how to record mixes with Traktor 3 LE ???
OK so i’m still using Traktor 3 LE (that came with my VCI controller) and I am waiting to upgrade to Pro until I get my new laptop in a few months.
Is there any way I can record a mix?
THANKS for any and all help!
~MAF~
try audacity, should be coming with your LE. with audacity you can record your master signal, edit and save your mix. the best is , its free , in case it wasnt in your package.
LOL someone recommended Audacity a while back when I posted this and I downloaded it. BUT I never figured out how to set up the preferences to be able to record a mix.
greatmesk - any idea how to set yp the preferences in Traktor 3 LE / Audacity to be able to do this? If I recall correctly, I was having trouble with figuring out how to send the master signal internally to Audacity, while still sending the cue signal to my head phones (via Echo Indigo DJ Soundcard)
Thanks for the help!
like, is there a way to set up the Echo Indigo sound card as an audio device in Audacity? is this the route i should be trying to go?
the way i used to do it: Bcd3000 + T3LE + audacity. Setup bcd/soundcard and t3 properly like usual. then route the soundcard main -output into your pc line-in. pc master into speaker. in audacity select line-in and play on T3. record in Audacity and check your gains. I think you have to set audacity to playback the incoming signal through your onboard soundcard. do some adjusting on the volume and you shoulb be good to go.
Is your indigo extern or intern?
If you need any further assistance im glad to help. tomorrow i can check audacity when im on my main pc. well, that means in a few hours. i just gotta get some sleep soon.
basically:
T3->indigo->headphones and main out
main out into pc line in
pc line out into speakers
traktor plays through the indigo into your headphones and also into your pc rather than directly in the speaker. audacity records the incoming signal. your master/ line out delivers it to the speakers. You can now record your mix and still have your pfl-cue.
when you say “main out into pc line in” - do you mean physically using a 1/8 " to 1/8 " cable ie plug one end of the cable into the main out jack of the echo indigo soundcard and the other end into the line in jack on my laptop?
or is there a way to configure my sound card to do this without hard-wiring it?
FYI, it is the internal CardBus style indigo sound card.
well, yes.
your mic- jack should work too. Use a stereo to single jack cable. those y- splitters, 2 jacks on one side, one on the other.
like this one^^ if you have 2 outs, channel 3+4 i think are the main outs and 1+2 are for the phones.
Simple as that, channel 3+4 with a y-splitter into your pc line in or mic.
If you have only one jack for phones and one for the main out a single 1/8 cable should do it.
One thing you could try is setting the indigo as your main sound device in windows, and then set audacity to record the “stereomix” as its called in audacity. Then you wouldnt need to route the indigo-main-out back into your pc.
for my interest, do you also have a onboard soundcard or only the internal echo indigo?
i only have one jack for my main out and one jack for my phones, so i guess ill pick up an 1/8" to 1/8" cable from radio shack.
also, i have an apple PowerBook G4 and run Mac OSX… but ill still poke around and see if i can figure out how to set up the indigo as my main sound device.
i have the echo indigo internal cardbus type sound card, and then whatever sound card came built in to my laptop. not entirely sure what you mean by “onboard soundcard”
thanks a lot for your help!
allright. now thats some important faqs 
im not mac savy, others here may be a better help. But in a nutshell you only have to A) get your mac to see the indigo as main soundcard or B) get the sound from your indigo to the build in soundcard ( onboard means its part of the motherboard and cant be taken out the unit as a single part) with the 1/8" cable.
Cant you create a new sound device in whatever cat it is this month?? as i said, im not mac savvy.
You do have a line-in on your mac, dont you? I´m more than sure once you plug your indigo-out in you mac line-in audacity will get the signal. Dont know why it should be different than with a pc.
yes, i have a line-in on my mac. so in theory, audacity should be no different running the signal from the main out on my indigo to the line in on my mac (via 1/8 to 1/8 cable)
i’ma still poke around on my mac system preferences and see if i can set up the indigo as the primary sound device. however, im not at my apartment and my indigo is - and im on a business trip next week until thursday night. i doubt ill be able to do this without having the indigo card plugged into the carbus slot, although i may still be able to do it just with the indigo driver software…
either way, you have been a tremendous help!!! thanks so much!!!
ill be sure to post up links to some of my mixes in a week or two 
youre welcome. we are all here to learn from another. I hope you get everything as you need it to. I look forward to your mixes, in the meantime you might want to check out my newest mixvideo
DJ_special_K 50min live Mix Video^^
it appears i will be able to set up the indigo as my output device, but ill have to have the card inserted into the cardbus slot.
so if i can in fact do this, i just set audaucity to record the “stereomix” ? I assume thats in the preferences menu?
yes, a pulldown menu beside the volume meter. See, it isnt that complicated after all 
I think if you can choose the indigo as the primary sound device, there should be a option which channels are the main channels. it might be that it shows you 4 channels, 1+2 as phones and 3+4 as master-out/main-out. Make sure you select the right ones, or you might record the wrong output, in example the headphones 
ssuupp guys!
a question here.. do i need an external sound card to record a mix?
i have a BCD3000 and using a Traktor LE..
pls help me here..
thnx..
does the internal recorder not work in le? i forget
the internal recorder does not work in LE…
denzer - yes, you will need an external soundcard to lay down your mixes. what I ended up doing is this - I got a “Y” splitter (single male 1/8" to double female 1/8"). Plug the male end of the splitter into the line out of the soundcard. I also bought a very short (1ft.) 1/8" male to 1/8" male patch cable. So I take the patch cable from one half of the Y splitter into the line in on my laptop. this sends the audio signal from T3LE to the built-in soundcard on my laptop, and this is the signal that Audacity picks up and records. Then from the 2nd half of the Y Splitter, i plug in my computer speakers. So in essence, all I am doing is splitting the audio output from Traktor - I can still hear what I am mixing via my computer speakers, while at the same time I route the signal into my built-in soundcard and thus into Audacity, for recording purposes.
hope this makes sense!
BradCee - there is no internal recorder inside LE..
maf940 - thnx for your help mate. I will try it soon and tell what’s my result..
maf940- i managed to record my mix. but somehow, only one of the speakers are working. but i still can hear the sounds clearly for left & right from the headphones.. thnx anyway, but now my output mix only can be heard by left audio.. can u help me with this?