Setting up your laptop with your equipment

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Posted by Trancender on Nov-22-2008 00:08:

Setting up your laptop with your equipment

I just recently purchased a laptop and was curious as to how to set it up with the rest of my dj equipment...so that I can record sets and possibly use other programs while mixing. I have a DJM600 and CDJ800mk2 x2. Please help

Posted by JD8180 on Nov-22-2008 00:18:

you could buy an external sound card with RCA inputs.

Posted by moodywang on Nov-22-2008 05:29:

go to radio shack and buy a cord with rca's on one side, and 1/8th inch minijack (typical headphone input) on the other. put that into your line in on your computer. plug the rcas in an output from your mixer (like booth or whatever). google a program called audacity to record your sets. its super simple.

Posted by Trancender on Nov-23-2008 03:57:

thanks alot moody

Posted by Trancender on Dec-01-2008 22:30:

ok i hooked up the cables but now I'm having a weird problem whenever I plug it into my laptop...be it the headphones or microphone jack im gettin some static coming from the speakers and a little bit of a high pitch whining too. What am I doing wrong how can I correct this?

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-01-2008 22:42:

That's probably a ground loop, a common problem with laptops and audio. Put some tape on the ground connectors on your power plug so the ground can't connect to the ground in your power outlet. That should get rid of the noise.

Posted by Trancender on Dec-01-2008 22:47:

gonna try it out now thanks

Posted by Trancender on Dec-01-2008 22:52:

can you be a little more specific as to wear to put the tape exactly. Im no good with wires :P

Posted by djlemeir on Dec-01-2008 23:05:

on the 3rd, center prong
the round one

im not sure isolating it with tape is the best idea tho

Posted by Trancender on Dec-01-2008 23:34:

thanks for the advice i fixed the problem.

Posted by n3lly on Dec-02-2008 00:17:

quote:
Originally posted by djlemeir
on the 3rd, center prong
the round one

im not sure isolating it with tape is the best idea tho

Definitely not a good idea.. Equipment could go pooooof!

But i'd just invest in a ground loop isolator instead.

Might cost a penny or two but worth it rather than getting rid of the earth point on a plug going into your mains.

just my 2c..

nelly

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-02-2008 01:06:

So many outlets in the house I live in aren't grounded. I have never seen anything go poof . Luckily.

From an audio nerd point of view using a ground loop isolator is just as bad. It changes the audio signal.

Posted by veezee on Dec-02-2008 01:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Trancender
ok i hooked up the cables but now I'm having a weird problem whenever I plug it into my laptop...be it the headphones or microphone jack im gettin some static coming from the speakers and a little bit of a high pitch whining too. What am I doing wrong how can I correct this?

plugging anything (other then a mic) into your mic input will sound like ass. If your laptop does not have a "line-in" , the my suggestion would be to get a external audio interface.

Jay

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