It’s always exciting to get a new Traktor update and play with fun new features., but all too often DJ’s play shows without completely testing the latest software to make sure it’s stable. New versions frequently bring up fresh bugs or glitches that magically show up in a performance. Luckily with Traktor it’s easy to roll back to a previous stable version of the software. Today we’ll show you how to do that.
Computers are great but they’re far from perfect. Take precautions to ensure you have a backup plan if anything happens to go wrong:
- Five Tips For a Glitch Free Laptop Performance
- Backup Your Digital DJ Data
- Building a Digital DJ Emergency Kit
Things To Know About Rolling Back
There are a few important things to know about reverting to a previous version of Traktor:
- All your settings should be intact: controller mappings, favorites tab, deck appearance etc.
- Any changes you made in the new version of Traktor won’t be in the old version (new mappings, deck views etc.)
- Almost all your entire track collection will be available
- Any tracks added to the latest version of Traktor won’t be in your collection. In this case you may need to load new tracks from iTunes
Where To Find Traktor Backups
Every time a new version of Traktor is installed, the program creates a backup of the previous collection/settings and the software, rather than completely replacing the previous version. In the unfortunate event of serious bugs or glitches with a new software update, DJ’s can easily roll back to a previous version of the software that they know is stable.
Where can DJ’s find Traktor system backups?
Navigate to the default installation directory on your Mac or PC:
- Mac: Macintosh HD > Applications > Native Instruments > Traktor 2
- PC: C > Program File > Native Instruments > Traktor 2
Within this folder there will be a folder labelled “Backup” (this will only be visible if Traktor has been updated from a previous version). To roll back to a previous version of Traktor, simply open one of the Traktor apps from the backup folder (make sure to close the current version of Traktor first!)
One thing to keep in mind is the backup folder will differ for everyone depending on which Traktor updates they’ve installed. For example if you purchased the Kontrol S8 and the first version of Traktor installed is the latest 2.7.3 update, there won’t be any backups. If you ran Traktor 2.6.2, didn’t update for a while, then jumped to the latest version, there would only be one backup (2.6.2).
Restore Mappings from Traktor Backup
True story: A DJ had a big gig booked. The day of the gig he downloads a new mapping that he wants to try out (Note* Usually not a good idea to try a new mapping the day of a gig). He imports the file, only to realize that it has deleted all of his other custom controller mappings and he didn’t backup any of these mappings. Months of hard work gone in a second.
It would seem that all is lost, but there’s a solution! He can actually roll back to a previous version of Traktor and export all his controller mappings. Open the most recent backup of Traktor. Go to Traktor’s Preferences and click the “Export” in the bottom left corner of the preferences window.
Once that has been clicked a smaller window will appear. This is where DJ’s can specify what settings they want to be exported. In this case we only want to export the “Controller Mappings“. This will export all the mappings that are in Traktor’s controller manager.
Click “OK”, name the file and save it. A “.tsi” file will be created, this .tsi file can be imported into Traktor to restore mappings. Click the “Import” button in Traktor Preferences to import the .tsi file that you saved.
Always Stress Test!
In an ideal world, every new software update would perform perfectly with rock solid stability. However this is a pipe dream. Whenever downloading a new software update, make sure to stress test it! What’s a stress test? The goal with a stress test is test the limits of the software, to see how hard you can drive it before it starts to “break”. How to stress test:
- Use your existing controllers/mappings
- Load all 4 track decks
- Use all 4 fx banks
- Test the remix decks
- Test any new features or settings (freeze mode, new fx etc.)
- Load the iTunes node
Pay attention to the CPU Load meter. If it starts to spike or jump, then try isolate the issue and replicate the behaviour. If the CPU meter jumps and remains high, sometimes quitting Traktor or restarting the computer can remedy the problem. If this doesn’t fix the CPU meter spikes and it repeatedly happens then it may be best to stick with an older version of Traktor.
Don’t Be a Fool, Test Your Tools
Whether using Traktor or another DJ/Production software, always make sure to test an update before using it in a live setting. The peace of mind is far better using stable software rather than using untested software and hoping that it works.
What steps do you take to backup your software? How long do you wait before using a new update live?
Let us know in the comments below!
