“We didn’t get the chance to really put the drivers to the test but since the audio 4 utilizes the same chip sets as the audio4 (which I have tested extensively) then its safe to say that the drivers will have the same reliability.”

I think that very first 4 is supposed to be a 2. Not type-sniping you just kinda confused me at first. :D

[quote comment=""]”
I think that very first 4 is supposed to be a 2. Not type-sniping you just kinda confused me at first. :D[/quote]

thanks for pointing that out- you guys are always way more on top of it then me. Thank god for teh DJ TT community editors. I am editing the post from a super janky computer in Taiwan so there are bound to be some mistakes. :)

Looks like a nice bit of kit.

The rooftops Stephane Vigroux is running across belong to London, not Berlin, BTW.

wow, seems like a cool piece of hit.
leave it to me to be confused.
Using an external mixer you would want 4 outs, 2 stereo pairs. Very nice that the cables are provided for that.
But using traktors internal mixer, one stereo pair would be for mixer, and the other for headphones.
So why does the NI website give different audio specs for the “Line Outputs” and the “Headphone Output”? Shouldn’t they be the same?
If output A & B are the same, then its a piece of kit I could use. But if they are different and one is more designated for headphone and the other, that wouldn’t make sense to me.

Yo,

This seems like a really great device and cheap too! But I don’t think I will eve give up my Fast-Track Pro. For $50 more, you get a bunch of I/Os, dedicated headphone jack and some really great sound quality.

But I might buy it as a back up.

Congrats on the Cameo on the commercial. But I think the Arcade SE needs its own full trendy commercials… don’t ya think?

As long as it has good sound quality and cheaper than the indigo dj I’d buy it =). It would’ve been better if there was a mic input though =/ something that the audio 4 lacks also!

So can someone tell me the benefit of 4 analogue outputs compared to just 2. I have an Echo AudioFire 2 and was just wondering that maybe a 4 output soundcard would be better?
[quote comment=""]As long as it has good sound quality and cheaper than the indigo dj I’d buy it =). It would’ve been better if there was a mic input though =/ something that the audio 4 lacks also![/quote]

Who is the DJ in the vid? Cool shot of the vci-arcade

nice piece of gear. might just purchase one as a backup for my tried and tested audiofire2.

this is exactly what I need to make the jump from single to dual-computer djing. excellent release!

Nice work from NI here, they are doing really well at reducing the cost of entry into their line of products while still keeping the quality decent :)

Traktor Duo for instance is still pretty decent compared to the other pieces of software on the market and this sound-card is still pretty decent and does just what it needs to.

I personally like my internal mixing so i only personally need a card with 2 outs.

Yeah man, thats London, you can see Parliment and The London Eye, plus most of the stuff he’s running on is down South Bank.

The rooftop he ends up on is in Old Street/Liverpool Street, called “Queen of Hoxton”, used to be the Industry Bar and was very good! Now it’s full of trendy kids and £5 beers :(

Oh yeah and the soundcard is dope! I like them using 1/4 jacks as well!

[quote comment="20293"]
So why does the NI website give different audio specs for the “Line Outputs” and the “Headphone Output”? Shouldn’t they be the same?
If output A & B are the same, then its a piece of kit I could use. But if they are different and one is more designated for headphone and the other, that wouldn’t make sense to me.[/quote]

The Spec is differnet depends on what impedance is loading. for lower impedance like Headphones, the Output drive much more power.

With two stereo output is it possible to use 4 mono decksin external mode on traktor using and a 4 channel mixer?

i’ll better stick with my Audiko Kontrol 1 :)

Looks good, and at that price, they are going to sell lots of it, thinking of getting one myself as a back up and to not have to plug my M-audio audiophile since the Audio 2 is USB powered.

tipo assim eu num vou poder usar ele com os cdes time code que nem o audio 4

@DJ Nvidia: Fast Track Pro has -10db outputs and same amount of outputs. FastTrackPro only has more inputs (that will degrade your output quality if you want to record while mixing) than A2.
“Dedicated” hedphone output is still shared with one pair of line outputs so it is no difference unless you are stuck with mixer that does not have headphone/cue.
FTPro soundcard is unreliable in live-gig environment and uncomparable to this product(different worlds).

@bento: word, I’m thinking of buying one as a present.

Shit, I just bought a DJ I/O literally two days ago. If NI had e-mailed me a week sooner I would have waited for this to come out. But so is life and the endless advancement of technology.

