World's biggest training site for digital DJs. How to choose & DJ with controllers, laptops, iPads & more. Free guides, reviews & video courses. There are plenty of techniques which can be performed on different TRAKTOR controllers, as well as ways of freshening up the way you play. Use BeatJump and Loop Move to quickly access different parts of a track. Create loops at the beginning and end of tracks for long transitions. Jun 22, 2012 Whether you’re a beginner wanting to learn fundamentals or a seasoned pro looking to take your talent to the next level, our curriculum is designed to accommodate all skill levels and styles of music. This comprehensive DJ program covers everything from basic mixing to advanced digital DJing with both Serato and Traktor. Jul 02, 2019 There’s a new version of Traktor Pro 3.2 that’s just been released this morning by Native Instruments. The update is focused primarily on adding features that improve harmonic mixing / key matching functionalities. The new features that help this include a new time-stretching algorithm, a new Key Lock and matching widget, and a new deck. If you’ve just downloaded TRAKTOR, you might be wondering where to start. Our getting started video has you covered – step by step. Get to grips with essential mixing techniques – from smooth transitions, to switching genres and using effects. Mar 07, 2011 But in Traktor, 0dB means “maximum output”. If you are using a good DJ sound card (or controller with a decent one built-in), this could mean you are putting out up to a walloping +20dBV. Leaving the master gain set to 0dB in Traktor is like turning every control on your mixer right up to maximum at the start of your set. Not a good idea.
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SEASON TWO
Get a sense of what the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 and KONTROL S4 can do – with effects transitions, incorporating Stems, harmonic mixing, and ways to use new features like the S4’s pattern recorder.
Use Hotcues to jump around within a track for instant re-edits.
Mix in-key by sorting your playlists by key in TRAKTOR PRO 3.
Switch up your low end and give a track a new kind of vibe.
Punch in your own patterns using one-shot samples on the S4's step recorder.
Switch genres with some clever mid-mix re-editing using Hotcues and loops.
Use an acapella from a Stems track for a high-energy transition.
Easily transition between two tracks with different tempos.
Use Mixer FX for quick one-knob breakdowns to add new energy to a track.
SEASON ONE
Learn some basic tips and tricks, as well as lush transitions and four-deck essentials in this season. There are plenty of techniques which can be performed on different TRAKTOR controllers, as well as ways of freshening up the way you play.
Use BeatJump and Loop Move to quickly access different parts of a track.
Create loops at the beginning and end of tracks for long transitions.
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Set HotCues within a track and play them to create new edits, rhythms, and flows.
Learn to combine four tracks at once effectively in Traktor.
Use the Delay Freeze function to control when a track drops into the beat.
Phatten two tracks with your signature custom loops, then mix between them.
Use Traktor Reverb for washed out transitions between tracks.
Use HotCues to create new melodic elements on top of a playing track.
Learn how macro effects work in Traktor – here to create a custom drop.
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Create a keyboard shortcut to save your collection
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Clean up your effects list to see only the ones you use
Choose at what position a track will load
See which tunes you’ve been rinsing lately
Remove duplicate tracks to clean up your collection
See your freshest tracks first in your collection
Choose a range that suits you
Fine-tune the mixer section with different EQ models
From silky smooth to super-resonant, select the right filter for your style
Find tracks in a flash with a color-coded library
Create, save, and recall custom layouts
See everything you need, and nothing you don’t
Done something you like with the effects? Save it to do it again!
Know what to throw on, but not where you kept it? Search everything
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Swap layouts with a click
Choose which kind of waveform you see in TRAKTOR
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Source file not compiled dev c++ windows 10. Traktor Tip’s reader Audrey Aiken asks:
“I love traktor and still learning all about it. Can you recommend what video I should watch, I want to learn what effects are best for a smooth transition between tracks. Thanks.“
Traktor tips’ Answer:
Thanks for the question Audrey. Whilst I do love using effects in certain situations, I feel that the focus of good transitions should be set to the quality of your mixing skills ahead of using any effects.
