Native Instruments TRAKTOR AUDIO 2 User manual

Manual

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TRAKTOR AUDIO 2

Manual

Table Of Contents

1 WelcometoTRAKTORAUDIO2! ......................................................................................... 4

1.1 What is Included in the Box? ....................................................... 4

1.2 Manual Conventions ................................................................... 4

2 Safety Precautions ............................................................................................................ 6

2.1 Risk of Damaging your Hearing .................................................... 6

2.2 Caution ..................................................................................... 6

2.3 Notice ....................................................................................... 7

2.3.1 Disposal of the Product ...................................................... 7

2.3.2 SpecicationsSubjecttoChange ......................................... 7

2.3.3 Disclaimer ......................................................................... 7

3 Installation ......................................................................................................................... 8

3.1 System Requirements ................................................................. 8

3.2 Software Installation................................................................... 8

3.2.1 InstallingTRAKTORAUDIO2onWindows7 ........................ 8

3.2.2 InstallingTRAKTORAUDIO2onWindowsXP/Vista ............. 11

3.2.3 InstallingTRAKTORAUDIO2onMacOSX ......................... 14

3.3 Connecting the Hardware ........................................................... 18

3.4 Registration .............................................................................. 19

4 BasicConguration ......................................................................................................... 20

4.1 SelectingtheTRAKTORAUDIO2asYourSystem'sDefaultAudio

Output Device ........................................................................... 20

4.1.1 WindowsXP .....................................................................20

4.1.2 WindowsVista,Windows7 .................................................20

4.1.3 MacOSX ......................................................................... 21

4.2 UsingtheTRAKTORAUDIO2asanAudioOutputDevicewith

Music Software ......................................................................... 21

5 The Hardware in Detail .................................................................................................... 22

6 AdvancedConguration .................................................................................................. 25

6.1 AdvancedCongurationonWindows(ControlPanel) ..................... 25

6.1.1 Audio Settings Page ..........................................................26

6.1.2 Diagnostics Page ..............................................................29

6.2 AdvancedCongurationonMacOSX..........................................32

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7 UsingtheTRAKTORAUDIO2 ............................................................................................ 34

8 Troubleshooting ...............................................................................................................35

8.1 SolvingHardware-relatedProblems ............................................. 35

8.2 HowtoCheckWhethertheTRAKTORAUDIO2

Drivers are Installed Correctly ..................................................... 36

8.3 USBTroubleshooting .................................................................37

8.3.1 USB2.0required ..............................................................37

8.3.2 TryanotherUSBcable .......................................................37

8.3.3 UsingapoweredUSB2.0hub ...........................................37

8.3.4 RecommendedUSB-ports(MacBookOnly) .......................... 37

8.3.5 DisableUSBEnergySavingMode(Windowsonly) ................38

8.3.6 Update the Driver .............................................................38

8.4 PhysicallyRe-conguringtheTRAKTORAUDIO2 ........................38

8.5 CheckyourIRQs(Windowsonly) .................................................38

9 GettingHelp .....................................................................................................................39

9.1 Readme/KnowledgeBase/TechnicalSupport ............................39

9.2 Forum ......................................................................................40

9.3 Updates ...................................................................................40

10 Appendix .......................................................................................................................... 41

10.1AboutLatencyandBuffers ......................................................... 41

10.2 Different Types of ASIO .............................................................41

4–TRAKTORAUDIO2–Manual

1 WelcometoTRAKTORAUDIO2!

Thank youforyourpurchase of the TRAKTOR AUDIO 2.It isthe ultimate

hardware complement for a variety of home studio and DJ applications. The

TRAKTORAUDIO2providesthefollowingfeatures:

• Robustandportabledesignfortheharshesttravelingandlivestage

conditions

• Twohigh-qualityRCAaudiooutputs/1/4"headphoneconnectors

• 24-bit/96-kHzCirrusLogicaudiointerface

• ASIO,CoreAudio,DirectsoundandWASAPIdriversupport

1.1 WhatisIncludedintheBox?

Thepackagecontains:

