Year summary

This year there has been alot of stuff going on for Digital DJs. The controller trend has been booming this year with alot of focus on four deck controllers and together with the release of Kontrol S4 the scene has moved more towards making more out of you performance.
Serato released The Bridge and introduced alot of products for Itch which is also a sign that controllerism is on an upwards

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Fixing Kontrol S4 high CPU-usage problem

Yes! Earlier I've posted that Traktor Kontrol S4 had some unusual high CPU requirements. The solution that Jaycobson figured out was to use the NI Audio 8 DJ as a soundcard. That reduced the CPU load quite a bit. Now that I've bought a new computer, this wasn't an issue since my new computer has an I7 processor, but I still thought that is used alot of processing power never the less.
I thought

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New info from DJ Techtools on Midifighter

I love when they do these types of videoes. Some cool features and alot of nice examples on how to use the controller.
This time they've got a upgrade for the firmware and added some cool features. Check it out!
Read more hereGet Midifighter here

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Traktor Pro Presentation

In lack of something interresting to write about.... :)

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Merry X-mas

Have an extreemly wonderfull Christmas!

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Two channel mixers

DJ Techtools has done an article about two channel mixers.
For those of you who use two channels and timecode, the mixer is at the heart of your performance. So selecting the right one is important. Picking the right one is pretty important.
Personaly I like the Pioneer mixers, but that's probably what's been served to me in clubs over the years. It's a preference thing really.

Shopping for

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Building a mix

DJ Techtools did a nice article about how to build a mix, or set if you like. An informative article that look to parallells between a mix/set and a feature film. This also actually reffer to the construction of a single track.
In this example it all boils down to the example of a three-act paradigm:


I think this was a good way to attack the concept on how to build a mix/set. I've seen alot of

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Emergency DJ equipment: Ipod...

I didn't get enough time to do my Youtube-segment yesterday, so it's here one day later.

What to do when your Traktor fails? (Which it almost never does)
If you are so unlucky that your computer or Mac bugs out on you durring a gig you can always just put on a random mix from an MP3 player, but what if you could do more? What if you instantly could have a great tool as a back up?



The positive

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Traktor wins yet a new award!

DJ product of the year goes to Traktor Kontrol S4!
As expected...



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As a controller, it’s both comprehensive and intuitive, enabling you to play a whole set without touching your mouse.

Read more here...

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DJ Techtools Soundpackage

DJ Techtools share quite a nice collection of samples made ready for Traktor.
They've gathered some samples and made tracks with hotcues 1-8 that you can use to transform your DJ set from mixing to a live performance. Check it out!


Read more here...

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Got the UDG bag!!

I got the UDG bag from my wife for my birthday.

I used an old backpack before, so this new bag does make me a little more proud moving from my car to the venue.

I got room for my computer (small seperate bag for that included), controll vinyl, soundcard, cables and a controller.
Summed up: Just what I want and in fantastic quality!

I'll make a video later on.

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Happy Birthday to... ME!!!

Yeah! It's my Birthday!
Congratulations are welcome here! :)
Just passed 2000 hits for Descember, so hopefully you are up for the challenge of giving me a holla.



Also: With just one week to go, DJ Techtools have made their own las minute list of xmas gift tips for Digital DJs.

Digital DJ Tips' xmas list
My xmas list 1
My xmas list 2

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Rumor: Reloop Mission III

BPM 2010 in Birmingham UK was a major event this year. Alot of cool controllers where shown for the first time and we got to preview the Reloop Mixage, though in a non functioning version.
Digital DJ Tips noticed an exciting teaser on their webpage and I'm happy to inform that it looks like the heat is on for NAMM in Los Angeles 13.november 2011! Yeah! Hopefully the manufacturers didn't go all

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Traktor Kontrol X1 + Serato = True??

Just last week DJ Techtools reported about Rane opening up their drivers for PC and making is possible to use their products with Traktor and other audio software.
Now Traktor Kontrol X1 is shown in a video paired up with Serato. For those of you who don't know this: It's just standard MIDI. No big news really. I just like the video with two Seratoheads mashing it out on the X1 controller. Yes...

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Limited Edition Fluorescent Control Vinyl!!

Not much to say really except: YEEES! THEY'RE BACK!. I've seen some records that glow in the dark and I now know what I'm getting all my friends for Christmas. Atleast the ones that have Traktor... Or Serato! :)
I guess you need some blacklight for this to work but the UV filter on any movinghead/scanner should do the trick.
They come in Fluorescent Green, Fluorescent Blue and Fluorescent

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A DJs Christmas list

Okay, so I started on some xmas list a couple of weeks ago, but I didn't get any time to follow up. And then digitaldjtips.com did one: 16 Christmas Stocking Fillers for Digital DJs.
Thanks alot!

