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johnee89
04-Jun-10, 11:20am
i currently own 2 x cdj400 and a korg km402 and a macbook pro and what im wanting to do is get some software so i can load tracks onto each deck through the laptop therefore limiting the use of cds. what software does anyone recommend, more preferably the cheaper the better. the pioneer software djs only is for windows OS.

cheers
talio93
04-Jun-10, 11:50am
serato.
traktor.
torq.

take your pick. and use the internet ffs.
Lloyd C
04-Jun-10, 11:50am
traktor.. use the cdj's as controllers
johnee89
04-Jun-10, 11:56am
I'm looking for something where I plug tables straight into laptop without additional hardware like for serato sl3
akashanelson
04-Jun-10, 12:00pm
I'm looking for something where I plug tables straight into laptop without additional hardware like for serato sl3

Then Traktor is what you are looking for
coco_
04-Jun-10, 02:08pm
but if you want good sound you still need a good quality sound card for your output as well? (AUDIO 4 or AUDIO 8)? please correct me if i'm wrong. nOob here !
Lloyd C
04-Jun-10, 04:11pm
but if you want good sound you still need a good quality sound card for your output as well? (AUDIO 4 or AUDIO 8)? please correct me if i'm wrong. nOob here !

thought cdj400's have built in soundcards
prjkt
04-Jun-10, 04:24pm
they do, just use the CDJs
coco_
04-Jun-10, 04:35pm
ok fair enough,...i have the cdj 400's, damn it i have to give that one a go...it will be so much better than burning CD's

anyone can help me how to set it up??
prjkt
04-Jun-10, 05:53pm
read manuals, plug in, adjust settings, hit play
Lloyd C
04-Jun-10, 06:51pm
ok fair enough,...i have the cdj 400's, damn it i have to give that one a go...it will be so much better than burning CD's

anyone can help me how to set it up??


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHtpIT4EhPI
zilch_13
04-Jun-10, 07:21pm
if you have a traktor1/2/3/le this month native instruments is offering 50 percent off all upgrades - good time to get or upgrade to traktor pro!
bressos
06-Jun-10, 09:21pm
what ever you do dont get traktor pro when done that road and it failed hard for me
Lloyd C
07-Jun-10, 10:20am
what ever you do dont get traktor pro when done that road and it failed hard for me

explain.

I'm pretty impressed with traktor, along with many thousands of other people out there.
bressos
07-Jun-10, 05:19pm
mine was crashed all the time and wasnt stable. i know this isnt that important but sometimes mine would give the wrong bpm readout and i was like FML
quantum8
07-Jun-10, 06:48pm
mine was crashed all the time and wasnt stable. i know this isnt that important but sometimes mine would give the wrong bpm readout and i was like FML

i'm guessing traktor wasn't the issue with your setup, i've run it on both mac and pc on 3-4 diff machines and have never had a lockup.

and you can reset the bpm pretty damn easily if you wish...
Lloyd C
08-Jun-10, 09:21am
mine was crashed all the time and wasnt stable. i know this isnt that important but sometimes mine would give the wrong bpm readout and i was like FML

out of curiosity, what OS were you using?

Mine has never crashed, and the only time i've had any thing go slightly wrong was when I forgot to disable the screen saver. The music paused for a second.

how wrong were the BPM values? were they way off, or only slightly off?
coco_
08-Jun-10, 09:36am
yes when i run it with vista sometimes it crashed, but never with mac.
slackas
08-Jun-10, 09:58am
mine was crashed all the time and wasnt stable. i know this isnt that important but sometimes mine would give the wrong bpm readout and i was like FML

wtf? i use traktor all the time on my MBP, never had a problem...

BPM always exact, but even if it wasnt, why would u need it?
quantum8
08-Jun-10, 10:14am
^ sounds like the OP is using autosync

kids these days!
slackas
08-Jun-10, 11:13am
^ sounds like the OP is using autosync

kids these days!

lol yea... i use TS...

saddens be that kids cant even youtube how to grid thier tracks, i assume thats the problem yea?
bressos
08-Jun-10, 01:32pm
no auto sync used here i think its cos i have a shit laptop and i might need to reformat. and i am using a external hdd but it doesnt like the connection to my computer. i dont know if this has anything do with it but i am running partitions and using traktor on windows on my mac :D
Lloyd C
08-Jun-10, 01:51pm
no auto sync used here i think its cos i have a shit laptop and i might need to reformat. and i am using a external hdd but it doesnt like the connection to my computer. i dont know if this has anything do with it but i am running partitions and using traktor on windows on my mac :D

problem solved... it was windows.


/macfanboi
slackas
08-Jun-10, 01:56pm
^this... it just works lol.