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1. ND NATIVE INSTRUMENTS TRAKTOR 3 2 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 trademarks of their respective owners Furthermore the fact that you are reading this text means you are the owner of 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 Users Guide written by Friedemann Becker R D White Jan Hennig Irmgard Bauer Special thanks to the Beta Test Team who were invaluable not just in tracking down bugs but in making this a better product NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH 2006 All rights reserved ND NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Germany USA NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH NATIVE INSTRUMENTS North America Inc Schlesische Str 28 5631 Hollywood Boulevard D 10997 Berlin Los Angeles CA 90028 Germany USA info native instruments de Sales native instruments
2. 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 e Underneath the Collection icon you can see the tracks grouped by Artists Releases Labels or Genres A number indicates the current number of tracks within this category TRAKTOR 3 2 39 e 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 e Search results are a further way of displaying your Collection e Finally in the List Window on the right tracks can be sorted by various criteria such as BPM Release Dates or Ratings giving an additional value to search results Analyzation The analysis scans the entire track and returns the following information e BPM Estimate The BPM Estimate is more or less accurate according to the type of music Read more about verifying the BPM Estimate and about how to create a Beatgrid in the next chapter e Gain Value each track has a perceived loudness based on its musical properties of the track and on the Involved mastering techniques The Gain Value established during the analysis is a very accurate estimation of the optimal setting of the channel Gain knob to match the loudness of a track to OdB To use this Gain estimation when loading a track into
3. Arthur Oskan BPM Genre 135 001 100 4 Techno 191 9968 100 4 Electronic 131 020 100 4 Techno 136 410 100 4 Techno e n the List Window click the Magnifying Glass next to an Artists name e TRAKTOR will search your entire collection for tracks of the same Artist Important Clicking the Magnifying Glass next to a BPM value gives back tracks with similar BPM values which means a range of 2 5 BPM Beatport Find More Button In the List Window you will notice a small downwards pointing arrow in many of the track property fields This is the Find More button used to search tracks within the beatport store that have the same entry in that field TRAKTOR 3 2 51 Title Artist Keep_on short version Ronald van Aggelen Wired short version Raumton Back From Exile short version Breitbannt Pacemaker short version Arthur Oskan e In the List Window click the Find More Button next to an artists name e TRAKTOR 3 will search the beatport store for tracks of the same artist Note If you don t see the Find More button turn on the beatport store in Preferences gt Appearance gt Miscellaneous Search History During a TRAKTOR session the Search function recalls each search expression you have searched for in a temporary list e Type in a few search expressions and confirm with Enter e Repeat this for a few times e Click the small arrow next to the magnifying glass on the l
4. Check and uncheck different options and see how te GUI changes Find a detailed description on page 17 Layouts Fullscreen Switches to Fullscreen Mode Read more about Fullscreen mode on page 17 Fullscreen Mode Launch Service Center Opens the NI Service Center where you can download 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 About window It contains valuable information 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 Note You can open the About window as well by clicking on the TRAKTOR 3 Logo 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 3 2 23 TRA KTOA e Bb ae Detalh Cifects amp Master r Eiteos amp Masser Boal Juggler Manin Bi 4 Full Sieg Deke d Minimimmi Decka Show Morut LAT SELECCTHH i Show n r Shoe Peogeasber Show Shortest Sheer Biro Bas ion Ganiri System Manor Extomal Minor amp Fa Prtormal ker E Pay Eslorna Mixer Browem Gai Min
