Traktor by FDRK

Gaming vs. DJing

2013-01-24T16:13:00.003+01:00

Numark introduced their new controller the Orbit at NAMM 2013 and I have to say that I'm not sure what to think. I like the idea of a DJ not being locked behind the decks and be able to run around and pump up the crowd, but not looking like you're playing a Playstation game. Somehow I probably would try this if the latency is low. Got to love wireless gadgets. Would you use it? The Press

Cruice control for Traktor

2013-01-21T09:57:00.001+01:00

Some times it's OK to let the computer do the work. I use this function when the club opens and there isn't that much guests/customers around. The tutorial from DJ TechTools is a pretty nice run-through on how to use this feature to the fullest. Read on! Read more at DJTT

Traktor 2.6 is released

2012-10-27T18:27:00.001+02:00

The Native Instruments Traktor Pro 2.6 is now available!! To update: Go to the Service Center on your computer or go to www.native-instruments.com/updates to get your software download. Lately Traktor has been releasing new features along with new gear. Traktor 2.4 was released along with Kontrol S4, Traktor 2.5 was released along with Kontrol F1 and Traktor 2.6 is released along with Kontrol

Sound Quality For Digital DJs: Tony Andrews Interviewed

2012-10-18T01:27:00.001+02:00

You simply must see this video and read the article. This is sooo important. Getting the sound to sound right. The thing I was most surprised about was that CDs are 5 times better then the best quality MP3s! I hear the CD DJs going: "Aaaah... So that's why you shouldn't use computers!". But most of the CD DJs I know normaly burn their CDs them selves from purchased MP3s, so there is not much

Exclusive Walkthrough of the Traktor Z2 by Ean Golden

2012-10-05T10:05:00.001+02:00

As I posted last month, the Native Instruments Z2 is beeing released. I think I got most of the points across in my blogpost, but I missed out on a couple of things. I've come to love how Traktor focuses the new releases and features in to a hardware controller release and this is another great example! What did I miss(understand)? 1. The new mixer will NOT have it's own version of Traktor,

Traktor Kontrol Z2?

2012-09-12T19:20:00.000+02:00

The guys at Native Instruments given us the last couple of years fantastic hardware for the Traktor series. They've mainly focused on controller surfaces for either parameter (X1), sample trigger (Machine/F1) or the all-in-one approch(S2/S4). Now their about to go for the hard core and most central piece of a DJs Tools: The Mixer. (Which I'm pretty sure is named Native Instruments Kontrol Z2)

DJ Worx

2012-08-15T19:59:00.003+02:00

www.djworx.com is a result of scratchworx.com evloving to target a broader audience and it has been around for a while now, but lately I've been going there more and more for DJ related news and I really like what I see. The latest reviews have been fresh and early, very detailed and extremely good. They mainly focus on hardware and not that much on techniques and culture like DJ Techtools or

Pioneer New Wireless DJ System XDJ-AERO

2012-08-09T14:30:00.001+02:00

So Pioneer launched this video yesterday showing of their new product: The XDJ-AERO! I just took a VERY quick look at it and jumped to conclusions as usual. It looks like Pioneer is vamping up their Record box software to include a wireless deck control for smart phone via WLAN which is controlling the new XDJ-AERO. It's kind of like the SmartGlass feature from Microsoft, but then again no...

Twitter.dj in use

2012-08-02T10:31:00.000+02:00

A couple of weeks ago I posted about twitter.dj which is a new way of totaly embrasing the social media experience while DJing. Posting all your played tracks continuesly and effortlessly to Twitter. Super easy to set up and super easy to use! I've been playing around with it for a couple of weeks now and it is a pretty cool tool. Setting it up (On PC): 1. Install the software from

Track Prep Tools for S2 and S4

2012-07-30T09:42:00.001+02:00

Setting beatgrids, cuepoints and making them ready for playing in Traktor is important to always know that your track is ready to go when you're gonna use them. In know that I'm not good enough to do this my self and mainly that is because it's a hassle and there is a lot of things to take in to account and the parameters isn't easily available. DJ Techtools made this cool mapping for Traktor

Update: Traktor Pro 2.5.1

2012-07-26T01:47:00.001+02:00

A new update is available and it fixes a whole lot of stuff that was wrong in the 2.5 release. Some of them I haven't even noticed or wasn't that much of a fuzz, but some are pretty important. There's a lot done with the integration to Pioneer CDJ's utalizing the HID integration to a MUCH larger extent. All of the updates are listed below, but I took the time to highlight the important ones

Native Instrument supergroup: Mostly Robot

2012-07-23T08:32:00.001+02:00

So what do you get when you put a whole lot of Native Instruments "super users" together and tell them to play some music? Mostly Robot consists of: Jamie Lidell - Vocals (Traktor) DJ Shiftee - Turntables (Traktor Scratch) Tim Exile - Effects and Loops (Reaktor) Mr. Jimmy - Keyboard (Komplete) Jeremy Ellis - Beats (Maschine) Pfadfinderei - Visuals Read more about Mostly Robot