Some addition that I want:
DJ TECHTOOLS MIDIFIGHTER
This is the coolest midi controller on the market. Get this controller is as simple as it is genious and has, according to DJ Techtools, the push

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USB issue: Not enough power

I've experienced this once on a mac, but never on a PC... :)


From DJ Techtools
 The reason is simple and stated in the error message: Your hardware simply deliver enough juice to your MIDI devices.As the MIDI devices use alot of power these days, with LED lights flashing all over the place, you probably will experience this in the future aswell. DJ Techtools has written an article that's

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Four decks in Traktor

It's monday and Youtube time again.
There are alot of four deck controllers in sale now and the argument to look elsewhere is: What do I need four decks for?? I was looking to show you a good example on using four decks.
Came across this video which is pretty old, but for those of you who haven't seen it, get ready to be amazed.
This must be a goal for any DJ.



This guy (DJ B33son) won the DJ

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High S4 system requirements

I love the S4 and I have tried it out quite alot... at home, cause I can't use at live gigs.
Reason: My computer isn't up to par.

After installing Traktor Kontrol S4 on my "DJ-computer" I was sad to see that the processor meter peeked most of the time. My computer is three years old and has a 1,6 GHz which is more then enought to run Traktor Pro, but unfortunately not S4. Jaycobson just got his

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Rane + Traktor = True?

Rane is married to Serato. They have been living together for about five years now. Though Serato has had an affair with Numark, they are still happily married. But now there is something happening that might indicate that Rane is looking elsewhere for happiness...

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Dj TechTools has learned that there are brand new ASIO and Core Audio drivers that allow any software to use Rane 68 mixers and

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Rebirth on Ipad

The classic sequencer from Propellerhead is back and this time on Ipad!
Now you can play around with Roland TR-808, TR-909 and TB-303 when ever, where ever. Create some cool retro tunes on the go...
"ReBirth faithfully emulates dance music's three backbone devices: The Roland TB-303 Bass synth and the Roland TR-808 and 909 drum machines. Combine these with FX units, fully featured pattern

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Xmas Wishlist Part 1: UDG

I often have problems creating a wishlist for x-mas. But not this year. There are so many products out there that I need and want, so I want to share it with you. So now you can look at my list and add some of the items to your own.UDG mainly makes bags and accessories for DJs and is known for it's high quality products.This year there are two products that catches my eye.
UDG Headphone Bag
A

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Novation Dicer accessories

Novation Dicer is a pretty neet little gadget for those of you who use timecode vinyl for controlling Traktor. DJ Techtools recently reliesed a mapping for Traktor. Novation just made a clam-shell case for it so that you can bring them along in style. Love it!

Retail price is about $15 USD.

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Native Instruments Traktor @ Gitar Centre in Brooklyn, NY

It's monday again and here's what I cool stuff I found on Youtube last week.
Native Instruments did a show at Gitar Centre with some of it's profile DJs on Traktor.
DJ Shiftee does a pretty cool routine, DJ Craze does an awesome routine and some guy called DJ Dynamix does an okay routine on the S4.

A short summary:


DJ CRAZEs routine: Timecode Vinyl, Standard mixer, Traktor Kontrol X1


DJ

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Single deck controllers

One of the reviewed controllers
This is a review I've been waiting on for a couple of weeks.
DigitalDJTips.com has released a very nice review (that they are probably currently expanding) where they take a look at single deck midi controllers.

I think it's a very good review and I like the way they comment every controller with the manufacurers comments and what they think. Very nice Phil!

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Going digital

Have you gone digital yet?? The toughest thing about going digital is digitalizing your music collection. Ripping music from CD and Vinyl is a timeconsuming and insainly boaring job, but it's a good way to run through all of your tracks and descide wether or not to import them.

Ripping from CD:
A pretty easy job if you have the right tools.
The biggest tast is to name your Tracks. Using

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Show some love

It's time to man up and have an opinion again!

Giving your voice into some rather boring surveys will give you a chance to make the DJ business move forward in your direction. It's kind of a democracy and the only way to have your influence is to have your say at these polls. So go vote for Traktor to make other people understand that there really just is one DVS system worth wild
Vote Now!
PS

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Traktor Kontrol S4 top plate

Got a loose top plate on your S4?? No problem! Here's how you fix it.

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KRK launch Headphones

KRK has been making monitors for 25 years and I use them myself for DJing. Using studio monitor for DJing really gives away all your errors and is a great way to find flaws in your mixing techniques.
For a studio monitor manufacturer to launch a headsphones series is a good sign when it comes to the quality of the product. They are expected to keep their headphones as high end as their monitors

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Traktor Duo vs. Pro

There is a review posted on digitaldjtips.com with a comparisson of Traktor Duo and Traktor Pro.

A pretty nice review with alot of good pointers to the fact that Traktor Duo is a pretty sweet deal for those of you who are just using Traktor to mix two tracks together.

