89jase Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sorry if in wrong section!Ok guys, new here but I’ve been working on this for a few hours and finally came up with a solution. If you want to get or have got a Traktor Audio 6 Sound Card and want a Microphone without forking out $100 for a TA10 follow this guide and you’ll have everything you want.What you need:• 2 basic CD players• Basic 1 Mixer• Microphone• Headphones• Speakers• Traktor Audio 6 sound card (TA6)• Scratch CD's(This should work on pretty much any setup)Wiring Diagram:Steps:Wiring1. UNPLUG EVERYTHING 2. Plug in all power cords3. Plug in TA6 USB Cable4. Plug CD Player A into Input A on the TA65. Plug CD Player B Into Input MAIN on the TA66. Plug TA6 Output A into Mixer Input A7. Plug TA6 Output MAIN into Mixer Input B8. Plug Headphones and Microphone into Mixer9. Plug Mixer Output into TA6 input B10. Plug your speakers into TA6 Output BSoftware11. Open TA6 Drivers and set channel B to Direct Thru. (Ensure they’re still line channels) 12. For Input routingDeck A = Ch A Input (both left and right)Deck B = Ch Man Input (both left and right)Deck C = Ch B Input (Both left and right)All other Decks = Not connected13. Output RoutingDeck A = Ch A Output (both left and right)Deck B = Ch Main Output (both left and right)Deck C = Not ConnectedAll other Decks = Not connected14. Set Deck C to Live Input15. Set Mix Recorder to External and Select Deck C from the Drop down Menu.Testing16. Load up a track into both decks, make sure your scratch CD’s are in.17. Go to Record and start recording.18. On the mixer set the cross fader to the left, play the track and check the input on the Recorder19. Do the same for the Cross fader on the right20. Test Microphone input21. Double check headphones working (don’t see why they wouldn’t)Explanation:Ok so basically what is happening here is that seems you can’t set the main channel to direct through, we have to use Deck B on the Main channel instead (as there is no difference for just a line in) and use Channel B on the TA6 as the direct through.Having the direct through allows the mixer to output to speakers, but why are we going back through the sound card and not directly to the speakers? Because if we had that, Traktor will record everything that goes through it, so this means it will record you queuing up your tracks. So we need traktor to record after your mixing board, that is why you have the Input for Deck C as Channel B but no output (if you had an output that you’d get an infinite loop of feedback) This should work for nearly everything out there, What I used was Two Stanton C.324 CD players, Stanton 212 Mixing board and of course my TA6(screenshots coming soon)Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Why not just have everything setup normal, then just plug one of the masters into your mic port via a rca to 3.5 line cable?Seems alot more simple.I can't even begin to fathom how that jumbled works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupe Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Moved to Digital & Software Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89jase Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 @SolDios Having everything setup as normal will then record your queuing will it not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russell Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 my head hurts thinking about all that... from your explenation though i get what your trying to do. Still confusing though. Much easier to have a mixer with a rec out that you can route to an input on the audio 6. Well at least thats what I do with my Audio 8. Mixer main outs are hooked up to monitors directly.looking at the pic of the mixer back panel you problem is arising from not having a rec out. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 @SolDios Having everything setup as normal will then record your queuing will it not?Nope, as it is recording from the master, it will only record what comes out your main speakers.Yes I know it's messy and I got my left and right confused.But this is a much more simple way, the way you have it is extremely impractical, and would require some SERIOUS re mapping.The way displayed is how both me and hobberz do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89jase Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Correct, I suppose if you had rec out then you'll be sweet in which some of the same steps apply. However having cheaper / more basic equipment, this gets the job done perfectly.@SolDios, I guess it comes down to the connectivity with your Mixer. Something basic like my m.212, you don't have that luxury Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yizzle Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 well its always good to have alternative ways of doing things. never know when it would come in handy. good work on the info 89jase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89jase Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 I don't know a lot about Sound cards, but wouldn't you want the TA6 to record it as opposed to a generic on board laptop sound card?Also, I think the way the TA6 works with the ASIO Drivers, it won't allow you to use both the TA6 and onboard sound card (could be wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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