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  • July 6, 2011 at 6:14 pm #3046
    Phil Morse
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    Yes but you’d need a sound card somewhere in that as the X1 doesn’t have one. That, or use a mixer with a built-in sound card like the DJ-Tech X10.

    July 6, 2011 at 6:23 pm #1000887
    DjSpekz
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    Thanks Phil. I was reading the review earlier and the X10 isnt in my budget but ill save up because i liked it a lot. I was also hoping you can explain how to set it up. I’m using Traktor Pro 2 and is this something that I have to do with the software or the hardware?

    July 6, 2011 at 8:41 pm #3088
    Alex Wild
    Participant

    If you got a basic two channel mixer and an A2DJ, you could then take that out with you and plug into other mixers. Wheras with a digital mixer you’d either have to take that with you to gigs, or buy a separate soundcard (like the A2DJ) anyway.

    July 7, 2011 at 7:20 pm #3183
    Christopher Johnson
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    This is my setup: HP laptop, X1, Audio Kontrol 1, roland vm3100 mixer, hard drive of music. This is my minimal travel kit. Audio 1&2 go into channel 7&8 of mixer. Main mixer outs go into PA wherever I’m playing or speakers direct.

    Midi map the dial on the AK1 as the Crossfader on the mixer within Traktor.

    Use the headphones from the AK1 (3&4) not the external mixer. Learn how to beatmatch by ear within Traktor but use Sync as needed. This is all you need.

    July 7, 2011 at 7:39 pm #3185
    Ivan P
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    DjSpekz, post: 3033 wrote: The only question I have about this setup is if I can have deck A hooked up to channel 1 and have deck B hooked up to channel 2?

    If you want this type of setup with an analog mixer you will need a soundcard that has seperate outputs for each deck. If you’re just using deck A and B, an Audio 4 or 6 would do (or equivalent compatible soundcard).

    Check out example 3 at NI’s Audio 6 page: http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/dj/traktor-audio-6/?page=1963 This show a basic block diagram of the kind of setup I believe you are asking about. Then just add the X1 and you’re good.

    July 8, 2011 at 3:04 am #3234
    DjSpekz
    Member

    Thanks Chris and DJ Ivan, both helped out a lot. I looks like ill be going for the audio 4 with the X1 and a mixer

    July 8, 2011 at 11:25 am #3252
    Sascha Wesseler
    Participant

    DjSpekz, post: 3227 wrote: Thanks Chris and DJ Ivan, both helped out a lot. I looks like ill be going for the audio 4 with the X1 and a mixer

    If you’re not going for timecode control the audio 2 is enough for 2 decks!

    July 8, 2011 at 6:15 pm #3299
    DjSpekz
    Member

    @dagstar, yea I won’t be using timecode. How oculd I do it with the Audio 2?

    July 8, 2011 at 7:04 pm #3303
    Sascha Wesseler
    Participant

    the audio 2 dj has 2 stereo outputs. so you assign each deck to one of the outputs which then go into the channels of your 2-channel mixer. done.

    July 8, 2011 at 9:27 pm #3311
    DjSpekz
    Member

    OK cool. So instead of using the Audio as a sound card ill use it to assign decks. nice

    July 9, 2011 at 6:31 am #3376
    Sascha Wesseler
    Participant

    well, that is using it as a soundcard… you tell traktor to use the audio 2 as soundcard and then you have two channels which can be assigned to whatever traktor deck you like.

    July 10, 2011 at 1:30 pm #3444
    Sascha Wesseler
    Participant

    setup example 2 on this page http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/dj/traktor-audio-2/?page=1961

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