Traktor cueing

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:09 pm

after looking all over the internet i cant find a solution to my problem

i have an SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio[CCC0] soundcard and traktor 3

i cant cue songs to only come out in the headphones, as the sound also comes out of the speakers aswell as the headphones... i have my heaphones plugged into the jack on the front of my pc and my speakers into the jack on the back of my pc.

can any tell me if its possible to cue with this, and/or solutions

thanks in advance

ps. sorry for being nooby

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:27 pm

have you got the manual. i use traktor all the time, dont have any headphones, so when im recording i just arm the cue switch. i know the master section in the middle of the mixer controls the headphones tho, like i say never had to use them. i can link you up with the manual if you dont have it

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:29 pm

thanks for the quick response

yup, ive got the manuel, but it doesnt really explain it, just like 'put output x here, etc'

this is my first go at mxing, is it worth using headphones, how do u do it without?

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:35 pm

i do sometimes tell myself to go get some but cant be arsed. the big cue button on each deck allows you to hear what is on the opposite deck when crossfader is fully on the side thats playing, but it wont be heard on the recording, which is fine by me really. not sure if that has anything to do with the headphones or not tho, you may want to have a mess about with that

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:37 pm

alright, ill keep tinkering, think i saw that you may need two soundcards to have one playing the master, and one playing the moniter(through the headphones), or one soundcrad with 2 outputs...

darkmatteruk · Post by **darkmatteruk** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:57 pm

yea, sorry i couldnt be more help. i know the ph mix knob controls left and right. but im sure you will get correct info from someone here

bitter · Post by **bitter** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 4:28 pm

Hi

you need a soundcard / interface with 2 pairs of stereo outs in order to cue music in the headphones separately. In the settings menu you can specify one pair of outs to 'master' and the other pair to 'cue', then select which deck to cue through the phones from the button on each mixer channel. Voila!

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:53 pm

do mixers, as in dj mixers, act as soundcards?

so i could use one instead of the internal mixer in traktor, and plug my headphones into the mixer and not my pc for cueing?

edit: what mixer would you recomend a, behringer vmx100??

bitter · Post by **bitter** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 1:18 pm

Fixation wrote:do mixers, as in dj mixers, act as soundcards?

so i could use one instead of the internal mixer in traktor, and plug my headphones into the mixer and not my pc for cueing?

edit: what mixer would you recomend a, behringer vmx100??

I'm not totally clued up on this as I kindof only really know what I use.
I *think* I've recently seen a 'made for traktor/ableton' mixer which incorporates an audio&midi interface, but I can't find the link so you might have to search around for that one. It came pre-built or in kit form for you to build/customise yourself if you're that way inclined. Certainly looked the business!

I use a cheap-ish seperate 4-outs M-Audio Audiophile audio/midi interface and then an independent midi mixer from Faderfox connected via, erm, midi. Works really well.

fixation · Post by **fixation** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:28 pm

looking at this

http://www.absolutemusic.co.uk/shop/vie ... behbcd3000

any one had any experiecne?

it would also work as the audio interface for cueing, no?

press · Post by **press** » Fri Aug 08, 2008 6:43 pm

look into a maya 44 usb soundcard.

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