Path: cdrom.com!barrnet.net!sgiblab!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!zaphod.crihan.fr!jussieu.fr!univ-lyon1.fr!frmug.fr.net!pern.frmug.fr.net!jmm73 From: jmm73@pern.frmug.fr.net (Jean-Michel MERCIER) Newsgroups: alt.cd-rom Subject: Re: 2 CD-roms for DJ mixing? Message-ID: Date: Sun, 10 Apr 94 15:36:37 +0100 References: Organization: Where the Dragons and then Knights live (Private node) Lines: 46 In fragante@unixg.ubc.ca (Gv Fragante) writes: >Hi! I'm new to this group so sorry if this question has been asked before. >With CD-roms becoming more and more affordable, I was wondering if I can >turn my PC into some kind of CD player for DJ mixing. THe PC would have >2 CD-roms, 2 sound cards and a software that would act as the mixer. >Output would go to a regular stereo system. >Is this possible? If so, is there any software that can act as the mixer? >What about the CD-rom drives? Would they be able to withstand 4-5 hours >of continuous use? Some CD players allow control of the output volume by software. So you won't need a soundcards as a mixer. Just use an external audio mixer with the 2 volume knobs at the same level, or if you are able to, build a simple audio adder ( about 4 resistors, 4 capacitors an op-amp and jacks) The 2 problems I see are : * CDROM players are not very good CDDA players. I won't use my CDROM player to listen to my favourite CDs on my hifi in the living room. It's just good enough for fun to lesson some music when using my PC. So I am not sure it would good enough for DJ work * I don't think there is a dedicated software for what you want to do. Even if it is simple (the combination of 2 CD players and 2 volume knobs), you will need to do the software yourself (or find someone to) in order to get a dedicated software that make i usefull (using non dedicated software would be painful I think) That's my opinion. -- +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | another post from : Jean-Michel MERCIER jmm73@pern.frmug.fr.net | | PERN : Where the Dragons and the Knights live | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Please, no email >100Ko without permission (I pay hot for it) | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+