# Cue help **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 19, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087 "2012-02-19T23:05:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MyMotto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mymotto/32/13424_2.png) [@MyMotto](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MyMotto)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/1 "2012-02-19T23:05:54Z")
**Cue help** Hey guys, I’ve been recording some mixs on my S4 using Traktor Pro 2 (for promotional purposes) and my Sony MDR V-700’s (no speakers), but i’ve hit a snag that i just can’t explain. So whenever i decide to hit CUE to mix in the next track it works perfectly fine, i can hear the track in my headphones as well as the new track im bringing in. However, upon playback, i can hear both my existing track and the track im cueing up. So in the mix im getting a bad overlap. Does anybody know what im doing wrong? do i need speakers for outgoing audio so that my headphones will work properly. Help is MUCH MUCH appreciated Cheers Guys! ---
**Author:** ![Csmns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Csmns](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Csmns)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/2 "2012-02-19T23:09:54Z")
_‘Do i need speakers for outgoing audio so that my headphones will work properly.’_ Yes ---
**Author:** ![dripstep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/dripstep/32/15184_2.png) [@dripstep](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/dripstep)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/3 "2012-02-20T01:46:16Z")
^this Plug into a stereo, or an adaptor and computer speakers if you don’t want to buy speakers, but I (and many others) will recommend a studio monitor or other speaker equivalent. ---
**Author:** ![Agastya](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/agastya/32/15004_2.png) [@Agastya](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Agastya)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/4 "2012-02-20T02:30:34Z")
I agree with dripstep. Just get yourself some pc speakers ( you can get decent 2.1 for around 25 dollars, and later when your budget permits you can get some good monitor speakers). Don’t forget to get a 3.5 stereo jack to 2 mono jack or RCA adaptor to connect the speakers to your S4. ---
**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/5 "2012-02-20T17:03:00Z")
It sounds like your audio routing in Traktor is messed up. ---
**Author:** ![MyMotto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mymotto/32/13424_2.png) [@MyMotto](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MyMotto)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/6 "2012-02-20T22:16:01Z")
Like i can record a mix no problem, its just i can hear audio from deck #2 for example that is supposed to be being ‘cued up’ as well as deck #1. Just frustrating because i cannot put together a decent mix because i keep hearing what ever track is being ‘cued up’ in the middle of the current track. ---
**Author:** ![keeb](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/keeb/32/14559_2.png) [@keeb](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/keeb)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/7 "2012-02-20T23:52:49Z")
Without external speakers you would have to set it up as main output → Monitor L and cue output → Monitor R. This will set you up with your mix playing in your left ear and cued tracks playing in your right when you have cue set for a track. This is obviously not ideal, but if you’re stuck using only headphones it’s pretty much the best you can do. ---
**Author:** ![MyMotto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mymotto/32/13424_2.png) [@MyMotto](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/MyMotto)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/8 "2012-02-23T17:55:46Z")
> [@keeb](#): > > Without external speakers you would have to set it up as main output → Monitor L and cue output → Monitor R. This will set you up with your mix playing in your left ear and cued tracks playing in your right when you have cue set for a track. This is obviously not ideal, but if you’re stuck using only headphones it’s pretty much the best you can do. How do i go about actually doing that in the traktor preferences? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ross/32/13036_2.png) [@Ross](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/9 "2012-02-23T18:29:10Z")
Surely that’s just because you have your cue mix knob in the middle so you can hear all cued tracks? ---
**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/cue-help/38087/10 "2012-02-23T19:49:55Z")
post a screen shot of your audio routing settings in preferences.