A new version of Traktor was released earlier this month called Traktor Pro. The pro version is the successor of the Traktor 3.x series. The most obvious change is the user interface which was completely reworked and look much cleaner now:
Functions you don't need the whole time are hidden and need to be switched on to be visible. Options from the head area are moved to the decks like cue point handling, beat shifting and grid operations:
The head area now only provide two effect sections, beat control and recording. The effect section is also the next big area with a lot of changes. You have now the choice between twenty new effects which could be chained up to six effects per channel. It also change the way of working as a disk jockey from syncing disks to a I would say sound controller. Because of the fact that all classic DJ tasks are now handled by the software you can focus on effects, loops and rework of the given material. Definitely a nice experience but also something needs getting used to.
Another nice detail is that you can configure Traktor Pro in a way to store all data on a USB drive. This mean, you simply need your USB drive to work on a different Traktor setup with all the settings that you like.
But beside the light there is also shadow, in case of Traktor Pro it's the native mix recording. This functionality isn't any longer available but will be added (according to Native Instruments) in a later version again. Hopefully already in this version as a hotfix so that I don't have to buy it again. Another thing that is missing, from my point of view, is the possibility to automaticly generate a playlist based on the actual mix you are performing. Ok, to be more precise, a easy way to do this, even if you closed Traktor in the mean time, which clear the history so you have to reimport the automaticly saved playlist. Also the history only gives you an overview of the used material but not in the order of usage. Shouldn't be so complicated to implement such a feature.
Another nice detail is that you can configure Traktor Pro in a way to store all data on a USB drive. This mean, you simply need your USB drive to work on a different Traktor setup with all the settings that you like.
But beside the light there is also shadow, in case of Traktor Pro it's the native mix recording. This functionality isn't any longer available but will be added (according to Native Instruments) in a later version again. Hopefully already in this version as a hotfix so that I don't have to buy it again. Another thing that is missing, from my point of view, is the possibility to automaticly generate a playlist based on the actual mix you are performing. Ok, to be more precise, a easy way to do this, even if you closed Traktor in the mean time, which clear the history so you have to reimport the automaticly saved playlist. Also the history only gives you an overview of the used material but not in the order of usage. Shouldn't be so complicated to implement such a feature.
No comments:
Post a Comment