• 1xTRAKTORAUDIO2audiointerface

• 1xshieldedUSB2.0cable

• 1xdriverinstallationdisc

• A printed copy of this manual

• TheTRAKTORLE2DJsoftware

• KOMPLETE7PLAYERSsoftwarebundle

1.2 Manual Conventions

This manual uses particular formatting to point out special facts and to warn

you of potential issues. The icons introducing the following notes let you see

whatkindofinformationistobeexpected:

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Wheneverthisexclamationmarkiconappears,youshouldreadthecorre-

sponding note carefully and follow the instructions and hints given there

ifapplicable.

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Thislightbulbiconindicatesthatanotecontainsusefulextrainforma-

tion.Thisinformationmayoftenhelpyoutosolveataskmoreefciently,

butdoesnotnecessarilyapplytothesetuporoperatingsystemyouare

using;however,it'salwaysworthalook.

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Furthermore,thefollowingformattingisused:

• Textappearingin(drop-down)menus(suchasOpen…,Save as…etc.)

and paths to locations on your hard drive or other storage devices is

printed in italics.

• Textappearingelsewhereonthescreen(labelsofbuttons,controls,text

nexttocheckboxes,etc.)isprintedinlight blue. Whenever you see this

formattingapplied,youwillndthesametextappearingsomewhereon

the screen.

• Important names and concepts are printed in bold.

• Referencestokeysonyourcomputer'skeyboardyou'llndputinsquare

brackets(e.g.,"Press[Shift]+[Return]").

► Singleinstructionsareintroducedbythisplaybuttontypearrow.

→ Resultsofactionsareintroducedbythissmallerarrow.

Pet Names for the Hardware

Throughoutthedocumentation,wewillrefertotheTRAKTORAUDIO2hard-

warewhetheras“TRAKTORAUDIO2"orabbreviate“TA2.”

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2 Safety Precautions

BeforeusingtheTRAKTORAUDIO2,thoroughlyreadthefollowinginstruc-

tions. This will provide you with important information needed for setting up

andusingyourTRAKTORAUDIO2safely.

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Keep this document in a safe place for further reference.

2.1 RiskofDamagingyourHearing

The TRAKTOR AUDIO 2, in combination with an amplier, headphones or

speakers,canproducesoundsindecibelrangesthatmaycausehearingdam-

age. For your protection, set all volume levels to a minimum before using

TRAKTORAUDIO2.Graduallyraisethevolumecontrolswhilemusicisplay-

ingtosetthedesiredlisteninglevel.Ifyouexperienceanyhearingproblems

orringingintheears,consultahearingspecialistimmediately.

2.2 Caution

It is important you read and understand the following instructions to make

surethe TRAKTOR AUDIO2 orany deviceconnected willnot bedamaged

duringusageormaintenance:

• DonotopentheTRAKTORAUDIO2orattempttodisassembleor

modifyanyinternalparts.TheTRAKTORAUDIO2doesnotcontain

anyuser-serviceableparts.Ifthedeviceappearstobemalfunctioning,

discontinueuseimmediatelyandhavethedeviceinspectedbyqualied

service personnel.

• Donotexposetheunittorain,useitnearwaterorindamporwetcondi-

tions.

• Makesurenoobjectsorliquidsofanykindpenetratetheunit.When

cleaningtheTRAKTORAUDIO2,useasoft,drycloth.Neverusepaint

thinners,solvents,cleaninguids,orchemical-infusedwipingcloths.

• Neveruseorstoretheunitinareassubjecttoextremetemperatures

(e.g.,directexposuretosunlightinanenclosedvehicleornearheat-

generatingequipment),orhighlevelsofvibration.

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• AlwayslettheTRAKTORAUDIO2adapttochangedroomtemperature

afterithasbeenstoredinacoldenvironment.

• DonotplacetheTRAKTORAUDIO2inanunstablepositionwhereit

could accidentally fall.

