Native Instruments Traktor DJ Studio 3.0 Operation Manual

OPERATION MANUAL

The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH. The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this publication may be copied, reproduced or otherwise transmitted or recorded, for any purpose, without prior written permission by NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH, hereinafter referred to as NATIVE INSTRUMENTS. All product and company names are ™ or ® trademarks of their respective owners. Furthermore, the fact that you are reading this text means you are the owner of a legal version rather than an illegal, pirated copy. It is only through the loyalty and honesty of people like yourself that NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH can continue to develop and create innovative audio software. On behalf of the entire company, thank you very much.

Written and revised by: Irmgard Bauer, Friedemann Becker, Robert Kotok (Version 3)

Other valuable input from: PhilL, Hobbes, Quartz, AudioRapture and all TRAKTOR Forum Users!

Special thanks go to the beta test team, who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs, but in making this a better product!

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1. Welcome Words

Dear Customer,

Thank you for choosing TRAKTOR 3! As a legal owner of this software you contribute to the maintenance of the software and to the creation of future updates. Since spring 2007 TRAKTOR 3 has a new brother called TRAKTOR Scratch. Version TRAKTOR 3.3 merges both worlds by connecting the intuitiveness of turntable controlled playback with the powerful sync and loop tools for which TRAKTOR is known. This happens af ter 8 years of TRAKTOR history, initiated by a group of three developers in 1999. In these years, the software has grown to a serious project

that covers a large variety of user proles from dance to hip hop and from bedroom to main oor.

We wish you a great and successful time when driving TRAKTOR 3! Friedemann Becker

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2. System Requirements

For latest system requirements, compatibility and support of the latest operating systems please see our website at: http://ww w.native-instruments.com/traktor3

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3. Installation

This chapter explains you in an easy step-by-step explanation how to install TRAKTOR 3 on your computer.

3.1 Start – The Splash Screen

Insert the TRAKTOR 3 CD in the CD-drive of your computer.

On a PC, double-click on “My Computer” then double-click on the TRAKOR 3

►

CD I

COn

to open the content of the CD. Double-Click Traktor_3_Installation_

Menu.

On a Mac, the TRAKTOR 3 CD ICOn will be displayed on the desktop. Click on

►

it to open the content of the CD. Click on Traktor_3_Installation_Menu.

This starts the TRAKTOR 3 Splash Screen that lets you choose between different possible actions. Follow the forthcoming chapters to make the right decisions regarding the needed installations for your package and the right order of these installations.

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3.2 Windows XP Installation

This section describes the installation and the uninstall processes on a Windows PC.

3.2.1 Installing TRAKTOR 3

On the Splash Screen, choose InsTAll TRAKTOR 3.

►

A dialog opens that welcomes you to the installation of TRAKTOR 3. Click on

►

nexT to proceed. In the next window, you are prompted to agree to the license agreement. Click

►

on I ACCepT to proceed. The next window lets you choose an installation folder. Click n

►

with the default installation folder.

exT

to proceed

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In the next screen you can choose a program group where the TRAKTOR 3 icon

►

will be added to. You should leave it in the default path and proceed with nexT. Now the installation is running. At the end of this process, a dialog asks you

►

whether you want to see the Welcome.pdf, create a shortcut on the desktop, start TRAKTOR 3 now and/ or start the NI SERVICE CENTER Setup. Choose the options you want, and then click on FInIsh to nish the installation.

3.2.2 Uninstalling TRAKTOR 3

To uninstall TRAKTOR 3 from your computer, use the following steps:

Open C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Traktor DJ Studio 3.

►

Double-click the UnwIse tool to begin un-installation.

►

Choose AUTOmATIC from the following dialog.

►

3.2.3 Installing NI SERVICE CENTER

On the Splash Screen, choose InsTAll nI seRvICe CenTeR.

►

A dialog opens that welcomes you to the installation of NI Service Center. Click

►

on nexT to proceed. In the next window, you are prompted to agree to the license agreement. Click

►

on I ACCepT to proceed. The next window lets you choose an installation folder. Click nexT to proceed

►

with the default installation folder. On the next screen you can choose a program group where the TRAKTOR

►

Scratch icon will be added to. You should leave it in the default path and proceed with nex T. Now the installation is running. At the end of this process, a dialog asks you

►

whether you want to start the SERVICE CENTER now, open the Readme or create a shortcut on the desktop. Choose the options you want, and then click on FInIsh to nish the installation.

Please alway s r efer to

the Readme le on the

installation CD as it contains last

minute information not available

in the printed manual.

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3.3 Mac OS X Installation

This section describes the installation and the uninstall processes on a Macintosh computer.

3.3.1 Installing TRAKTOR 3

On the Splash Screen, choose InsTAll TRAKTOR 3.

►

The next screen shows the license agreement. Click on COnTInUe to proceed.

►

In the next window you can choose an installation destination. Click COnTInUe

►

to proceed with the default path. In the next window you can choose the installation type. Click on I

►

proceed. When the installation is nished a new window informs you that you can com-

►

plete the installation process by clicking on QUIT.

3.3.2 Uninstalling TRAKTOR 3

To uninstall TRAKTOR 3 from your computer, please delete the following les

manually:

/Applications/Traktor DJ Studio 3/Library/Preferences/com.native-instruments.TraktorDJStudio3. plist

nsTAll

Please alway s r efer to

the Readme le on the

installation CD as it contains last

minute information not available

in the printed manual.

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3.3.3 Installing NI SERVICE CENTER

On the Splash Screen, choose InsTAll nI seRvICe CenTeR.

►

The next screen shows the license agreement. Click on COnTInUe to proceed.

►

In the next window you can choose an installation destination. Click COnTInUe

►

to proceed with the default path. The next window lets you ins tall the Flash Player that is needed for the

►

SERVICE CENTER. Click on Install to proceed. After the installation, the window close s an you are back to the splash

►

screen.

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4. First Steps with TRAKTOR

This chapter helps you a lot if you are a rst time user. It covers the start of the

software, the registration and the audio setup. After this chapter you are able to dive into the funky features of TRAKTOR!

4.1 Starting the Software

mAC Os x: Go to “Macintosh HD” > “Applications” > “Traktor DJ Studio 3”

►

and double-click on the TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3 program icon.

InDOws

►

4.2 Registration and Product Authorization

A registration and product authorization of TRAKTOR 3 is mandatory. This chapter guides you through the registration process. Before continuing further in this manual, you should rst install NI SERVICE CENTER on your computer. A step-by-step installation guide is provided within the separate Setup Guide booklet included in your TRAKTOR package. If you did not install the NI SERVICE CENTER right away from the Splash Screen, you will

nd information about how to install the application on your hard drive and a step-

by-step introduction to the SERVICE CENTER application in this Setup Guide. You can use the SERVICE CENTER to register and activate your copy of TRAKTOR via the Internet. The SERVICE CENTER also includes an Update Manager that helps

: Go to “Start” > “All Programs” > “Native Instruments” > “Traktor DJ Studio 3” and click the TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3 program icon.

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you download the most recent version of TRAKTOR. You should check regularly for updates to TRAKTOR for best performance and compatibility with other audio applications.

4.2.1 Demo Mode

When you start TRAKTOR for the rst time, you will see the following screen:

Choose A

►

Guide for more information about the NI SERVICE CENTER and activating

TRAKTOR. Note that you have to restart TRAKTOR to change from D into FUll mODe. Click on BUy to purchase a copy of TRAKTOR in the NI online shop or at a

►

dealer in your area. Your standard internet browser will be opened and the Native Instruments website will open.

CTIvATe

to start the NI SERVICE CENTER right away. Consult the Setup

emO mODe

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Choose RUn D

►

are in DemO mODe from the DemO mODe graphic in the TRAKTOR heADeR. Once you have decided to purchase a product, all you need do is unlock the demo version by entering a valid serial number – it then instantly becomes the full version.

The DemO mODe has the following restrictions:

Audio processing stops after 30 minutes

►

Audio recording disabled

►

Native Mix Recording disabled

►

Fixed broadcasting stream name

►

emO

to run TRAKTOR in D

emO mODe

. You can see whether you

4.3 Audio Setup

It is recommended to use TRAKTOR 3 with a multi-channel audio interface so that you can pre-listen to a track in your headphones before bringing it into the main mix. However, you can also use your built-in soundcard and run TRAKTOR 3, but without the ability to pre-listen (or CUe) tracks. Multiple audio interfaces are not supported.

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4.3.1 Setting up a Multi-Channel Sound Card

Click on the pReFeRenCes button to open the pReFeRenCes window.

►

In the pReFeRenCes menu, double-click on AUDIO seTUp in the tree on the left.

►

Click on sOUnDCARD.

►

Click the arrow to drop down the A

►

UDIO DevICe

menu and select the sound card you want to use. Windows sound cards often come with different types of drivers. TRAKTOR 3

►

requires a fast response of the audio signal, and you should therefore use the ASIO drivers that come with your sound card (if available). For Mac OS X, simply select the name of your soundcard.

►

4.3.2 ConguringtheOutputsofaMulti-ChannelSoundCard

Open “Preferences” > “Audio Setup” > “Output Routing”

►

Make sure mIxeR mODe is set to Internal.

►

Monitor Outputs

The m

OnITOR OUTpUTs

controlled by the phvOl (Phones Volume) and phmIx (Phones Mix) knobs in the internal mixer of TRAKTOR 3.

Click the arrow next to m

►

card. Click the arrow next to mOn ITOR RIgh T and choose Output 2 of your sound

►

card. You can now monitor or pre-listen to tracks through the outputs 1 and 2 of your

►

sound card. Click on mOnO, if you want to merge both channels into one channel.

►

are used to pre-listen to a track by headphones. They are

OnITOR leFT

OnO

) and choose Output 1 of your sound

It is useful to assign Outputs 1

and 2 for monitoring, as many

sound cards with headphone s

connectors identify them as

Outputs 1 and 2.

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Master Outputs

The m

AsTeR OUTpUT

is an output pair directed at the audience. It is controlled by the

ChAnnel FADeRs and the CROssFADeR in the internal mixer of TRAKTOR 3.

Click the arrow next to m

►

AsTeR leFT

OnO

) and choose Output 3 of your sound

card. Click the arrow next to mA sTeR RI ghT and choose Output 4 of your sound

►

card. The m

►

AsTeR OUTpUTs

of TRAKTOR are now routed through outputs 3 and 4 of

your sound card.

Booth Outputs

The BOOTh OUTpU T is an additional output pair directed to the DJ booth.

In large rooms, the sound can be reected and delayed, making exact beatmatching

imprecise or impossible at all. Extra booth boxes help you mix tighter. The B

OOTh OUTpUT vOlUme

you don’t see the BOOTh panel, read more on page 5.4.4 (Details Section).

Click the arrow next to BOOTh leFT (mOnO) and choose Output 5 of your sound

►

card. Click the arrow next to BOOTh RIghT and choose Output 6 of your sound card.

►

The m

►

AsTeR OUTpUTs

your sound card. Click on mOnO, if you want to merge both channels into one channel.

►

is controlled by the B

OOTh

panel in the D

eTAIls

section. If

of TRAKTOR are now routed through outputs 5 and 6 of

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Record Outputs

The ReCORD OUTpUT is an additional output pair you can use for the recording function of TRAKTOR 3. It is controlled by the A section. If you don’t see the A

UDIO ReCORDeR

panel in the D

eTAIls

panel, read more on page 5.4.4 (Details

Section).

Click the arrow next to R

►

eCORD leFT

OnO

) and choose Output 7 of your sound

card. Click the arrow next to ReCORD RIghT and choose Output 8 of your sound card.

►

The m

►

AsTeR OUTpUTs

of TRAKTOR are now routed through outputs 7 and 8 of

your sound card.

4.3.3 Verifying the Audio Setup

To verify the correct setup of your output channels, play one of the included DemO TRACKs:

In the TRee wInDOw on the left, double-click on plAylIsT/ mIxes, then double-click

►

on DemO TRACKs to open the DemO plAylIsT. Right-/ Ctrl-Click on a DemO TRACK in the lIsT wInDOw and choose Load Track in

►

Deck A. This will load the track in DeCK A, and the track wAveFORm will be dis- played. Click the p

►

speakers. If the w

►

your AUDIO seTUp is incorrect - refer to the following paragraph and verify your built-in sound card settings. If the w

►

built-in speakers, you may have accidentally moved a knob or fader in the mixer and turned down the volume.

lAy

button underneath D

AveFORm

does not scroll from right to left after you press the p

AveFORm

does scroll from left to right, but you hear no sound on your

eCK

A. You should hear output from your

lAy

button,

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4.4 Test Drive TRAKTOR 3

Now that the sound card is congured and TRAKTOR is up and running, let’s have

a little fun by doing a quick mix. For this, we use the DemO TRACKs that come with TRAKTOR 3. The D

eCKs

are your virtual turntables, and they behave just like any DJ turntable available on the market. This means that you can not only play back, stop, scroll forward and backward through your tracks, but you can also change the tempo of a track. This makes it possible to match the tempo of two titles and then mix from one to the other just like you would with two turntables and a mixer!

4.4.1 Test Driving on the Included Demo Tracks

We start by loading tracks in DeCK A and B and letting them play.

Click and hold on the rst DemO TRACK in the lIsT wInDOw and drag it into DeCK

►

A. The selected track will load into DeCK A and the track wAveFORm will appear in the DeCK wAveFORm DIsplAy. Click and hold on the second DemO TRACK in the lIsT wInDOw and drag it into

►

DeCK B. The track wAveFORm will appear in the wAveFORm display of DeCK B. Make sure the C

►

the track playing in DeCK A will be heard. Click the plAy button underneath DeCK A.

►

The track in D

►

the le info section in the upper part of the deck along with other useful information. Underneath D

►

to play, but you won’t hear it in the main mix.

ROssFADeR

eCK

B, click the p

on the mixer is all the way to the left, so that only

A will begin playing and the track tempo will be displayed in

lAy

button. The D

emO TRACK

in D

eCK

B will begin

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The two tracks will most likely have different tempos and you will need to synchronize their tempo and beat. You can observe current beat offset in the phAse meTeR above the waveforms of both decks.

Click the synC button above DeCK B.

►

The tempo of the track in DeCK B now matches the tempo of DeCK A.

►

Click, hold and drag the CROssFADeR slowly to the right.

►

You will hear the track from DeCK B slowly blend in with the track in DeCK A,

►

eventually becoming the main audible track.

4.4.2 Test Driving on Your own Music

You now have learned enough to make a few mixes with the included tracks.

As you probably already have a collection of music les on your hard drive, you

might want to test drive TRAKTOR 3 with your own music. Nothing is simpler than that.

Open a window of the Mac Finder or the Windows Explorer containing the tracks

►

that you want to play. Click and hold one of your tracks and drag it from the external window to the

►

TRAKTOR 3 window and into DeCK A. After a short loading time you see the w

►

display. Click and hold one of your tracks and drag it form the external window to the

►

TRAKTOR 3 window and into DeCK B. Play and mix the tracks as you have learned in the previous section.

►

AveFORm

of your track building up in the

You may not be able to

use the Sync function

wit h you r own tracks as their

tempo has to be analyzed in order

for this function to work properly.

