Combining audio sources on PC

You can use Traktor with just this bad boy for $1 and the internal soundcard in your computer.
It's fairly easy combining audio sources on MAC cause it's built in to the core platform. On PC it's a bit different, but there is a software that will help you resolve this issue. It's called ASIO4ALL and is a freeware that is available for download. I'm not quite confident that the stability is 100%

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KORG KAOSS PAD QUAD Official Introduction Movie

This little devil from Korg just looks amazing!

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Denon DN-MC6000 Traktor Controller

Though Denon didn't make a big fuzz about this unit at NAMM 2011 it's still a recently released controller that deserve some attention.
Made for Traktor and shipped with Traktor LE, but works best with Traktor Pro.
The awesome controller has almost any functions for Traktor straight up on the controll surface.

Check it out

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Traktor vs. Serato vs. Abelton

DJ Techtools did an article yesterday where they very politically correct compared Traktor, Serato and Abelton.
If you read between the lines one can clearly see that for a DJ: Traktor RULES!

Comments on Traktor:
The article has two cons for Traktor, but I don't see them as any problems and one of the also pretty much contredict one of the pros.
No sampler: Traktor S4 has a sampler and the

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Gemini Firstmix

I've hasseled Gemini about their product quality lately as they are now trying to make their way into the market. I haven't tried a Gemini product for about 15 years, but I still remember their dodgy quality products as a dear memory back when I started DJing.
However I think they might have hit their market segment with Firstmix. This is what I remember good old Gemini was aiming for and what I

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Learn Traktor at a high level

If you like to enhance your skills you should take a look at what DubSpot can offer. They've got some very nice courses that you can attend if you're in New York or you can take a smaller online courses that they are holding aswell.


Digital DJing w/ Traktor Program
Digital DJing w/ Traktor Level 1: Introduction to DJing
Digital DJing w/ Traktor Level 2: Phrase Mixing (by phone)
Digital DJing w

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Teenage Engineering OP-1

It's a bit off topic, but since it's so freakin' cool I just had to tell you about this awesome synth.

Teenage Engineering made a synth called OP-1 which is one of the coolest music device out there. It you want to have a small portable synth with your DJ setup and just be über fantastic. This is the way to go.

Check out this video from Skratchworx.


And... If you think you've seen it before?

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American Audio VMS-4 Traktor FIRST LOOK

Nothing shows off the gear like a video. :) I think this is a pretty neat controller for Traktor. Like the touch faders that 's on theese controllers. I think we'll be seeing quite alot more of this type of additions to controllers in the future.

This video is from NAMM 2011

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djTechtools - Nammies 2011

There where alot of great news last week about Digital DJ products beeing reliesed.
DJ Techtools did an article about the greates relieses at NAMM 2011, but I can't figure out why they didn't mention Pioneers DDJ-T1? Didn't Pioneer show it off at all? If so that was a pretty bad marketing move, or maybe it just isn't stable enough.

Anyway Rane delivered a solid soundcard for Serato and Re-loop

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EXFORM PDS-1 PCDJ SWITCHER

If you've ever played back to back with another DJ playing on a PC, you've probably experienced some difficulties when changing setups. This smart box in the setup makes switching easy and pretty simple too. A must have for any clubs featuring more then one DJ pr. night.

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NAMM 2011 - Reloop Jockey 3 (By Skratchworx)

I really like this unit.... :) Big buttons, thick knobs, large jog-wheels and tight faders. Simply fantastic.And the fact that you use it as a stand alone mixer without any computer connected makes it perfect to install in clubs that are looking to take a step by step upgrade into the future.

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Ean Golden interview's Richie Hawtin at Namm 2011 (Future of Digital Djing)

One of my favorite digital DJs (Ean Golden) meets up with the godfather of digital DJing (Richie Hawtin) and talk about the start of it all and in what direction it is heading.





"It's not what the equipment does, but what YOU can do through it!"
- Richie Hawtin, NAMM 2011 -

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Pioneer DDJ-T1 Traktor Controller

The unit will be for sale in Febuary 2011 at a suggested retail price of $1299.

Big picture of the unit from digitaldjtips.com

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Mission III is here!

The German hardware produser teased us about the release of a new controller at NAMM 2011. It has now been reliesed and the new controller is named Reloop Jockey 3. Not a revolutionary, but an ok controller never the less.
It is basicaly a compact, big button, small format, two channel, four deck controller with built-in soundcard.
Got to love ze Germans...

Notable Features:
Analog mixer

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Traktor Pro Hotkey stickers for Mac

KB Covers has done a keyboard mapping overlay for Traktor. You can use these stickers to make your keyboard much more suited for hotkeys. Sadly the stickers are only available for Macbook, Macbook Air and Macbook Pro, so the computerusers will have to look elsewhere.

Check it out here

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Traktor offer extended

Native Instrument had a campain in december where they had 50% off Traktor. The offer originaly expired 31.12.2010, but it's now extended to 31.03.2011.

So if you didn't know about the original offer or just didn't get off your ass to get the worlds best DJ software. You can get it for half price untill 31.03.2011.

And for those of you who wonder if I get payed to write this... No, I don't. :)

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Gemini CTRL-47

It's said to be a premium quality 4 deck controller for DJs. As I said earlier about Gemini is that in my experience (when I bought a Gemini mixer for about 15 years ago) they weren't very solid products. Hopefully this has changed.

