My DJ software is __________, and this is why…

Phil Morse, post: 12907, member: 2 wrote: I’ll start:

“My DJ software is Serato Itch, and this is why: I prefer to worry about the crowd, the next tune and the vibe rather than pulling off tricks with custom mappings or stacking effects and so on. I find Serato Itch powerful enough for my style of mixing, while still simple enough to let me concentrate first and foremost on the music.”

You?

Phil What controller do you use with Itch?

Mark Scholfield, post: 16927, member: 1707 wrote: My DJ software is Traktor LE, and this is why: It came free with my Numark Mixtrack Pro. At present it seems okay for my needs and I find Traktor better for mixing house music than Virtual DJ Free as it appears to beat match more accurately.Unfortunately, with Traktor LE you cannot record a mix so I have to use Virtual DJ for this and the results have been good mainly as I am just fading in and out,cutting or playing the whole track ( my mixes tend to be Soul,balearic,chillout,reggae or disco when beat matching is not really required.I have produced some decent house mixes using Mixmeister ( the original version ) or Mixmeister Fusion. You cannot really play out using Mixmeister.I would be happy to do a party using Traktor LE but I don’t like Serato Intro version ( which also came free with the Mixtrack pro ) as it appears there is only one “deck”!? How on earth does this work!?

Mark, you need to plug in your Mixtrack Pro once you have opened the Serato Intro software. When you have done this you will see two decks. You will then have nicely coloured waveforms and have access to the effects and load samples. I presume the version you can see without the controller is so you can prepare tracks, put in cue marks etc.
It’s really rather good and seems to load up almost immediately. I found Traktor LE a bit fiddly in that respect.
I hope this helps and maybe expands your enjoyment of the Mixtrack Pro.
Cheers
Squeeam
PS Groovy hair by the way.

I use Traktor Pro 2 because its functionality, reliability, and accessibility. I started out with VDJ free and loved the way it felt but I felt held back in the way of effects (which is mostly what I use).

I absolutely love the effects by themselves and when you can mix them, you can create thousands of unique sounds. In addition, I like how all the effects that use beats like Beatmasher and Gater, have setting that match the beat so the effects are right in time. I had a hard time in VDJ syncing effects like the phaser.

I also like being able to see all the information that I could ever possibly need to see all the time. One thing that is to be desired is the overlapping waveforms that are in VDJ and Serato. Otherwise I like the deep midi customization, loop recorder, sample decks, EQ’s, stability, the 8 cue points per deck, and just ridiculous amount of polish.

I haven’t tried Serato yet so don’t hold my word for it, but from what I’ve heard its a mix between VDJ and Traktor 2.

I’m currently using Torq because I like the workflow, but lately I still question if AVID is going to continue supporting the software.

If they ditch it, then I’m torn between Traktor and VDJ. Traktor I keep feeling like is the “least likely to be abandoned”, but I do like the workflow of VDJ better.

My DJ software is Serato Scratch Live, & this is why

1. It was passed on from my great grandfather to my grandfather, who passed it on to my father who gave me the strong advice what you can’t do with 2 decks you won’t do with with 4 🙂

Just messing…I like SSL cause it feels natural for me with my style of play. I don’t push too many buttons, less is more for me.

I have tried almost all the DJ programs I can…PCDJ, Mixx, Traktor, VDJ, Torq. Despite Native Instruments massive marketing engine which is trying to create a strong doubt in me that “Traktor is the way & the only way” I find myself going back to scratch live all the time. So I am a 98% SSL user.

atomicnumber666, post: 17381, member: 1766 wrote: Traktor came with my old Stealth Control. Preferred the yellow and black color scheme. Simple x]

When i started looking at upgrading my hardware, I also looked at the software. I gave vdj a go (i was especially intrigued by the video mixing capabilities, although never quite explored it..)
Now that i know the programs a little better, I prefer Traktor’s method of syncing (Quantize and Snap >in vdj when you can hear it “slide” over if you dont hit play EXACTLY on the beat, since you have to sync it afterwards….. very gross lol)
I also prefer the separate “side by side” stripe views… you can easily look at a chunk of a track and based on the minute markers easily determine where phrases of say 32 or 64 beats are.

Now that i have T2pro, (despite my favorite color scheme being gone) I am definitely addicted to the new spectrum waveform display. Its just too good. My hardware is now the MC6k from Denon & im working on modifying Altamira’s TSI ton include the couple of beatgridding functions i still need to grab my mouse for.

Once Traktor can analyze the Key of your track, and suggest similarly keyed tracks like Vdj, there would be no reason for me to even mention Vdj in a comparison thread.

you can change the color scheme so you can have orange, which is almost like yellow

As of now, my DJ software is djay for iPhone. I haven’t really taken delivery of my equipment yet. It allows me to mix songs everywhere and anywhere. Also, it’s pretty good when I need to djay at small events, such as my friends party.