Denon DN MC6000, Traktor Scratch Pro, Audio 4 DJ and Two SL1200s - Help Needed
I’ve just replaced my Pioneer DJM600 with a Denon DN MC6000, hoping to use my Technics to control 2 decks in Tracktor Scratch Pro 2 (I originally had Scratch Duo and upgraded, so only have an Audio 4 DJ soundcard) and use the DN MC6000 to control the other two decks.
It seems impossible to set this up correctly as I can get all four decks working in Traktor using the DN MC6000 on it’s own or just two decks (the Technics) using the Audio 4 DJ.
Has anyone had any success with this, as I’m drawing a complete blank and hoping someone will be able to help work this out.
Don’t aggregate anything. You cannot use the Denon sound card at all.
Use Internal mixing mode and connect the 1200s to the Audio 4 as usual. Send “Master Output” from Output A, and “Monitor Output” from Output B, then connect headphones to the front socket of the Audio 4.
Does the MC6000 mixer have full-kill EQ? Mixing internally gives you more options over EQ and filters, and is the only way to combine DVS with two MIDI decks without buying a new sound card.
The MC6000 does have full kill eq’s in external mixing mode. I would run the turntables into the audio 4, then output each deck from traktor into a separate input on the MC6000. You could still use the MC6000 to control effects and stuff on the decks via midi.
The only thing he can do with the Audio 4 was as you suggested then, just run on internal, main output to the MC6000, use the headphone on the audio 4 for cue output, and use the MC6000 to control all 4 decks.
Thanks for all of your help, people. I’ve been struggling with this, managed to do this after (many, many hours) eventually realising not to connect the Audio 4 DJ back into the Denon itself and instead connect it to the amp.
Bit gutted that I’ve now lost the ability to use split-cue as that was the major selling point of the Denon. This may be a silly question, but if I bought an Audio 8/10, would I be able to use four decks with the headphone output on the mixer and get back the split-cue function?
Many thanks for all of your help with this, it’s really appreciated. After many hours, I managed to sort this, once I realised not to plug the outputs from the Audio 4DJ back into the mixer section of the DN MC 6000, after selecting the internal mix mode.
Although now it’s not possible to listen to the master output or use the split-cue in the headphones. Being a luddite who doesn’t like to use the sync function and living in a house share (no really loud noise), the split-cue function was the real selling point of the unit. However it’s been fun using just the controller too and dropping a new tune every 16 bars.
Does anyone know if I were to get an Audi 8/10 soundcard, if it would be possible to use two timecode vinyl and the jogwheels to mix on four decks and also be able to use the headphone monitoring on the Denon, itself?
I need to play around with it some more then… TBH I haven’t got the space at the moment to put my turntables anywhere, but it would be nice to know that I could at some point in the future!!