Cheaper alternative to the NI audio line..?

[chrisw]

Focusrite makes some cheaper stuff

[mostapha]

Nothing that would work for a DJ to my knowledge…I guess the saffire 6 is $200 to the A6's $300…but it also has 4 outs instead of 6 and 2 ins instead of 6. And won't run a DVS. And doesn't come with Traktor…which basically makes up the price difference.

[RockingClub]

... And won't run a DVS.

This is the most important fact, I guess!

[MrPopinjay]

Electrix Ebox-44 Digital DJ USB Interface

Very cool little box. I wonder what the status is with linux support at the moment, haven't heard anything about it in a while.

Can anyone think of an Audio6/8/10 alternative? Might just use multiple cards at this rate.

[mostapha]

Depends on what you need. It would work better as a recording interface than any of NI's DVS cards except the KA6…and they'd probably perform similarly.

[MrPopinjay]

Just looking for something that has 6 to 8 ins and outs with some phono preamps and pretty much nothing else really.

[mostapha]

Yeah…IHNFC. The last time I used any FOSS dj software, it really blew. I kinda gave up.

I know you hate proprietary stuff on a moral level, and I see your point. But I don't see that it's a fight worth fighting in this arena.

[MrPopinjay]

It's not just for the FOSS, there's also mixvibes, VDJ, Ms Pinky etc that would benefit from a wider selection of cards out there.

I think a card with just 4 stereo outputs would be handy for those wanting to use traktor with an external mixer. Like an Audio2XL. The Audio 8 doesn't exist any more, the audio 10 requires its own power supply and costs a bomb and most other cards with enough outputs are kinda large or not that suited for the job.

My dream solution would be that every venue packs mixers like the DJM900 which have an internal soundcard routed into each channel.

[mostapha]

Legit. Never used any of the software listed.

And you're right about that. There does seem to be a lot missing in that department. I'd just aggregate a pair of Audio 2s and tape them together, but that's me.

And I'd say you were right about mixers too……except then I'd be doomed to play on mixers I didn't really like. Then again, I'm not going to carry around my own mixer anyway, so that'll always be the case. Touché…and win to you.