DJ tech news, reviews and opinion
DJ tech news, reviews and opinion
Using the same literary device for the second time this week, but rumours of Traktor's demise have been greatly exaggerated. And yesterday saw Native Instruments make a long awaited announcement about the future of Traktor. Brace yourselves...
Despite armchair expert's opinion, Traktor is alive and kicking. And with the latest public beta version, Traktor gets firmly into bed with Pioneer DJ. As well as making it run better with players, it also certifies a handful of mixers. Welcome to the new world of open Traktor.
The next version of Traktor is in the hands of very lucky people, one of which is our Ray aka Arkaei. And while trying to create an April fool, he stumbled across something very interesting. Is Traktor machine learning? Possessed by digital demons? Or is it something else?
What happens when you write industry leading content? The industry wants you to write content for them of course. And our own Dan Morse has just written a whole thing about managing your music in Traktor for the Native Instruments blog.
Filling a glaring hole in their chokka full range, Pioneer DJ announces the INTERFACE 2, a DVS ready box for rekordbox, and all round audio interface.
We've come to a point where innovation has slowed down a bit in the industry. So in the first of a series of features: What's next for Traktor Pro?
A man who knows his gear, Chris Liebing talks about how Native Instruments Traktor and Maschine work well together to get the most out of his DJ sets.
Traditionally DJs play other people's music. But Asian Hawk has flipped the script a little and is singing and scratching on "Turntable Soul".
After closing the door in the face of rekordbox software competitors, it seems that the door has been edged open, and Traktor and NXS2 units will play nice.
NI's Maschine Jam is in shops now. Also in shops this week is a UK wide launch event, showcasing what it can do. Check the list for your nearest event.
Native Instruments have put out a call for testers in the Traktor Pro open beta. Step sequencer, Ableton Link, and Pioneer certification anyone?
It's been a long beta, but finally arriving in September: Rekord Buddy 2 for OS X will let you sync your libraries between rekordbox, Traktor and Serato.