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ParticipantWhen you say you can’t hear it through your headphones – is the “PFL” button underneath the fader for Deck 2 turned on? The PFL buttons control what goes to the headphone output..
Have you got the audio setup correctly? In Audio settings, you should have 2 lines in the table – one for “master” and one for “headphones”.. Is this the case?
And by default when you open up VDJ, the PFL button for deck 1 will be selected.. This is why you can always hear it..
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ParticipantIndeed – I use a pair of the last gen Yamaha MG166CX Mixers for any proper PA work I do – They sound awesome, the built in effects sound really good and they offer a good range of routing options..
Love them and always will 🙂
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ParticipantI use iTunes to organise my tracks, I tag them with my version of genre, energy level etc. I then import them into my DJ software (Virtual DJ) and play… Easy!
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ParticipantI personally use a mixture of iTunes, 7digital and ILM (http://www.ilikemusic.com/ilm-media/) – these guys (UK Based) offer completely legal (they get them straight from the record companies) tracks, nearly always as a lossless wav file, often before it’s official release date..
You do have to be set up as self-employed or be part of a DJ company to get access to their library though – they are quite careful about who they let in as their license with the record companies relies on it being commercial (IE not consumer) only.
Best thing though – they are around half the price of iTunes per track and you get a lossless file for that half price.. UK only though..
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ParticipantTheoretically, yes this is possible. But it wont sound great and isn’t the best solution to the issue..
A better solution would be to get a small mixer (EG Yamaha MG06 (3rd Gen)) and feed both controllers through that.. You gain better volume controls, better mic inputs and balanced outputs from the mixer. Win Win!
I would not recommend any of the Behringer mixers that you can get for a much lower price however – they will break and let you down at some point – wheras a Yamaha/Mackie/Allen and Heath mixer simply won’t die – or it will take much longer to die..
My Behringer mixer lasted a year of slightly more than weekly use before it dies.. My Yamaha is vastly superior sounding (and although it isn’t a year old yet) will last much longer.. 🙂
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ParticipantI use a 3rd Gen MG10 as my main PA mixer and have done for almost a year now – and I love it. Masses of headroom, XLR outputs and plenty of inputs. The Headphone/Control Room output could be used as a Booth output as well – it has a volume control which is completely separate to the master volume control..
I use mine with 2 mics, my PC soundcard and often a Bluetooth-RCA adaptor as well.. Love It 🙂
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ParticipantMaster should defo be channels 1&2, headphones 3&4..
With that setup, it should then work…
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ParticipantVDJ will effectively aggreagte your soundcards for you – no need for ASIO4ALL..
You can send any audio to any audio device on your PC using the audio settings..
Read this thread for setup instructions – just change the UFO202 into your internal soundcard..
http://www.digitaldjtips.com/topic/behringer-uca222-ufo202-interface-issue/
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ParticipantNo problem.. Glad you fixed it 🙂
ParticipantMy advice would be to spend as much as you can – you get what you pay for.
At the budget end of the market, your options (as you have found out) are quite limited.
I would make sure that you get 15″ drivers if you are not planning on buying any subs – a decent sub will set you back around £500 for one from any brand. Buy 12″ drivers if you are getting a sub though.
Personally, I use a pair of Mackie Thump 15’s – I’ve had them since December and love them – note that these are the 2014 model actually called “Mackie Thump 15” and not the eariler version called “Mackie Thump TH-15A). The older model is much less powerful and sounds a lot worse – these have the grey grill on the front whereas the new ones have a black grill.
These will cost around £500 GBP for a pair.
Another option which gets good reviews are Alto TS115A – these will also cost around £500 GBP for a pair and receive good reviews.
Slightly upmarket, I have heard a lot of positive feedback about FBT X-Lite 15’s – These will cost around £650 a pair but apparently are worth the difference.
I would not pay any less for a pair of speakers – they will not do your music justice.
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ParticipantSo you are trying to get your master output through one interface and your headphone output through the other?
What you want to do is have 2 rows in the table. One for the master out and one for your headphone out.
Let’s say (for arguments sake – it makes no difference) that you want the UFO202 to be your Headphone output and the UCA222 to be your Master output.
The first row should be as follows:
master, Behringer UCA222, Channels 1&2
The second should be:
headphone, Behringer UFO202, Channels 1&2
Click Apply. It should now work 🙂
The PFL buttons send the audio to the headphone out so that you can hear the output of the channel without sending it through the main speakers.
Hope that works 🙂
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ParticipantWhich version of Virtual Dj are you using? (7 or 8)?
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August 20, 2015 at 12:29 am in reply to: How do I approach sharing the night with another act? #2242011ParticipantThanks Phil 🙂
ParticipantWhen I have multiple soundcards, I think of it in terms of signal flow.. Generally, I will set the output from a fixed source (EG a webpage) at 75% out of the soundcard. Don’t worry about the webpage distorting inside the PC, a correctly setup page simply will not do that. The only distortion would happen during the Digital->Analogue conversion.
As Terry said, then set everything to 0dB (Which is code for as loud as you can get it without it distorting at all – in other words the ideal volume level. You should run channel volume’s at 0dB during normal usage on your mixer, the master output should be at 0dB and you should then set the amp levels (if you have access to them – whether separate or in the speakers) to the loudest you will need them. This keeps the noise floor low and means you have plenty of headroom on your master output.
What I do (Esp when mixing live) is get the gain set first (PFL is very useful for this..) and then I leave them alone.. If I do repeat productions quite often the gain controls won’t move in a month..
Also – if you set the volumes right in your DJ software, the soundcard connected to that will not distort.. They are linked..
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ParticipantQuite often you find that all the knobs on DJ controllers attach using friction and turn a rotary pot underneath using a little notch cut into a little stick..
This means that you can normally just ease the knobs off the top and replace them with brighter coloured plastic ones. This looks more professional and will last a lot longer than some paint on something you touch all the time..
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