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i wasnt able to load some songs on traktor it for some reason i had to turn of loading only into stopped tracks wtf and i have the lates version of traktor not cool
Currently using Traktor Pro 2.8. I have installed all the updates, & have tried everything to fix the High CPU Usage issue. No luck. Traktor Pro 2 is a giant memory hog. I literally have to open up Task Manager to kill programs running in the background. The Multi-core support causes issues, & still can’t seem to make the Load meter not go into the red. Load meter is always in the red. I am using a DDJ-WeGo3 controller on a Windows 8 machine with an AMD processor & 6 GB of RAM. I meet their software requirements so I shouldn’t be having these issues. Native Instruments, please fix this!
My advice to anyone currently using Traktor 2 & experiencing issues.
If you are going to use Traktor, you better get a machine that can handle it. The more RAM, the better. Faster CPU, the best. Get a newer computer. Remove any bloatware or programs you need. Ensure no programs are running in the background by opening Task Manager & ending the programs. Ensure you have the latest updates & patches from Traktor. I like using gaming computers because they are designed to handle large amount of CPU usage, RAM, Graphics, etc. And in all honesty, they are what I recommend for Traktor
This is useful only if you’ve been using the same computer for a while. What if you have a new computer but want to use an older version that was never on your current computer.
…Serato is not “now the standard”, nor will it ever be. Seriously what farm were you picked off of?
If I may change the topic to what this is about, instead of fighting between different softwares…
I am using Traktor 2.7.1, and the only backup I have is 2.6.8 (which I read is one of the most stable versions). By reading the article I asume I will lose my entire music collection, right? All the music was imported to the new version as I just updated after installing traktor.
Will I lose also the mp3 info (analyse, cue points, etc) or just importing the files will bring me that again?
Thank you
Your 2.6.8 backups should still be there. Traktor keeps all version backups in thier own version specific directory. As long as you had your music setup in 2.6.8 and didn’t delete anything out of the traktor folder, the collection will be there the way it was when it was setup using 2.6.8. I went from 2.6.8 to 2.7.1 and back with no issues.
Done with traktor… I would rather spend the time in max for live custom mapping all my controllers to Live, then keep dealing with whatever happens to not be working in Traktor this time. I just got a new top of the line macbook and everything else is straight killin it. I have tried reverting and optimal settings and re-installing entirely. Traktor still maxes its load with my overall cpu basically at a idle. Traktor simply cannot hang…. No multiprocessor support, no plugin support, and bugs with every update. Not to mention almost every other DJ software is being more innovative right now. Done with traktor, moving on….
I just recently got a s4 mk2 and i tried too activate traktor pro 2 but it doesnt let me activate it. The service center is telling i dont have the full product license or that it may be in another acount. If anybody knows how i can fix my problem it would mean alot! Thanks.
I’ve been a 100% traktor user for the last 4 years. I am no longer a traktor user. What I’ve written below is what I sent back to traktor on the 2014 questionnaire (except for #8).
1) Traktor 2.7 and above is unable to scale on high resolution windows 8.1 machines. I cannot use the software with super tiny fonts. The last three revisions haven’t fixed it. It worked fine in version 2.6.8
2) DVS drifts. I’m unable to do any accurate scratching. This also started with version 2.7. I use my Audio6 with VDJ 8 and VDJ8 doesn’t drift. VDJ8 works better with my Audio6 than the Traktor software.
3) My Audio6 locks up. Have to disconnect USB and power and then reconnect.
4) Sick of seeing bright red reverse-text “Calibration” errors on the bottom info bar while my DVS timecode is actually functioning. It ruins an otherwise useful display with the constant error message that isn’t really an error. Same goes for deck header warnings. In order to get rid of the warnings you have to disable to header messages completely, which means that you lose out on plenty of useful information.
5) No HID output to my external media player (denon DNS 3900). VDJ8 pipes that information to my deck screens, why cant Trakor?
6) Play nice with hardware that isn’t “NI” hardware. Controllers that work fine with VDJ8 are a nightmare to get going on Traktor. I gave up trying to get my Reloop Terminal mix8 to work with Traktor. It worked fine (plug and play) with VDJ8. And even when I did get Traktor going on the controller, the performance was sub-par. everything reacted too slow. It was horrible.
7) The Trackor interface needs an overhaul.
8) Inability to pipe the remix decks to the master output (This may not be true, didn’t take the time to look at the options to try to figure it out).
