D-Jam

Traktor originally ran on Linux when it was with Final Scratch.

Unfortunately it was a special build of Linux and thus it worked terribly.

In the end, the trick is just knowing how to use the OS and knowing the limits of your computer.

I hear you Mike, but you would be shocked how many guys I’ve seen who bought Mac and even Serato because they simply were not computer literate. I am NOT claiming anyone who buys a Mac or even Serato is an idiot when it comes to computers, but you look at how much the Geniuses at any Apple Store are heavily utilized, and it speaks volumes on the general Mac user. Apple has been smart to make their systems very user-friendly and to have the easy resources to run to for help. Even these guys picking Serato many times was because they wanted things simple, and even felt Traktor was too complex.

I don’t think Macs are toys, but I disparage the myths that many claim they’re superior machines. They are superior IN THE OPINION OF THE PERSON CLAIMING IT. I still surprise people when they see the Thinkpad come out of the bag and Windows booting up. Some still can’t figure out why I never have problems on my machines. I still shock even more when I do design and multimedia work on my PCs.

Whenever someone comes on these boards asking about what laptop to buy, I first find out if they’re technically savvy or the kind of person who breaks a computer just by touching it. If they are the type who easily break things, then I push them to Mac. Not some snide thing, but the closed Apple system thinking is what protects the computer idiots from themselves. It’s why they are hardcore on what they allow with iOS.

However, you pay a price for that ease. You might not be able to tweak your system the way you might want, or wonder why you have less software choices in the non-music realm, or especially why you pay a lot more for Apple products over Windows machines.

I’m a control freak with my machines, and I never felt like I got that with Apple devices. I can live with it in terms of my iPhone, but not my computers. I even fear Apple is taking their OS towards being more “smartphone” and it makes me wonder how the DVS manufacturers will handle that.

I do read some Mac-centric sites. I get irked whenever fanboys like MG Siegler continually kisses Steve Jobs’ butt and can’t seem to write about anything without somehow leading the article towards “Apple is the best and they can do no wrong”. I do like though when i go on Macrumors and see guys who love their Apple machines, but do not accept everything Jobs does in an unquestionable manner. They’ll give plenty of heat when a stupid decision is made or they feel the products are being dumbed down too much or limited. I can take anyone more seriously if they’re willing to challenge their idols.

It’s why I won’t ever recommend Windows Vista to anyone unless they’re fully sure they know how to manage the crazy security protocols. I still think it was overkill on Microsoft’s part.

Touch OSC should work. I could reach out to Avid and find out if you want.

Are you running the old Torq? Or 2.0?

It’s easier for me to pop into a forum than to sit in a chat room.

I think DP has some strengths, but if you’re not on a big corporate high speed T1 or T3 line, then it’ll be a pain to move anything big.

My experiences: http://www.amportfolio.com/knowledge/2011/04/04/dropbox-and-the-hope-for-cloud-storage

I don’t hate it, but I’m not fully convinced yet we’re going to do away with hard drives, thumb drives, and put everything on the cloud.

I think my writing skills came about mainly from spending years doing it. I was blogging before the term existed, and in the past attempted to make a guide to Chicago clubs and the culture.

I guess when you do anything long enough; be it writing, cooking, running, or even DJing; doing it well just comes naturally.

Michael M. Hughes, post: 5179 wrote: Thanks, D-Jam. I do play a considerable number of older disco tunes once in a while. I can generally mix them in fine, but it would be nice to have them a little more uniform to open up further creative manipulation.

I’d probably tell you either to look into remix service catalogs and you might find people who did this already, while adding in clean intros and breaks. Or if you’re on another DVS, then look into Ableton or some DAW kind of program that allows for this level of warping.

Michael M. Hughes, post: 5173 wrote: Thanks, Haroon.

I downloaded Ableton Live last night and watched a few demos on warping. Would it be possible to warp a song into a more uniform rhythm, then export it and import it to Traktor?

Based on my experience…yes.

When I did warping in Ableton, the idea is that it would manipulate the song into the beat grid. You might possibly see some distortions, but I think it did a phenomenal job. Some DJs in the past even used to use DAWs to warp and tweak tracks so there wouldn’t be any thinking involved when they played. Mind you though this was before the age of laptop DJing, so these guys would then export the warped tunes to audio CDs.

In Torq it till get more reversed. You can set anchor tags and such to manipulate the sync to stay even with a tune that’s uneven. So you’re playing some old disco tune that’s before the age of drum machines, you can set up the program to sync a tune to the uneven beat.