Pre cuing?

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Pre cuing?

hey guys!
i was wondering is i can pre cue my tracks with traktor without using an external sound card. i use my laptop couple speaker and and ipad so no external sound card!
is it possible to still pre cue with that kinda set up? its a pretty noobish question :stuck_out_tongue: but i could manage to find an answer online so i hope i get one from u guys :smiley:!
thank you

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If you have an Headphone out on your laptop, that’s possible. Jut go to tha audio setup and select the monitor output (cue-ing) and you master (what the crowd hears).

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It would be possible if your laptop have two outputs. One line and second for headphones which most of laptops doesn’t support.

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…No. that’s false.

What you COULD do is get an 1/8 Stereo splitter adapter that will separate the left and right channels into mono. Then you can plug it into your headphone jack. You can send the left side of the stereo channel to your headphones and the other to the main.

but that sucks… I dunno what your situation is, but for like $50 you can get a cheap sound card that will send two actual channels

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Get a NI Audio 2.

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Yeh I tried the audio splitter but it sucks, I have 2 options tbh to buy a cheap sounds card or get NI s2, I thought I get the sound card and save up more to get the s4!, but I duno

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Most laptop soundcards are not too great. Getting a cheap one (theres a sub $20 one on teh forum here) won’t be setting you back too much in audio quality.

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hmm thats a good advice!, i think ill just get the S2 then!

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The S2? As in the NI Traktor controller? Seems a bit much if you just want a soundcard.

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buying an s2 or s4 just for the integrated sound card is a bit excessive. I stand by the NI Audio 2, it has the best sound quality and highest gain compared to other sound cards in its price range.

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dual stereo usb soundcard options under a hundred bucks are
Numark DJ I/O Interface
MixVibes U-MIX 44
Native Instruments Audio 2 dj

there’s also the option of getting a standard usb soundcard for 20 bucks and aggregating the soundcards (so they appear as one on your mixing software and you’re free to route the signals whichever way you want monitor/master output)