Best Eq Type Traktor Pro 2
Review
Traktor Pro is a mixer which can be used for making your own free virtual DJ sets in a quite realistic way. The software’s response allows users to make different kind of tricks such as flares, orbits or crabs as if it were real vinyl discs. The novelties of this version include support with different hardware devices and a general improvement of the program’s performance.
In order to use this software you may know at least the basics of DJing if you want to do it right. For this reason Traktor Pro includes some functions to make this task easier than before. It can detect automatically the pitch of each track loaded in each deck. This way you will be able to mix different audio files synchronizing the beat pattern and tempo.
The interface Traktor Pro offers makes it easier to apply different kinds of effects and filters to your tracks. Among the new effects, you will be able to find delays, an auto bouncer and the classic EQ knobs to modify your session in real time. Its compatibility with external devices is definitively good news since the response is pretty high which makes your scratches to sound almost as if they were made with a real vinyl.
What’s new in this version?
Traktor Pro allows you to act as a virtual DJ. In that way, it provides several new features in the last version to assure that feeling. It uses Remix Deck technology which is the most advanced one. You can mix in up to four different decks at the same time with the TruWave colored waveforms. It also includes a new powerful loop suite with 64 slots possible to hold in one-shot sample.
Traktor Pro Filter Selection / EQ Selection I am kinda confused on the advantages and disadvantages of the selection of EQ Types and the Filter Section on Traktor Pro. It seems there is: Classic, p600, NUO, and Xone- Obviosuly the Xone has one extra Mid EQ. Anyone any preferences for what EQ and filter types to use on Traktor Pro 2? Especially the filter type, the Traktor filter always seems to have a real steep cut off.
Besides, if you’re a beginner and you’re not used to play any mixer, don’t worry because Traktor Pro offers you a great and deep help online. You can understand how to use Remix Decks from a beginning level to an advanced one. This mixer admits integration and sync with iTunes and IPod. Besides, it has a great flexibility, allowing you to choose your personal style and preferences according to your needs.
Traktor Pro 2.8.1 Features
Traktor Pro has several features which are detailed below:
Traktor Pro 2 Download
- Possibility of integrating this download with Tracktor Kontrol X1
- Free Metadata Sync able and Key Detention in Traktor LE 2
- Great stability improvements enhanced with external devices
- More realistic time code
- High input warning
- Flux Mode button included in Deck Transport section
- New Downbeat Detection for improving your mixes
- Macro FX combination
- Select up to 64 loops in this virtual DJ
- Possibility of adding more flavors
- The Punch mode included
- Rewritten Tempo-Tap
- Mix on up to 4 different decks in the same mixer
If you want to read more information about this download, feel free to visit teh developer's website .
System requirements
If you want to download Traktor Pro, we recommend you to first check its system requirements:
- Operating System: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon 64 X2
- Memory: 2GB RAM
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When I’ve taught friends to DJ, one of the things I try to get across early is the importance of matching the levels of the two tracks being mixed. A sudden big drop in the volume is a surefire way to lose energy on the dance floor – or even clear it if you’re really unlucky! The way Traktor handles metering and the labels on its volume controls can lure you into making a real mess of your levels.
When I first realised this on switching from CDJs and an analogue mixer to using Traktor and a sound card, it prompted me to take a deeper look into the best way to get the level right. Today I’m going to explain why turning the master volume down in Traktor is essential if you mix “in the box”, ie in internal mode – which if you use a DJ controller, is exactly what you do.
The problem:
You may have already run into this problem. You’ve just dropped a dancefloor-filling track, but when you try to smoothly bring in the next tune, it’s too quiet. Faders and the main volume control are already all the way up, and there’s nowhere left to go. If you’ve got the master limiter disabled, turning the channel’s gain further just results in nasty distortion. If you do have Traktor’s master limiter switched on, you can crank the volume further, but at the expense of sound quality again.
The limiter is basically a compressor, which quietens down the loudest parts of the track, “filling out” the sound to give the impression of more volume. (You know you are hitting the limiter when the red lights on Traktor’s output meters come on.)
As most dance tracks released these days are already heavily compressed, adding further compression is not a good idea if you want your set to sound good (see the Loudness Wars video for more info on the effects of over-compression).
The solution:
I’ll explain the whys and wherefores in a moment, but here’s the simple solution to the problem:
- Turn Traktor’s master output control down – somewhere around -10dB works well (assuming you have a decent sound card)
- Turn the gain on the amp or analogue mixer you’re plugged in to up to compensate if necessary – this will give you plenty of headroom, so when you drop that track that hasn’t been mastered quite so loud, you can crank up the channel gains in Traktor without worrying about distortion
Tip: If you can, sound check before your set with a track that you know is quiet – make sure it sounds loud enough and that you aren’t clipping (driving into the red) the in-house equipment that you are hooked up to.
Why it works…
Best Eq Type Traktor Pro 2 Review
The key to understanding what’s going on here is to understand what the “0dB” setting means in Traktor. dB (short for “decibel”) is a relative measure of volume – it tells you the difference between two levels.
Many analogue mixers have “0dB” marked on the VU meter – this usually corresponds to 0dBV, which means it is measuring the difference between the current level and an output voltage of 1 volt. You can push the level above this and still get a nice clean output from most mixers – on the best ones, up to +20dB on the mixer’s output meter.
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But in Traktor, 0dB means “maximum output”. If you are using a good DJ sound card (or controller with a decent one built-in), this could mean you are putting out up to a walloping +20dBV. Leaving the master gain set to 0dB in Traktor is like turning every control on your mixer right up to maximum at the start of your set. Not a good idea. So why would Native Instruments choose to mark the gain control like this? Well, it’s actually fairly common for digital equipment to designate 0dB as the maximum output. If you had auto gain turned off and were using Traktor in external mixer mode, sending each tune out to your sound card at maximum volume wouldn’t be such a bad thing, as most DJ mixers can handle a pretty hot signal coming in.
Why use -10dB?
Earlier I suggested -10dB as a good setting for your master. There are a couple of reasons why.
The first is simply experience; I’ve found this gives enough headroom to level match tracks without slamming into the limiter. If you play lots of older tracks you might find you need to use an even lower setting.
The second reason is related to the actual output voltage you are sending to the next thing in the audio chain. If you’ve every played on a big system with a sound engineer, you’ve probably been asked to “keep it out of the red” – ie to stick to a maximum of 0dB on the mixer. A clean 0dBV signal allows the guy running the system to crank it up to full volume without worrying about it being destroyed.
I use a Motu UltraLite sound card which has a maximum output around 17dBV, so in theory I should set my master output in Traktor to -17dB or lower in order to give a real output of 0dBV. If I was hooking my sound card up directly to a pro amplifier or a big sound system, that’s what I would do. In most cases though, digital DJs hook up their kit to one of the mixer inputs. DJ mixers are usually optimised these days for the relatively hot output level from a Pioneer CDJ (around 6dBV). Bringing the master level up in Traktor to -10dB with my set up gives a similar level on my mixer as I get with a CDJ.
Remember…
The key thing to take away here is that 0dB in Traktor really means maximum output. Using a master setting of -10dB (or even much lower) will give you a fighting chance of keeping the levels kicking on the dancefloor without distorting.
• This was a guest post by Colin Brown, who is a DJ with over 10 years’ experience, and who is also system tech for the Babble Collective Soundsystem.
Do you have level problems when using Traktor to DJ out and about with? Have you battled with a sound engineer about how the settings should be? Let us know in the comments.