How to destroy a Numark Mixtrack Pro 2 from Getinthemix part 2

0:06 First of all I put a post on Facebook, what should I do?

Alright ladies and gentlemen, this is video number two for gettingamix.com on how to destroy a Newmark Mixtrack Pro 2. Now first of all I put a post on Facebook, what should I do? And a lot of people have said, you know, take it to a gig, let a drunk spill a beer over it. Slightly more subtle than that, we're going to take it step by step. Now I'm not doing these videos so I can destroy it completely and it's in bits. I'm trying to see what you can do, what the Mixtrack Pro 2 can go through before it finally gives up the ghost. Now let's imagine, or what I want you to think about is, I'm doing these videos for you, so if you do drop your Mixtrack Pro 2, or if you do tip something in it, or if you do knock some of the faders or the sliders or some of the buttons come off or something,

Then let's hope by watching these videos you'll realise that if you do something wrong, then there is a good chance, cross fingers, it'll still work. Now again, I'm going to be taking this to the extreme but over a period of time. Now I did put a post on my Facebook wall about, I wanted people to give me ideas on what to do. But after consideration, or a bit of consideration, I thought better to do it here. So in the description down there, I want you to give your ideas. Of what video 3 should be. Now any stupid ones will just be disregarded completely, because it's about taking that next step. The first step of course, video 1 was chucking it on the floor. The next step you'll see, which is rather fun, step 3 should be slightly more rougher.

Let's erm, you know instead of like giving it a prod, which was number one and number two is a gentle slap across the face, maybe now we should give it a slight punch in the stomach. Now again to make sure that I'm doing this correctly, I want to make sure that I'm going to be using the same Mixtrack Pro 2. There it is, you'll notice I've covered some of the numbers for reasons that some of you hackers out there will understand. But there it is and just got to remember I've covered those two numbers there. And there is the Numark Mixtrack Pro 2. And as you saw in the first video, it was dropped on the floor whilst plugged in and it still worked. But will it work? After... Something that I'll do right now.

2:31 This is my bike, it's a Trek Liquid, it's full sus

Alright this is my bike, it's a Trek Liquid, it's full sus. I've had this for over 10 years. It was a lot of money but I tell you what, it's well worth spending good money because this has seen quite a few downhills. Okay, what I'm going to do now is I'm going to give it a bit of a clean up and... Well, not a complete clean up. We'll see what happens. Right there we go, one thing I had to do to even get to be able to see if the Mixtrack Pro 2 would work is clear out the USB in the back. Now an idea for Numark or for that matter any company that make controllers, the USB is possibly the most important plug or input. It might be an idea to... Excuse me, maybe put something over it so you can pull it and then push the USB cable in.

4:48 Code on the back so you'll

Of course when the USB cable comes out that flips over, just stops debris or stuff getting in there. So small point but again videos like this could help companies to make controllers or for that matter any kit better. So I'm going to look at the instructions and it clearly states, I've done step one and two anyway already. Step three using the included USB cable plug in your Mixtrack Pro 2 into your computer. So where is the USB, right, USB and I'm going to plug that in as well. Once I've done this demo I'll show you the code on the back so you'll know it's the same one. Right lights up and then step four once installed open Serato DJ Intro on your computer and start mixing for more details instructions please see your Mixtrack Pro user manual

7:22 The first thing you're going to do is try and fix that damage

But we don't need to do that. So I'm going to open up Serato DJ Intro and I'm going to drag that track over there, drag the same track over there and straight away you can see that we have shining lights. Press the master gain up, press play, volume up. Okay so that side works, platter works, we still have scratch function, volume down, crossfade. Crossfade works, try the pitch, back to the first side, loop works, treble works, mid, mid works, bass. Well I'd say we're pretty much still working there. Alright that's not bad. Now what I'm going to do, I'm going to treat this as though you have got your Mixtrack Pro and all of a sudden it's been damaged. The first thing you're going to do is try and fix that damage.

You're not going to leave that damaged. You're going to leave that damaged there, take it to the next gig and get even more damage. So of course what I would be doing if, which is not going to happen, this did happen in a working environment, you wouldn't then take it to the next gig in this condition. So I'm going to clean it up and then do video number three. Now the one thing I have noticed is of course during its excursion, the pitch fader dials or the buttons sorry, the controls came off, I do beg your pardon, there you can see. So they were loose or are they loose anyway? Do they come off easy? I mean you never know it could have been because it was dragged through the mill but having said that the up faders and the cross fade are still on

And all of the other dials are still there. And to prove this is the same Mixtrack Pro 2 you can see on the back there is the number. Alright so this is video number three and these videos are going out to getinamix.com because they gave me this Mixtrack Pro and first of all it was to demo but then I said well look, please let me do my own thing on it. Let's take this to the next level and see how far we can push this because I'm a firm, I do believe that this is almost like the Technics of controllers. Technics SL1200 turntables were the greatest turntables of all time and so many of these controllers have been sold. So are these the Technics? One way to find out is to do something like I'm doing just taking it to the next level.

I don't want to destroy this I want to try and see how far I can take it before it's at the brink of falling apart and like I said at the beginning of this video I want you now in the comments underneath this video to give me some ideas of what I can do in video number three. OK. Again, if you give stupid ridiculous ideas I won't do them anyway. Try and imagine what could be number three. Just taking it that next level above dragging it behind a mountain bike through a field in the middle of Wales that's wet, windy and dirty and disgusting. Practice and enjoy. GetInAMix.com Thank you very much.

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