You might ask yourself wtf does a hamster have to do with turntablism?!? Well, hamster-style is a term that has gotten coined for using the X-fader in ‘reverse’.
A ‘normal’ setup has the x-fader working like this:
Normal X-fader curve
A Hamster-style set-up has it reversed, so the channels will act like this:
The fader-scene has seen some impressive innovations in the last decade or so. Better overall quality of components, light sensors used in faders (Stanton’s Focus Fader, Numark’s Infinity Fader etc.) and Rane came up with the magnetic non-contact fader. This video shows how you can use their faders wen you’re having a drink 🙂
November 15th, 2009 | Tags: innovation, x-fader | Category: Videos, Mixer | Comments are closed
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