DJ setups/Mixer porn/New toys thread...

mono-stereo

Mad_Cyril Rekordbox has a few features that would make life easier so ditching the Traktor S2 (up for grabs if anyone interested before I chuck on ebay).

Interested to know more about the features that make life easier? Trying to decide if i should stick with traktor or move across to Rekordbox myself at the moment….

Mad_Cyril

mono-stereo
The ability to link tracks that work well together.

Automated suggestions about what might work.

Can up to cloud version so can listen anywhere.

The first 2 should help me get off level 0 without draining too much time. Which is a big barrier for me right now.

The last gives me a load of flexibility.

Not exactly purist, but right now I’d like to learn to mix

Along_the_Wire

Mad_Cyril The ability to link tracks that work well together.

Does that function work well?

Heno

Mad_Cyril I was the same have tracktor and am moving over like the idea of just a usb stick and been able to get on with it, bought a ddj 200 it’s great bit of fun

mono-stereo

Mad_Cyril Fair enough. How much do you want for the S2?

Edit. PM sent.

Mad_Cyril

Along_the_Wire
Just seen the demos and spoken to Matt via PM.

Has to be better than trying to remember from the night before!

Matt

Along_the_Wire I use it all the time.

When I’m messing about, If I discover a couple of tracks that I think go well together, Just click on the little link icon and they are saved as “matching” tracks.

I find it really useful for keeping track of tunes that go well together

Along_the_Wire

Matt What about the automated suggestions mate?

mono-stereo

Heno how do you select tracks and stuff on the USB if there’s no screen? Also can you record straight onto USB? I like the idea of not needing a laptop when you just fancy a quick mixing sesh.

Matt

Along_the_Wire Not sure about that. I’ve never used it.

I use the related track filters and the matching tracks feature. I have a few playlists set up but usually just play from the main collection, which is a couple of thousand tunes. The filters are just handy for narrowing that down to a more manageable size. Then the matching tracks, I just use to keep track of mixes that I like.

There are probably better ways to use rekordbox. That’s just the way I’ve come across that works for me

Heno

mono-stereo no I’m saving for xdj 700’s just bought the ddj to listen to tracks from my phone and mucking about on, had it on out my mates back garden last Sunday was good fun

Along_the_Wire

Heno no I’m saving for xdj 700’s just bought the ddj to listen to tracks from my phone and mucking about on, had it on out my mates back garden last Sunday was good fun

Just out of interest, why would you get separates and not and all-in-one like the RX2 or the XZ?

Dubman

Mad_Cyril
Has it got those flashing lights.

Mad_Cyril

Dubman
Haha. Not for £250 notes.

Think the flashing lights alone cost 200 per component!

Its a means to an end though. The videos tell me it will standardise my “workflow” with the XDJs.

The path to illumination is now clear!

Dubman

Mad_Cyril

Why couldn’t you do that with the S2.. couldn’t you get on with the Traktor software.

Mad_Cyril

Dubman
Traktor sw is fine, but Rekordbox has more features that suit my needs, mostly around making it easier to pair tracks whilst learning to mix.

Homegrove

Along_the_Wire Just out of interest, why would you get separates and not and all-in-one like the RX2 or the XZ?

Usually they want a better mixer in between the decks?

Heno

Along_the_Wire exactly! Have a xone 92 and love it and now want to move to rotary never was mad about pioneer mixers

Dubman

Mad_Cyril
As in the same Key.

Mad_Cyril

Dubman
Traktor does key too.

Rekordbox allows you to link tracks you think go well together.

That process in Traktor is manual, based on add notes, remembering what you tagged as etc…

There’s a puppy of other features that Matt explains better above.

And I’m also i terested in this oud thingy making me more mobile than listening to tunes on a laptop

Dubman

Fair enough mate. I’ve never used rekordbox so if can’t compare the two.

Mad_Cyril

Dubman
Hopefully. Only looking for a bit of extra help to learn, don’t want to rely on it to piece sets together if that makes sense?

If Im still shit there’s always ambient 😁

You use the Traktor then?

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