5. User Interface

5.1 Features and Terminology

Before we dive into the wealth of features and options, let’s get an overview about

the most important elements of TRAKTORs interface and where to nd the most

basic features!

5.1.1 Application Menu

The Application Menu gives access to basic functions and information about the software.

The Application Menu is

not visible in Fullscreen

mode, therefore all File and View

options can be reached directly

from the TRAKTOR graphical user

int er fac e. How eve r, th e He lp

menu can only be accessed from

the Application Menu.

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File

Preferences: Opens the pReFeRenCes window.

►

Audio Setup: Opens the sOUnDCARD sub-menu of the pReFeRenCes.

►

MIDI Setup: Opens the mIDI InTeRFACes sub-menu of the pReFeRenCes.

►

Exit: Closes the program. If there is audio on the m

►

will have to conrm the closing after a warning message.

AsTeR OUTpUT

playing, you

View

Layouts: Choose from 10 different layouts that can be customized, renamed

►

and saved to your convenience. Congure Layouts: Check and uncheck different options and see how the GUI

►

changes. Find a detailed description on page 5.4.3 (Layouts). Fullscreen: Switches to F

►

chapter 5.4.7 (Miscellaneous Display Options).

UllsCReen mODe

. Read more about F

UllsCReen mODe

Help

Launch Service Center: Opens the NI SERVICE CENTER, where you can down-

►

load updates and register your products. Read more about the NI SERVICE CENTER in the separate Setup Guide installed in the NI SERVICE CENTER program folder. Open Manual: Opens the TRAKTOR 3 user manual.

►

Visit TRAKTOR 3 on the web: Opens the TRAKTOR 3 website on the NATIVE

►

INSTRUMENTS website. About TRAKTOR 3: Opens the A

►

about the software such as the exact version number, the serial number and the license type as well as the credits. You can close it by clicking on it.

BOUT

window. It contains valuable information

You can also open the

About window by click-

ing on the TRAKTOR 3 logo.

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5.1.2 Header

The Header of TRAKTOR 3 is located directly beneath the Application Menu. The elements contained in the Header give access to basic functions of the application.

TRAKTOR Logo

Clicking on the TRAKTOR 3 Logo opens the A information about the software such as the version number, the serial number and the license type as well as the credits. You can close it by clicking on it.

BOUT

window. It contains valuable

You can also open the

Ab out window in the

Help section of the Application

Menu.

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System Monitor

In the middle of the heADe R you’ll see several displays that give you valuable information about the status of your system:

mIDI: This displays the status of the connected device (green: a midi device is

►

connected and working; grey: no device is connected or a device is not working properly). AUDIO: This displays the status of your sound card. A green LED means, the

►

selected sound card is connected, a red LED means, the selected sound card is not connected. CpU: Indicates how much of the CPU-Capacity is available in TRAKTORs in-

►

ternal audio engine. It gives you information about how stressed your system is, and how much headroom you have until you reach the capacity limit. If the bar is fully lit, you most likely will experience audio dropouts. mAsTeR: Displays the mAsTeR OUTpUT le vel.

►

BAT: Gives you quick information about how much power your battery has left;

►

useful if you’re working in FUllsCReen mODe. ReC: If you are recording it turns green. If the input is clipping it turns red.

►

Reduce the recording gain if the input is clipping.

Clock

This displays the time depending on your computers time; useful if you are working in FUllsCReen mODe.

Layout Selector

This drop-down menu is used to switch between different screen lAyO UTs in TRAKTOR 3. Read more about l AyOUTs in chapter 5.4.3 (Layouts).

Preferences Button

This button opens the p 3 to your personal needs. Read more in chapter 19 (Preferences).

ReFeRenCes

dialog, which allows you to congure TRAKTOR

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Tooltips/ Console

This button toggles the TOOlTIps/ COnsOle window on and off. In TOOlTIp mODe it displays information about a particular feature and is especially useful for the new user. Hover your mouse arrow over any control feature of the TRAKTOR interface to get information about a feature. In C

OnsOle mODe

it displays software status information. Different to the other panels, you can open and close the T

OOlTIps

individually via the T

C in the upper right corner of the Tooltip panel to switch between T

OOlTIp

button in the Header. Click on the small

OOlTIps

and

COnsOle mODe.

Fullscreen Button

Use this button to switch to F FUllsCReen mODe in chapter 5.4.7 (Miscellaneous Display Options).

UllsCReen mODe

. Read more about how to congure

NI Logo

Clicking on the nI l logo.

OgO

opens the A

BOUT

window, like clicking on the TRAKTOR

5.1.3 Details Section

The Details Section is the part directly underneath the Header.

This window is fully customizable and used to display the messages window as well as many different pAnels controlling TRAKTOR 3. Find a detailed explanation of all DeTA Ils pAnel s in chapter 5.4.4 (Details Section).

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5.1.4 Decks

The Decks have a header showing File Info, Phase Meter, Pitch Bend Buttons, Master, Slave and Sync Buttons, a detailed waveform, a graphical track overview (Stripe) and a few playback control buttons underneath. They are referred to as Deck A and C for the left decks and Deck B and D for the right decks.

Read a detailed explanation of all DeCK features in chapter 9 (Controlling the Decks).

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5.1.5 Browser

The Track Browser of TRAKTOR 3

On the left you see the B

eARCh wInDOw

and the U

ROwseR TRee wInDOw

nDO BUTTOns

, the p

, which contains – top down – the

RevIew plAyeR

, the B

ROwseR TRee

and the BROwseR BUTTOns as well as the sTATUs BAR and the pROgRess BAR. On the right you see the lIsT wInDOw with the customizable BROwseR COlUmns and the FAvORITes. All detailed information about the B

ROwseR

can be found in chapter 6 (Using the

Track Browser).

5.2 Knob and Fader Control

Although each knob and slider in TRAKTOR has its own unique purpose, their behavior is generally the same. You can control each knob or slider with your mouse or by using a MIDI controller or keyboard shortcuts – called hOTKeys, explained later in chapter 14 (MIDI and Hotkeys).

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5.2.1 Knob and Fader Control

All knobs and faders in TRAKTOR are either controlled by dragging the mouse, by using the mouse wheel or by clicking the small p

lUs

and m

InUs

buttons next to the

knob. Dragging the mouse is a good way to make dynamic changes, whereas the

lUs

and m

InUs

buttons allow more subtle changes and are better suited to set a

knob to a specic value. Using the scroll wheel can be used for very ne adjustments

or for changing the parameter by steps.

5.2.2 Basic Control

Mouse Drag

Hold your mouse arrow over a knob, then click, hold and drag the mouse up or

►

down. This will move to the knob clockwise or counter-clockwise.

Click, hold and drag a knob horizontally. The knob will adjust within a ner

►

range. Double-Click on the knob to return it to its default setting.

►

5.2.3 Advanced Control

Besides the standard mouse click functions explained above, TRAKTOR 3 offers advanced functions utilizing p right mouse button. If you have a track pad or mouse without a second button, you can utilize these functions by pressing and holding the CTRl key of your computer keyboard while clicking.

lUs

and m

InUs

buttons, the mouse wheel and the

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Plus and Minus Buttons and Mouse Wheel

Each click on the plUs (+) button next to a knob moves the value of the knob

►

incrementally up. Each click on the mInUs (-) button next to a knob moves the value of the knob

►

incrementally down. Turning the mouse wheel will adjust the parameter by one increment for each

►

step of the wheel.

Sensitivities

TRAKTOR 3 offers ve sensitivities for the incremental control of parameters:

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the p

►

lUs

button to open a menu of ve sensitivity options:

min, ne, default, coarse, switch. Select one of the options.

►

Click the p

►

lUs

and m

InUs

buttons or use the mouse wheel to see how the behavior of the knob has changed. The small bar of dots below the knob – only visible, when you hover over the

►

control – change accordingly. One single dot remains if you have chosen min, the full bar of 9 dots appears,

►

if you have chosen switch.

Right-/ Ctrl-Click Functions

Right-/ Ctrl-Click + hold and drag a knob. A g

►

although the knob itself will not move. Keep holding the right mouse button, then left-click and hold. This will bring

►

the knob to the value of the ghOsT pOInTeR. Keep holding the right mouse button and let go the left mouse button. The

►

knob will return to its last position and the red ghOsT pOInTeR remains visible. If you want the knob to stay at the value of the g

►

the right mouse button after the knob has reached the value of the ghOsT p

OInTeR

. The red g

hOsT pOInTeR

will disappear, and you can depress the left

mouse button as well.

hOsT pOInTeR

will appear in red,

, simply release

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5.3 Mouse Modes

The mouse can be used to CUe, p C

OnTROl mODes

: s

nAp

, CD and v

lAy

and p

AUse

a track. There are 3 available m

Inyl

. You can switch between m

OUse mODes

OUse

by pushing the respective button in the mODe DeTAIls pAnel. If you can’t nd the mOD e panel, refer to the l

AyOUT

chapter for learning how to insert the m

ODe

panel into one of your DeTAIl views. If you intend to often switch between m is included on each of your D

eTAIls

OUse mODes

, make sure that the m

pages. If you intend to use only one m

ODe

panel

OUse mODe

you can remove the mODe panel from all your DeTAIls pages.

5.3.1 Snap Mode (Waveform)

In this mode the mouse pointer will snap to either BeATs, CUe pOInTs or BeATgRID lines.

Hold your mouse pointer over the w

►

BeAT and CUe pOInT. Click and hold. This snaps the cursor to the nearest B

►

as long as you hold the button. This is the same as CUe/ pAUse. Release the button to return to the last CUe pOInT.

►

To avoid returning, press the right mouse button before releasing the left one

►

to switch to permanent playback. Clicking on the wAveFORm with right-/ ctrl-click cues the song to the target but

►

starts playback only when you release the mouse button.

AveFORm

. Red s

nAp

points appear at each

eAT

and plays the track

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5.3.2 Snap Mode (Stripe)

Select snAp from the mODe De TAIls pAnel.

►

Hold your mouse pointer over the sTRIpe wAveFORm.

►

When moving the mouse back and forth, small, red s

►

along the sTRIpe wAveFORm. Click to move the cursor to the snAp point in the sTRIpe wAveFORm.

►

nAp

points will appear

5.3.3 CD Mode (Waveform)

This triggers a stutter loop known from pitchable CD -players while clicking and holding the wAveFORm.

Click and hold on the wAveFORm.

►

The DeCK will play a short, consistent loop as long as you hold the mouse but-

►

ton. While holding the button pressed you can adjust the position of the loop by

►

horizontally dragging the wAveFORm. To set a CUe p

►

wards the beat coming from the right side until you hear the very rst millisecond of the beat entering the loop. Release the left mouse button and the track will pause exactly before the beat. Right-/ Ctrl-Click and hold the wAveFORm, then release the mouse button to start

►

playback.

OInT

right before a B

eAT

, move the loop as close as you can to-

5.3.4 CD Mode/ Vinyl Mode (Stripe)

Select either CD or vInyl from the mODe module.

►

Click and hold anywhere on the sTRIpe wAveFORm.

►

Move the mouse backward or forward. This will navigate through the s

►

wAveFORm similar to moving a slider.

TRIpe

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 29

5.3.5 Vinyl Mode

In this mode the w pointer won’t snap to beats in the wAveFORm.

Click and hold the track wAveFORm. This is like putting your hand on a vinyl

►

record to pause playback. While holding the mouse button, move the mouse backward and forward. This

►

moves the wAveFORm similar to scratching a vinyl record. Release the mouse button. The track will begin playing from the point at which

►

you release it. Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the wAveFORm to start and stop playback.

►

AveFORm

can be manipulated like a vinyl record and the mouse

5.4 Adjusting the Look of TRAKTOR

Whether you would like to take advantage of advanced features or simply wish to

perform basic mixing, the TRAKTOR interface can be adjusted for your specic

needs.

5.4.1 Scalability

The TRAKTOR interface can be scaled to the size of your liking:

Click + hold and drag the bottom-right corner of the TRAKTOR window. This

►

will expand and/ or contract the TRAKTOR interface while simultaneously resizing all TRAKTOR sections.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 30

5.4.2 Waveform Zoom

Each DeCK offers the ability to zoom in or out on a track wAveFORm. Zooming in on a wAveFORm can be helpful in nding a more accurate CUe pOInT. Zooming out will give you a broader view of the wAveFORm.

Click the p

►

display. This zooms in on the track wAveFORm. Now click the eQUAl (=) sign. This zooms to TRAKTORs default view of the track

►

wAveFORm. Now click the m

►

wAveFORm.

lUs

(+) sign button in the upper corner of the main D

InUs

(-) sign. This zooms out, giving a broader view of the track

eCK wAveFORm

5.4.3 Layouts

A l

AyOUT

is the way in which you have the TRAKTOR interface congured. Customize

your l

AyOUTs

to create a working environment for specic tasks that ts your needs

or use one of the 10 different sample lAyOUTs that are already precongured.

Switching between Layouts

Click on the lAyOUT sel eCTOR for opening the drop-down menu showing the

►

available lAyOUTs. Select one of the available lAyOUTs and observe the changes in the interface.

►

The 10 lAyOUTs are optimized for typical situations.

►

Customizing a Layout

Switch to the lAyOUT that you intend to customize.

►

Unlock the selected l

►

un-checking the option Lock current Layout of the bottom of the list. Right-/ Ctrl-Click anywhere on the TRAKTOR h

►

the currently visible sections in the active lAyOUT. Visible sections are checked, invisible sections are un-checked.

►

AyOUT

by opening the drop-down menu a second time and

eADeR

to open a menu that shows

Waveform Zoom can also

be performed with the

scroll wheel of your mouse. Hold

the mouse over the Waveform and

scroll up or down to zoom in or

out.

You can always minimize

or ma ximize the Decks

by double-clicking on the Header

of one of the Deck s (where the

letters A and B are located).

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 31

Proceed to customize your l

►

sections. When you are done, right-click on the l

►

current Layout.

The available options are:

Show Details: Opens and closes the DeTAIls section. Useful if you are working

►

with four decks and have not much space on your screen left, e.g. for the browser. Show Messages: Opens and closes the T

►

you’re a TRAKTOR 3 newbie, close it if you’re already familiar with TRAKTOR 3 and use the spare place for another panel. Show Browser: Opens and closes the TRAKTOR 3 browser. If you manage your

►

tracks outside the TRAKTOR 3 browser, e.g. in iTunes, you might want to close the TRAKTOR 3 browser. Show Progressbar: Opens and closes the analyzation pROgRess BAR in the low-

►

er left corner. Show Favorites: Opens and closes the FAvORITes playlists.

►

Show Browser Button Controls: Shows and hides buttons for several playlist

►

and track related functions. Find a detailed description of the Browser Buttons in chapter 6.3.4 (Browser Buttons). Minimize/ Maximize Deck A & B: As well as a double-click on the deck headline

►

this option minimizes and maximizes the view of your deck, removing the sTRIpe and leaving more room for the browser. Minimize/ Maximize Deck C & D: As well as a double-click on the deck headline

►

this option minimizes and maximizes the view of your deck, removing the sTRIpe and leaving more room for the browser. Hide and Mute Deck C & D: If you only use 2 decks, especially because you

►

have a low-end computer, check this option to save memory. Show Pitch Fader: Turns the pITCh FADeR on and off.

