So I am wanting to get into using CDJs. The ones in my budget I was looking at and reading about were the Numark NDX 400s. In addition, the mixer I was looking at is the Xone 42.
I would then get rid of my controller (still keeping the midifighter of course) and run off of that.
I am confused about my soundcard though…
If I were to continue to use Traktor, I would need to upgrade to Scratch and also purchase timecode cds correct? I would also need to upgrade my soundcard to a 4 channel right?
With this mixer and it’s effects, I could also lose Traktor altogether and just run burned MP3 cds through the Numarks…eliminating a laptop alltogether. Do I need also need a soundcard if this is the route I am going to take, or do the CD players plug directly into the mixer as well as my speakers?
Upgrading my soundcard is pricy, and I am hoping that #2 will allow me to not need one at all…at the expense of losing Traktor though.
I don’t think the 42 is Traktor Scratch certified so you’ll need at least and Audio 4 to run two CDJ’s. With the price of TSP right now though I think that would be the best choice and you’ll get the Audio 8 with it.
so you can just output a balanced pair, correct me if i’m wrong please
back on the post, if you use only cdj+mixer you don’t need a soundcard.
if you are planning to plug your logitech speakers to the mixer then why not using the booth or record outputs? I’m pretty sure they won’t benefit from balanced audio. you can’t connect speakers into INPUTS (well, actually you can’t but you won’t get any sound) because they need to be feeded with an audio source, not the other way around)
so, if you want to control traktor with your cd players you need to route them through an audio 4/8DJ and then the soundcard into separate mixer inputs, speakers connect to the mixer’s out.
with your current soundcard you could use the cd players on 2 channels and plug the audio2dj (with traktor) into the other two as well. again, speakers connected to the mixer.
well, audio 2 dj is supposed to be bundled with a pair of 1/4 stereo to RCA so you can just plug that into the mixer.
Why not use booth? he just need’s to remember to use the booth volume instead of the main. all the output’s are supposed to carry the same signal, just that master and both have independent volume and record has a static one. In some mixers Booth is even labled Master 2…
My speakers have only one wire…the one I put into my Audio2 which is like you said, a 1/4" input.
Do I need 2 RCAs to go into the booth? I guess I don’t understand why I am using the Audio 2 which would require me to plug it in to a laptop, which I am trying to get rid of anyway…or are you suggesting I just use the RCA cables which came with my Audio2 to plug into the booth? — if so, like I said, my speaker have only one wire…
Since I am losing traktor, I am thinking about the DJM400 2 channel. A 4 channel Xone 42 would be nice and allow for upgrades, but has no effects like the Pioneer.
I know most here use a DVS software, but is it common occurance to mix without a laptop like this and usee just your knowledge of your songs?