5. TRAKTOR 3 will begin recording your input signal The file size of your recording and time elapsed will be displayed in the Display Window of the Audio Recorder module The recording will appear as track in the Audio Recorder folder and will have a time stamp in its name Click on the Record button in the Audio Recorder module to stop recording You can instantly drag the recording into a deck and play it Using Cut amp Continue While recording you can separate the recording into Individual wav files If you are recording your mix as audio this allows you to separate your recording at points you determine on the fly During recording click the Cut button in the Audio Recorder module The recording will cut at this point and begin a new way file The wav files will be displayed in the Audio Recording List Window view 114 TRAKTOR 3 2 Split at file size Another way to separate your recording is by utilizing the Split at File Size preference This allows you to specify a file size in megabytes at which the recording will be separated This function is extremely useful in cutting down your recordings into CD size sections that can later be burned without any problem e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Recording e Click the arrow to drop down the Split at File Size menu and choose a file size e Each time the Audio Recording reaches this file size it will be split into a separate audio file Deleting the Last
6. fully modular and simplified frequently used actions With TRAKTOR 3 we ported the project to a completely new code base allowing us to combine the best of the past with new more efficient implementations The professionalism of our users requires faders equalizers filters and effects that behave authentically For this reason we have modeled the new 4 channel mixer after nothing less than the Xone 92 club mixer by Allen amp Heath The characteristics of this mixer and its effects have been emulated by the leading instrument designers of NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Reaktor giving TRAKTOR 3 a sound quality that can compete with the best DJ equipment available TRAKTOR 3 s professional DJ equipment TRAKTOR 3 2 5 TRAKTORs control concept is one of the most versatile available in today s music software All software parameters can be controlled continuously or incrementally at various step sizes including mouse scroll wheel support via keyboard commands via MIDI knobs faders up and down buttons encoders at different sensitivities auto repeat rates inverted accelerated The browser of TRAKTOR 3 has grown into an information center allowing you to purchase music online from Beatport com the world s leading portal for dance music More and more tracks are sold exclusively as digital downloads and more and more labels provide their tracks along with metadata such as exact BPM cue points stripes label information web links
7. tempo If you want to restart the phase of the LFO without changing the tempo simply click and hold the Tap button until the small light goes off again Now the phase has been restarted while the tempo stayed the same Frq controls the cutoff frequency of filter This knob has no function when the filter is controlled via Crossfader Sync synchronizes the LFO base speed to the tempo of the deck when used as Master effect it synchronizes to the tempo of the Master LFO controls the amount of LFO that is modulating the filter cutoff The shape of the LFO is a sine wave and it is generating positive and negative values This means that the filter cutoff will modulate above and below the cutoff frequency On switches the effect on and off The two lights at the top of the panel give a visual clue to the speed of the LFO and the current Tap status If the left light is active it means the LFO is waiting for another push of the Tap button to calculate the Speed TRAKTOR 3 2 107 Important Please keep in mind that both Filter T2 and Filter 92 are able to generate extreme signal peaks if the resonance is set to maximum and the cutoff frequency is modulating Also be careful and note at what value the cutoff frequency is set when turning on the filter If the Signal is completely filtered the track would effectively not be audible anymore Delay A Delay effect adds one or more timed repetitions of the original signal back into t
8. you can use the Sync or Pitch Bend buttons to bring the tracks back on beat Synchronizing the tempo of opposite Decks Above each Deck you will notice meters called Sync Offset meters If one meter Slides from Its centre it means that one of the tracks Is playing at a slower or faster tempo than the other s When this Is the case the Syne button can be used as a quick way to match the tempo of these tracks without having to make Pitch Bend adjustments To use this function with the best result it is recommended to establish Beatgrids for the tracks that are being synced Only then the tempo and phase of each track will match 100 e Load and play a track in each Deck e Because the track tempos do not match the Sync offset meters will jump back and forth e Click the Sync button above the Waveform of Deck B e The Tempo of Deck B now matches that of Deck A e The Sync offset meters will stay centered TRAKTOR 3 2 81 Synchronizing the Tempo of Non Opposite Decks Master amp Slaves A Deck synchronizes to the opposite deck by default so if you press the Sync button of Deck A it will use the tempo of Deck B as a reference and vice versa When you want to synchronize Decks that are not opposite each other it s possible to do this by assigning them to Master and Slave states e Load and play a track in Deck A e Load and play a track in Deck C Note if Deck C is not visible make it visible by right ctrl clicking the