►

AyOUT

by checking and un-checking the different

AyOUT

box and check the option Lock

OOlTIps

/ C

OnsOle

box. Keep it open when

All these options can be

r e ach ed f r o m t he

Application Menu as well.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 32

Show Mixer FX Controls: Shows and hides a selection of effect knobs and but-

►

tons for the channel effects. Learn more about the ChAnnel eFFeCTs in chapter 12 (Effects). Show Mixer EQ Controls: Shows and hides the EQ controls. Choose from 4

►

different EQ emulations. Learn more about the EQ controls in chapter 11.1.1 (EQing the Mix). Show Mixer Channel Controls: Shows and hides the typical channel controls

►

like the ChAnnel FADeR, CUe button and gAIn control. Show Mixer Master Controls: Shows and hides the mA sTeR COn TROls like

►

CROss FADeR, the phmIx and phvOl knobs as well as controls for the mAsTeR eFFeCT. Lock Current Layout: Locks and unlocks the current l

►

permanent.

AyOUT

to make changes

Changing the Name of a Layout

Double-Click inside the lAyOUT box.

►

A cursor appears allowing you to edit the current name.

►

Enter a new name for the lAyOUT.

►

Conrm with the enTeR key of your computer keyboard.

►

5.4.4 Details Section

The DeTAIls seCTIOn has four individual pages. TRAKTOR is precongured for screens having a width of 1024 pixels. On many current screens the D

therefore be only partly lled.

As for the l

example of how you can congure the interface. After spending some time with TRAKTOR, you will want to change the pre-selected panels to t your personal

needs and your style of DJing. Here is the description of how to customize the

DeTAIls seCTIOn:

AyOUTs

, the panels loaded into the 4 available D

eTAIls seCTIOn

eTAIls

pages are an

will

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 33

Arranging, Deleting and Inserting Panels from the Details Section

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on a panel in the DeTAIls section. This will drop down a selec-

►

tion menu. Choose Close this Panel to remove the panel from the current DeTAIls page.

►

Choose Make First to move the panel all the way to the left-most side of the

►

DeTAIls section. Choose Make Last to move the panel all the way to the right-most side of the

►

DeTAIls section. Choose Move Left to move the panel to the left.

►

Choose Move Right to move the panel to the right.

►

Choose one of the available panels to insert the panel to the right of the other

►

panels into the page.

Available Panels

Page: Select here one of the four De TAIls pAges.

►

Mode: Select here the mOUse mOD e for the wAveFORm navigation.

►

Decks: Here you can focus any of the D

►

ment. Cue Edit: Set, save and rename CUe pOInTs, delete them or navigate between

►

them.

Cue List: Direct access to the rst six CUe p

►

tion. BeatJump: Performs B

►

size. BPM: Tempo adjustment functions like setting a B

►

a BeATgRID. Channel: Channel related functions and channel input selection.

►

Master: Master audio section for controlling main mixer functions

►

Loop Set: Sets Loops either manually or with beat accurate length.

►

Loop Slct: Handles navigation between Loops.

►

eATJUmps

eCKs

and change the C

OInTs

of a track for easier naviga-

forward and backward depending on the jump

eATmARKeR

ROssFADeR

and establishing

assign-

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 34

Loop Move: Moves the current lOO p forward and backward depending on a

►

chosen step-size. Loop Start: Resizes the current lOOp by moving the lOOp sTART pOInT depending

►

on the step-size. Loop End: Resizes the current lOOp by moving the lO Op enD pOInT depending

►

on the step-size. Track Info: Contains customizable displays for the track infos. Read more about

►

the TRACK InFO in chapter 5.4.5 (Deck Info). Audio Recorder: Record audio from the internal mix, microphone or external

►

mixer sum. Native Mix Recorder: Plays back and records nATIve mIx FIles.

►

Clock: Contains all controls for the mAsTeR ClOCK.

►

Key: Contains controls for changing the Key of your tracks and performing time

►

stretching. Channel Effect: Switch between TRAKTORs Ch Annel eFF eCTs and adjust

►

them. Master Effect: Switch between TRAKTORs mAsTeR eFFeC Ts and adjust them.

►

Tracking: Find here SCRATCH related information, like the calibration status

►

and the assignment of the decks. Click on the circle to switch from s sTICKeR vIew.

Booth: Contains controls for a monitor speaker system.

►

COpe

Separators/ Growing Separators

sepARATORs are a visual help to organize panels into groups. To insert a sepARATOR, do the following:

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the panel to the right of the desired sepARATOR position.

►

Select Separator from the context menu

►

To remove a sepARATOR right-/ ctrl-click on it and choose Close this panel.

►

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 35

gROwIng sepARATORs are helpful to build your details view symmetrical and equally spaced. The gROwIng sepARATORs are especially useful if you’re assigning panels to DeCK A and B – this way you can e.g. adjust the panels for DeCK A on the left side and for DeCK B on the right side. To insert a gROwIng sepARATOR, do the following:

Right-/ Ctrl- Click on the panel to the right of the desired g

►

position. Select Growing Separator from the context menu

►

To remove a g

►

panel.

ROwIng sepARATOR

right-/ ctrl-click on it and choose Close this

ROwIng sepARATOR

Linking the selection of the Details pages to Layouts

Locked lAyOUTs recall the DeTAIls page they have been used with. If you prefer to switch lAyOUTs and DeTAIls pages independently, unlock your lAyOUTs. When using unlocked l one lAyOUT to the other.

AyOUTs

the D

eTAIls

page will remain unchanged while you switch from

5.4.5 Deck Info Options

Open “Preferences” > “Appearance” > “Deck Info Options”.

►

In this pReFeRenCe menu you can choose the information you want to have

►

displayed in the DeCK heADIng. There are two rows with three columns each available, or in other words, you

►

have six elds you can customize to your liking.

Click on the downwards pointing arrow to choose between one of the 19 available

elds:

Title: Displays the tracks’ title.

►

Artist: Displays the tracks’ artist name.

►

Release: Displays the tracks’ album name.

►

Mix: Displays the remix name.

►

The width of a Growing

Separato r de pends on

the number of panels you made

visible in the Details section.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 36

Label: Displays the Label name where the track was released.

►

Cat. No.: Displays the Beatport catalogue number.

►

Genre: Displays the musical genre.

►

Total Time: Displays the whole track time in minutes and seconds.

►

Bitrate: Displays the bitrate of a track in kbps.

►

Track BPM: Displays the original BPM of a track.

►

Gain: Displays the g

►

knob. Elapsed Time: Displays the already expired track time in minutes and sec-

►

onds. Remaining Time: Displays the remaining track time in minutes and seconds.

►

Beats: Counts the beats beginning with 1.1 at the origin of the BeATmARKeR.

►

Beats to Cue: Displays the beats remaining until the end of the track.

►

BPM: Displays the actual BPM depending on the current pitch.

►

Tempo: Displays the actual tempo of the track in percent depending on the

►

actual pitch. Key: Displays the actual Key of a track depending of the value chosen in the

►

Key panel. Off: Turns the respective DeCK InFO FIelD off.

►

AIn

of a track depending on the value chosen with the g

AIn

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 37

5.4.6 Wave Display Options

The wAve FORm of a track can be customized in the following section of the preferences: Open "Preferences" > "Appearance" > "Wave Display Options".

Highlight Beatmarkers

With this option checked, the small white lines on every beat get highlighted.

Load a track in DeCK A.

►

Move the pReFeRenCes window beneath the DeCK.

►

Check the option hIghlIghT BeATmARKeRs.

►

Click on Apply.

►

Observe that the white, vertical lines on every beat are now brighter than be-

►

fore.

Show Minute-Markers

With this option checked, every minute will be marked with a small, vertical, white line in the overall waveform (s will go on.

Load a track in DeCK A.

►

Move the pReFeRenCes window beneath the DeCK.

►

Check the option shOw mInUTe-mARKeRs.

►

Click on Apply.

►

Observe that the white, vertical lines every minute of the track in the overall

►

waveform (sTRIpe).

Channels

This option changes the appearance of the waveform.

Load a track into a DeCK.

►

Move the pReFeRenCes window beneath the DeCK.

►

BeATs uses a single color to display the beats of the track.

►

TRIpe

), giving you a visual hint of how long your track

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 38

BeATs AnD hIghs uses two color shades to display beats and highs. The lighter,

►

semi-transparent shade represents the highs, the solid color the beats. BeATs AnD envelOpe displays the beats and their envelopes to give a better im-

►

pression of the rhythmic structure of a track. Press Apply to preview the change.

►

Colors

It is possible to select a color scheme for the wAveFORms that ts your personal taste

and working environment. When using TRAKTOR in daylight or with reections

on the screen it makes sense to use the highest contrast between w background, whereas it might be easier for the eyes if you use a more subdued color variation if you are working in a dark DJ booth or at home.

Load a track into a DeCK.

►

Move the pReFeRenCes window beneath the DeCK.

►

Choose yellOw, BlUe or BROwn as color.

►

Press Apply to preview the change.

►

AveFORm

and

Track End Warning Time

By setting a T to 60 seconds before a DeCK stops playing. This is very helpful preventing a track running out unnoticed.

Open pReFeRenCes > wAve DIsplAy OpTIOns.

►

Set the desired amount of seconds by moving the slider next to TRACK enD

►

wARnIng TIme. Click Apply to apply the changes.

►

RACK enD wARnIng TIme

, TRAKTOR will ash the w

AveFORm sTRIpe

Stripe View

This is a TRAKTOR Scratch Preference, explained in chapter 18.2 (TRAKTOR Scratch Preferences).

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 39

Play Marker Position

This slider adjusts the position of the vertical, red line called p where your track starts to play from.

Load a track into a DeCK.

►

Move the pReFeRenCes window beneath the DeCK.

►

Move the slider to a different value.

►

Click Apply to preview the result.

►

lAymARKeR

. This is

Show Phase Meter

With the option shOw phAse meTeR unchecked, the phAse meTeR will not be visible. If you check this option you will see the phAse meTeR appear above the wAveFORm.

5.4.7 Miscellaneous Display Options

Other adjustable settings of TRAKTORs appearance can be found in "Preferences" > "Appearance" > "Miscellaneous".

Fullscreen Mode

You can use the scale method to stretch TRAKTOR to t your whole screen or you

can use FUllsCReen mode. The advantage of using FUllsCReen mode is that nothing on your computer screen will be visible (or controllable) other than the TRAKTOR interface. For instance: If using a Mac, the dock will not be visible. If using Windows, the taskbar and start menu will not be visible.

Click the FUllsCReen button located at the top of the TRAKTOR interface to enter

►

and exit F face.

UllsCReen

mode. This will ll your entire screen with the TRAKTOR inter-

This looks great if you’re

performing live!%

performing live!

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 40

If your screen resolution is higher than 1024x768, the controls of TRAKTOR

►

may seem too small for you. In this case you can select 1024x768 in the TRAKTOR p screen with the TRAKTOR interface at 1024x768 resolution, making the controls larger and more visible. On the same pReFeRenCes page you can also set FUllsCReen mode to default by

►

selecting the option swITCh TO FUllsCReen On sTARTUp.

ReFeRenCes

menu. With this selected, F

UllsCReen

mode will ll your

Show value when over control

With this option checked, hovering with your mouse over a control displays the current value, if it’s not checked you can only see the name of the button, e.g. AmT for amount.

Check the option shOw vAlUe when OveR COnTROl.

►

Click on Apply.

►

Hover over control buttons like the effect knobs and see the difference.

►

Font Size

You can customize the FOnT sIze used in the BROwseR TRee and the lIsT wInDOw.

Open “Preferences” > “Appearance” > “Miscellaneous”.

►

Click on FOnT sIze to choose between the font sizes from smAll to hUge.

►

Click Apply to preview the change.

►

Finally click OK to close the pReFeRenCes menu.

►

Hide Beatport

With this option checked, all Beatport related things are taken away from the GUI. This means the BeATpORT FInD mORe BUTTOn as well as the Beatport shop.

Check the option hIDe BeATpORT.

►

Click on Apply.

►

Look at the lIsT wInDOw of the track browser to see the difference.

►

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 41

Reset hidden dialogs

Whenever a dialog in TRAKTOR opens, e.g. if you try to delete a track, you can

put a checkmark in the eld DO

dialog again.

Use the option R

►

security dialogs show up again.

eseT hIDDen DIAlOgs

nOT shOw AgAIn

whenever you want to reset this, so that all

. If you do so you won’t see this

5.4.8 Customizing the List Window of the Browser

The content of the lIsT wInDOw can be sorted by any of the visible columns. Click on a header to invert the sorting sequence of the column. You can hide and show 27 attributes of a track:

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on a headline of the lIsT wInDOw.

►

Check an attribute that you would like to have represented as column in the

►

lIsT wInDOw. Uncheck those attributes that you want to hide.

►

Repeat this action until you have congured the headlines you want to be vis-

►

ible. To change the size of a column, drag the line next to it.

►

To change the relative position of a column, click + hold and drag it horizon-

►

tally. Observe the red line indicating where the column will be inserted when releas-

►

ing the mouse button.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 42

6. Using the Track Browser

Whether you are at home, in the studio or DJing at a live gig, the T is designed to help manage your songs, giving you the easiest, quickest access to your songs, pl AylIsTs and FAvORITes.

RACK BROwseR

6.1 Preparing the Set

6.1.1 Compatible Music File Formats

TRAKTOR supports the following music le formats:

MP3

►

AAC (M4A)

►

WAV

►

AIFF

►

WMA

►

FLAC

►

OGG Vorbis

►

Find more information about the supported music le formats, especially about

the TRAKTOR support of ID3 tags on the following website: http://ww w.native-instruments.com/traktor3letype Read more about ID3-tags in chapter 6.3.3 (Writing Track Properties into Music Files - ID3 Tags).

Yo u h av e to in st all

Quicktime or iTunes to

be able to use A AC fi les in

TRAKTOR.

Yo u h av e to in st all

Windows Me dia Player

to be able to use WMA files in

TRAKTOR.

Mu sic fil es tha t ar e

DRM-protected cannot

be played back in TRAKTOR. This

affects e.g. AAC-tracks bought in

the iTunes store.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 43

6.1.2 Importing your Tracks

Managing your tracks in the TRAKTOR C compared to simply organizing your tracks in folders. The T

le that categorizes and provides references to the music les on your computer,

making them easily accessible through various browser features. Importing a track into your COlleCTIOn does not actually copy the music le - instead it adds the le to the TRACK COlleCTI On list making it easily manageable and searchable. Each row in your C about the track such as its location (F tag properties such as A allows for even more specic information such as Bpm (beats per minute), original song Key, personal RATIng and more. If you have organized your music in a set of special folders like “My Music”, it is advisable to reveal these directories to TRAKTOR. Hereafter you can use the function Import Music Folders to synchronize TRAKTOR with recently added tracks or with a changed folder structure within this set of folders.

OlleCTIOn

references a track on your hard drive and contains information

RTIsT

, T

ITle

Specify your Music Folders

Open “Preferences” > “Browser Preferences” > “Data Location”.

