DDM4000 Owners
DDM4000 Owners Posted on: 05.04.2011 by Dana Ordinario I have been plugging away at a mapping for my new DDM4000 and I have been wondering how I will route the audio. Does the DDM4K work as a soundcard in MIDI mode or am I still going to need to route the speakers and audio thru the DJ IO that I own? If anyone has an answer thanks in advance. | |
| Ralph Alderette 07.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by bartboy
in external mode is when you put your headphones into the ddm. |
| Ralph Alderette 07.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by Ashigari
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| Ralph Alderette 08.04.2011 | BTW: you can pick and choose which channels are MIDI and which are Analog, so what you're talking about IS possible. |
| Ralph Alderette 08.04.2011 | and LEDs can be mapped, but when I tried on my ddm, they were VERY faint |
| Ralph Alderette 08.04.2011 | If you leave the whole mixer in MIDI mode but Un-Check the channels to still pass audio, you can use the channels for MIDI AND for Audio. you won't be able to EQ the channels but you can still control the gain. |
| Dana Ordinario 08.04.2011 | The LEDs of the DDM4000 can't be mapped? I'm pretty sure they can. But yes you cannot map the Gain button but I kinda like that as I have a Turntable hooked up to input 4 which allows me to drop in an old record when I feel like it and the gain is the only volume control you have it's not the cleanest solution but it's what I have to work with right now. |
| Patty Mcgilbra 09.04.2011 | i believe switching between MIDI and analogue is done via the menu on the ddm 4000, where you have to specify which part is MIDI and which isnt. shouldnt take too long but as I dont own one I cant tell. and FYI the LED and gain cant be mapped via MIDI, which sucks |
| Virgilio Arismendi 08.04.2011 | hey guys, So if I did get all your answers correct, i can't just switch the DDM4K between Midi- and Normalmixer-mode that easily right? For example: If I am doing a feature with another DJ in a club, who wants to use two of the four channels on the DDM4K and I am using the other two (for example with the Audio 2 DJ). This would only work in the "analog mode" so in the non-midi mode right? I was wondering if it is possible to switch for example between the midi-mode (in which i use the mixer as a controller for Traktor Pro) and the analog-mode (in which we both use it as a normal mixer with Low, Mid and High adjustments) just by hitting a button? I know this is all a little confusing but I hope you understand what my question is Leo |
| Patty Mcgilbra 08.04.2011 | to expand a little: if you mix internally you MIDI map the whole ddm 4k to control all EQ, fader etc inside of traktor. only the MIDI-USB cable goes to your ddm you then plug headphones and speakers into the audio 2 and route the master to the speaker output and the cueing to the phones. no sound passes through the ddm in this case and you can have up to 4 channels. |
| Ralph Alderette 07.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by bartboy
in external mode is when you put your headphones into the ddm. |
| Dana Ordinario 07.04.2011 | I have been figuring this out I can get sound from the mixer in intenal mode but not the correct cueing which ohh well. Thank you everyone for the help on this. |
| Ralph Alderette 07.04.2011 |
Originally Posted by Ashigari
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| Patty Mcgilbra 07.04.2011 | if you route it like you did: both RCA go into the ddm 4000 then you mix externally and dont map the 2 channels you have audio routed to, everything mixing (EQ, faders) are externally on the mixer. if you want 4 channels with your 2 channel soundcard you'll have to map everything in traktor and use the ddm 4000 as a MIDI controller. then you plug your speakers and headphones directly into the soundcard |
| Dana Ordinario 06.04.2011 | I may have it setup wrong but ATM I have 2 RCA cables going from my DJ IO into Input 1 & 2 on my DDM4K. Mixing Internally I was mixing Externally and it was working fine the only thing is if you setup Traktor to Mix Externally you can't controller the crossfader or volume faders with MIDI commands. Otherwise it's all working fine I get my onboard effects from the mixer and Traktor. |
| Timmy Asma 06.04.2011 | You're going to need to use your sound card regardless... if you want to mix internally in traktor then it has to go straight from your soundcard to audio system. if you are using external mixing then it goes to the sound inputs in the mixer. the thing about the ddm4000 is you can't have best of both worlds. once you enable midi on any of the channel sections that channel section is no longer able to mix audio inputted into it. I use a sl-1 as a sound card and when i'm using the ddm4000 as a traktor controller i mix internally and use a RCA>1/4'' TRS cable to plug one of the channels into the Mic Input so that the Mic Thru port acts as a handy dandy headphone jack. works pretty well IMHO |
| Dana Ordinario 06.04.2011 | Got it all setup thank you all. |
| Carlena Dechand 06.04.2011 | These are your setup options for either digital or analogue mixing... |
| Dana Ordinario 05.04.2011 | Well Im going to be using the DDM4K as a midi controller along side a APC20 for all my button mashing needs so I'm still a little confused on exactly what cables I need to run thru the DDM4K. I'll get it sorted out I've got my traktor bible and a pot of coffee so I'll be good but if anyone has a setup like this let me know how you set it up. |
| Carlena Dechand 05.04.2011 | I have got a ddm4000 and audio2dj, Im currently mixing in analogue but just depends on your preference. |
| Matha Obray 05.04.2011 | ur u can route it right from the soundcard to whatever system u got |
| Dana Ordinario 06.04.2011 | Ok thats what I thought TY |
| Antoine Wasiewicz 06.04.2011 | No. You'll need to route the audio from you IO into the DDM4K, and then the speaker to the DDM4K through an amp (unless you have powered speakers). |
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