Otherwise, Traktor will guess for you – not clever if you’ve tweaked them all manually. You should be sure your beatgrids are locked before doing so on your previous collection (do it from within your previous version of Traktor Pro, which this installs side-by-side with). This is a time-intensive task for the computer, so as usual, best to leave it running while you’re off doing something else. The first thing you’ll need to do is reanalyse your library for the new waveforms to accurately represent your collection. (And actually, I am assuming this would be the same with the Pioneer DDJ-T1 too, because that seems to be treated as a separate case by the software.)Ī small but welcome improvement is that when you unplug your controller (at least, the S4 – not tried it with other hardware), Traktor switches back to internal audio automatically, allowing you to work on your beatgrids, cues and so on seamlessly away from the hardware. Traktor is now getting on a par with Serato in that respect, at least with the Native Instruments hardware. The set-up wizard is now better, and because of course Native Instruments has plenty of hardware of its own, it is optimised for use with their hardware as far as getting going fast out-of-the-box goes.įair enough – one of the beautiful things about using Serato ITCH with the dedicated hardware available for that platform is the speed and elegance of getting up and running. The Kontrol S4 gets its own preference page (as does the X1 this software is definitely being optimised for Native Instruments’s own hardware. We didn’t do a proper test because everything worked fine on our MacBook 13″ out of the box, but some users have reported glitches with underpowered hardware that worked fine with Traktor Pro 1.2.7. This would make sense, but also apparently the CPU meter now shows a blend of latency and CPU load or something like that. However, it seems to load the CPU more heavily. (Also, incidentally, browsing through the preferences seems to be faster too.) To start with, the program seems to load quicker for us. While we are aware that we can’t give you a proper review after only a weekend, that length of time was definitely long enough to discover that there’s plenty going on beneath the surface to get excited about. So, no immediate wow factor for us – but beauty isn’t always skin deep. In that respect, some of the “great leap forward” had already happened, and if you’re an S4 user, don’t expect anything major when you open it for the first time.Įven if not, immediately it’s clear this is still Traktor as we’ve known it with some new bits added on, and so don’t expect anything that maybe used to irk you about Traktor 1.x to have necessarily changed just because it carries the “2.0” moniker. It’s telling that this version was offered free to all S4 users. However, many of the features in Traktor Pro 2 were already present in the Kontrol S4 version of the software, notably the sample decks. (If you’re a bit overwhelmed by them, you can change them to other more monochromatic versions, but you lose a bit of the functionality if you do.) There are more subtle tweaks to the overall look including a higher contrast skin, which should make use in dark clubs easier. Those coloured waveforms make the software look modern and somehow cleaner. We’ve now had a weekend to play with it, and with the help of a lot of insightful feedback from you, our readers, over on our First Thoughts on Traktor Pro 2 post, here we present our review. Of most interest to serious digital DJs, of course, was Traktor Pro 2, the new version of the company’s flagship product for controller users. Last week, Native Instruments launched its new Traktor 2 range, which consisted of new versions of all of its Traktor software, plus the Audio 6 and Audio 10 sound interfaces to replace the old Audio 4 and Audio 8 devices. Traktor Pro 2 Review: It looks cleaner and sharper with its coloured waveforms and improved interface, although it retains the Traktor feel we are familiar with.
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