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Using X1 on Live Performance
Posted on: 23.06.2011 by Teddy Tian
Hey all, i hope its the right community s for that kind of question but im quite lost

im using Traktor Scratch Pro 2 on a Macbook Pro and im gonna perform live very soon just uncertain about stuff atm...i was using Timecode CDs this whole time with an Audio 4 DJ , external mixer and 2 CDJs...now i found the timecode CDs un reliable...yet, iv seen so many DJs using 2 X1 Controllers , External mixer and a Laptop with an Audio interface...

i have alot of questions of if is it possible to use 2 X1 Controllers instead of a pair of Turntables and how its being done? i.e how to Control tempo or Search between tracks? what are the advantages and disadvantages of using that stuff?

I know its possible because iv seen DJs using X1s a Laptop , audio interface and wont even use the CDJs at all their whole performance...i hope im clear, im just confused!

Thanks alot
Chasidy Heckenbach
24.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
o_O You mean, they screwed your girlfriend and stole your drugs?
bloody hate it when that happens... unless they left the cash then fair play
Latashia Muna
24.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
o_O You mean, they screwed your girlfriend and stole your drugs?
Are we hanging out with the same people?
Nedra Fresneda
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
I must remember to come back and check Padi's vid links when I'm not at work ...
They are tutorials on Native's mapping
Rosenda Gossage
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
Well iv been used on timecodes on Various CD players...actually from the new age of pioneer such as CDJ900 , 400 , 850 , 2000 and well idk if it has anything to do with the CD players itself (i.e. firmware and such) but i believe its also Traktor's bad way of handling random actions...i had few times when the timecode CDs are not readable or that requiring Recalibration every few minutes or that Traktor stopped them while playing and well many other random problems,not to mention the hassle of setting it in a club after a DJ who played regularly with no software
OK, that looks like scratched or dirty CD's (at least in the sense that I've had those kinds of issues with redbook CD's, although i haven't had it from my timecode yet).

And the hassle of setting up doesn't go away if you're not using CDJs, does it?

I'd have to remap (or find a map that someone else has done) in order to feel comfortable using the X1 for everything, simply because there is no pitch fader on it and I've not invested the time to get the beatgrids right. I'm sure it can work, though.

I must remember to come back and check Padi's vid links when I'm not at work ...
Rosenda Gossage
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
Dodgy.
o_O You mean, they screwed your girlfriend and stole your drugs?

I'm genuinely interested in exactly how the CD timecode was unreliable for you. It's always been extremely rock solid for me, and if there's something I need to watch out for, I'd like to know what it is.

Your assistance would be much appreciated.
Teddy Tian
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
unreliable in what way?
Dodgy.
Rosenda Gossage
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
...now i found the timecode CDs un reliable...
unreliable in what way?
Homer Selgado
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
Thanks alot! thats very usefull, so basically i dont really need the CDJs around!
Correct!


The world is now YOUR oyster.
Nedra Fresneda
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by photojojo
+ 13 internetz awarded to padi for epic video tutorial post
Teddy Tian
23.06.2011		Hey all, i hope its the right community s for that kind of question but im quite lost

im using Traktor Scratch Pro 2 on a Macbook Pro and im gonna perform live very soon just uncertain about stuff atm...i was using Timecode CDs this whole time with an Audio 4 DJ , external mixer and 2 CDJs...now i found the timecode CDs un reliable...yet, iv seen so many DJs using 2 X1 Controllers , External mixer and a Laptop with an Audio interface...

i have alot of questions of if is it possible to use 2 X1 Controllers instead of a pair of Turntables and how its being done? i.e how to Control tempo or Search between tracks? what are the advantages and disadvantages of using that stuff?

I know its possible because iv seen DJs using X1s a Laptop , audio interface and wont even use the CDJs at all their whole performance...i hope im clear, im just confused!

Thanks alot
Chasidy Heckenbach
24.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
o_O You mean, they screwed your girlfriend and stole your drugs?
bloody hate it when that happens... unless they left the cash then fair play
Latashia Muna
24.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
o_O You mean, they screwed your girlfriend and stole your drugs?
Are we hanging out with the same people?
Nedra Fresneda
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
I must remember to come back and check Padi's vid links when I'm not at work ...
They are tutorials on Native's mapping
Rosenda Gossage
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
Well iv been used on timecodes on Various CD players...actually from the new age of pioneer such as CDJ900 , 400 , 850 , 2000 and well idk if it has anything to do with the CD players itself (i.e. firmware and such) but i believe its also Traktor's bad way of handling random actions...i had few times when the timecode CDs are not readable or that requiring Recalibration every few minutes or that Traktor stopped them while playing and well many other random problems,not to mention the hassle of setting it in a club after a DJ who played regularly with no software
OK, that looks like scratched or dirty CD's (at least in the sense that I've had those kinds of issues with redbook CD's, although i haven't had it from my timecode yet).

And the hassle of setting up doesn't go away if you're not using CDJs, does it?

I'd have to remap (or find a map that someone else has done) in order to feel comfortable using the X1 for everything, simply because there is no pitch fader on it and I've not invested the time to get the beatgrids right. I'm sure it can work, though.

I must remember to come back and check Padi's vid links when I'm not at work ...
Teddy Tian
23.06.2011		Well iv been used on timecodes on Various CD players...actually from the new age of pioneer such as CDJ900 , 400 , 850 , 2000 and well idk if it has anything to do with the CD players itself (i.e. firmware and such) but i believe its also Traktor's bad way of handling random actions...i had few times when the timecode CDs are not readable or that requiring Recalibration every few minutes or that Traktor stopped them while playing and well many other random problems,not to mention the hassle of setting it in a club after a DJ who played regularly with no software
Rosenda Gossage
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
Dodgy.
o_O You mean, they screwed your girlfriend and stole your drugs?

I'm genuinely interested in exactly how the CD timecode was unreliable for you. It's always been extremely rock solid for me, and if there's something I need to watch out for, I'd like to know what it is.

Your assistance would be much appreciated.
Teddy Tian
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by ellgieff
unreliable in what way?
Dodgy.
Rosenda Gossage
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
...now i found the timecode CDs un reliable...
unreliable in what way?
Teddy Tian
23.06.2011		haha call it a digital oyster !
Homer Selgado
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by MOARMAOR
Thanks alot! thats very usefull, so basically i dont really need the CDJs around!
Correct!


The world is now YOUR oyster.
Teddy Tian
23.06.2011		Thanks alot! thats very usefull, so basically i dont really need the CDJs around!
Nedra Fresneda
23.06.2011
Originally Posted by photojojo
+ 13 internetz awarded to padi for epic video tutorial post
Leeanna Ayla
23.06.2011		+ 13 internetz awarded to padi for epic video tutorial post
Kandy Ahdoot
23.06.2011		do people even read the manuals anymore?
Nedra Fresneda
23.06.2011		http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlN1lZGeUsM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8Nke1ylUrE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdUxRwwD9Kc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzqnaowubo8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzOJy4d14ek
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaLDHo3lkiY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiDJmCHxRZQ
Leeanna Ayla
23.06.2011		The knobs and buttons on the X1 can be made to control every single aspect of Traktor. You just have to tell them what they control. Or you could use the mapping provided with the X1's if you don't want to customize it. Chances are though if you saw someone using two it was a custom mapping. Technically you don't even need the mixer as you can map one of the knobs to the volume fader.

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