9. B C and D e Use the arrows next to each box to drop down the Input selection menu e Assign the inputs of your soundcard to the 4 virtual inputs of TRAKTOR 3 After assigning your soundcards inputs to the channels of TRAKTOR 3 you can open the Recording page in the Preferences and assign one of these channels as Recording source e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Recording e Select Extern as recording source e Select the channel A B C or D that you have connected to the recording signal e Verify the right connection by opening the Audio Recorder panel in the Details Section as described further below TRAKTOR 3 2 113 Adjusting the Input Level Once you have selected your input device and chosen your input channels you should test your input signal level This requires the use of the Audio Recorder module in the Details Section Click a blank area of the Details Section and insert the Audio Recorder panel Play a track from any of your input sources Your input level will be displayed in the level meters of the Audio Recorder panel Use the Gain knob for adjusting the recording level the meter range should show peaks in the upper third To avoid distortion or clipping make sure the level doesn t reach the maximum amount at the top of the meter range Recording your Input Signal Open the Audio Recorder folder icon in the Track Browser Click on the Record button in the Audio Recorder module
10. If you can t find out the reason for a problem NATIVE INSTRUMENTS provides extentsive help to registered users The relevant links are available in the NI SERVICE CENTER Knowledge Base Readme Online Support Open the NI SERVICE CENTER to find a series of links directly leading you to the NATIVE INSTRUMENTS Online Knowledge Base and to the Online Support frontend The frontend will ask you for all information about your hardware and software environment to better facilitate the information to our support team The entries you make are cookied so they should be automatically be reproduced when you enter a second support request In your communication with the support team keep in mind that you should offer as much information as possible about your hardware your operating system and the version of the software you are running to give the possibility to help you In your description you should mention e how to reproduce the problem e what have you already done to try to fix the problem e a description of your setup including all hardware e the brand and specs of your computer Important Always consult the Readme file of a new software version It contains important information and all last minute changes that weren t available when printing this manual TRAKTOR 3 2 165 Forum In the NATIVE INSTRUMENTS User Forum you can discuss problems directly with other users and with experts from NI moderating the forum The T
11. On turns the effect on or off Please note that the light on the top left of the Channel Effect panel shows the speed of the amount of the modulation set with the Mod knob TRAKTOR 3 2 109 Flanger A Flanger is a modulation effect that is great for creating tension It got popular in the 19 70 s and was used extensively by guitarists and keyboard players Essentially a Flanger is doubling the original signal and mixing it back in with a little delay creating the ever popular wooosh sound e Select Flanger from the drop down menu found inside the Channel Effect panel e Click the button On and the effect will be audible e Drag the knob labelled Speed and compare how the Flanger sounds at different tempo Again a quick rundown of all the knobs buttons and their functions e Speed controls the tempo of the Flanger e Action triggers the effect so that the Flanger travels at the tempo set by the knob Speed from the frequency controlled by Mid for the distance specified with the Depth knob Note that the Action button only works if the knob labelled Amount is set to O e Depth sets the amount of frequency modulation e Mid defines the frequency that is being modulated with the amount set by Depth e Amount controls the volume of the effect signal When Amount is set to 0 no effect is audible and at 100 the effect has the same level as the original signal e On turns the effect on or off e There are two lights
