CDJ & TSP latency, need minor advice

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CDJ & TSP latency, need minor advice

Right iv recently done the switch to Traktor Scratch Pro with a Kontrol X1, since buying everything i have just used time-coded vinyl which i love!

But the other night i was messing around with the CD Time codes, (using 2x CDJ1000mk3’s) But when i hit play to start the track there is a delay of around half a second to a second. I think its just something simple but having a look around the software and manual and slightly unsure on what to change.

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you still need to set cue points at the start of the track, on the first beat like you would with a normal audio cd

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Thanks for the reply. Yeah im aware you will have to set cue points and stuff, but now i read back i mean there is a slight delay from hitting the play button to the music actual starting if you get me?

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I don’t use timecodes, but from what I’ve read there is always going to be a slight delay because of the time it takes for the software to react to the change in the time sequence.

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Thanks for replying again, but iv sat and had a think about and look about and im now aware that there will always be the delay but what im trying to do is minimise it.

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if you have used it with vinyl timecode with no problem, i cant understand why suddenly you now have an issue with the cd timecode.

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Make sure ‘quant’ is off

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i use cd timecode control and have quant on, with no issues

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a little more info about you setup would help. Without knowing any additional info I think it can either be an issue with snap/quantize being on and it snapping to you first grid marker.

I use 2xCDJ-800 MK1 & DJM-700 w/TSP 1.27 with Multi Core cables to Audio 8 fed into a current MBP 13" 2.4/4GB ram and have my latency @5.5ms with no issue. I can lower the latency even more but I find this to be great with my setup.