Coltrane09
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January 2, 2013 at 3:02 pm in reply to: Traktor recording is muddier than the original tracks #34365
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ParticipantI don’t know if this applies to you, but I have my recording gain set to +6 dB, but I also don’t ever go over the midway point on the equalizer nor fool around with the gain on the controller.
December 24, 2012 at 7:22 pm in reply to: Can anyone put me out of my misery and post the link to Phils dj intro course #34056ParticipantThe link to the course can always be found on the site’s home page toward the lower right hand corner (for now).
http://djtips.co/fast-info/?utm_source=ddjt&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=house
ParticipantThanks guys. I may go ahead and upgrade to 2.6 tomorrow. I’m doing a small gig Saturday for family and friends so I’m not worried about any issues with the program.
ParticipantGulli Johansen, post: 33910, member: 847 wrote: I’d also way wait for it you’ll totaly love it. There is no controller on the marked that comes even close to it. I have mine mapped to Serato DJ (ofcause 😀 ) Traktor pro, VDJ, Djay and Cross DJ(still not finished mapping it).
I DJ’ed friday and Saturday using the clubs DJM800 and CDJ 2000 in HID mode with Traktor, was going to use Rekordbox but the lan switch stopped working, and like better the DDJ SX over that setup.Hey GJ. Is it a difficult task to map the DDJ SX with Traktor? Did you come up with your own map, or is there one available for anyone to use?
ParticipantGulli Johansen, post: 33701, member: 847 wrote: some might have them for the FX and/or better controlls over mic (some might need 2 mic’s) needing to be able to play cd, but it’s not needed if what you need to be done can be done with just laptop and controller.
Ohhh ok….makes sense now.
ParticipantKent Sandvik, post: 33695, member: 3967 wrote: Another benefit with a real mixer is that you could plug in an iPod or something else in case the laptop crashes or dies big time.
Thank you all for the responses. The Denon MC6000 which is what I have now can be used as a stand alone mixer so as a back up I could use an iPod. Just as clarification…I’m referring to the mixing consoles that are used in conjunction with the contoller. Examples are the A&H Zed 10FX or the 14.
ParticipantRunning an iTunes playlist through one of the lines of the mixer will work too I suppose.
ParticipantOhhh, ok.
ParticipantWhat version of iTunes are you using? I never had problems I described until upgrading to iTunes 11 recently.
December 10, 2012 at 3:26 pm in reply to: How many times should you play certain tunes at a party? #33358ParticipantHee Won Jung, post: 33511, member: 948 wrote: IMO you should never play the same song twice in a set…its just cheap…as a DJ you should have enough music with you to fill an entire night without having to repeat a track….hell imo you should never play the same set twice.
LOL…Thank goodness. That DJ made me wonder the entire night about his tactics.
Participant“These songs have been imported from iTunes. When I went into iTunes to play these tracks it just jumped to the next track.”
Question: Are you sure the songs downloaded (or imported) correctly into iTunes? I asked because just last week I downloaded a track and assumed everything was fine until I opened up Traktor Pro 2.5 and loaded the track. The wave forms looked weird and the name of the song was missing on the A Deck. However, the name of the song read correctly in the browser.
I opened up iTunes and tried to play the song, but software skipped to the next song. To remedy the problem I deleted the song altogether and re-downloaded it from the Cloud. All was perfect again. I’m not sure why that happened, but it was the first time. I wonder if it’s a bug with iTunes 11. If it means anything I purchased the songs using a pc running Windows XP, and allowed the Macbook to download the songs at a later time. Both machines are running iTunes 11.
With that said delete a corrupted song and re-download it from the Cloud in iTunes. See if the track plays correctly in iTunes. Then open Traktor and see if it works correctly there.
I think from now on I’m going to continue listening to all songs purchased through iTunes shortly after making the purchase or before opening any other software such as Mixed in Key and Traktor.
ParticipantThanks for the heads up Gulli. I wonder if this is a legality issue with the use of Serato in general because VDJ and Traktor Pro allow one to mix and record without the use of a controller.
ParticipantI used beaTunes to help with deduping a lot of music (after doing it manually).
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ParticipantCan you mix and record with Serato DJ without having a controller plugged in like you can with Traktor Pro?
ParticipantI’m no expert, but I would definitely look into only playing the Christmas tunes during the dinner or cocktail hour.
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