The best tools a DJ has at his / her disposal are the EQ’s. The bass, mid and treble knobs are the most important knobs when it comes to mixing.
Getting the right blend of frequencies is paramount in making your mix sound good. Beginner DJ’s often overlook the importance of this and either crank all EQ’s too much, or don’t use them at all.
A few tips in regards to EQ’ing before I touch on the effects to use in transitions:
When playing two tracks together, drop the bass on both tracks so that they are both below the centre line. Maybe even drop the faders on both tracks a little bit too. This reduces the overall volume of your mix, because playing two tracks at the same time will increase the overall volume of the music. Limiting the tracks in this way will give you a softer sounding mix. Sometimes too much bass will muddy the mix and you will lose some clarity.
Leave the bass out of the track you are mixing in and then swap it out as the main bass line hits, removing the bass from the track you are fading out. This can be difficult on some mixers because when the bass is out in the mix, it is also out in the headphones too, removing the main kick that we often use to get our timing (unless you’re using sync of course). Some mixers, such as Allen & Heath, have an option to leave the bass in the headphones, even though it is out of the main mix. The skill here is to listen to the other elements of the track to get your timing.
Quick Cut – this is a sudden swap of tracks. For this to work properly, you really need to have your timing down and know your tracks. You need to know where the next track drops (or use a marker), so that you can get it perfectly timed with the space, or end, of the previous track. Levels are also important here so that the volume stays consistent as the next track hits.
Ride all the EQ’s – a really good DJ will be constantly monitoring ALL EQ’s during a mix. Keeping your ear on the mix, checking for the quality of sound and making sure nothing is muddying out or clashing.
Once you have these four kinds of mixes down, you can start introducing effects over the top of your transitions.
Good Transitioning Effects
Filter
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The first and most obvious choice of transitioning effect, would be the filter. This has been the most common effect since effects were introduced to DJ mixers. The familiar sound was harnessed really well by the Allen & Heath mixers with their High and Low pass filters. The filters built into Traktor don’t have quite the same quality as the Allen & Heath filters, but they still offer a great sound in the transition.
Using the filters is similar to cutting either the bass or the treble. As the filter softens the sound, it works really well in ‘camouflaging’ the track’s frequencies allowing you to blend two tracks more easily.
You could turn the filter in opposite directions for each track, so that one deck is only allowing through the bass and the other track letting through the highs.
You could tun both filters the same way, so both tracks are letting through the same frequencies, this will mask the tracks together as it cuts out the clarity of the sounds in the music and allows you to fade out one of the tracks whilst the frequencies are cut, so that you can bring the new track back into the mix with clarity. It can also be helpful to use this in conjunction with the EQ’s so that the track has more punch when you decide to bring it back in.
You could also experiment with the Filter:92 which is based on the Allen & Heath Xone 92. This gives you a little more control over the filter sound.
Delay
Another favourite of mine to use during transitions is the delay.
I like to use the delay on tracks that I am fading out. This adds a tail, so that a track doesn’t fade out so quickly. You have to be careful with the delay parameters so that the delay tail stays in time with the beat.
I often set the delay timing to 1/4 bar, so the echo is short. I also add the freeze into it as i get close to the point where I want to fade the track out. When I am ready to fade the track out, I use the filter parameter of the delay effect to fade it, rather than the channel fader. I find this offers a smoother transition.
Flanger
The flanger sounds a lot like a filter, but can be set to a specific time signature. This allows the DJ to set the flanger to dip in and out a set number of times, starting from 1/16th of a bar, to 16 bars. If you set the flanger to 16 bars, it will take 16 bars to dip out at which point you can simply remove it from the mix.
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It can be nice to combine the flanger with a delay, to add a tail whilst the flanger is in full operation.
Final Thoughts
There are so many more combinations and possibilities with effects, but these are just a selection that I like to use. The best thing you can do is experiment with the effects and figure out what they do. Take it step by step and don’t expect that you will learn how to use all the effects right away. There’s no rush to learn, practice takes time, but it’s always worth the wait.
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