Ok, boys and girls tell me what would your perfect external audio interface look like (with regards to I/O primary but hell, name even the color you like to have it in if it affects you in any meaningful way slight_smile:
Why am I asking? Because I realised that the choice for DJs are rather limited in a way. It has come down to Rane if you want to use Serato (ok, there’s nothing we can do about it) and NI Audio range if you want to use anything else (that forces you to pay premium for timecode functionality even if you don’t use it). For years the major club standard mixers have digital RCA inputs and yet none of NI and Rane interfaces have digital outputs for example.
So my list of features would be:
digital RCA outputs for individual decks
lockable USB port with supplied matching cable and a option to use a standard non-lockable one if needed
individual phono/line switches for each deck (hardware or software)
1/4" headphone output and balanced TRS outputs (switchable from 1/2 to 7/8 channel) for using with internal mixing mode
5-pin midi in/out
plastic fold-out legs so you can securely place it on it’s side (something like on the NI D2)
For a perfect one for me you’d have to have a standard across mixers, but basically just one cable with all audio signals contained, similar to what the Model1 DJ mixer has (Tascam DB25 connection) but something maybe even more proprietary that would have a magnetic link so it would just snap to the mixer when you plugged in. USB3 which could be powered off a Macbook Pro (probably not possible, but we’re dreaming right).
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