I mostly use five effects and two of them are not included in the Duo package. (Beatmasher 2, Gate, Delay, Turntable FX,

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DJ Qbert gives technical tips.

I've been getting som feedback that you might want regular segments, so Mondays will now be Youtube-day! I'll look through youtube and find some cool tips on DJing in general and share it, so while I'm finishing a couple of touches on my Traktor Kontrol S4 Mapping for Traktor Pro (teaser), you can take a look at the cool videos on how to setup turntables and mixers from the all mighty DJ Q-bert.

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Traktor Bible

For those of you that are not familiar with the Traktor Bible you should probably check it out ASAP.
It's the holy grale for newbies and gives in depth description of everything you need to know and probably don't even want to know about Traktor.

They are extremly good at updating it and you can now get alot of cool material on the S4 allready!

Also they have some great free software available

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Black Friday Special offers!!!

If you want a nice deal! Do it now! ONLY ON THIS SUNDAY! November 28.

Check it out here

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What?

I found this sign posted right next door. Seriously... I can't understand
why my neighbours have the need to put up a sign to let us know about
their childrens mental capabilities... Or does the sign contain a
deeper message? You tell me!

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Traktor re-boxing

Sorry about the extreem lack of quality in this post... But you get the picture. :)

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Retro Traktors

After searching Google for some fresh info about Traktor I got this header: Traktor is the best MP3 DJ software. Opening the website made me laugh a bit. Talk about a retro website. Recommend updating.

Check out this website: dj-tips-and-tricks.com

This retro page wanted me to make this collage:


Traktor DJ Studio


Traktor DJ Studio 2


Traktor Final Scratch


Traktor Studio 3


Traktor Pro

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Denon DN-MC6000 release in December!

This awesome looking controller from Denon is being released December 1st. As far as Traktor Pro goes, this is probably the one controller top two controllers suited for the layout, though it's got some extra controller functions that are more geared towards Digital DJ. The S4 controller is made for the S4 software, but can also be used in MIDI mode and send MIDI signals to Traktor Pro. In my

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BEATunes

Beatunes logo
Last week digitaldjtips.com wrote about the Itunes plugin called TuneUp. This week they deliver yet another cool review of a pretty essensial tool for DJs who organize their tracks in Itunes. I said last week that I'm most likely to start organizing because of TuneUp. This plugin seals the deal.

This software focus on what's important for DJs like Key, BPM, Genres and coverart.

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Traktor Kontrol S4 Tutorial

This is probably one the best Traktor Kontrol S4 Tutorials online. It's made by the guys at DubSpot which is a DJ school / workshop sittuated in New Your. pretty high end school for DJs and producers.


PART I: Mixer & Decks

PART II: Sample decks & Effects

PART III: Snap, Quantize & Loop recorder

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Diver update: Audio 8/4/2 DJ, S4 and X1

November 16th Native Instruments released new drivers for all their products in the Audio X DJ range, the Kontrol S4 and Kontrol X1. Make sure to have the latest driver installed at all times. You can download the driver by using the Service Center or go directly to the driver download below. I recommend using the service center to check for updates regularly.
Download latest driver:Audio 8

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Software update: Controller Editor 1.3.2

Controller editor is the software that makes it possible for us to get an overview and edit the standard midi layout for the Native Instruments controllers. The new version 1.3.2 was released 17.11.2010 and include some new features that are long over due.
New features in versjon 1.3.2:* Brings Support for Traktor Kontrol S4* Brings Multi Controller Support for Traktor Kontrol X1

Download it

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How to Sync Ableton Live and Traktor

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Kontrol S4 Midi mode

Hitting Shift + Browse button on your S4 controller sets it to "MIDI mode". This makes it possible to controll another applications then Traktor S4 with the Native Instruments Kontrol S4 controller! :) Fancy.

PS:
It's should in theory disable the HID controlls, but that's not the case for all the buttons. So there are some bugs that hopefully NI will fix a software upgrade in the near future.

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Pete Tong on Traktor S4

DJ superstar Pete Tong from BBC Radio 1 has been one of Traktors supporters for a couple of years. He got into Traktor after having observed Richie Hawtin perform on Traktor and said to him self that this is how DJing should be.
The now 50 year old DJ is also a Traktor Addict and is performing regularly on Traktor Kontrol S4. He also got two white edition KONTROL X1 for his 50th birthday.

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Skratchworx X1 Review

In the midst of the storm about Kontrol S4, the very vinyl friendly Skratchworx.com did their review of the Traktor Kontrol X1. It's a pretty thurough walkthrough of this amazing product from Native Instruments.

Read it here

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Mixed in Key competition

Only 7 days left in the Mixed In Key competition!!

"Upload your mix now for a chance to win an amazing $3,000 Event Opal speaker system, fresh copies of Ableton Suite 8 and Serato Scratch Live. The prizes are massive. "

So if you win the competition you might get a fantastic speaker system or an awsome software called Abelton. If you loose you'll get a free copy of Serato Scratch Live.

