How to: Install SL1 inside your mixer

[scottie the goonie]

A brief tutorial on installing SL1 (or any other soundcard) inside your mixer. I used a SL1 box inside of a Tascam XS-8, but any mixer with enough space should work.

http://scotched.tumblr.com/post/943312242/how-to-install-serato-sl1-inside-your-mixer

Edit: Subsequent/Alternate installations

SL1 w/ Ecler NUO 4.0 (http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?10508-Installing-SL1-into-NUO-4-0)
NI A8 w/ Ecler NUO 4.0 (http://www.djforums.com/forums/showthread.php?5565-installing-NI-A8-inside-of-Ecler-Nuo-2-0)

[Jason Cerna]

good work.

[Nicadraus]

Cool mod and looks like a lot of work done. I'd like to have something like this with an Audio4DJ. :)

[lovecitydjs]

dope!! great idea.

[scottie the goonie]

Cool mod and looks like a lot of work done. I'd like to have something like this with an Audio4DJ. :)

If Telly ever comes back around on these boards he could definitely help you out with that. He's done it before as well.

[Echoik]

This is really REALLY cool.

[g-sep]

If Telly ever comes back around on these boards he could definitely help you out with that. He's done it before as well.

Do you think it would be possible to install and Audio 4 into a 4 channel mixer, possibly turning it into an Audio 8? I've been thinking about that for a long while now.

Edit: actually I'm an idiot now that I think about it, not possible, but would be awesome

[JohnXVI]

Yup this is one of those times where 4+4 is not 8.

[g-sep]

Yup this is one of those times where 4+4 is not 8.

I lol'ed at my desk just now :lol:

[JonAvalon]

:tup: love it, great work!

[Liam]

Great work man, Must be really handy if you take the mixer to gigs instead of havig to setup a SL box aswel?

[DTR]

Excellent idea, good work :)

[SplishDJ]

Great work man, it's really creative.

[Phil Noize]

Yeah, gotta agree, really nice work!

[Fusic]

Nice job

I like the idea of eliminating the SL1 power supply too (needed for playing vinyl with the laptop off). I wonder if there is space in my 707...

[alazydj]

I wonder if the DJM 250 would have enough room to fit an SL1/SL2 (maybe an innofader too)...hmmmmmmm

[scottie the goonie]

Nice job

I like the idea of eliminating the SL1 power supply too (needed for playing vinyl with the laptop off). I wonder if there is space in my 707...

Yea it's nice to have your mixer's Phono switch do exactly what it's supposed to do. I had a 707 but never popped it open, seems like there might be enough space since there's nothing in the way except your up faders.

[durtyjerzy609]

im doing this with my ttm56... any tips or ideas.. ill post pics as i work thru the build

[DJStevieRay]

Just came across this. Totally love it, and of course you get all 1 star of rep that I have to give ;)

[durtyjerzy609]

dude you're from the poconos? i used to live in NJ but now live in the UK, but spent mad hours on the lifts at Shawnee Mtn. ,Jack Frost, and the such. I miss driving up the NE extension outta Philly gettn baked, then killin myself on that shit we called snow...lol

[DJStevieRay]

Yup I'm in Jim Thorpe. Absolutely no snow this year. 2 snow falls one on Halloween 11 inches, melted in hours, one in January about 3 inches lasted about 2 days.

[durtyjerzy609]

ahhh no that sucks, i miss the days at shawnee mtn crackin my skull on the ice

[Mark_Spit]

Bang up job and really reduces cable clutter. How did you mount it inside the mixer chassis? It looks like it's only resting there without any form of support.

[durtyjerzy609]

I finalllllly got mine finished

[scottie the goonie]

How did you mount it inside the mixer chassis? It looks like it's only resting there without any form of support.

The idea was to make the mod as reversible as possible. Using hot glue and plastic bottle caps instead of expoxy and metal brackets/screws avoids a few problems.

I used hot glue, and glued water bottle caps to the each side of the SL1 board as a spacer in-between the two pcb's. The SL1 board itself is "free floating". It is rested on the main pcb (with the plastic water bottle caps between them). When the box is closed up, it puts slight tension on the bottle caps, and they act as springs - which keeps everything tight when the box is closed up. This also ensures that the two PCB's cannot touch each other.

This just happens to work because the bottle caps are the right height to make everything in my box flush. This may not work for you.

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Hey durty - go ahead and post the problems in this thread publicly. This way more people can help you troubleshoot.

[Mark_Spit]

Good idea with the caps. I was afraid the the boards might come into contact but you got that sorted with a pretty simple solution.
I won't be trying this on my PMC-37 anytime soon as I just finished making a stand for my newly aquired M-Audio Fast Track Pro which I'll posting up soon. I remember TeLLy did it to his 37 a while back - good stuff.

