# New to DJing, Need Help! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066 "2011-09-20T23:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/1 "2011-09-20T23:37:05Z")
**New to DJing, Need Help!** What’s up guys? I just bought a Numark Mixtrack Pro and Traktor Pro 2 (recommended by a friend). I followed the “how to set up Mixtrack Pro 2 to Traktor Pro” document from the Numark Site… everything works fine, the only problem I have now is that to cue and listen to my next track I can hear perfectly through my headphones, but I cannot hear anything playing through the Macbook Pro Speakers (which people would dance n listen to at a gig) I have speakers connected to the MacBooks 3.5mm jack but hear no sound. can you guys help me out? What I Have: Macbook Pro Numark Mixtrack PRO Traktor Pro 2 ---
**Author:** ![haze324](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@haze324](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/haze324)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2011, 11:44pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/2 "2011-09-20T23:44:46Z")
if you have a mixtrack “pro” then it has a built in soundcard. You need to hook up the speakers to the mixtrack. In your audio settings in traktor you will pick a sound card. Either coreaudio or whatever your mac is called or your mixtrack. If you can CUE your tracks from your mixtrack that means the audio is being sent there. So hook up your speakers to one of the outputs. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/3 "2011-09-21T00:19:15Z")
everything under the audio setup is set to what numark provided… but which cables do I need exactly to hook up to what side of the back of the mixtrack PRO itself? there is no way to play music through the regular 3.5mm built in output on the macbook? I have speakers hooked up to that… ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/4 "2011-09-21T02:53:30Z")
any other input or help? I would really appreciate it, this is really no bueno since I got this gig very soon! 😞 ---
**Author:** ![brocklambert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@brocklambert](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/brocklambert)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/5 "2011-09-21T03:00:15Z")
You need to connect your speakers to the soundcard in the Mixtrack Pro. You cannot use 2 different sound cards, as Traktor only recognizes one. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/6 "2011-09-21T03:08:41Z")
> [@brocklambert](#): > > You need to connect your speakers to the soundcard in the Mixtrack Pro. You cannot use 2 different sound cards, as Traktor only recognizes one. Thanks. hmmm, I hear it’s possible though… I played it fine on VDJ using these settings in advanced config: Master, Built In Output, Chan 1&2 Headphones, Mixtrack Pro, Chan 3&4 worked perfectly until about a few days ago where it keeps saying “Error in CoreAudio” ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jester/32/12996_2.png) [@Jester](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/7 "2011-09-21T05:37:24Z")
search “aggregate sound device” in google for how to use two separate sound devices. Click HERE ---
**Author:** ![tyfurious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/tyfurious/32/14852_2.png) [@tyfurious](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/tyfurious)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/8 "2011-09-21T07:07:58Z")
Soundflower is also useful ---
**Author:** ![lethal\_pizzle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/lethal_pizzle/32/11770_2.png) [@lethal\_pizzle](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/lethal_pizzle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:17am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/9 "2011-09-21T09:17:14Z")
You’ve bought a Mixtrack and Traktor Pro. Now buy a lead to connect your Mixtrack to your speakers. ---
**Author:** ![lethal\_pizzle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/lethal_pizzle/32/11770_2.png) [@lethal\_pizzle](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/lethal_pizzle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/10 "2011-09-21T09:18:48Z")
…rather than messing about with Soundflower ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/11 "2011-09-21T12:20:40Z")
what’s a good set of RCA speakers I can buy for cheap to hook up directy to the Mixtrack Pro? (direct fit) ---
**Author:** ![Sherlock\_Ohms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sherlock_ohms/32/13704_2.png) [@Sherlock\_Ohms](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Sherlock_Ohms)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/12 "2011-09-21T12:29:04Z")
> [@DJ\_REVstylez](#): > > what’s a good set of RCA speakers I can buy for cheap to hook up directy to the Mixtrack Pro? (direct fit) RCA isn’t a speaker type, but a connector type What speakers are you currently using? Active or passive (i.e. do you plug the speaker into the wall for power, or into a seperate amp?) ---
**Author:** ![liam1895](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/liam1895/32/13792_2.png) [@liam1895](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/liam1895)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/13 "2011-09-21T12:33:00Z")
> [@DJ\_REVstylez](#): > > what’s a good set of RCA speakers I can buy for cheap to hook up directy to the Mixtrack Pro? (direct fit) I had a pair of Alesis M1 Active 520. Cheap and surprisingly really good. They where good enough for me to use at a few small house parties. Good enough for home studio monitoring too. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/14 "2011-09-21T13:53:26Z")
> [@Sherlock\_Ohms](#): > > RCA isn’t a speaker type, but a connector type > > What speakers are you currently using? Active or passive (i.e. do you plug the speaker into the wall for power, or into a seperate amp?) I use basic computer speakers with a sub (phillips w/ little subwoofer) that hooks up to the 3.5mm on the macbook ---
**Author:** ![Sherlock\_Ohms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/sherlock_ohms/32/13704_2.png) [@Sherlock\_Ohms](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Sherlock_Ohms)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/15 "2011-09-21T14:08:38Z")
> [@DJ\_REVstylez](#): > > I use basic computer speakers with a sub (phillips w/ little subwoofer) that hooks up to the 3.5mm on the macbook Ok, I’ve never heard of a set of laptop speakers that weren’t active. You need to get a 2 x male RCA (sometimes called ‘phono’) to female 3.5mm cable. This one will do it > **[Pardon our interruption...](https://www.ebay.co.uk/splashui/challenge?ap=1&appName=orch&ru=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fitm%2F3-5MM-STEREO-JACK-FEMALE-2X-RCA-PHONO-MALE-ADAPTER-%2F380370745898%3Fpt%3DUK_Computing_CablesConnectors_RL%26hash%3Ditem588fdcfa2a&iid=0a4d0d6f-fcbc-4b53-aa62-bde2fd45ba4f&iim=sMTg0Ljg&iia=vAEwNS45Rr&iiz=MSHOS4zNg**esI)** The RCA’s go into the back of the Mixtrack and the speakers you’ve got go into the female 3.5mm socket. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_REVstylez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/35a633/32.png) [@DJ\_REVstylez](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_REVstylez)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/new-to-djing-need-help/30066/16 "2011-09-21T14:38:07Z")
perfect! that’s the solution! thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate it