TRAKTOR DJ FAQ STICKY

 
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.

Identical to the Ableton FAQ Sticky, please use this thread to discuss and share your Traktor Pro tips and tricks. thumbsup I know a few of you are just getting started and it would be really handy for you all to have a dedicated thread too. thumbsup


Post edited by owner 13/09/2009 08:54:23
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.

Live Loop Recording

 

Basic Cue Points

 

 


Post edited by owner 13/09/2009 08:37:58
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.

Here are some midi controllers that I think would work well with Traktor Pro/Sratch Pro.

 

Behringer BCD3000 - £141.50 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/behringer/bcd3000

 B-CONTROL DEEJAY BCD3000

 

M-Audio X-Session Pro - £60.99 http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/15613-m-audio-x-session-pro-usb-midi-dj-mixer-controller.html

 X-Session Pro USB MIDI DJ Mixer Controller

Vestax TR1 - £429 http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/42015-vestax-tr1.html

 TR1

Numark Total Control - £179 http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/product/22251-numark-total-control.html

 Total Control

 

Allen & Heath Xone 1D - £197 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/allen_heath/Xone_1D_grey

Graphite or Silver

Xone 1D Grey  allen_heath Xone 1D

 

Numark Stealth - £209 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/numark/Stealth

Media Title

 

Vestax VCM100 - £299 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/vestax/vcm100

vestax VCM100

 

M-Audio Torque - £347 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/maudio/torq_xponent

maudio Torq Xponent

 

Vestax VCI100 - £369 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/vestax/vci100

Silver or Black

vestax VCI100  Media Title

 

Allen & Heath Xone 2D - £472 http://www.decks.co.uk/products/allen_heath/Xone_2D_Grey

Graphite or Silver

Xone 2D Grey    Media Title

 

 


Post edited by owner 13/09/2009 13:40:32
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.


Post edited by owner 13/09/2009 14:01:10
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.

Overview of Traktor Pro.

Setting Beat Grids.


Post edited by owner 13/09/2009 14:40:31
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.
Quite cool


Post edited by owner 9/13/2009 7:48:34 PM
2 years ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.
Please add anything you think would help others too Dave. thumbsup
2 years ago
tmcg.
disekt Pic4863 Posts
New ZealandBerlin/Detroit
Music Style ways & means
the beatgridding in traktor is my biggest gripe... i fucking hate it... i basically dont bother anymore.. let it autogrid, and if its out have some buttons set up to the 'nudge' buttons on my controllers.. i really wish traktor could read ableton's warping files!!
2 years ago
Athan James
jon Pic3255 Posts
AustraliaNowhere
Music Style Deep House
no matter how much i look into it i can not get midi to show up..im using my evolution midi keyboard and by all rights it should atleast show up..wtf!!wouldnt mind having a crack at this program..any help would be appreciated
2 years ago
tmcg.
disekt Pic4863 Posts
New ZealandBerlin/Detroit
Music Style ways & means
hmmm... mine just plug and play... thats kinda odd?
2 years ago
magnetik
246 Posts
Does your keyboard show if you go into the OS X midi setup? (In Applications/Utilities)
2 years ago
Athan James
jon Pic3255 Posts
AustraliaNowhere
Music Style Deep House
yea man..works fine in logic too
2 years ago
Uncle Albert
STEVE WILLIS Pic3275 Posts
United KingdomLondon
Music Style During the war
In reply to
the beatgridding in traktor is my biggest gripe... i fucking hate it... i basically dont bother anymore.. let it autogrid, and if its out have some buttons set up to the 'nudge' buttons on my controllers.. i really wish traktor could read ableton's warping files!!

