How do you add a microphone to your set up?

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10-13-2009, 06:00 PM
bootymusic

How do you add a microphone to your set up?

sounds pretty easy but i can't figure it out. Im working with traktor pro, vci-100, audio4. Can you help a brother out???
10-13-2009, 06:04 PM
Ed Paris

your audio dj 4 has a mic in on the front panel...maybe this could help...there is no way to get a microphone running trough traktor (sad but true)
10-13-2009, 06:18 PM
bootymusic

damn i don't think the audio 4 has one according to http://www.native-instruments.com/#/...4-dj/?page=930 . It only has a headphone output. hmm how else can i make this work?
10-13-2009, 06:35 PM
misha_val

1) Buy a soundcard or a mixer with a mic input.

2) Buy a usb mic.
10-13-2009, 06:39 PM
fibertuner

you could probably use a mic on your laptop or an usb mic and routh it through your audio 4 using one of those sound card aggregator apps.
10-13-2009, 06:51 PM
DvlsAdvct

Um... in fact, you can run a mic through Traktor, you just have to sacrifice a deck. So if you don't use all 4 decks just set one to an Audio Through, and set, in your preferences, to have your In be that specific Deck and you'll be set.
10-13-2009, 08:29 PM
Be-Ne-Dek

well, what exactly do you want it for? are you playing out somewhere? even if its a small show, your gonna need some sort of amp, i would think that something like that would have a mic input
10-13-2009, 08:46 PM
armyofme4340

Agree with DvlsAdvct!

Ean has a video about this. Running a mic through traktor, I think it's called recording audio dj drops, check it out on youtube
10-14-2009, 12:26 AM
bootymusic

thanks for the help. fibertuner, that sounds tight ill look into that. and i could probably sacrifice a deck but can i switch that deck from mic to record on the fly? and BeNeDek, im also using the b-52 matrix 1000 series speakers but i don't think it gots a mic input. I just want a mic as a nice little addition to say some shit. yadadafeelme?
10-14-2009, 07:32 AM
djhipnotikk

Re: How do you add a microphone to your set up?

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Originally Posted by bootymusic

thanks for the help. fibertuner, that sounds tight ill look into that. and i could probably sacrifice a deck but can i switch that deck from mic to record on the fly? and BeNeDek, im also using the b-52 matrix 1000 series speakers but i don't think it gots a mic input. I just want a mic as a nice little addition to say some shit. yadadafeelme?

yeah what dvls suggested is how I used to run my mic in, and you can change it on the fly, I reccommend some kind of hotkey to switch it though. if you don't have a mic (xlr) input, you could try getting an xlr -> 1/4" cable if you have a 1/4" input. if not, you could *maybe* get the type of cable I mentioned and then also a 1/4" -> RCA adapter and plug it into a phono input on the audio 4. I'm not positive that mic inputs an phono inputs can use the same preamps or if they need different amp levels/methods, but I'm sure someone can clarify this.