• Turnoffelectronicdevices(e.g.,mixers,ampliersoractivespeakers)

beforeconnectingthemtotheTRAKTORAUDIO2.

• BeforemovingtheTRAKTORAUDIO2,removeallconnectedcables.

• Donotuseexcessiveforceonbuttons,knobs,switchesandconnectorsif

anypartsshouldappeartobemalfunctioning.Discontinueuseimmediately

andhavetheTRAKTORAUDIO2inspectedbyqualiedservicepersonnel.

2.3 Notice

2.3.1 DisposaloftheProduct

Shouldthisproductbecomedamagedbeyondrepair,orifyouwishtodispose

it,pleaseobservetheregulationsofyourareaandcountrythatrelatetothe

disposal of electronic products.

2.3.2 SpecicationsSubjecttoChange

Theinformationcontainedinthismanualisbelievedtobecorrectatthetime

ofprintingordigitalrelease.However,NativeInstrumentsreservestheright

tomakechangestothespecicationsatanytimewithoutnoticeorobligation

to update existing units.

2.3.3 Disclaimer

NativeInstrumentsGmbHcannotbeheldresponsiblefordamageorlostor

destroyeddatacausedbyimproperuseormodicationofTRAKTORAUDIO2.

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3 Installation

In orderfortheTRAKTORAUDIO2toworkproperlywithyourcomputer,the

following two programs are automatically installed on your system during the

softwareinstallationprocess:

• The TRAKTORAUDIO2driver.Thishandlesthecommunicationbetweenthe

audio interface and your computer.

• The Control Panelsoftware:

• In Windows,theControlPanelsoftwareallowsyoutoadjustperfor-

mancesettings,preampsettings,andtoperformdiagnostics.

• In MacOSX,theperformancesettingsandpreampsettingsare

controlledfromthesystem'sAudioMIDIsetup,locatedintheUtilities

folder.ThereisnoControlPanelsoftwarefortheTA2onMacOSX.

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Ifyouarefamiliarwiththeinstallationprocedureandthegeneralcongu-

rationofUSB-drivenaudiodevicesonyourcomputer,youcanskipthis

chapter and continue with registration chapter 3.4.

3.1 System Requirements

For thelatestsystemrequirementsofyourproduct,pleasevisittheproduct

page at http://www.native-instruments.com/TA2.

3.2 Software Installation

3.2.1 InstallingTRAKTORAUDIO2onWindows7

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DonotconnecttheTA2toyourcomputerbeforethesoftwareinstallation

processisnished.

ToinstalltheTRAKTORAUDIO2onWindows7:

1. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive.

2. UseWindowsExplorertobrowsethecontentsofthedisc.

3. Double-clicktheinstallerle:"TRAKTORAUDIO2SetupPC.exe."

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4. Intheinstallationwelcomescreen,clickNext.

5. Tocontinue,youneedtorstacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryou

havereadthelicenseagreement,clickonthecorrespondingcheckbox.

Then click Next.

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6. TheInstallAwareWizardwillpromptyoutobegintheconguration.Click

Next to proceed.

7. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,clickFinish.

8. Proceedwithconnectingthehardwareasdescribedinchapter3.3.

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3.2.2 InstallingTRAKTORAUDIO2onWindowsXP/Vista

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DonotconnecttheTA2toyourcomputerbeforethesoftwareinstallation

processisnished.

ToinstalltheTRAKTORAUDIO2onWindowsXP/Vista:

1. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive.

2. UsetheWindowsExplorertobrowsethecontentsofthedisc.

3. Double-clicktheinstallerle:“TRAKTORAUDIO2SetupPC.exe."

4. Intheinstallationwelcomescreen,clickNext.

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5. Tocontinue,yourstneedtoacceptthelicenseagreement.Afteryou

havereadthelicenseagreement,clickonthecorrespondingcheckbox.

Then click Next.

6. TheInstallAwareWizardwillpromptyoutobegintheconguration.Click

Next to proceed.

