Ableton Tip: Cue in headphones (DJ)

This video shows how you setup Live 8 to be able to cue in your headphones (like a good old dj-mixer).
You have to have a soundcard with at least four dedicated outputs (two for the Master, and two for the Cue).

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[DjFabbx]

Hello, I've a question, is it possible to hear the 2 channels at a time in the headphone and if yes how?

Best regards,

Fab

[dontSurfCharlie]

@DjFabbx It is possible to hear two channel at the same time. Just CMD-click (probably ctrl or alt-click on the PC) the cues on the channels you'd like to hear! Should work :)

[ilikes2party]

Hey, I figured it out. I just have to mute my fader for the track that I'm cuing before I trigger it. It will play through my headphones now this way and then when I slide up the fader, it plays through master. Sucks I have to do it this way, but it's the best I can figure out.

[dontSurfCharlie]

Well, thats the way to do it. Its how a cue works on a DJ mixer so..

You can hold the CMD-key and cue more tracks at a time aswell. You change the volume of the cue (prelisten) with the cue-volume in the master channel.

[ilikes2party]

Oh, cool I didn't know that. Thanks. I was wondering if I could cue more than 1 at a time. I'll keep checking back for your tutorials. Thanks for all the help!

[dontSurfCharlie]

Cool :) will just have to figure out what to show!

[KTrap2000xl]

hay thank you for this dope tutorial. please what are the songs ?

[spiritmedicine42]

Hello...thanks for the vid. Been wanting to learn how to do this for a while. I have a question. I have a MOTU mk3 Ultralite Hybrid. There are stereo 1/4" main outs. There are also 8 female 1/4" outputs on the back of the unit. I am not quite sure where to plug everything in and how to assign the channels in the MOTU audio setup window. Could you explain where I should be plugging in the headphone jack and monitor outputs? Also how I assign them in the interface's setup. thanks

[TheDJKES]

do I really need 4 ouputs or I can use Traktor Audio 2 too? Like 1. ouput is for stereo (master) and 2. is for headphones (cue) ...Not like left stereo for 1 ouput and right streo for 2. ouput and so on...

[leadpain]

god bless you ) (allah senden razı olsun in turkish )

[Majahhead]

thanks man)

[JEANSHORTS100]

thanks much appreciated!

[r1fftastic]

@2012djay If you have a mac you can create an aggregate device, which basically combines two soundcards into one super device. In this case you would combine the internal soundcard with whatever external interface you have, thus allowing you to use both. Go to support . apple . com /kb/HT1215 for directions on how to do it.

[2012djay]

Is it possible to use your laptop's built in headphone output for cueing while using another interface for the master output?

[eduarte0713]

simple and to the point, Thanks a lot Charliee big up! :)

[tonytone00]

THanks..Had a month trying to figure this out...