# Help with my DJ setup **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware: Controllers, Mods and Gear\ **Created:** [February 9, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454 "2016-02-09T19:10:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sanny](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Sanny)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/1 "2016-02-09T19:10:00Z")
**Help with my DJ setup** Hi, I would like to expand my dj setup. At this moment I have a xone 92 and 2 xone k2. I use the duo xone k2 setup without an audio interface, because a k2 has a build in light weighted soundcard. I want to expand my setup with a maschine. But I don’t know yet how to connect and what to buy. This is what I want at the end: - 4 deck mixing (xone 92) coming from traktor - k2 is controlling traktor (song selection, fx, etc) - a maschine ( add kicks, claps, etc) - send and return effects on my xone (abelton or guitar pedal) What extra gear do I need to have this setup at the end? Having a xone 92 & k2. Advice to accomplish this is appreciated. Thnx, Sanny ---
**Author:** ![overcast](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/overcast/32/14236_2.png) [@overcast](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/overcast)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/2 "2016-02-09T20:19:49Z")
So a few questions: -Here’s what you need to know from Ean Golden about setting up Traktor and Maschine: [Sync and Perform With Maschine + Traktor](http://djtechtools.com/2014/02/28/sync-and-perform-with-maschine-traktor/) -If you’re using guitar pedals as effects in a send/return loop, Ean Golden laid out a really good video piece on it: [Integrating Guitar Effects Pedals With a Digital DJ Setup - DJ TechTools](http://djtechtools.com/2014/04/27/integrating-guitar-effects-pedals-with-a-digital-dj-setup/) -If you plan on using Ableton in a send/return loop, you’re probably going to want some sort audio interface to bring it all together _I think_(and if I’m wrong someone please correct me). ---
**Author:** ![Sanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sanny](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Sanny)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/3 "2016-02-09T21:18:38Z")
Thank you for sharing! It’s clear how to sync a maschine with traktor. It’s not clear in which channel the maschine is playing when using 4 decks on the xone 92. I know I have 2 extra channels, but when I’m choosing guitar pedals (delay, reverb) I’m using these 2 channels for the 2 pedals. Cheers, Sanny ---
**Author:** ![astromech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/astromech/32/37_2.png) [@astromech](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/astromech)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/4 "2016-02-10T11:38:56Z")
> [@Sanny](#): > > Thank you for sharing! > > It’s clear how to sync a maschine with traktor. > It’s not clear in which channel the maschine is playing when using 4 decks on the xone 92. > > I know I have 2 extra channels, but when I’m choosing guitar pedals (delay, reverb) I’m using these 2 channels for the 2 pedals. > > Cheers, > Sanny I’d have your Maschine on one of the spare channels and use FX S/R on the other. If you want to get frisky, you could have Maschine + Ableton running on one with S/R chained effects from the pedals. To be honest, you could probably get a cheap MIDI surface and use VST effects in Ableton instead to save on complexity. Also, the Audio 10 is a good interface for this as it has a fifth IN/OUT for your S/R and Maschine/Ableton. That’s similar to my setup. ---
**Author:** ![Sanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sanny](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Sanny)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/5 "2016-02-10T20:16:10Z")
> [@](#): > > I’d have your Maschine on one of the spare channels and use FX S/R on the other. If you want to get frisky, you could have Maschine + Ableton running on one with S/R chained effects from the pedals. To be honest, you could probably get a cheap MIDI surface and use VST effects in Ableton instead to save on complexity. Also, the Audio 10 is a good interface for this as it has a fifth IN/OUT for your S/R and Maschine/Ableton. That’s similar to my setup. Can you explain the ableton setup a bit more? No pedals, effects from ableton. How do I connect it all? Thnx! ---
**Author:** ![astromech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/astromech/32/37_2.png) [@astromech](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/astromech)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/6 "2016-02-10T21:47:12Z")
You run Maschine as a plugin in an Ableton channel. Run your FX on another channel. Route both OUTS to master which outputs to one of the spare Xone channels from channel 5 on the Audio 10. Route input from one of you AUX channels on the mixer into channel 5 IN on the Audio 10, and back OUT on channel 5. You’re basically using Ableton as an FX unit and drum machine. You’ll need a beefy laptop for this though! ---
**Author:** ![elohyspoissonpilote](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/elohyspoissonpilote/32/11643_2.png) [@elohyspoissonpilote](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/elohyspoissonpilote)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/7 "2016-02-12T17:32:54Z")
Something like this? yhe difference is that I don’t use Maschnice but ableton controlled by the Push and my mixer is Xone62 wich allow me to do the same thing . 4 channel Trakort 1 channel ableton drum layers and 1 channel ableton FX return. But I use 2 soundcards, 1 for trakor Audio 8 and one for ableton Komplete 6. The routing configiration in ableton is same as describe by Happydan. Next step is replace X1 by Xone K1 (and maybe same for F1) ![Diapositive1.JPG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/1/e/1e179245725222087642738e0358d9a9901dffd3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Sanny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@Sanny](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Sanny)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2016, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/8 "2016-02-12T19:01:08Z")
> [@elohyspoissonpilote](#): > > Something like this? yhe difference is that I don’t use Maschnice but ableton controlled by the Push and my mixer is Xone62 wich allow me to do the same thing . 4 channel Trakort 1 channel ableton drum layers and 1 channel ableton FX return. But I use 2 soundcards, 1 for trakor Audio 8 and one for ableton Komplete 6. > The routing configiration in ableton is same as describe by Happydan. > > Next step is replace X1 by Xone K1 (and maybe same for F1) > > ![Diapositive1.JPG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/techtools/original/3X/1/e/1e179245725222087642738e0358d9a9901dffd3.jpeg) thanks for this insight! but why use 2 soundcards? ---
**Author:** ![elohyspoissonpilote](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/elohyspoissonpilote/32/11643_2.png) [@elohyspoissonpilote](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/elohyspoissonpilote)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2016, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/help-with-my-dj-setup/73454/9 "2016-02-13T10:05:36Z")
1 soundcard is for the 4 decks for Traktor which go to channel 1,2 3 4 of my mixer. 1 soundcard is for the2 channels from ableton (1 for the drumsounds, 1 for the FX return from abletonFX) I could use 1 soundcard with at least 6 stereo channle but the is not that much and they are quite expensive. I get the 2 soundcards for less than 200€. I had also a unique soundcard before this configuration but it was not so stable than now.