TRAKTOR PRO / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO – User Manual

9. Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer
Traktor can either replace an entire DJ setup or it can just replace your decks. In this
case you will be using TRAKTOR in combination with an external mixer. This allows you
to mix your digital tracks with the analog feel of the knobs and faders of the hardware
mixer.
9.1 Requirements
The requirements of your hardware depend on the complexity of your setup.
9.1.1 Mixer
In External Mixer Mode, each deck of TRAKTOR is routed to one of the channels of your
mixer. The inputs required for TRAKTOR decks are LINE level inputs - the same as for
CD players.
The most basic TRAKTOR setup uses two playback decks and therefore requires a twochannel
mixer.
Adding a third and fourth deck can extend this setup. Each additional source requires an
additional input on your mixer.
An even more advanced setup integrates the TRAKTOR send effects. Using them not only
requires one more channel on your mixer but also an effects send output on the mixer to
feed the effects directly from the mixer. Usually this output can be controlled either via
FX send knobs or buttons on each channel of the mixer.
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You also can use the Preview
Player function of the Browser
in External Mixer Mode. This requires an
additional channel on the mixer.
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