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Traktor controller that does'nt need a laptop
Posted on: 17.03.2013 by Cleotilde Crisci
So guys i love the tractor s4 and use it at home its amazing but i would never bring it to a gig for the simple reason i will never take a laptop to a evening club or bar as its probably the worst place you could possibly bring it for getting damaged or robbed
I love the idea of the xdj aero but much prefer the s4 do you believe we are close to traktor bringing out a controller thats similar to the s4 with lots of cues fx and all the extras we are used to without the need for a laptop ?
Dino Hapgood
18.03.2013
Cdj 2000 nexus' and a djm 900/2000 nexus...that is literally the only hid controller that you can use the same fx and cue points as well as waveforms. This will set you back roughly $5.5k given the general market price for these products.

Seriously what kind of question is this? It literally makes no sense. The entire value proposition behind traktor is that it leverages the user's laptop to perform its core functions. What you're proposing is exactly what cdjs and a mixer are...which is exactly what traktor is not and does not aspire to be.

What you're really asking for is: when is some company going to make pioneer quality hardware for the same price as and as portable as an s4 that has built
In traktor effects and cue point compatibility? and the answer is never, because it makes no sense at all to do so.
Merlyn Birchfield
17.03.2013
I can't say I blame him... I had a $2,000 Macbook Pro + headphones + carrying bag + all sorts of cables nicked from my at a local show almost 3 years ago.

Better believe I keep a closer eye now... lessons learned.
Doreen Schurle
17.03.2013
Originally Posted by Oevl
Yeah I'm wondering exactly the same.
But in the other hand if I want use VSTs I have to install Live so I need a computer...

Mdcdesign you don't get it... A tablet is far more little and light than a computer or a controller, its easy to rob. Anyway I don't even know if traktor runs correctly on a tablet.
Here's a tip: Don't leave the booth unattended while you're playing?

But yeah, Traktor runs fine on most recent x86 tablets.
Ellsworth Moroni
17.03.2013
Yeah I'm wondering exactly the same.
But in the other hand if I want use VSTs I have to install Live so I need a computer...

Mdcdesign you don't get it... A tablet is far more little and light than a computer or a controller, its easy to rob. Anyway I don't even know if traktor runs correctly on a tablet.
Kellie Myrum
17.03.2013
Traktor built in into unit equals new generation controllers. I wonder if NI's working on this
Doreen Schurle
17.03.2013
Originally Posted by makar1
That'll easily solve the problem of potential damage or theft, of course.
Not really, but then again taking an
Erica Charvet
17.03.2013
Originally Posted by shazza
do you believe we are close to traktor bringing out a controller thats similar to the s4 with lots of cues fx and all the extras we are used to without the need for a laptop ?
I can say with nearly utmost certainty that we're not
Alphonso Deitchman
17.03.2013
Originally Posted by mdcdesign
Of course, the other solution is to use a tablet instead of a laptop
That'll easily solve the problem of potential damage or theft, of course.
Doreen Schurle
17.03.2013
Yep, basically just the XDJ Aero, SCS.4DJ and possibly the DJ Tech Hybrid X1.

Of course, the other solution is to use a tablet instead of a laptop
Tamela Batara
17.03.2013
Considering Traktor is the software, you pretty much need a computer to run it, so why would they bring out hardware that doesn't need the software?

This was the reason I considered the Aero too. If you don't want to use a computer, then its either the Aero, or you could go cdj / mixer.

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