Traktor Pro oh so slowly drags itself towards the inevitability of Traktor Pro 3 in the slowest of incremental steps. This release accommodates the impending Traktor Kontrol S5 release, plus some other bug fixes too. Most importantly however, the previously closed back door that allowed non-certified mixers to work via the well publicised hack has been opened again. Rejoice.
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The TRAKTOR Team is pleased to announce that a new version of TRAKTOR PRO 2 – version 2.10 – is now available for download via Service Center. Version 2.10 introduces support for the new TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 4-channel DJ system, set for release on October 1, 2015, and some important fixes. The update is free.
Here’s a brief outline of what’s new in this version:
NEW FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS
- TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 SUPPORT
TRAKTOR PRO 2 now supports the new TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 all-in-one controller. The TRAKTOR PRO 2.10 update also includes the required Controller Editor update for TRAKTOR KONTROL S5.- AUX INPUT NOW SUPPORTS 2 STEREO INPUTS
TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 features a Mic and an Aux line input that both feed through the ‘AUX’ knob in TRAKTOR PRO 2. To support simultaneous routing of both audio signals, the ‘Aux Input’ section of the ‘input routing’ preference page in TRAKTOR PRO 2 now features two inputs that can be fed to the ‘AUX’ knob together. This feature is available for all users.FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS
- Scratch Support restored for legacy Scratch Certified devices
- Fixed Remix Deck tempo control from TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 and D2
- Fixed freezes/crashes due to certain ID3 tagging WAV files
ABOUT THAT BACK DOOR
The back door I’m talking about is Chad G’s hack that allows non-certified mixers to run Traktor Scratch Pro without an NI audio interface. In V2.9, it seems that the door was closed, seemingly accidentally it turns out. V2.10 fixes that, and does demonstrate that NI is aware of this kind of shenanigans, and does at least tolerate, perhaps condone, but definitely maybe unofficially supporting this method of foisting Traktor Scratch Pro onto mixers not designed for it.
Cheeky, but the more mixers running without an interface the better for me. It’s just another sign of NI’s closed ecosystem being a tad more open… if you know where to look that is.