Bedroom/Party S4/S2 dj, moving to clubs - unsure on setup - HELP!
Hey Guys,
I’ve been doing a lot of parties recently using my S4 and S2, and it’s starting to ramp up, I do it for fun more than anything but people seem to be liking my song choice! I’ve got my first club gig this thursday and I dont want to rock up with my whole S2 or S4 (i have both one for office one for home).
I was thinking about getting a smaller setup like the X1 / F1 and connecting it up to the mixer in the club, but I’m not really sure if I understand how it all works. The S2 is the sound card, effects unit, mixer, all in one. Do i need both an X1 and F1 (because of the soundcard) to use pioneer mixer etc? Normal London clubs probably have a pioneer mixer right, what should I be taking to hook up to their system with my laptop?
Download the drivers for the specific mixer you will be using, optimize traktor for it in the settings, connect the x1/f1 to your computer. If you could try to set it all up for a check before the gig that’s ideal.
you don´t need to buy anything.
you can use the cdjs as controller and soundcards. but prepare/map traktor for your setup before you play your gig! i think the djm has midi and a sound interface, too.
this requires a whole new setup for your workflow. this is mixing externally.
mixing internally is possible as well. just hook your s2/s4 into one of the djm´s channels and put the cdjs aside. this way you can play your gig on your normal devices and don´t have to get into new setups evreytime you play in different clubs.
but you don´t have to buy extra stuff. well maybe a cable.
all you need is a soundcard (S2/s4/cdjs/djm) and something to control traktor (cdjs/s2/s4/DJM/keyboard/whatever)!
But DJM isn’t going to control traktor fx? So i need X1?
Is the DJM the soundcard then, so can I just control traktor from it, or am I getting confused? Basically i want to use DJM cue/play/eq’s/filter, and then X1 for cuepoints and effects…
If you want to use the club mixer with Traktor the standard setup would be an X1 and a sound card. If you want to add timecode with CDJs or turntables get the Traktor Audio 6 or 10.
The DJM800 doesn’t support MIDI and doesn’t have an audio interface, just FYI. You can’t use the CDJ1000s in HID mode either, as they don’t have USB connections.
What you probably want is, if you’re not going to be using the CDJs in any way, an X1 + sound card (preferably with at least 2 pairs of stereo outs, so basically 4 outputs total). In Traktor preferences you can set Traktor to mix externally (e.g. using the DJM800), and then you need to route your deck outputs through the soundcard. For instance, Deck A is output 1+2 of your soundcard, those cables go into, for example, channel 2 of the mixer. Same for Deck B, but then for output 3+4 in this example.
You’ll use the X1 for FX and transport controls, while using the DJM800 for everything else (EQing, cueing, etc).
I hope this clears things up a bit, if not, just ask.
why do you want to change your workflow on the first gig you will play on a club. TBH, if it was me, I would use the s2/s4 so there are less mistakes and more call backs from the club. then that is the time that i would get a pair of cdjs and mixer to practice on.
or better yet, ask a friend with that kind of set up (or the club itself during its non peak hours) and ask if you could practice on it. so you don’t have to spend.
i completely agree with cook & arsman!
use your own equipment because you know it best. especially on your first big gig. on the peak time, when everybody´s rocking the club, you don´t want to mess around with new gear in the dark of the booth.
the hardware you have is fine and will make a good job. like cook wrote: “Just take your controller, RCA from the controller into the DJM, volume fader up, win.”