I sometimes need a mic..what would be the best soundcard for gigs that require you provide a mic..i am currently lookin into upgrading my Numark dj i/o

[quote comment="20321"]Shit, I just bought a DJ I/O literally two days ago. If NI had e-mailed me a week sooner I would have waited for this to come out. But so is life and the endless advancement of technology.[/quote]
[quote comment=""]I sometimes need a mic..what would be the best soundcard for gigs that require you provide a mic..i am currently lookin into upgrading my Numark dj i/o[/quote]

Indeed. I’m trying to take the line where i exhaust my resources and use them to their full potntial before getting all excited and buying something new. But its far too easy to spend money on new gear!! arghhhh

was only meant to quote DJedge above ^

..i mean Jelanirobot. i will go now lol

I just found it in Berlin store
http://www.cyberport.at/item/4440/1086/0/144684/native-instruments-audio-2-dj-audio-interface—macpc.html

this is what was posted on the NI forum. I guess it’s like how a thermos keeps hot stuff hot & cold stuff cold.

Yes, both outputs are the same. For each output, a headphone amps is engaged automatically if a headphone is detected.

@DJ Edge: If you are mixing internally, I advise you to buy inexpensive mixer with few channels (like behringer Xenyx or alesis/tapco or soundcraft compact4). The added benefit is equalisation of your master output (which I required so many times).
If you are mixing externally: I can’t remember many mixers without a MIC input.

This thing looks perfect. All I ever need are two lines out from a decent quality card and this delivers that. Extra plus on the compact size.

I’m getting one as soon as it hits the shelves.

-Rob Ticho

Thanks Tos: I am using the vci..weddings and birthday parties require mic..I have the Dj I/o but want to upgrade for better sound quality. I appreciate the info

Hey Guys, was jes wandering, had the fast track pro, got problems with it, shipped it back. was testing it at home, left it playing, switched off the lights and it stopped palying, any spike or dip in current affected it. thereafter while playing got a constant static sound. using the i o dj right now, but after some time the sound card just dies and the sound becomes distorted. can this be a result of the various soundcards or my pc, was looking to get another sound card but saving up for a rme. my laptop is a hp with a amd turion dual core 2 ghz, 1.74 gb ram running xp pro v 2002 sp 3. don’t have a fire wire port so strictly usb. from my research nothing could touch the rme fire wire sound cards. is there any comparable usb card? if not would have to get a mac book pro as well…$$$$ mind u, i looked at echo, motu, roland etc….

Both soundcards did not work right because of your flakey laptop USB power(I have HP too and had FTPro with many same problems). It is not laptop’s problem, FTPro died on desktop AND external power. Don’t swap laptop. Try this: http://tos.network.in.rs/pages/posts/m-audio-fast-track-problem6.php (plz don’t fry anything)
The betterness of (any)firewire card is that is is not bus powered. Wait, that’s not better that’s more stable. But you need extra power outlet, one more cable on desktop and quality wallwarts are heavy to lug along all equipment (My gig bag is 7kg hwy).

If I hadn’t bought a Fast Track Pro for $75 a couple months ago, I’d be all over this.

is it just me, or the Audio 2DJ exactly the same as the guitar rig mobile, just with different labelling?

Clever NI…

Guitar rig has one stereo input and one stereo output.

[quote comment=""]Guitar rig has one stereo input and one stereo output.[/quote]

of course it does! silly me..

still, clever NI :)

i wonder if i would be able to:

use bcd3000 line-in for dvs-control input into the pc and use A2 as output. I still need the input on the bcd… any ideas?

[quote comment=""]i wonder if i would be able to:

use bcd3000 line-in for dvs-control input into the pc and use A2 as output. I still need the input on the bcd… any ideas?[/quote]

the audio kontrol 1 is a pretty good deal in that case, especially if you care about the bundled software.

This is perfect!!! I always plug into a channel at a clubs mixer, so now i dont have wasted outputs, cool. Now its time to ditch the RMX (sorry buddy, it was fun while it lasted lol)

It’s a shame there isn’t a jack for an external power supply.

I know MacBook’s are notorious for not having enough power on the USB bus to drive soundcards properly. Has N.I. had any problems running these on Mac’s?

Its really good for my needs since i dont use any input (i dont use timecoded sources).

All i ever wanted is 4 stereo channel outputs with no inputs, and my only choice nowaday is still the pretty weak gigaport ag.