Go to:

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Win Technics 1210s!

Skratchworx has a pretty cool contest going. Tick a box and win Technics.

Well... Tick A box is an understatement. It's more like a couple of dosine, but it's worth it. Maybe your feedback can make someone make a more informed descision on what DJ gear to produce in the future. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of the survey.

More info
Participate now!
Click here

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DJ Techtools opens store

DJ Techtools opens a store in Huntington Beach, California. Pretty cool for the guys at DJ Techtools. Congratz! Hope the sales will overgo all your expextations.
Read all about it

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For the X-1 users

For those of you that use the X1 controller and not very well versed in midi mapping in Traktor, you can get alot of presets and tips from the Native Instruments X1 user library. :)

There are alot of nice mappings that might help you improve your performance.

Check it out here

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TuneUp for Itunes

I saw this software a while back and thought: YES! Finaly! Then I forgot the product name and never got around to to find it again, but now that DigitalDJTips.com did a review of it I downloaded the software and I'm happy to say that I will from now on use Itunes to organize my tunes, but still use Traktor to organize my playlists.

It's a pretty easy and cheap software when you take into

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First impressions on Traktor Kontrol S4

Just wanted to quickly post my first impressions of the Traktor Kontrol S4.

First thought: WOW! Awsome quality and really nice layout.
(The jogwheels are just amazingly tight and responsive. Even more then I anticipated, and I had pretty high expectations.)
Secound thoughts: Why isn't the sampler working like I want it to? And then I got a bit frustrated.

The first thing I did was to install

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Traktor Kontrol S4 Unboxing

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Traktor mapping for Novation Dicer

DJ Techtools made a nice mapping for Novation Dicer, the midi controller with the engenious format that fits on your turntables.

Click here to read more

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The Mouth

Tim Exile who made also gave us The Finger (haha) has together with Native Instruments made a new gadget to add to NIs massive Effects/Synth/Plugin arsenal. The newest gadget in their arsenal is The Mouth.

Both The Finger and The Mouth could be nice tools to have if you are a DJ. Either for making live effects or your very own Voice promo samples. This could be usefull if you do radio shows and

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Update version 1.2.7

The 1.2.7 update for Traktor (all versions except S4) is now available for download via the usual channels. Below is the list of changes.


New functionality:
Resolution for "tempo" parameter increased
Optional "Snap" mouse mode enabled for Traktor Duo / Traktor Scratch Duo

Fixes:
Caching and waveform display issues with AAC files fixed
Startup crash on system sample rate mismatch fixed

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Zany Dance Valley 2010

Another promovideo for Traktor. :) Hardstyle!
PS: Don't turn it up to loud...



Haha... Haven't heard music like this in a LOOOOONG time. Brings me back to the 90s when the hardcore and rave scene actually was quite popular. I though it didn't excist any more. Got to hand it to the Dutch to keep a genre like this alive... Don't sound like it's changed much, but it's nice to see something has

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Hardware guide updated

I've updated the hardware guide with a very long list of links to controllers and mixers for Traktor.
Now with over 65 90 links to the gear that is suited for Traktor. I'll update with som additional info in time, but for now you can enjoy the list +++.

Check out the guide!

Something missing? Comment or send me a mail.

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New 4 MIDI LOOP Controller

Here's an Idea:
Why not make a controller where EVERY button is available for all decks at all time?

Here's an actual product: 4MidiLoop



I wrote about the earlier model of the 4MidiLoop controller a couple of weeks ago and it's a controller designed for using timecode media and then support you with every other function in Traktor available.
It's back in a new version which is even more

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My S4 at foreign customs!

Hopefully the Norwegian Customs won't use too much time looking through the S4. It has been registered there twise now, so I'm hoping to see the delivery note within the next day or so. Getting really impatient!! Got a gig this weekend and I'm hoping that I'll have it up and running by then.

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"Ozzy" DJ Routine on Traktor Kontrol S4 by Ean Golden

The line between musicians and DJs are getting pretty blury. The S4 will make it possible for alot of people to get creative. THIS is what digital DJing is all about.



Explained:


So now I need a foot pedal... :)

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S4 review from DJ Techtools

If you haven't read the DJ Techtools review of the S4 yet... You should. :)
It's not written by Ean, since he is one of the persons behind this work of art and thus bias.
Makkus Rovito who was the tech editor for Remix Magazine the last 10 years did the review and he is a Torque user so it's a pretty genuine piece.

Read it here...

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Keeping your music safe (2/3): Backing up

For an overview: Go to Part 1.

In this part we'll run through all the things you need to do to keep your music backed up with the different methods of back-up and look at some pros and cons to the different methods.
Manual backup


The simple prosidure of copy paste
can suddenly become your saviour.
This is a simple copy and replace function and it can create some problems. There are a couple

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Kontroll S4 is all around!

