New DJ Set-up HELP!
New DJ Set-up HELP! Posted on: 07.10.2011 by Kraig Langshaw Hi Guys,Just wondered if someone would be so kind to tell how to do something... Firstly, let me give you a little background info on my set-up etc. For the last 2 years i've been using Traktor 3 LE on an old Windows laptop with a BCD3000 controller and external monitor. A usb cable was used to connect laptop to BCD then a phono lead going out of the BCD into the channel 1 phono input on the external mixer and then a phono lead going out of the external mixer either into an amp or stereo to provide sound. Now i have recently upgraded my set-up to accomodate the following (please see attached image): - 2x Kontrol x1's, Native instruments Audio 10, MacBook pro, Traktor pro 2, Behringer DDM4000 mixer, American Audio 1000w amplifier & some standard PA speakers. The idea behind the upgrade was to allow me to become more creative, have better sound quality & well, become more with the times i guess.. lol. What i want to achieve: - 4 deck mixing on traktor using the 2 kontrol x1's, with each deck in Traktor to be assigned to the 4 seperate channels on my DJM4000 mixer, then incorporate the amp and speakers for sound. Could someone please show me using the attached image, or explain to me the wiring set-up to achieve this? Thank you for your time & co-operation. Mike | |
| Kraig Langshaw 07.10.2011 | Hi Guys, Just wondered if someone would be so kind to tell how to do something... Firstly, let me give you a little background info on my set-up etc. For the last 2 years i've been using Traktor 3 LE on an old Windows laptop with a BCD3000 controller and external monitor. A usb cable was used to connect laptop to BCD then a phono lead going out of the BCD into the channel 1 phono input on the external mixer and then a phono lead going out of the external mixer either into an amp or stereo to provide sound. Now i have recently upgraded my set-up to accomodate the following (please see attached image): - 2x Kontrol x1's, Native instruments Audio 10, MacBook pro, Traktor pro 2, Behringer DDM4000 mixer, American Audio 1000w amplifier & some standard PA speakers. The idea behind the upgrade was to allow me to become more creative, have better sound quality & well, become more with the times i guess.. lol. What i want to achieve: - 4 deck mixing on traktor using the 2 kontrol x1's, with each deck in Traktor to be assigned to the 4 seperate channels on my DJM4000 mixer, then incorporate the amp and speakers for sound. Could someone please show me using the attached image, or explain to me the wiring set-up to achieve this? Thank you for your time & co-operation. Mike |
| Tatum Ansaldo 09.10.2011 | Unplug the X1s. Back up then delete all your mappings in the controller manager. Plug the X1s back in one at a time and I believe there's a window that pops up with a prompt to automap each one. If that doesn't work, post a screenshot here of your Kontrol X1 preferences pane. |
| Kraig Langshaw 09.10.2011 | Ok so I've managed to get it so each deck on Traktor is to an individual channel on my external mixer, but now my Kontrol x1ns won't work! They both light up when I plug the USB in to my MacBook pro and have installed all drivers etc. But there not communicating with Traktor! A track only plays etc when I click play or whatever manually with the mouse. Can anyone help me with this? Ps. My MacBook is brand new, brought last week just for your information.. Thanks |
| Marva Cupid 07.10.2011 | I believe that the x1's are hid, which means to set them up u go to the kontrol x1 tab in preferences. Also u have to go into out put routing and change ur mixing mode to external, then u should route all of the decks to the corresponding channels and then plug that channel into the correspondig line in on the mixer. |
| Kraig Langshaw 07.10.2011 | Thanks for the quick response! I have tried this: - Four seperate RCA cables running from each Line out of the audio 10 (outputs - A, B, C & D) into the 4 seperate line in's on the external mixer and then a Phono to Mono Jack cable running from the master out of the external mixer into the amp. I have installed the X1's but i load a track into Traktor and press paly on the X1 and nothing happens. I believe the set-up is incorrect, i.e. the in's and out's in the preferences/ audio setup tab in traktor. Could you advise what it should show for my set-up? Regards Mike |
| Tatum Ansaldo 07.10.2011 | similar to that, except forget the Maschine and add another X1. The amp is connected to the master output from the mixer, 4 channels of audio are connected between the A10 and the mixer and the X1s and A10 are connected to the laptop via USB. More examples here: https://www.native-instruments.com/#...-10/?page=1967 If you want to know more about audio connections and cables, read my guide that's linked in my sig below. |
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