On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:26 PM, Jeffrey Richards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thats great info...I noticed after I asked the > question that I don't have a seperate booth, so my > secondary output is at the same volume my stereo > system is at. > > Of course I have a clipping issue now: If I turn down > the output too much I can't hear it on the stereo to > mix with.
alternately, you could learn to mix just in your headphones. a lot of djs do it. some djs never use headphones at all, though they really put a lot of work into knowing their records inside and out. most scratch djs don't ever use headphones, and some techno djs do. don't worry so much about flawless sound or perfect mixes and make your primary concern finding tracks that speak to you, that you're passionate about, that make you want to dance. that's the most important thing! there are some people on this list who are REALLY particular about sound quality, but those people are rare. you have to remember that the general public can't even tell if a mix isn't beatmatched flawlessly, let alone if the audio is perfect. don't sweat it! > I either need a new mixer or external sound > card...the mixer may be the better idea here, while > both would be optimal. sinking more $$ into a project is often far from the best solution. with some more experimentation i'll bet you can overcome this volume problem. don't give up! my first few mixes were done on a crappy radio shack mixer that didn't even have EQ pots, recorded into a cheap old cassette deck, so don't think that you can't do what you want with what you have. tell me more about your signal path. what mixer are you using? what are you using to monitor, a stereo you say? what kind? what input are you using on the stereo? how are you controlling the volume on the mixer? on the stereo? are you redlining? peace, frank dj mix archive: http://www.deejaycountzero.com