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7. Duringdriverinstallation,aWindowssecuritywarningwillappear.This

doesnotindicateaproblem.Toproceedwiththeinstallation,click

Continue Anyway(onWindowsXP)orInstall(onWindowsVista).

8. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,clickFinish.

9. Proceedwithconnectingthehardwareasdescribedinchapter3.3.

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3.2.3 InstallingTRAKTORAUDIO2onMacOSX

ToinstalltheTRAKTORAUDIO2onMacOSX:

1. Placetheinstallationdiscinyourcomputer’sCD/DVD-ROMdrive.Its

iconwillappearintheMacOSXFinder.

2. Double-clicktheTRAKTORAUDIO2discicontodisplaythecontentsof

the disc.

3. Double-clicktheinstallerle:"TraktorAudio2InstallerMac.mpkg."The

installationwillstart,andawelcomescreenwillappear.

4. Click Continue to proceed.

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5. ReadtheSoftwareLicenseAgreementandclickContinue to proceed.

6. IfyouagreetotheSoftwareLicenseAgreement,clickAgree to continue.

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7. SelectthedriveyouwanttoinstalltheTRAKTORAUDIO2drivertoand

click Continue.

8. Click Install to install the driver.

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9. MacOSXwillpromptyoutoauthenticatetheinstallation.Enterthename

and corresponding password of a user with administrator privileges.

10. Oncetheinstallationhasbeenperformedsuccessfully,youwillbe

prompted to restart your Mac. Click the Restartbuttontocompletethe

installation.

11. Proceedwithconnectingthehardwareasdescribedinsection3.3.

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3.3 ConnectingtheHardware

Before connecting thehardware, make sureyou haveinstalled all software

componentsasdescribed inchapter3.2.Onceyou haveinstalledthesoft-

ware:

► ConnecttheTA2toaUSB2.0portonyourcomputerusingtheUSB

cableincludedinthepackage.

→ Afterconnectingthesoundcardtoyourcomputer,theUSBdriverswill

beinstalledonyourcomputerautomaticallyandtheTRAKTORAUDIO2

soundcardshouldbereadytousestraightaway.Proceedwithregistra-

tion chapter 3.4. ForWindowsXP,seeseparatesectionbelow.

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XPUsersOnly:CompletingtheDeviceDriverInstallation

Upondetectionof thenew hardware, Windows completes thedevice driver

installation:

1. WindowsXPwillidentifytheTRAKTORAUDIO2soundcard.ChooseNo if

Windows asks you to search the internet for a driver.

2. Duringdevicedriverinstallation,aWindowsmessagemaycallattention

tothefactthattheTRAKTORAUDIO2driverhasnotpassedWindows

LogoTesting.Thisisanexpectedbehavioranddoesnotindicateaprob-

lem.Toproceed,clickContinue Anyway.

→ Yourcomputerwilldisplaya"New Hardware found"message.Subsequently,

anothermessagereading"Your devices are ready to use"willnotifyyouthat

the device driver installation was completed successfully.

► Afteryouhavecompletedthedriverinstallationprocedure,thedriver

installerwillstartagain.Thisisintendedbehavior.Repeattheprevious

steps in order to install all required driver components.

→ Allsoftwarecomponentsarenowinstalled,andtheTRAKTORAUDIO2

shouldbereadytouse.Proceedwithregistrationchapter3.4.

3.4 Registration

RegisteringtheTRAKTORAUDIO2isnotmandatory.Nevertheless,registra-

tion is recommended for support inquiries or in case of theft. As a registered

user,youwillalsobenetfromexclusiveincentivesandinsiderspecials.

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ToregisteryourTRAKTORAUDIO2ontheNativeInstrumentswebsite,

youwillneedtheserialnumberfromtheproductactivationsticker.This

islocatedonthebottompanelofyourTRAKTORAUDIO2.

ToregisteryourTRAKTORAUDIO2,visitourregistrationpageon:http://www.

native-instruments.com/registration and follow the on-screen instructions.

Proceed with chapter 4.

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