Crossfader vs. Vertical faders

[v0ins]

I'm just curious as to how many people use
the crossfader to mix. I personally position
the crossfader in the middle at all times
and use the vertical faders to mix in the
next track. I think doing it that way allows
more control. What do you guys think?

[audioinjection]

I'm just curious as to how many people use
the crossfader to mix. I personally position
the crossfader in the middle at all times
and use the vertical faders to mix in the
next track. I think doing it that way allows
more control. What do you guys think?

yeah i do the same, crossfader in the middle and vertical faders to mix

only time i use the crossfader is to do little tricks with the songs

[fac]

i do it the same most of the time. but sometimes the crossfader is also very useful.

[Tiptoe]

hate mixing from middle and up and down. played in someplaces recently where i have had to mix like this due to mixer not having crossfader just channels up and down and how mixers have been set up. I like mixing from left to right with the channels used for cutting it up.

[MangaFish]

I used to use the x fader but stopped when i started to teach myself to 3 deck mix. much prefer the channel faders these days

[eyeswithoutaface]

different mixes require different techniques. A cross fader is essential for any trickery a dj might want to unleash as it were, but some tracks just scream out for that lovely smooth mix that only good use of the level faders will bring

[synikal waste]

Mix of both ........crossfader to balance across the two channels ......... channel faders to chop overlays....... crossfader to chopout completely .......... kill switches .........

Its a kind of finger popping style to borrow a hip hop term

[MARK ANXIOUS]

Mix of both ........crossfader to balance across the two channels ......... channel faders to chop overlays....... crossfader to chopout completely .......... kill switches .........

Its a kind of finger popping style to borrow a hip hop term

i agree completely. a mix of both works lovely...

[dan the acid man]

i use a combination of both, stops me from getting bored and mixing it up a bit

[BloodStar]

I'm just curious as to how many people use
the crossfader to mix. I personally position
the crossfader in the middle at all times
and use the vertical faders to mix in the
next track. I think doing it that way allows
more control. What do you guys think?

Same here. I am mainly using faders. x fader just now and then for some little tricks, but i am mainly using vertical faders..

[Fusion]

anyone like using or still have a dial mixer like urei or bozak?

i have 2 bozak's and i would never trade them in ...

[davethedrummer]

both

[dirty_bass]

Diagonal crossfaders with a half nelson twist at the top are the best.

[RDR]

Diagonal crossfaders with a half nelson twist at the top are the best.

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[katya]

I'm just curious as to how many people use
the crossfader to mix. I personally position
the crossfader in the middle at all times
and use the vertical faders to mix in the
next track. I think doing it that way allows
more control. What do you guys think?

vertical for sure, I'm with you on the control aspect

[romelpotter]

both, however i will mainly use the cross fader to fade in a second tune leaving the virticle fader just a little off the maximum so that once its time to let the tune your mixing roll by it self, i have a little boost to the volume of the track available if necessairy! if using 3 decks then i will just use the virt faders.