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HELP!!!! MY CROSS FADER AND LINE FADER BLEEDS
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HELP!!!! MY CROSS FADER AND LINE FADER BLEEDS

capo di exmixah 6:00 PM - 24 December, 2006
All I did was use cotton swabs to cleans the rails of the cross fader and the left line fader(J1). I then used a particular brand of sewing machine oil (possibly the big mistake) to lube the rails of both faders .... replaced the face plate and head off to do a gig at a club in town.

I then dicovered that with the crossfader planted to position B using the "fast" cross fader setting , Line fader (J1) (left channel) was not cutting off... it was bleeding at full volume (Making sharp and precise scratching impossible). In fact that channel would only cut off if the the cross fader curve was set fully to slow while placed at position B. I later discovered that with the fader in position A and line fader left (j1) set to curve sharp (fast)there is no cut off at all on that fader even when it's positioned all the way to the bottom.

JESUS CHRIST!!! I have 5 days of back to back gigs plus my radio show....what the hell has gone wrong with this damn gadget.... Suggestions anyone??

HHHEEELLLLPPPP!!!
capo di exmixah 6:05 PM - 24 December, 2006
BTW...the fader reverse and channel swap buttons are set for normal functioning so thats not the cause
nik39 8:26 PM - 24 December, 2006
Thats gay, innit. You know what I mean.
nobspangle 9:20 PM - 24 December, 2006
Are you sure you put the two faders back in the right place? If you are sure you didn´t swap them over then it sounds like you may have knocked the sensor out of place. Have a look in the TTM 56 manual for instructions on how to move the sensor.

Because the faders are magentic they don´t get affected by fluids (provided those fluids don´t affect the magnetic field)
J-Love 9:50 PM - 24 December, 2006
Just make sure the sensors are truly vertical... You probably knocked them out of alignment. Easy to fix, not to worry. That's the only thing that can really go wrong. And instead of just oiling, buff the slide rails with newspaper. Works really well
capo di exmixah 12:19 AM - 25 December, 2006
Quote:
Are you sure you put the two faders back in the right place? If you are sure you didn´t swap them over then it sounds like you may have knocked the sensor out of place. Have a look in the TTM 56 manual for instructions on how to move the sensor.

Because the faders are magentic they don´t get affected by fluids (provided those fluids don´t affect the magnetic field)


Thing is I didnt remove the faders while cleaning them... only the face plate of the mixer...btw what do the sensors look like?
nobspangle 12:36 AM - 25 December, 2006
check the TTM 56 manual www.rane.com page 9 has a photo
capo di exmixah 12:42 AM - 25 December, 2006
Think I corrected the problem.... Found picture and diagram of the faders in my ttm 56 manual. Why the hell didn't they put it in the 57 as well?

Seems you were right fellows... I gently pulled the sensors back into a more upright position and both faders are now back normal

Thanks a lot Nobspangle and seasons greetings to all
nobspangle 12:52 AM - 25 December, 2006
I agree the stuff about caring for the faders should have been in the 57 manual. I don't own a 56 so I have to check the online copy.
phil 11:43 AM - 25 December, 2006
Just for the record.. can you swap all 3 faders of the 57SL too?

Cause the 56s linefaders and crossfader are all the same.
nobspangle 3:23 AM - 26 December, 2006
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Just for the record.. can you swap all 3 faders of the 57SL too?

Cause the 56s linefaders and crossfader are all the same.

Yes all 3 faders are the same, however you aren't supposed to swap them around as they are supposed to have been calibrated in the factory for the individual position
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Sam 5:34 PM - 27 December, 2006
this stuff is in the on-line 57 manual now.
Dj CoMBo 7:08 AM - 11 December, 2008
werd....nobspangle....you saved my mixer....i had bleeding for so long...i would play with one volume fader down all the time, it would bleed trough tough if i didnt. Did some work on the mixer and so far so good. thanks for the tip.

CoMBo