Advice for DJing with Vinyl & LaptopĪdvice for using Serato and DJ software in general.ġ) Music Library – Create a library of music in a secure location on your laptop and allow that to be your main folder source of music.Ģ) Back Up Your Music – Keep a back up of your music library and back it up just in case something happens. Now drag and drop songs onto each digital job wheel on the software to test if the software and equipment works fine.The calibration requires you to adjust the settings to get a perfect circle, this will allow for the best quality of connection and therefore sound. This requires an important step called “calibration”.
Download and install the Serato DJ software following the usual steps such as inputting the license key.Power up the audio interface by plugging in the power cable and connecting it to a plug.Remember don’t connect this via a USB hub otherwise it likely won’t work. Now connect the USB cable to the laptop.Otherwise if the channels are set to phono you will hear an annoying high pitch noise arriving to the speakers. This will now require you set the mixer channels to ‘Line’ and not phono. Connect the outputs on the audio interface with phono cables to the line inputs on the mixer.Switch the button on the back of the audio interface to either (a) Phono or (b) CD depending on the type of turntables you’re connecting and setting up.Connect the grounding cables to the audio interface too, if not already connected to the mixer.Left turntable connects to inputs 1 and 2, the right turntable connects to inputs 3 and 4. Connect the turntables to the Rane SL2 audio interface with phono cables.
Recording Audio Software – Audacity, Ableton Live, Garageband to name a few How to Setup Vinyl Turntables, Mixer and Laptop?įor example, the Rane SL2 can be connected in these steps:.If you’re serious about recording your DJ mixes once you’ve setup your laptop and vinyl DJ equipment, then the below software will allow you record them. Options when it comes to software depend on the Digital Vinyl System hardware you’ve bought and which DJ software is being promoted or compatible with.
If you don’t like equipment setup then explore a DVS mixer to save on space and setup time. Tip: DVS enabled mixers are becoming more available and popular to buy online. The ‘RCA to Mini Jack Cable’ you’ll likely have to purchase separately and having shopped around online there are some really cheap cables on Amazon and eBay.
This means that the speakers have amp capability installed within them.