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Glim Glim is a male
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ello all..

i have so many tunes on my hdd's that i really want to rinse them badly but cant mix properly with the program i use, (traktor dj studio) so i thought of connecting my mixer.

i'm having trouble finding out hoe to do it on the net, i thought i'd have a look instead of going on with it as i have a very basic knowledge of line in out stereo and mono terms etc.

is it a straight forward procedure???

is it even possible?

i have a uno midi sport usb converter and more than enough cables for the job im sure.

do i just plug a cable into the line input on my laptop and then fiddle around with the inputs on the back of the mixer or do i have to use my usb midi converter??

any feedback is gratly apprieciated as i really wanna rinse these tune badly before i go to work tonight.

thanks guys

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hmm... tried every combination and it doesnt work. i somehow need to split the signal from my output port on soundcard coz at the moment i can only get it t play through 1 channel in my external mixer when i need it in both to be able to mix properly..

i think i need one of those connecters that is 1 headphone jacks into 2, im really not sure, maybe there's more than one way of doing it but i was hoping to manage it without buying anymore hardware...

hmmm.... Confused

edit: that connecter - is it called an audio doohickey?? Confused

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04-02-2007 19:31
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.it's really just your soundcard that's important,..do you have an external soundcard or internal?,.....just plug your in/out's into your soundcard,...if you want to use it in cubase you'll need the usb action,.. have never used tracktor,..so i don't really know what's goin on.....sorry i know this didn't help,...cheers Glim.

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hmm... tried every combination and it doesnt work. i somehow need to split the signal from my output port on soundcard coz at the moment i can only get it t play through 1 channel in my external mixer when i need it in both to be able to mix properly..

i think i need one of those connecters that is 1 headphone jacks into 2, im really not sure, maybe there's more than one way of doing it but i was hoping to manage it without buying anymore hardware...

hmmm.... Confused
yeah if you've got it workin on the one channel on your mixer,...and are all out of in's and out's,...your right,..you might need a split sorta cable,..i used to have do that with my old mixer,..was the only way,..my new mixer has enough in's and out's to do the job without needin a split type jak,.. anyway keep fiddlin with it,...sound's like you almost have it.

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no no no man its cool- all feedback on this one is grately apprieciated man.. my soundcard is in my laptop and all i have is 1 main output, 1 mic input and 1 line input..

i plug the main output through my external mixer and both (virtual) decks's output plays through the same channel, so i cant seperate them. unless on the back of my external mixer i plug the left main output into channel one and the right into channel two....

cant mix like that, i mean each channel plays from a different speaker..

im going mad.

i hope this doesnt mean i have to buy an external soundcard... would that have more main outputs?? i dont think it would..?

i think i need one of them audio doohckey things man... but i dont know?.

cheers equipped.. Confused Wink

edit: spelling

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not an externall soundcard you might need,..you might need a small mixer for your mixer if you know what i mean.

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not an externall soundcard you might need,..you might need a small mixer for your mixer if you know what i mean.
well an externall soundcard would do it too,...but for cheaper you can get a wee used mixer,...much better for plugin in lots of hardware.

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04-02-2007 19:53
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you need an external (since youre using a laptop) soundcard with multiple outs, at least 2 which you assign to each deck in traktor

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I've absolutely no idea how it works, or even if it'll work, but a friend of mine used this to help configure his computer for djing with ableton.

http://www.asio4all.com/

Sorry I cant be more helpful.
05-02-2007 02:30
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quote:
Originally posted by cynik
you need an external (since youre using a laptop) soundcard with multiple outs, at least 2 which you assign to each deck in traktor


Hmm... yup.. i think you're right..

fuckin laptops... Mad - bah!!


cheers man




edit: would something like this do the trick cynik?? - http://www.itreviews.co.uk/hardware/h588.htm



edit 2: or this? - http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Creative-Labs-Soun...1QQcmdZViewItem

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yeh I think it will cause its got 4 outs as it says in that link. you have the manual for traktor - sugest you read it, there must be a "list of supported hardware" or something, so you know it will work

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you will still have to correct the pitch via your mouse. Mad

why dont you get a cdj or final scratch?

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You need a soundcard with at least 2 outputs and some asio drivers (try asio4all if your soundcard doesn't have any by itsself). If you're lucky your laptop will have a 5.1 soundcard, and you can set up the asio drivers in traktor to send channel one to the front speakers, and channel 2 to the rear speakers, and then you connect those to your mixer input
If you only have one output, you will need an external soundcard.

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dosent traktor come with staton final scratch?
03-04-2007 05:59 Homepage of demolitionkid
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