#Serato vs traktor yahoo answers upgrade#
#Serato vs traktor yahoo answers pro#
#Serato vs traktor yahoo answers software#

#Serato vs traktor yahoo answers upgrade#

You'll want to upgrade to Serato DJ after that (add 99€.)

#Serato vs traktor yahoo answers pro#

They don't make controllers, so they sell with some 'cheap' systems like a DDJ-SB2, Mixtrack Pro or Hercules Jogvision, the 'LE' (Limited Edition) of Serato.

#Serato vs traktor yahoo answers software#

It's a 'closed' software (Locked on hardware compatible, you can't use the controller you want, can't use the sound card you want), but perfect for 'classic' beat match DJing. Serato is strong for DVS (Digital Vinyl System). Learn one, and you're only a few minor adjustments away from knowing the other two. TBH the core experience between them is almost identical when it comes down to it. But it's not about what you use, it's about what you do with it. There are several other advantages of one software over another depending on who you ask. I honestly hate the UI in Serato because I can't see as many songs at a time and with 4-deck mixing, that's unacceptable.

Because of this, I play around in rekordbox to find new song combos, and then perform in traktor. It really helps find new song combinations that you wouldn't otherwise think of. It finds songs in your library that fit a search criteria you specify, whether it's key, BPM, genre, keyword, etc. Rekordbox is similar to Serato, with one very badass feature that I wish NI would implement into Traktor, and that's the 'related tracks' feature. Serato has great effects and is a plug-and-play experience Traktor shows just the top half, such as what you'd see when digging through a vinyl crate. Serato-enabled controllers get software with a smoother GUI than traktor, though some of the GUI elements are frustrinf (for example, the song list shows the entire album at the same size, regardless of font size).

They're a little slow on innovating, but the software is awesome and the most flexible of the three (though the learning curve is steep, hence why I have the traktor Bible) If you're picking the S4, you're going to be stuck with traktor, which is fine. I run a DDJ-SX2, so it's one of the few controllers that's compatible with all three. The best £150 ive ever spent on a piece of midi hardware.I have traktor, Serato, and rekordbox. Get the software lisence transferred over to you then put down the extra £70 to upgrade the software to the latest version of traktor.Īlso, get a Kontrol X1. What I recommend is getting a second hand audio 8 & traktor scratch pro package from ebay. The new soundcards require a power source greater than USB can handle, so need another plug socket. The new tech is the audio 6 and audio 10. There are loads of different soundcards from NI out there, the old stuff is the audio 2 (for internal mixing, one stereo pair out), Audio 4 (2 external decks) and audio 8 (4 external decks (with scratch pro)). Definitely get the multicore cables, theyre legendary. If you buy a separate soundcard you'll need to fork out for multicore cables and timecode vinyl separately, thats another £70. I prefer the fully fledged version though, simply because I can rock 3 decks with it and the audio 8 is a cracking soundcard with more than enough inputs/outputs.

I know plenty of people that have run with this live, no problem. This is a cut down version of the software that only supports 2 decks and has less effects, etc. The cheapest way to get 2 decks going on traktor is with a Traktor Scratch DUO package. There are various upgrade routes from the standard traktor, all of which will probably end up costing you more that you care to spend. The confusing bit is that you need traktor SCRATCH pro 2 to be able to use timecode CD's and vinyl. If you bag an audio 10 you'll probably get traktor pro 2 with it.