I am going to start using Ableton Live! 5 as my main source of djing. I was thinking about getting the Oxygen 8 midi controller, it has been recommended to me as a good one. My question is, when I plug my midi controller into my computer (12" ibook right now, soon to be 15" powerbook) is there a port on the midi controller that will allow me to listen to a cued track in my headphones, while the playing song is playing over the speakers? Thank you for your replies!

My question is, when I plug my midi controller into my computer (12" ibook right now, soon to be 15" powerbook) is there a port on the midi controller that will allow me to listen to a cued track in my headphones, while the playing song is playing over the speakers?[/QUOTE]

Not unless it's a hybrid controller/soundcard - some are out there, but they're mad expensive and unfortunately the Oxygen 8 isn't one of them.

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id rather use a uc33e for ableton, more knobs and faders and less keys that you dont use too much.

you will be doing all of your cueing off your headphone jack on you ibook, or external interface if you have one.

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Originally posted by Vero you will be doing all of your cueing off your headphone jack on you ibook, or external interface if you have one.

right but how can I do that if my speakers are plugged into the heaphone jack? Thanks for being patient with me!

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Originally posted by djRocket right but how can I do that if my speakers are plugged into the heaphone jack? Thanks for being patient with me!

if you want to do previewing, you'll have to get an external soundcard. I posted in a nice discussion over in this post about some good ones:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=295897

if you don't really need to preview and just want to hear what's going out to the speakers, all you'll really need is a splitter, but keep in mind that many laptop soundcards are pretty iffy in terms of latency and sound quality.

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no I need one for cueing in my headphones. Do they make external soundcards for mac?

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Originally posted by djRocket no I need one for cueing in my headphones. Do they make external soundcards for mac?

yeppers! check out the thread I posted above - all those are mac compatible.

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