Everybody's talking about it. It's all over every page. The buzz is massive!
My controller is shipped! Probably stuck in Norwegian customs. My very own S4 controller is just around the corner. I can't wait! I CAN'T WAIT! Stop the torture! In the mean while I just have to do with looking at other people having fun with it... Check this out:

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Ultimate Gear review!

Digital DJ Tips did it! The total buyers guide for midi controllers. :)
They've reviewed 36 controllers that are out there and very hot at the moment.
I'll do some reading and see if I agree with their assessment sinse they probably didn't take Traktor into concideration when making it.

>> Click here to see the full Guide <<

Just got back from vacation (got baked and removed some deamons).
But

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On vacation...

I'm currently on vacation in Spain with my wife and to my suprise they had a DJ store in this tiny village. I had to pay them a visit and to see if they had any cool DJ gear on display.Sadly they didn't have any of the new Traktor controllers, but the Denon DN-HC1000S for Serato was on display.The weight of the unit was quite alot and it looked really solid. The buttons reminded of the NI Traktor

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New soundcard from Reloop!

Reloop launches a new 24 bit, 96 kHz, ultra portable, four channel soundcard called Reloop Play.

Good specs and pretty smart two modes function for either mixer or stand alone mode. By using a jack to RCA you'll get the same prosibility with other four channel soundcards like Native Instruments Audio 2 DJ, but this is just smarter... and it looks pretty cool.




FEATURESUltra portable 4-channel

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Win Platinum Notes 3!

DigitalDJTips.com has a pretty cool competition where you can win Platinum Notes 3.
A fantastic tool for maximizing, key correcting and generaly improving your tracks and mixes.
Click here for more info

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Martin Solveig & Dragonette - Hello

I just love this track!Only available at beatport.

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S4 shipping very soon!

Just recieved this email from DJ Techtools:
Dear Fredrik,

Your controller is going to be shipped out on time within 24-48 hours after november 1st.
       •       In order to ensure that your controller would be shipped out with no delay we are starting to accept the remainder of payments now.
       •       Once your controller has been shipped you will be sent a tracking number to your email.

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Patch setup for computer DJs

Pretty cool looking piece of equipment.
We've all been there... Arriving at the club and the first thing you have to do is to unplug the mixer and rearranging the cables to connect your soundcard. Then when you leave and you have to do it all over again. Rodec USA made a patch panel called Patch Live for fixing this problem. It makes it so that when Digital DJs arrive, they can easily connect

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Keeping your music safe (1/3): Overview


How many of you are backing up all your music? When do you do it?
It's really important to be on a regular backup plan and make sure that your data is safe.
You can either do this manualy or use an automated backup system.

There are a couple of things you should back up:
1. Music folders (Where ever they are on your computer)
2. Traktor setup folders (C:\Users\[user]\Documents\Native

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HALF PRICE!!!

WOW! It's like the best xmas gift EVER!
From now and untill Desember 31 they are actually selling Traktor products for HALF PRICE!!!!
If you haven't got Traktor yet?? GO NOW!
http://www.native-instruments.com/

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Controllerism for Gamers!

There are alot of cool controllers on the market for controlling Traktor. One can use any kind of controller as an interface as long as you can map your signals right. Software like GlovePIE can be used for bridging the gap between bluetooth data to MIDI signals and it's this software most of the people using DJ Hero, Guitar Hero and Wii controllers as MIDI devices.

DJ Hero controller:
'

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TIP: Music on USB

I've had some problem with Traktor crashing while playing from external disks and drives.
My Traktor is normaly pretty reliable, but when I play music directly from an external drive it some times just gives my computer some hickups.
Just want to recommend you NOT playing directly from an external source, but copying your tracks to your local drive. It could just be my computer acting up, but

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Native Instruments Traktor S4 Videos - Part 2

I'm still waiting for the controller and around the world everyone else seems to get their hand on the S4...
Go to: Part 1

Pretty good Scratch demo:


Preview:



Birmingham BPM 2010


The Japaneese continue investigating:
Part 3


Part 4:

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Organizing music

Digital DJ tips just wrote a nice article on organizing your music. I'm not very good at this, but I've got my own techniques that I use. Got some tips of this tutorial and I might refine these and post a tutorial later...

They got some good tips here, so it's worth the read.

Read more right here...

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Reloop Mixage

Reloop launched the Mixage controller at BPM in Birmingham at the start of October. It's a two deck controller with a built-in sound card (16 bit/48 kHz) which is okay for the price range that it's in. You can get this unit for about $300-400 USD which is in the lower price range for controllers with built-in sound cards.

I've never tried controllers from Reloop, but they seem to have a good

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Gemini CTRL-SIX

Gemini just released their second Digital DJ Controller and it looks like quite a versitile controller. It's got alot of buttons and a built-in soundcard like most controllers... The exciting thing is that you get all this for about $250 USD!