[durtyjerzy609]

i think i sorted my problem... the sl1 grounds itself thru the chassis (box) and if you remove it for the sake of space like in the ttm56, you have to run ground wires from the pcb points (2 angle brackets 1 on easch side of the pcb) and ground them to your mixer chassis

[DeeJay Chito]

I Went As Far As Installing The Usb Port And Im Basically Up To The Soldering Part And Having A Little Trouble Figuring Where To Solder On The Mixer Part. I Have a Behringer DJX750
http://s18.postimage.org/ixiuaynxl/DJX750_P0956_Rear_XXL_clipped_3a074c0ecfbc45b819.j pg

and this is the inside.

http://s17.postimage.org/staqje25r/538619_10150865356330412_716430411_12102050_5240.j pg
I dont exactly know where to begin soldering, i have a general idea and know ill figure it out sooner or later, but i'd rather sooner than later....

[hoff]

super clean bro, good work

[scottie the goonie]

I Went As Far As Installing The Usb Port And Im Basically Up To The Soldering Part And Having A Little Trouble Figuring Where To Solder On The Mixer Part. I Have a Behringer DJX750
I dont exactly know where to begin soldering, i have a general idea and know ill figure it out sooner or later, but i'd rather sooner than later....

1. You need to use a multi-meter and test your RCA ports connections...

[Marc S]

i admire anyone who can do stuff like this, i wouldnt know where to start. great job

[durtyjerzy609]

each RCA is a made up of a neg and a pos. the outter casing of each port is the neg and the pole (inside) is the pos. you can also use google to look for the wiring diagram/pcb layout of your mixer. that will help you greatly. i didnt use a multi meter for my rane ttm56 but ny using the wiring diagrams and the knowledge of the pos/neg relationship of an RCA port/wire, i was all set. BE AWARE cold solder joints and wires too long or excessive tips on your wire will cause excessive ground noise which you will hear thru ur earphones, and will result in poor serato calibration and responce. i also found that you should power on the mixer before you plug in your rca for serato

[DeeJay Chito]

each RCA is a made up of a neg and a pos. the outter casing of each port is the neg and the pole (inside) is the pos. you can also use google to look for the wiring diagram/pcb layout of your mixer. that will help you greatly. i didnt use a multi meter for my rane ttm56 but ny using the wiring diagrams and the knowledge of the pos/neg relationship of an RCA port/wire, i was all set. BE AWARE cold solder joints and wires too long or excessive tips on your wire will cause excessive ground noise which you will hear thru ur earphones, and will result in poor serato calibration and responce. i also found that you should power on the mixer before you plug in your rca for serato i have been googling for hrs and i cant find anything.......

[Era 7]

:tup: great job

[durtyjerzy609]

ill be posting pics of my hack rane sl1 soon... ive done 3 more of these since i did mine and have pretty much gotten it down to a science, so feel free to hit me up with any questions you guys have

[scottie the goonie]

ill be posting pics of my hack rane sl1 soon... ive done 3 more of these since i did mine and have pretty much gotten it down to a science, so feel free to hit me up with any questions you guys have

Right on man! Very interested in seeing your "version" of the install.

Including your install, I count 5 successful installs since the tutorial (not including your subsequent installs). The DJ world needs less *proprietary* equipment. It holds people back and forces them on the expensive bandwagon.

It's a shame Telly isn't around anymore, he was a big Traktor jock and installed the Audio 8 inside a 4 channel NUO mixer. I never got a chance to see it, but it was definitely a larger, riskier, undertaking. And I know there's a decent amount of Traktor fans on these boards.

[TeLLy]

It's a shame Telly isn't around anymore, he was a big Traktor jock and installed the Audio 8 inside a 4 channel NUO mixer. I never got a chance to see it, but it was definitely a larger, riskier, undertaking. And I know there's a decent amount of Traktor fans on these boards.

Got an email today on this very topic ;). I had to sign back up to say hi. And no, not riskier, just a larger case and more channels to fuss with. The way things are set up, if you ripped the A8 and its wires out of the mixer, both pieces should still function fully.

[durtyjerzy609]

so far all my installs have been on TTM56 or the 56S... so ive gotten down all the solder points and packaging. I have picked up a new trick, which is to use non-conductive fire resistant felt to the SL1 board at possible contact points. This A) keeps shit sounding nice when moving it around, no one likes hearing PCB boards slippin in their mixer B) cuts down the risk of ground/signal points contacting interior parts resulting in ground feedback or worse FIRE. All in all I'm super psyched about it. I just got a TTM57SL, which I can now use for gigs, and I keep the 56 at home, so no more breaking my setup down to go play at the club. I think I'm catching gear feaver again hahaha

[DTR]

Got an email today on this very topic ;). I had to sign back up to say hi. And no, not riskier, just a larger case and more channels to fuss with. The way things are set up, if you ripped the A8 and its wires out of the mixer, both pieces should still function fully.

