Ion discover dj compataible programs how to#

One of our readers has tried this and reports that it works well

Use a simple USB sound card for your headphones вЂ“ There are cheap sound cards available that plug into your USB socket and give you a headphones output (and a microphone input), and one of these could allow you to plug a normal pair of headphones in, basically meaning youвЂ™d have the same setup as described for USB headphones above.

A disadvantage is that youвЂ™re stuck with the headphones you choose

Buy some USB headphones вЂ“ These plug in to a spare USB socket on your computer (make sure you have one), giving you a second output that way вЂ“ an elegant solution especially if you get some that can also be used as normal headphones such as the Numark PHX ( US$51 / ВЈ39 / в‚¬39).

Find out all about DJ sound cards, and when youвЂ™ve grasped the basics, head over to our DJ Sound Cards Under $130: Top Models Reviewed & Rated article to see your choices

Use an external sound card вЂ“ This is the most usual way.

For that you need 2 separate sound outputs, and the problem is that most computers only have one.В As the ION has no built-in sound card to get around this (in common with many cheap controllers), you need to somehow add that functionality separately. YouвЂ™re right, though вЂ“ to DJ вЂњproperlyвЂќ you need to be able to hear the next song in your headphones while the current one is playing, and while youвЂ™re mixing it in. You can learn to DJ on anything вЂ“ even your computer keyboard вЂ“ and the ION will be fine for getting the basics.

Ion discover dj compataible programs how to#

вЂњCould you please recommend to me a cheap sound card and how to set it up? Or an alternative solution? I am really interested in learning how to DJ and this would be a HUGE help.вЂќ Digital DJ Tips says: I read that there are sound cards you can buy to make up for this.вЂќ

It comes with MixVibes Cross LE.В The only problem is that it doesnвЂ™t have a headphone jack, which makes it difficult to cue up the next song if you canвЂ™t hear it before everyone else hears it.

While I realise that this piece of equipment is VERY amateur, I would just like to learn the basics of DJing.В Plus it is very cheap ($100), and from what I have heard it is a pretty good controller to start on. Reader Stafford H writes: вЂњI am a beginner and will shortly be getting the ION iCue 3 Discover DJ controller. The ION Audio iCUE 3 controller is great fun for learning the basics of DJing.