Good evening fellas. I was thinking of upgrading my live djing gear, Currently I own pair of Traktor f1, maschine mikro, and allen heath db4 mixer, using all that with traktor. I was thinking hard and twisting my thoughts around, do I really need a mixer at all? How good is traktor internal mixer/effects/etc compared to allen heath db4 + quality out of it? Because Im looking to sell my db4, f1’s and maschine. And inplace of that gear Im looking to get Roland aira tr8, delay pedal, AH K2 (was just reading about it, I think K1 would be better and cheaper because I dont find any use of that soundcard in k2 for this setup, correct me if Im wrong) and maybe in soon future roland aira tb3 if I feel the need for it, and have traktor as master. And use traktors reverbs, filters, EQ’s, etc. Will I suffer without having my Db4? Because I always had this feeling that everything evolves around my mixer, but as I think now, it might not be right frame of mind. I see people in gigs come with only laptop and X1 and do perfectly fine. I wouldnt sell my mixer at all, but I really want upgrade and want some more money to spend. It also been a headfuck sometimes changing mixers in gigs, due to space limitation etc etc, as i feel this setup would be easier a little. I would need traktor audio 10 soundcard with it, will I? Or 8 would be enough for 2 channels in traktor, pedal,roland tr8? (Was doing some reading too, I think NI audio 6 would be more than enough if Im not mistaken, roland is on USB, k1/k2 on USB too and all I would need to connect to the soundcard would be delay pedal, but Im thinking, would it work that way? the delay pedal? Correct me if Im wrong) I hope you will understand what I just wrote, and any help is appreciated. Hope receiving some replys soon lads, as Im really looking forward to go with this setup asap.
I have put more mind into it, and I think I came to conclusion what I want go for ideally:
Roland aira tr8
Boss reverb pedal
Boss dd7 pedal
Xone k1
Use traktor software
No mixer (if possible)
NI Audio Soundcard - Which one will i need to connect all this, I dont need any left over channels, as I’m planning to keep this setup same for a while as my last one. - Shortened of above essay.
If its even possible to connect everything without mixer.
I wouldn’t be getting rid of my db4 for love nor money, but that’s just me.
Instead of replacing everything in one swoop, why not trickle little bits and pieces into your current setup? I still have traktor running through my DB4, and i use my MF3D for traktor effects (purely for the arcade buttons) and the DB4 to effect the traktor effects (mainly filters and reverbs/delays, which the DB4 is awesome at)
It took me a few years to settle on a setup that i really enjoy using, and i’ve spent a lot of money trying different things out, but i wouldnt discard anything before selling up your old gear.
I been adding things and selling things, buying new things and selling again these couple years since I got DB4, I tried, but meh, I know its great mixer and what not, but you know. What I have written above is what I really want to go for, and all Im asking, will everything connect properly and what soundcard I need to connect it all, I dont need extra channels to be left over, I made up my mind, its no biggie if it wont work out, ill get xone 92 in future then, no biggie.
2 is enough for time being. Which sound card would I need to connect it all? Because TR8 is usb connected, K1 is just to control traktor (EQ’s for most part, because I’m getting delay and reverb pedal) I think I need to connect pedals to soundcard only and everything should be working if I’m right.
I’m sorry, and thanks for trying. I have strange way of writing my mind out. Also being that, English is not my first language and that most likely is playing the part for weird paragraph
Thing is, I don’t want to be using a mixer at all. I want to play around inside house, and at gig I just take 1 channel of mixer and play. I’m wondering is it even possible? DD7 delay pedal, RV 6 Reverb Pedal, TR8, traktor and K1 to control it. - Is it possible to connect it all and have working setup without the usage of the mixer? And what soundcard would be efficient to do this? I just want direct normal answer, please.
yes sure… but if the aira goes to one input the signal must go out somewhere… so… in traktor he should set the channel C/D as an input for the aira and then this signal will go out to an output channel… if he has been using traktor in internal mixer the signal of the aira will go out from the same channel of the others, but in external you need another channel
with this method he will lose a channel on traktor so he won’t be able to mix 4 tracks.
So will all this setup work without the mixer? I have money here and not sure is it even possible? just need a green light thats all. Recap. DD7 delay pedal, rv 6 reverb pedal, tr8, traktor and k1 to kontrol it. + audio 10 soundcard. No mixer, will be using internal traktor mixer. Would all this work and be good to use?
Not sure with that setup I’d keep your DB4 and just get a TR8, maybe think of using ableton live instead of Traktor if and it sounds like you don’t want to do traditional DJing.
