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Other than buying it on iTunes (I'd rather have a physical CD than compressed audio), what are my options? I put off buying it 'cause of the terrible mastering job, but now I don't really care. Where can I buy a copy?

A ha! Thank you very much!

I'm in need of something ultra slow to cut to and I immediately remembered the beat D-Styles, Ricci Rucker and Melo-D were scratching to on the "A Night At The Knitting Factory" DVD so I tried to find it. No such luck. For those that have the DVD it's in the special features, chapter 6 in "Live in Sacramento, CA". For those that don't have the DVD (or are too lazy to pull it out), here's the track: D-Styles, Ricci Rucker, Melo-D - Live In Sacramento, CA (Part 6) An accurate loop and which record it's from would be appreciated. Thanks.

Yes, replacing the stock SA-3 crossfader is straightforward. Simply unscrew the mixer's top face plate (remember to remove the fader knobs and align the phono/line switches straight upward), unscrew the two outermost screws on the crossfader body, pull it out (you may need to sway it left and right for it to budge), then unplug the plug on the bottom. Replace the fader in the opposite manner. Now, if the Pro-X-Fade is compatible with the SA-3, I'm not sure. I've heard that some Stanton mixers need to be physically modified for the Pro-X-Fade to fit but I don't know if that is the case for the SA-3. You can do what I did and try building your own optical crossfader (my old thread is here), but you need to be somewhat proficient with electronics. Mine's still working in my SA-3 and the cut hasn't gotten any duller, nor has it needed to be cleaned. If you do order a Pro-X-Fade and successfully fit it into your SA-3 please let us know. I'd love to try one out in the future.

That was seriously ill as shit! Funky ass rhythm and everything. Really nice. Really.

Audacity.

Updated with pictures.

Beatstreet Records for all of you Canadian DJs.

2x Optek Technologies OPB620 = 2 x $1.62 4x Panasonic resistors = 4 x $0.17 1x Radio Shack Multipurpose PC Board = 1 x 1.79 TOTAL = $5.71 USD Of course, this is just the cost of used parts only without taxes. DigiKey.com has a minimum order of 10 for each value of resistors you purchase. Then add shipping, handling, tax, etc.

Yeah, that's exactly what it is. It's a Focus Fader clone based off of those drawings of the PCB Mike Reezy posted a little while back. Since no one knows what photointerrupters are actually on the Focus Fader I did it just to show that you could use the OPB620 and that you could make your own. I have some other switches from different companies but I haven't tried them yet so I'm not sure if they'll work.

I don't know if it has a name but it's the second beat on Toadstyle's "Get 'Em".

Here's a nice little update for everyone. I got a package full of parts this morning and after an hour or so of soldering... my DIY optical crossfader works! It isn't attached to a crossfader body yet, but the electronic part works. Here's a video of me testing it, and here's the PCB: The yellow line is a jumper that you can make out in the video. I used Optek Technologies OPB620 optical interrupters for the switches. Also, If anyone has any broken or worn but physically working crossfaders they'd like to donate, please PM me. Thanks. Update 24/12/05: I finally have pictures of my modified Stanton SA-3 crossfader. Here they are: Click on the pictures to see larger versions. As you can see, I chopped up the stock SA-3 fader and fitted my own ghetto optical PCB on there. I used different optical interrupters for this one than the one in the video; this one uses the Panasonic CNZ1021. The cut is extremely sharp; using the curve control on my SA-3 at the highest/sharpest position it's basically on and off and at the dullest/lowest position it has a very slight fade (but still sharper than the highest/sharpest position on the stock fader). As for feel, it was (and still is) extremely loose, but due to being used this way for the past couple of months (and thus less smooth due to dirt and such) and me becoming used to it, it doesn't really bother me.

Here's a nice little update for everyone. I got a package full of parts this morning and after an hour or so of soldering... and my DIY optical crossfader works! It isn't attached to a crossfader body yet, but the electronic part works. Here's a video of me testing it, and here's the PCB: The yellow line is a jumper that you can make out in the video. I used Optek Technologies OPB620 optical interrupters for the switches. Also, If anyone has any (physically working) crossfaders they'd like to donate, please PM me. Thanks.

Thanks, Liam.

Yeah, that's what I was planning to do with my broken SA-3 crossfader, but rather cut most of the PCB out and solder protoboard with the components on to where the existing add-on PCB is. It's a lot of effort, but I like making things like that work. As for the voltage, yeah, I'm sure it's the same as the Vestax mixers, but do you know if it's 5v or 12v or something?

Awesome, thanks Mike. For those that want to try to make a Focus Fader from scratch, R1, R2 and R3 are all 1k ohm and R4 is 2.2k ohm. R1 and R3 set the crossfader output impedance of each channel, R2 sets the amount of current for both LEDs, and R4 converts current to voltage for both collectors. Edit: Now about the photointerrupters, they might be Sharp Microelectronics GP1S53V, but I'm not sure as I don't have a Focus Fader. Edit 2: Does anyone know what DC voltage (V+ in the Focus Fader picture) goes to the crossfader in Stanton mixers?

Thanks Steve, I really appreciate it.

Logically you'd want to position your record hand closer to the spindle since a smaller travelling distance near the center of the record corresponds to a longer travelling distance on grooves farther away from the center. Try it out, listen to the difference between uzi-ing with your hand near the center of the record (on the label even) and uzi-ing with your hand on the middle/near the edge of the record. I've found that uzi's have much more "body" and are more crisp and sharp that way.

I had extremely high hopes for FUGA... and was severely disappointed when the only two worthwhile songs were somewhat featured on the Bastard Language Tour DVD. Thank God I didn't pre-order it.

Yeah, I've made a schematic based on the pictures of the Focus Fader v1 found in the Mod Squad over at Asisphonics using 2 Sharp Microelectronics GP1S53V photointerrupters and (as far as I can make out from the picture of the solder side of the PCB) 4 resistors and 1 jumper. I can't search because I have less than 10 posts so it'd be great it you could repost those pictures. Thanks! Edit: Also, since there are only solder side pictures of the PCB in the Mod Squad there isn't any way to verify the values of the resistors.

Hello everybody, I was wondering if anyone has/can take some high-resolution pictures of the internals of the Focus Fader v1 and both sides of its PCB. Thanks in advance.