Using Serato with a second controller

If I understand correctly, Serato checks for a supported controller present, if there is one, you can use it. It does not link the version of the software to the controller you got it with I think.

So it should work the way you want it to.

You should be absolutely fine – you have a full Serato license from the Terminal Mix 8 – that install should not care what hardware is plugged in, as long as it is serato compatible hardware 🙂

bob6397

That article suggests that (for reasons I can’t work out), you would need another license if you wanted to use an “Upgrade Ready” controller on a version on Serato that came with a “Serato Enabled” controller.

If this is the case (you won’t actually know for sure until you try it, I think), that is frankly ridiculous. It effectively means that a lot of the advantages of getting a controller which supports (and comes with) Serato are useless…

I can’t quite get my head around how much of a rip-off that is – it is bad enough that it won’t work without specific hardware connected – but for your license to stop working if you swap controller? That’s ridiculous.

bob6397

You are welcome … but … uhm … why not take the TM8 to gigs?