Switching between using Traktor for Timecode and non-timecode
Switching between using Traktor for Timecode and non-timecode Posted on: 26.10.2013 by Temple Cervelli I used to use Traktor Scratch Pro II with timecode CDs and Pioneer CDJs, 2 decks timecode and the other two decks no timecde, now I have Maschine and 4 tracks decks, everythings synced up with MIDI clock for Maschine etc.So, is it possible for me to set up timecode again, and be able to just switch back form my normal set up, to traktor with timecode, for when i just fancy using some decks? I have two Vestax TT's and would like to give my timecode vinyl a little spin, how do I go about doing this? So i can choose, when i play out, whether to play with my normal 4 track deck set up synced with maschine, or whether i just want to play with timecode vinyl, or CDJ. Should i set up timecode vinyl, and then export the settings, and then just load up which ever settings i want to use (normal, or time code cdjs or vinyl), is that right? Can i swap through them just like that when i want? | |
| Temple Cervelli 28.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kaek
Last thing. The calibration, what is the visual icon supposed to look like, an orange circle? Because mine is a blue circle with an a orange line in the middle, that normal? |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | I used to use Traktor Scratch Pro II with timecode CDs and Pioneer CDJs, 2 decks timecode and the other two decks no timecde, now I have Maschine and 4 tracks decks, everythings synced up with MIDI clock for Maschine etc. So, is it possible for me to set up timecode again, and be able to just switch back form my normal set up, to traktor with timecode, for when i just fancy using some decks? I have two Vestax TT's and would like to give my timecode vinyl a little spin, how do I go about doing this? So i can choose, when i play out, whether to play with my normal 4 track deck set up synced with maschine, or whether i just want to play with timecode vinyl, or CDJ. Should i set up timecode vinyl, and then export the settings, and then just load up which ever settings i want to use (normal, or time code cdjs or vinyl), is that right? Can i swap through them just like that when i want? |
| Temple Cervelli 28.10.2013 |
Originally Posted by Kaek
Last thing. The calibration, what is the visual icon supposed to look like, an orange circle? Because mine is a blue circle with an a orange line in the middle, that normal? |
| Monroe Vandeslunt 28.10.2013 | If you hear a high pitched control tone coming from the needle itself that is normal. |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | I've cut and readjusted earth cables and the warning message has changed from deck B, to deck A now, really dont know why it keeps saying it. and im really not sure, its just constant, i cant hear it when i turn the volume high up tho. Main worry is the calibration icon, with the red arrow in the middle of it, also, is there supposed to be a line going through the circle? |
| Tania Somppi 26.10.2013 | Check your turntable ground (earth) wires. Is the high pitch tone just the sound of the timecode vinyl coming from the needle? Turn your amp or speakers down and see if the volume of the high pitch tone changes too. |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | That's all fine then, no idea why I'm having problems. My calibration looks bad tho, has yellow lines going through the blue circle, and has a big red arrow in the middle of it... |
| Alphonso Deitchman 26.10.2013 | Sound card outputs always go to the line inputs. |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | Should I have the two RCA's going from the audio 2 to the phono or line inputs of my mixer? I've had them in line... |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | Nope, I made sure I had that turned off. In believeing it might be to do with my global section prefs, I have 'master' ticked, I'll try setting it to auto maybe? |
| Alphonso Deitchman 26.10.2013 | Do you have Sync turned on? |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | Yep, I have full control of my tracks with the timecode vinyl, but when I try to speed the record up manual without using the vari-speed and the tracks just jumps and I loose my beat match. |
| Alphonso Deitchman 26.10.2013 | Can you control the track at all with the timecode vinyl? |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | Okay cool. Strangely I can hear the tone noise, I'll have a further look at the settings and see. Do you have any idea why I can't adjust the the tempo on the TT's? |
| Alphonso Deitchman 26.10.2013 | You need to set the correct audio input routing yes. You shouldn't be hearing the control tone unless you have one of your decks set to Live Input or have Direct Thru enabled somewhere. |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | Two things I noticed today, I can hear a kind of hi-freq beep noise when I'm using timecode vinyl.. Not sure if this is just a calibration issue or not, and secondly, I couldn't adjust the tempo on the Turntable of tracks I was playing.. |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | Is that all I have to do? Of course apart from using 2 extra RCA cables to connect, and setting the 2 Traktor decks that I want to use as timecode to 'phono' in the audio 10 control prefs. That's it? I don't need to actually do anything else? |
| Alphonso Deitchman 26.10.2013 | Click a deck letter and choose Scratch Control? |
| Temple Cervelli 26.10.2013 | In case I confused anyone, I want to be able to swap between JUST using the laptop for decks, to using timecode vinyl decks. I'd want everything else to remain the same like FX etc, but of course just be able to timecode vinyls, and then import settings to be able to go back to using laptop decks.. |
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