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Traktor Pro 2 – New DJ Software
Mar 7th
Native Instruments have recently announced the new Traktor Pro/Scratch Pro 2 Software to follow the previous big update, to be released on April 1st.
Big changes in the update include:
Coloured Waveforms
Loop Recorder
Sample decks
2 New effects
Other smaller features and settings
The update looks superb but I do wonder how it’ll be possible to control Effects, hot cues and the sample decks with one Kontrol X1, hopefully there’ll be a workaround, I imagine it’s using the Shift key to alternate between effects and sample decks. Check out the video below:
Traktor Pro Distortion? – A Possible Solution
Jan 9th
I’ve finally found a way to solve the distortion and stuttering playback in Traktor Pro when connecting it to my MIDI CD decks.
I searched for days on Google about possible ways to solve the problem, such as re-installing drivers, disabling wireless etc but none of them worked until I came across this…
The issue was with the MIDI mapping settings, and here’s the process I have to do each time I load Traktor Pro to get good sound quality.
At the start you can just about hear the stuttered playback, and then I make the settings changes I need to make every time I load the software to get good sound quality.
Traktor Pro & Windows = Frustration
Dec 24th
Having changed my setup to Traktor Pro with MIDI Denon cd players using my iMac, I then decided to buy a laptop to use with future gigs, as an iMac is far from easy to transport to and from gigs.
Traktor Pro worked like a dream on the Mac, shame I can’t say the same for Windows 7 though – stuttered playback (tracks keep on stop/starting) and distortion. It’s not as if the laptop is bad spec either, it’s an Intel i5 processor with 4GB RAM, more than enough to run Traktor Pro.
I’ve tried everything I’ve read on forums, changing the power plan, upgrading drivers, disabling others, anti-virus, wireless etc but I can’t get better than 20ms latency – which is far from good! Looks like for now I’ll have to live with bad latency.
Still no mixes since August so I really to get some done in the New Year!!!
Scratch effect on Traktor Pro
Dec 1st
During a session of trying out the effects on Traktor Pro and which of them go well together, here’s a cool feature I came across this week. Using the gater and Peak filter effect together, create a ‘scratch’ effect which you can manipulate using the two effects simultaneously. I recorded this using a mouse with a computer so I was unable to demonstrate using both effects at the same time.
You can use this with any track, just create a Chained effect with Peak filter and Gater, turn Effect to full and have some fun!
New DJ Setup – Traktor Pro
Oct 10th
I’ve recently changed my DJ setup to using Traktor Pro with an Apple iMac plus a new Traktor Kontrol X1 controller together with my existing Denon DNS-1200 cd players and Pioneer DJM400 mixer, which you can see in the photo below.
I wish I had done it months earlier, the capabilities and extra things you can do is superb, looping, effects and editing/remixing the music live is great, as before it became rather boring just mixing intros into outros of tracks.
Finally it’s all set up and working with the software via MIDI/USB, so stay tuned for some new mix videos to be uploaded soon.
New Traktor Pro DJ Setup Preview Video
Oct 1st
A quick preview video of my new DJ setup using Denon DNS-1200 cd decks and a Traktor X1 Kontrol connected up to Traktor Pro DJ software on the iMac.
It took a while to get it all set up properly, getting the cd player display to show correctly and to get better pitch resolution with MIDI etc, but it’s all working and I’ll be making some new mixes very soon! Well, as soon as I can sort out a mixer as my current DJM-400 has problems with the outputs (right channel isn’t working)
DJ Kevin-E – Be Water (Intro – 1st Draft)
Jul 19th
I’ve been using Logic Pro for a week now after buying an IMac and have been playing around with different sounds. Here’s my first draft of an intro of a track with some Bruce Lee samples (more to come). A quick first draft, hopefully I can develop it into a full track sometime soon. I’m a beginner in Logic Pro but let me know what you think. Sorry for the poor quality video, it was ripped from youtube.
DJ Software – Traktor Pro
Oct 8th
I’ve just recently installed Traktor Pro on my system and it’s an excellent piece of software for DJing.
Though I’m not a big fan of DJing using a laptop and software, I simply use mine to choose tracks and make playlists, it’s useful to have to prepare tracks, analyze tracks (break points etc) maintain your digital music collection and so on.
I currently use USB sticks rather than CDs and will continue to do so rather than switch to software. The Denon DNS-1200 are superb CD players that allow you to connect USB sticks saving me the hassle of burning cds and keeping an ever-growing collection of 300+ cds.
I began DJing by checking out software to get used to the basics (beatmatching, basic blends etc) and used Virtual DJ, but Traktor outclasses it with it’s added features and far-superior professional interface.