Yeah that’s what I feared. It works perfect without mixtrack or even the interface, it works pretty good with just the mixtrack connected, but once you add the DJ io its down hill from there.
There has to be a solution besides shelling out more dough for a new laptop.
@bighomie
Toshiba’s are NOTORIOUS with latency and overheating. . .great machines if your not going to be using them with any intense stuff using the USB ports.
As a last ditch effort, you may want to try using Asio4All drivers, but I haven’t read/seen/heard anything that this fixes the problem. Above that, there’s not much that I can think of but replacing the laptop. Dell & HP’s work good, even the cheap ones (not a netbook)
Sorry Chief. . . .
That what i feared. I get a nice discount with my job for dell and HP so I guess ill have to bite the bullet.
So what makes the Toshiba bad? I can have any item upgraded through the tech guys at work.
The POWERED usb hub sounds quite good. Also ditch the external HDD for this. You can keep it there but when playing it it should be on your laptops hdd, as well as the software you are running. I think there was an option in traktor to make a copy of the song to a specific directory when importing it in the program. Really sounds like your laptop has a hard time with mass usb usage. Try an usb hub with a separate power source, should help. Changing hardware is out of the question, it will be at least motherboard + power unit, which will cost you as much as a new, 1-2 year-old model of those discounted notebooks you could get.
Ok I found a powered usb hub ill give it a shot, I can’t not use my external dd 200,000+ songs and sounds effects laptop can’t handle it. I’m going to give it a shot Monday and ill report back.
So far the asio 4 all works for my mixtrack it works so F’n smooth now. I have to wait till numark sends me another djio the one I received was defective and their happily replacing it. I’m going to buy a powered usb hub just because I found one for a good price and it has 7 slots so my mixtrack plus the DJIO plus my Ext HDD plus my wireless mouse can all get I’m where they fit in and not strain my laptop. I’ll post the link where I got confirmation on the asio for all if that’s a ok thing to do for a new guy to do.
Good to hear that it’s working for ya bighomie. . .
I would recommend to find out which USB port is your High Speed one. . .It’s usually the OPPOSITE side with the 2 usb ports (usually). . .Use high speed one for your Dj IO. And the powered hub will be connected to one of the other USB’s to connect your HDD, Mixtrack, and other Midi devices.
On another note, How big is your HDD? I have a 2 portable Western Digital (WD) HDD’s. The 320 works flawlessly, but my laptop has a tough time reading the 500. . .lessen the loading for each track loading or analyzing the drive in TSP and SSL.
Definately let us know how everything turns out!
Update: powered usb hub did not help, so all I have left is to buy a new laptop.
@bighomie
Damn man. That sucks! Just keep in mind the specs, processor, and USB ports for for you next one. Keep us in the loop, bro, and good luck!
So would the HP Beats By Dre laptop work well, I know its supposed to have enhanced sound but will it work for actual DJ’ing
@BigHomie
Focus on the specs, not the laptop and the name.
If you can, stay with Win XP for the operating system. . .but Vista is stable now. Core 2 Duo processors are solid, although more and more manufacturers are using the newer processors (intel). it is all dependent on what equipment is going to be connected (Soundcard, midi controllers, etc)
I did some research a while back on this. the HP Beats are running on the i3/i5 processors.
Because of certain issues with Intel i3/i5/i7 processors, I’d try to stay away from those. Also, because of the past issues, I’d stay away from the Toshiba laptops too.
A buddy of mine just bought one (Toshiba Satellite), and gigged at a club (using Scratch Live), and the USB issues with them caused MAJOR hiccups (went out on him 5 times the entire night). No Bueno at all.
Doesn’t have to be top of the line. . .but it does have to be strong enough to run what you need. . .My Gateway laptop is 3 years old. . .no issues what-so-ever . .well. . .cept the pr0n my friend used to watch on it when I took a break from Djing. . .My own fault!. .HA!
Damn man i appreciate that, you need to be promoted to wizard lol, reason i asked is cause the 17" i want is at walmart for 900 online it’s 1500+ i am still looking, i like gateway my first was gateway but my son stepped on the charging port and broke the plug off inside it was a few years old, i’ll search for a gateway. Thanks again.
BigHomie
Anytime brotha. . .I was once in your shoes and had to do it all myself. Just glad I can help. . .
I’ll stick with mentor though! . . .I’m still trying to get my own controller made. . .but the gf. . .ya know?!?! HA!
That prob tough to do. My partner got his Hercules and he’s been doing mix cd’s for some beauty shops and barber shops around here I guess were gonna step it up big time so I gotta get my sh?* together. He uses a gateway so he’s had no problems at all.
What do you think about Dell and asus
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Asus - Great laptop. Have a few buddies that use em for replacing their Desktop. For the money it’s a go. . Resolution isn’t so great, depending on the model (some of the $500-$700 models have a terrible resolution, especially). Otherwise, no real problems with those machines.
Dell - You may want to go with the mid to higher models. Not to say that they’re not good, but they can do the job. I have a few people that have troubles with brand new ones, and used my laptop with Scratch Live. Might be the USB ports, it might be the performance level (Perfomance, Balanced, or Power Saver modes), but that’s with ALL laptops.
Keep an eye on the specs though. Ideally, I’d go with the following:
Processor = Core 2 Duo or AMD equivalent (2 Ghz minimum)
RAM=3 g or more
OS = Windows XP, Windows Vista (like I said, it’s stable enough now)
Soundcard = Not that important, as you’re going to be using the Numark I/O for that.
My Gateway:
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3 ghz (total)
RAM = 3 Ghz
OS = Win Vista
3 years strong. .but wanting more of a beast for gigs.
Hope this is helping you along there, Big!
More then enough info, I’m going with a gateway I already have a buyer for my Toshiba, I’m going to buy one with the large screen, and fast RAM and processor speed. I can buy a new internal HDD for a fraction of what they’d charge if it came with it. Bestbuy has a 1tb for 119+30 to install. Question how does the ranking work i just noticed I’m a tech wizard now…
“How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?”
. . yer on your own there, BigHomie! HA!