This one looks nice, but i still need 4 ch. c’mon, im the only one who likes mixing with 4 channels and do not use any input?

the audio dj 8 is too much for me (i’d waste the 8 inputs, midi and mic inputs…).

what do you think about getting two A2? too much power consumption? a stupid idea? i’ll run out of usb’s ? its worth to have two of them by 200$ rather than 350$ for a single audio 8dj?

Hey guys i wanted to know if i can connect my M-Audio Bx5 Monitors to this interfase?? pls if someone could help me. because i know how to route it to play live sets or traktor. but i dont know if i can route this or there is a cable that i can use to produce some music. maybe one stereo output and i use a cable that separates L & R please let me know guys

[quote comment="20848"]It’s a shame there isn’t a jack for an external power supply.

I know MacBook’s are notorious for not having enough power on the USB bus to drive soundcards properly. Has N.I. had any problems running these on Mac’s?[/quote]

If you run it thru a powered usb hub it should be fine.

This is just what i need amazing NI pull through again like the look of tthe traktor controller coming out soon aswell

I just picked this up yesterday. My buddy has the audio 4 dj, and I gotta agree with Ean here[quote post="1668"]We didn’t get the chance to really put the drivers to the test but since the audio2 utilizes the same chip sets as the audio4[/quote], the sound quality is just as good! Its amazing to finally be able to take my entire set up with in my backpack and even slip this little guy right in my pocket. Overall, it’s a great sound card to go with if you can make your set up work with two outputs.

I just bought the NI DJ 2 after having numerous problems with the Numark DJ I/O. I was sceptic at first but I must say, I was very impressed with the sound quality and with it’s performance. It did not stall once through out the 7 hour gig. That was the problem I had with the DJ I/O. If you are uncertain whether you want to purchase this interface due to performance as I was, let me assure you, it works great! Hope this helps.

Hey, i’m wondering can i use it with my behringer ddm 4000 I only need 2 chanals

I’m thinking of getting one of these. Can anyone confirm that with the Audio 2 I’ll be able to properly monitor/cue either deck on the headphones – separately to the mix? i.e. like traditional cue monitoring on a mixer.

Can someone someone confirm compatibility with Windows 7 64-bit?

@dejanos
yes it works fine with windows 7 64 bit…i have the same…

Just a quick question, is this device ASIO 2.0? What sort of latency are we talking about here escpecially for scratching.

I’ve had an Audio 2 DJ for a few months now. It doesn’t have a lot of extra fancy features. But, the few features it has are perfect for controllerism with Traktor.

For me ‘A’ is master stero out and ‘B’ is headphone monitor. I only mix inside Traktor, and no mic inputs are necessary for me.

The easy volume control directly on the Audio-2 for each channel is nice. It’s really helpful getting things set up in different situations.

The best thing about this little soundcard is that I no longer even think about it unless I want to adjust it’s volume. Other than that, I just open Traktor and get to it!

Before the Audio 2 I had an older M-Audio with lots of input and outputs, it was more than I needed, and yet didn’t have a simple 1/4 jack to connect headphones to. Plus, it would crash from time to time, usually if I left it on for a long time. It really wasn’t the right soundcard for my needs. It needed a real recording studio, so I had to let it go….

cool,
dangerboy

hey everybody. is there a way to do what i’m about to describe?

i’d like to use the audio 2 dj to route the output from the line out to 2 xlr cables to plug directly into a set of powered speakers while i use the headphone out to cue (and use Traktor’s internal mixer).

i’ve searched for adapters, but i’m not finding quite what i need, so i was wondering if anyone can help.

i do have a mixer, but i’d like the flexibility of just being able to pack my laptop, audio 2 dj, vci, and speakers and just roll, if it’s possible.

so, a 1/4″ male to 2 xlr adapter
or a 1/4″ male to 2 1/4″ adapter (if i really have to use 1/4″ plugs, i do have a set of those for my speakers, as well)

thanks so much for anyone advice :)

I Have been looking at buying the Audio 2 DJ vs the Numark DJ i/o, Which is better? It appears from comments, that the Audio 2 Dj has superior sound quality and no performance problems.

Does anyone have experience working with Virtual DJ Pro Version 6.0?

[quote comment="29481"]I Have been looking at buying the Audio 2 DJ vs the Numark DJ i/o, Which is better? It appears from comments, that the Audio 2 Dj has superior sound quality and no performance problems.

