Soundcard for KRK Rokit Moniters?

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Soundcard for KRK Rokit Moniters?

Warning , ultra noob post

So , I’m looking to step up my ten dollar wal-mart speakers for a bigger , better , louder setup .

I’ve been looking around for a while & decided that the KRK Rokit 5 matches my price and what I’m going to be using it for , which is a DJ’ing and running out of Ableton .

I have a friend who got the Rokit 6 but didn’t have a soundcard , therefore could not use them! He eventually got one , so its fine now , but I was wondering if and how I should use a soundcard in my setup

I own an S2 , but I dont think its enough to run to the KRK’s ?

I want to know a few things

  1. Do I need a soundcard?
  2. What soundcard do you recommend?

I would also want something that I could use with a friend running from their computer , and as well in the future with Pioneer’s as I seek to expand my setup !

Thanks so much !
Swede Dreams :heart_eyes:

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You don’t need a soundcard. S2 already has one built in, pretty much the same as the Audio 6 I think? Or maybe the Audio 4. Either way, good NI quality.

I’m using an Audio 4 and it’s excellent.

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The S2 sound card is equivalent to the Traktor Audio 2, with 2 outputs and no inputs. Plus a mic channel stuck onto Master Out.

It should be more than good enough to drive a pair of Rokits. You should use balanced TRS cables to connect each speaker to the S2 rather than using RCA.

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No need for a soundcard.

Straight connection from your rear of the s2. Either via 1. RCA OR 2. TRS cables to ur rokits

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Heres the problem I see from not having a soundcard !

  1. I use ASIO4ALL in my audio setup (inside of my computer) , I don’t select Traktor S2 !

  2. How would I run from my computer into the KRK’s from Ableton…?

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Don’t use Asio4All. Use your S2 as your sound card.

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…and that soundcard, whilst having the same I/O as the Audio 2 actually uses the same Cirus Logic convertor as the Audio 10/6 and +9.6db output.

Your S2 soundcard is all you need, as has already been said.

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And how would I play from Ableton ?

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Just tell Ableton to use the S2 soundcard in preferences, and direct the output to the main outputs on the S2.

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^this.

And this.

I basically do the same with my S4 in Ableton.

(Only difference is I run the output signal through a mixer, so I can change output levels a bit more easily, but the essence is the same.)