in what way do you think its shit? If the track you are gridding has a wandering tempo you are pretty fucked, but with mp3's its a piece of piss, takes a couple of seconds per tune?
2 years ago
Don't Cry
logic7heaven Pic4520 Posts
United Kingdom
Music Style any
In reply to
no matter how much i look into it i can not get midi to show up..im using my evolution midi keyboard and by all rights it should atleast show up..wtf!!wouldnt mind having a crack at this program..any help would be appreciated

preferences>midi setup> and make sure there is an x in the active box 
2 years ago
Phily Mac
mitziking Pic6548 Posts
IrelandLondon
Music Style Trade
Been dying to get back in to mixing for the last year or so but havent had the cash for decks, think im going to get a Midi Controller and give Traktor a bash.
thumbsup
2 years ago
Jack G
jackyboy169 Pic1353 Posts
ScotlandEdinburgh
Music Style Music with 4 walls
yeah mate its defo looking like the way to go, been thinking the same myself
2 years ago
Laptop PA
wavearts Pic548 Posts
GermanyNuremberg
Music Style Live synth Players
great info and Video tutorials. Thanks for postingthumbsup
2 years ago
tmcg.
disekt Pic4863 Posts
New ZealandBerlin/Detroit
Music Style ways & means
"in what way do you think its shit? If the track you are gridding has a wandering tempo you are pretty fucked, but with mp3's its a piece of piss, takes a couple of seconds per tune?"

really?

dude, i just cant get it too work!! wtf hahaha... ableton is like 1000x easier!

all mine in traktor just never work properly..

Post edited by owner 11/23/2009 11:05:01 AM
2 years ago
JB
328 Posts

Thinking of going down this route, but don't want to spend too much incase I don't really get back into it again.

 

Is anyone using the Numark Omni Control? Looks like the Stealth model, only with a sound card built in (which I need). Any one got any feedback on this kit?

 

Was also looking a the Torq-Xponent but heard it's a bit plasticy?


Post edited by owner 28/05/2010 10:36:42
2 years ago
Tom Webster
88 Posts
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Music Style TBC
This looks like a very affordable option for a controller and looks prettys sweet to. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWtBtqnivp0
2 years ago
AMH
amh Pic1038 Posts
United KingdomHalifax
Music Style Hard Stuff

If any1 is looking for the budget controller of choice, Vestax Typhoon is the answer. I just got one of these and the build and quality blew me away. I work/live at opposite ends of the country, and the Typhoon can come with me, no set up, no fuss.

 

It has an inbuilt ASIO soundcard and connects to your laptop/pc via usb. Speakers and headphones then plug into the typhoon. Awesome idea and awesome product, best bit is, its only 200 quid, and isn't much different from the VCI100, not another 160 quid worth different anyway! thumbsup

2 years ago
JB
328 Posts

FEED BACK ON NUMARK OMNI CONTROL

 

Took the decision to buy the above controller, mainly due to price (£240). Risked it a bit as i'm running it on netbook with a 1.67Ghz Atom processor and 2 GB of RAM, but it works fine - hasn't been using more than 25% of the processor mixing 2 tracks. Haven't tried with effects yet.

Pretty intuative, jog wheels feel good  and are adjustable. Tone controls are a little plasticy. Solid metal case, feels robust.

Didn't come with windows 7 drivers which were a pain to find on the numark website.

 

As a cheap option would recommend as a first step into the digital age. 8/10thumbsup


Post edited by owner 02/07/2010 23:12:42
1 years ago
JayBee
jaybee Pic2151 Posts
Scotland
Music Style Funky Hard House
How do i record in traktor le?munted
1 years ago
Graham House
graham19 Pic3199 Posts
SeychellesLeeds
Music Style House style
what laptop would you guys say is the best for running traktor?
1 years ago
Scott Fo-shaw
adrenalined Pic1261 Posts
United KingdomStraight Outta Yorkshire
Music Style Marvin Gaye Tribute Bands
In reply to
what laptop would you guys say is the best for running traktor?
Macbook pro
1 years ago
Stu
discostu333 Pic6194 Posts
United KingdomLeeds

Definitely a Macbook Pro if you have the cash, such great bits of kit.


I'm running it on a Dell Inspiron Intel Core i3 2.13GHz, 2 gig DDR3 ram with Windows 7. Had no problems whatsoever in 6 months. Don't know if its just my setup but Windows 7 performance seems solid. Still isn't stopping me from saving for a Mac though.  thumbsup

1 years ago
Graham House
graham19 Pic3199 Posts
SeychellesLeeds
Music Style House style
In reply to

Definitely a Macbook Pro if you have the cash, such great bits of kit.