►

Click ADD on the bottom of the right window.

►

Browse to your mUsIC FOlDeRs.

►

Conrm with OK.

►

Repeat to add all of your mUsIC FOlDeRs.

►

Import your Music Folders

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the COlleCTIOn icon in the BROwseR TRee.

►

Choose Import Music Folders from the menu.

►

OlleCTIO n

Ile pATh

, A

lBUm

, etc. However, the TRAKTOR C

represents a huge advantage

) on your computer and standard ID3

RACK COlleCTI On

OlleCTIOn

is a

Subfolders are automat-

ica lly include d in the

scan. You don’t need to add sub-

folders to this list.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 44

TRAKTOR offers other alternative methods to import single tracks or a special folder that is not part of your conventional mUsIC FOlDeR structure:

Drag and drop a track or a folder from your Mac Finder or Windows Explorer

►

onto the COlleCTIOn icon in the TRAKTOR BROwseR TRee. Drag and drop a track or a folder from the tree structure below the TRAKTOR

►

Explorer icon representing all drives connected to your computer onto the COlleCTIOn icon. In the same manner you can right-/ ctrl- click on a subfolder of the TRAKTOR

►

Explorer icon or on a track listed in the window on the right side and choose Add to Collection from the menu. Any track that is played in a DeCK or added to the CURRen T plAylI sT is also

►

added to the COlleCTIOn.

Collection Structure

Within the COlleCTIOn, the tracks are detached from their physical location on the hard drive and can be represented in several independent and overlapping ways.

Underneath the C

►

eleAses

, l within this category. A track can be contemporarily listed in several plAylIsTs. plAylIsTs represent a

►

personalized sorting method often related to the circumstances for playing these particular tracks. They can be seen as your virtual record crates. Search results are a further way of displaying your C

►

the seARCh function in chapter 6.2 (Searching for tracks). Finally in the l

►

such as Bpm, R results.

ABels

IsT wInDOw

OlleCTIOn

or g

icon, you can see the tracks grouped by A

enRes

. A number indicates the current number of tracks

OlleCTIOn

on the right, tracks can be sorted by various criteria,

eleAse DATes

or R

ATIngs

, giving an additional value to search

RTIsTs

. Read more about

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 45

6.1.3 Data Location

As you will learn, TRAKTOR has functions that create and reference cer tain le types. These le types are stored in their own default directories. However, you can

change the directory paths by using the DATA lOCATIOn pReFeRenCes menu.

Open “Preferences” > “Browser Preferences” > “Data Location”.

►

You can change the directory path for the following le types by clicking on the

button with the exclamation mark (!) after the current path:

OlleCTIOn

►

information. plAy lIsTs: the le path TRAKTOR follows for plAylIsT s. Read more about

►

plAylIsTs in chapter 6.4 (Working with the Collection and Playlists). R

eCORDIngs

►

audio format.

ITUnes

►

settings in your iTunes).

eATpORT

►

loaded from BeATpORT through the TRAKTOR interface. mUsIC: Here you can specify the location of folders and hard drives to be

►

scanned for supported music les during the mUsIC FOlDeRs Import.

: the le path TRAKTOR follows for loading and storing C

OlleCTIOn

: the le path in which TRAKTOR stores the recordings you make in

: the le path to your iTunes library (this path has to be identical with the

: the le path in which TRAKTOR physically stores all songs down-

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6.1.4 Analysis

The analysis scans the entire track and returns the following information:

Bpm e

sTImATe

►

of music. Read more about verifying the Bpm e a BeATgRID in chapter 9.5 (Beatgrids).

AIn vAlUe

►

ties of the track and on the involved mastering techniques. The gA In vAlUe established during the analysis is a very accurate estimation of the optimal setting of the channel g use this gain estimation when loading a track into a D function, available in the mAsTeR DeTAIls panel. sTRIpe: The small representation of the wAveFORm underneath the wave display

►

is created by the analysis process. If the s likely not yet been analyzed.

: The Bpm e

: each track has a perceived loudness, based on its musical proper-

sTImATe

is more or less accurate according to the type

sTImATe

and about how to create

AIn

knob to match the loudness of a track to 0dB. To

eCK

, enable the A

TRIpe

of a track is missing it has most

Auto Analysis

Open “Preferences” > “Browser Preferences” > “Collection Preferences” for

►

options on automatic track analyzation. Read more about the AnA lyze options in chapter 19.3.2 (Collection

►

Preferences).

6.2 Searching for tracks

One of the quickest ways to nd a specic track is to use the s

Rather than browsing through folders, you can type a key word into the s and let TRAKTOR search your COlleCTIOn.

eARCh

function.

eARCh

UTO gAIn

eld

To make use of the

Se arch func tio n, the

tracks need to be imported into

the Collection.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 47

6.2.1 Simple Search

Click in the seARCh eld.

►

Type anything related to the track you are searching for in the s

►

as Track Name, Artist Name, Album Name, etc. Hit the Enter key on your computer keyboard. TRAKTOR will search your entire C all matching les in the lIsT wInDOw. Entering more than one word will return the tracks containing all the se

►

words.

eARCh

OlleCTIOn

eld such

and display

6.2.2 Rene

A search completed with the enTeR key of your keyboard searches the whole COl leCTIO n. You can rene a search to a specic subset of the COlleC TIOn by

completing the search with the selection of one category in the ReFIne menu.

Type a word into the seARCh eld.

►

Click the R

►

drop-down menu.

The available options reect the relevant BROwseR COlUmns.

Playlist: Searches within the currently displayed plAylIsT only. This option can

►

also be used for rening a search by searching only within a search result.

All: Searches the whole COlleCTIOn.

►

Artists: Tries to match the search string with the ARTIsT elds only.

►

Same for Title, Genre, etc.

►

eFIne

button behind the s

eARCh

eld and choose a eld from the

A search for BPM gives

back tracks with similar

values, which means a range of +/-

2.5 BPM of the entered value.

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6.2.3 Search Operators

These are the available operators for advanced searches:

& (and)

►

| (or)

►

= (equal; if you search for attributes with decimal values the operator range is

►

used automatically also) <> (unequal)

►

> (greater than)

►

< (less than)

►

~ ( a range of +/- 2,5)

►

“...” (phrases, use this for an exact search phrase)

►

Example: The following search

$TITLE=Chicken & $TITLE <> Dance & $GENRE=Breakbeat & $ARTIST <> “ChickenLips” | $ARTIST=Vee

translates to:

Show me all tracks that contain “Chicken” in the title

►

Don’t include tracks that contain “Dance” in the title as well

►

These tracks must have a genre of “Breakbeat”

►

The artist must NOT be “Chicken Lips” or contain “Vee”

►

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6.2.4 Magnifying Glass

In the l

IsT wInDOw

property elds. This is used to search tracks in your collection with the same entry in that eld.

In the lIsT wInDOw, click the mAgnIFyIng glAss next to an ARTIsT nAme.

►

TRAKTOR will search your entire collection for tracks of the same ARTIsT.

►

, you will notice a small m

AgnIFyIng glAss

in many of the track

6.2.5 Beatport “Find More” Button

In the l

IsT wInDOw

the track property elds. This is the F the Beatport store that have the same entry in that eld. Read more about the F

mORe button in chapter 8.2 (Beatport “Find More” Button).

, you will notice a small downwards pointing arrow in many of

InD mORe

button, used to search tracks within

InD

6.2.6 Search History

During a TRAKTOR session, the s have searched for in a temporary list.

Type in a few search expressions and conrm with the enTeR key of your com-

►

puter keyboard. Repeat this a few times.

►

Click the small downwards-pointing arrow left to the seARCh FIelD to see the list

►

of your search expressions.

eARCh

function recalls each search expression you

Clicking the Magnifying

Gla ss nex t to a BPM

value gives back tracks with simi-

lar BPM value s, which means a

range of +/- 2.5 BPM.

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6.2.7 Track Icons

It is especially important to keep an overview of your set with one look when you are performing in front of an audience. The ICOn column gives valuable information about the history of a track and can be sorted to align the tracks in their historical sequence. Here is a list of each I and its meaning.

A D

IAmOnD

►

played yet. This is modeled after the common habit of vinyl DJs who place the records they want to play in the near future at a 45 degree angle in their crate. The letters A, B, C and B identify the tracks currently loaded into the DeCKs.

►

A CheCK mARK means that the track had been played in one of the two DeCKs.

►

An exClAmATIOn mARK identies tracks not found at the les’ previous location.

►

A reason for this could be that a storage medium is unavailable, the location of the track has been changed or the track has been renamed. The right-pointing A

►

playlist.

Sorting by this column orders the tracks as follows:

Already played tracks on top.

►

Currently playing tracks in the center.

►

Queued tracks waiting in the CURRenT plAylIsT to be played underneath.

►

Non queued tracks below.

►

Missing tracks at the bottom.

►

shows that the track is listed in the C

RROw

indicates that this is the next track in the current

URRenT plAylIsT

but hasn’t been

COn

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6.2.8 Consistency Check Report

The C

OnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT

COlleCTIOn, providing options to help you in managing it.

In the T

►

Ree wInDOw

Consistency from the menu. Once TRAKTOR has checked consistency, the C

appear showing the totals of its ndings.

Show Overview/ Missing Tracks/ Tracks to Analyze

The COnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT gives you information about the following:

TOTAl TRACKs: The total number of tracks in your COlleCTIOn.

►

RACKs mIssIng

►

hard drive or moved from their original location. TRACKs nOT AnAlyzeD: The total number of tracks that have not been analyzed.

►

RACKs mIssIng sTRIpe

►

analyzed but their OveRvIew wAveFORm (sTRIpe) has been moved or deleted. TOTAl TRACKs TO AnAlyze: The total sum of TRACKs mIssIng sTRIpe and TRACKs nOT

►

AnAlyzeD. This is the total amount of tracks you need to analyze.

: The total number of tracks that have been deleted from your

Relocate Missing Tracks

The C

OnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT

that are missing from your COlleCTIOn.

Click the RelOC. mIssIng TRACKs button.

►

A standard operating system dialog window will appear.

►

Use this to browse your hard drive for the folder in which your missing tracks

►

were moved.

To nd multiple tracks in different folders, choose the top level folder in which

►

they are stored. You can even choose your main hard drive folder.

provides an overview of the current state of your T

, right-/ ctrl-click on the T

: The total number of tracks that have been imported and

allows you also to relocate the references to tracks

RACK COlleCTIOn

OnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT

and select Check

RACK

will

Relo cating tr acks in a

fo ld er that contain s

many subfolders can be a lengthy

proce ss. Don’t hesitate to inter-

rupt relocation - this will not dam-

age your Collection consistency.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 52

Remove Missing Tracks

If you no longer want these missing tracks to be referenced in your C

►

delete their references by clicking the Rem. mIssIng TRACKs button.

OlleCTIOn

Analyze Tracks

If you have tracks in the C

►

now by clicking on the A AnAlyzATIOn in chapter 19.3.2 (Collection Preferences).

OlleCTIOn

nAlyze TRACKs

not analyzed yet, you can analyze these

button. Read more about TRAKTORs

Show Consistency Check on Startup

The C

OnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT

can be set to display each time you open TRAKTOR. Please be aware that this function could be unpractical if you are using TRAKTOR whilst performing live and you want keep the startup time to a minimum.

Go to “Preferences” > “Browser Preferences” > “Collection Preferences”.

►

Put a check in the box labeled shOw COnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT On sTARTUp and

►

choose OK. The COnsIsTenCy CheCK RepORT will now open each time you start TRAKTOR.

►

6.3 Editing tracks

Whether you are performing live or working in the studio, TRAKTOR gives you the tools to keep your TRACK COlleCTIOn completely organized. Each track in your C

Ame

, A

lBUm nAme

two methods.

OlleCTIOn

has track properties (“tags”) such as s

, etc. TRAKTOR allows you to edit and add T

Ong TITle

RACK pROpeRTIes

, A

RTIsT

with

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 53

6.3.1 Editing Track Properties via Inline Editing

In the lIsT wInDOw, click on a track to highlight the track.

►

Click again in the eld you want to edit, e.g. the ARTIsT nAme.

►

A cursor will be placed inside the property eld.

►

Edit the ARTIsT nAme.

►

Click once in another property eld to edit its contents.

►

Hit the enTeR key on your keyboard to exit InlIne eDITIng mode.

►

6.3.2 Editing Track Properties via the Edit Dialog

Not all properties of a track are visible in the l available proper ties of a track, use the eDIT DIAlOg. This dialog also allows to contemporarily editing a selection of tracks, as described in the next section.

Edit Dialog

IsT wInDOw

. To get access to all

Alternat ively, you can

triple-click on a tracks’

property to place the cursor di-

rectly inside the prop erty eld.

Press the Enter key of your key-

bo ard to lea ve Inline Editing

Mode.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 54

Editing a Single Track

Select a track in the lIsT wInDOw by clicking it.

►

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the selected track and choose Edit from the pop-up menu

►

or use the respective BROwseR BUT TOn. The lIsT wInDOw turns into the track eDIT DIAlOg.

►

Edit the desired information for your track.

►

Use the drop-down menu next to a track property to select a property already

►

stored in your TRACK COlleCTIOn. At the bot tom of the dialog you nd a button called ResTORe to undo any

►

changes you have made. To apply the changes, click the button labeled Apply or use the respective BROwseR BUT TOn. When you are done either conrm with OK or abort by pressing CAnCel. Of

►

course you can use the respective BROwseR BUTTOns here as well.

Editing a Selection of Tracks

If you want to edit all tracks of an AlBUm or of a plAylI sT, select them and

►

choose Edit from the context menu, (just as you did for editing a single track) or use the respective BROwseR BUT TOn. In the eDIT DIAlOg you will notice that most of the checkboxes beneath the at-

►

tributes are unchecked and most of the elds void.

At the bottom of the e

►

seleCT All and nexT. The buttons are used to browse your selection of tracks. The checkboxes indicate which of the attributes have the same value among

►

the selected tracks. At the same time they indicate that the eld will be written

into the COlleCTIOn properties when applying the changes. If you want to change an attribute globally for all selected tracks (for example

►

the way to write an A beneath is checked and press the Apply button. If you want to edit the tracks of your selection one by one, use the p

►

and nexT buttons at the bottom of the dialog to step through the list.

DIT DIAlOg

RTIsT nAme

you will notice 3 new buttons called p

), edit the A

RTIsT FIelD

, make sure that the box

RevIOUs

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 55

Clicking ResTORe will undo your changes.

►

Clicking OK will conrm all your changes.

►

6.3.3 Writing Track Properties into Music Files - ID3 Tags

As described in the introduction, the TRAKTOR C references to the physical location of your tracks as well as all attribute information

about them. Many music le formats, such as MP3, allow you to store information about the track in the le itself. This is done by special text tags embedded at the beginning or at the end of the music portion of the le.

TRAKTOR does not need these kinds of tags because all relevant information is stored in the COlleCTIOn le, but as soon as you move a track to another computer

the attributes of the track get detached from the music le itself.

It can therefore be useful to additionally write the properties into the track itself.

