hello every one, i need your help please.
i just bought my self a "steel controller" that i need your help setting up, im not a professional dj, it is just for me to play with here at home (hobby), and do to that i will like to have a good but not an expensive set up.
so far i have.
-the hercules steel controller
-mac book pro
version 10.6.5
2.53ghz
intel core i5
memory 4gb
what else do i need?, a sound card, a audio interface?, or are those two the same item with 2 different names?, im confuse /: .
please help, im new to this world, i looked in the forum but did not find my answers.
thanks (:
it came with a cd correct? do not plus the controller in until it tells you too. insert cd and install the drivers. sometime w mac it doesnt auto run. so double click on the cd when you see it on the desktop. install the drivers first. towards then end it will ask u to plug in your console. plug it in drivers will be installed. then after thats installed. click on install vdj install that. boom your almost done. then you will see a new icon that says hercules dj control panel. click on that then ull see the hercules logo. click on that and it will take you to a page w the new drivers. the new version is 2.45 double click on that from the site. let it download then run it just like you did when you installed the drivers. also make sure your console is unplugged during this. it will ask you to plug it back in when its ready. once thats downloaded and installed you are ready to mix my friend. if you have any questions i check the forum quite often so please let me know
i also use a macbook pro. so thats basically how i did it. except i use the rmx
thanks for your help, but im still confuse with the sound card/ audio interface?, are they the same thing? when i research, i read about both and so i dont know if is two different things or one that i need, and if i do need it, can some one please recommend a few options that are not expensive, i just want to living room dj (:
thanks.
your mixer is an external sound card. and what i told you is how i set up my rmx and it works fine
It came with a cd correct? do not plus the controller in until it tells you too. insert cd and install the drivers. sometime w mac it doesnt auto run. so double click on the cd when you see it on the desktop. install the drivers first. towards then end it will ask u to plug in your console. plug it in drivers will be installed. then after thats installed. click on install VDJ install that. boom your almost done. then you will see a new icon that says hercules dj control panel. click on that then ull see the hercules logo. click on that and it will take you to a page w the new drivers. the new version is 2.45 double click on that from the site. let it download then run it just like you did when you installed the drivers. also make sure your console is unplugged during this. it will ask you to plug it back in when its ready. once thats downloaded and installed you are ready to mix my friend. if you have any questions i check the forum quite often so please let me know
i also use a macbook pro. so thats basically how i did it. except i use the RMX
Thanks for your help, but Im still confuse with the Sound card/ Audio Interface?, are they the same thing? when I research, I read about both and so I don't know if is two different things or one that i need, and if I do need it, can some one please recommend a few options that are not expensive, I just want to living room DJ (:
thanks.
your mixer is an external sound card. and what i told you is how i set up my rmx and it works fine
...Sorry, I dint know I had to buy a Mixer, I thought the "Hercules Control Steel" and a Sound Card or Audio Interface was all I needed.
So my question still is: is a "Sound Card" and a "Audio Interface" the same thing with two different names? or are they different items? and if they are different items, do I need them both?, do I need a mixer too?
Thanks.
The mixer itself is your external soundcard . do you have it working yet?
Yup (: , Its running, but do to the fact that the Hercules Steel has no Headphone in, I must get a sound card.
thanks for your help.
correct. happy mixing!
To clear out some confusion:
- A soundcard is an audio interface.
- The DJ Console Rmx and the DJ Control Steel are both MIDI controllers. The first integrates an audio interface, the second doesn't.
- DJ MIDI controllers are often refered to as "MIDI mixers" since they allow the user to control the virtual mixer of the software (Volume, EQ, gain, etc). A conventional hardware mixer will basically allow multiple input sources to be summed up to one general output (the mix).
Now Juzu, in order to fully exploit your software, you will need a soundcard that has at least 2 outputs (one for the mix, the other for headphone preview of the upcoming track). The best choices for something simple are the Native Instruments Audio DJ 2
http://www.native-instruments.com/#/en/products/dj/audio-2-dj/
and Numark DJ IO
... Got it!, Thanks Guys, Im on my way!