Numark 4Trak Review

2012-07-14T01:13:00.001+02:00

The controller has been on the market for some time now, but it intregued me enough to take a closer look when I recently stumbled uppon a review by DJ Worx. So without getting my hands on the controller I'll take a shot at reviewing the controller based on the information that is available online and give you my reflected thoughts on the matter. Traktor version: It comes with a special

Remix Set™ Preparation: Basics

2012-07-11T18:01:00.001+02:00

Traktor Pro 2 In Depth at Kosmic (feat. Zeke)

2012-07-03T18:28:00.001+02:00

This one is for the newbees! Pretty nice video from Zeke where he runs through the features on Traktor Scratch Pro 2. Even though it's pretty old by now it's very informative and not much has changed in 2.5... The sample decks are changed somewhat. Other then that. It's almost all the same. Enjoy!

Twitter.dj

2012-06-24T00:00:00.000+02:00

Look at live tracklists from around the world! Richie Hawtin stopped by the guys at DJ Techtools to shoot the breeze and they got to talking about his newest inovation: Twitter.dj A while a go Richie started broadcasting his sets live through twitter with this new application that he custom built for Traktor. I wanted this sooo bad and today is my lucky day! As this was a very good idea he

How to Use Traktor Pro 2.5 Remix Decks

2012-06-12T08:06:00.001+02:00

Hi there, Got your F1 controller yet? :) I am so happy I got mine. The remix deck has made me think about DJing and creating sets in a whole new way. :) LOVE IT!!! The guys at Dub Spot explain how to use the new controller in this very informative and educational video. DJ Endo goes through the functions of the controller and there is SO much to learn. Many hidden features. :) Remember to

Traktor 2.5 is here!

2012-05-24T21:37:00.002+02:00

Native Instruments said that the new 2.5 (Traktor Remix) upgrade was going to be launched May 30th, but they've released it allready! It's downloading as we speak!

Protect your S4!

2012-05-02T07:41:00.000+02:00

I've yet to get my self a case for my S4. I'm still using the case that it came in for protection when I'm out playing and that's mainly because I didn't really like the original case that it was released with. A couple of things that put me off was actually all bout the laptop stand. The concept of the built-in laptop stand built in to the case is brilliant in it self, but it also adds

Midi Fighter 3D is here!

2012-04-30T09:49:00.001+02:00

WARNING: This post contains a lot of words like awesome, fantastic and super... Midifighter is simply an awesome product and has been one of my favorite controllers for a long time. Produced by DJ Techtools, it's one of the simplest and probably most durable controllers out there due to it's use of japanese arcade buttons which is ultra durrable and super responsive. Recently they launched a

Ean's Beatgrid Tuning Secrets

2012-04-27T21:53:00.000+02:00

DJ Techtools Ean Golden explain how to beatgrid your tracks. It's like laundry. Do it every day and it gets done. Do it rarely and it's a hell of an undertaking. What's explained in the video is the best way to do this, but when you're playing a gig you can do it then and there. When you're playing a gig the sync type is sat to Temposync. If you see in the video when Ean goes off beat the

Traktor Pro 2 Guide - Preferences walkthrough

2012-04-24T18:34:00.000+02:00

DJ Endo is a sertified Traktor-wiz! Check out these videos for learning the fairly vast amount of preferences in Traktor! Pretty important to know your system. I learned alot of things I didn't know. Enjoy... Part 1: Audio Setup + Timecode Configuration Part 2: Loading and Transport Settings Part 3: How To Customize Screen Layouts Part 4: Effects, Recording, Loop Recorder, File

Introducing DJTT Maps: The Ultimate MIDI Mapping Database for DJs

2012-04-21T18:54:00.001+02:00

This is an awesome new resource! They've taken everything from software development, social media and forum and created this fantastic tool! Go to the page now and get started. http://maps.djtechtools.com Love it!

TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 - Controllerism with Moldover

2012-04-16T16:46:00.002+02:00

So I took a look at this and it's not even close to what I would do my self on a gig and I guess the lot of you feel the same way. I wish Native Instruments would come out with a more direct example of how to use this practically in a club... Cause this is pretty narrow. So I thought I'd just mention some things that you CAN do with these puppies even if you're not a musical genious like

Most complicated Traktor controller

2012-04-11T19:27:00.002+02:00

Normaly DJing require some skill, but to use this controller you need far more then DJ skills to spinn the music. Simply awesome! Might be a bit hard to bring this to the club to do a set though. Goes to show how creativity and music loves to meet. Enjoy!