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Serato Crashed on me last night

djkings_escobar 6:33 PM - 11 March, 2007
1.7 crashed on me, luckily it was on the last song of the night, but sucked becuse it was the beginning of the last song. Music just stopped, Serato showed the interface was not plugged when it was, and i also had the external power on it which saved me while i'll i loaded a regular cd as i was running with the throughs connected. i restarted the laptop and opened ssl, noticed no library! I was like "NOOOOOO!!!!!" I shut down it down and restarted and the library appeared, i was so happy! But like i said it was the last song so i couldnt proceed to use the laptop. Wondering, what settings should be on as far as usb, screen refresh etc. I have a macbook pro 2.16 ghz 1gig ram 120gb hd. I've been running the same set up for a month or so using it twice a week with no issues, wonder why it crashed like that... Now im nervous about next weekend... i ran the tests on the laptop everything passed... i didnt have anything turned on that i shouldnt have and all my overviews are built. Rrrrrr.
djbookz 7:12 PM - 11 March, 2007
are you using denon cd players?
dj disturbed 7:14 PM - 11 March, 2007
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are you using denon cd players?


how would denon cd players cause the SL1 box not be recognised by the computer?
djkings_escobar 8:32 PM - 11 March, 2007
i guess to answer your question, yes.. but i dont think that was or would be the issue. disturbed, whats up.
djkings_escobar 8:51 PM - 11 March, 2007
BTW- Buffer was at 5 if that helps, should I move it to the left more? or the right...
Richierollz 9:07 PM - 11 March, 2007
bad denon
djkings_escobar 9:31 PM - 11 March, 2007
ok, 2nd time, what does the cd player have to do with this?
djkings_escobar 10:12 PM - 11 March, 2007
ahhh, a response... Thanks d:raf, I will purchase one this week and check it out. I'd figure it could be a physical issue and not a Serato issue per say. It just never happened so abrubtly like that.
jkar 10:45 PM - 11 March, 2007
get rid of those denons bro. all i have to say
djkings_escobar 12:15 AM - 12 March, 2007
??? Some people man... So replace my cd players because Serato crashed...? May I ask what cd players you think I'm working with? I guess you had some bad experiences with Denon, but the cd players have no relavence on this post. Serato crashed, get rid of your players? Lol, nice troubleshooting.
MusicMeister 1:21 AM - 12 March, 2007
Yea...

Car quit running - must be the tires.....

And if everyone got rid of overy piece of kit that ever had problems I wouldn't have a pair of Technics SL-DZ1200's and I probably wouldn't have a pair of the TASCAM Mixwell CD-DJ1's since I can't seem to find anyone using those...

Yes, there have been a few models of Denons that have had some problems but there is also firmware updates that from the last report I had seems to address most (if not all) of them....
a-swift 2:50 AM - 12 March, 2007
this was most likely caused by bad hardware. most likely a bad usb cable from what i can tell. i've seen that exact behavoir with a bad usb.

although denon cd players suck, they can not cause ssl to crash, period. anyone that suggests that they will is not very smart.
djbookz 3:10 AM - 12 March, 2007
denon s1000 cd players crash on all versions 1.4. -1.7.1 when i used to work at this one bar that only had denon s1000 cd players. at my other gigs i used turntables with serato and within 3 years i never had a crash using vynil. I also own a pair of 2 denon s1000 cd players and they are going on ebay soon.
sixxx 3:18 AM - 12 March, 2007
It must be the CD players... :P
Dj K.Smith 4:32 AM - 12 March, 2007
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although denon cd players suck, they can not cause ssl to crash, period.


Why the Denon hate my brother?!?!?! Why
djkings_escobar 11:07 AM - 12 March, 2007
Regardless of recent issues, ssl crashing has nothing to do with the players. lol, if I would've said "Control discs acting crazy", then bring it on...
djbabyboy 12:19 PM - 12 March, 2007
MusicMeister, i use Technics SL-DZ1200's and have not have any problems with mines. Hell i have had so mant DJs come up to me and said get ride of those junk away and get Pioneer cd decks. lol
a-swift 5:05 PM - 12 March, 2007
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MusicMeister, i use Technics SL-DZ1200's and have not have any problems with mines. Hell i have had so mant DJs come up to me and said get ride of those junk away and get Pioneer cd decks. lol


agreed. other than the fact that they suck, i've never had any problems with my SLDZ1200 either. when i'm not pissed about some reason or another that they suck, they're actually pretty damn cool and the timecode signal is certainly more reliable to turntables+needles.
a-swift 5:07 PM - 12 March, 2007
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although denon cd players suck, they can not cause ssl to crash, period.


Why the Denon hate my brother?!?!?! Why


i just can't get the hang of the funny little platters man. there's a reason why cat don't slap 45s on when they are ready rock a set. too small. i guess if i owned some, i might start to like them and get the hang of them.
DJ Silk 5:12 PM - 12 March, 2007
Sounds like a bad usb cable...it happened to me just like that...and it was the cable.
Now I change my cables with when I get new tips for my cartridges.
dj disturbed 5:13 PM - 12 March, 2007
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get rid of those denons bro. all i have to say


i'll tell you.... out of all the cd player i have used the denons are the best... if i dont have my 1200's to use with serato at a show there better be denons there (mine or the club better have them) b/c i cant stand the fisher price feel of the pios
djkings_escobar 7:23 PM - 12 March, 2007
same here disturbed, i'll play on anything really if i have too but i prefer denon's just becuase i cant get used to the pitch response on some players. also denon's +/- buttons are another reason why i use them.
Mr. Goodkat 10:58 PM - 12 March, 2007
could be corrupt files, or VBR files, my only crashes(2 in 1 nite) ever, out of about 200 gigs was because of bad files.
djkings_escobar 11:22 AM - 13 March, 2007
so how can i tell if its corrupted, the cd icon of the song doesnt have the break in it. it plays fine via itunes.