The Hardware In Detail; Front Panel - Native Instruments TRAKTOR AUDIO 10 Manual

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The Hardware in Detail

The TRAKTOR AUDIO 10 is a soundcard for processing incoming audio and sending audio
to your computer and other external equipment, both in analog and digital form.
Geared for DJ use, the TA10 involves the use of turntables, CD decks and other line level
devices, and MIDI instruments. Turntables and CD decks can either be used for analog
playback or for use with timecode vinyls/CDs to control audio files in a DJing software.
With the flexible port configuration options, you can even set up a combination of analog
and digital DJing. See chapter 6.1.2 / 6.2.1 for instructions on how to configure the port
settings with the Control Panel software, which was installed during the TA10 software
installation procedure.
The following are the key features of the TRAKTOR AUDIO 10:
• sound conversion (from analog to digital and vice versa)
• playback/monitoring (from an input device or computer to headphones/speakers)
• use of timecode vinyls/CDs

5.1 Front Panel

5.1 The front panel of the TRAKTOR AUDIO 10.
• (1) MIC and MAIN IN/OUT:
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On the left side of the front panel, there is a 1/4" MIC input socket, typically utilized
by a dynamic microphone with a 1/4" jack. Note that using the MIC IN input dis-
ables the MAIN IN input, and vice versa, so you cannot use both at the same time.
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The GAIN knob controls the gain level of the MIC IN.
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The MAIN IN/OUT input and output channels next to the GAIN knob are unbalanced
connectors. These are the main inputs/outputs of the TRAKTOR AUDIO 10;
however, in a TRAKTOR SCRATCH (or other DJ software) context, you would rather
utilize the output port as an additional output for Sample Deck / Loop Recorder
signal, whereas your "main" channel signals would be coming from the rear panel's
channel outputs. Note that using the MIC IN input disables the MAIN IN input so
you cannot use both at the same time.
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