A couple weeks ago I was experiencing a ridiculous amount of feedback coming out of my Fast Track Pro sound card. After many hours of research, I discovered that the feedback was due to a ground loop problem. Basically, when you have your laptop is plugged into the AC adapter it creates a ground loop which creates feedback out of your sound card. A quick fix is to simply unplug your laptop and the problem is solved. However, if you are playing a long gig and don’t want to listen to the hum of your sound card, then you need a ground loop isolator. The ground loop isolator works just like a set of regular RCA cables and eliminates the feedback. I picked one up at radio shack for 16.99!
Big up’s to everyone who assisted in the quest of resolution!
Might sound silly, but man I’m new to the game and went and purchased the M Audio Fasttrack.. I wanted to use it with Timecode CD play.. I have 2 cdj’s (Pioneer cdj 800 and 800 mk2) .. DJM 2 channel mixer.. Virtual DJ is on my laptop.. Yo, I have no clue how to connect things.. its not like a simple maya 44 with inputs and outputs galore..ya dig? Do you or anyone have a clue on how to do this?
Using the fast track pro, both your audio out and your headphone cueing will be done through the sound card. Check out the m audio sight and download the pdf for the fast track. I think all you have to do is get your settings straight in virtual dj.
hey man, i experienced the exact same problem with my laptop and NIO2|4. i even connected the laptop through ups, same thing. i solve this by plugging the laptop in a different power plug then the sound is.