It's got big buttons and rotary buttons, but are missing two rotary knobs and som button placement to fully support the design of the effects section in

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Pimp your controller

Are you tired of the way your controller looks? Do you have a custom layout for the controller, but the writing on the controller just doesn't match? I just came over this awsome site for making a custom layout for your DJ Equipment! They've got alot of other products like guitars, computers and midi controllers.



They've got an editor for creating your own design that you can put on a wide

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Allen and Heath Xone DX | ProAudioStar.com

A run through of the four deck controller from Allen & Heath. Even though it's made for Itch, it still would do great on a Traktor setup aswell.The controller gets minus points for not having touch sensitive jogs... As I said earlier: Allen & Heath makes good products, but I personally don't like the faders, jogs or buttons. The faders just feels off some how and the buttons tend to have a long

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Native Instruments Traktor S4 Videos

While I wait for my S4 to arrive I'm impatiently browsing for info on it... Here are some cool Youtube videos to add the expectations...

Some Scrathing...

For my Japanese friends... :)


Check out the startup pattern. :)

Gangsta!

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Rumor: 4 deck magic from Numark

Lately Numark has been heavy on supporting Serato. The NS7 "only" work with Itch and alot of their new gadgets have been geared towards other software than Traktor. It breaks my heart, but I'm happy to see that Denon is on the Traktor offensive. :)

However... The guys at skratchworx.com has been lucky enough to be taken back to Numarks secret lair durring BPM 2010. Numark let them play around

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Pictures of Denon - BPM 2010

Scratchworx released pictures of Denon gear from BPM 2010.
Check it out here!
The slideshow features the DN-MC6000, DN-X600 and DN-SC2000.
Denon products are allways high quality and I think the feel of the buttons are just amazing. Hopefully the new products will be of the same caliber as the earlier products.
I'm realy excited about the MC6000, the SC2000 is a super product and the X600 looks

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American Audio VMS4 Video

Looks pretty sweet... :)

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Vestax VCI-100 MK II (Update)

I didn't have time to abbreviate about the new VCI100, so I just posted a quick post that it was launched.
Currently I'm using the VCI-100 because it's just a very good controller. I bought the black overlay from DJ Techtools and got the nice rubber knobs and I think it looks really nice. The only problem I have with the current one it that the effect section is way off from what Traktor needs

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Vestax VCI-100 MK II

Ean shows off the new VCI-100 MKII!!! It look fantastic! :)


I will get back with more details later. ;)

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New entry level controller from Hercules

It looks like every hardware producer is now warming up for the BPM show next weekend. Hercules is one of them and lauched the DJ Console 4-Mx.


Pros
The design of the controller is really nice. It's in the entry level and you will get alot of gear for the money if you buy this controller. With both balanced Jack and RCA outputs and alot of inputs (both for line and mic) the options are pretty

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Allen & Heath DB4 leak

The DB4 is a four channel hybrid mixer with build in soundcard, loop generators, effect processor, USB inputs and selectable outputs. It looks to be an awsome product! But...

It looks like it has enough buttons to maintain all functions in Traktor that you might want to use, but it does not seem to be made mainly with Traktor in mind. So this makes me basically not spring off my seat for this

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Denon's Hybrid mode revealed

Just saw this video from Scratchworx.com where they use the Denon S3700 in a MIDI hybrid mode with Serato. It looked very cool, so I looked closer and it seems to support Traktor aswell. :) And the video was posted a month ago.
According to Denon it's a mode that generate it's own DVS (Timecode) signal so you don't need the timecode CDs. The timecode isn't really needed since one can controll the

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Creative use of CDs and Vinyl

After ripping all your music you can still make good use of the records that you have left over. Take a look at this smart way to put some life back into your CDs! :)

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The New Reloop Mixage DJ Controller

According to digitaldjtips.com Reloop is releasing a new controller at the BPM Show this october. It's perfectly geared towards Traktor and I really like the layout. The controller comes in two versions. One with and one without a build-in soundcard.


Big buttons and sleak layout.

It looks to be a standard two deck controller. Thumbs up for the four big buttons on the transport section and

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New mp3 piracy software

First off I would like to recommend you buying your music from legal sites like djdownload.com, juno.co.uk or similar mp3 sites like I do. ;) You'll get no bugs, the best quality tracks and be sertant to be up to date by browsing new tracks or get the hottest by using the top lists.

If you for some reason feel like stealing the music there is a new way of doing so. It's called Mulve and is

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Just bought the Traktor S4

I found the Traktor S4 available for pre order at DJ Techtools! Only $899 (+ tax and shipping) including a two hour DVD with Ean Golden with intro, tips and tricks about the unit. It will probably not be here in Norway before November/Descember...

Order here!

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BPM 2010 is closing in...