Not all le types support this kind of embedded information, for instance AIFF and WAV les do not support it. Other le types support a proprietary format of tags, such as FLAC that TRAKTOR

does not fully support yet. ID3v2, which is the name for the most common type of

embedded tags used in MP3 les, is fully supported by TRAKTOR. More le types

will be supported with future updates.

Find a complete list with all supported le formats here: http://ww w.native-instruments.com/traktor3letype

Writing COlleCTIOn attributes into le tags should be used for:

Transferring tracks to other computers

►

Backup of the information contained in the COlleCTIOn

►

Reading tags from les is automatically done when importing tracks into the

OlleCTIOn

or when browsing tracks in the TRAKTOR e

the readout of tags from the les is mainly used for restoring unwanted changes

made in the TRAKTOR C

OlleCTI On

or if you changed track properties of a track

outside of TRAKTOR, i.e. with another application.

OlleCTIOn

is a database containing

xplOReR

. Manually triggering

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 56

6.3.4 Browser Buttons

Even though all functions that can be applied to tracks or selections of tracks are available in the context menu - accessed by right-/ ctrl-clicking on the selected tracks - the most important functions have been provided also as buttons in a special section between the B BUTTOns. The B

ROwseR BUTTOns

are not always the same - the functions of the buttons change

according to the currently selected view in the lIsT wInDOw.

DIT

: Clicking on the e

►

set of tracks as described above.

nAlyze

►

: Clicking on the A track(s). The analysis scans the entire track and returns several pieces of information about it. Read more about A Preferences). Dele Te: Clicking on DeleTe will remove the selected track from your TRACK

►

OlleCTIOn

or p

lAylIsT

the lIsT wInDOw and click the DeleTe button.

Edit Browser Buttons

The following B or choosing Edit from the context menu:

COnFIRm eDITIng: Conrms all editing changes and returns to the playlist view.

►

AnCel eDITIng

►

changes made after the last Apply action are discarded. R

esTORe meTADATA

►

the C

one of the attributes’ elds.

ROwseR BUTTOns

: Clicking on the C

: Aborts current changes and restores track attributes from

OlleCTIOn

. This is especially useful if you accidentally deleted entries in

ROwseR TRee

DIT BUTTOn

nAlyze BUTTOn

and the l

opens the T

IsT wInDOw

RACK eDIT DIAlOg

triggers the analysis of the selected

nAlyzATIOn

in chapter 19.3.2 (Collection

, called B

ROwseR

for the selected

. To remove more than one track, select multiple tracks in

can only be accessed after clicking the e

AnCel BUTTOn

cancels the editing operation. All

DIT

button

Th is will re mo ve the

track fro m the Playlist

only. It will not delete the track

from your hard drive!

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 57

ReAD meTADATA: Clicking on the ReAD meTADATA BUTTOn imports the metadata of

►

the selected music les into the COlleCTIOn. wRITe meTADATA: Clicking on the wRITe BUTTOn writes metadata information into

►

music les. Choose from 3 writing modes in “Preferences” > “Browser

Preference” > “Collection Preferences”. Apply: The editing changes are applied and stored in the COlleC TIOn.

►

Beatport Browser Buttons

The BeATpOR T BROws eR BUT TOns can only be accessed from the Beatport icon. Read more about the BeATpORT BROwseR BUTTOns in chapter 8.1 (Beatport Browser Buttons).

6.3.5 Other Track Options

Relocate: Opens a dialog in which you can navigate to the folder containing the

►

missing track(s). Very useful, if you e.g. restructured your Music Folder. Search in Playlists: Searches the selected track(s) in all playlists and returns

►

a list with all playlists containing the selected track(s). Add to Playlist as Next: Adds the selected track(s) as nex t to the CURRen T

►

plAylIsT. Add to Playlist at End: Adds the selected track(s) at the end of the C

►

plAylIsT. Reset Played: Clicking Reset Played will reset the DIsplAy ICOn next to any track

►

that has been played. It will then appear as not played. This can be used if you want to replay a track later in your set, avoiding confusion of it being marked as having already been played. Show in Explorer/ Finder: By right-/ ctrl-clicking on a track you can choose

►

Show in Explorer/ Finder from the context menu. This will display the track in the Windows Explorer or Mac Finder, according to your operating system.

URRenT

Not all le types are sup-

ported by these op era-

tions. Find a complete list with all

supported le formats here:

http://w ww.native-instrum ents.

com/traktor3letype

The played state of your

tracks will be reset auto-

matically after every session, i.e.

closing and re-opening TRAKTOR

will reset the played state.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 58

6.3.6 Deleting Tracks from your Hard Drive

The TRAKTOR B from your hard drive.

ROwseR

has no features allowing the physical deleting of tracks

6.4 Working with the Collection and Playlists

6.4.1 New Collection Format

TRAKTOR 3.3 uses an updated C

the rst time after the update, you will be informed that importing your old COlleCTIOn will make it incompatible to former versions of TRAKTOR. Please conrm the import

by clicking OK or cancel it by clicking on CAnCel. After importing the COlleCTIOn it is written in the new format. Older TRAKTOR versions can open COlleC TIOns that are newer than the ones they use. If such a COlleCTIOn is opened, the data not known to that TRAKTOR version is lost. This is the current scenario for the TRAKTOR family:

TRAKTOR DJ Studio 2.x uses NML-version 7

►

TRAKTOR Scratch 1.0 uses NML-version 8

►

TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3.2 uses NML-version 8

►

TRAKTOR Scratch 1.1 uses NML-version 9

►

TRAKTOR 3.3 uses NML-version 9

►

OlleCTIOn

format. When starting TRAKTOR 3.3 for

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 59

6.4.2 Playlists

lAylIsTs

are an alternative way of organizing your C tags for tracks and retrieving them via search strings, you can create groups of tracks inside your C record crates, but contrary to a physical track contained on a vinyl record, a virtual track can be contained in as many p it back into the shelf. A p Further advantages are saving and loading as well as exporting a playlist to transfer it to another computer.

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the plAylIsT folder icon in the BROwseR TRee.

►

Choose Create Playlist from the context menu.

►

Type the name of your plAylIsT in the following window.

►

Choose OK.

►

Your new plAylIsT will appear as a subfolder under the plAylIsT folder.

►

OlleCTIOn

lAylIsT

by creating p

can be shufed or ordered in any way you like.

lAylIsTs

as you want and you won’t have to put

OlleCTIOn

. These can be seen as virtual

. Instead of creating

6.4.3 Playlist Options

By right-/ ctrl-clicking on a playlist you nd the following options in the popup

menu:

Lock/ unlock the playlist: Lock and unlock your plAylIsT.

►

Analyze: Analyze the tracks contained in the selected playlist.

►

Relocate: Relocate the tracks contained in the selected playlist.

►

Save: Save the selected playlist.

►

Rename: Rename the selected playlist.

►

Clear: Remove all tracks from the selected playlist.

►

Delete: Delete the selected playlist. This will not actually delete the tracks from

►

your track COlleCTIOn, it will only delete the playlist le. Reset Played State: This removes all track icons (played, cued etc.) from the

►

icon column in the track browser.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 60

Add to Collection: This adds all tracks contained in the playlist to the

►

COlleCTIOn.

Read File Tags (Async): This reads out the ID3 tags of the contained tracks.

►

This is going on in the background and does not affect the performance. Write File Tags (Async): This writes ID3 tags to the contained tracks, depend-

►

ing on the setting in “Preferences” > “Browser Preferences” > “Collection Preferences” > “ID3 Tag Mode”. This is going on in the background and does not affect the performance. Add to Playlist as Next: This places all tracks contained in the playlist as next

►

in the current playlist. Add to Playlist at End: This places all tracks contained in the selected playlist

►

at the end of the CURRenT plAylIsT. Export Webpage: This exports the tracks contained in the selected playlist

►

along with the playlist le (playlist_name.nml) to a place of your destination.

This way you can transport a playlist to another TRAKTOR computer without losing data.

Export Printable: This exports a HTML-le containing a list with the tracks of

►

the selected playlist with customizable columns.

6.4.4 Locked Playlists

Lock/ Unlock a p Unlock. A locked playlist has a lOCK ICOn next to it.

Sorting your Playlist

Click on the headline of a BROwseR COlUmn to sort the plAylIsT by this column. Click another time on the headline to invert the sorting.

lAylIsT

by right-/ ctrl-clicking on a p

lAylIsT

and choosing Lock/

Sorting and rearranging

a Locked Playlist is only

momentary and will not be saved!

If you click on another folder in

the Browser Tree and then again

on the Locked Playlist, it will show

you the Lo cked Playlist in its

ori ginal s tatu s. If you w ant to

change the orde r of a Lo cked

Playlist permanently, you have to

unlock it beforehand!

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 61

Rearranging Playlists by Drag & Drop

Click-hold and drag a track in the p shows where the track will drop when you release the mouse button.

lAylIsT

up or down and observe the red line that

Adding one or more Tracks to a Playlist

Simply select one or more tracks in the T name in the B

ROwseR TRee

. A security question will ask you for conrmation to

prevent from unwanted changes.

RACK COlleCTIOn

and drag it on the p

lAylIsT

Deleting Tracks from a Playlist

Deleting one or more tracks from a l delete one or more tracks from a l by right-/ ctrl-clicking on the playlist name and choosing Lock/ Unlock.

OCKeD plAylIsT

is not possible. If you want to

, you have to unlock it beforehand

6.4.5 Unlocked Playlists

Lock/ Unlock a p Unlock. An unlocked Playlist shows no lOCK IC On.

Sorting your Playlist

Click on the headline of a BROwseR COlUmn to sort the plAylIsT by this column. Click another time on the headline to invert the sorting.

Rearranging Playlists by Drag & Drop

Click-hold and drag a track in the p shows where the track will drop when you release the mouse button.

lAylIsT

by right-/ ctrl-clicking on a p

lAylIsT

and choosing Lock/

up or down and observe the red line that

Sorting and rearranging

an Unlocked Playlist is

permanent. If you want to main-

tain a certain order permanently,

you have to Lock the Playlist.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 62

Adding one or more Tracks to a Playlist

Simply select one or more tracks in the T name in the BROwseR TRee.

RACK COlleCTIOn

and drag it on the p

lAylIsT

Deleting Tracks from a Playlist

Select one or more tracks you want to delete from the plAylIsT and choose Delete – either via right-/ctrl-clicking on them and choosing Delete or by clicking on the

eleTe BROwseR BUTTOn

from unwanted changes.

. A security question will ask you for conrmation to prevent

6.4.6 Favorites

Favorites Window

The F

AvORITes

window is a navigational tool and is located at the bottom of the interface. If you do not see the F Show Favorites. Three of the FAvORITes are pre-assigned:

F1: Current Playlist

►

F2: Track Collection

►

F9: Audio Recording

►

AvORITes

, right-/ ctrl-click on the h

eADeR

and choose

You can assi gn any o f

the le browser folders

or a playlist to a Favorite Playlist

(F1 – F10).

So me computer key-

boards r equir e you to

hold down the Function (fn) key in

order to use the F Keys.

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Do the following to create and use a FAvORITes folder:

Click the plAylIsTs folder to browse its contents.

►

Click on the DemO COnTenT folder to expose the DemO pl AylIsT.

►

Click, hold and drag the DemO plAylIsT name on top of the F3 Favorite icon.

►

F3 will now display the DemO plAylIsT icon.

►

From now on, you can access this folder at any time by pressing the F3 key on

►

your computer keyboard or by clicking on the FAvORITe icon with the mouse. The contents of the DemO plAylIsT will then appear in the lIsT wInDOw.

►

6.4.7 History Playlist

The h

IsTORy plAylIsT

tracks you played during a gig. It has a timestamp and will be created after every session you make, so that every

time you close TRAKTOR you will nd the history of what you have done the next

time you open TRAKTOR. It is very useful, if you have to handout a p evening or just to review, what you were doing last night.

In the T

►

If you are already working with TRAKTOR several months, this list can become very large, often containing plAylIsTs with only a few tracks. It’s a good habit to rename hIsTORy plAylIsTs of successful evenings, which makes

nding them way easier than only with the timestamp name.

Ree wInDOw

click on the hIsTORy folder.

If this was not the rst time you opened TRAKTOR, you will see several plAylIsTs with a times tamp at the beginning for every s ession you made with TRAKTOR. hIsTORy plAylIsTs are locked by default.

is a special p

, double-click on the p

lAylIsT

that gives you information about what

lAylIsT

of the actual played tracks of an

lAylIsT

folder and then another double-

Dragging another playlist

on an already assigned

favorite will replace the favorite

playlist with the new playlist.

Shift- dragging another

playlist on a n already

assigned favorite will merge the

content of the favorite pla ylist

wit h the c ontent of the shift-

dragged playlist.

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You can do everything you’re used to do with p but for the hIsTORy plAylIsTs this little trick might suit you better:

In the Windows Explorer/ Mac Finder, navigate to your ”Traktor3” folder and

►

open the “Playlists” folder, and in there the “History Folder”. You will see the list of all your hIsTORy plAylIsTs.

►

As a rule of thumb, every track in a list equals around 1 kb. This means, all

►

lAylIsTs

with 5 or below kb will have most likely not more than 4-6 tracks contained in them. And usually they can be deleted, making browsing in the h

►

convenient.

lAylIsTs

, including deleting a p

IsTORy plAylIsTs

6.4.8 Current Playlist

The C

URRenT plAylIsT

recently or you plan to play in near future.

Whenever you play a track it will be placed automatically in the CURRen T

►

plAylIsT. If you found some tracks you want to play not as next track, but in the near

►

future, drag-and-drop them onto the CURRenT pl AylIsT for quicker access. Drag the tracks in the C

►

dicating, where the track will drop in. Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the CURRenT plAylIsT and choose Clear to remove all tracks

►

from the CURRenT plAylIsT.

is a special p

URRenT plAylIsT

lAylIsT

in which you nd tracks that were played

in the desired order, see a red line in-

lAylIsT

Ano ther us eful tip for

organizing your Playlists

can b e found in chapte r 20.5

(Organizing Playlists).

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6.4.9 Track Collection

The TRACK COll eCTIOn is a special plAylIsT that contains every imported track, regardless of the folder structure of your hard drive. This makes it sometimes easier to search for tracks or get a general overview while browsing for tracks you want to put in a plAylIsT. The T

RACK COlleCTIOn

its database, making it easy to search – and to nd!

is the heart of TRAKTOR, containing every song of yours in

6.4.10 iTunes Import

TRAKTOR allows you to import your iTunes library as well as individual iTunes playlists. In TRAKTOR 3.3, the way of the iTunes import is slightly changed.

The le path to your iTunes library chosen in "Preferences" > "Browser Preferences"

> "Data Location" used to point to the folder of your iTunes library.

Now you have to point TRAKTOR exactly to the exact iTunes library le, usually

named iTunes Music Library.xml. And all you have to do now is to click on the iTunes icon in the TRee wInDOw of the BROwseR!

6.4.11 Connecting your iPod

TRAKTOR allows you to not only play non-DRM protected tracks from your iPod, but also from playlists stored on your iPod. Start TRAKTOR, and plug your iPod into your computer. TRAKTOR will then recognize your iPod and display the iPod icon in the browser tree - this may take up to 10 seconds.

