it apparently works, if the manufacturer says it doesn't, it's way too risky to try that at a gig, to say the least. Expect a non-functional unit without power supply.

[Planetoi]

Ok so the good news is i got the jog wheels working

The bad news is i still cant get that update to work :/
I tried calling the Vextax support number for the US but because its not out yet here they said nothing could be done to help me... which is bullshit...
He didnt really sound like he wanted to help me all that much to begin with anyway.

But i tried different USB slots as well as checking the power on the vci its self. nothing helped
I am using a mac btw

any other ideas to get this damn update to work?