Marco Solo

The question I would ask is what do you want to get out of the software. Since you’re a beginner and every piece of software provides you with more than enough bells and whistles to get you started, think about where you want to go. What are the things that interest you? Effects, samples, scratching, etc are all things done better by one program than others. What do you want to learn?

It’s simply, with the money that any beats product costs, you can get a better quality product from another company somewhere. But in the end it’s your money.

I play out with somebody too, it works perfectly on just one controller. No need for two laptops and a ddj-sz. Just give eachother space and NEVER press que when the other guy is playing. My partner in crime found this out the hard way last weekend xD

Why would you do that?

There are cooling devices on the market for laptops although these are simply large fans on the bottom of the laptop. So it’s not that efficient in a hot environment.

If Traktor is so buggy then howcome I’ve used it for numerous live gigs and at home with different varieties of gear without any problem whatsoever? I’d say it’s a classic case of PEBKAC.

It’s working! I tried with Cross and Traktor as both my controllers are for Serato originally, so connecting both just achieves in Serato claiming them without any options. But the Mixtrack Quad is not Serato certified, so this test may still be valid.
What I did was connect one controller, started Traktor, set it up, then connect the other, start Cross and set that one up. If it doesn’t work try it the other way around, I might be mistaken as I did it yesterday.

Also be aware that you might need to increase your buffer size which increases your latency. Don’t try it for the first time when it’s live!

You can check the temperatures on you computer by using software like coretemp or speedfan. If your computer gets too hot it usually is just a matter of clearing the vents from any dust.