MAD TRUE’….I had an important gig,well,more so that ‘Important People’ were there.,and by Important people,I mean DJ’s I respect…had problems with the newest update so I went down to a previous one.To my ‘Oh Shite’ surprise,my remix decks werent there…only the stock ones that come with,which imo,are ordinary and just not my steez..Fortunately,I have been DJ’ing since before DVS,and made it work…but make no mistake-It can truly matter when its gotta matter-
R-Haunt
Had enough of every update blue screening my laptop. Serato has sold me. This sucks all my hardware is Traktor. Going to the XDJ-RX ASAP. N.I. what happened to you guys?! You had so stable software at one point…
Remember the guy who made the remix decks only work with the Kontrol F1? Yeah, that’s what happened.
did anyone shoot Yoosemite.. :p
Microscopic Fonts. What’s up with this? I asked NI, they told me to downgrade to 2.6.8.
Yep. It’s horrible. They release a newer version that doesn’t work with current hardware, while the older version was ok. NI has gone to crap. You mean to tell me that there isn’t a single person who works for NI that doesn’t have a laptop with a high-res screen? They knew it had issues and they released it anyway. NI sucks big time right now.
To be fair…
I’m not going to stand behind the new update, because as we know the issues seem to make it shaky at best. It seems that almost all new kernals/engines and updates have their problems. I remember Live 5 to Live 6, I didn’t update them for a couple revisions. Same again for Live 6 to 7 and 7 to 8 had it’s issues at first too. Cubase has had the same problems, Serato too.
I honestly think that this is a case of NI biting off a bit more than it could swallow, with their software releases that were scheduled for around Christmas. Although I can’t say that I like the fact that their business model seems to be going in a more hardware-centric direction.
The revisions to Maschine and Komplete seem to be stable, but I’d like to see NI tighten down on Traktor. Instead of coming out with 2.7.x, I believe that they should have added the features to 2.6.x and then released a stable kernal in 2.7 early this year, instead of running forward to the Christmas rush and releasing barely usable sub par software as a sales pitch.
This lack of detail and thought for the consumer has me taking a serious look at Mixvibes’ Cross DVS system, but I’ll wait a couple months to see if NI is going to put their big boy pants on again and start getting back to work.
While on the load meter topic. What does everyone else’s look like when playing normally (not maxing all FXs etc.)?
I thought I remembered mine use to hover around 20% and never get close to 50%. With these new versions of Traktor it seams 30-50% is where it stays regardless and I’m on a new 8GB Ram SSD MBP as well.
Last week was the first time I realised how instable Traktor actually is. Just hours before a gig Traktor started to crash completely every time I would drop a track into the other slot while a track was already playing – a pretty common thing while dj’ing 🙂
I had 2.6.8 for some time and no system changes recently. So no idea why this happened. Upgraded to 2.7.3, same issue. De-installed and re-installed Traktor: now, suddenly Traktor disappeared from the Service Manager app and I could not activate it. And still can’t. Support request not answered by NI for two days now. This is really not good. Native Instruments needs to work on these things and maybe consider a Friday/Saturday night live support hotline (why not paid?)
Seriously, We had the most disaster set ever…double whammy, first time we went out with the S8 after using the S4 for 3 years…OMG…thanks NI for the punch in the face…Thanks god for our midi fighter….
Did you test your gear before playing?
I am having major problems since the update. I keep my itunes file on my dropbox including my traktor files and everytime I open traktor it tells me it has found a more recent itunes file…UGH!
The problem is with people that bought an s8 and then cant go back to 2.6.8 and now have a controller that is unstable at best lol. Im sure they will work it out but I am thinking of returning it for a 900 nexus or something until the bugs get worked out.
From what I heard most issues are gone since 2.7.3. Have you tried updating yet?
Yea I actually moved over to 2.7.3 and noticed the popping and audio drops from 2.7.2 were gone however the multicore support is still not working. I was able to play a set for about 4 hours and didn’t notice anything bad but I’m still shaky to trust it after the hard crashing I got in 2.7.1
Lol someone bought an S8….wow…sucker born every minute I guess.
Way to be constructive man. Your a real cool dude tiger.
You threw away 1000$ on 50$ worth of equipment, cool dude.
