Torn between two worlds! A&H and Traktor Scratch Pro A6/A10

[031999]

whats the other problem?

[Hammer]

Well it's really strange. I purchased an Audio 6 and set it all up, worked perfectly but within the day I realised I would rather the extra 2 outputs from the Soundcard, I want to be moving towards the 4 decks environment.
So I picked up an Audio 10 instead, set it up the same including deck C and D. Now though, whenever I play audio directly from the computer through the soundcard into a channel on the mixer, I get peaking on the channel, it seems to be on almost every downbeat. I'm using a mac so once you have a soundcard plugged in there seems to be no master volume in the OS.
So now I have this flickering light on my mixer on everything from iTunes and soundcloud, even YouTube videos. It's as if the output of the Audio 10 is just that bit too loud.

[031999]

yeah i think that in OSX whenever you plug in an external soundcard, OSX wants to just max out the internal volume.

Best bet is to reduce the gain a little on the channel, or to turn the player down ie. spotify or you tube internal volume

[Hammer]

Turning the gain on the channel doesn't resolve the issue. I can turn the audio on the player down but it gets really tricky to keep doing it everywhere. Safari has it's own audio output, iTunes, Spotify, Games. Just seems silly, I can't wrap my head around why it didn't do it with the Audio 6.

I've messaged NI and I'll see what they come back with.

[Karlos Santos]

That's pretty much pirating now that NI have shifted to a hardware-based sales model. The majority of the cost of Scratch is contained within the audio interface or certified mixer.

Putting it that way, the only thing you "need" to buy is the Traktor timecode vinyl.

Absolutely correct.

i didn't tell NI to switch to a "hardware based sales model" lol

so until they fix their software....well.....the ball is in their court.

timecode vinyl here http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trks...at=0&_from=R40

There is nothing for NI to fix. If you wish to use Traktor Scratch Pro you need an NI soundcard or Certified mixer. Just the same model as Serato.

[makar1]

Turning the gain on the channel doesn't resolve the issue. I can turn the audio on the player down but it gets really tricky to keep doing it everywhere. Safari has it's own audio output, iTunes, Spotify, Games. Just seems silly, I can't wrap my head around why it didn't do it with the Audio 6.

I've messaged NI and I'll see what they come back with.

Do you get audible clipping/distortion? Have you checked that all channels are set to Line, including the software preamps in the DB2 settings?

[Hammer]

Do you get audible clipping/distortion? Have you checked that all channels are set to Line, including the software preamps in the DB2 settings?

I've checked the channels, two on the DB2 support and 2 Line. I've tried sending the audio to all the different channels and it's the same.
I personally can't hear audible clipping, the red dot on my Xone DB2 is jumping to the beat though, seems to come on with every downbeat. I'm considering just taking it back and getting another one, it's just agro though.

[makar1]

I doubt you're maxing out the line-ins on the mixer, so as long as your DB2 master out isn't peaking it should be fine (tons of internal headroom on digital mixers). Someone else had the same issue on here recently.

[frankle]

Where is your gain knob on each channel? The TA10 has a reasonably hot output (mine has more output than my TA6) and so start with your gains completely to the left, and turn them to the right till you get the desired level.

Gain structure 101 ...

Also, did you get a TA10 mk1 or mk2? Does it have the same level output when you use the power-supply or more?

[Hammer]

Where is your gain knob on each channel?
Also, did you get a TA10 mk1 or mk2? Does it have the same level output when you use the power-supply or more?

The red light seems to be signal coming into the mixer and flashes at virtually any trim setting on the mixer.
I haven't tried it without the power cable, I'll do that tonight.
I read up about the MK2 but the guys in the shop had never heard of it, so I'm quite sure mines a mk1.