Setup Help Required! Traktor 4 Decks, DB4, K2(s)

[RossH]

Hi,

Firstly, I come from a fairly old school setup of vinyl/CDJ + analogue mixer. I think there will always be a place for it, it has served me well and will always be my first love but I can’t ignore the digital revolution any longer! There are some really cool things that just aren’t possible with the traditional setup.
I’ve been playing around with Traktor for a while now on my laptop but I’m looking to start using it properly within a hardware setup. I’m looking to get a Xone DB4 and probably one or more Xone K2s. Here’s where I need a little help. The concept of MIDI and controllers is still quite new to me, so please bear with me!


• 4 decks of Traktor (A,B,C,D)
• External mixer, (Xone DB4)
• Controller (Xone K2) purely for transport, browsing, cue points, loops etc. Not interested in using Traktor effects as the DB4's are awsome



My question is this, how do I physically get:

Traktor Deck A - DB4 Channel 1
Traktor Deck B - DB4 Channel 2 … and so on.

How would I need to set this up and how many K2’s would I need? One of the big reasons I want the DB4 is the ability to have one channel sent across all the other channels. Is there a way I could select which Traktor deck goes to which mixer channel and be able to change this whenever I like, say:

Deck A – channel 1
Deck B – channel 2 + 3
Deck C – channel 4 …

then change to something else, as and when I need.


I would also like the ability to use other sources as well as my 4 Traktor decks, say a vinyl deck playing through channel 4 while channels 1-3 have Traktor decks playing. Again, i'd like to mix and match at any time, i'm fairly sure this is possible on the DB4. One thing I’ll mention is I don’t want to use the midi shift function on the DB4, I’d rather have a separate controller(s) to control Traktor.

Sorry if what I have asked is simple stuff but as I said, this is all a bit new to me! Any help appreciated.

[Flash101uk]

you sound pretty ambitious!

The DB4 has a soundcard which will accept all 4 of those decks from traktor. There are input selectors at the top of each channel on the face plate, I assume you change which digital input you want there.

You can aggregate channels in traktors sound settings, I dont have the foggiest if you can do that realtime on the DB4, but I wouldnt try doing it realtime at a gig inside traktors settings.

The DB4 will let you choose which input type you require; line, phono or USB so your not tied to only one medium.

I dont own a DB4, most of this is going from what I can see in pics.

[ToOntown]

But won't he need Traktor Scratch Pro with a NI soundcard for that setup? Since it's not Traktor certified? Please correct me if I'm mistaken.

I know it pales in comparison, but the Pioneer DJM-900nexus is Traktor certified. This route costs less too.

[willinfluence]

But won't he need Traktor Scratch Pro with a NI soundcard for that setup? Since it's not Traktor certified? Please correct me if I'm mistaken.
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No he wont unless he wants to use timecode

[Ashigari]

Hi,
Deck A – channel 1
Deck B – channel 2 + 3
Deck C – channel 4 …

this should be no problem, the db4 has an input matrix on top where you can select which USB input (e.g. channel A in traktor) goes to which deck and you can easily select one deck for all of the channels if you wish. The sam applies to the TTs you plug in, just select the appropriate input in the matrix and off you go

[ToOntown]

No he wont unless he wants to use timecode

Good catch, he did not mention anything about DVS...where he said

say a vinyl deck playing through channel 4

I assumed he meant timecode.

Carry on!