mr stifffy

I use Traktor 2. I started on virtual dj 5-6 years back and found it was limited in quality at the time. I had heard about Traktor and managed to get a light edition (which I found very hard to use) and went back to VDJ for a few months then I had a day where I decided it is time to learn how to use Traktor (couldn’t understand the separate wave forms, was so used to them being in line or side by side). After about an hour I was addicted and I haven’t looked back.

The mapping engine is one of the best I have seen for a DJ program (I like to think outside the box and this REALLY allows me to). The support available from DJTT alone is top to none, I have never even needed to go to native instruments own forum.

The built in effects are more then needed for a DJ and because they are built in you don’t have compatibility issues.

DJ T3ch Hu5ky, post: 9214, member: 721 wrote: well if your downloading music i would keep the Anti virus. unless you buy legaly then there shouldn’t be much of an issue.

who doesn’t buy music legally :O

virtual dj is good for beginners getting into the standard deck and mixer setup although traktor might seem harder to understand it is much better once mastered in my honest opinion.

eros, post: 9830 wrote: thanks for that mr stifffy and thanks for taking the time to read that massive post and your tips.

basically what was happening was, when I adjust the beatgrid markers, the first half of the track would be fine but the markers would all be off for the second half making mixing out difficult.

So what I did was save one version of the track that was marked out correctly for the first half and load that in deck A .. then save the same track but this time with the second half mapped correctly and load it in deck C.

then during a lull point in the track with no beat/bass (trance), I would play C and kill A and mix out of C into B

sorry if that sounds really confusing but it just seemed the easiest thing to do and worked, but I’m going to try what you suggested and turn off sync and try to go for a slower transition and see how that goes.

thx again !

never thought of the idea of having two tracks, I know it would be a bit of work but have you ever tried using a DAW to edit a track, I could imagine this being possible in fruity loops with time stretch…. unless its a song like raise your weapon where it changes genre

I mix a lot of electro and dubstep and it is all about when to drop the too compliment each other really well… you can go from mellow house to electro to heavy dubstep which usually works amazing 🙂

have you tried with quantise on?? I know this can help a little in those situations…. sometimes if its a smaller loop traktor will drop it on either the quater or half beat meaning it will trot but with quantise it doesnt allow it….