Traktor Scratch Pro After-Party

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Traktor Scratch Pro After-Party

Hello I recently was reading the Native Instruments forum and one of the good things mentioned about Traktor Scratch Pro is that you can DJ at the club and then DJ at a friends after-party without your set (or club equipment) so my question is what would you have to do to connect your computer to a set of speakers so you can DJ to your after-party crowd? :stuck_out_tongue:

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I personally use an audio2 soundcard. Loud, simple and I can cue monitor.

I also use a VCI-100 midi controller. Versatile, portable, and works enough like CDjs that my mates can use it too.

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You just need your equipment, sound card andthe appropriate cables to get into the house system.

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Just like ssl, or torq… :smiley: I find it funny that this is a “feature” of tsp, but probably what they really mean is that tsp doesn’t require timecode control to still have full control over the deck functions. Which admittedly is pretty cool, you can use the club’s techs and then go to a friend’s house and hook up a vci-100 or whatever.

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Well, that’s a pretty big distinction. It’s one thing to have to drag my laptop, VCI-100 and other various controller, and set up on a desk, it’s another to have to drag my record players, mixer, laptop, and other various things (needles, cleaning solution, timecode records, etc, etc) to be able to spin.

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Massive distinction in the case of Serato.
I can turn up anywhere with a laptop , audio2 , one audio cable , one usb cable , headphones and play. I can leave my controller at home if want cus Traktor can be controlled by the keyboard. My hotkey setup is pretty damn basic. It works a charm.

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But can you connect a set of speakers to the audio 8 dj soundcard via RCA or something and you can always use the internal mode in Traktor Pro like (Karlos Santos) mentioned

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Short answer: yes.

Long answer: yes.

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You cant connect a set of speakers direct to the audio8 … can you?

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powered speakers, yeah

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And if they are unpowered, most likely the place has an amp, so you just hook the audio8 into the amp.

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what kind of cable would you need to do that? And what input/output would you use on the Audio 8 Soundcard to connect it to the amp or self-powered speaker??

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usually speakers have either xlr or 1/4’’ ts cables. so just get rca → whatever the speaker input is. they make any kind of cable you’ll ever need. usually amps are the same (xlr or 1/4’’ ts, sometimes rca). just hook it up to whatever output on the audio 8 is your Master Out in your prefs in traktor

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And if they don’t, they make a connector

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I basically leave every adapter in my bag.

I use an Audio Kontrol 1 SC which has 1/4" jack balanced outputs

I got:

1/4" Jack to 1/4" Jack cable
1/4" Jack to xlr
An RCA cable with 1/4" adapters (which i use to go into a club mixer)
And even an RCA to stero mini jack so I can plug into an ipod dock or whatever. Same cable i use to plug my ipod into the mixer for back up.

Doesn’t take up much room and am covered for after party action. Which there always is…

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The way I got my shit set up I’m prepared for any situation. Vinyl decks, CD decks, no decks at all, mixer, no mixer, sound card, no sound card, club sound system, home stereo. You name it I can play on it! Only problem is if there are no decks I cant scratch, but no major biggie if just rocking a house party or some shit.
Potentially all I need is my laptop and nanokontrol (and mini jack to phono lead) and away I go.