12. Rotary Acceleration The Rotary Acceleration slider determines how the controller behaves when the knob is turned at higher speeds e Select a control in the MIDI controller list window e Click the arrow next to Control Type and select Direct from the drop down menu e Click the arrow next to Mode and select either Rotary or Rotary signed e You now have control over the Rotary Acceleration slider Soft Takeover By default the virtual knobs and sliders of TRAKTOR 3 will pick up at the position of the corresponding knob or slider of your MIDI controller By selecting Soft Takeover this works Inversely The knob or slider of your MIDI controller will pick up where the knob or slider of TRAKTOR 3 left off Incremental and Decremental Controllers Controllers working incrementally like repeated clicks of buttons have another set of options 128 TRAKTOR 3 2 Auto Repeat With Auto Repeat enabled a triggered function such as an Increment or Decrement can be automatically repeated when the key or button Is held down Resolution A Step size is the distance how far up or down a controller moves The Resolution menu allows you to increase or decrease the Step Size of your incremental or decremental controls e Use the arrow next to Resolution to drop down the menu e Select a Step Size from the menu e These Step Sizes are the same available for the knobs on the software interface Refer to the User Interface section
13. Solution thanks to forum user markymoon e Go to Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt Hotkey Setup e Add anew control for Deck gt Tempo gt Deck Pitch Bend e Set the Control Type to Down e Choose Switch from the sensitivity dropdown menu e Click Learn and assign the desired key of your keyboard e Play a track and press your new Hotkey Note This does not actually stop the track the track will continue to play if you let go the key so you still have to click on the Play button to stop the deck completely 12 3 Playing Reverse Sometimes you might want to play a track reverse as an additional effect Although TRAKTOR 3 itself does not have this feature graphically represented by a knob you can assign a Hotkey e Open Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt Hotkey Setup e Add anew control for Deck gt Transport gt Deck Reverse e Start the playback of a track and see how the playback reverses Note This method can only be used on a running deck this does not work on a stopped deck 162 TRAKTOR 3 2 Alternative Method e Go to Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt Hotkey Setup e Add anew control for Deck gt Tempo gt Deck Pitch Bend e Set the Control Type to Down e Choose Switch from the sensitivity dropdown menu e Click Learn and assign the desired key of your keyboard e Use your new Hotkey on a stopped deck Note This method can only be used on a stopped deck this does
14. Using the Seek buttons in the Native Mix Recorder panel wind back a point in the mix about half a minute before the failed transition e Press Play to start playback of the mix e Press Record to seamlessly enable recording mode e For taking over full control of the mix turn off the Play button leaving only the Record button lit and redo your transition e You can repeat this procedure as many times as you need Note You can resume a transition in the middle of your mix file but all following mixes have to be re done as well Setting Additional Cue Markers Cue Markers are used in a Mix Recording to establish points of reference from which you can Cue It is possible to seek to resume or overdub the mix from this point By default TRAKTOR 3 sets a marker each time you load a new track into a deck If you want to add additional markers proceed as follows Click the Play button in the Native Mix Recorder panel e Listen for a spot in the mix you would like a marker to be placed Click the Set Marker button in the Native Mix Recorder panel e Let the mix play click the Set Marker button again to set another marker 118 TRAKTOR 3 2 Skip and Seek Buttons The Skip and Seek buttons in the Native Mix Recorder are used to navigate through your recorded mix as you would do on a CD player The Skip buttons skip to the next or to the previous marker in the mix Use these buttons to find a specific point in your mix then play the
15. You can also record external sources connected to the sound card such as vinyl records if you are using a record player or a microphone in case you are performing together with a vocalist It s even possible to use an recorded audio file and play it back in a deck just as you do with the tracks from your collection Input Configuration TRAKTOR 3 allows you to record from an external device or from the Internal Master output of TRAKTOR 3 The selection of the recording input is made in the Recording page of the Preferences 112 TRAKTOR 3 2 Internal External These two buttons allow you to choose whether you want to record the Internal Master signal or from an external source If you are using an external mixer you will have to feed the Recording Output from the mixer into one of the available inputs of your sound card and choose External in the recording source options External Configuration Before you can record from an external device you have to assign the available inputs of your sound card to the channels A B C D of TRAKTOR 3 This can be done in the Audio Setup dialog found in the Preferences Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Soundcard e Drop down the Audio Device menu and select the your input device soundcard Under Audio Setup click on Input Routing This will display the input routing preferences page TRAKTOR allows 4 simultanuous stereo input signals Each input pair will appear next to A
