Traktor Scratch soundcard restrictions
Hi guys,
I’ve been searching the forums for this but didn’t find a good answer: I’ve got TSP and the Auido8 but would like to switch to a Xone2d. Will the scratch functionality still work if the Audio8 is hooked up but not in use (aka is it used just as an USB dongle that needs to be present or does it need to be the active sound card in TSP)? Hope someone has tried scratch with another sound card before…
The Audio8 needs to be used to read the timecode signal. I don’t think the Xone2D is scratch certified, and if it isn’t then you need to use the Audio8 to run Scratch, not as a dongle, but as the active soundcard then routed into the Xone2D
DvlsAdvct is exactly right.
that is so lame though, that the audio 2 isn’t cert’d the audio in quality is very likely to be high enough (since its the same hardware as 4d) and all it would take is some minor coding.
The Audio 2 hasnt got any Inputs so it cant read timecode.
The Xone 2d isnt certified because it isnt considered a full Mixer and Soundcard unlike the Xone 4D and also because i think A&H only applied for Certification for the 4D.
Anyone can apply for Certification. Obviously NI can only allow so many premium quality Mixers for certification because they want to sell Audio 8s and 4s.
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I savor these moments cause they happen so rarely.
The audio 8 isn’t a dongle, it doesn’t even do anything special, all it does is have phono preamps built into it so timecode coming from a turntable is amplified to line level so tsp can understand it.
Even if you’re doing timecode, you still don’t need it if you have a phono preamp to hook in inbetween the tt and your audio interface, or if your tts can output at line level, like the stanton str8 series. However, that’s a big IF, especially if you’re using techs like the rest of the world. Separate phono preamps are just one more thing in the long chain of devices involved with timecode that could fail.
If you’re wondering, I know all this because I got TSP working fine with 2x stanton str8-100s and a presonus firebox…
Thanks DvlsAdvct, I guess you were right 
I don’t mind the 2D not being certified, it would’ve just been a nice touch if the Audio8 satisfied TSP so I could select whatever input I want 
Anyway, TSP allows for more than one install per license, I’m currently going a lot more MIDI than before and will just put it on a spare machine. For EDM, scratching isn’t essential anyways, I just do it out of personal curiiousity 
Merry Christmas!
That is because you are using an illegally cracked copy of Traktor Scratch Pro 1.1.2. Am I right?
ihih i think you’re right ;D
Ouch nice one. Decided to go legit for 2010 though because I’ve been making money off of it so I’m actually going to buy it. srsly.
But, if buying the real thing imposes silly restrictions like a proprietary audio interface to use timecode, I may just buy it to feel good about myself, toss it in a corner, and keep using the cracked version.