Cant stream/broadcast digital with Traktor / DJM-850 + Shoutcast [Windows]

[bascurtiz]

Cant stream/broadcast digital with Traktor / DJM-850 + Shoutcast [Windows]

Since there are so many cons using an external/2nd soundcard using the line-in, to record or broadcast your audio, I want to do it digitally/internally.

So I used this video of DJTechTools to set it up:

Recording Your DJ Set: Traktor + Pioneer DJM-900 Mixer

In short the video, shows u to dedicate one channel on the DJM-mixer, where u put it to REC-out in the Pioneer Audio Utility, and making sure this one channel is setup as input on the Input-FX Send (Ext) in Traktor.

This actually does work to Record/Broadcast your audio in Traktor, but not when u want to broadcast using Shoutcast/Nicecast/external program.
Thanks to this thread, Traktor on MAC, External Mixer and Shoutcast stream via Nicecast not playing ball. , I found out u have to set REC-out on all Channels in the Audio Utility of Pioneer.

Next step, to broadcast, I’ve used Nicecast on my MacBook Pro;
Set source up to Audio Device/Pioneer DJM-850 and start broadcasting.
Works

But it doesnt when I’m using Windows on my main desktop pc.

I’ve tried using the Winamp + Shoutcast DSP Plugin + Icecast server work-around, as described here:
http://www.kraftyradio.com/profiles/187/
I used this method for several dj-controllers in the past like the Kontrol S8, VCI-400 EGE, Numark 4Trak, and all worked.

But this time it wont with the DJM-850.
I get the info of the titles in Winamp and a split second of audio pops up I see in Winamp, and then audio stops.
I disabled virusscanner + firewall; still same.

So I tried using same setup, but instead of Input set to Winamp, I changed it to Soundcard / Pioneer DJM-850 (Line). But no sound coming thru.

I’ve tried BUTT aswell, but no sound either.

Who can a shine a light on this?
Why is it working on MAC and not on Windows?

Note 1:
I also dont have audio in another program (like a youtube in Chrome) when Traktor/DJM-850 is started. Neither I can play an audio-file with Windows Media Player for example at same time. I never had that issue with the other controllers mentioned before.

Note 2:
Yes, I renamed the Traktor64.exe and copied the 32-bit version, otherwise ASIO Pioneer DJM-driver wont show up in Traktor, as mentioned here: Problem setting up DJM 850 with Traktor

Note 3 (versions used):

• Windows 7 64-bit / OS X Yosemite 10.10.5
• Traktor 2.10.2 9 / MAC and Windows
• Nicecast v1.11.8 on MAC
• DJM-850 v1.2 Audio-utility on PC, v1.0 on MAC
• Icecast2 v2.x + Winamp 5.666 + SHOUTcast DSP 2.3.5 on PC
• DJM-850 firmware v1.10

[bascurtiz]

Update:

I’ve tried it on Macbook Pro with Windows 7 64-bit using Bootcamp, but same results.
I dont have a virusscanner installed here.
Used newer Icecast2 Server v2.4.3, but makes no difference.

I’ve tried BUTT on MAC OS X instead of Nicecast and that works too, setting Audio Device to Pioneer DJM-850. But when using BUTT on Windows setting it to DJM-850 (Line); no audio.

Can anyone owning a DJM-mixer and Windows try it out aswell with BUTT please?

[bascurtiz]

Update 2:

The moment I close Traktor, the audio begins to come through @ Winamp/Icecast/Shoutcast DSP using Winamp input.
This is ofcoz just for a second or 3 since I closed Traktor and due delay I can hear the last part I streamed.

Seems like Pioneer’s ASIO driver is locked when its in use by Traktor.
Like I mentioned I cannot even play a Youtube or Windows Media Player while I got Traktor open.

When I play a Video-file (with audio) on VLC and try a Youtube in between, that however does work.

[r08zy]

Yeah windows keeps ASIO drivers locked and the device cannot be used by other software. If you are doing this on a windows desktop it’s best to run the audio out of the mixer and into a line in jack on the PC soundcard using the windows drivers (usually WDM) rather than ASIO.

[bascurtiz]

Sure, I could use the line-in thru 2nd soundcard, but that’s what I’m trying to avoid.

Then again, I didnt have this issue with the ASIO drivers of the Vestax VCI-400 EGE, Novation Twitch, Traktor S8, Numark 4Trak, etc.
So it looks like, it’s the combination of Traktor with the Pioneer ASIO driver, on Windows.

[r08zy]

I have always thought that ASIO driver can only be used by one application at a time. This linked post seems to back up that theory http://music.stackexchange.com/questions/20484/how-to-make-asio-work-with-multiple-programs-how-can-i-listen-to-guitar-rig-plu

From what people are saying on there you can get multi-client ASIO that should do what you need

[bascurtiz]

Hero of the day r08zy! It works thanks to you

Asiomulti didnt do the trick for me.
Neither did JACK.
Both failed in opening the DJM-850 ASIO driver / or crashed.

However, O Deus ASIO Link Pro did the trick!
It’s 49,95 AUD though but atleast the demo showed it prolly worth it.

I’m wondering how stable it is while running this all together, but I’ll try that out Thursday eve for 2 hours…
I’ll add an update by then.

For those who might wanna know my settings to achieve a working work-around with ASIO Link Pro + Winamp + Shoutcast DSP: