So... I just went to my room to do a mix...

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So… I just went to my room to do a mix…

And then… My headphones don’t work.

I use Traktor Pro 2 with Numark Mixtrack Pro I and the headphones are Sennheiser HD-25 II. I use a pretty shitty SteelSeries USB sound card which looks like this. I also have a sub woofer connected to 2 floor speakers with a little speaker on my desk for a centre speaker. RCA to mini jack comes from the sub woofer in to my sound card.

I have searched through Google and through the DJTT forums and I haven’t found a solution (yet). I have tried ASIO4ALL and sound doesn’t even come out from my speakers let alone my headphones. I don’t know what other options I have at this current point in time which is why I am asking you guys.

Cheers Tech Toolers :wink:

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Units tall the drivers for that card, and reinstall them. See how that works

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Do the cans work when plugged directly into your computer or some other music generation thingamabob?

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have you tried that soundcard on a different computer?

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what do you need the card for?
mixtrack pro has one built in iirc

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plug your speakers directly to the mixtrack pro. or get a “real” audio interface. not something “shitty.” for testing purposes to know if your headphones or speakers still works, plug it to something other than your computer. like an mp3 player, stereo, etc.

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Yeah the Mixtrack pro has a headphone socket doesn’t it? Unless you got the regular mixtrack, which has no audio interface.

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I’m sorry, what? Yes the cans do work if you mean headphones.

I’ll try that, thank you.

Not yet, although previously when I used my sound card on my laptop instead of my desktop it worked fine.

The sound card is for my speakers, not my headphones. I just thought I’d describe my set up. You can view my set up here.

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You mean via the headphone slot? I haven’t thought of that thanks. I will get a better audio interface such as NI Audio 2. My headphones definitely work. I use them on my laptop every day.

Indeed it does. :slight_smile:

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I cannot thank you enough! This worked for me! And then used ASIO4ALL. Many thanks dripstep! :slight_smile:

I am now one happy DJ who can spin again.

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The Mixtrack Pro has two stereo outputs for your headphones and speakers, as does the Audio 2. You shouldn’t need to use ASIO4ALL, which as you already know is less reliable than using a dedicated multi-output sound card.

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Is there any reason you have the external soundcard? Cause I see you have it routed back into your laptop. Unnecessary if you want to record as traktor can already do this for you and the mixtrack has a soundcard.

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Yeah…confused as hell with this routing.

The Soundcard is for the speakers?

Usually its for speakers AND your headphones.

Unless you got an Aggregated Soundcard going there, which is not needed as the rest of the chaps have explained.

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What would you suggest a suitable set up would be then? Optimally. This set up works for me from my little knowledge of the audio world as I know it.

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Well, optimally, a decent DJing Sound Card would be best!

:wink:

But we still don’t know if you using an Aggregated Sound Device (putting 2 sound cards together using ASIO4ALL) or what…

The guys are saying that your controller has a built in audio device?

How are you using it at the moment?

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I have the Mixtrack Pro which includes the Numark DJ I/O. This is built in with the Mixtrack Pro. This includes a MIDI slot, 2 RCA outputs, a jack microphone slot and a jack headphone slot. I also have a SteelSeries USB Soundcard which plugs in to my desktop computer via USB. The USB soundcard only includes a mini jack headphone and microphone slot. Note that this soundcard was made for gaming, which is why I probably need an upgrade. So yes, I suppose I have got an Aggregated Sound Device, which is putting two cards together like you described.

I currently do not use the 2 RCA slots as I cannot figure out where I can put them without getting another soundcard. I use my MIDI to USB cable to plug my controller in, and then I have my subwoofer which is plugged in to my mains socket and then a RCA cable from the subwoofer goes to my USB soundcard.

I think I’ve elaborated everything… Thanks for your help :slight_smile:

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The Mixtrack Pro does not have a MIDI slot. The Mixtrack RCA outputs are there to connect your speakers to, and adapters can be bought for next to nothing if you don’t have the right wires.

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Well, whatever that thing is to the far left. Definitely not a USB slot, even though it says USB on it. I used to use RCA cables and I still have them. But that’s when I had 2 USB soundcards…

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That’s a USB slot.

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I’m sorry, I’m not really an expert in these things :slight_smile:

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Why are you using 2 sound cards? I didn’t see an answer above for that. If your controller has a built in sound card, use the headphone jack on your controller, and run your audio from the controller to your stereo/speakers. Using 2 sound cards is like having 2 steering wheels in your car.