M Audio Fast Track Pro FEEDBACK SOLUTION
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    Default M Audio Fast Track Pro FEEDBACK SOLUTION

    Yo DJTT Forum,

    A couple weeks ago I was experiencing a ridiculous amount of feedback coming out of my Fast Track Pro sound card. After many hours of research, I discovered that the feedback was due to a ground loop problem. Basically, when you have your laptop is plugged into the AC adapter it creates a ground loop which creates feedback out of your sound card. A quick fix is to simply unplug your laptop and the problem is solved. However, if you are playing a long gig and don't want to listen to the hum of your sound card, then you need a ground loop isolator. The ground loop isolator works just like a set of regular RCA cables and eliminates the feedback. I picked one up at radio shack for 16.99!

    Big up's to everyone who assisted in the quest of resolution!

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    nice find!!! im sure a lot of ppl would be interested in this.

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    Duke,

    Might sound silly, but man I'm new to the game and went and purchased the M Audio Fasttrack.. I wanted to use it with Timecode CD play.. I have 2 cdj's (Pioneer cdj 800 and 800 mk2) .. DJM 2 channel mixer.. Virtual DJ is on my laptop.. Yo, I have no clue how to connect things.. its not like a simple maya 44 with inputs and outputs galore..ya dig? Do you or anyone have a clue on how to do this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DJ Kokamoe View Post
    Duke,

    Might sound silly, but man I'm new to the game and went and purchased the M Audio Fasttrack.. I wanted to use it with Timecode CD play.. I have 2 cdj's (Pioneer cdj 800 and 800 mk2) .. DJM 2 channel mixer.. Virtual DJ is on my laptop.. Yo, I have no clue how to connect things.. its not like a simple maya 44 with inputs and outputs galore..ya dig? Do you or anyone have a clue on how to do this?
    Kokamoe,

    Using the fast track pro, both your audio out and your headphone cueing will be done through the sound card. Check out the m audio sight and download the pdf for the fast track. I think all you have to do is get your settings straight in virtual dj.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Duke Slydaz View Post
    Yo DJTT Forum,

    A couple weeks ago I was experiencing a ridiculous amount of feedback coming out of my Fast Track Pro sound card. After many hours of research, I discovered that the feedback was due to a ground loop problem. Basically, when you have your laptop is plugged into the AC adapter it creates a ground loop which creates feedback out of your sound card. A quick fix is to simply unplug your laptop and the problem is solved. However, if you are playing a long gig and don't want to listen to the hum of your sound card, then you need a ground loop isolator. The ground loop isolator works just like a set of regular RCA cables and eliminates the feedback. I picked one up at radio shack for 16.99!

    Big up's to everyone who assisted in the quest of resolution!

    DJTT rocks!
    hey man, i experienced the exact same problem with my laptop and NIO2|4. i even connected the laptop through ups, same thing. i solve this by plugging the laptop in a different power plug then the sound is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hi_dub View Post
    hey man, i experienced the exact same problem with my laptop and NIO2|4. i even connected the laptop through ups, same thing. i solve this by plugging the laptop in a different power plug then the sound is.
    I never even thought about that being a problem! Good heads up! I will def check it out!
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    hi
    The same problem, Can someone confirm me that the Behinger HD400 can fix the ground loop noise too?
    thank u

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