This change was imple-

mented, because the li-

brary les of iTunes versions prior

version 4.9 were nam ed differ-

ently.

Another reason for this change was

that now you can rename your

iTunes library le and still make it

usable in TRAKTOR by pointing it to

the exact le instead of a folder.

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When rst selecting the iPod, the message lOADIng will appear to let you know that TRAKTOR is reading the track and playlist information. The word Q an iPod playlist means that it will be read next.

When nished, you will be able to select any non-DRM protected track to play as

you normally would from your hard disk drive.

UeUeD

next to

6.5 Working with Audio CDs

6.5.1 CD Text

Up to now, tracks of an Audio CD were displayed like Track01, Track02, etc. But now, if you insert an Audio CD that shows CD-text, you will be able to see this data in TRAKTOR, e.g. the correct TRACK TITle or the ARTIsT nAme.

6.5.2 Audio CDs and Favorites

If you drag the Audio CD Icon onto a F

►

the Audio CD drive, even if you remove a CD. If you do not have an Audio CD loaded in your CD drive, the FAvORITe will be

►

displayed with a mIssIng icon, shown as ReD CROss.

6.5.3 Eject CD

You can eject a CD also from within TRAKTOR.

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the AUDIO CD icon to eject the CD.

►

AvORITe

, this F

AvORITe

keeps assigned to

Plug ging and un-plug-

ging the iPod while tacks

are playing may cause the audio

to stop briey. Take extreme care

not to unplug the iPod when play-

ing a track from it!

Not all commercial Audio

CDs show these addi-

tional info texts.

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7. Backup and Transfer of your Collection

7.1 TRAKTOR File Formats and the Traktor3 Folder

TRAKTOR creates the following le types on your hard drive:

*.nml = all playlists have this extension, the C

►

and user-created playlists

*.tks = extension for keyboard or midi hotkey settings

►

*.nmx = extension for native mix recordings

►

*.wav = extension for the audio le created from the audio recorder

►

*.xml = extension for the settings les. Here are your p

►

the chosen le paths saved.

*.log = extension of the log-les that get created when opening TRAKTOR.

►

If you are using the default paths of TRAKTOR, you will nd all TRAKTOR les

in the folder

My Documents\Traktor3 (PC)

HD/[User]/Traktor3 (Mac).

You can change the default paths in "Preferences" > "Browser Preferences" > "Data Location".

OlleCTIOn

, the h

ReFeRenCes

IsTORy

playlists

settings and

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7.2 Complete Backup

The easiest way to backup your whole TRAKTOR data is to use the default paths for the "Traktor3" folder and save the whole folder somewhere else as backup. If you re-install your operating system and then TRAKTOR, just copy your backed

up "Traktor3" folder to the default folder before starting TRAKTOR the rst time. If you choose to point TRAKTORs le paths to another location, e.g. because

you want to store all your data on a second partition or an external hard disk for

security reasons, it’s the easiest to organize the TRAKTOR les in a folder called "Traktor3"and a le structure like in the default folder.

It’s important to know that even if you changed all paths to another destination, the

*.log and the *.xml les get saved always to the default Traktor3 folder anyways,

so you have to copy these manually from time to time as backup to the folder you

store all other TRAKTOR les in and obviously before you re-install your operating

system. If you have re-installed your operating system and TRAKTOR, copy the *.log and

*.xml les to the default TRAKTOR folder before you start TRAKTOR the rst

time.

If the drive letter of your customized location didn’t change, you should nd

everything as it was before the re-install.

If the drive letter of your customized location did change, you will nd all tracks with

an exclamation mark (!) that indicates that the links are broken. Use the RelOCATe

function to nd these les again. Read more about the R

6.2.8 (Consistency Check Report).

elOCATe

feature in chapter

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7.3 Automatic Backup (Security Backup)

Each time you change something in your COlleCTIOn and close TRAKTOR, a backup of your C folder. If you delete or partly ruin your T follows:

►

► ►

A corrupted C suspect this might be the case do the following:

► ►

OlleCTIOn

is created in the folder "Backups" contained in your "Traktor3"

RACK COlleCTI On

In TRAKTORs TRe e wI nDO w, open the ex plO ReR and navigate to your "Traktor3"folder, found in your “User folder” (Mac) or in “My Documents” (PC). Click on the “Backup” folder. Click on one of the mos t recent backups and verif y the integrity of the COlleCTIOn. If the backup seems to be corrupt, check an earlier backup. If you have found an integer backup, drag and drop the folder onto the

COlleCTIOn icon to import the backup into the current COlleCTIOn.

OlleCTI On

Close TRAKTOR.

Make a backup of the le collection.nml found in the folder “user” > “Traktor3”

(Mac), “My Documents” > “Traktor3” (PC) before deleting it. Restart TRAKTOR with an empty COlleCTIOn. Import the backup of the COlleCTIOn as described above.

might cause TRAKTOR to crash during start-up. If you

by mistake proceed as

TRAKTOR only saves 10

backups, after which it

replaces the oldest backup with

the second oldest one. You should

therefore make a manual backup

of th e cur re nt st atus of th e

Co llectio n by cop ying suc h a

backup le to a separate folder,

not accessed by TRAKTOR.

The fil e Tr akt or DJ

Studio 3 Se tting s.xml

contains your layout settings and

is saved always to your Traktor3

folder. Backup this le as well!

Altho ug h TR AKT OR

gives you the choice to

stor e your Track Collection and

Playlists in different directories, it

is be st to keep these les orga-

nized in the default manner, a s

this makes it much easier to track

down problems.

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8. Beatport™ - Online Dance Music Store™

Up until recently it was difcult to purchase new tracks in MP3 format for DJs

working with TRAKTOR. Cutting-edge club music has been predominantly released on vinyl, and recording tracks from a 12” to hard disk is a time-consuming process. However, more and more labels are distributing their music in the digital domain

and it’s nally possible to buy music in digital format at the same time that it is

released on vinyl. Sometimes, certain tracks are even available earlier as MP3 or

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 71

there is additional content available for download that didn’t make it to the vinyl release. In order to give TRAKTOR users a quick and easy way to purchase new tracks,

Native Instruments joined forces with Beatport. Beatport is the rst authentic digital music store designed to service the evolution of the digital music culture, redening

how DJs and enthusiasts acquire their music. Beatport.com allows users to access the world of club music through secure, legal, hi-speed, high quality downloads in MP3, MP4 and WAV formats on a pay-per-download basis. With hundreds of labels and thousands of users worldwide, Beatport is recognized as the leader in online digital dance music. To access the store, simply select the path Be ATpORT in the TRee wInDOw. Your computer will now access the Beatport server and download information that is being displayed in the l

IsT wInDOw

. In order to navigate the interface, just click the relevant buttons and links. If you have not been a member of Beatport until now, simply click the button labeled FIRsT TIme? sTART heRe! and follow the instructions on the screen. There are a lot of advantages when buying your music through the Beatport store integrated in TRAKTOR:

It is possible to preview any track available in the store through the integrated

►

pRevIew plAyeR of TRAKTOR. While previewing a track, you can see the actual w

►

AveFORm

in the p

RevIew plAyeR

and browse the track by moving the cursor through. It is possible, to enter a search string in the TRAKTOR se ARCh FIelD to search

►

Beatport. You can search for tracks with the same T

►

with the F

InD mORe

button (Read more about the F

ITle

, from the same l

InD mORe

ABel

or Artist

button in chapter

6.3.4 (Browser Buttons).

It is possible to transfer multiple les with the help of a download manager.

►

All tracks you have bought through the store interface are added to a playlist

►

called pURChAseD TRACKs.

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Any track you have purchased is saved automatically in your TRAKTOR TRACK

►

COlleCTIOn. Purchased tracks contain extensive metadata, so there is hardly any need to

►

edit their tags. Interrupted transfers can be resumed at any time.

►

TRAKTOR 3.3 disposes of an improved Beatport integration. In the BROwseR TRee, you can nd now two new subfolders: pURChAseD TRACKs and

DOwnlOADs. pURChA seD TRACKs is a playlist le. Whenever you buy a track from Beatport, a

reference to this track is placed in the pURChAseD TRACKs playlist. The new F Find more info about the F Preferences). The folder DOwnlOADs shows your current downloads and their download progress.

Ile sTRUCTURe mODe

feature also applies to the Purchased Tracks playlist.

Ile sTRUCTURe mODe

feature in chapter 19.3.2 (Collection

8.1 Beatport Browser Buttons

Please keep in mind that

you need to be connect-

ed to the internet in order to use

the Beatport store. For further

information on registration, please

The following B don’t see the Beatport icon in the T

> AppeARA nCe > mIsCellAneOUs:

BUy pRevIeweD TRACK: Buy the track currently loaded into the preview deck.

►

CheCK DOwnlOADs: Checks your download queue for uncompleted downloads.

►

eFResh BeATpORT

►

lems.

ROwseR BUTTOns

can only be accessed from the Beatport icon. If you

Ree wInDOw

: Refreshes the Beatpor t shop. Use after connection prob-

, uncheck h

IDe BeATpORT

in p

ReFeRenCes

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 73

8.2 Beatport “Find More” Button

In the lIsT wInDOw, you will notice a small downwards pointing arrow in many of the

track property elds. This is the F Beatport store that have the same entry in that eld.

In the lIsT wInDOw, click the FInD mORe BUTTOn next to an ARTIsT nAme.

►

TRAKTOR will search the BeATpORT store for tracks of the same ARTIsT.

► !

InD mORe

button, used to search tracks within the

Beatport store in Preferences >

Appea rance > Miscellaneous by

unc h ec k in g t h e b ox H id e

Beatport.

If you don’t see the Find

More button, turn on the

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9. Controlling the Decks

This chapter addresses the general deck behavior, including the tempo controls and the very interesting chapter about CUe pOInTs.

9.1 Deck Controls

In I

nTeRnAl mODe

►

hand on a vinyl record to pause playback. While holding the mouse button, move the mouse backward and forward. This

►

moves the Waveform similar to scratching a vinyl record. Release the mouse button. The track will begin playing from the point at which

►

you release it. Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the wAveFORm to start and stop playback.

►

9.1.1 Play

Hit on the plAy button to start and stop the playback of the track.

►

, click and hold the track w

AveFORm

. This is like putting your

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9.1.2 Cue/ Play

The CUe/p

►

that you have chosen your built-in or onboard sound card in the pReFeRenCes. Clicking with the left mouse button on the CUe/ p

►

back to the last CUe p back. Clicking and holding the CUe/ p

►

track jump back to the previous CUe pOInT and stop there until you release the right mouse button again.

lAy

button only appears when you are in A

OInT

immediately and continuing from there the play-

lAy

button with the right mouse button lets the

IRplAne mODe

lAy

button lets the track jump

, which means

9.1.3 Cue/ Pause

The CUe/p

►

that you have chosen your built-in or onboard sound card in the pReFeRenCes. Clicking on CUe/ p

►

the previous CUe pOInT and stop there. If you click a second time on the CUe/ p

►

lits as well and the track begins to play again from the CUe p release the mouse button again, then it snaps back again to the previous CUe pOInT. If you are clicking and holding the left mouse button and then additionally

►

pressing the right mouse button, the track will continue to play if you release both mouse buttons. If you press the right mouse button while the track is running, it jumps back

►

to the previous Cue Point and continues with the playback when you release the mouse button.

AUse

button only appears when you are in A

AUse

while the track is running lets the track jump back to

AUse

IRplAne mODe

, which means

button and hold it, the p

OInT

lAy

– until you

button

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9.1.4 Deck Loop

If you click on DeCK lOOp button an instant lOOp gets created with the amount

►

beats that are displayed. Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the DeCK lOOp button to dene the lOOp lengTh.

►

9.1.5 Set Cue

Clicking on this button creates a FlOATIng CUe pOInT as a visual reference or to

►

make use of the CUe/ plAy and CUe / pAUse buttons.

Opposite to CUe p be stored. The next time you hit seT CUe or you stop the track, a new FlOATIng CUe pOInT is generated. Read more about CUe pOInTs in chapter 9.3 (Cue Points).

OInTs

set with the CUe e

DIT pAnel

the F

lOATIng CUe pOInT

will not

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9.2 Tempo Controls

This chapter explains the software tempo controls in TRAKTOR.

9.2.1 Pitch Fader

By moving the pITCh FADeR up or down, you can speed up or slow down the tempo of the track. The p any standard DJ record player or pitchable CD player.

Load and play a track in DeCK A.

►

To slow down the tempo, click + hold and drag upward on the pITCh FADeR.

►

Double-Click the pITCh FADeR to reset it to 0%.

►

Use the +/- buttons to change the tempo in steps.

►

Use the scroll wheel of your mouse to move the p

►

as well. You can assign different sensitivities to the p

►

on the + button.

Advanced Pitch Fader functionality

Right-/ Ctrl-Click + hold and drag the pITCh FADeR up (or down).

►

While holding the right mouse button, click and hold the left mouse button.

►

This will temporarily slow down the tempo (or quicken it). This is a special method for pitch bending.

►

9.2.2 Pitch Bend Buttons

Next to the phAse meTeR you will nd two buttons with arrows pointing to the left and the right. These are the pITCh BenD BUTTOns.

ITCh FADeR

has just the same functionality as a pitch fader on

ITCh FADeR

up or down in steps

by right-/ ctrl-clicking

To hide and show the

Pitch Fader, right-/ ctrl-

click on the Header and choose

Show Pitch Fader

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The pITCh BenD BUTTOns are used if two tracks are running with the same tempo, but their phase is shifted slightly; this corresponds to a soft touching of the vinyl to slow down or fasten to tracks that go slightly out of sync.

Click on the button with the left pointing arrows to slow down the track a bit

►

and click on the button with the right pointing arrows to fasten the track a bit. The tempo change is only momentary. If you let go the mouse button, the track continues in its normal tempo. You can assign these also to (MIDI) hOTKeys.

►

9.2.3 Pitch Range

The Pitch Range denes how far you can pitch the tempo up and/ or down. TRAKTOR allows you to adjust the Pitch Range by plus or minus 8%, 35%, 50% or 100%. Choosing a Pitch Range of +/- 100% will give you the largest possible Pitch Range, allowing you to slow a track all the way down to a complete stop. Choosing +/-35% will only allow you to slow a track down, or speed it up by 35%.

Click on “Preferences” > “Deck Preferences” > “Transport”.

►

Click on one of the Pitch Range buttons and choose OK.

►

9.2.4 Fine Pitch Range

The F

Ine pITCh

is a second controller not represented on the interface. It is only controllable via MIDI. The option FIne pIT Ch RAnge determines the range of this parameter.

Open pReFeRenCes > DeCK pReFeRenCes > TRAnspORT.

►

Click + hold and drag the F

►

pITCh RAnge up to +/- 12 BPM or to the left to bring the value down.

Ine pITCh RAnge

slider to the right to rise

The FIne

more subtle changes!

Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the

Pitch Bend Buttons for

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9.2.5 Phase Meter

Two tracks can have the same tempo, but still sound silly together, because the phAse is shifted. The phase is represented in the horizontal phA se meTeR left from the pITCh BenD BUTTOns.

