Necessary to use the software mixer with Traktor Pro?
Necessary to use the software mixer with Traktor Pro? Posted on: 15.05.2013 by Noe Croman This is probably a stupid question, but here goes.So while I've been DJing with vinyl for a while, I'm getting tired of how expensive it's become and how much of a pain it is to carry a huge record bag around, and I'm playing with the idea of switching to digital vinyl. But the set-up confuses me. If I'm using a laptop, do I absolutely need to use the software mixer? I just want to run a different audio source through the turntables, but replacing a hardware mixer with an on-screen mixer isn't really something I have an interest in doing. Is it possible to still use a hardware mixer without turning my laptop into a single-channel source? | |
| Noe Croman 15.05.2013 | This is probably a stupid question, but here goes. So while I've been DJing with vinyl for a while, I'm getting tired of how expensive it's become and how much of a pain it is to carry a huge record bag around, and I'm playing with the idea of switching to digital vinyl. But the set-up confuses me. If I'm using a laptop, do I absolutely need to use the software mixer? I just want to run a different audio source through the turntables, but replacing a hardware mixer with an on-screen mixer isn't really something I have an interest in doing. Is it possible to still use a hardware mixer without turning my laptop into a single-channel source? |
| nayit ruiz jaramillo 15.05.2013 | That's right (kinda) the reason given for removing it was that far too many users were filling support tickets saying they couldn't hear the track, the EQ was wrong, only one side played because they were in External mode and the software mixer was not set correctly thus could not see it. The EQ's were also removed but there was mini shit-storm and they were reintroduced. |
| Latoria Kavulich 15.05.2013 | *Feature removed to prevent drunk confusion* |
| nayit ruiz jaramillo 15.05.2013 | Although you cannot use the channel faders or crossfader in external mixing mode. The ability to do this was taken out in Traktor Pro 1. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 15.05.2013 | You can use a hardware mixer or the software mixer regardless of whether you're using timecode or not. If you're using an external mixer you need a sound card with enough I/O channels for the number of decks you require. The Audio 4 DJ, Audio 8 DJ, and Traktor Audio 6 are all suitable for using 2 turntables with Traktor timecode. If you want 3 or 4 timecode vinyl decks you'll need the Traktor Audio 10. You can also get mixers with built-in sound cards that are compatible with Traktor timecode. |
| nayit ruiz jaramillo 15.05.2013 | ...and you can hide all the software mixer elements on UI so you just see the waveforms. You can hide those (pretty much) if you like as well. I made the transition from regular vinyl to DVS by putting a towel over the laptop and just concentrated on what I could hear. I only started messing with FX and using the visual feedback after I had got used to timecode. It IS a bit different to regular vinyl. |
| Latoria Kavulich 15.05.2013 | If you use timecode you would use an external mixer. |
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