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# Previewing and preparing the next song

During a live set or recording you often want to find and prepare the next song while the current one is still playing through the main audio output, a common task known as Pre-Cueing. This requires headphones and a USB audio interface or split cable to connect your headphones to.
Note: the built-in sound card of your Mac has a single stereo output, therefore you cannot use it for both speaker output and Pre-Cueing at the same time. However, you can use the built-in audio device in combination with any USB audio interface compatible with Mac OS X. Alternatively you can select Split Output mode in djay - Preferences - Devices. We recommend the DJ Cable by Griffin, which was designed to seamlessly work with djay.
How to preview a song with headphones using a USB audio interface

1. Connect your USB audio interface to your Mac.
2. After djay has detected the device, confirm that you want to use it for Pre-Cueing.
3. Open the Pre-Cueing panel using the button in the lower right corner of djay’s main window (⇧P).
4. Use the headphone buttons next to the turntables to select the turntable you want to listen to in the headphones.