So basically i would just end up using the two jog wheels to cue up an incoming song correct?
Thanks alot btw!
Wut sound card do you guys recommend!!!
The M-Audio will work fine unless you have a bigger budget and can afford an RME soundcard .
to answer your question…yes you can use the vci just like a cdj with an on board mixer… however you may want to use the fader from the mixer at the club ( external mixer ) to mix and all that which you can do as well…but is depandant on which sound card you get…
no problem…its pretty simple man…if you need the tks file you can find it on vestaxs site..or you cna ask anyone of us…i personally use the regular old tks file …
and i am playing with “super knobs” at the moment…look back in the archive as Ean made a great tutorial on these…
as far as a sound card Ean also made a video on this site…i think it all comes down to preference and wht your willing to spend…
some use the Audio 8 Dj from Native instruments…some use the presonus firebox…
you really just got to look at how many inputs or outputs you want…as for me i thought i would need alot of inputs/outputs…which is why i chose the motu ultralite…basically my friend who spins on tables can run his sound through my sound card at the same time i am jamming…
its a tough decision…but educating yourself on this site will defintley help you out…
first question is whats ur budget?
My budget is around 500$. I figured $150 for M audio Pro and $400 for VCI. But yeah under 600.
What cable would I use to connect my VCI to an external souncard?
the M-Audio will work fine for you.
The sound card connects to your laptop not the vci
i know that. What cable connects the VCI to the soundcard…
the VCI connects to the laptop via USB
ah there we go! lol thanks so wait wait would i ever need an external sound card? Or would I need it only to connect speakers to and a headphone input?
if you want to be able to prelisten to tracks you need an external sound card .So you can listen to the next song you plan on playing and make sure it’s synced up with the song playing .
Does the VCI have buttons I can assign samples to? So I can have my reggae horns going off regularly ??? 
yes it does
Final question. I hear Traktor LE ships with the VCI. What is it?
I hear its mapped right out of the box? CorrecT?
correct that’s probally is the best place for you to start . It’s basicly a stripped down version of Traktor that is great because for beginners because there aren’t a lot of extra features to side track someone who is learning the basics .
if you are looking to fire off samples you may need another program to do that but yes its MIDI capable, and if the software you use is midi capable and you can do it in the software …then yes
i think your confusing yourself…
think of the vci as a joystick…where you can make the buttons knobs faders do whatever you want them to do …the software just has to recognize the button you press and know what to do when you press the button…
basicly go out buy the stuff and start experimenting and most of all be patient .
Grab a VCI and a Soundcard and start from there, dont worry about buying multiple midi devices or cdj’s at the moment. Just start with one midi device and when you have that working how you like you will understand your own personal needs alot better and be able to choose an appropriate midi device suited to you.
ya, id have at least enough burned to fill your time slot for all the just in case scenarios out there.
if u don´t have enough money to purchase a external soundcrad u can also use the asio4all software. with this programm u can use ur usb-headset for prelistening, but its not a final solution. i´m using it right now too, cause i don´t actually have any money and i´m just mixing at home for myself. i can say it worx…at home.
or u buy urself a vci-300. it has an external soundcart integrated.
One piece of my puzzle is completed. I got the M Audio Fast Track Pro today. Nice piece of equip i must say.
Ok I have an update and a few questions!
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I have Mini KP and I am getting a VCI 100 soon. How many inputs and outputs should i look for in a soundcard?
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I think I am going to get some JBL Active 15 Eon’s. Good Idea? I am not too fond of the whole Amp/passive speakers think. Seems too complicated.
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What else would I need?