Lol sounds like you have a real chip on your shoulder I feel bad for you since it seems to me like djing is no longer fun for you. I bet your a real hoot to play with.
cuz internet = real life…..
Umm… sick burn bro? You showed me :/
lul, you listen to diplo
You’re a putz.
I’d rather be a putz, than a fool who bought an S8.
I’ll take a free S8, I don’t care what anyone calls me.
No love for deckaDance?
You can do the same in Deckadance 2.
7.1 got rid of some really cool features too. My mapping which worked perfect under 2.6.8 is now garbage. Basically I have to redo the whole thing. Way to go NI, just push me right back to Serato, why dontcha?
What mapping was it / what controller was it for?
It was a custom mapping which allowed single button pushes to turn on flux mode, auto loop to size, then back to normal upon release. Now I have been unable to replicate on 2.7.+ because they renamed the functions, again.
It was for my Denonx1600.
I’m interested to know what they got rid of, as I’ve got a rather complicated mapping. Is it just renaming the functions like they did before?
You’ve got it, its a mapping that I made that allowed single push buttons to turn on flux and autoloop to certain size, for glitch effects and builds. Due to the changing of mapping names, and removal of them under ‘legacy’ I no longer can replicate this control. I have tried remapping several ways but none of them work under 2.7.+
Hey I know you lol.
Wow this actually happen to me! Myy issue was that when I updated from Traktor 2.6.8 to 2.7.1 Traktor would lock my decks even though i stopped the decks. Basically i couldn’t use “load on stopped deck” option. So i called NI and they eventually suggestrd for me to switch back to 2.6.8. Everything works now. But crazy that there are glitches out there. I miss using my freeze mode!!
Lol… still haven’t used freeze mode. Tried the 2.7.x updates a couple times when I had a couple days between shows, kept rolling it back to 2.6.8. Unless NI adds multicore support and fixes their stability issues soon, I think I may find myself using cross DVS. The CDJ support is good and the timecode is tight. $130 for the full version (with video support) and uses any soundcard… my audio 10, my buddies SL.
just moving to that myself, can’t believe it isn’t more popular, i love it, effects aren’t that fantastic but I don’t use many effects myself as i like tunes the way they are created. used serato dvs for 4 years and traktor for last 3.5 and just waiting for cross dvs to arrive in the post, it’s the only dvs that will work with my vci380 without adding an extra soundcard to the set up
Needs more stock images!
N.I. is just the fucking worst.
In all honesty, they have had a hard couple of years and it’s good to see that the new project manager (they fired the previous one when the remix deck lock-out happened), is actually TRYING to integrate Traktor into the whole ecology of Native Instruments. Despite the problems N.I. has faced, Traktor is still a top-notch DJ program plagued with the occasional annoying problem, and still is the standard by which other DJ programs are compared.
It’s true that Native Instruments needs to partner with more DJ Controller manufacturers mainly for the “Street Cred” appearances, not out of necessity, because Traktor works with almost anything (the same cannot be said for Serato DJ, and Virtual DJ 8 seems to crash too much to use for long stretches. Everything else seems to lack features in comparison.
What exactly do you mean with ‘the remix deck lock-out’?
When the remix decks first launched they were mandatory to the F1 only. The midi-fighter 3D was able to hack it to get it to work, but after a while Traktor opened it up.
the standard now is Serato. traktor has better effects but that’s it. i have yet to actually figure out what a “remix deck” is, nor do i give two fucks.
you can’t even load a song into traktor half the time without it skipping. NI is DOA. that’s what you get for not listening to your customers you fuking idiots. say bye bye to your jobs, go back to working at mcdonalds, you aren’t wanted here.
i’m not saying serato is great either, but at least its somewhat solid. the dj software market is ripe for the picking though if someone were so inclined.
Project much? I’m not going to say it doesn’t have it’s problems but in my opinion it’s at least innovative.. It’s a shame that YOU can’t load a track without it skipping.. Optimize yer shit yo.. No problems with dropouts here..
Can’t be arsed to read some press about what a remix deck is? Your loss.. and I truly do mean that.. If you can’t wrap your head around why something like that would be fun or open a lot of possibilities.. I probably wouldn’t want to listen to a set of yours because you seem like you lack imagination.
Promote what you love.. Don’t shit on what you hate. It makes you sound tedious.
