Sound Card for DJing with external mixer and X1s?
Just lost a bidding war on ebay for a Traktor Audio 8… went for $260 australian didnt think it was worth more than that used. What are my alternatives in this price range for a sound card for a DJM 800, x2 X1 and a macbook running traktor? Traktor audio 8 seem very rare to find used and i would really like 4 channels not 3 (Audio 6).
Suggestions?
ESI Gigaport, basically.
Or you can spend a bit more and get a Zomo MC-1000 which gives you a few more MIDI controls as well, plus the audio interface.
Does the gigaport work with traktor? not interested in Zomo tbh
It will work fine, except that the lack of inputs means no recording (and no timecode obviously). If you can find 2 channel sound cards very cheap e.g. Audio 2s or similar you could aggregate two of them to get 4 deck output.
What would be the best 2 channel mixer than if i was to get 2. I can get 2 Numark DJ iO for $180 oz? this sound card also has a 5 star review on digitaldjtips. yay or nay?
The DJ iO seems fairly popular with those wanting a simple 2 channel sound card so two of them should work nicely aggregated together.
Does NOT work properly on Mountain Lion (driver problems require the machine be restarted with the card plugged in or else it completely screws up).
The Audio8 is a solid card for the money TBH and worth the cash.
The Gigaport will work fine with Traktor.
Does that still happen with the 10.8 drivers?
It did with mine and was the reason I got rid of it - that and the ridiculously low outputs.
2x S/H Audio2’s would be almost the same price and much MUCH better sound quality - but aggregating cards is really a messy way of doing things.
Damn. Was keen on ordering 2 of them but if they dont work with mountain lion they are of no use to me. Will try to pick up an Audio 8 if i can get a used one under $250. Alternative route gigaport or 2 Traktor Audio 2s. How does gigaport stack up against audio 8?
If you don’t need inputs its probably perfect for your needs, bus powered, no drivers needed, you’ll only use up one USB port and it’ll be less of a mess to setup.
Yeah only need outputs. What about latency compared to Traktor audio? any difference?
Even the cheapest of the cheap soundcards seem to give really low latency under OSX if they are core audio - cant imagine it being an issue
No issues with sound quality and loudness?
Well have realistic expectations - its $200+ lower priced than an Audio8 or 10 and one of the cheapest 8 output sound cards on the market so draw whatever conslusions you like from that.
Tbh the main reason for the difference in price is that it completely lacks inputs, and therefore no preamplifiers, phono stages, or RIAA equalization. As far as dedicated multichannel outputs go, it’s a pretty solid unit for 4-deck support.
Personally, I’d never sacrifice my Zomo because the sound quality stomps all over everything else I’ve tried, but if I was looking for a controller-less option, the Gigaport would get my vote.
I feel the same way about my zone 2d… Sounds too good to get rid of, but if I needed to it would be for a gigaport
Yeah the Xones are pretty damn awesome… not a fan of their jogwheels/faders though 
I’m used to the faders (they are especially nice to use w/ effects, and right now I just use the jog buttons.
You sure damn love that controller dont you mcd haha