What are multicore cables?
Hi,
I know this is a terrible noob question, but i just wanted to know, what are multicore cables, and what are they needed for?
I plan on getting the Audio 10 for use with TSP2. (My setup is 2 X1’s and the external club mixer, no cdj’s or turntables).
I just want to make sure i’m getting the right gear here,
Thanks for any help and advice,
Tom
Multicores are what ‘was’ needed to use Traktor Scratch Timecode and/or regular vinyl with the Audio 8 soundcard so you can flip the Phono/Line selector on your mixer and play regular vinyl.
The Audio 10 has a Thru Mode and doesnt require Multicores so you dont get them with TSP anymore.
they allowed people with audio 4’s and 8’s to play normal cds or vinyl without having to unplug everything. the. they where also ment to be easier to setup in clubs. there a pain in the ass to use in clubs. The audio 6 and ten have aaudio thru built in and works wen the power is connected
the multicores are used so that you can use regular cds in the cdj’s as well as the timecodes. if you dont have multicore cables if you want to use a regular cd you have to disconnect your soundcard, real pain in the ass.
I got there first win 
yeah what tom said 
the f%$# ?
Pfft..!
With that setup they are not needed. Why are you getting traktor scratch if you are not using timecode? Seems like a waste of money unless you want to add them in the future.
The audio 8 and audio 4 used multicore cables which are essentially NI branded fancy bulky RCA splitters. You would hook the tts up to the cables which would split the phono input to the soundcard and back to the phono input on the mixer and also from the line output on the soundcard to the line input on the mixer. So if you hit the phono/line switch on your mixer you could play vinyl records without touching the software or changing any other settings.
with the audio 6 and 10 the soundcard now has a thru function like serato so if you ever decided to use timecode you wouldn’t need them and would just change a setting on the soundcard.
two minutes late
god damnit screw you all I got too descriptive
but they are actually just a bunch of RCA cables put together, arent they?
pretty much
Thanks guys. Re - why I got tsp2, I got that version Incase I felt like using time code some day. But to be honest I love my 2 X1’s, but at least this way the option is there if I feel like using tc.
My history goes -
Vinyl
CDs
Traktor pro
S4
TSP2
Thanks guys 
multicore is actually a really general term within electronics and cabeling for cables with multiple cables inside them. it exists for audio as it exists in high voltage power cables.
But he was asking specifically about Traktor Multicores.
i just wanted to clear up that it is a general term. just some background info.
I actually tripped over a big P.A multicore at a festival in Summer. I went head over arse and threw my S4 flightcase into a speaker stack.
It was a very thick multicore… and i was drunk.
those are a real joy. i work as a light technician as a side job and it’s always fun when your boss tells you to grab a few of them and lug them from one tree to another.
however i didn’t want to derail here.
like they said
multicore cables make it easy on cdjs to switch the selector on the mixer so you can switch easily between timecode and audio cds.
they saved our ass last saturday when switching djs. never switched in mid set before. we were able to switch to an audio cd, unplug my TA6, plug in the SL1, and go.
for our club, we just have the multicore cables hanging out the back of the mixer so each person over the week can plug his own gear in without having to unhook the crap out of everything.
for a single user setup like yours, not sure how useful it would be
I do plan on using it in the clubs so changing over from Dj to Dj is important.
I don’t see any difference to be honest in standard RCA cables and these ‘multicore’ ones.
Surely when I turn up to a gig, I’m gonna have to start unplugging and plugging whatever the situation.