![]() ![]() (That should have made the failure to usher in a jogwheel-free revolution at least slightly predictable.) NI gambling with its last generation of controllers that DJs didn’t need jogwheels/platters was daring but ultimately a step too far, just as it was for Novation beforehand with the Twitch. Maybe it can be summed up by saying that DJing builds on what has come before. We love innovation, and applaud it – but it turns out that there are limits. “Please, no more reinventing the wheel :)” The former flagship Traktor Kontrol S8 was a bold move by Native Instruments to push the boundaries of DJing, and to push its Stems format while providing extensive control for traditional Traktor decks and Remix Decks. We agree with you that the team simply has to double down here, because Traktor is losing ground on everyone else and everyone’s patience has a limit. The recent news that Traktor 3.3 will work with Apple’s new Music app (the iTunes replacement) was encouraging, but it’s hardly enough, you say. ![]() Meanwhile Traktor Pro 3 soldiers on with the same old issues (let’s not dwell, but to pick a few from your feedback: No smart playlists, no elastic beatgridding for non-electronic music, clunky and hard-to-use library, poor graphic resolution that just makes it look poor in 2019…).Īll this while the other platforms are being invested in heavily and are thus improving faster and more consistently. For many of you, it doesn’t even replace Traktor DJ, missing lots of the features you liked on that original app. To sum up your overall sentiments in one sentence: We’re not sure where Traktor software is going.įeatures-wise, the new app Traktor DJ 2 is a sideways move from the original Traktor DJ app at best, and there is no sign of Traktor DJ 2 developing as promised, even though it is meant to replace Traktor Pro 3 at some point. “Please speed up software development!” The latest version of Traktor released in 2018 was a welcome update, but some features that Traktor fans have been asking for for years (like elastic beatgrids) still weren’t a part of the software. The company has actually promised another hardware controller before the end of the year (so plans for that were obviously well developed before the layoffs), but we can’t see any more coming any time soon after that, especially after all the layoffs.Īnd with even previously reticent Pioneer DJ now making devices that work with multiple platforms (such as the DDJ-XP2 for Serato and Rekordbox), the wish here is clear: We all want to see the Traktor logo appearing on gear from other manufacturers again soon! 2. Many of you are screaming for exactly that. That might just about work if you’ve got the hardware dominance of Pioneer DJ, both in and outside the DJ booth, but NI surely desperately needs partnerships and licensing – a similar model to Serato – once again. It used to be possible to get a whole range of Traktor controllers, until Native Instruments stopped that approach and went for a closed, Apple-like direction instead (“our hardware and our software only”). “Please embrace hardware partners again…” Third-party controllers mapped to Traktor were instrumental in making it the choice software for many digital DJs in the 2000s, most notably the Vestax VCI-100 pictured above which helped kickstart the digital DJ revolution of the late 2000s. So in this article, I’ll paraphrase what you’re saying. But digesting your emails, social comments and student questions over the past couple of weeks, three big areas jump out where you think Native Instruments should – and shouldn’t – concentrate to get Traktor back on, erm, track. And of course, as a school we’re still more than happy to train those of our students who choose to use it.īut what of the future? While Native Instruments has promised a new Traktor controller (could it be some flavour of Traktor Kontrol S3?), that’s just about all we’ve got at the moment from the Traktor team. Traktor was actually the number one DJ program when we started teaching DJing back in 2010 – and while at times as users we’ve shared your impatience about the slow progress the platform appeared to be making, it still holds a place in our hearts. DJ software use 2019 among our community. Many of you have contacted us, shared your concerns, and offer your “if only they’d…” ideas about the way forward for the platform.ĭespite everything, nearly 20% of you are still using Traktor in 2019, and by and large are a fiercely loyal bunch – if sometimes frustrated about what you feel are shortcomings, and concerned about the future. ![]() We’ve all been talking and thinking a lot about Traktor in the Digital DJ Tips community recently, since the news about mass layoffs at Native Instruments.
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