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Can you mix sources on serato?

I wanted to know if i can use serato with a cdj and a turntable...ie the cdj as source 1 and turntable as source 2.

The reason being is that I have a cdj-800, a cdj-100 and two technics 1200's (one of which is completely on the verge of death) and carrying cd's and records and all this equipment is becoming tedious. As such, I plan on buying serato so i don't need to carry anything but a my turntable and cdj-800.That way i can play cd's and records for when i want to pull out something that i don't have on my harddrive. But will this set-up work and be compatible with serato?

Sorry, I did not know what to search for this question and it does seem sorta ambiguous and strange...

Re: Can you mix sources on serato?

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Originally posted by spdandpwr I wanted to know if i can use serato with a cdj and a turntable...ie the cdj as source 1 and turntable as source 2. The reason being is that I have a cdj-800, a cdj-100 and two technics 1200's (one of which is completely on the verge of death) and carrying cd's and records and all this equipment is becoming tedious. As such, I plan on buying serato so i don't need to carry anything but a my turntable and cdj-800.That way i can play cd's and records for when i want to pull out something that i don't have on my harddrive. But will this set-up work and be compatible with serato? Sorry, I did not know what to search for this question and it does seem sorta ambiguous and strange...

yup, just use a control CD on the CDJ and a control vinyl on the 1200.

i think there's even a way to use just one 1200 with Serato, using the deck flip option. I'm pretty sure I've heard this done as an emergency should a turntable die mid set. Check the forums at http://www.scratchlive.net/ for more info.

To control Serato, you can only use one source... Either CD's or Turntables. However, with either source, you can bypass Serato. For instance, if you're using CDJ's, and someone hands you over a CD to play, you can play that CD just like if Serato wasn't there. You can do the same with turntables.

However, you CAN NOT use one turntable and one CDJ to control Serato at the same time. This is due to a preference you have to set on Serato.

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Originally posted by DJMaytag i think there's even a way to use just one 1200 with Serato, using the deck flip option. I'm pretty sure I've heard this done as an emergency should a turntable die mid set. Check the forums at http://www.scratchlive.net/ for more info.

That is true.

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Originally posted by DjWoody To control Serato, you can only use one source... Either CD's or Turntables. However, with either source, you can bypass Serato. For instance, if you're using CDJ's, and someone hands you over a CD to play, you can play that CD just like if Serato wasn't there. You can do the same with turntables. However, you CAN NOT use one turntable and one CDJ to control Serato at the same time. This is due to a preference you have to set on Serato.

I guess I was wrong... I don't have it yet, but am ordering my Serato tomorrow or Friday!

Is this the same Woody that's friends with Fei Fei? She told me you told her about that thing I told you about. She was confused at first, but thought it was funny!

haha Yeah that's me. She was cracking up. Hahaha

looks like i will have to buy another cdj so i can scratch with two decks...thanks for answering...

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Originally posted by DjWoody However, you CAN NOT use one turntable and one CDJ to control Serato at the same time. This is due to a preference you have to set on Serato.

You can do this on Torq from M-Audio fyi. You can set Deck A and B to any combo you want. You can also use what they call "Amputate Mode" and use one cdj or TT in external mode and then the other deck on the Torq software.

got any good links or better yet a videos of torq in use....ill def look into it...thanks!

btw how is torq's reliability...its relatively new right?

no, but maybe serato can have a phono/line option on each deck in the future

it you can actually use it tho
just set your input to phono and use 1 deck + 1cdj
the cd tracking will be in the reds, but it sttilll will work perfectly fine

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Originally posted by spdandpwr got any good links or better yet a videos of torq in use....ill def look into it...thanks! btw how is torq's reliability...its relatively new right?

www.torq-dj.com/videos

Re: Can you mix sources on serato?

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Originally posted by spdandpwr I wanted to know if i can use serato with a cdj and a turntable...ie the cdj as source 1 and turntable as source 2.

Actually this will work fine if you get one of those little pocket phono preamps for the turntable, giving you a line output to send to the SSL. That way BOTH of your sources are sending the same line level signal to SSL.

Just read this in the manual (got my SSL last night!)

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