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What AudioInterface do you use?
Posted on: 31.03.2008 by Khaled Daly
Hey out there!

The audio interface, as the connector between the Laptop and Soundsystem, is beside Controller and DjSoftware the most important thing for the bitjockeys. There are so many different options, but which one is best? What are the most popular Soundcards? what Experiences do you have?

I believe these questions are not only very interesting for me, but for all the people who are interested in digital music or who are planning to buy a new Soundcard in the near future - like me

so...
what soundcards do you use? what pros and cons do you have noticed? would u recommend it to your friends?

cheers
Will Spinello
09.08.2013
Originally Posted by VR6 EDM
Just production huh? Isn't the point of the "ultralite" small so you can bring it places?... But thats good to hear that it works great for you, what DAW do u use with it?... for DJing
Well, I've routed Traktor through it a few times, which works fine, but I've mostly been making music since I got it rather than playing tunes. Yeah, it's definitely portable but I mainly got it because I got a good deal on it (About 120 quid off the price because it was an ex demo model without the box - perfect aside from that,) and it's got plenty of in and outs, plus a MIDI I/O which seems to work absolutely fine. Mostly just jamming with my Machinedrum and Xoxbox, recently, and it sounds great through this card. Using it with Live 9 and Maschine too. I'm sure the portability will be great when I get around to playing out again, but that's quite far down my list of priorities just now.
Warren Warns
05.08.2013
Originally Posted by Kwal
NI Audio 10
Originally Posted by 031999
Holy thread resurrect !!!!!!!!!! Personally I'm using the djm-t1 but I've used the audio 8 for years.
advice on MOTU guys... specifically with the audio express hybrid. but anything MOTU will help
Warren Warns
05.08.2013
Originally Posted by Thumper
I just got a MOTU Ultralite MK3 Hybrid about two weeks ago and I'm using it with Windows 7 and USB. It's great so far. Lots of ins and lots of outs. I'm using it for production, mainly.
Just production huh? Isn't the point of the "ultralite" small so you can bring it places?... But thats good to hear that it works great for you, what DAW do u use with it?... for DJing
Tatum Ansaldo
05.04.2011
Originally Posted by The Progen
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll be getting one pretty soon then since I'm starting to use my VCI-100 more and more nowadays although it's still easier with the CDJs (especially higher end models).
VCI+A2 is a great combo.
Jessika Kienast
05.04.2011
Originally Posted by DvlsAdvct
The Audio 2 has two stereo outputs, one for your main outs (run out of one 1/4" plug that they give you a splitter for) and one stereo output for your headphones. No ins.
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll be getting one pretty soon then since I'm starting to use my VCI-100 more and more nowadays although it's still easier with the CDJs (especially higher end models).
Roberto Viccione
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by The Progen
Ok, the answer's probably been posted countless times but I'm in a hurry for a quick one so here's my question.

Native Instruments claims 2 discrete stereo outputs so that does mean it's actually 4 channels for its output with 0 inputs? That means with a setup like Traktor Pro and the Audio 2 DJ, I can have discrete stereo monitoring and stereo outputs? Right?

Thinking of getting one as a backup just in case my Audio 8 fails at the wrong time.
The Audio 2 has two stereo outputs, one for your main outs (run out of one 1/4" plug that they give you a splitter for) and one stereo output for your headphones. No ins.
Kala Pellar
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by Liambo
I know this comment was a light joke, but to be honest the majority of residencies iv had has these as back ups and they take a good beating and iv seen them taking bigger beatings than Pio's. Its quite surprising to be honest.

And i hate Numark (the crap gear ) as much as the next guy
I reckon Numark have got it together these days. Buit as with Gemini, they will always get hit with lols.
Palma Hanslip
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by ponyboy
Numarks, nuff said.

he he
I know this comment was a light joke, but to be honest the majority of residencies iv had has these as back ups and they take a good beating and iv seen them taking bigger beatings than Pio's. Its quite surprising to be honest.

And i hate Numark (the crap gear ) as much as the next guy
Kala Pellar
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by ToS
Heh, I also got NI A2DJ as a backup / light setup.
This saturday, it crapped itself when I turned on CD players mid-set but it got back online in (quite unpleasant) 2-3 seconds.
Numarks, nuff said.

he he
Jessika Kienast
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by MaxOnBass
Got NI Audio 2 DJ, absolutely no regrets..
Ok, the answer's probably been posted countless times but I'm in a hurry for a quick one so here's my question.

Native Instruments claims 2 discrete stereo outputs so that does mean it's actually 4 channels for its output with 0 inputs? That means with a setup like Traktor Pro and the Audio 2 DJ, I can have discrete stereo monitoring and stereo outputs? Right?

Thinking of getting one as a backup just in case my Audio 8 fails at the wrong time.
Rufus Ondrick
09.08.2013		I have a MAKIE ONYX BLACKJACK 2x2 BUS powered audio interface

Pros: Built like a tank, nice design, very good preamps
Cons: This thing is SHIT in functionality the official windows driver for it that they said fix the previous issues didn't do jack they practically just changed the name of the driver because this thing is pretty damn shitty still. this thing will kill your audio monitors because of the sudden and random outburst of static sound.

