#1) Why would you ever want to do this?

#2) Remove all of the nobs, caps, and screws, remove the two top faceplates (CAREFULLY so as to not disconnect anything else), pull the ribbon cable out of the crossfader, replace the faceplates, screws, caps, and nobs.

#3) This will void your warranty.

#4) You should just learn to use the crossfader.

thanks for the tips but just because i rather use the upfader (volume) doesn't mean i don't know how to use the crossfader

Leave the xfader in the middle.

for now, i do center the xcross in the middle but was wondering if there was a formal way of disabling it. Similar to the "thru" setting on other mixers.

not that this point...like i said before, the only way to fully disable your cross fader is to do the steps I listed above.

#2 and #3 scares me. Maybe Rane will consider a xfader "bypass" or "thru" function in there next release =)

No, there is no way.



That will completely kill the signal, I dont think this is what he wants.

I know that some Pioneer and Denon mixers have the "thru" option. Does anyone know if this will be available soon?

i couldn't imagine, this would be the first battle-mixer with a disabled crossfader....

figured since they added effects and video, might as well add more functionalities

Just duct tape the crossfader to the middle. Disabling a Rane crossfader isn't "adding more functionalities," It's dumbing down your mixer.

Uh... the easiest ideas are probably the best :)

and messy!

I'm surprise the 57sl does not have a "thru" function. The mixer has almost every functionality a DJ could ever want or think of, except this one...
Might as well add it

I'm not sure the fader needs a disable. If you set it to full cut there is plenty of margin for knocking the fader whilst doing other stuff without affecting the sound.
I guess there's no reason it couldn't be added though, as a software option.

now why would you wanna do a stupid thing like disabling the xfader!

be careful...saying things like that^^^ will seriously hurt people's feelings around here.

funny dj money! haha!
Same reason why Pioneer added that option in their mixers. It's just a suggestion.

my bad i dont want to hurt anyones feeling but a mixer without a fader just dont make any sense to me

nowadays, i just mix one song to the next, no scratching, no tricks, just simple match and fade over. So whenever i do that with the xfader, i noticed that some songs are louder than others. Therefore i started disabling the xfader and got into the habit of mixing with the upfaders. That way i can control the volume or sound level easier. No big deal, just a suggestion.

you could disconnect the fader by opening the mixer and unhooking it

so i was told but i think that will void my warranty...
oh well, no worries.

Read above, this will not work.

i don't know how that would void your warranty but it does work if you believe just try it out it wont break your mixer...

Nik, unless there's something that I'm misunderstanding about your first post you're actually wrong about the signal being killed completely when disconnecting the Xfader cable.. With the Xfader unhooked djsteve will be able to achieve exactly what he wants...at least on a V1 TTM57SL. My Xfader has actually worked itself loose from regular use several times and the only functionality I lost was the ability to kill the signal with the Xfader. The signal to the channel/volume/upfaders both still functioned normally. I know the buttons and fader tabs have changed in the V2 TTM57, but I don't think the fader cable hookups have.

Steve, this procedure will technically void your warranty because you must remove the lower faceplate to do so, but is an incredibly simple process and should not actually cause you any issues with Rane should something else go wrong with your mixer. It's not like you're snapping solder connections or anything. This is obviously an at-your-own-risk situation though. I actually blew all of my faders but plugging them in backwards after disconnecting them all to clean them...I called Rane, dropped off my mixer, and had it back the next day with all brand new faders and didn't get charged a dime...even after I told them in detail everything I'd done. Yes it was my fault, yes this was my experience and yours could be different but they've got incredible customer service and are very easy going about warranties with the 57s.

Thanks all, I can mix with or without the fader. So if and when the "thru" function becomes available then cool, if not, it's cool as well.
Thanks again!

Did you read that there are people posting that suddenly there is suddenly no sound coming out of the mixer anymore? The advice is to check the ribbon cable which goes to the fader...

And my assumption was that you are going to remove this cable.

If you are talking about the actual crossfader cable, I also think that removing this will more likely cause one channel to be dead. But.. now that you are bringing this up, I am not sure anymore. Gotta try out at home.

i'm curious to hear your results...

This won't void your warranty, if you check the manual you will find instructions on removing the faders for cleaning.
I would be surprised if removing the fader stopped the sound, it may depend on the location of the fader when removed.

that's what I always thought but I thought one of the mods showed evidence otherwise on the thread about the B1-B6 buttons...?

djmoney, removing the upper part of the cover (not the faceplate where the line/crossfader sit) will void the warranty.

tell that to nobspangle

We're talking about removing the crossfader. You can remove the crossfader without voiding your warranty as it only involves opening the faceplate. You can't remove the top cover of the mixer which is required to properly clean the B1-B6 buttons.

nobspangle, I can't remember, but is there a cable/plug on the fader side of the crossfader, or only on the mixers main PCB?

nik39, there's a ribbon connector on the fader itself.

From the manual page 46

Uh... ribbon cable means something different than I thought it would. Thanks guys.

come on RANE hook it up with the firmware we need for fader adjustments!

^^ could that be possible to disable the CF?

again

for house music, i prefer the up faders.

word...like i said, #2 will make this happen.

ive done that to my vestax 07 and my rane 56. Its not supposed to void your warranty.

Totally, seeing as crossfaders are user replaceable parts it would be a bit shit if your warranty was void as soon as the crossfader was removed.

this is the kind of thing that has stopped us receiving the previously advertised features.

can we get multitrack recording sorted first please?

i thought pioneer have a 'thru' option because they are multi channel? if you have no 'thru' you cant mix with more than 2 channels at a time as the xfader cuts off the signal to the other channels. there is no need for a 'thru' option with a 2 channel mixer. use some tape or set it to sharp.