Difference between rotary fader and slider fader?

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Does anyone have a preference on this way of mixing?

What is the advantage of rotary fader on slider fader ?
 
I have grown to prefer it. I think it allows you a bit more control than a fader. I also just like the feel. Sound and build quality associated with (most) of the rotaries is a plus. Finally, the lack of supplemental features forces you to pay more attention to your music.
-Peasant Nikon
 
Peasant makes some good points.

With a rotary fader, its easier to make a nice, smooth adjustment, which is hard to do with a normal fader.

Also, I think that a rotary mixer would be more suited to certain types of music...like progressive house, trance or house.

If you spin techno, or spin rather aggressively, then normal faders would be better (in my opinion). I spin hard tek, and I dont think I would be able to spin on a rotary mixer!

Although, if oyu've ever been to ARIA to watch Preach spin, he uses the A&H V6 and spins hard tek..so I guess if he can get used it, anyone can!
 
Thanks for the tips Jonny,

I will ask Mateo about which is more relevant for dub or minimal


Thanks
 
cool ;)

also depends on your style...if youre more aggressive or smooth.

As much as that A&H they have at ARIA sounds incredible and looks super tasty...I dunno if I could spin hard-tek on rotary faders...it would freak me out!

next time youre at ARIA, just ask whoever is spinning if you could come into the DJ booth and play with the mixer a little...I'm sure they would let :p
 
Actually I already own an Xone:62...

But I'm involve in live P.A. more then djing.


I'm sure it would be much better for my use to go on the rotary one.. smoother transition.


Thks for your help.


Euterke
 
Heres the easy (and then read the end of this post and that'll twist it) answer:

Rotary pots (potometers i.e. faders) are clean(er) because they are SEALED. No exposure to dust, dirt, beer, spouses, etc. etc. They live in they're happy clean world, with all components that make contact hiding in the clean dark.

Linear faders are exposed to the real world: Dust, dirt, grime, smoke from the chain-smoking club DJ who has the shakes in the booth, and all sorts of other things. They get "scratchy" because they get dirty.

Easy enough, right? Enter VCA: Voltage Controlled Attenuator (I spell like a 3rd grader, but y'all get the picture).

VCA faders do not actually control audio signal. Think of it as remote control. Very Clean. Clean is good. So Fresh So Clean.

So purists scream UREI 1620 all day long. Well folks, if Rotary faders made peace on earth, then why then do SSL and Midas consoles not have them.

After I can sneak out of the house without the wife seeing me with the credit card, I'm a gonna go get me an Xone62 for that reason!
 
jfunke said:


So purists scream UREI 1620 all day long. Well folks, if Rotary faders made peace on earth, then why then do SSL and Midas consoles not have them.

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SSL consoles are mainly used in a controlled studio enviroment .So they are not usually around drunk smokey filled djor live pa sound boothsand b/c they retail for about a couple hundred thousaond . I would assume they take the upmost care in them .
 
The quality pots are a plus, but more important is the care that goes into the rest of the mixers. The discrete circuitry and wonderful phono amps in a Bozak go a long way to making the mixer sound different than a scratch box...
 
I see it that way: you can djing using a notebook with mixmeister; people on this boars prefer 2 technics and a mixer and there are a few people who even prefer a rotary mixer without channel eq´s
 
i'm not too familiar with rotary mixers/faders either...seems like they are very similar to standard mixers except the faders are rotary, unless i'm wrong. but my question..is there a main reason you'd want to use a rotary mixer to spin a set rather than a standard mixer.....i tend to use my volume faders more than my x fader anyway since the xfader has poor curve controls.
 
one word: preference


...not a matter of what's better or what's worse, or what's been around for a long time. why would A&H, Vestax, and others give you rotary options other than, that's right, preference. you can buy the new xone 92 in either design, which i think it's great.
 
also, IMHO, rotary faders are much easier to control, to make precise, smooth adjusments and movements.

For instance, if you'd like to slide your standard fader up, very slowly, and very smoothly, its a bit tough to do it equally and smoothly....as opposed to a nice, large rotary knob, which is MUCH easier to turn in a nice even rotation.

Now, again, its all preference. I spin very aggressively, slamming my faders up and down etc. (spinning hard techno), using the faders for fast cuts etc...so a rotary fader would be completely useless to me, I wouldnt like it at all!

But for someone who requires ultimate smoothness when spinning (progressive house, trance) rotary faders are the way to go.
 
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