= profit i think.

i'm getting sick of the torq software- it's ugly, and with the new versions with all the bells and whistles it skips horrendously, every track, on multiple occasions.

so i procured a copy of traktor scratch and configured scratch mode with ASIO4ALL drivers (with the connectiv interface) and used the TORQ control vinyls and... it works. at half the BPM than usual, but it works nonetheless. turning the RPM on my decks to 45RPM makes the average BPM around 105 and @ 90RPM it's around 180.

so i'm inclined to believe that if i use timecoded traktor scratch vinyls instead of the connectiv ones, i'll be able to use the traktor scratch software and run it through the connectiv, saving me hundreds of dollars on an Audio8 interface. anyone have any input/experience?

have you tried with CDs? Also, the BPM isnt the acutal bpm right, jsut what it's displaying?

procured meaning p2p or torrent?

ive heard that you need a native-instrument certified mixer or soundcard in order to make it really work, but i have no clue. i jumped the torq ship to serato scratch

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Originally posted by stan229 have you tried with CDs? Also, the BPM isnt the acutal bpm right, jsut what it's displaying?

not yet, i was going to but i got lazy. is there a way of getting the traktor scratch CD timecode so i can compare (i.e. can you copy and burn the traktor timecode on a cdr)?

and it's the actual BPM AND what it's displaying. i think it's because it's a different timecode (perhaps the connectiv timecode is natively pitched lower than the traktor timecode), but then again i'm just speculating

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Originally posted by woscar The big question is, would you really trust it in a live environment?

Not everyone plays live though..

So:

1. You stole traktor scratch pro (hacked version I assume)? FAIL number one. It's also known to be buggy.
2. You aren't using the audio 8 or a certified mixer.
3. Timecode is proprietary. Torq uses the MS Pinky timecode signal, Traktor uses their own format and it's a 2KHz signal vs. the 1KHz signal that Torq uses. It mind sound the same, and even sorta do something, but it WILL NOT work right.

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 So: 1. You stole traktor scratch pro (hacked version I assume)? FAIL number one. It's also known to be buggy. 2. You aren't using the audio 8 or a certified mixer. 3. Timecode is proprietary. Torq uses the MS Pinky timecode signal, Traktor uses their own format and it's a 2KHz signal vs. the 1KHz signal that Torq uses. It mind sound the same, and even sorta do something, but it WILL NOT work right.

i'm saying the torq timecode works, straight up. plays and controls everything with vinyl- BUT it plays at half the bpm as usual.

And I'm saying if it plays at half the bpm, its not really working, is it?

I accidentally put an old Serato timecode cd in once, and it did the same thing.

Just go get a couple traktor records for $40.

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue i'm saying the torq timecode works, straight up. plays and controls everything with vinyl- BUT it plays at half the bpm as usual.

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Originally posted by Ryan0751 Just go get a couple traktor records for $40.

did you completely miss the point of the thread??

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if i use timecoded traktor scratch vinyls instead of the connectiv ones, i'll be able to use the traktor scratch software ... anyone have any input/experience?

Well you aren't going to know if it works unless you get them. So stop dicking around and do it

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Originally posted by Omega_Blue did you completely miss the point of the thread??

BTW, the red ones are very cool and semi transparent.