# Have no ability to monitor with headphones vci100 **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear\ **Created:** [December 3, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351 "2009-12-03T04:54:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eisblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@eisblitz](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/eisblitz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/1 "2009-12-03T04:54:49Z")
**Have no ability to monitor with headphones vci100** My equipment is as follows: Compaq presario CQ40 Vestax Vci-100 Sennheiser HD280 Traktor Pro 1.2 with 2.5 tsi PreSonus Audiobox USB I have tried messing about with just about every control I can think of externally and internally, and I can never get the monitor to work on the track I’m trying to monitor to mix in. I put a couple mixes up online but I don’t like the way they sound because I have to look at the waveforms and turn the level up just a bit to hear the drums, which of course everyone else can hear when listening to the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jester/32/12996_2.png) [@Jester](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/2 "2009-12-03T05:22:47Z")
Just had a look at your soundcard dude. Ok so i assume that you have your phones plugged into the box. So in your output routing in traktor the output master should be set to 1&2, and the output monitor should be set to 3&4. Also headphone volume & mix, have a look at that. Other than that i couldn’t say. ---
**Author:** ![eisblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@eisblitz](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/eisblitz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/3 "2009-12-03T05:44:02Z")
In the only Audiobox USB driver in Audio Setup that seems to to work, there’s only 0 and 1, nothing beyond that, and I can only select Master or Monitor. Nothing else. I don’t know why it’s doing this, or not doing what I want. The only reason I’m using this type of sound card is because I don’t have any firewire ports on this. The laptop was $311 new, at Walmart _gags_ ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jester/32/12996_2.png) [@Jester](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/4 "2009-12-03T05:59:16Z")
Sounds like that particular card isn’t suitable for independent monitoring then, if you cant select more than two outputs. Some guys in here swear by the firebox though for djing, maybe they can help you more. ---
**Author:** ![eisblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@eisblitz](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/eisblitz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/5 "2009-12-03T15:26:23Z")
I’m thinking that it’s that sound card for some reason. Looking at ones from Lexicon, but it has to be usb. ---
**Author:** ![eisblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@eisblitz](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/eisblitz)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/6 "2009-12-04T04:25:01Z")
There is only 0 and 1 for the output routing in either the monitor or main out. If I try and put a duplicate (which isnt’ possible) it “steals” say 1 from monitor and puts it where I’m trying to put it under main output. There is no 3 and 4, or 2 and 3 as the sequence would probably be after 0 and 1. This is even true with updated PreSonus driver ver. 2.8 ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Phatso](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/dj_phatso/32/12250_2.png) [@DJ\_Phatso](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_Phatso)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/7 "2009-12-04T12:04:09Z")
This card only has a stereo output (the headphone is a duplicate of the main output). You will not be able to get monitoring out of it. All DJ softwares need a card that has al least 4 outputs. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jester/32/12996_2.png) [@Jester](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/8 "2009-12-05T00:12:37Z")
Looks like that card is more set up for recording buddy. So unfortunately eis, you’r gonna have to get another card if you want to monitor. Something like the NI Audio 2 or the DJIO would be perfect for you. ---
**Author:** ![sarasin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sarasin/32/12614_2.png) [@sarasin](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/sarasin)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/9 "2009-12-06T09:06:14Z")
Or build an aggregate sound device. If you on a mac its easy. On a Windows Laptop you can do it with Asio… I think. But this is just a poor work around. Getting a proper sound card is the way to go. ---
**Author:** ![Blaster903](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Blaster903](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Blaster903)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/10 "2009-12-20T00:39:11Z")
Try the Fast Track Pro, nice card and it also gives you a Mic in. ---
**Author:** ![n2hf1st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@n2hf1st](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/n2hf1st)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/have-no-ability-to-monitor-with-headphones-vci100/7351/11 "2009-12-20T02:15:21Z")
As everybody else has said, the audiobox is a 2x2 interface… you want something with four outputs in order to monitor. Best choice for on the cheap is a audio 2, after that, look into the audio 4, audio kontrol 1 (if you need a mic input) or maybe a fast track pro (don’t have any experience with this card, but others have said it’s ok). I’d recommend a firebox, but if you don’t have a firewire port that’s kinda out of the question.