r/traktorpro

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Traktor "standalone" update.

Back from boomtown where this lil thing performed really well. Unexpected update.... I've managed to build what I call "performance view" for traktor so it's starting to really feel like a standalone. If anyone wants a link to the installer lemme know. It's totally vibe coded and your milage may vary but it seems to work really well so far!

EDIT:
Here's the link to the installer. It's gonna ask for terminal access, and you have to authenticate to install. This was done on a Mac, so im assuming mac only. It should then find all the versions of Traktor on your computer. PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL THIS IN YOUR CURRENT WORKING VERSION OF TRAKTOR. This is untested outside of my computer, so I don't wanna wreck anyone's setup. Read the README file. Again, im not a coder. This was entirely put together with ChatGPT. It works really well for me, but your mileage may vary. Hopefully someone finds it useful!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rfNlJvJgioWWfqxVIFld7cL_yfCmOa4T/view?usp=sharing

Throwback

Had no money for any controller back in 2007. So this painted keyboard, a shitty laptop and a cheap usb headset (for monitoring, while routing the main through the laptop line out) had to do the trick.
The faces of other djs when i set it up in the booth where priceless. Good times. Also proofs, that you don't need fancy gear to get your name out.

u/trailsonwax — 1 day ago

k3 mapping

is mapping k3 like this possible? basically every column is a stem and every row control different things of them. thank u

u/Original_Repeat2055 — 3 days ago

Grid in advance

As I'm checking the beat of my tracks : traktor place the grid systematically a little bit in advance on all of them. It's not much, but just a little bit, so I wonder if it could be my perception, but not...

And I notice also that the beat doesn't follow the peak of the drawn design, it's systemically a bit after, but most of the time, the beat is not on the peak of the drawn design... Must be something I'm missing...

As I'm asking the IA, it told me that could be a problem of latence, but it's a bit too far for me.

Could it be a structural problem in the set up of traktor ? But it's not normal if I have to reshape manually all of my tracks, isn't it ?

Thanks helping me !

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u/Convergence76 — 3 days ago

Sold my traveling combo X1+Z1 end of trip and now looking for a new compact traveling kit. New Z1+X1+Cases is about $650. Should I consider something outside NI?

A little background info:

- i was very happy and satisfied with the old Z1+X1Mk2 setup. Very impressive sound quality and compact - great value.

- end of my trip, someone offered fair value and I decided to sell, already eyeing the new Z1 + X1

- new Z1+X1+Cases cost about $650 shipped.

- I understand it offers 4 deck control and STEM - i also have a S5 that I keep it permanent at studio and I love the new features added to the Z1+X1 lineup.

- Yet, I needed to ask: should I be looking at a non NI solution for compact traveling DJ controller? I would like to stIck with TP4.

TIA

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u/Old_Skewler — 4 days ago
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Calibration Traktor Scratch Failed

I’ve been using this setup for a long while and now all of a sudden I can’t calibrate anything. I’ve tried multiple records and needle but nothing works, the sound is distorted. Before this problem occurred I often noticed the fact that the music stopped for a few seconds. I don’t know what is the reason of this problem, I think it might be a traktor scratch problem, because the program works, I would need some help to figure out a way to fix it.

u/Ok-Satisfaction-9518 — 4 days ago

Line faders doing…things

Hey there, I have a really annoying problem.

[S2MK3 Controller with Traktor Pro 4]

When the line faders are all the way down, the newly loaded track is played full volume on the master out.

If I’m just a little way past it, it works exactly as it should (at least as I imagine it should), both before and after I’ve loaded and cued a new track.

Does anyone have the same problem and maybe even a solution for this?

Edit:
Now I know exactly the problem but still no way to fix it
After I showed the line fader (some may call them volume fader) in the software, I saw each time I loaded a new track, they would be reset to max.

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u/victoria_snakesqueen — 4 days ago

InMusic closes Native Instruments' UK office amid leadership changes

"InMusic has closed Native Instruments' UK office as the company restructures the music technology brand following its acquisition earlier this year.

A source confirmed the news to Resident Advisor today, August 13th, revealing that all UK-based employees are facing imminent redundancy. Amid speculation around the layoffs, a spokesperson told MusicRadar the company is "simplifying" its "organisational and legal structure, including Native Instruments UK" as part of its integration of the firm.

