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Hey all, I'm happy to do custom mini Innofader PNP S parts, Innofader PNPs, or Innofader Pro2s to work properly. Rasteri - remember your schematic has a few glitches that need to be fixed. Regardless it's easy enough for me to do these custom parts so the customization isn't necessary. Elliot

If you set the Innofader so that it barely cuts out and has like 0.1mm of dead space you are going to run into problems when you move the Innofader around. It's possible to set the Innofader cut-in so that it bleeds all of the time. Even the rubber stoppers on the Innofader have 0.5mm compression so things like temperature change might harden or soften these parts and affect the way the Innofader works. The solution is simple: if the bleeding is an issue, add some dead space to prevent this from happening. You can still set the cut-in for about 1 to 1.5mm and have plenty of margin so the Innofader never bleeds. Fortunately I did a google search to find this topic. If you guys have issues like this in the future, please ask me directly. Elliot

Hey all, Sorry for coming to this forum so late. I want to address a few points: "the innofader is going to be released as a direct competitor to the already over crowded fader market. the thing is supposed to be cheaper than the pro x fade which makes me believe that it will be shitter." Well the market is such that while there are so so many faders, the only universal fader for a while has been the Pro X Fade. With the exception of Pro Sound & Stage Lighting in the US, very few stores are happy to carry 100 replacement faders. Pro X Fade has had a monopoly on this market so having healthy competition only means things can get better for all. Regarding price, my goal has always been to offer a high quality fader at a price all can afford. Audio Innovate runs very low overhead so we can invest more money into the product itself and keep the prices reasonable for DJs. During the testing process, I've eliminated the less reliable components and substituted more durable ones for the screws and curve/cut-in adjusment trim pots. Feel free to go to our website for more detail on the workings and development of the Innofader: www.innofader.com "I think they just don't want to put pro-x faders in their mixers anymore..." Actually there is truth to that. At the time we developed the AEM-100 and AEM-100i, the Pro X Fade was really the best option available. However, at this point I really see the need for improvement. Some DJs don't want to bother with cleaning a fader every week or so, and sometimes DJs forget and then have to scrape down the contacts later. We've also had a few customers adjust the cut-in several times and make the rails come loose. It's not many DJs who have these issues but it's enough for us to see the need for improvement. Occasionally we also get DJs who want to "get rid of the dip in the middle" and "sharpen the cut" so having the curve adjust on the Innofader itself helps us resolve both of these issues. "It's rather more to do with the owner of Audio Innovate being a DJ übergeek and wanting to crack the idea he'd come up with." Yeah that's an obvious truth hehe...