There is alot of stuff going on right now that BPM 2010 is getting closer. Looking through the attendence liste it looks like EVERYONE is going to be there. Both hardware and software producers are showing up and it looks like it's going to be awsome!
The first week of October is going to be alot of fun so you should go in and read about it. If your're going there. Please get in contact with me

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Rumor: New DJ controllers from Pioneer!

According to digitaldjtips.com Pioneer is going to release two new controllers at the BPM show this october.

"QUOTE"
The source – a product developer at a consumer electronics company – claims that “many of our customers at PLASA were shown them”, and that they are a Serato ITCH / Bridge DJ controller, and another controller for Traktor.
Read more: digitaldjtips.com

I hope they are introducing

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DJ Techtools S4 Sneak preview!

Check out this preview of the S4!


Read more about the great preview on http://www.djtechtools.com/2010/09/17/traktor-s4-first-look-a-live-unit/#more-7952

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Small break to get married

The reason why I've been absent the last week is because I got married to the most beautiful girl in the whole world. I'll try to get my blog up to date ASAP. ;)


The misses...

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Pioneer HDJ-500

Pioneer announce the new entry level headphones for DJs will be available this November.
The retail price is $125 USD and is designed for "exceptional fidelity, style, comfort and affordability" according to the press release. They come in three colors: Red/Black, Black/metal and White.


These headphones have taken some of the best structural components from HDJ-2000. Like the magnesium alloy

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4 deck controllers

I've noticed lately that the hardware developers are releasing more and more controllers with full 4 deck solution. It looks like the standard now is 4 faders and 2 jogs... Hopefully they will come with 4 jogs soon.
So what four deck controllers are currently on the market? Give me feedback if there are some controllers I've left out! Cheers!

Native Instruments Traktor S4

Native Instruments S4

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Software and guide

I thought I'd might share some tips on software and hardware for Traktor DJ.

Check out my software and hardware guides.

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Traktor UDG bag

Official Traktor UDG bag
I'm trying to be a bit more up to date on my blog, but I see that I've missed a couple of beauties out there. So if you are like me you might not have noticed yet that there is an official Traktor UDG bag available from the Native Instruments Shop. Pretty neet!



AGI PRO DJ did a review

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4MidiLoop for Traktor

4MIDILOOP controller in black
The 4MIDILOOP is a high-end controller from a small company based in Switzerland. With loads of buttons and is geared for Traktor.
I really liked the video since it's in sync with what I called best of both worlds. The video shows a four channel midi mixer controlling the internal mixer in Traktor with one timecode source on a turntable. Beautifull!


One comment:

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Using External Source in Traktor Scratch Pro

If you need to play an regular audio record through Traktor you will be able to use the internal features like effects, EQ, Filters and more. Keep in mind that you need to be in sync with another track to use effects that are dependent on tempo. I.E. Beatmasher, Beatslicer, Echo and Delay... TIP: You can also use this when using microphones for great results.Wrote about this earlier aswell.Read

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Denon DN-SC2000 Traktor Controller

I wrote a small piece on this a couple of day ago and it seems like the Denon DN-SC2000 is tailor made for Traktor Pro. This video is form Denon and it runs quickly through some main features. The buttons really look nice and large plus the rotary buttons looks like they are just as they should be. It is announced in the video that the unit will ship in the fourth quarter of this year.

Check out

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DJ Expo 2010

DJ Shifty about the Trakor S4


DENON DN-S3700 and Traktor


That's all about Traktor I could find... In any other videos it was mostly all about Serato.

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Pioneer is PRICED OUT!

Watch in HD for WAY better quality... ;)

I was browsing around and came over this video of Pioneers DJM 2000 cut to gether by 123DJ.com
The system from Pioneer is getting MASSIVE and is simply mindblowing.
Would I like one? HELL YES!
Would I buy one? HELL NO!

I recon a Pioneer setup with two CDJ-2000 and one DJM-2000 will set you back ATLEAST $8.000! And that's just for a very cool CD/MP3

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Single deck controller from Denon

Denon DN-SC2000
This new one deck controller from Denon looks to be one of the best suited for Traktor. The DN-SC2000 looks to be one of my next purchases... After the S4 offcauce... ;)

Why is this controller so great?

Layout
This controller contains all essential deck controls: Transport controls (duh), hot cues, loop, beatjump, effects, key, sync, browse and filter.

The buttons are mostly

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The Native Instruments Traktor S4 unvailed

Image from DJ Techtools

There are alot of buzz around the new S4 controller for Traktor and aswell there should be.
Based on what DJ Techtools wrote on this I'm realy excited, but also a bit dissapointed on some parts.
Read their article here...

There will be an EAN GOLDEN version for this controller aswell where the jogwheels will also have an effects functionality! Congratz Ean!



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Emulator for Traktor Pro running on big multitocuh screen.

WHERE CAN I GET THIS SCREEN???!!

