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Setting up your laptop with your equipment
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| Trancender |
| 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 :) |
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| JD8180 |
| you could buy an external sound card with RCA inputs. |
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| moodywang |
| 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. |
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| Trancender |
| thanks alot moody :) |
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| 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? |
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| Storyteller |
| 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. |
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| Trancender |
| gonna try it out now thanks |
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| Trancender |
| can you be a little more specific as to wear to put the tape exactly. Im no good with wires :P |
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| djlemeir |
on the 3rd, center prong
the round one
im not sure isolating it with tape is the best idea tho |
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| Trancender |
| thanks for the advice i fixed the problem. :D |
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| n3lly |
| 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 |
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| Storyteller |
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. |
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