splitting audio for headset and speakers

If you’ve dug a bit deeper, you may have found out – like Gerald – that a DJ splitter cable can be your saviour. This ability to “cue” (to listen “secretly” to the other music source, the one that’s not playing) is fundamental to DJing, and cheap laptop controllers and all iOS/Android software doesn’t have it built-in. Can you help?” Digital DJ Tips says:įor those of you just starting out with very cheap DJ gear, or an iPad, iPhone or even Android DJ program, you may be having great fun with your DJ program or basic controller, but wondering how the hell you get your headphones and your speakers plugged in and working independently. I have a gig coming up and am trying to get all my gear set up. I do not understand the routing nor how to set up the supplied MixVibes Cross LE software to allow me to use my splitter cables. I used the tips I found about a DJ splitter cable (stereo – going out to two mono) but I am struggling with the software. Our reader’s letter today is from Gerald, who writes: “I have an Ion Discover DJ controller. DJ splitter cables are a useful way of duping single stereo output gear (laptops, iOS devices…) into behaving like a real DJ mixer, giving both a headphones and a speakers output to enable ‘real’ DJing using them.

Splitting audio for headset and speakers