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Rumor

A friend just told med that the new controller from Native Instruments will be called S4. It will probably be released this november and be priced about $999 US.I will look around and update as soon as this is verified or i get some more info. /Fred

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New Traktor and new controller

Native Instruments announced yesterday that they where going to show us something new and exciting on their facebook page. Later that day they blew all my expectations away and showed us a video of Dubfire toying around with what is probably the coolest controller I've ever seen and also with what seems to be Traktor Pro 2.0 or 1.3.
The video:
I've run through the video a couple of times and and

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DJ Techtools

Today I got my new overlay and knobs for my Vestax VCI-100 + the cool MIDI Fighter and DJ Techtools T-shirts!


djtechtools.com  is a great site run by a couple of guys from the US of A, and it's my favorite site for dj tech updates. The store is realy great and has alot of cool DJ stuff and I just had to have the T-shirts.
The head of the site is Ean Golden. A guru when it comes to MIDI

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Routing audio sources through the Traktor software

It is posible to run an audio signal from the inputs on a soundcard through Traktor. And no... Not through the multicore cables.This is running an external audio source through the software and back out on the soundcard output. It's a great feature because pulling the audio through the system one can use the internal EQ, filters, effects and more Traktor features on the standard Vinyl or CD

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Cable inputs for timecode sources

The Multicore cables for Traktor are great to have, but they are not nessessary if you are only using Traktor and normaly don't use the CD player/Turntable for playing regular audio media.

If you are only using Traktor for playback you can connect the CD or Turntable dirrectly to your soundcard.
You can play standard audio media through the soundcard and Traktor when you don't use the multicore

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Modjo vs Booka Shade - Lady Language (Alva's remix)

Nice mashup. :)
It's a really old mix, but I just discovered it...
Really like it at about 1:45!

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Using one turntable on four decks in Traktor

Do you like using midi controllers but lack the option to do some scrathing when you like?

What to do if one of your turntables shuts down or a pickup gets broken?

Some DJ perfer to have it on the left and some on the right. The combination of midi controll and timecode is a very easy and intuitive way to manipulate music. So far I've never experienced a midi controll source that is as good

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How to sync with timecode

The key to applying sync when using timecode is quite simple, but there are a couple of things you'll need to keep in mind.
The pitch slider needs to be in 0 when the track is calibrated and NOT moved from that position. Use the internal slider when adjusting the tempo.
The sync will not hold due to the wow and flutter. So you might have to retrigger the sync sometimes if you hit the flutter on

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Best of both worlds

I've been looking around at DJs playing with computer systems and there are commonly two types.

The Turntablist/CD DJUsing the system the “old-school” way. Pitch sliders for beat matching, the cueing the track with needle drop/track intro and almost never using the more advanced internal functions.

The ControlleristThe MIDI masters... Often with a single or multiple controller bashing buttons

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Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP - We No Speak Americano

Just love this track... Been playing it for the last month or so and it just gets better and better!

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Numark Total Control MIDI LED

For some reason the midi mapping for the LED on my Total Control different then the adjecent keys... There was no place to find an overview and I had to figure it out by my self. I thought that some of you might experience the same problem, so I wrote it all down and made a reference guide. Enjoy!

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TRAKTOR VS SERATO Comparison By DJ Qbert !!!

The verdict is in! Qbert has descided what he prefers as his Vinyl timecode platform.Though there is not much difference he still prefers Traktor over Serato.Mr. Qbert... I concur!Both systems have their strength and weaknesses, but I would rather select the massiv MIDI options, extencive effects, 4 decks and master tempo over the video options, abelton integration and sampler... Though I would

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New Traktor CD Timecode!

An improved version of the Traktor CD timecode is now available for download through Service Center. This new timecode fixes a potential skipping issue with certain CD decks. Just burn the included WAV files as an audio CD without any pauses between the tracks ("0 second" setting).

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Native Instruments launches the X1

The X1 controller has hit the stores in Norway and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on one of them.
The controller is in my perspective the PERFECT controller for DJ's using timecode for controling Traktor. It looks great and uses a new protocoll that is faster and more reliable then general MIDI.I'm looking forward to getting the feel of the unit as I think it will be a great experience.

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Me and my VCI-100

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Preparing a set

My setup for preparation.I have a keyboard setup that has NO interference with my performance. No keyboard click will do anything to a playing track... Unless I click CTRL or ALT.
However. If I press ALT+CTRL+P I go into preparation mode. It also enters browser only mode.
NOW I use:
1 to load the track into the preview player. (Pinky)
2 to go back in the preview (Ring)
3 to go forward (fine) in

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Traktor 1.2.4

The 15th desember there was an update to Traktor (1.2.3) where they a couple of bugfixes and introduced the new integration to the X-1 controller. I can't wait to get my hands on one of those.And now... Just after a month they introduce a new update 1.2.4. The reason for the quick release is due to an error caused by the effect section, which in fact made the system peak. I know Jay had some

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