16. a Layout The Browser Buttons are not always the same the functions of the buttons change according to the currently selected view in the List Window Edit Clicking on Edit opens the Track Edit dialog for the selected set of tracks as described above Analyze Triggers the analysis of the selected tracks The analysis scans the entire track and returns several information about it Read more about Analyzation on page 23 Analyzation and 82 Collection Preferences Delete Clicking on Delete will remove the selected track from your Track Collection or Playlist 56 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Click on a track in the List Window to select it e Click on the Delete button e To remove more than one track select multiple tracks in the List Window and click the Delete button Note This will remove the track from the Playlist only It will not delete the track from your hard drive The following Browser Buttons can only be accessed after clicking the Edit button or chosing Edit from the context menu Confirm Editing Contirms all editing changes and returns to the playlist view Cancel Editing Cancels the editing operation All changes made after the last Apply action are discarded TRAKTOR 3 2 57 Restore Metadata Aborts current changes and restores track attributes from collection This is especially useful if you accidentally deleted entries in one of the attributes fields Read Metadata Imports metadata from
17. by clicking the arrow next to each output channel selection and selecting an output from the drop down menu Preview Channel In External Mixer mode the Preview deck in the Browser has its own pair of outputs in the Output assignment page If you run only two decks you can route the Preview deck to a third channel of your external mixer using an additional pair of outputs of your soundcard 96 TRAKTOR 3 2 9 Advanced TRAKTOR Functions 9 1 Looping Within Tracks Setting a Loop TRAKTOR has the ability to set points in a track that will loop sections of the track seamlessly Once the Loop is set its start and end points can be adjusted and the entire Loop can be moved even while the track Is playing Looping From the Deck e Load and play a track in Deck A e Click the Loop button next to the Play button Your track will begin looping By default the Loop button should be set to 4 This means your track will loop 4 beats To change the loop length right ctrl click the Loop button underneath the 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 TRAKTOR 3 2 97 Looping From the Details Section Loop Set Loop Seleci 2 Loop Move Loop Start Ke Loop End WM Set in Active Reloop ER 1 fine fine F 4cont cont 4cont cont 1 d Lock OC OC ra 12 i a Pra L
18. com www native instruments de www native instruments com Table Of Contents re of Content Serna a i 5 2 Manual Introduction EE 5 3 Installing TRAKTOR 3 EE 6 3 1 Installing TRAKTOR 3 under Mac OSa 7 3 2 Installing TRAKTOR 3 under Windows 11 A QUICK e EE 14 4 1 Starting the Software EE 14 A2 Die le RE e EE 14 4 3 Test Drive TRAKTOR eege 19 DS USEF Merate an A AEA 22 5 l Features and Terminology 22 3 2 Knob ahd Fader el d EE 26 5 3 Adjusting the Look of Traktor cccccceeeeeeeeceaeeeeeeeneeeeeaeees 29 6 Using the Track Browser cscccececeeeeenenceeeeeseneneeeeeeseneeenaeaeeenenes 38 Gz IMmportine your EE ee 38 6 2 Preparing your DJ set with Playlists and Favortes 43 6 3 Keeping an overview while pertormmg 48 6 4 Managing your Track Collection ccccceceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 53 6 5 Beatport Online Dance Music Store ooo cccecceeeeeeeeeeeees 63 7 Controlling the DECKS es ccciwerivsscavestcaeaausevocentenehcecneianens tieaneeenesiseyetens 66 7 1 MOUSE MOJE S darn a a E Stare eens 66 72 ee HH e EE 69 7 3 Cue Points with Special FUNCHON t cdiiscsciciveisadi tics SEENEN 71 7 4 Defining and Using Beaterdes 72 7 5 Manually Adjusting the Track Tempo 76 7 6 Matching Beats with Sync and Pitch Bend 8l Fd Using the Phase Meter EE 84 7 8 Matching the Key of your Tracks 84 Yoo Mmmm H CL TEE 86 S Controlling the MK eessen EEN ge 88 8 1 The Internal 4 Channel Muer 88 Sac FANE LNE V
