It is also the standard in the clubs in my city. It is very efficient and does an awesome job with very low latency. I have never had it crash on me, and I have never had any audio dropouts or system crashes. It just does what it does, which is provide a great vinyl control interface. My take on it, after having used Traktor for a couple years, here is my take. What do you think? Let us know in comments.I decided to buy Traktor Scratch Duo a couple years ago because I didn't want to shell out the extra cash for Serato, but I needed to switch to vinyl control. That could make unique new touch interfaces or Ableton Live controllers or unusual assemblages of looping hardware something that differentiates DJs. But I can’t help but wonder if these designs won’t change over time as DJing is no longer about turntables.
PIONEERS VS SERATO VS TRAKTOR SOFTWARE
Integrating with DJ software in this way certainly looks practical. Is this really the kind of DJ controller everyone wants? This is my big question. Pioneer has designed their controllers in such a way that they fit over top of the keyboard on your computer. It’s hard to imagine comfortably pulling off what Numark has in their screenshot at top. What about space in a DJ booth? Even in some pretty high-end, spacious clubs, DJ booth real estate is at a premium. And speaking of NI, they have announcements coming this week, too. NI frequently emphasizes to me the quality of the wheels on their Traktor Kontrol S4, which use eddy current breaks so that as you rotate them faster, resistance increases, making the feel more natural for the control scheme.
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What about the jog wheels? And what about NI? Pioneer and Numark may both face stiff competition from Native Instruments. They actually give the nod to Numark here on price, build, and having two extra channels. Good analysis elsewhere: Skratchworx has some smart insights, including the likelihood of Traktor and Virtual DJ mappings and a competitive price.
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Worse, on the NS6, it’s “enhanced strip search.” Tasteless product branding award goes to… “Strip Search,” a handy feature (emulating needle drop onto tracks) that unfortunately recalls enhanced security at airports.
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PIONEERS VS SERATO VS TRAKTOR PRO
Smartest marketing pitch: Pioneer touts that the design and audio fidelity both come from pro Pioneer DJ equipment. (Personally, I like the four decks, but more of this will break down to preference for Traktor versus Serato.)
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