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Topic: 4 ch on Rane One mkII
Hi, I am interested in upgrading to the second-generation Rane One. I am coming from a 4-channel controller, and while I primarily use only 2 channels, I will occasionally use a third to cover a dropout. Does anyone know if the 2 channel Rane One can control a third and fourth channel?

I do not see a deck selector button, and not sure if it's possible in the mixer section either. I know this is a brand new controller, but does anyone have experience with the original Rane One and knowledge if it can support 4 channels?

thanks
 
Posted yesterday @ 5:57 pm
From looking at the manuals (@devs/others please correct where appropriate):
Rane One MK1
Rane One MK2

Can you control decks 3 and 4?

Short answer: By default no - both iterations are designed and mapped to control 2 decks.

Longer answer: Short version + but with some effort you can remap controls control those decks, but in terms of the audio mixing, only the Rane One MK1 could sensibly use the audio output from those decks.

In both cases, the mixer is a 2 channel onr - there is no getting around the fact that you can only have physical, independent control (through what is offered by that controller only), of 2 decks at a time.

To explain this:

Quote :
only the Rane One MK1 could sensibly use the audio output from those decks.


Start with this question:

Where does the audio from Decks 3 and 4 go to in the audio setup?

The Rane One MK1 has an internal mixer setup (master + headphones), so in theory, you can actually mix output for decks 3 and 4 there (as it's done within the software), and hear some understandable result (software routes the final mix to master).

The Rane One MK2 however, has an external mixer setup, with two deck source inputs and a sampler input. This means that you can't actually route audio from decks 3 and 4 independent of the already existing input sources (deck 1, deck 2, sampler).

Summary:

  • Neither controller was designed (nor mapped by default), for 4 deck playback
  • It would take a fairly major remap effort to get it working for 4 decks, and would only ever work properly in theory on the Rane One MK1


It's probably better to save yourself the trouble and invest in a controller designed for 4 deck manipulation + audio playback - Rane Four, Rane Performer, DDJ-FLX10.
 
The short answer is:
If you want to use a 3rd and a 4th channel, get a Rane Performer, not Rane One MKII.

The long answer is that while technically it is possible to control another software deck, it's going to be a nightmare to setup and control.
To the point that personally I would prefer to carry around and setup a second laptop to use on the second USB bus, rother than trying to control 4 decks on the same computer/software.

I will spare your time and I will save you from the headache to even try to explain what needs to be done.

PS: I have recommended Rane Performer because it also has motorized decks which is the main feature of Rane One MKII, and the built in hardware effects are the same. So, consider Rane Performer as the big brother of Rane One MKII.
 
Thanks guys, figured as much. I still have the ddj1000 and have avoided the preformer due to the bigger size. Guess I will have to consider it though.

Thanks again!
 
There's no "easy" soloution if you want/need motorized decks.
For me the biggest issue is the weight, not the size.
Yes, Performer is slightly bigger than DDJ-1000. However it's considerably heavier. Same goes for Rane One / One MKII or even DDJ-REV7.
Motors add weight, and weight is far more important than size.

Also AFAIK Rane Performer is the ONLY four deck motorized controller. All the others are 2 decks.
 
@PhantomDeejay if you can also get your hands on a used NS7 II/NS7 III, those are pretty good too.

I fully agree with the weight - it's too heavy for me for mobile use when I can do everything with non-motorized version (DDJ-1000 currently), and I have turntables at home if I need that practice/experience.