( I don’t understand whose criteria this supposed standard is based on. )
Lol, typical dumbfuk NI fanboy response. If your product doesn’t work on a standard pc your product is the problem. It’s a universal skipping problem that happens mainly with usb devices on multiple systems i’ve used.
If you’re arguing that Traktor is somehow solid software and that the only problems that arise are hardware or user related. You’re the exact reason this shit company is going down the tubes.
Serato works fine on all the systems where Traktor doesn’t, WHAT UP WITH THAT BRAH?
I know what a remix deck is lol. It’s a glorified looper/sampler. The best DJ’s, Krush, Shadow, Doc Martin, Todd Edwards, whatever, could give two fucks about your tinker toy remix decks. Again, all it is is a cleverly branded looper, but you know that already.
The problem that you speak of is the OS, not the software. Windows is not a realtime operating system and has a tendency to set WiFi as a priority over audio. The clips and drop puts you speak of are taken care of with some minor work under the hood.
lol, it’s not an isolated incident, and i’m not the only one to complain of it. if you think myself and many others haven’t tried all of the bullshit recommendations you give, you’re a fool. if it doesn’t work out of the box, the product is shit, and i will repeat, one last time, the ultimate (again, not isolated) debunk to your theory.
WHY DOES SERATO WORK WHEN TRAKTOR DOESNT?
your problem, not mine. i run it weekly with maschine and a bit of k9u in the background on 8.1. doing repairs on dj’s computers, i see quite a few issues with serato too. beside, i’d rather look for problems with a turntable in traktor than i with serato.
i know you are but what am i. you do realize the topic of this article right?
never said serato was perfect, but its more reliable for two deck mixing. if you argue that, you’re just clueless sorry.
no, it just seems that those that chose to remain uneducated about their instruments (your laptop) tend get ignorant as a first response and blame their hardware instead of their lack of knowledge.
still can’t answer the question lol kid. cognitive dissonance is a bitch eh?
WHY DOES SERATO WORK WHEN TRAKTOR DOESN’T?
i’ll save you time, it’s because NI designs shitty software.
kid??? wow, like i said, the first response of the ignorant is aggression. i was using dvs when serato was nothing but a vst company, back with final scratch (native instruments). how old are you with an attitude like that? 12? my 16 year old tends to have more understanding of what a reasonable conversation is. if this is how you approach a conversation in which you are trying to get information, no wonder you are in the dark.
how is it that i can run traktor without a problem for over 2 years and you can’t? the answer might just be, instead of bitching and saying things don’t work i educated myself about computers and became part of the solution.
the logical fallacies are strong with this one.
Says the person whose suppositions are full of them.
i know you are but what am i?
So true…
To be fair here, the Remix Decks are a place in which to play loops, but they’re also a place in which to record loops to… and do crude mix downs. I’m not a fan of the Remix Decks for playing loops but I will take recordings from Traktor and drop them into Maschine. In order to use my drum machine in synchronicity with Traktor, I use the MIDI clock built-in, and that’s not an option currently in Serato DJ.
Additionally, I can modify my controller(s) in almost any fashion I want with Traktor, and that’s certainly something I think is a strong advantage for a DJ program to have. Serato DJ is more of a “pick one of three layouts and that’s what you get” platform… with the option to buy certain effects and video plug-ins.
traktor definitely has way more features and options than serato, but at its core its just unreliable ime. i’ll take shit features and reliable over a billion features and unreliable any day. then again, the xdj is gonna render all of this crap obsolete so what does it really matter.
they both suck lets be honest. the future is hardware the laptop for mixing and live performance will be dead within 3-5 years. xdj type for home, nexus with the rane rotary at the club. controllerism will likely gravitate this way as well. we’ll see a midi fighter with everything built in at some point as well.
No DJ program is great, that’s true, however I think the hardware only path isn’t the only path forward (just as not everyone drinks Coke, drives a Toyota, or eats a strictly Vegan diet).
I welcome differences in DJ methods, hardware and software because there is no one right way to DJ. I do believe we’ll see computer interfaces in pretty much everything going forward because they add so much value for such a low price.
Ultimately, whatever works for you, does so because you found the right combination of options… my question is why limit options unless there’s a valid reason.
laptop performance was but an unhappy road bump on the dj highway. onward we go (thank fuck).
