Then again, it’s only $1 – what have you go to to lose? We’ve ordered one so will report back. It’s likely to, but we can’t guarantee it.
We haven’t tested this and we also have no idea whether it works on other software. These instructions are for Traktor Pro on a Mac. It’s a tiny, mass-produced item that looks just like a USB drive, but with a headphone and a microphone socket on it.įor our purposes, we’re interested in the fact that it gives us that extra headphones socket – somewhere to plug out headphones in to while the main headphones socket on the laptop is used to power our speakers. However, for bigger gigs, you will want to test it on the sound system first to make sure it sounds OK – as we say, chances are are a proper DJ sound card will outperform your Mac’s internal sound card, and this difference will start to become more noticeable on bigger PA systems This is a great, cheap and ingenious solution for practising, for convenience (it’s tiny), and for playing house parties, small bars and so on.A good thing to do is ask on the software forum to see if anyone can confirm that the software that came with your particular controller can be configured to work with external sound cards like this one It probably works in Virtual DJ, for instance, as that software is flexible – however, you may find in some versions of some software that the hardware configuration options are limited. We haven’t tested this on any systems other than Traktor.As such, the sound quality you’ll get is limited by how good your Mac’s sound is – and while the Intel HD Audio sound on current MacBooks is OK for day-to-day use, it isn’t up to the standards of a decent standalone sound card.
This solution, on the other hand, still uses the Mac’s internal sound card for the main output. Thus when you use one of these, you bypass you Mac’s internal sound card altogether. The DJ sound cards we normally recommend have TWO outputs – one for the headphones, and one for the main speakers.Now, Digital DJ Tips reader Jake Shauli has got in touch with detailed instructions on how to do the same thing if you’re one of the many DJs here who are Apple Mac users.īefore we hand over to Jake, it’s worth reiterating the following: While no replacement for a decent sound card, this certainly gives new DJs the chance to practise and play small parties without the extra expense. Last week we showed yo u how to DJ with Traktor on a PC with the purchase of just a $1 sound card. It’s annoying to buy a budget DJ controller only to realise that you need to buy a sound card just to get it to work correctly.
Looking similar to a tiny USB drive, the $1 sound card gives you an extra headphones socket.
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