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VCI-380 Output Through Macbook?

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  • March 1, 2013 at 3:01 am #37349
    niu02kevin
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    I think you COULD, run sound through your mac USB speakers. But the beauty of the 380 and most controllers these days, is the built in sound-card (24bit/48kHz). If you’re gonna drop the kind of coin it costs to buy the 380, you should seriously invest in a set of powered monitors or PA speakers. You can connect these directly to the master output (XLR out) or via RCA (booth out) of the VCI-380. Forget some usb speakers…..jam proper!

    March 1, 2013 at 8:05 am #37365
    Brian Brown
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    Niu02kevin,

    Thanks for the reply.
    Yes I’ve looked into it and it seems power (active?) speakers are the way to go. I have the sound going through an old amp and some passive speakers at the moment but that takes up too much space. I better start saving up for a pair of powered speakers. Richer Sounds had some Cambridge Audio ones for about £160. I don’t really want to pay that much but these type of speakers seem expensive. Have you any ideas on which speakers to go for? It’ll just be for bedroom mixing.

    On another note the VCI 380 is a great bit of kit. I haven’t really had chance to have a good play but the pad effects for transition mixing are great. I’m just waiting for the Serato upgrade from ITCH to DJ

    March 1, 2013 at 1:15 pm #37386
    niu02kevin
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    There are a decent amount of options if that is your budget. Thats about 250 bucks where I ‘m from. You can see what I have and it is really loud. They are great for DJing monitors. Some sound snobs who do mixing and such will say they have too much bass or wobbly low end, but thats what I like. They sound great at low and high volumes. Just remember, that these will not be something you should perform with. You can get a PA system for about that much as well. Which wouldn’t be the best monitors, but great for a party. Really you could use about anything. If you have an amp……well you’re worried about size, remember that powered monitors are kinda big. Mine are 5 inches (11cm), but the size of the cabinets are quite a bit larger than passive speakers. Good luck.

    March 1, 2013 at 2:29 pm #37388
    Brian Brown
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    Again thanks for the reply and sorry for presuming you are from this side of the pond 🙂
    I’m not a sound snob at all so any thing that sounds half decent is ok.
    it’ll be for bedroom mixing and as space is a premium if I can dispense of the amp and trailing wires I’ll be a happy man.
    To be honest I don’t want to spend anywhere near the $250 mark but I’ll see what I can get.
    Thanks again

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