Freaky Priest

I once had a room mate with some turntables and Torq digital vinyls. I didn’t really like the Vinyl stuff but I still had some fun with the gear. I also had a friend with Serato Scratch. I compared both systems to each other. I really have to say that I liked Torq more than Serato. Serato was too old-school compared to Torq which was brand new at that time.

Now with Digital, I have no experience with either of them. But I heard that Serato is still very old-school and is more likely used by guys that switch from digtital vinyl or even normal vinyl to Digital. M-audio hardware is usually really good. I just don’t know how they transferred to Digital in terms of the software. I guess it has more features than Serato Itch, but that’s just speculation.

I personally bought a Traktor Kontrol S2 which of course includes the software Traktor. I can only recommend it in every possible way. If you can afford it at the current deal, buy it. I payed 380€ which is a killer deal because it is not just a controller. It is also a state of the art sound card and contains the most expensive version of Traktor 2. The deal will be over in a few days though.

Hi Yuusou,

I am from Germany, too. I am also working as an IT specialist and am 28 years old. Also I am starting with DJing right now. So you are not alone 😉

I also like taking a cool track and making something different out of it. I have to admit, that I have no clue yet how to actually do that. But my advice to you is Traktor Pro 2 in combination with any compatible controller. If you can afford it buy a Kontrol S2 which is the cheaper, more reasonable version of the Kontrol S4. The Kontrol S2 includes the full software version in the box. In Traktor Pro 2 there are two features you will love: Sample Decks and the Loop Recorder. Those features acutally are the ones Dub uses in the video.

Sample Decks allow you to copy loops or one-shots into them and fire them by a simple button press. With the Loop Recorder you can record a loop from the currently playing track. It will be saved as a WAV file but you can also put it into a Sample Deck right away and use it for new creations.

The next version of Traktor Pro (2.5) will go even further with Remix Decks. They are like Sample Decks but can be scratched like normal tracks.

You can test those features in the free demo version using only a mouse and a PC keyboard. But any Midi device should also work with some effort in configuring it.