Comments on: 4 Dj Sound Cards under $200 (updated) http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/ A complete recource for digital dj's and performers that use digital technology including controllerism Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:08:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: ToS http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-19812 ToS Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:55:24 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-19812 Ground loop: no. With ground loops, there is instant buzz when you plug all the equipment. Try another computer. Try another card (same or not). Try a better USB cable of add ferrites on yours if there is none. Ground loop: no. With ground loops, there is instant buzz when you plug all the equipment.
Try another computer.
Try another card (same or not).
Try a better USB cable of add ferrites on yours if there is none.

]]> By: Mel http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-19806 Mel Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:16:47 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-19806 I use Numark's DJ/IO external soundcard with Virtual DJ and have been experiencing a weird noise from the cable. This never happened when I first bought it. At home, it doesn't happen, but at a gig it will work for an hour and then start acting up. If I unplug the USB cable and plug it back in, it's fine for another hour, but then starts making a weird buzzing sound. Is this considered a ground loop? What is it really and what should I do? Thanks in advance. I use Numark’s DJ/IO external soundcard with Virtual DJ and have been experiencing a weird noise from the cable. This never happened when I first bought it. At home, it doesn’t happen, but at a gig it will work for an hour and then start acting up. If I unplug the USB cable and plug it back in, it’s fine for another hour, but then starts making a weird buzzing sound. Is this considered a ground loop? What is it really and what should I do? Thanks in advance.

]]> By: Marco http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-16722 Marco Tue, 24 Feb 2009 11:28:59 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-16722 [quote comment="15506"]hi ean, i was wondering. i bought an m-audio mobile pre soundcard and a vci-100 midi controller from a dealer in sweden saying that the mobile pre would work just fine with cueing and stuff on traktor but after some testing i came to the conclusion that this soundcard doesn't work with traktor as there's not enough output channels for cueuing headphones. am i doing something wrong or is this problem true?? thanks..lucas[/quote] Lucas were you able tu use the mobile pre? I bought it to for digital recording but now that I'm getting to digital djing i think i'll have to throw it away...

hi ean, i was wondering. i bought an m-audio mobile pre soundcard and a vci-100 midi controller from a dealer in sweden saying that the mobile pre would work just fine with cueing and stuff on traktor but after some testing i came to the conclusion that this soundcard doesn’t work with traktor as there’s not enough output channels for cueuing headphones. am i doing something wrong or is this problem true??
thanks..lucas

Lucas were you able tu use the mobile pre?
I bought it to for digital recording but now that I’m getting to digital djing i think i’ll have to throw it away…

]]> By: DJ ToS http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-16084 DJ ToS Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:34:17 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-16084 Leroy, welcome to the club of dissatisfied FTPro users. I'm lucky enough to have a compatible fw chipset but there's shortabe of FW audiophile soundcarsds in my country. Leroy, welcome to the club of dissatisfied FTPro users.
I’m lucky enough to have a compatible fw chipset but there’s shortabe of FW audiophile soundcarsds in my country.

]]> By: Leroy http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-16080 Leroy Wed, 14 Jan 2009 22:54:17 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-16080 I wish I would have found this site a while back when I went digital. I started with the M Audio FT Pro. The biggest issue was getting the lappy and the box to talk to each other. This usually involved several reboots. When it would finally connect the sound quality would go from pristine - to terrible out of nowhere. On one occasion it locked up completely, leaving a packed dancefloor not so packed. I would rather run an 1/8 cable out of the headphone jack before I'd use one of those in a live setting again. That's when I made the move to their FW audiophile. It would play fine for 30 seconds then lock up. Tech Support had me go through a series of tweaks before they outright told me to go get an express card because my internal chipset wasn't compatible. More money down the drain. I will say that I haven't had an issue since I got the express card. the audiophile box has performed flawlessly. As for sound quality. I'm comparable to the dj playing cds... After I boost the bass and pull back on the treble of course. All that just because I thought the soundcard needed an a/b switch for headphone cueing. I wish I would have found this site a while back when I went digital.

I started with the M Audio FT Pro. The biggest issue was getting the lappy and the box to talk to each other. This usually involved several reboots.

When it would finally connect the sound quality would go from pristine - to terrible out of nowhere. On one occasion it locked up completely, leaving a packed dancefloor not so packed. I would rather run an 1/8 cable out of the headphone jack before I’d use one of those in a live setting again.

That’s when I made the move to their FW audiophile. It would play fine for 30 seconds then lock up. Tech Support had me go through a series of tweaks before they outright told me to go get an express card because my internal chipset wasn’t compatible. More money down the drain.

I will say that I haven’t had an issue since I got the express card. the audiophile box has performed flawlessly. As for sound quality. I’m comparable to the dj playing cds… After I boost the bass and pull back on the treble of course.

All that just because I thought the soundcard needed an a/b switch for headphone cueing.

]]> By: celosdedma http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-15721 celosdedma Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:13:58 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-15721 the gigaport has 2 headphone jacks, one monitors all channels and the other can be assigned to channel 1&2 for cueing. the gigaport has 2 headphone jacks, one monitors all channels and the other can be assigned to channel 1&2 for cueing.

]]> By: DJ ToS http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-15642 DJ ToS Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:59:35 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-15642 does ESI GiagaPortHD have all outputs mixed on headphone connector or that is fixed(only two channels are routed to headphones)? does ESI GiagaPortHD have all outputs mixed on headphone connector or that is fixed(only two channels are routed to headphones)?

]]> By: celosdedma http://www.djtechtools.com/2008/02/15/4-dj-sound-cards-under-200/#comment-15641 celosdedma Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:51:12 +0000 http://www.djtechtools.com/?p=214#comment-15641 also would like to suggest the ESI Gigaport HD. it's priced at about $110. same as the maya44 but instead of having 4-in/4-out, this one has 8-out at 24bit/96. great budget sound card for those wanting to go 4 decks on an external mixer. also would like to suggest the ESI Gigaport HD. it’s priced at about $110. same as the maya44 but instead of having 4-in/4-out, this one has 8-out at 24bit/96. great budget sound card for those wanting to go 4 decks on an external mixer.

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