If two tracks’ phases are synchronized, the meter stays in the middle.

►

If one tracks’ phase is shifted aback, a yellow stripe is seen on the left side of

►

the middle position. If a tracks’ phase is shifted forward, a yellow stripe is seen on the right side of

►

the middle position.

You should use Beatgrids

to get reliable results!

There are several ways to manipulate the phase:

Shift the phAse by clicking on it, holding and dragging it with the mouse.

►

Shift the phAse by using the scroll wheel of your mouse.

►

Reset the phAse by double-clicking on it.

►

9.2.6 Tap Button

If you think, TRAKTORs automatic tempo detection has estimated a wrong BPM value, you can easily correct this with the TAp button. It is shown in the DeCKs as

TAp. Clicking on it in time will change the tempo, obeying the following logic:

Tap 4-7 times to the rhythm of the beat to consolidate the automatically de-

►

tected BPM value with the tempo of your tapping. Tap over 8 times to enter the BPM manually based on the tempo of your tap-

►

ping.

If you do n’t lik e the

Phase Meter, yo u can

tu rn it of f (and ba ck on ) in

Preferences > Appearance > Wave

Display Options.

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9.2.7 Sync Button

Use the s to make p recommended to establish B the tempo and phase of each track will match 100%.

► ►

► ► ►

ynC

button as a quick way to match the tempo of two tracks without having

ITCh BenD

Load and play a track in each DeCK. Because the track tempos do not match, the phAse meTeRs will jump back and forth. Click the synC button above the wAveFORm of DeCK B. The tempo of DeCK B now matches that of DeCK A. The synC offset meters will stay centered.

adjustments. To use this function with the best result, it is

eATgRIDs

for the tracks that are being synced. Only then

9.2.8 Master & Slaves

A D

eCK

synchronizes to the opposite deck by default, so if you press the s

of D

eCK

A, it will use the tempo of D

want to synchronize D by assigning them to mAsTeR and slAve states:

Load and play a track in DeCK A.

►

Load and play a track in DeCK C.

►

Because the track tempos do not match, the phAse meTeRs will jump back and

►

forth. Set the status of DeCK A to mAsTeR.

►

Set the status of DeCK C to slAve.

►

When you press the synC button on DeCK C, it synchronizes to the mAsTeR DeCK

►

because DeCK C has the status of a sl Ave DeCK.

eCKs

that are not opposite each other, it’s possible to do this

eCK

B as a reference and vice versa. When you

ynC

button

If Deck C is not visible,

make it visible by right-/

ctrl-clicking the Header and un-

checking the option Hide Deck C

and D.

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9.2.9 Master Clock

Once you are more familiar with TRAKTOR, you will want to synchronize the tempo of more than two decks. According to the example above, you can set all decks to slAve and the mAsTeR ClOCK to be the mAsT eR.

Load and play a track in DeCK A.

►

Click the Slave button above DeCK A.

►

Insert the ClOCK panel into the current DeTAIls page.

►

Adjust the speed of the mAsTeR ClOCK to a value close to the original tempo of

►

the track loaded into Deck A. Click the mAsTeR button in the ClOCK pAnel.

►

Change the tempo of the mAsTeR ClOCK and observe the tempo of DeCK A chang-

►

ing accordingly.

9.2.10 Key Lock

With TRAKTOR it’s possible to change the tempo of a track while keeping its original pitch. When you play a vocal track at a higher tempo, the voice will often sound unnatural. To avoid this, you can lock the Key of this track so that tempo changes do not affect it (also called Master Tempo).

Click the Key l

►

Key panel. Drag the p

►

tempo. However, its Key will remain the same.

Key Changes

Open p

►

lOCK. Turn the Key knob counter-clockwise to lower the key.

►

Turn the Key knob clockwise to raise the key.

►

This enables you to mix tracks harmonically. A 0.50 step equals a semi-tone.

►

ITCh FADeR

Age

2 of the D

OCK

button beneath the p

slowly upwards. You will hear the track in D

eTAIls

and click on l

ITCh FADeR

or on the Lock button in the

OCK

in the Key panel to activate Key

eCK

B lower its

The Master Clo ck has

also a small representa-

tion in the central mixer part when

playing with 4 decks.

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Time Stretching Quality

The TRAKTOR Ke y lOCK function uses “Time Stretching” as its method of effect. There are three types of “Time Stretching”, each with its own sound quality and requirement for processor power.

Open TRAKTOR “Preferences” > “Deck Preferences” > “Sound & Mixer”.

► ►

Next to T

Ime sTReTCh QUAlITy

, select nOn-A

DApTIve

. This will sound less natural but will use much less CPU. It is the best mode for computers with slower processors. Selecting psOl A will sound more natural, using more CPU. This mode is

►

recommended for medium fast processors. Selecting p

►

hAse vOC

. will give the highest quality sound. This mode is recom-

mended for very fast processors, since it is using far more CPU.

9.3 Cue Points (Regular)

9.3.1 Floating Cue Point

Each time a D resumes, the CUe p and the CUe/ p oating CUe pOInT during playback. During playback you can press seT CUe underneath the w move the FlOATIng CUe pOInT to the current position.

eCK

is stopped it sets a oating (momentary) CUe p

OInT

remains at the last point of interruption. The CUe/ p

lAy

button in the CUe e

DIT pAnel

can be used to skip back to the last

OInT

. When playback

AveFORm

at any time to

AUse

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9.3.2 Storing Cue Points

TRAKTOR can store up to 10 Cue Points per track. You can store the current FlOATIng CUe pOInT in the CUe eDIT panel in the DeTAIls section: This panel offers all functions needed to manage the CUe pOInTs of a track:

A drop-down box with a list of all CUe pOInTs stored for this track.

►

Two buttons to cue to the previous and to the next CUe pOInT.

►

A drop-down box to assign a special function to a CUe pOInT.

►

A CUe/ pl Ay and a CUe/ pAUse button for test-playing your CUe pOInTs.

►

A lOCK button to store and to remove the current CUe pOInT.

►

9.3.4 Locking a Cue Point

If you want to recall a CUe pOInT for later use, you have to use the lOCK button

►

to store it. To remove a CUe pOInT from the list of permanent CUe pOInTs, select it and re-

►

lease the lit lOCK button.

9.3.5 Naming Your Cue Points

After you have locked a CUe pOInT, you can name it. This way it is easy to nd it in the CUe lIsT panel.

Skip to the CUe pOInT by selecting it from the list in the upper drop-down

►

box.

Double-Click on the display to place the text cursor in the name eld.

►

Type the new name and conrm with Enter.

►

Whenever you select a

Cue Point from the Cue

Edit Panel, it gets locked by de-

fault (except the Flo ating C ue

Point, obviously).

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9.3.6 Jumping between Cue Points

In TRAKTOR you have several options for jumping to CUe pOInTs:

Click on the CUe pOIn T s ymbol in the sTRIpe wIn DOw or in the wAv eFOR m

►

wInDOw. Use the B

►

respective Hotkey). Select an entry of the upper drop-down menu of the CUe eDIT panel.

►

Click one of the 6 buttons in the CUe lIsT details panel.

►

ACKwARD CUe

and F

ORwARD CUe

buttons in the CUe e

DIT

panel (or the

9.4 Cue Points (Special)

While regular CUe p there are three other types of CUe pOInTs you can set, each with their own special function. Assigning a different type to a CUe pOInT is done by selecting the desired type in the drop-down box in the CUe eDIT details panel.

Select a CUe pOInT by skipping to it.

►

In the CUe eDIT details panel, click on the CUe Type display above the lOCK button.

►

Select a new Type for the current CUe pOInT.

►

The next chapters describe the available CUe p more detailed.

OInTs

help establish points in a track from which to play or cue,

OInTs

and their special functions

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 85

9.4.1 Load Cue Point

A DeCK lOAD CUe pO InT causes a track to automatically cue to this point when it is loaded into a D

eCK

, saving you from the need to manually cue your track to this CUe pOInT. If you want to make use of the lOAD CUe pOInTs, turn this option on: "Preferences" > "Deck Preferences" > "Loading" > "Advanced" > "Cue to Marker when loading Track".

9.4.2 Fade In/ Fade Out Cue Points

The F

ADe In

and F

ADe OUT CUe pOInTs

For this to work, you must set a FADe In CUe pOInT in one DeCK and a FADe OUT CUe pOInT in the other.

Additionally, you have to turn this option on: "Preferences" > "Deck Preferences" > "Transport" > "Synchronize" > "Use Fade In and Out Markers".

Load a track into DeCK A.

►

Scroll towards the end of the track and set a CUe pOInT.

►

From the CUe e

►

DIT

panel, drop-down the CUe T the menu. A red FADe OUT CUe pOInT will appear in the wAveFORm display.

►

Now load a track into DeCK B.

►

Set a CUe pOInT at the beginning of the track.

►

From the CUe e

►

DIT

panel, drop-down the CUe T menu. A red FADe In CUe pOInT will appear in the wAveFORm display.

►

Click + hold and drag the CROssFADeR all the way to the left.

►

In D

eCK

►

A, scroll backward through the track before the F

click the plAy button.

are used to automate the CUe/ p

ype

menu and select Out from

ype

menu and select In from the

ADe OUT CUe pOInT

lAy

of a track.

and

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 86

When the FADe OUT CUe pOInT in DeCK A crosses the TRACK pOsITIO n mARKeR

►

(vertical red line), the track in DeCK B will automatically begin playing from its FADe In CUe pOInT. Click + hold and drag the CROssFADeR slowly to the right to mix the two tracks.

►

9.4.3 Grid Cue Point

A B

eATgRID

is dened by a B

eATmARKeR

. This is a special CUe p

OInT

from which a regularly spaced grid of reference lines is created, used to synchronize tracks. The following section explains BeATmARKeRs and BeATgRIDs en detail.

9.5 Beatgrids and the BPM Panel

The tempo detection of TRAKTOR simplies beatmatching, giving you more time

to express your creativity. But although TRAKTORs tempo detection is very precise, BeATmA RKeR and Be ATgRID are still important tools to synchronize your music in

TRAKTOR. The analysis of a track produces a BPM estimation that is not sufciently

precise enough to guarantee synchronous playback of two tracks over the duration of several minutes. Tracks that have a correct B with a B

eATgRID

loop perfectly, will let you mix on obscure intros, and will enable you to get busy on the other features that TRAKTOR has to offer. Before we talk about setting them, it’s useful to understand a bit about them.

When TRAKTOR analyses a track, it “nds” beats in the w

lines on the beats). The problem is that these “sensed” beats are not always an even distance apart (like in Hip-Hop or Breakbeat). This means that when you try to synchronize two tracks, TRAKTOR tries to lay one “sensed” beat on top of

eATgRID

don’t go out of sync in the mix – ever. Tracks

AveFORm

(the little white

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 87

one in the other track, causing the phAse meTeR to jump around as it tries to mash things together. Setting a B the actual beats. This means that a regular pattern is used, stopping the p meTeRs from jumping around and ruining the mix. The grid represents quarter notes or beats. The following sections give you a step-by-step explanation to this very powerful tool. Although it may sound somewhat complicated, if you’re reading this chapter

the rst time, it’s denitely worth the time and you will very soon get very fast at

setting BeATgRIDs!

eATgRID

xes this by placing a tempo structure on a track that supersedes

hAse

9.5.1 First: Choosing a BPM Range

You can nd this general setting in the pReFeRenCes. Use this to limit the possible BPM range to a value that ts your musical style, e.g. if you’re a Hiphop DJ, you

will most likely choose a range between 70 and 120 BPM, if you’re a Techno DJ, you’ll choose limits more in between 110 and 160 BPM.

Open “Preferences” > “Browser Preferences” > “BPM Ranges”.

►

Ideally, choose a range without doubling a value, e.g. choose a minimum of 80

►

BPM and a maximum of 159 BPM.

9.5.2 Second: Analyzing your track tempo

If your tracks are not analyzed already, analyze now your track tempo. The analyzation gives back an estimated BPM value as well as several other values and builds the overall waveform (sTRIpe). Read more about analyzation in chapter 6.1.4 (Analysis).

Select one (or more) track(s) and click on the A

►

via right-/ ctrl-clicking and choosing Analyze.

nAlyze

button or choose Analyze

A quick BPM range for a

specifi c track can b e

chosen in the BPM panel. Click

on the downwards pointing arrow

next to the BPM value and choose

a BPM range.

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9.5.3 Third: Setting the Gridmarker (Grid Cue Point/ Beatmarker)

Load a track into DeCK A.

►

Click on the small plUs (+) button in the waveform to switch to the largest

►

possible zoom.

Let the track play and wait for the rst beat in the track.

►

Place a FlOATIng CUe pOInT exactly right before the beat by dragging the wAveFORm

►

(in InTeRnAl mODe with the mouse) exactly there Audition the position of the F

►

pAUse button in the CUe eDIT panel. If you are satis ed with the location of the CUe pO InT, transform it into a

►

RIDmARKeR

gRID. If the gRIDmARKeR is a bit too far before or behind the beat, you can correct its

►

position with the two buttons above the BPM digits.

. Use the dropdown menu T

lOATIng CUe pOInT

ype

in the CUe e

by pushing and holding the CUe/

DIT

panel and choose

9.5.4 Forth: Adjusting the Grid (visibly)

Skip to the gRIDmARKeR and play the track.

►

Observe the drift of the white, vertical lines relatively to the beats of the

►

track. Correct any kind of emerging offset with the buttons underneath the BPM

►

display in the BPM details panel. The white, vertical lines should align with the

beat of your track. Use the both buttons beneath the BPM eld to raise and

lower the BPM value and to align the g beats in the wAveFORm. Click on the left-pointing arrow to raise the BPM which has the effect that the

►

grid spaces will be smaller. Click on the right-pointing arrow to lower the BPM which has the effect that the grid spaces will be bigger. Right-Click on these buttons for bigger steps.

RID

lines with the visualization of the

Be very car eful during

this proce dure as you

can ea sily skip one beat when

al ig nin g th e G rid. Alth ou gh

TRA KTORs te mpo detection is

very precise, use at least 3 points

in a track to observe the drift.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 89

When the g

►

RID

lines and the beats of the track run perfectly in time, you can fast forward through the track to preview the drift later on in the track. The further away you get from the gRIDmARKeR, the more precise the tempo

►

value has to b e for the gRID line s to stay aligned with the beats in the wAveFORm.

When you have reached the end of the track and it still is aligned perfectly with

►

the gRID lines, you can be sure that the BeATgRID is precise. Any mix using this track will run smooth for its entire duration.

Example Pictures

The

RID

runs out of sync with the beats soon, the

with the right arrow button below the BPM display in the BPM panel.

The

RID runs out of sync with the beats soon, the BeATgRID is too wide. Raise the BPM value

with the left arrow but ton below the BPM display in the BPM panel.

eATgRID

is too tight. Lower the BPM value

Le ft -C lic kin g on th e

BPM plus or minus but-

tons changes the BPM by plus/

minus 0.01 BPM. Right-Clicking

on the BPM plus or minus buttons

changes the BPM by plus/ minus

0.1 BPM!

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 90

The

eATgRID

Use at least 3 points in the track to check if the BeATgRID is still in sync!

lies perfectly on the beats. Scroll forward in the track to see if a drift starts later.

