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  • June 22, 2011 at 6:01 pm #47
    DJ GRE
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    I started with Mixxx – as it is completely free and looked fully featured – after which I tried VDJ just seemed it looked like a lot of people were using it, liked it. Really learned a lot from it as far as the basics. I wanted to really split my sound and after doing some research I bought Audio2DJ from NI and it came with traktor LE. I tried using that and really liked it – loved it actually – not sure if it’s a personal idea but it felt, to me at least, like a professionals software. Also when I got my dascratch unit it came ready to be used in traktor LE and VDJ wouldn’t let me use controllers till I upgraded so that was THE big switching moment for me. Now with LE you can get traktor pro for a discount, I think I paid $70 for it. And now Im an absolute traktor head! Love it! Can’t recommend it enough.

    June 22, 2011 at 7:19 pm #1000317
    DjSpekz
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    I started off with VDJ Pro 7 and it was a good solid software that is really under-estimated. After doing a couple house parties in school I got some cash and was able to try out Traktor Pro 2. Im still getting the hang of it but almost got it down packed. Its a huge difference since I feel that VDJ is more like the iPhone while TP2 is the Android. VDJ being more user friendly and TP2 being more advance and easier to customize

    June 22, 2011 at 11:24 pm #71
    SCHIES
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    Started off DJ’ing with VDJ Pro 7, the software itself was awesome and easy to use. I liked how it could tell you visually what key you were in without having to purchase any other software such as ‘mixed in key.’ It served me well for some time, then I stumbled upon Traktor Pro 2.

    The layout was much more organized IMHO. Having the ability to view the spectrum of the track so you know exactly when the beat drops was a nice touch along with being able to cue up two points in a track so you can remember where you should start a loop and where it should end while you are mixing. It’s definitely much more advanced like DjSpekz said and took some time to get used to but it was well worth the effort in the end 😉

    June 23, 2011 at 12:40 am #74
    JesC
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    June 23, 2011 at 12:41 am #75
    JesC
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    Went from Traktor Scratch 3, TSP, TS4, TSP2 and jumped on Serato SSL and I’m loving it. SL-Video, and the Bridge

    June 23, 2011 at 1:37 am #80
    Haroon
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    I started off with Virtual DJ, but then switch to Traktor Scratch Pro, because at the time Traktor had 4 decks, great possibilities for midi programming so you could customise your controller so that a a particular knob or fader can do more than one thing. Traktor also had a better interface and effects. But it seems like Virtual DJ has made leaps and bounds since I have used it last.

    My only major gripe with traktor is library management, funny coloured waveforms in Traktor 2 are nice, but day to day i need to manage my growing music collection and that means using smart playlists, which traktor doesn’t do, so I have to use Itunes. Then the problem in Traktor is when you view the itunes playlists it doesn’t show all itunes fields like grouping nor the key field. So, you have to use workarounds like the comments field which I’d rather use for something else. Along with smart playlists, it would also be awesome to have key analysis.

    June 23, 2011 at 10:57 am #106
    Phil Morse
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    JesC, post: 64 wrote: Went from Traktor Scratch 3, TSP, TS4, TSP2 and jumped on Serato SSL and I’m loving it. SL-Video, and the Bridge

    Looking forward to testing The Bridge with ITCH.

    June 23, 2011 at 10:58 am #107
    Phil Morse
    Keymaster

    Haroon Khalique, post: 69 wrote: I started off with Virtual DJ, but then switch to Traktor Scratch Pro, because at the time Traktor had 4 decks, great possibilities for midi programming so you could customise your controller so that a a particular knob or fader can do more than one thing. Traktor also had a better interface and effects and traktor you can opt to have DVS int he same interface where as serato it was itch or. But it seems like Virtual DJ has made leaps and bounds since I have used it last.

    My only major gripe with traktor is library management, funny coloured waveforms in Traktor 2 are nice, but day to day i need to manage my growing music collection and that means using smart playlists, which traktor doesn’t do, so I have to use Itunes. Then the problem in Traktor is when you view the itunes playlists it doesn’t show all itunes fields like grouping nor the key field. So, you have to use workarounds like the comments field which I’d rather use for something else. Along with smart playlists, it would also be awesome to have key analysis.

    The library issue is a bugbear I’ve always had with Traktor, would be great to see proper iTunes integration.

    June 23, 2011 at 5:18 pm #156
    DJ Max D.
    Member

    Yep, started with Virtual DJ and then later switched to Traktor.. atm I am thinking about switching to Traktor 2..

    June 23, 2011 at 6:52 pm #167
    Willi Weeks
    Participant

    I started with freeware and moved to Traktor LE and then to Traktor Duo. For several reasons I moved to Virtual DJ Pro 7 before Traktor 2 came out. I wanted 4 decks and like the available skins and some of the other features that Traktor didn’t have. I am using VDJ with the VMS4 and a 4 deck skin that goes well with the controller. There are things about VDJ that I don’t like, especially the waveforms. Overall I am happy with it, and while I may take a look at Traktor 2, I think I will stay with VDJ.

    June 23, 2011 at 9:26 pm #1000336
    D-Jam
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    I started on Traktor Final Scratch and then upgraded to Traktor DJ Studio. When Native Instruments and Stanton parted ways, I went to Deckadance because I wanted to keep using my Final Scratch setup.

    Finally when newer versions of Deckadance didn’t work out, I got rid of the hardware and went with Torq…mainly because of the price point. I haven’t been disappointed and it would take a lot for me to leave.

    June 24, 2011 at 1:25 pm #281
    Nick Varela
    Member

    My first attempt at this DJ’n, I used Djay because my controller came with it. Very nice software for the beginner and it has a nice interface. But it lacks in functionality. I upgraded to Serato Itch when I bought my VCI-300. I wasn’t impressed with the interface because it looks very striped down when comparing the 2. But Serato has plenty of functionality (more than I’ll ever use in this point in time) but I still can find a tutorial that outlines a-z even on their website. I guess I just keep tweaking with it and learn as I go. Thanks Phil for all the great information. Your site probably saved me a few years of research and experience in this new hobby of mine. Thank you.

    June 24, 2011 at 2:17 pm #304
    dj Architekt
    Member

    Started with VDJ, then tried traktor pro for a few months and then switched back to VDJ pro 7. I’m no controllerist by any means, and don’t remix anything to insane on the fly, so VDJ seemed like the logical choice for me. Traktor pro has a high learning curve in my opinion

    June 24, 2011 at 4:10 pm #347
    Rob Francis
    Member

    I started off with Ableton after I saw people like Sasha using it. I had fun but it never felt quite right so I tried a demo of Traktor Pro 2.

    What can I say, I never looked back.

    June 25, 2011 at 3:27 am #501
    Simba_Makassi
    Member

    Which of the current group of dj sofware has proper Itunes Integrations?

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