NI Audio 8

[csmith5888]

NI Audio 8

I finally got myself a soundcard. I went with the NI Audio 8. Got it used for $220…seemed like a fair price.

Now im in the struggle of getting it all hooked up. Do i need to get the multicore cables? I think i found them here:

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I am running 2 cdj-400’s, xone 42 mixer, x1 and lpd8 (both usb obviously).

I just dont want to go out and buy cables that i dont need…already have too many of those. Thanks!

[Ed_Paris]

yes. you´ll need the multicore cables fot the audio8. audio 6/10 don´t need it anymore.

[papo]

You do not need multicore cables.

Just a few sets of RCA cables.

[manchild]

You can do it with RCA’s. Multicore main benifits are that they look cleaner then a bunch of RCA’s, they are quicker to set-up at gigs, and if you had Scratch and wanted to run your CDJ’s with time control cd’s and be able to switch to regular music cd’s on the fly without having to change wire connections, you can do it with the Multicore

[sss18734]

No multicore cables required. The Traktor User’s manual will have diagrams on how to hook it up using RCA’s

[TommyQuiet]

Stay away from the multi core cables just get some good rca’s

[csmith5888]

@manchild

You can do it with RCA’s. Multicore main benifits are that they look cleaner then a bunch of RCA’s, they are quicker to set-up at gigs, and if you had Scratch and wanted to run your CDJ’s with time control cd’s and be able to switch to regular music cd’s on the fly without having to change wire connections, you can do it with the Multicore

This is what i figured…i might just get them for aesthetic purposes.

I saw a comment to go with quality RCA’s…are these multicores not as good of quality or something???

[csmith5888]

ahh whatever… I pulled the trigger on some multi cables…got em for $32 shipped to my door friday afternoon through my buddys prime account so i should be good to go. Thanks for the help as always guys!

[csmith5888]

So now i feel really stupid…i got 1 order of the multicore cables thinking it would finally connect both of my cdjs…sure enough they come with cable per box for each cdj or turntable. Now before i make any more dumb purchases, can somebody answer me this??

If i get another multicore cable, what is the best way to setup up through my audio 8 so that i can gain control over decks c & d with my lpd8???

Do i just need 1 more multicore cable for my cdj and then just 2 sets of red/white male RCAs to connect channel 3 & 4 of my mixer to the other 2 outputs on the audio 8?

Thanks again!

[ellgieff]

@manchild

and if you had Scratch and wanted to run your CDJ’s with time control cd’s and be able to switch to regular music cd’s on the fly without having to change wire connections, you can do it with the Multicore

Are you sure? This has only ever worked on Vinyl for me (switching from timecode to actual rekkids)

[PeteWoods]

yep, the multicores are for scratch control mostly, they can be used but they’re unnecessary for your purpose. 2 RCA-RCA cables should be grand for C and D!

[elio_xh]

@csmith5888

So now i feel really stupid…i got 1 order of the multicore cables thinking it would finally connect both of my cdjs…sure enough they come with cable per box for each cdj or turntable. Now before i make any more dumb purchases, can somebody answer me this??

If i get another multicore cable, what is the best way to setup up through my audio 8 so that i can gain control over decks c & d with my lpd8???

Do i just need 1 more multicore cable for my cdj and then just 2 sets of red/white male RCAs to connect channel 3 & 4 of my mixer to the other 2 outputs on the audio 8?

Thanks again!

I was running the same setup as you before (lpd8 and all), except I had turntables, and i just had 2 sets of multicores for the two decks (A & B), and then 2 x RCA-RCA for decks C and D. Aditionally, if you want to, you can get another RCA-RCA cable for recording your mixes, linking from the rec out to the deck D input.