9.5.5 Forth: Adjusting the Grid (audibly)

Skip to the gRIDmARKeR and play the track.

►

Turn on the T

►

as ticks added to the track. Observe the drift of the tick relatively to the beats of the track.

►

Correct any kind of emerging offset with the buttons underneath the BPM

►

digits in the BPM details panel. The tick should align with the beat of your

track. Use the both buttons beneath the BPM eld to raise and lower the BPM

value. Click on the left-pointing arrow to raise the BPM which has the effect that the

►

tick will be faster. Click on the right-pointing arrow to lower the BPM which has the effect that the tick will be slower. Right-Click on these buttons for bigger steps. When the tick and the beats of the track run perfectly in time, you can fast

►

forward through the track to preview the drift later on in the track. The further away you get from the gRIDmARKeR, the more precise the tempo

►

value has to be for the tick to stay aligned with the beats in the wAveFORm. When you have reached the end of the track and it still is aligned perfectly with

►

the tick, you can be sure that the BeATgRID is precise. Any mix using this track will run smooth for its entire duration.

ICK

button in the BPM details panel to make the grid lines audible

Be very car eful during

this proce dure as you

can ea sily skip one beat when

al ig ning the ti ck . A lt ho ug h

TRA KTORs te mpo detection is

very precise, use at least 3 points

in a track to observe the drift.

Le ft -C lic kin g on th e

BPM plus or minus but-

tons changes the BPM by plus/

minus 0.01 BPM. Right-Clicking

on the BPM plus or minus buttons

changes the BPM by plus/ minus

0.1 BPM!

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 91

9.5.6 Difculttracksandeasysolutions

x2 and :2 Buttons

Sometimes the TRAKTOR BPM analyzer cannot distinguish between a 170 BPM Drum’n’Bass track and a 85 BPM Hip-Hop track. In these cases, you can double or divide the BPM by two very easily with the x2 and :2 buttons.

Tap Button

If you have the feeling that you or the TRAKTOR analyzer have messed it up and the BPM does not correspond to a correct value, you have the following possibilities to solve the situation:

Click on the arrow beneath the BPM value in the BPM details panel and select

►

ResTORe to reload the BPM value stored in the COlleCTIOn for this track. Select a Bpm-R

►

BPM value and choosing one of the offered options to transform the automatically generated BPM value into the selected interval. Tap 4-7 times to the rhythm of the beat to transform the automatically de-

►

tected BPM value into a value close to the tempo of your tapping. Tap over 8 times to enter the BPM manually based on the tempo of your tap-

►

ping.

Ange

by clicking on the downwards pointing arrow next to the

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 92

Beatless Intros and tracks with different tempi

Sometimes you might have tracks that come with a beatless intro that irritates and

inuences TRAKTORs BPM detection. For these you can generate a Local BPM

value by just one click, giving you a very precise tempo at a certain point, e.g. when the bass drum of the track starts.

In the overall waveform (s

►

tempo from. In the BPM panel, click on the downwards pointing arrow and choose l

►

Bpm. You’ll get a very precise tempo value back for this part of the track.

►

TRIpe

), click on the part where you want to get the

OCAl

Setting a Beatgrid for Tracks recorded from Vinyl

Since a turntable’s tempo always uctuates a little bit, a vinyl-ripped track may

drift over the time, making it impossible to set a perfectly aligned B the whole track. While the drift on a professional direct-driven turntable may only be small and negligible, the drift on a belt-driven turntable may be unacceptable. However, in this case it is recommended to establish several g track.

Set a new g

►

lines See how the phase of the tempo is being restarted.

►

This helps only to create a B

►

unsteady tempo. For tracks with unsteady tempi, please read chapter 20.4 (Beatgridding Tracks with unsteady Tempo).

RIDmARKeR

on a beat that has not aligned to the white, vertical g

eATgRID

for tracks that have a drifting, but not an

RIDmARKeR

eATgRID

over

during the

RID

You can only assign one

BPM value to a track in

TRAK TOR. S etting several Grid

Points do not help, if your track

has 2 different tempi, e.g. a value

of 110 BPM in the beginning and

120 in the end.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 93

9.5.7 Other BPM panel options

To access other BPM panel options, click on the downwards pointing arrow next

to the BPM gure.

Restore: If you think that your tapping has been less precise than TRAKTORs

►

BPM detection, click on Restore to restore the BPM value, TRAKTOR detected during the analysis. Round: Click on ROUnD to round the BPM value to a whole number.

►

Local BPM: This analyzes the track tempo only nearby the p

►

this, if your track has a varying tempo or different tempi (e.g. a beatless intro). Click on a part of the track where you want to know the BPM and choose Local

BPM to generate a very precise BPM value for this area. Exact BPM: This analyzes the whole track. Use this, if your track has a constant

►

tempo.

lAymARKeR

. Use

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 94

10. Advanced Playback Functions

The following chapters will give you the ammunition to expand your creativity.

Load your tracks, experiment with the following features and re up your tracks

with some hot new moves!

10.1 BeatJump

The B

eATJUmp

feature allows you to jump through the track in sections of beats. You can specify how many beats for ward or backward you want to jump. This can be useful for scrolling through a track, but also has an added effect of remixing when performed while the track is playing.

Load and play a track in DeCK A.

►

You’ll nd the BeATJUmp panel on DeTAIls pAge 2.

►

Listen to the beat of the track and click the 1/2 > button on-beat. This will

►

move the song forward 1/2 beat. Now click the < 4 button. This will move the song backward 4 whole beats.

►

Using the BeATJUmp buttons on-beat can give the effect of Beat Juggling, allow-

►

ing you to remix the beat on-the-y.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 95

10.1.1 Customize the Jump Length

By default, the four B you customize the length of any of the three BeATJUmp button pairs.

Right-/ Ctrl-Click the button labeled 1>.

►

A menu will appear with length selections. Select 1/4.

►

The B

►

eATJUmp

1/4th of a beat.

eATJUmp

buttons are set for 1, 4, and 16 beats. TRAKTOR lets

buttons will now be labeled 1/4. This allows your track to jump

10.1.2 Two Button Mouse control

The B

eATJUmp

button offers a special functionality for dual button mice and for dual button track pads. The left row of the BeATJUmp buttons can be right-/ ctrl-clicked to achieve a jump in the opposite direction. With this feature you can beat juggle

with your two nger tips.

10.2 Duplicate Deck

This feature allows you live remixing like you never could before with TRAKTOR you can create an instant, exact and synchronized copy of a track that even copies the lOOps that were in the original tracks! It’s as easy as loading a track:

Load a track in DeCK A and let the track run.

►

Click and hold on the h

►

and the letter of the deck - here the big A. Now hold and drag the mouse onto Deck B.

►

Both tracks are now running in exactly in the same position and synchronized.

►

Of course you can duplicate the track from any D

►

DeCK B to DeCK D, or DeCK A to DeCK C etc.

eADeR

of the deck, that’s where you see the F

eCK

in any D

eCK

– e.g. from

Ile InFO

If you don’t want to use

the mouse, you can as-

sign th e respe ctive Ho tkeys in

Add -> D eck > Lo ad Tracks >

Deck duplicate Deck A or B in the

Hotkey & MIDI Setup section of

the Preferences. Read more about

Hotkeys in chapter 14 (MIDI and

Hotkeys).

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 96

10.3 Loops

TRAKTOR has the ability to set points in a track that will loop sections of the track seamlessly. You can adjust the lOOp lengTh even while the lOOp is running.

10.3.1 Looping From the Deck

DeCK A with an active 4-beat lOOp

Load and play a track in DeCK A.

►

Click the lOOp button. Your track will begin looping.

►

If the lOOp button is set to 4, your track will loop 4 beats.

►

To change the loop length, right-/ ctrl-click the l

►

deck and choose a different loop length number from the drop-down menu. The lOOp will automatically change length and continue looping.

►

Click the lOOp button again to continue playing the track.

►

OOp

button underneath the

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10.3.2 Looping From the Details Section

These are the available lOOp panels.

Click on one of the 4 lengTh buttons to select a loop length.

►

Click on the seT/ In button to set the loop. This makes it automatically ac-

►

tive. Right-/ Ctrl-Click on the lit lOOp button and choose a different loop length

►

number from the drop-down menu. The lOOp will automatically change length and continue looping.

►

Click on the lit ACTIve button to leave the lOOp.

►

SettingafreeLoopwithoutpredenedlength

Make sure that none of the lengTh buttons in the lOOp seT panel is lit.

►

Click the seT/ In button to set the starting point of the loop.

►

Click the A

►

tive. Click on the lit ACTIve button a second time to leave the loop.

►

Snap Button

If you have set your manual l snAp button that will quantize the loop to the nearest beat or BeATgRID line.

Set a 4 beat lOO p anywhere in the track.

►

If the lOOp is off-beat, click the snAp button.

►

The lOOp will snap (or quantize) to the nearest beat.

►

CTIve

button to set the ending point of the loop and to make it ac-

OOp

a little bit off beat, the l

OOp seT

panel offers a

You can additionally use

the Snap to quantize the

loop borders to the beats of the

track.

If you want your loops to

quantize right when you

set them, leave the Snap button

enabled. Your loop will then auto-

matically quantize when you set

it.

It is helpful to use the

de cks in Sna p mode

when setting a free Loop by only

using the Set / In and Active but-

tons.

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 98

Reloop

RelOOp instantly jumps back to the start point of the current lOOp.

10.3.3 Resizing the Loop

After you have established a lOOp, you can change its length in the lOOp seT, lOOp sTART and lOOp enD panels.

Loop Set

With a track playing in DeCK A, set a 4 beat lOOp.

►

Click one of the 4 lengTh buttons in the lOOp seT panel to instantly change the

►

length of the lOOp.

To change the predened length assigned to these buttons, right-/ ctrl-click

►

the button and choose a new length value from the drop-down menu.

Loop Start

With a track playing in DeCK A, set a 4 beat lOOp.

►

Click a blank area of the D

►

down menu. The l

►

► ►

►

OOp sTART

start point either forward or backward. Each button is labeled with the amount it will move, shown in beats. Click a FORwARD button. The lOOp sTART point will move forward. Click the corresponding backward button. The l ward.

To change the predened length of a F

/ ctrl-click the FORwARD button and choose a new length number from the drop-down menu. To change the lOOp sTART point in ner increments, use the CO nTInUOUs (COnT) buttons.

module will appear with buttons that allow you to adjust the

eTAIls seCTIOn

and choose l

OOp sTART

ORwARD

and B

OOp sTART

ACKwARD

from the drop-

point will move back-

button pair, right-

TRAKTOR 3.3 – 99

Loop End

Right-/ Ctrl-Click a blank area of the D

►

the drop-down menu. The l

OOp enD

►

point either forward or backward. Each button is labeled with the amount it will move, shown in beats. Click a FORwARD button. The lOOp enD point will move forward.

►

Click the corresponding BACKwARD button. The lO Op enD point will move back-

►

ward.

To change the predened length of a F

►

/ ctrl-click the FORwARD button and choose a new length number from the drop-down menu. To change the lOOp enD point in ner increments, use the COnTInUOUs (CO nT)

►

buttons.

panel will appear with buttons that allow you to adjust the end

eTAIls seCTIOn

ORwARD

and B

and choose l

ACKwARD

button pair, right-

OOp enD

from

10.3.4 Loop Move

Once you have established a clean lOOp, you can move the entire lOOp forward or backward.

Play a track in DeCK A and set a 4 beat lOOp.

►

Right-/ Ctrl-Click a blank area of the DeTAIls seCTIOn and choose lOOp mOve from

►

the drop-down menu. The l

►

► ►

►

OOp mOve

entire lOOp forward or backward. Click the forward button labeled lOOp. This will move the lOOp forward by the amount it was set to. For instance, if you set a 4 beat lOO p, this would move the lOOp forward 4 beats. When the track marker reaches the l ing again.

module will appear with buttons that enable you to move the

OOp sTART

point, the track will begin loop-

Leaving the Snap button

(in the Loop Set module)

enabled while resizing a Loop can

block or modify resizing because

the new size may be smaller than

the Beatgrid.

Leaving the Snap button

(in the Loop Set panel)

enabled while moving a Loop can

block or modify the step size be -

cau se th e incr emen ts may be

smaller than the Beatgrid.

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Native Instruments Traktor DJ Studio 3.0 Operation Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

1. Welcome Words

2. System Requirements

3. Installation

3.1 Start – The Splash Screen

3.2 Windows XP Installation

3.2.1 Installing TRAKTOR 3

3.2.2 Uninstalling TRAKTOR 3

3.2.3 Installing NI SERVICE CENTER

3.3 Mac OS X Installation

3.3.1 Installing TRAKTOR 3

3.3.2 Uninstalling TRAKTOR 3

3.3.3 Installing NI SERVICE CENTER

4. First Steps with TRAKTOR

4.1 Starting the Software

4.2 Registration and Product Authorization

4.2.1 Demo Mode

4.3 Audio Setup

4.3.1 Setting up a Multi-Channel Sound Card

4.3.3 Verifying the Audio Setup

4.4 Test Drive TRAKTOR 3

4.4.1 Test Driving on the Included Demo Tracks

4.4.2 Test Driving on Your own Music

5. User Interface

5.1 Features and Terminology

5.1.1 Application Menu

5.1.2 Header

5.1.3 Details Section

5.1.4 Decks

5.1.5 Browser

5.2 Knob and Fader Control

5.2.1 Knob and Fader Control

5.2.2 Basic Control

5.2.3 Advanced Control

5.3 Mouse Modes

5.3.1 Snap Mode (Waveform)

5.3.2 Snap Mode (Stripe)

5.3.3 CD Mode (Waveform)

5.3.4 CD Mode/ Vinyl Mode (Stripe)

5.3.5 Vinyl Mode

5.4 Adjusting the Look of TRAKTOR

5.4.1 Scalability

5.4.2 Waveform Zoom

5.4.3 Layouts

5.4.4 Details Section

5.4.5 Deck Info Options

5.4.6 Wave Display Options

5.4.7 Miscellaneous Display Options

5.4.8 Customizing the List Window of the Browser

6. Using the Track Browser

6.1 Preparing the Set

6.1.2 Importing your Tracks

6.1.3 Data Location

6.1.4 Analysis

6.2 Searching for tracks

6.2.1 Simple Search

6.2.3 Search Operators

6.2.6 Search History

6.2.7 Track Icons

6.2.8 Consistency Check Report

6.3 Editing tracks

6.3.1 Editing Track Properties via Inline Editing

6.3.2 Editing Track Properties via the Edit Dialog

6.3.3 Writing Track Properties into Music Files - ID3 Tags

6.3.4 Browser Buttons

6.3.5 Other Track Options

6.3.6 Deleting Tracks from your Hard Drive

6.4 Working with the Collection and Playlists

6.4.1 New Collection Format

6.4.2 Playlists

6.4.3 Playlist Options

6.4.4 Locked Playlists

6.4.5 Unlocked Playlists

6.4.6 Favorites

6.4.7 History Playlist

6.4.8 Current Playlist

6.4.9 Track Collection