They aren’t gone, and probably will never go away completely, just like Vinyl and CD DJ rigs. I know I’m still a fan of using computers for DJing and I won’t change until something better comes along.
Ya, not saying its here just yet but the next 5 years the laptop will be integrated and there won’t be a use for it. You can’t compare it to Vinyl or CDJs, that’s the pure art form, laptops are the bastardization.
I’m sorry you fail to appreciate other ways of expressing art. That’s your failure not ours.
laptop performance is the opposite of art, its just so lazy no-talent asshats like you can hit spacebar and pretend they’re a dj.
This shows your ignorance and arrogance. Maybe you should watch a few videos of people using their controllers with their laptops before making comments like that again.
wut?! hahaha you know nothing John Snow, remix decks are only a tool, and what tool does it to ease up the work, I don’t like being called lazy for using 64 loops in a set, but I do make my own most of the time.
P.S.
optimize your programs, that skipping when putting a new track happens because mr. arrogance here doesn’t know how to properly set up a software and that includes an entire world of mongos out there that are complaining about the same thing. Learn how to properly use a tool before you say it’s faulty.
We all need CD players now? Yawn.
+1 For “Every time Serato DJ releases another FX pack for sale, the value of Traktor goes up.”
Don’t call me Brah. Don’t put words in my mouth. You like Serato.. Go be a fanboy for them. The people I typically hear “Serato is now the standard.” from are typically turntablists stuck with dogmatic ideas on what the craft should and shouldn’t be.
“I know what a remix deck is lol.” “i have yet to actually figure out what a “remix deck”” Well, which is it? Actually don’t bother. I have opions on what the feature is and is not but I’m not going to shove them down your throat.
“traktor has better effects but that’s it.” You’re kind of hilarious. Serato has an izotope pack. Granted you have to buy it but the option is there. NI has a good library and a nice default set and a good group of macros but it’s still a closed system..
I’m not a fangirl. I abhor dogma. Of any sort.. It’s a bit of an overarching theme.. But neither am I the type of sort that goes on Serato articles talking shit about the software. Personally. I’m not that into the software. I’ve used it.. I don’t like IT. I’ve known people that were the opposite.. good for them.
“you can’t even load a song into traktor half the time without it skipping.” You can’t.. I can and that was my point. I don’t know what your specufuc issue is.. and I’m not being paid to care. But if I were I would track down the actual source of the problem instead of placing the blame like a blanket upon a product.
Neither of us are saying that either of them are perfect. What I’m saying is that you could perhaps be a bit more constructive especially if you are going to blather about Serato on the comments section of an article about Traktor.
As to the article itself.. I think it’s useful to some.. I agree with it.. Always rigorously test new versions.. Always back up.. It was useful to me as a reminder to back up everything.. I’m horrible at it… As a long time beta tester for all sorts of software I suppose I have a bit of a different perspective.. All software is Beta.. Until it’s proven itself to be unquestionable.. I know of few examples that have proven themselves to me.. An almost universal example of this are basic mouse drivers. The opposite example would be printer drivers.
Anyway, I thought this response out as carefully and calmly as I could trying to make sure that I didn’t go out of my way to sound like a dick.. I probably still failed.. But I said what I needed to say. I’m not going to respond to you any more because you have already made comments that prove you aren’t really worth responding to.. Have a nice life.
i’m not reading that brah.
you probably don’t read much.
TL;DR
LOL
Yep, you are absolutely block worthy.. Congrats on being an asshole.. Woop, you are unique in a world of assholes.. goodbye fuckboi
reading douchebag haircut’s opinion on the internet is definitely too hard.
Please don’t even try to start a serious discussion with @casinnoah:disqus… He is just some really really stupid internet troll. Simply ignore.
“Sera-troll”
I think he isn’t even into Serato. He is just convinced that Pioneer is the best and most trustful company that has ever been on this planet. And he is definitely too stupid to use a computer.
Are you using Apple’s new lossless format when you get the skipping? Unfortunately, Apple hasn’t allowed anyone to use their exclusive new format unless you’re using iTunes (known bug, Apple’s fault).