Does anyone have experience working with Virtual DJ Pro Version 6.0?[/quote]

I use Virtual DJ 6.0 too. I made the mistake of buying the Numark DJ I/O thinking it should work well with its Numark counterpart. It was more problems than it was worth. When I put up the volume, (without distortion) the DJ I/O would stall out for a second or two. I replaced it with the NI DJ 2 and I have never been happier. The sound quality is even better. I had to turn down the volume on the side if the device because it was so loud.
If you’re on the fence between the two, I would definately go with the NI DJ 2. Good Luck!

Hey guys, I’m a drummer. Would this work for an electronic drum module (Roland TD6V) in a live situation?? Thanks!!

Why dont you all buy 5.1 usb sound card from creative, trusted brand. Now its sound blaster x-fi for £70. Unfortunately sound blaster live! 24-bite external is unavailable anymore, but i bought it ages ago (about £30) and still happy owner.

The Audio 2 DJ device is great, but the Tractor 2 deck software that comes with it is useless.

Has anyone compared the sound quality of the Audio 2 DJ to the Creative Lab X-FI Go or the Turtle Beach Micro Advantage USb Sound Cards. I believe that they are both 24 bit sound card. I am looking at sound quality vs price point. audio 2 Dj is around $100 and the X-fi Go is around $50 and the Turtle Beach is around $30.00. I have been using the Turtle Beach card for a few years but think I could get better sound quality. I ma not trying to be cheap but if there is very little sound difference in sound quality than I want to invest my money elsewhere, like a new controller.

I realize that the Audio 2 DJ has Headphone jacks, but i am using the laptop headphone jacks to cue. It works fine.

By the way I noticed that NI is offering a free upgrade from the Traktor LE to Traktr Duo until the end of June

Any input would be appreciated!!

I bought the Audio 2 DJ last week. I am well pleased with the sound quality. It sounds better than the Audio 8 DJ, which is too harsh in the high frequencies.
You can use your headphones to preview any deck in Traktor. My setup is A for Main Output, B for Headphones

I just bought the Audio 2 Dj today & before i take it outta the box i have a question……I was told that I can use it with my VCI 300 & other people are telling me i cant’t….
So can i or cant i use it with my VCI 300 with Serato Itch?

[quote comment="30002"]Why dont you all buy 5.1 usb sound card from creative, trusted brand. Now its sound blaster x-fi for £70. Unfortunately sound blaster live! 24-bite external is unavailable anymore, but i bought it ages ago (about £30) and still happy owner.[/quote]

I have one SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio Notebook for ExpressCard 54 slot. Bought it specially for this purpose.
In Traktor 3 it works perfect. No problems there as much as I remember.
But On the other hand , it is not supported by Traktor Pro. I’m starting Traktor Pro , I’m selecting the hardware from Audio Setup. And then , when I hit play on a tune in one of the decks , the tune doesn’t start playing. It’s just like the deck is frozen. Everybody having this sound card experienced this problem in Traktor Pro.
On some forums, people say it doesn’t work because the X-fi does not have ASIO Support. I tried installing some ASIO drivers from the net , but it’s still not working.
I got frustrated and went for Audio 2 DJ. Maybe it’s a trick of NI for us to also buy their Audio 2 DJ sound card… I don’t know. Anyway X-fi is not working anymore with Traktor Pro. It’s a fact !

to those of you with Numarks DJ I/O problems, are you using it with a power adaptor, or just USB powered? im sure if you bought the power adaptor, it would eliminate most of those issues. now its a matter of quality…and do u want something else to plug in? lol. i guess NI A2DJ is still looking better. tho let me throw this out there. Numark DJ IO for $50 (restocked) or NI A2DJ for $100 (NEW)?

Just bought, works perfect with Traktor Pro on Mac, thanks for the advice guys!

Had my adj2 for 3 weeks now and im working with windows 7 64 bit..never been happier…shame it didnt have a mic jack…then it would have been the ultimate soundcard for your money but if your just looking for two outputs so you can hear your cueing deck then this is the one!!!

sorry using it with traktor pro

Works Great as a output for stereo and headphones! Love the volume control right on it! I need to know now however how to use my microphone because im not using the sound from my Vestax Typhoon anymore…

Works Great as a output for stereo and headphones! Love the volume control right on it! I need to know now however how to use my microphone because im not using the sound from my Vestax Typhoon anymore…

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