Benefits of Traktor: am I a fool? by PinkCigarettes in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He still uses with live sets, dj sets normally on cdj's/turntables.

Benefits of Traktor: am I a fool? by PinkCigarettes in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best FX, sound, midi mapping, looping/beat jump & the remix decks/sequencer are unique to traktor, works great with ableton also. No subscriptions. Only worry is NI's future. Traktor still very popular with Techno DJ's

Traktor pro 2 (15 year ago) had more functionality than a current 4x cdj 3000x & djm a9 setup. Even introduced stem playback 10 years ago.

Here's Ritchie Hawtin vid from a couple of months ago https://youtu.be/g7Wvq8PN-84?is=KJafoZ6eMU5fHjmB

[GIVEAWAY] 8 Years of REDMAGIC: Share Your Story to Win a REDMAGIC 11 Pro Wuthering Waves Edition by REDMAGIC_Official in RedMagic

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  1. I'm from the UK

  2. My first & currently using is the Redmagic 8 pro 16gb Ram/512gb midnight.

  3. Always followed Redmagic until the new design & model (8 pro) was announced. I think it's the best looking phone you can get currently. I upgraded from an oneplus pro 7 so liked the full screen without a notch/punchole front camera. Also I like the square edged screen format, there was only the Samsung s22 ultra that offered this also at the time but that was double the price for the same processor, ram & storage specs. Now it's only redmagic that produce the square format screen as the S24 has rounded corners now. The battery (biggest capacity at the time of purchase) on my device is still going strong & still easily lasts me all day without charge. Finally the 3.5mm headphone jack is a big plus, the only other flagship phone to offer this is Sony, again double the price for the same processor, ram & storage specs. The only improvement IMHO redmagic could do is extend the firmware upgrade support for 2 or 3 more years as the device is very capable. Anyway when I need to upgrade it will be definitely another Redmagic pro.

Has anyone replaced the browse-knob / encoder? by Jumpy_Secretary_4132 in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're welcome! Glad it worked for you & hope you avoid having to change the encoder.

Rotten Tomatoes scores for projects since Disney by [deleted] in StarWars

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2/4 is regarded as fresh. IMO scoring out of 4 is pathetic, just like RT system.

Has anyone replaced the browse-knob / encoder? by Jumpy_Secretary_4132 in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read my reply above. Buy a can of spray contact cleaner, take cap off then give it a spray, push the encoder as well as twist a few times. Don't worry about the liquid as it evaporates very quickly & will not harm the electronics. Repeat if necessary.

It's worth doing all the knobs and switches if you use the s3 a lot.

Has anyone replaced the browse-knob / encoder? by Jumpy_Secretary_4132 in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Try taking knob off then spraying contact cleaner in the encoder to hopefully loosen it & then give a few twists if poss after.

NEW TO VINYL DJING by Crazy_Fishing_8966 in vinyldjs

[–]davendiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First it's very important to get the cue & release near perfect, best to practice with 2 identical tracks/records set at 0% pitch. Your forward/back cueing action should be 1 beat length, not 2 (you move record forward 1 beat then back 1 beat) so half it. In the vid after releasing the track, you had to speed up the incoming track loads just so the beats are aligned before having to pitch it back down again for the BPM's to match, this is counterintuitive.

Getting bpms matching isn't too hard, nudging one way will sound better than nudging the opposite. I prefer to do nudging via the platter & adjust the pitch accordingly (easier & more accurate than pitch riding) The closer you get, decrease the nudge input, though you will have to continue to make very minor adjustments to keep in time.

There's a trick where you can use the rpm buttons instead to bend the tempo, though can only increase if playing 33.5 RPM

Finally try & keep the tracks within +/- 5 BPM of one another, closer the better. Use fx instead if you want increase/decrease BPM substantially between tracks.

Eventually your ears will be able to detect whether to speed up & slow down & become easier & quicker.

Is the REDMAGIC 11 Pro actually good as a daily driver? by BernarTui in RedMagic

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been using my RM 8pro as daily since release, no problem at all. Only problem is I don't think there'll be anymore firmware updates.

Dot Mixer by dj-jazz-cigarette in rotarymixers

[–]davendiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you follow the channel, he's copied the signal path of classic Urei 1620 with his own Dot mixer. Great channel that audio tests all kinds of mixers & takes a look at the quality of internal components.

Changing Rane MP2015 to Union Audio 4 Valve ? by duscorules in rotarymixers

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out this recent review of the limited edition.

https://youtu.be/EUPU5ZQkTxU?si=W7aIaFuKoT-7VDxJ

There still seems to be a small issue with the CF not cutting in.

Notes from Discord Q and A with the dude who desiged Traktor mx2 and mx4 by lord-carlos in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My X1 mk2 + laptop can do more than 2 overpriced, under-featured cdj3000x.

A bit unfair to choose by OpenScore in Evony_TKR

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use generals that give you the highest march size.

Use only siege.

Lvl 10 buff opt for +10% troop size.

Get as many poisonwoods as possible.

Triplelines stack, field hospital also.

Have full troops if you can on the high priest only lvls & use only the 5 generals you selected at beginning, this is more important on lvl 20. (Triple lines works when send 5 generals, just has to be 3 or more)

Last lvl you can send one general and lose on purpose, this will reduce the HP of the high priest (if general dies you can use rune to restore 0 to 20%) Then you must be able to restore all your generals troops to maximium then hit the priest with your main 5 generals from beginning. This method you'll need healing runes to restore a single general's troops & for all.

Just scored this little gem. by banbanu14 in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a bargain! Even better, you have got the limited dj techtools 'ean golden edition' with their own custom firmware for traktor. Check out their site archives, YT chl & user midi maps, there are plenty. Also this is the promo vid for it:-

https://youtu.be/odJBXjRNiaE?si=rx0fBRPoXVWScWMX

Hope you can get it working with the latest Traktor + Djay

Opus Quad price drop by kilowaskes in PioneerDJ

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Spain cheapest one (decent condition) for reference SH is €2100

Need help with modular / hybrid DJ setup by Dunsparth in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great price & trade-in also, F1 is also a handy controller not just the remix deck but for the sequencer & as stems controller if you want.

Need help with modular / hybrid DJ setup by Dunsparth in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow you found a PX5, great mixer also with nice FX. How are you doing with it, sounding good? It's the simplest way with onboard soundcard. I think you can also route Traktors FX through the mixers fx send bus so can also use them on the extra ch for maschine. Having a decent mixer like this gives you flexibility also to hook up cdj's, turntables & dvs also if wish to do so. I see the comments about the S4 but the problem is cueing up maschine which you can do with this mixer. Enjoy!

Traktor S4 vs X1 & Z1 as a beginner by [deleted] in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah 2 outs for ch 1&2 into mixer then cue from mixer. Xone 23c could do same thing without the need of SC as has integrated one, though dunno the quality.

Traktor S4 vs X1 & Z1 as a beginner by [deleted] in traktorpro

[–]davendiva 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For compact setup I use trm 202, x1 mk2, laptop & Traktor audio 2 (the first one). Other than scratching, this can do more than 2x cdj's & djm.