Would I recommend it to a friend? fuck no.

Dont get this piece of shit hardware learn from my mistake save yourself!! But i did hear that the focusrite 2i2 is pretty good
Will Spinello
09.08.2013
Originally Posted by VR6 EDM
Just production huh? Isn't the point of the "ultralite" small so you can bring it places?... But thats good to hear that it works great for you, what DAW do u use with it?... for DJing
Well, I've routed Traktor through it a few times, which works fine, but I've mostly been making music since I got it rather than playing tunes. Yeah, it's definitely portable but I mainly got it because I got a good deal on it (About 120 quid off the price because it was an ex demo model without the box - perfect aside from that,) and it's got plenty of in and outs, plus a MIDI I/O which seems to work absolutely fine. Mostly just jamming with my Machinedrum and Xoxbox, recently, and it sounds great through this card. Using it with Live 9 and Maschine too. I'm sure the portability will be great when I get around to playing out again, but that's quite far down my list of priorities just now.
Warren Warns
05.08.2013
Originally Posted by Kwal
NI Audio 10
Originally Posted by 031999
Holy thread resurrect !!!!!!!!!! Personally I'm using the djm-t1 but I've used the audio 8 for years.
advice on MOTU guys... specifically with the audio express hybrid. but anything MOTU will help
Lannie Kutay
05.08.2013		Holy thread resurrect !!!!!!!!!! Personally I'm using the djm-t1 but I've used the audio 8 for years.
Warren Warns
05.08.2013
Originally Posted by Thumper
I just got a MOTU Ultralite MK3 Hybrid about two weeks ago and I'm using it with Windows 7 and USB. It's great so far. Lots of ins and lots of outs. I'm using it for production, mainly.
Just production huh? Isn't the point of the "ultralite" small so you can bring it places?... But thats good to hear that it works great for you, what DAW do u use with it?... for DJing
Hellen Mindrup
05.08.2013		NI Audio 10
Will Spinello
05.08.2013		I just got a MOTU Ultralite MK3 Hybrid about two weeks ago and I'm using it with Windows 7 and USB. It's great so far. Lots of ins and lots of outs. I'm using it for production, mainly.
Warren Warns
04.08.2013		Hey, new here but been in the music scene for a little. So, I just spent at least a couple hours reading this thread and looking up different interfaces mentioned but most of the stuff talked about here are presonus, tracktor audio, and VCI stuff. There was very little talk about MOTU interfaces, which im most comfortable with and would love to talk about. I just got a MOTU audio express hybrid, (havent tested it yet cuz I didnt know windows xp wasn't compatible), Im upgrading to windows 7 too, just bought a $1000 PC laptop... done with old school xp. But anyways, the I/O are just the right amount for my setup and latency levels are tolorable, has anybody had experience with this interface or any other MOTU interface? I use USB as well.
Melia Balvaneda
05.04.2011		the audio 2 is awesome now that you can run 2 decks through 1 channel! this way you don't need a 4 channel mixer to take advantage of the sample decks while mixing regularly
Tatum Ansaldo
05.04.2011
Originally Posted by The Progen
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll be getting one pretty soon then since I'm starting to use my VCI-100 more and more nowadays although it's still easier with the CDJs (especially higher end models).
VCI+A2 is a great combo.
Jessika Kienast
05.04.2011
Originally Posted by DvlsAdvct
The Audio 2 has two stereo outputs, one for your main outs (run out of one 1/4" plug that they give you a splitter for) and one stereo output for your headphones. No ins.
Thanks for the confirmation! I'll be getting one pretty soon then since I'm starting to use my VCI-100 more and more nowadays although it's still easier with the CDJs (especially higher end models).
Yee Bedilion
04.04.2011		I use the Audio 8 DJ.

I got it with Traktor Scratch Pro a little more then a year ago. I haven't used anything else but I haven't had any issues with it. My buddy even used it to record vocals and guitar into garage band and it sounded great.

I planned on expanding sooner then I did. I'm ok with 2 decks, maybe in the future I'll add the sample decks to the mix but I need to wait til I have a 4 channel mixer to practise on.
Roberto Viccione
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by The Progen
Ok, the answer's probably been posted countless times but I'm in a hurry for a quick one so here's my question.

Native Instruments claims 2 discrete stereo outputs so that does mean it's actually 4 channels for its output with 0 inputs? That means with a setup like Traktor Pro and the Audio 2 DJ, I can have discrete stereo monitoring and stereo outputs? Right?

Thinking of getting one as a backup just in case my Audio 8 fails at the wrong time.
The Audio 2 has two stereo outputs, one for your main outs (run out of one 1/4" plug that they give you a splitter for) and one stereo output for your headphones. No ins.
Random X
04.04.2011		Audio4DJ for production, S4 internal soundcard when DJing.
Nedra Fresneda
04.04.2011		bcd3000 internal > audio kontrol 1 > audio 8dj > S4
Kala Pellar
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by Liambo
I know this comment was a light joke, but to be honest the majority of residencies iv had has these as back ups and they take a good beating and iv seen them taking bigger beatings than Pio's. Its quite surprising to be honest.

