# External Mixer Mode Headroom

**URL:** <https://community.algoriddim.com/t/external-mixer-mode-headroom/43202>\
**Category:** DJ Hardware\
**Tags:** macOS\
**Created:** [September 10, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/external-mixer-mode-headroom/43202 "2026-09-10T08:12:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mrsoundproof](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/mrsoundproof/32/23985_2.png) [@mrsoundproof](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/mrsoundproof)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:12am UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/external-mixer-mode-headroom/43202/1 "2026-09-10T08:12:15Z")

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_Hello there!_

I recently switched from serato dj pro after15 years. I really enjoy djay pro but with my setup i noticed sth really annoying. I use djay pro only in external mode,with the reloop flux for sound output and an akai pad controller for the playback controls.I’m not using dvs, at least yet, so only the reloop flux as a 2 channel sound card to an external hardware mixer. My problem is with the signal.When i set the headroom outup to “none”, then the signal is extremely hot. When i switch to -6 db then the signal is too low. The workaround i imagined is set to “none” and turn down the internal gain controls to each channel a bit but i wouldn’t like to use any control from the internal mixer. Is there something else i could do, an option that has skipped my mind? Is it going to change in the future the headroom in sth between 0 and -6 ?

PS: I don’t use auto gain cause it feels muddy and the limiter is turned off.

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**Author:** ![Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/slak_jaw/32/6517_2.png) [@Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Slak_Jaw)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/external-mixer-mode-headroom/43202/2 "2026-09-10T20:31:53Z")

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Hi @mrsoundproof, welcome to the Community! Currently the on available Output Headroom option in **Settings \> Sound \> Audio output \> Output headroom** are +6dB, +3dB, None, -6dB, -9dB, -12dB and -24dB, with nothing in between. There is no hidden option.

For an external mixer setup I’d leave it at -6dB and make up the difference on your mixer’s channel trim. The Flux’s RCA outs are fixed line level, so your mixer’s gain stage is the only place to fine-tune, and that keeps you on hardware instead of djay’s on-screen mixer, which is what you’re after anyway.

If your mixer has no trim to work with, the other route is headroom set to None plus per-track gain dialled in once and remembered — turn on **Settings \> Sound \> Volume \> Save and restore manually set gain values** so you’re not riding it during a set.

There is also an existing suggestion topic to add a -3dB setting if you’d like to upvote it: [Add -3dB Headroom option](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/add-3db-headroom-option/42515)

I hope that helps!