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Traktor Kontrol S4 + Audio Interface

Discussion in 'KONTROL S2 / KONTROL S3 / KONTROL S4' started by ZesR, Feb 19, 2011.

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  1. ZesR

    ZesR New Member

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    Hi guys,

    I've been reading a lot of threads about the s4 and
    mostly the ones where people have troubles with Windows...
    I've read that someone bought a NI Audio Interface to hook up
    the S4 to the pc... I was wondering how did you link the whole thing up?
    Which Audio Interface is the best?
    Do you still keep all of the audio quality?
    And what about responsiveness?

    I haven't really found a topic about this, so yeah I was wondering if somebody
    could answer my questions...

    Thanks in advance,

    ZesR
     
    ZesR, Feb 19, 2011
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  2. padi_04

    padi_04 NI Product Owner

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    1) depends on your budget
    2) depends on the SC
    3) depends on the SC

    By hooking an external soundcard and assigning it in Traktor you use the S4 just as a controller, so it really depends on the soundcard you are buying (and your pc specs) as regards how low can you push latency and general audio quality (supposing you are using 320Kbps MP3 files or better)
     
    padi_04, Feb 20, 2011
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  3. scamo

    scamo Administrator Staff Member

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    There is also a new driver (which is still beta and only available directly from NI support) for the S4 sound card that seems to be helping the Windows users.

    scamo
     
    scamo, Feb 20, 2011
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  4. DiSCODeWD

    DiSCODeWD New Member

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    24bit means 240kps? or can it play 320kps clean.

    does having a 24bit audio card mean it can only play 240kps well?
    do i need a higher bit aduio card to play 320kps for it to sound well?
     
    DiSCODeWD, Mar 8, 2011
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  5. scamo

    scamo Administrator Staff Member

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    A 24bit audio card means the width of the data, which is resolved into sound, when the card converts the digital signal to an analog one (or vice versa) is 24 bit. CD quality sound only needs 16bit. This data width also has only an indirect relation to the bus transfer rate and the sample rate or bit rate of a sound file.

    You've heard you can play a WAV file over Traktor right? A WAV file has a bitrate of 1411 kbit/s. So there is no problem playing 320kb MP3s with the S4 sound card. No worries dude!:)

    scamo
     
    scamo, Mar 9, 2011
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  6. xavbi

    xavbi New Member

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    Where can i contact NI to see if these drivers can help me? I had the S4 for about 1 week and when i notice that the soundcard was just not working i went on & bought myself a Audio 2 DJ everything is set up and it sounds great but when i connect my headphones on Channel B to start to cue my second track im hearing the song that is playing on Channel A which is my speakers. What am i doing wrong?
    Can any one help me?
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    1x Traktor Kontrol S4
    1x Korg Mini KP (Kaoss Pad)
    1x Audio 2 DJ
    1x Dell Inspiration, Intel Core Processor i5-460M, 4G memory, 640G Hard Drive.
     
    xavbi, Mar 10, 2011
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  7. padi_04

    padi_04 NI Product Owner

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    monitor mix
     
    padi_04, Mar 10, 2011
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  8. xavbi

    xavbi New Member

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    Thank You man but i tried it and im still having the same problem:/ and im frankly getting irritated i have a gig coming up and i need this.
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    Thank You man but i tried it and im still having the same problem:/ and im frankly getting irritated i have a gig coming up and i need this.
     
    xavbi, Mar 10, 2011
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