Why does my rig never work right in a club (X1's specifically) So every time I setup in a proper club my rig never wants to work properly. Usually I'm using 2 X1's with native mappings and an A6 running to the clubs mixer. Either neither of the x1's will be recognized by tsp, or if I'm lucky only 1 will work. If I don't use my USB hub and plug the a6 and one X1 directly into my computer then it's all good. But as soon as I plug both X1's into the hub shit hits the fan. When I take it home and set it up everything works flawlessly, but take it to the club the next evening
and the same issues pop up.
For the record I am using a cheap hub. But if it works fine at home, why not a club environment? |
Ana Butt
29.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by jayo
So every time I setup in a proper club my rig never wants to work properly. Usually I'm using 2 X1's with native mappings and an A6 running to the clubs mixer. Either neither of the x1's will be recognized by tsp, or if I'm lucky only 1 will work. If I don't use my USB hub and plug the a6 and one X1 directly into my computer then it's all good. But as soon as I plug both X1's into the hub shit hits the fan. When I take it home and set it up everything works flawlessly, but take it to the club the next evening
and the same issues pop up.
For the record I am using a cheap hub. But if it works fine at home, why not a club environment?
It happened to me, my f1 was totally un responsive, when this happens, go to traktor mappings and route your custom mapping i.e x1 to all ports, it tends to mess up really |
Hellen Mindrup
21.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by JohnnyBarbs
Run the sound card straight into the computer and the x1s into the hub. A buddy of mine ran his A6 into his powered hub once and it kept screwing up the sound. Running straight into your laptop cuts out the "middle man" basically and won't force the audio to try to go through the hub first then out.
I'm with you on this one, I prefer to run the sound card directly into my Macbook to just avoid that "what if" situation. |
Beulah Heintze
21.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by jayo
Sounds like I should be using a powered USB hub hahahaha. Thanks for the input everyone.
But this leads me to another question. Should I still plug the soundcard directly into my MacBook and the X1's to the USB hub, or run everything into the hub??
Run the sound card straight into the computer and the x1s into the hub. A buddy of mine ran his A6 into his powered hub once and it kept screwing up the sound. Running straight into your laptop cuts out the "middle man" basically and won't force the audio to try to go through the hub first then out. |
Keturah Wasco
22.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by jayo
Sounds like I should be using a powered USB hub hahahaha. Thanks for the input everyone.
But this leads me to another question. Should I still plug the soundcard directly into my MacBook and the X1's to the USB hub, or run everything into the hub??
buy a good powered hub(check reviews before order) and you are good to go with all those gear
s into a hub.(unless you are connecting 5 smartphones to charge the battery ), |
Keturah Wasco
20.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by P4ULSON
u using a windows pc right?
Windows does better USB power manage than Mac OS. |
Ana Butt
29.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by jayo
So every time I setup in a proper club my rig never wants to work properly. Usually I'm using 2 X1's with native mappings and an A6 running to the clubs mixer. Either neither of the x1's will be recognized by tsp, or if I'm lucky only 1 will work. If I don't use my USB hub and plug the a6 and one X1 directly into my computer then it's all good. But as soon as I plug both X1's into the hub shit hits the fan. When I take it home and set it up everything works flawlessly, but take it to the club the next evening
and the same issues pop up.
For the record I am using a cheap hub. But if it works fine at home, why not a club environment?
It happened to me, my f1 was totally un responsive, when this happens, go to traktor mappings and route your custom mapping i.e x1 to all ports, it tends to mess up really |
Evie Baghdasarian
28.08.2013 | I always plug into the same ports. Closest one to me for the soundcard. The furthest port is used for the hub where the X1's are plugged in. |
Tomi Zigmund
28.08.2013 | Do you always plug into the same USB port? For example, the X1's always plug into the port on the right side of the computer. I read an article that reported not all USB ports on the Mac Books have the same power rating. I believe it was on DJTT. |
Hellen Mindrup
21.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by JohnnyBarbs
Run the sound card straight into the computer and the x1s into the hub. A buddy of mine ran his A6 into his powered hub once and it kept screwing up the sound. Running straight into your laptop cuts out the "middle man" basically and won't force the audio to try to go through the hub first then out.