What planet are you living on? In playing out in areas all over the country, and out, I’ve seen Serato being played by about 1 out of every ten compared to Traktor. Try getting out of your bubble. Also, I’ve had Traktor now for 6 years after migrating from Setato because they couldn’t support more than 2 decks and I’ve never had a single crash during a gig. As others said, it’s you computer. Try a Mac and get your head on straight.
roflmao, i have macs too silly kid. its shit on both, but especially on pc. if it doesn’t work on pc, then don’t sell it for pc…. yet another attempted redirect by some NI fukboi. answer the question, why doesn’t your shit work? “oh because you’re the problem” so then why does serato always work? “get a mac”. roflmao fuknut, seriously.
you don’t gig serious clubs. serious touring djs ive seen recently, rustie, krush, shadow, are using serato. ibiza is a split, london is a split. but the better djs who don’t use just straight vinyl tend to gravitate to serato.
again, not saying serato is the be all end all, but at least its reliable unlike shit instruments.
Uuughhh, you’re so blinded by your own biases, you can’t even see it. You say that “serious touring Dj’s” and the ones you mention only fall within your narrow scope. What about guys like Carl Cox, Dubfire, Hawtin, (I could go on and on and on) tons of other Dj’s that play regularly our on Traktor? I will give you that more Dj’s that use vinyl as their control surface use Serato, but it is in no way the standard in clubland, not even close. Your weak/narrow minded position is weakened further by your need to attempt to insult anyone that disagrees with your flawed assesment. And you saying I don’t gig serious clubs is a laugh as you have no idea. My last several gigs were playing with a grammy nominated DJ/producer, at HIS request.
None of that, including what “big” dj’s plays what even matters. These products are just a tool, and if it works, as it does for MANY dj’s in the place where others live(called REALITY) then it will be used, as are both Traktor and Serato. Your narrow mindedness is clouding your whole thinking process, and it just makes your argument weaker with each insult. If you can’t have a civil conversation, please go away troll.
the djs you mention suck balls though.
Oh yeah, Carl Cox sucks! LOL! Again, I could go on with tons of different artists that use the product. I’m sure you’d say they all suck because they don’t fit your narrow sense of music though, so I won’t waste my time. You know what they say about opinions!
yep, carl cox sucks. try dj ez or something, get a clue.
Do you use a Mac or a PC?
both, several
Sounds like a configuration error, or a problem with the file. If you try to use “Whitelabel” tracks in Traktor, not only does the quality suffer (I think it still drops down to 128kbps), but so does the reliability of the track.
Please. You’re stretching. Traktor is shit software, period.
I don’t have your problem.
Logical fallacy at it’s finest. Read the topic to this article numb nuts. Traktor is so shitty you have to roll back the version lol.
Explain why my copy of Traktor works and refuses to crash, EXPLAIN IT DICKHEAD!
just lucky or deaf i guess. read the fuckin title of this article.
I just played for the better part of 6 hours (in a row) on Friday, with the current version of Traktor synched to Maschine using a Novation Twitch, on a Mac Book Pro. Your claim doesn’t stand up to scrutiny. On a side note. Insulting others just makes you look bad.
anecdotal at best silly child. read the title, or are you blind as well as deaf?
Even you cannot believe that statement, knowing Traktor has been a dominant player for around 10 years now, adopted by thousands of people.
masses are asses, and you’re one of em.
Thats so weird. Ive been running Traktor on Crappy Old PCs that are slower then s#@* and have had no problems even incorporating midi controllers. And you must not know crap about computers and audio cause some of the best products on the market need customization on many computers and some products like Pro Tools (the industry standard for recording and mixing) wont even run on many motherboards. Is Pro Tools crap too?
I have almost never had a problem with Traktor and a lot of the times if I did, I was because I had done something wrong.
In this big digital world, some people seem to have problems with their stuff and others can have no problem at all.
Remix decks for remix controllers.
I agree its top-of-the-line software, unfortunately it has many bugs.
Elaborate. I used to always feel that way, but only about customer service. What are your reasons?
two words….. “Service Center”
ok. yeah i agree.
Agreed, Service center doesn’t always list the software that can be downloaded. I had to go to NI’s website to get a driver. What is the purpose of service center if you cannot download files from it.
The problem isn’t Traktor. It’s amazing top-of-the-line DJing software. it’s probably your machine. You probably have programs running in the background that are using up your RAM & CPU. Kill them. It could also be your Traktor settings. You have mess around with the settings. If all else fails, get a new & better computer
It’s not sexy, but it’s certainly solid advice.