Xone k2 advice traktor

[mathewcanavan1]

Hello, I currently have an audio 6, x1 mk1, djm t1.

When I normally dj on weekends I just take my audio 6 and x1 and run it into a djm800 (I don't use time code)

I want to start using 4 decks so was thinking I could buy a xone k2 and use as 4 channel internal mixer running into just one channel on djm800,

However how good is the sound quality on the xone k2 compared to an audio 6.
I have been using my djm t1 but it's a lump to take to clubs as I find the sound better than the 800.

I know the sound will still be coming from the 800 but if I get 4 channels I can live with the sound quality as long as the k2 is good enough for club use, as a sound card.

Any help or anything else people can think of instead please let me know.

Thanks

[makar1]

There have been complaints about the K2 sound card being very quiet, but it should sound ok.

Why not upgrade your sound card instead and continue using a hardware mixer? The K2 does not have center detents on the knobs so it's a little difficult to use it as a mixer.

[mathewcanavan1]

It was just ease of use tbh I thought it would be easier setting up in clubs etc, as it would only be one cable, and I always like to have a cdj ready in the spare channel In case anything goes wrong. With 4 channel mixer and audio 10 I won't have that option?

And if I have to play some where that doesn't have 4 channel mixer then, I would be wasting money on a soundcard I can't use all of.

I like the look of the k2,

Would I not be able to run the k2 as a midi mixer and use my audio 6 as just a main out?

[padi_04]

Would I not be able to run the k2 as a midi mixer and use my audio 6 as just a main out?

Yup

[V-Hoff]

I use my xone k2 at gigs and it's really really quiet indeed, but the sound quality is really good!
I used to have a NI X1 and a Numark DJIO and I've replaced this setup by a single Xone k2 and I don't regret it!
My mapping is a x1 clone plus 2 decks mixer, really compact and powerfull

[V-Hoff]

Also I don't miss the center detents in knobs, but I think it's a personal choice...
If you don't like the Xone k2 outputs in comparison to your audio 6 outputs you can still use the k2 as your controller and keep using your audio 6 as your output, but I think you will like the fast setup that a single piece of hardware offers to us, mobile DJs...