I'm with you on this one, I prefer to run the sound card directly into my Macbook to just avoid that "what if" situation. |
Beulah Heintze
21.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by jayo
Sounds like I should be using a powered USB hub hahahaha. Thanks for the input everyone.
But this leads me to another question. Should I still plug the soundcard directly into my MacBook and the X1's to the USB hub, or run everything into the hub??
Run the sound card straight into the computer and the x1s into the hub. A buddy of mine ran his A6 into his powered hub once and it kept screwing up the sound. Running straight into your laptop cuts out the "middle man" basically and won't force the audio to try to go through the hub first then out. |
Richie Yaddow
21.08.2013 | I would plug the card into the computer directly and the controllers into the hub, if I could, also as silly as this sounds, you are plugging in your macbook right? |
Evalyn Voges
22.08.2013 | I use my hub with no power and don't have issues. Go figure. |
Keturah Wasco
22.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by jayo
Sounds like I should be using a powered USB hub hahahaha. Thanks for the input everyone.
But this leads me to another question. Should I still plug the soundcard directly into my MacBook and the X1's to the USB hub, or run everything into the hub??
buy a good powered hub(check reviews before order) and you are good to go with all those gear
s into a hub.(unless you are connecting 5 smartphones to charge the battery ), |
Evie Baghdasarian
22.08.2013 | Sounds like I should be using a powered USB hub hahahaha. Thanks for the input everyone.
But this leads me to another question. Should I still plug the soundcard directly into my MacBook and the X1's to the USB hub, or run everything into the hub?? |
Romelia Stankard
21.08.2013 | powered hub
problem solved |
Adolf Hit
21.08.2013 | Yup you should always use a powered hub for anything that has a sound card or a lot of LEDs. |
Keturah Wasco
20.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by P4ULSON
u using a windows pc right?
Windows does better USB power manage than Mac OS. |
Keturah Wasco
20.08.2013 | do not ever bring your non-powered usb hub to the club. it will disconnect your device anytime when usb provides lack of powers. you need a powered hub, this is a must.
non powered hub = for keyboard and mouse. should not be anyting else. |
Tomi Zigmund
20.08.2013 | If you always use the same gear and the problem happens in multiple locations, it is probably a power related issue with your gear. |
Myrta Neweii
14.08.2013 | Try a POWERED hub. This is very likely to be the culprit. (for the usb issue anyways) |
Evie Baghdasarian
14.08.2013 | I am using a non-powered hub, and my USB cables are the ones that came with the X1's. |
Lannie Kutay
14.08.2013 | Welcome to being a dj. The gods of bad luck have it out for us big time.....
But seriously make sure all your USB cables have a ferrite interference filter on them. It actually makes a difference if you get your rig too close to an amp or something, those things put out serious magnetic interference. |
Rolanda Clodfelder
14.08.2013 |
Originally Posted by SirReal
Do you bring your own conditioned power strip or are you plugging into whatever you find at the club? Are ANY of the lights on the same leg of power? Are the Amps?
I've only ever seen dirty power being an issue with Mains powered devices (e.g. CDJ's, Mixers, Amps) never power bricked ones which have a very wide voltage range (normally 100-240v). Even at that 2 X1's should not even draw enough power for that to make a difference.
Moving on from that though, is it a powered or unpowered Hub ? |
Antonetta Wikel
14.08.2013 | Do you bring your own conditioned power strip or are you plugging into whatever you find at the club? Are ANY of the lights on the same leg of power? Are the Amps? |
Rolanda Clodfelder
14.08.2013 |
For the record I am using a cheap hub.
Vibration is a bitch, and a slightly loose USB cable will cause major issues being recognized properly .. try a decent hub. |
Evie Baghdasarian
14.08.2013 | Nope. It's an 09 MacBook that is clean as a whistle. |
Arnulfo Morten
14.08.2013 | u using a windows pc right? |
