Nu NRG uses Tracktor Dj Studio/Reason

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Posted by Euphorica on Mar-29-2005 06:42:

Nu NRG uses Tracktor Dj Studio/Reason

was at Decandence on thurs night and Nu NRG performed.

was absolutely amazing!

I snapped a couple shots of their laptops.(couldnt get a real good pic)

noticed they use macs and Traktor Dj studio and Reason.

just thought id share.

any else used the program(studio) before?

Posted by JakeC on Mar-29-2005 06:48:

its reason rewired into cubase which is a great combo.

Posted by mzvirbulis on Mar-29-2005 10:36:

so does that mean they would also be using a keyboard as well?

Posted by RJT on Mar-29-2005 18:03:

Was that all they used?

I personally find Traktor (Alone) to be kind of a suspicious program as I know there are a lot of DJ's out there just using Traktor to ram tracks together and auto beatmatch for them (And then claiming they spun the mix "Live" on 2 decks), which, IMO, has some ethical issues considering if you understand anything at all about phrasing you can put together a pretty smooth mix right away...

BUT...

I would be interested in seeing how these guys use this in combo with Reason/Cubase because obviously there is something more going on in that situation than some just counting out 16, 32, or 63 beats, hitting the "Synch" button and pushing play...

Just my thoughts...

RJT

Posted by Euphorica on Mar-29-2005 18:18:

I thought that looked like cubase to the left of reason.

yes they were using a couple key boards and were playing parts of each song.

i have some video ill see if I can upload.

1 guy was on the keyboards and (some massive looking mixer thing, sorry i dont know all the tech terms) while the otehr guy was at the computers and some other equip. cant say I saw any decks.

Posted by MikHail on Mar-30-2005 08:21:

My Guess is

They're building the track as they play

Clicking in the notes

Then its saved, copied across and dropped into Traktor

Having multiple Software Synths in Reason will Chug the CPU,

Thats why the 2 latops

Its a Guess, no bashings please

Posted by Psiweaver on Mar-30-2005 08:49:

its reason and cubase rewired together like someone already said. Which means they work together and are doing there live pa syncing everythign up and playing it out.

Posted by MikHail on Mar-30-2005 12:38:

The Reason and the Cubase Combo,

Would that mean, Reason used for the Inbuilt synths/sampler/FXs and cubase is the MIDI Sequencer?

So that the midi event will go through Rewire to Reason triggering the Instrument.

Is that how its setup in technical detail?

Just so I can replicate it

Posted by A83 on Mar-30-2005 20:33:

quote:
Originally posted by rturn214
Was that all they used?

I personally find Traktor (Alone) to be kind of a suspicious program as I know there are a lot of DJ's out there just using Traktor to ram tracks together and auto beatmatch for them (And then claiming they spun the mix "Live" on 2 decks), which, IMO, has some ethical issues considering if you understand anything at all about phrasing you can put together a pretty smooth mix right away...

Indeed it'll auto sync, but It wont sound good. If you have a mixer with 2 or 3 outputs you can sync it by youself and it's just the same as any turntable.

Traktor 2.6 is MUCH smoother and you can scratch like awesomeness on it.

Posted by Zild on Mar-30-2005 20:57:

quote:
Originally posted by MikHail
The Reason and the Cubase Combo,

Would that mean, Reason used for the Inbuilt synths/sampler/FXs and cubase is the MIDI Sequencer?

So that the midi event will go through Rewire to Reason triggering the Instrument.

Is that how its setup in technical detail?

Just so I can replicate it

Kinda like that. You can use whatever you want from each program but Cubase is the main sequencer. Press play in Cubase and your stuff in Reason starts playing too. If you wanted to use VST instruments or effects you have to use them in Cubase.

Posted by Spin Doctor on Mar-31-2005 06:16:

I�ve used Traktor out and about for about three months now. And I can honestly say it�s an awesome piece of kit. At first I only used it for Radio OBs to keep jingles/indents etc on, but it�s proved so handy that I�ve started hauling it around whenever I DJ. I might add however that Traktor is always in addition to my full CD wallet and record box.

The setup they have above certainly looks interesting. Possibly playing loops of Traktor and bashing out the synths on Reason?

Posted by sandstorm03 on Mar-31-2005 15:18:

imo, they use traktor to play & mix their tracks... which they dont really touch at all during the gig.

then they use cubase to play midi's over their prerecorded stuff...

Posted by djsnazzy on Mar-31-2005 19:00:

ok im a total nebie to this stuff but why would they need all this stuff like why not just 2 decks and a mixer ??/

Posted by sandstorm03 on Mar-31-2005 19:19:

quote:
Originally posted by djsnazzy
ok im a total nebie to this stuff but why would they need all this stuff like why not just 2 decks and a mixer ??/

they "dont" dj. All they do is live acts of their tracks.

(i think)
So what they basically do is have some version of each of their tracks and have them already cued in traktor. So they basically have their "set" done. Before they even get to the club. Then what they do live is play synths live over their tracks, creating "live mixes of each track." That is what they use cubase for. Its different.

Posted by Psiweaver on Mar-31-2005 19:46:

I think sandstorms correct now that i think about it.

Posted by Ben Brown on Apr-01-2005 17:22:

if you don't have the ear, you still aren't going to make a good transition even with traktor's auto sync, and the bpm algorithm isn't perfect, so there's still a certain amount of skill involved; you still have to tweak the tracks to get them to stay sync.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Apr-01-2005 21:13:

Not sure how they utilise traktor and how much it gets used during their sets, but their sets are not "done" when they get to the club. They play live, meaning they run their equipment through the midi sequencer Cubase SX. They mostly prefer to use hardware as opposed to just software plugins for Reason etc, so you'll see them with keyboards set up (Supernova 2, Korgs..), they use an MC-909 (drool) groovebox... among other shit.

Geniuses.

Posted by mzvirbulis on Apr-02-2005 00:20:

quote:
Originally posted by sandstorm03
they "dont" dj. All they do is live acts of their tracks.

(i think)
So what they basically do is have some version of each of their tracks and have them already cued in traktor. So they basically have their "set" done. Before they even get to the club. Then what they do live is play synths live over their tracks, creating "live mixes of each track." That is what they use cubase for. Its different.

nice, just curious how would they sync it with both separate audio outputs, or would they use there ear?
this is a definate question to ask them in the future, maybe someone should email them?

Posted by mzvirbulis on Apr-02-2005 00:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Rememberence_
Reason etc, so you'll see them with keyboards set up (Supernova 2, Korgs..), they use an MC-909 (drool) groovebox... among other shit.

Geniuses.

my friend has an MC-909 and im very jelous , i have always wanted one!!

Posted by sandstorm03 on Apr-02-2005 18:20:

quote:
Originally posted by mzvirbulis
nice, just curious how would they sync it with both separate audio outputs, or would they use there ear?
this is a definate question to ask them in the future, maybe someone should email them?

i think their live style allows for freedom of error...