CDJ 1000 Pitch Problem

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  1. trance250

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    Recently updated the firmware on the old mk3's and now I'm noticing the pitch wont stay where its supposed to, tunes in sync will waver ever so slightly knocking the mix off. Its not a noticeable difference when listening to a tune on its own but mixing is a ball ache. I cant tell if its both cdj's or just one either. I did come to the conclusion I was just shit at beatmatching but I'd rather not believe that!

    Anyone got any ideas on what to do? Is there a way of rolling back the firmware? Decks are 4 years old and never had a problem before :(
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  3. Alan Ruddick

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    Burn the same mp3 to two CD's and beatmatch them at an odd pitch (like, +1.35% or something) and see if they drift then.
  4. trance250

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    Tried it with 2 different tracks, one pair seemed ok and one wandered :confused:
  5. trance250

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    It's barely noticeable, but I can hear it, and seems to come and go. Is it possible the pitch % is out on one of them?
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    Is one a different F/W to the other, or are they both the same?
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    Both the same, updated them at the same time
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    that is fucking bizarre.

    What happens at other pitch levels, like 2.02, or 3.42? Do they still drift?
  9. trance250

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    Haven't had chance to investigate fully! I'll have a play around over the weekend and see what happens!
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    Right I've had a good go, and I know which deck is drifting. However I'm now finding on BOTH decks that cd's are skipping/stopping mid track and an error message E-8302 popping up. I've tried a few different brands of cds, and two copies of the same file on different brands and some work some don't, there's no trend to it, completely random. Looking online it could be something to do with the laser, just find it weird its happened to both cdj's at the same time, and only since the firmware update :confused:

    Wish I hadn't bothered now!!
  11. Conway

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    That error message seems to indicate you have dirty lenses in both players. Have you tried using a cd cleaner?
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  12. trance250

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    No I'm going to get one today and see if it helps! :up:
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    lol .......................... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

    boom

    get sum new ones
  14. trance250

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    Thanks for your kind advice, not quite sure why I didn't think of just forking out a grand instead of seeing if I could fix what is in every other respect a perfect piece of kit! :dunce: Silly me.

    Although I fail to see why the problem was funny?
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