And i hate Numark (the crap gear ) as much as the next guy
I reckon Numark have got it together these days. Buit as with Gemini, they will always get hit with lols.
Palma Hanslip
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by ponyboy
Numarks, nuff said.

he he
I know this comment was a light joke, but to be honest the majority of residencies iv had has these as back ups and they take a good beating and iv seen them taking bigger beatings than Pio's. Its quite surprising to be honest.

And i hate Numark (the crap gear ) as much as the next guy
Kala Pellar
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by ToS
Heh, I also got NI A2DJ as a backup / light setup.
This saturday, it crapped itself when I turned on CD players mid-set but it got back online in (quite unpleasant) 2-3 seconds.
Numarks, nuff said.

he he
Jessika Kienast
04.04.2011
Originally Posted by MaxOnBass
Got NI Audio 2 DJ, absolutely no regrets..
Ok, the answer's probably been posted countless times but I'm in a hurry for a quick one so here's my question.

Native Instruments claims 2 discrete stereo outputs so that does mean it's actually 4 channels for its output with 0 inputs? That means with a setup like Traktor Pro and the Audio 2 DJ, I can have discrete stereo monitoring and stereo outputs? Right?

Thinking of getting one as a backup just in case my Audio 8 fails at the wrong time.
DJ MENSAH
04.04.2011		Heh, I also got NI A2DJ as a backup / light setup.
This saturday, it crapped itself when I turned on CD players mid-set but it got back online in (quite unpleasant) 2-3 seconds.
Darcey Mens
04.04.2011		Got NI Audio 2 DJ, absolutely no regrets..
DJ MENSAH
06.10.2010		http://www.djranking s.com/community /sho...919#post165919
Treasa Maffucci
06.10.2010
Originally Posted by weltraumpapst
i'm interested as well. .might be worth an own thread in the modding section. there are some firebox users here
+1

mainly... how did you cut the sides? im believein a dremel would do the trick. my firebox gets hot as all, but doesnt seem to impact the performance, just worries me a bit
robin loo
06.10.2010
Originally Posted by ToS
Tnx for stickers, there are even more now. The sides are made like they wanted you to cut them. I've cut-in between the "ribs", along the recessed lines, but not all the way, leaving top and bottom (horizontal) support beams intact. This way side panels are still tough to serve it's purpose (and they are important part of the case).
No fans, it is that much cooler just by being allowed to exchange hot air for fresh naturally. Aside from that, I did not find a place where I'd tap into the power supply to insert fan (although I did not really try to hard). I believe you don't want fan inside it, it might bring in some noise into the circuitry.
I don't understand what you mean by "clearing the sides", would you elaborate it via PM and I'll answer here (not to hijack his thread too much).
i'm interested as well. .might be worth an own thread in the modding section. there are some firebox users here
Peg Schwarzman
06.10.2010		I'm using the Audio dj 4 from native instrements
its my first sound card and may seem quite steep but it is so robust and reliable
The led's on top sort out any confusion when setting up

Im sure in a few years i will upgrade to the Audio dj 8
DJ MENSAH
06.10.2010		Tnx for stickers, there are even more now. The sides are made like they wanted you to cut them. I've cut-in between the "ribs", along the recessed lines, but not all the way, leaving top and bottom (horizontal) support beams intact. This way side panels are still tough to serve it's purpose (and they are important part of the case).
No fans, it is that much cooler just by being allowed to exchange hot air for fresh naturally. Aside from that, I did not find a place where I'd tap into the power supply to insert fan (although I did not really try to hard). I believe you don't want fan inside it, it might bring in some noise into the circuitry.
I don't understand what you mean by "clearing the sides", would you elaborate it via PM and I'll answer here (not to hijack his thread too much).

DEDICATED POST
Marguerite Salsedo
06.10.2010
Originally Posted by ToS
I have recently modded my Firebox and to tell you the truth, it's been ice-cold ever since. It got a bit scratched in the process but it is a small price to pay for a chilled soundcard.
Nice stickers on that man. From the pictures I can assume you just made grills along the side to help it vent? Did you put in a fan or two? Also how did you go about clearing the sides, I'm curious as to how you did it.
Virgie Igler
06.10.2010		Audio 2 DJ
Audio 4 DJ (just purchased, but haven't used yet)
DJ MENSAH
06.10.2010
Originally Posted by Citizen_Insane
Presonus firebox and I believe it's great, gets a bit hot sometimes but I guess it comes with the name
I have recently modded my Firebox and to tell you the truth, it's been ice-cold ever since. It got a bit scratched in the process but it is a small price to pay for a chilled soundcard.

Sticky FireBox by ToSys, on Flickr

Firebox-grill-1.jpg
Firebox-grill-2.jpg
Ciara Cuttill
06.10.2010		Started with Gemini audioconnex and ASIO4All then switch over to native instruments audio2dj interface.

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