# VCI-400 timecode compatibility **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Tags:** soundcard, dvs, vci-400, traktor-s4, new-controller\ **Created:** [April 13, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-400-timecode-compatibility/55746 "2013-04-13T17:10:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AMJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@AMJ](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/AMJ)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-400-timecode-compatibility/55746/1 "2013-04-13T17:10:38Z")
**VCI-400 timecode compatibility** Hello everyone, i am new to the forum and have a query which has been troubling me for sometime. I want to purchase a new controller which i am mainly going to use for small events but which i want to use with my turntable, i am undecided between the VCI 400 ege and the s4. I was more lean towards the vci until i heard that it doesn’t support timecode as not certified for scratch pro, is there any way i can still use it with a turntable without buying a soundcard (audio 4,6,8)? Also, if i have to go for the s4, is NI going to release a new controller soon, is it worth it to buy the s4 now knowing it’s been out for quite a long time now ? AMJ ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Moo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/mr_moo/32/14789_2.png) [@Mr\_Moo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Mr_Moo)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-400-timecode-compatibility/55746/2 "2013-04-16T17:37:56Z")
Why would you want a midi controller to support timecode? With the VCI400, you can use 2 of the channels as an analogue mixer and the other 2 as midi for Traktor or deck C/D. The S4 doesnt serve as an independant mixer. ---
**Author:** ![makar1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/fbc32d/32.png) [@makar1](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/makar1)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/vci-400-timecode-compatibility/55746/3 "2013-04-16T21:04:18Z")
You can use the VCI 400 as a standalone mixer for regular non-timecode vinyl, or for timecode with other applications like VDJ that don’t restrict usage based on what sound card you are using.