Dude! You're back! :D

[scottie the goonie]

Got an email today on this very topic ;). I had to sign back up to say hi. And no, not riskier, just a larger case and more channels to fuss with. The way things are set up, if you ripped the A8 and its wires out of the mixer, both pieces should still function fully.

Whatsup Telly?

[AndyB123]

Could someone tell me how to do it with an sl2 and keep my xlr outputs

[TeLLy]

Dude! You're back!


Whatsup Telly?

Hey guys, good to be back. Been real busy outside the music world but still get to do the odd mod and stuff. Nowadays working mainly on controller maps and sticking Innofaders in things.

[Nicadraus]

Welcome back Telly! Nice to see you again. Mabuhay! :)

[TeLLy]

Good to be back.

[Pri yon Joni]

i would like to see someone put an Audio 8 into a Rane mixer

[TeLLy]

Easy as pie. In fact I'd say it would be easier than the Ecler I did. I'm on the hunt for a 56s to do this with right now.

[DeeJay Chito]

Thanks For All The Tips, I Successfully Modded My Mixer::::::Look Ma, No Box!!!! http://s13.postimage.org/oeu7mdhbr/IMAG0249.jpg

[Pri yon Joni]

Thanks For All The Tips, I Successfully Modded My Mixer::::::Look Ma, No Box!!!! http://s13.postimage.org/oeu7mdhbr/IMAG0249.jpg

you know how they say hondas have engines that will outlive their chassis...

but awesome mod nonetheless

[DeeJay Chito]

you know how they say hondas have engines that will outlive their chassis...

but awesome mod nonetheless

Lol I Wanted To Test It On Something Cheap B4 I Did It To My Pioneer,

[scottie the goonie]

Lol I Wanted To Test It On Something Cheap B4 I Did It To My Pioneer,

Nice work, and thanks for the picture. I'm always curious to see where people place the usb port on their mixer. You have a "sleeper"

[Rdej47]

Hey what's up guys. Glad I found this post I've got a 909 that I want to put an audio 6 into, but it is tight in there. I'm thinking of putting in underneathe the faders. I tried asking some ass hat for help on YouTube and he wouldn't give help me as he charges to do it.

I've got the mixer taken apart and now I'm confused how to tell what points to solder. I've got a multi meter but I'm a total noob with it, how can I use it to find my RCA points?

[VjQue]

Hey what's up guys. Glad I found this post I've got a 909 that I want to put an audio 6 into, but it is tight in there. I'm thinking of putting in underneathe the faders. I tried asking some ass hat for help on YouTube and he wouldn't give help me as he charges to do it.

I've got the mixer taken apart and now I'm confused how to tell what points to solder. I've got a multi meter but I'm a total noob with it, how can I use it to find my RCA points? some people are cool with helping and some ain't. If you don't know how to use a multi meter to find the rca point maybe you need not do this mod.

[scottie the goonie]

Hey what's up guys. Glad I found this post I've got a 909 that I want to put an audio 6 into, but it is tight in there. I'm thinking of putting in underneathe the faders. I tried asking some ass hat for help on YouTube and he wouldn't give help me as he charges to do it.

I've got the mixer taken apart and now I'm confused how to tell what points to solder. I've got a multi meter but I'm a total noob with it, how can I use it to find my RCA points?

Figure it out yet?

[DjLiquitATL]

http://forum.djtechtools.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14846&d=1358102753

Audio 6 fits perfectly in a 07pro...I would assume it would fit in a pioneer 909

[DjLiquitATL]

Hey what's up guys. Glad I found this post I've got a 909 that I want to put an audio 6 into, but it is tight in there. I'm thinking of putting in underneathe the faders. I tried asking some ass hat for help on YouTube and he wouldn't give help me as he charges to do it.

I've got the mixer taken apart and now I'm confused how to tell what points to solder. I've got a multi meter but I'm a total noob with it, how can I use it to find my RCA points?


if you have mixer apart already you can either read the board to see where the contacts lead or use a multimeter

[cyberphox]

mods please forgive me no other way to post this

http://forum.djtechtools.com/showthread.php?t=66087

l've been on the forum for years before site went down.

That's a forsale post with a mixer that "doesn't" have Serato installed inside of it.
Not sure of the relevance?

[DjLiquitATL]

That's a forsale post with a mixer that "doesn't" have Serato installed inside of it.
Not sure of the relevance?

there was a question about audio 6 a couple post up... 909 mixer almost same size as 07pro the vestax

[cyberphox]

whoops! my bad DjLiquital...nice mod..and nice turntables!

[DjLiquitATL]

Thanks... NI has been a bitch lately so I may switch back to serato. Idk if box will fit but I'd guess sl3 would be best choice for my 07