Audio on the MacPro

Hi,
I would like to know if I can connect an analog DJ equipment to my MP to make some mixes. Do I need a special sound card?
Thank you.

Let me know what kind of Audio/DJ equipment you have.
You can pick up M-Audio Audio interfaces to send audio channels into your mac via usb or firewire from the audio interface and then either set them up in an audio app; garage band, logic, ableton or protools.
unless your dj equipment might have optical or usb/fire connectiosn you might be able to direct connect it to the mac itself.
if you have any sort of model number or anything fo rit then maybe i can give you a better idea for what you might need or how you can do it.
goodluck

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