I'm running it on a Dell Inspiron Intel Core i3 2.13GHz, 2 gig DDR3 ram with Windows 7. Had no problems whatsoever in 6 months. Don't know if its just my setup but Windows 7 performance seems solid. Still isn't stopping me from saving for a Mac though.  thumbsup

Idont have the cash at the moment but am saving up for it
1 years ago
JayBee
jaybee Pic2151 Posts
Scotland
Music Style Funky Hard House
I have ordered traktor le upgrade to traktor pro and just wondering how easy it is to use? is it a case of typing the serial number into the upgrade option in le or do i get a cd to install?
9 months ago
rocjay
65 Posts
does anyone know how to setup traktor pro 2 with a pair of denon dns3700? i just cant figure it out! anyone know of a step by step guide?
9 months ago
Jon Daniels
jondaniels Pic11644 Posts
EnglandMidlands
Music Style Klik Klik Whirly Beep Beep.
How many posts do you need asking for the same thing? To answer your question though you need to say whether you have Traktor Pro 2 or Traktro Pro 2 Scratch?
9 months ago
rocjay
65 Posts
its tracktor pro 2 mate, sorry to keep postin it,any help would be greatly appreciated. im just tryin to to sort out the configs so that traktor pro 2 works with all the mappings so i can use them as midi controllers, dont want to use hybrid mode just midi mode. cheers mate
9 months ago
rocjay
65 Posts
perfect mate that did the trick!!! all working perfect now! thanks alot!!
6 months ago
djskribble
2 Posts
One thing i've found that helps is using mp3s that are QUANTIZED, meaning that the mp3 stays at a constant bpm throughout the song. For songs recorded before the 80s this is almost impossible unless you have a source of music of special dj edits that keep older songs w/ live drummers quantized. the site i use for this is called the mixtools- great pool at a very reasonable rate for what they offer Here's a link to check out their blog -- http://www.themixtools.blogspot.com Here's a link to DL a sampler pack of their edits -- http://www.mediafire.com/?vmh1cpybh11be90 the pool has a fantastic selection of ReDrums, DJ Friendly intros/outros, Quick Hitters, Acapella intros/outros, Transition/Segue edits and more for all genres and eras of music.
4 months ago
Bishop
skinnypuppy Pic2108 Posts
United KingdomSaf East
Music Style Really hard Kick drums!
Bumping this thread, cause I've just got a copy of Traktor Pro 2 and I want to hook it up to my mixer for cross fading.

I have absolutely no idea where to start. I've searched t'internet and posted on the NI forum and the only response I got was someone telling me that I needed to upgrade to Scratch Pro and buy an Audio 6 external sound card.

I've already got use of a Saffire Pro 24 and a DJM700, so I'm sure I must be able to hook it all up somehow!!

3 months ago
tmcg.
disekt Pic4863 Posts
New ZealandBerlin/Detroit
Music Style ways & means
what do you mean for cross fading? do you want each deck in traktor on a seperate channel on your mixer?
3 months ago
Bishop
skinnypuppy Pic2108 Posts
United KingdomSaf East
Music Style Really hard Kick drums!
In reply to
what do you mean for cross fading? do you want each deck in traktor on a seperate channel on your mixer?
Hi mate, yeah - that's what I want to do. I've managed to get decks A and B to separate channels on the mixer, but they're in mono. Getting closer, but still not quite there!

3 months ago
tmcg.
disekt Pic4863 Posts
New ZealandBerlin/Detroit
Music Style ways & means
Well you need an external audio card to do this, that's what Traktor's Audio 4/6/8/10 cards are for, you can't do this straight out you computer/laptop..

If you have use of an external soundcard, then you just need to set it up so each deck output in traktor, is set to the corresponding individual outs on the card, and then run cables from the card, to the mixer.

So basically, in traktor, Deck A will go out Output 1 and 2, B = 3/4 C = 5/6, D = 7/8

Obviously to run all four decks you will need a card with 8 seperate outputs in order to achieve this.

Post edited by owner 11/22/2011 2:02:51 PM
3 months ago
Bishop
skinnypuppy Pic2108 Posts
United KingdomSaf East
Music Style Really hard Kick drums!
I managed to crack it now, thanks.

I have a Focusrite Saffire Pro 24 and the problem I was having was relating the inputs in Focusrite's mix control software to the physical outputs on the sound card.

All sorted though.

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