InMusic acquired Native Instruments in May, following the Berlin-based company's entry into preliminary insolvency proceedings earlier this year. The acquisition brought Native Instruments into the same group as Moog, Akai Professional, Rane, Denon DJ, Numark and Alesis.

InMusic told MusicRadar that Native Instruments remains "a strategically important part" of the company and that product development is continuing, with new hardware and software initiatives planned for 2027 and beyond."

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u/Ecoto3e — 7 days ago
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Traktor standalone with stems

A lil project I've been working on. A super compact, battery powered standalone Traktor all in one with full stems control, 10.5 inch screen, and proper balanced outputs 😍

u/Massive_Patient_9063 — 10 days ago

Where can I find older Traktor versions?

And is there a way to get legal licenses for it?

Got an Xone 23c and want to make it work with traktor 3 for older timecodes.

Do I have any chance?

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u/AlPow420 — 8 days ago

Smart playlists error: missing files? (they are not missing)

Traktor says my tracks in my smart playlists are missing or corrupt when I load them since I've restructed some folders. I have music on both my local hard drive and an external SSD. In the file management settings I've connected the correct folders. However, I can't load them from the smart playlists. When I drag them from the Finder, they're fine.

I've tried running a consistency check and reconnect the folder. Isn't working.

  • Traktor 4 has full disk access (Mac).
  • Yees, the files are there of course.
  • Smart playlists has the right filters enabled.

How do I fix this?

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u/CCC_Cam — 7 days ago

TP4 - Isolate EQ

Is there a way to set the EQ in TP4 to completely isolate, vs. attenuating it? (I'm using an MX2 controller)

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u/MJ12_2802 — 8 days ago

Deck A plays almost only from Left channel, Deck B plays the same track balanced on both channels. Does anyone know how to fix this?

u/Icy_Law_174 — 9 days ago

Please I need this S4 mk2 piece

Hi everyone,

I'm currently repairing my Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2 and I’m looking to buy a replacement Optical Jogwheel Encoder PCB.

The small curved PCB mounted under the jog wheel assembly containing the dual optical sensors (OPTO1 & OPTO2) and the 6-pin CON1 connector (compatible with S4 MK2 and S2 MK2).

Location: Italy / EU (happy to cover international shipping costs for the right price).

If you have a spare board from a dead/donor unit or an S4/S2 MK2 you're parting out, please drop a comment or send me a DM with your asking price and shipping estimate.

Thanks in advance!

u/TiHpp8 — 11 days ago

Problema con Traktor 4

Cómo evitar que al cargar una canción en traktor se atasque la velocidad de reproducción

u/Plastiq101 — 9 days ago

Traktor 4 Pro crashes when I try to close it

Before, the only real issue with this was that it would not save settings, and I had to manually save my track collection to retain analyzed tracks. But now somehow it defaulted to a really crappy layout and even though I was able to import one of the usually layouts before, after I customized it to fit my preferences and exported it, now it also crashes when I try to import a layout settings file.

So what happens is when I X out, the program just freezes and if I do anything else or wait a few seconds, it will say (not responding) until it greys out and pops up a window saying "Traktor 4 Pro is not responding" with the options to force close the program or wait for it to respond, which obviously doesnt do anything. This happens every time I close it on my PC, which is Windows 10 Enterprise. I have tried reinstalling Traktor, updating Native Access, resetting the settings of Traktor, rebooting my PC several times.

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u/SoundesignMano — 10 days ago

Getting p****d off

So I recently upgraded my brilliant S2 and TP3 to an MX2 and TP4.

Music library imported no problem.

I have just started to put some mixes together and it is driving me round the bend.

Most of the tracks have not been analyzed correctly. They do not start on the first beat, which for the most part is not an issue. The main issue is when hitting the play button during a mix the track is not in beat. In fact far from it, it literally jumps completely out of sync so cannot just bring a track in and it's in sync.

Then once in sync it drifts like a turntable, again not an issue now and again but I am constantly fighting tracks to stay in beat.

Very rarely happened on S2/TP3, happens all the time with new gear.

I have messed around with tempo sync, snap, quant etc but gets no better.

Can anyone help with settings please?

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u/Honest-Western5812 — 14 days ago