My recordings sound like trash
I just went back and listened to some of my recent mixes and realized they sound like garbage. I record externally to soundforge via an Alesis RCA input to USB device.
My setup is a audio DJ2 to a Xone 22 to the USB device. I get a low level hum and the recording doesn’t sound crisp and clean like i would expect.
I also get the same noise when i try and rip vinyl.
Ground loop?
Why not simply just record the mix through Traktor?
Too convenient
if i remember correctly when you record in traktor it wont record in 16bit format… I use Goldwave and it works wonderfully, no fuss. and it sounds like it could be a ground loop issue as far as the humming goes try plugging your setup into a good power strip or pick up a ground loop isolator
Say whaaat? I think you’re mistaken
prolly a good chance i am, but i know there is something with traktor’s record feature where it wont record as good of quality compared to a third party software (ableton, goldwave, Audacity, etc.)
Wrong on that as well. What goes in is what comes out unless dealing with 24bit lossless
maybe that’s what i was thinking of, idk, never used traktor for recording anyways, always perferred using other software to record ¯(°_o)/¯
So you like causing headaches than a simple built in tool that does it for you?
I’d rather have Traktor focus on doing what it does best, ill let another piece of software do what it does best as well, why not, i don’t have to worry about hardware constraints 
… and its simple, i have audio 8 dj, i open up goldwave it already knows to record off my audio 8 and i hit record, more simple than traktor imo, and i can monitor everything to the fullest, if i remember correctly (again i haven’t messed with traktor recording since i first got TSP1) traktor doesn’t show you a lot
… I give up.
You should try it before tossing it.
I guess i poorly worded my responses, im not knocking traktor’s record or not trying to anyways, im just stating whats worked for me 
Absolutely not meant to be critical, each to their own and all that, but I don’t understand any method easier than using Traktor’s internal recording which records audio direct to WAV. It really is as simple as:
doesnt it split files?
My technique:
Hit enter on the laptop (record)
Drink
@ Noizeunit you get about 3 1/2 hours of recording in .wav format before the file splits.
There is an option in the settings as to how big a file it will record before splitting them. I’ve upped mine to the highest file size which is 2gb, which should be good for a 3 hour set.
And if you go longer then that piece them back together using your daw of choice.
What i do is run an rca from the rec out on the x1600 back into my audio 6. I set deck d as a direct input and record externally.
also sometimes the humming is caused by the power lead of your laptop.
