They seem to understand the likely requirements and have made various cards with three (or more) stereo channels.
The search for the perfect USB sound card lead me to ESI. These are "now playing", "next to play" and a cue/QuickCarts output.Īlso, in an ideal world all three stereo channels would be presented on phono (AKA RCA) sockets as that is generally what mixers have as a connection and they are reasonably reliable. Hence USB sound cards like the Numark DJ IO or the Reloop Play have two stereo channels presented on phono sockets and one of those channels also on a headphone socket.įor PlayIt Live, in my view, the ideal setup allows for three stereo channels. Generally the multi channel sound cards sold are intended for use with programmes such as "Traktor" and so expect to produce a mixed output for the audience and a headphone pre-hear output for the DJ. For a while, as the opportunity has arisen, I've been testing different multi channel USB sound cards.