audio 4 DJ

i'm currently using a VCI-300 as both soundcard and controller and whilst it's fine for playing smaller parties it tends to sound a bit raw at high volumes.

couple of questions:

1. does anyone have experience with both the VCI-300 and audio 4 and in your opinion does the audio 4 have a bigger sound?

2. i already have traktor pro and my old decks - given that it's £100 more to buy traktor scratch duo rather than the audio 4 by itself i was thinking of buying the package and selling the copy of the scratch duo software and using the audio 4 + cables + control vinyl for when i want to have that vinyl feel - i assume the audio 4 will work fine with trakto pro correct?

thanks!

Hey Tech Tool,

I used the VCM100 for a while, I am pretty sure that has the same sound card as the VCI300, a maya 44. I recently got a VCI100 and an Audio 4 DJ. It is noticeably better. The main difference is that the Maya has a low output level compared to the NI. The NI may be a little to high and the Maya a little to low. IMO somewhere in the middle would be best. That aside the NI sounds better.

Hope that helps.

Keep in mind it's a LOT easier to turn it down than to turn it up.

Absolutely.

But.... Why not make the output level 0db? NI's video talk about how the Audio 4 DJ has the ability to 'rock a club system' but high gain on the output is not always the answer. I think that most dj's will plug into the existing club mixer, as I do. I plug into a Xone 92. The Audio 4 output is around +6db and the Maya was around -4. That is a 10db difference. That is alot. Some lesser mixers may not be able to handle a high input level.

But all sound systems are not created equal. A quality sound system running high end speakers, amps, compressors, limiters, etc. etc. etc. will have a very different response than a home built PA system. So, really, the louder the card, as long as it stays crisp and clean, the better, in my mind.

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2. i already have traktor pro and my old decks - given that it's £100 more to buy traktor scratch duo rather than the audio 4 by itself i was thinking of buying the package and selling the copy of the scratch duo software and using the audio 4 + cables + control vinyl for when i want to have that vinyl feel - i assume the audio 4 will work fine with trakto pro correct?

thanks!

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Keep in mind you have to have something with Scratch in the name for timecode to work. Thats what you are paying for when you get a scratch version.

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Originally Posted by DvlsAdvct

But all sound systems are not created equal. A quality sound system running high end speakers, amps, compressors, limiters, etc. etc. etc. will have a very different response than a home built PA system. So, really, the louder the card, as long as it stays crisp and clean, the better, in my mind.

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They are definately not created equal but they should at least start with the correct gain structure regardless of the system processor being used.