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midi controller as dj controller ?
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mk47
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Posted : Aug 21, 2007 13:15
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hi , i got myself the traktor dj studio 3 software and been having some some fun with it .. my question .. is there a way i can map its controllers to my midi controller ? its bit irritating with a mouse .
thnx : )
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conqueru
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Posted : Aug 21, 2007 17:06
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You sure can.......
Just go to traktor preferences,
select Hotkey and Midi setup,
then Midi Setup.
Just select or add the control you want to map and then click the learn button and tweak a knob/slider or key to assign.
I used to do it this way before i bought decks and a mixer. Hope this helps....... |
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Andrey
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Posted : Aug 23, 2007 09:53
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mk47
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Posted : Aug 23, 2007 11:27
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ok i tried but cudnt get it working  .. heres what i did
traktor preferences ->hotkey and midi setup -> midi setup .. and then tried assigning a few things
..nothing worked .. what i basically want to do is , map the deck a and deck b volumes to faders here ..and the cross fader to another knob / fader .. I haven't a clue about djing and mixers etc ! .. someone pls help my set this up  .. using an m audio axiom 49 if thats relevant ..
@ Andrey .. yeah maybe later if I get more into it .. for now tho i`d just like to try it like this ..
thnx
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orange
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Posted : Aug 23, 2007 13:43
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mk47
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Posted : Aug 23, 2007 14:18
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right ..lol .. im sure it is , help me set it up too !
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orange
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Posted : Aug 23, 2007 14:30
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mk47
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Posted : Aug 24, 2007 15:33
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crap .. i still havent got it going .. ill ask again .. i just want to map the deck a and deck b controls to faders on my keyboard ..and the crossfader .. now .. in the `midi setup` .. where exactly is the volume for deck a / b and the crossfader ? add - > deck -> deckvolume ? this is for which deck ? .. cmon .. someone help me here please .. as iv said .. i have no idea about djing and mixers etc  .. so .. anyway .. help me set it up !
thnx
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knocz
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Posted : Aug 25, 2007 03:59
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Hi there!
crossfader :
add->master->X-Fader (X = cross)
deck volume:
add->deck->audio->deck audio
and in the controller attributes (middle of your window) you can select focus, deck a, deck b, deck c, deck d.
It's all there in that menu man! If you think it's a little confusing, try traktor 2, it's easier to use.
If you want to add vst's, a sampler or some crazy ass fx i recommend you use Deckadance over traktor, although the beat sync is not as good.
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psyk_vibez!
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Posted : Aug 27, 2007 08:48
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man ive been usin my m- audio . oxygen ....wit traktor 2.5 .....and it really rocks maaaan ......wit the kinna trix u cn do on tat ......man....i dnt even touch a cd machine ne more ...but i m not very sure if traktor 3.o is midi friendly.....i mean ....i guess it needs a dedicated hard ware....
hey knocs ...the decka dance thing sounds intresting .......coz at this moment i m usin samples ...but if it works wit trak 2.5 ...man it wud be killer ...plz enlighten us more bout stuff like this
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knocz
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Posted : Aug 27, 2007 16:45
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Well, my preferred one is traktor 2. I used it for so long I just got used to it. And I love the filter it uses, 4 knobs for full control over our sound. And it has one of the most stable beat sync I played with, but it won't recognize if it's wrong and auto-correct. After a while, you don't have that muck control over anything.
Traktor 3 is a big jump from the 2 version. But the thing is, they didn't remove any functions (it's totally midi friendly). They only perfected and added them. But they did it so radically that you don't recognize a thing. This version has a couple of different eq's and fx's to choose from now. The tracks are fully loaded into buffer for faster results (it's shit looking at your playing track and seeing its only loaded a half a second ahead of what you are hearing, and you wish that it just doesn't stop....). But I think this version is just too complicated to play around with, in version 2 if on your midi controller you have 16knobs you don't need more. In traktor 3 you are going to need a lot more than that.
Image-line (creator of FruityLoops) created DeckaDance, a dj program directed to electronic music. It does just about what Traktor does, and more. They made it with a stand alone and a vst, so your can open it in Live or so. It's also a vst host w/midi so you can load your plug-ins, play them on the keyboard controller and play or even load a midi file and loop it. (it doesn't support fx plug-ins, but if using the program threw live you bypass the problem). It doesn't alow you to record your own midi or change the midi thats being played (which is lame cause you cant change the root note of the midi file... ) but at least it accepts vst.. It has a sampler where you cam load your own sounds or record a decks sound (great for techno). It has loop and leap. (it can loop a section but the cursor will continue to move forward as normal, so you can get the downbeat right.) It's weak in beat sync but it has peakscope which helps a lot in sync. But I still dont trust that bpm counter. Your ears are better. It's totally midi controlable, has some cool fx that are controles on a X-Y pad (if you have one great if not you can assign 2 knobs to do the job) And a wicked relloper (it takes a loop, breaks it up in to quarter beats and you play these as wanted in a really break dance way. Extremely cool for "psy breaks".
I think I covered it all. I don't say one is better than the other, just use what ever is the most confortable for you. Only there you can get better results..
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knocz
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Posted : Aug 27, 2007 16:48
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On 2007-08-27 08:48, psyk_vibez! wrote:
but if it works wit trak 2.5 ...man it wud be killer
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Since Traktor doesn't support vst and there's no vst version of it, there's no way to sync they programs and play em together.
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mk47
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Posted : Aug 28, 2007 07:45
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gaaahhh  .. still didnt manage to get it going  .. i dont understand .. i did :
prefrences ->hotkey and midi setup -> midi setup ->add->deck->audio->deck volume->learn button->then move a fader .. pff .. nothing .. crap .. this is pissing me off .. someone pls help ?
thnx
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Freeflow
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Posted : Aug 30, 2007 02:46
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mk47
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Posted : Aug 30, 2007 06:24
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i know about these , but just wanted to try with a regular midi controller just to see .. o well .. cant get it working .. and iv lost interest by now .. thnx anyway
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