Traktor Pro Noise with Laptop Plugged In

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Posted by Cro_Addict on Oct-21-2009 18:59:

Traktor Pro Noise with Laptop Plugged In

I have been pretty pissed of with Traktor lately. I was getting crackles, but I fixed it by increasing my latency.

And then I start getting noise through the headphones but only when the laptop is plugged in. If I run on battery its fine. I found I could use a ground loop isolator between the sound card and the mixer, but here is my problem. Do I have to buy 1 for every channel? Do they make some kind of multi-channel ground loop isolators?? because I really do not want to pay $80 ($20 x 4 channels).

If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.

Posted by culorut on Oct-21-2009 19:17:

Try one of these first.

Posted by miamitranceman on Oct-21-2009 19:52:

Re: Traktor Pro Noise with Laptop Plugged In

quote:
Originally posted by Cro_Addict
I have been pretty pissed of with Traktor lately. I was getting crackles, but I fixed it by increasing my latency.

And then I start getting noise through the headphones but only when the laptop is plugged in. If I run on battery its fine. I found I could use a ground loop isolator between the sound card and the mixer, but here is my problem. Do I have to buy 1 for every channel? Do they make some kind of multi-channel ground loop isolators?? because I really do not want to pay $80 ($20 x 4 channels).

If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.

If the soundcard is internal, you'd probably just need one from the soundcard to your computer's line-in.

Posted by Cro_Addict on Oct-21-2009 20:34:

Re: Re: Traktor Pro Noise with Laptop Plugged In

quote:
Originally posted by miamitranceman
If the soundcard is internal, you'd probably just need one from the soundcard to your computer's line-in.

I am using the Xone 2D, so the sound card is external.

I am going to try the above (culorut's) suggestion and see if that works

Posted by stan229 on Oct-21-2009 21:35:

Yea I have a ground loop isolator on my Vestax's master out to my macbook's line in
Got it at the shitshack for $20

Posted by Cro_Addict on Oct-21-2009 22:27:

quote:
Originally posted by stan229
Yea I have a ground loop isolator on my Vestax's master out to my macbook's line in
Got it at the shitshack for $20

master out to line-in???

I am confused..
What is your setup like?

ok here is my setup..

Laptop to Xone 2D via usb (2D has the sound card) then Xone 2D to the mixer.

So you're telling me if I put a ground loop isolator from my mixer or the 2D into my laptop line-in it would solve the problem??

Posted by stan229 on Oct-22-2009 00:29:

1x CDJ 100
1x CDJ 200
1x Vestax VMC-004
1x 4/4 Audio Interface

CDJs and mixer plugged into input/out of interface

Interface USB into laptop

I do my recording on the laptop
so I plugged http://www.radioshack.com/product/i...oductId=2062214 into my master out and from there I have a RCA to 1/8" cable going to my Macbook's native soundcard's line in