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Originally posted by tvmann

Thanks for the info mate. I'll read thru the manual sometime.
Btw i have demo-ed v3 and i get too many problems with it so i'm sticking to 2.53.

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Originally posted by tvmann .

What kind of controller is that infront of your lappy? I want one as Ive used Traktor for ages but need more a more hands on approach to mixing rather than using a mouse.

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Evolution UC 17 X

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It's an M-Audio X-Session, also known as the UC-17. Originally made by the Evolution company in UK, they were bought out by M-Audio. This one is lightweight, inexpensive, and only needs a USB cable for hookup. They also make the UC-33 which is a bigger device.
http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_...ssion-main.html

Using a Midi controller or an external mixer definitely is better than only using the mouse. Mine is set up so it operates like a regular 2 channel mixer with 3 band EQ, kills on the EQs, and bandpass filters. The mixing is actually done with software in Traktor and the X-Session controls the digital mixing. I have a soundcard with 2 stereo outputs so I can preview as with a conventional mixer.

The other popular Midi controller is the FaderFox, made in Germany & available in Europe and with a little hunting available elsewhere too.
http://faderfox.de/html/dj2_product_page.html


Another one is the Kontrol-DJ which is more cost but users like it.
http://www.kontrol-dj.com/html_eng/index.html


Behringer BCD2000, just becoming available, and a few people are trying it with good results.
http://www.behringer.com/BCD2000/index.cfm?lang=ENG

Hercules DJ Control: (no idea if anyone is using this successfully)
http://www.hercules.com/showpage.ph...1729da73c2b4610

The above controllers are oriented towards 2 channel mixing and work with Traktor 2.x and Traktor 3. New controller designs are appearing and have more knobs and should work better with Traktor 3 which has up to 4 virtual CD decks. Such as the WaveIdea Bitstream Pro (not yet shipping):
http://www.waveidea.com/en/products/bitstream/#

There are also one or 2 people on the Traktor forums who are building their own controllers with the 4 deck features and one of the units might be commercialized so you can buy it.

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Thanks for the information, really useful. I think I may have to purchase an X-session looks a good mixer/controller to start with as Ive just got a echo indigo soundcard to try with it. Is it easy to set up with traktor?

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Originally posted by Ryarni Thanks for the information, really useful. I think I may have to purchase an X-session looks a good mixer/controller to start with as Ive just got a echo indigo soundcard to try with it. Is it easy to set up with traktor?

I think there is a midi setup for Traktor, live etc. already included...so it shouldn't be problem and even if it is, setting up midi for Traktor is just as easy as setting a "b" key as the one to kill bass on deck A/B...
Just look in options...or manual

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Yes the X-Session is fairly easy to set up with Traktor. As I recall, there isn't even any special driver to be installed as it's considered to be a generic USB device.

Most setup is done in the Traktor "Input" setup that also lets you assign keyboard keys. For most knobs you need to set the "soft takeover" option.

The Button switches are a little tricky as normally they need to be clicked twice to work, but there is a way to make them work with one click, check the X-Session manual.

Right I think Ill grab one

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Is there a way to hook up Traktor (or any other software mixing program) to my DJM 707 and CDJ 200s, without buying an interface like SSL or FS2. It would be awsome to just run a cable from my laptop to my mixer and mix using my CDJs and mixer or even mixing solely in Trakor and going between it and CDJs.

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I believe you can hook up traktor to use an external mixer, but you'll still have to beatmatch on computer, so it's quite pointless (I think)

anyway, what you could do is route deck A to left chan of your output of soundcard and deck B to the right...then you can put each one to your mixer...or if your soundcard has more outs you could propably assign them to be like "front speakers play deck A" "surround plays Deck B".
I'm not sure if it's possible this way as I don't have traktor, but it works this way or similar in ableton...

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