However. The layout of the controller is in my eyes lacking a whole range of funtioncs that should be used by anyone who is wielding the mighty Traktor. So it's a

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Rane SL-4

Rane launced their new soundcard for Searto Scratch christened SL-4.
The soundcard is a 96 kHz/24 bit/10 channel input/output audio interface. Audio specs are similar to what Native Instruments has had in their Audio 8 DJ (-2 channels) for almost four years now, so welcome to the club. :)

The cool thing about this soundcard is that they have added two USB ports for quick laptop changes without

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American Audio VSM 4 Traktor

American Audio released a very good 4 deck controller called VSM4 about 4 months ago. At NAMM 2011 they announced that they are releaseing a variaty of the controller that is espescialy geared towards and bundled with Traktor.

Notable features:
Midilog channels (midi/analogue faders)
Touch sensitive scroll bar for track search
Touchpad for mouse controll or 3 channel midi (on/off, X, Y)
Nice

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Decksaver for Traktor S4

Decksaver for Traktor Kontrol S4
Decksaver is a very nice cover for your gear that helps you keep dust and dirt out of your faders and keep the gear nice and clean.

Under NAMM 2011 the released a bunch of new covers, but most importantly they've now got a decksaver for Traktor Kontrol S4. As soon as it's available I'm ordering one.

More info here

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You're wrong Theo!

There has been some DJs out there lately defending the old way of DJing with hard copy media. Theo Parrish was just interviewed and had some ideas about digital DJing that is in my eyes very wrong.

With alot of respect to the great DJs out there still not gone digital:
Laptop DJing is the future and it differs not one bit from DJing with CDs or Vinyl.

I understand the need for a physical copy

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A first look at the future of DJing with Traktor

I posted a rumor about a new Traktor beeing in the making and a new Audio 8 DJ in the making on the 10th.

Well yesterday this video was posted by NI. :)


New soundcard and a new Traktor software with a sampler. :)



New colors and the design looks a bit more analogue.


All RCA connectors on the same side.
Also we can see that they've got status lights for audio through.


Looks good

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Pioneer hits the controllers

Pioneer which has been the club standard for CD players and mixers the last 10 years has finaly launched them selves into the controller market and delivered their first complete DJ controller for Traktor and Serato.




Pioneer DDJ-S1 (Serato)Pioneer DDJ-T1 (Traktor)
The two new controllers are geared towards the two leading Digital DJ software on the market: Serato and offcause the

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Serato iPad app...

This video is to showcase the MIDI-TO application on IPAD for Serato Scratch.
WOW! That's just embaressing... Is this how DJing with an interface on Serato Scratch sounds like? Well I reccon it's the guy spinning that's in serious lack of skill.
The app looks to show some potential, but the guys who are techy enough to get an iPad probably isn't the ones with Serato. I don't know. It just looks

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Pioneer CDJ as Traktor Pro Controller

Todays video is an informative video from Dubspot. This video shows you how the HID setup of the CDJ-900 works. Pretty neat stuff.

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New soundcards from Native??

A DJ Friend of mine wanted to buy a new Audio 8 DJ, but got a message from the importers.
They said that he should hold off getting a new soundcard until the release of the next series of DJ soundcards to be released from Native Instruments.
The soundcard should allegedly have a 32 bit resolution.

Also they talked about a new release of Traktor Scratch as well.
I'm not that sure about this, but

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Video mixing (VJ) on Traktor


Both Virtual DJ and Serato have video mixing capability, Traktor don't. That is probably the only major feature that Traktor is missing. Otherwise it can pretty much to anything that the two other major Digital DJ/DVS systems incorporate. I just newly read an old forum post from 2008 in the NI forum that Native Instruments is looking for or hired resources for the soul purpose of working on

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NAMM 2011 rumors and speculations

First up I just want to tell you that neither Native Instruments or Traktor is listed as exhibitors on the NAMM page, so I guess there won't be alot of news concerning Traktor.
As the big show is closing in there are however some interresting rumors spreading on several fronts. Skratchworx did some digging and came up with some interresting stuff.

NUMARK
Earlier they teased us all about having

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Win Traktor Kontrol S4

DJ Techtools needs your feedback and in the contest you can win the brand new Traktor Kontrol S4 from Native Instruments.
Just some simple questions about your self and their site.

Participate here

Future of DJ Techtools:
It looks like they are looking to squeze some money out of their site. That's totaly fair. Up untill now it looks like they haven't been earning quite alot on their page. I

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Phil takes a look at Midifighter

And we're still on the Midifighter today... Phil Morse at DigitalDJTips did a review of DJ Techtools' Midifighter. Phil is pretty thorough in his work and this review is no exception. There's also a very nice video of his mapping which I find to be pretty nice. It's made for Virtual DJ, but you can do the same for Traktor.


Read the review here

I'm looking to get one myself some time this year

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AmpLive's Custom Midi-Fighter

This weeks video is from DJ Techtools. A small example on what the Midifighter is evolving towards. Though it's impressing to have a lightshow on your controller. I don't think I would want to be using that element for regular DJing. :) Could be very confusing.Midifighter isn't just a 4x4 pad made for mashing. It can also be expanded with several other controllers like powerknobs and powerfaders.

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