Kontrol X1 + (insert mixer here) + Traktor LE

[blakeqd]

Hey, fairly new to this site.
I just picked up a Kontrol X1 that came with Traktor LE. Now I have been using an Ion ICue (HID controller) for the past couple months with Numark Cue LE software which has been working fine.

I understand now that i am not able to use the Ion ICue controller with Traktor LE because traktor does not support it. So now i presume that i need a mixer to go along with my X1, but i don't want to buy a mixer which Traktor will not support. Is there a way to tell which mixers will be compatible with Traktor LE and which won't? Or is anybody using the same sort of setup i am talking about? Any info is greatly appreciated. Thanks.


ICUE:


Kontrol X1:

[Glen]

Well, welcome to Dj Tech tools...
I think that you can use the Icue because it is midi right? But then again i dont really no LE, only pro...

[djpbe]

The Ion is not a mixer it is a controller. It controls mixer functions inside the computer. What you might need is a sound card. Pick up an audio2 for $100 and you could mix externally through a two channel mixer. This is what most call a hybrid setup. I have been DJing this way a bunch lately, I'm getting too lazy to haul the DVS setup out to the club. For me no controller feels as good as a real mixer. Check out this link for more information on the different ways you can hook stuff up:
http://co.native-instruments.com/ind...d=djsetups&L=1

[blakeqd]

The Ion is not a mixer it is a controller. It controls mixer functions inside the computer. What you might need is a sound card. Pick up an audio2 for $100 and you could mix externally through a two channel mixer. This is what most call a hybrid setup. I have been DJing this way a bunch lately, I'm getting too lazy to haul the DVS setup out to the club. For me no controller feels as good as a real mixer. Check out this link for more information on the different ways you can hook stuff up:
http://co.native-instruments.com/ind...d=djsetups&L=1

Alright thanks, checking it out now.

Another question you may know the answer to, if i get the audio2 soundcard, will any basic 2 channel mixer work with Traktor? Or are there specific ones i should be looking for? thanks again

[Dynamics]

Any basic 2 channel analog mixer will work if you get the audio2dj. (Also, I think you may be confusing a mixer with a controller). Mixers have nothing to do with Traktor, let alone programs inside a computer. (Unless of course you're using a USB mixer, but forget I said that (unless you'd like to learn more)).

[blakeqd]

haha yeah i've done a lot of reading up lately, and after a couple youtube videos later, i think i understand the whole mixer concept :P. So i have gone and ordered the soundcard and a basic 2 channel mixer. I think i'm going to have to upgrade my Traktor LE to Traktor Pro to get the most out of the X1 though, seeing as with just LE the X1 is very limited.

[photojojo]

All upgrades are 50% off this month, so now's the time to do it.

http://www.native-instruments.com/en...t-your-summer/