i need really fast help with traktor (please reply fast)

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Posted by Slapskin on Jan-21-2003 23:39:

i need really fast help with traktor (please reply fast)

sup peeps. i got this program (v1.1.2) like 3 weeks ago. ive been fucking around with the options and i understand most of them. but one thing that is giving me a headache is the cue option with loops and shit. how do u use that? what is 1-bar loop, 2-bar lop and 4- bar loop? also when u click on = button u can set user defineable loops like 1/4 beat 1/8 beat etcc. also what do i do with bpm dailog box to set up the temp. basically, how do i implement all this stuff into my transitions? i used the sync option but its so fuckin crappy when u for example what to mix in progressive breaks with a progressive 4/4 tune. the beats go all crazy and out of position, it really sounds ugly. so can someone please explain how i can use this in my manual mixing cuz auto is shit. please i need a quick respone. phanx

Posted by basd on Jan-22-2003 00:27:

I've used Traktor for quite a while, but quit it because I got myself some real decks

But anyway... 1 bar = 16 beats, 2 bars = 32 beats, 4 bars = 64 beats (so when pressing that, on the starting beat of a bar of course, otherwise it'll sound like shit) you press this button, and the file loops for the amount of beats selected. Pretty useful when mixing in tracks with an intro with just a few bars with beats..

The BPM dialog box (if it is what I think it is) is pretty much useless.. Just beatmatch your songs with the pitch slider, or maybe even the f*cking auto-beatmatch button.. That's the best way imo.

And mixing 3/4 with 4/4 doesn't work that well with Traktor indeed, the program gets a bit confused when mixing non-4/4-tracks..

Posted by Slapskin on Jan-22-2003 02:30:

then whats a good program to mix different genres like breaks and trance. come on guys help me out here. the newbie needs some suggestions from the pros. so come on!!!!

Posted by DJ Kibon on Jan-22-2003 02:51:

Posted by Mark on Jan-22-2003 03:38:

yeah most of the software is horrible. i tried using traktor to make mix cd's for my car since 2001 and now i realize it is not good enough. especially if you are really picky about being perfect about your mixing. the software cannot hold 2 tracks beatmatched to save its life. sometimes the bpm even changes dramatcially (142bpm --> 86bpm) on me. plus the filters are shit. you take out all low frequencies and you still hear beats/bass in there. all that and the delay or latency with the mouse/keyboard just make things like way worse.

Posted by MERiDiAN5i2 on Jan-23-2003 20:58:

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Originally posted by Slapskin
then whats a good program to mix different genres like breaks and trance. come on guys help me out here. the newbie needs some suggestions from the pros. so come on!!!!

Technics SL1200M3D's.. the perfect thing for mixing breaks and 4/4 i do it often!

stop trying to use the autobeatmatch *JUNK* and you can mix anything you like, assuming you have the ear to properly beatmatch breaks with 4/4.

Mixing breaks into 4/4 is actually easy, once you get an ear for it... as long as the breaks are fast enough to keep up with the 4/4, sometimes I find breaks are too slow to mix into 4/4.

then again the 4/4 I spin is usually almost 150bpm..

If you want a good PC mixing program, check out atomixmp3 (www.atomixmp3.com) - *excellent* program to start with, the visual beat display makes it really easy to figure out whats really going on... this really helps when your ears cant tell you whats going on, and helps you train your ears to realize the position of beats.

Posted by Slapskin on Jan-24-2003 21:53:

lmao. well if ill learn the basics on traktor ill get some wheels soon. anyway thx for the input guys. i already figured traktor out. it took me long to uderstand how to get the beats in posituon manually but i know how. mixes r quite flawless on it if u know how to do it properly. mixing is so fuckin addictive i tell ya.

Posted by Alccode on Jan-25-2003 03:06:

Lol.. I remember my Traktor days.... in order to train my ears, I would open up another program and set it to "always on top", then cover up the BPM stuff on the Traktor screen.

Or even worse, I'd tape a piece of paper over it (on the monitor), so I didn't rely on it... lol good ol' days...

Posted by benoitfan on Jan-26-2003 01:36:

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Lol.. I remember my Traktor days.... in order to train my ears, I would open up another program and set it to "always on top", then cover up the BPM stuff on the Traktor screen.

Or even worse, I'd tape a piece of paper over it (on the monitor), so I didn't rely on it...

LOL!