Traktor S8 or Pioneer DDJ SX2???

Simple, Traktor is good at one thing in particular, tight EDM tracks. Rocksteady beats throughout the track. It gets the sync right most of the time. So, with all those FX and remix decks to play with, they figure you have plenty to do without keeping your decks in sync. You let Traktos sync it all for you and keep yourself busy with all the live remixes, mashups and what have you.

So, if you are purely in electronic dance music, Traktor might be for you. Otherwise, Serato, which you already have and know, might be the best choice still.
Using Serato with a controller will open a host of options that your DVS system didn’t offer you. Not sure how much extra features you’d be getting from a Traktor setup vs a Serato one (especially with flip now).

As for the RX. If you come from CDJs and you are a RekordBox-centric DJ already, this would be a good unit to practice at home without buying a 5k+ club setup. Then you can take your memory stick to the club and play on. The thing being that you have as much (or rather AS LITTLE) by way of features as you would on a 2000 NXS / 900 setup. If you are a DJ software DJ already, my guess is that you WILL find the RX lacking in many respects.

Just my two cents, as usual

Hi Everyone , This is my first time commenting on the site. I own the pioneer ddj sz controller and I am having a technical challenge with it . the third and fourth channel always shows “thru” anytime I load any track in it with I am unable to hear the music I am playing in the channels once it shows “thru” . please any advice on what could go wrong . Thanks

That are old stories you read.
Serato now has Serato Flip, while it is a rather different take than for example Traktor’s remix decks, I find it very cool.
Actually it is more DJ like. In Traktor’s Remix decks you have to prepare the remix set you want to use and load it into the decks to have it ready when you push the buttons. With Serato Flip you can slice up and remix your song totally on the fly and that is really awesome. It is much like a slicer on steroids.
Speaking of slicer that is an awesome remix tool too, look at the forum video (sticky thread at the top of this forum) and check out my performance pad video.
Same goes for effect racks and stacking effects they are now IMHO up to bar with Serato now actually having iZotope studio quality effects.

So while Traktor has been quite on the standstill since the introduction of remix decks, Serato has not copied Traktor in that regard, but they have made their own thing and I find it actually pretty amazing what they did and find it very much “thinking like a DJ”. Because honestly if I want to DJ with remix decks, Ableton Live actually does a better job than Traktor and needs less prep work.
With Serato you can now live remix without much prep work (you should know the song very well though to pull it off).

So that black and white world you describe does not exist anymore in my book. As Serato did heavy innovating the last year while Traktor pretty much stood still.

Indeed, there is a lot depending on your personal workflow and also about where you want to invest time.
Some people love to prepare their sets to death and sit at home doing edits and cuts to make the perfect remix set. That is just not me for example.
I more like knowing my tunes inside out, learning and experimenting at home a lot with the different possibilities and then try to pull it off live if it sounds good. That is why Serato is for me, which does not mean that Traktor is bad, they just cater to different people.