Need answers

So pretty much play something you haven’t vetted, haven’t listened to, comes from an unknown device in an unknown source quality or worse even, you haven’t paid for, to incorporate into a live gig?

Apart from it not being a course of action I’d suggest or advice, but then who am I 😀 , it’s a multi-pronged answer really.

Streaming audio from other programs than your DJ software is played from that program to whatever sound card output you direct it. You should be able to pick one of the two stereo channels of the SR I think, but … I am not sure it will play nicely from a mixing point of view. It might bypass the mixer bit and go straight to your SR master output (i.e. you can’t cue/prelisten or use the channel fader to control volume). Definitely something to sort out BEFORE trying this in a live setting.

Audio that IS on your PC/Laptop, but not in your DJ Software. There is usually a file browser option in DJ Software. Open it, go to the location on your harddisk, select your track, load it into a deck, and presto!, it should behave just like a track that IS in your collection.

Playing tracks from other devices, hook up the device to the AUX port of the SR (RCA plug to minijack most likely) and control the volume of the aux track using the knob next to the input. Again, no use of the prefade listening or cueing, no channel fader volume control. Another one to try in the safety of home to see how that works.

Apart from tracks not in your collection but are on your PC/laptop, even if physically possible, you really need to ascertain what makes the missing track so special and important that you MUST play it there and then.

Hope that helps. Good luck

The sound coming out of your laptop speakers is because you haven’t set it right in your audio settings on your pc.
(NOTE: The following solutions do not allow the volume faders to control the output volume of the music and I do not recommend using this system when DJing as any other sound your laptop generates will go through the speakers as well)

Windows Solution:
– Right Click on the volume symbol bottom right of your screen.
– Select “Playback Devices”
– Select your controller (output 1-2)
– Set it as default device
– Done

Mac Solution:
– Go to system preferences
– Select “Sound”
– Go to “Output Devices”
– Select your controller (output 1-2)
– Done

As I said, I do not recommend using this when DJing (it is illegal to stream from Youtube or similar when DJing as well) as any other sounds your computer may make (bings.. bongs… email notifications.. etc.) will also go through the PA. There is no workaround to just get the sound from your browser through the PA.

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