19. connection to your controller is correct you will see the type of MIDI signal received by TRAKTOR 3 in the window beneath the Learn button If nothing happens verify your MIDI Setup see section above Managing your MIDI and Hotkey Files Duplicate If you are adding similar controllers such as multiple deck volumes an easier method is Duplicate This will add a Duplicate controller identical to the currently selected controller e Click on a controller in the MIDI controller list window e Click the Duplicate button e Another identical controller will appear in the window e Click Channel and select another channel type such as Deck CL Delete If you don t want a channel in your list you can Delete it e Click on a controller in the MIDI controller list window e Click the Delete button e The controller will be deleted from the list TRAKTOR 3 2 125 Reset By clicking the Reset button at the top of the MIDI settings preferences window TRAKTOR 3 will immediately clear the MIDI controller list Important You can assign the same MIDI Hotkey to more than one function which can be useful in special situations but may be unwanted for other situations However if you assign the same MIDI Hotkey to more than one function both lines are lit in red MIDI Hotkey Pages The Hotkey Setup and MIDI Setup have more than one page The drop down menu above the table containing the list of assigned controllers sho
20. in the frame of the Channel Effect panel The left light blinks In time with the tempo of the Flanger and the right light shows the volume of the signal triggered by the Action button BeatMasher The BeatMasher is a unique effect that isn t based on any classic effect type It essentially samples a bar of music into a buffer which can then be transformed and mashed The only way to understand this effect Is to hear it in action so let s have a try 110 TRAKTOR 3 2 Select BeatMasher from the drop down menu found inside the Channel Effect panel Click the button Sync and the speed is synchronized to the deck Click and hold the button labelled Action The BeatMasher effect is audible Drag the knob Length counter clockwise and repeat step 3 Compare how the effect sounds at different lengths to understand how the BeatMasher works More than any other effect presented earlier the buttons and knobs of this effect have to be explained thoroughly and in detail Tap sets the tempo when the BeatMasher is not synced to the deck or the Master If the effect is running in Sync this button has no effect Action starts the sampling until the buffer is full Then it repeats the recorded audio and warps it accordingly to the settings of the effect Length defines the length of the Loop recorded in the buffer The amount is always based on beats and from left to right the values are 1 32th minimum value 1 16th 2 16th 3 16
21. into the Collection properties when applying the changes e f you want to change an attribute globally for all selected tracks for example the way to write an Artist Name edit the Artist field make sure that the box beneath is checked and press the Apply button e f you want to edit the tracks of your selection one by one use the Previous and Next buttons at the bottom of the dialog to step through the list 54 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Clicking Restore will undo your changes e Clicking OK will confirm all your changes Writing Attributes into Music Files ID3 Tags As described in the introduction the TRAKTOR Collection is a database containing references to the physical location of your tracks as well as all attribute information about them Many music file formats such as MP3 allow to store information about the track in the file itself This is done by special text tags embedded at the beginning or at the end of the music portion of the file TRAKTOR 3 does not need these kinds of tags because all relevant Information is stored in the Collection file but as soon as you move a track to another computer the attributes of the track get detached from the music file itself It can therefore be useful to additionally write the properties into the track itself Not all file types support this kind of embedded information for instance AIFF and WAV files do not support It Other file types support a proprietary format of tags such
22. lines of code to be pasted into the Terminal Do NOT put Hard Drive s to Sleep e Open System Preferences gt Energy Saver e Uncheck Put the hard disk s to sleep when possible Turn Off Sharing e Open System Preferences gt Sharing e Click on the Services tab e Unselect Personal File Sharing and Internet Sharing Shut Down all other Applications If you have any other applications running shut them down while using TRAKTOR 3 14 2 Windows Optimization Processor Scheduling e Open Start gt Control Panel and double click System e Choose Advanced e Under Performance choose Settings e Choose the Advanced tab e Under Processor Scheduling select Background Services 168 TRAKTOR 3 2 Visual Effects e Open Start gt Settings gt Control Panel and double click System e Choose Advanced gt Visual Effects tab e Choose Adjust for best performance Turn Off Desktop Background Image e Right Ctrl Click Desktop gt Properties gt Desktop e At the top of the list under Background choose None Disable Screen Saver e Right Ctrl Click Desktop gt Properties gt Screen Saver tab e Drop down the screen saver menu and choose None Disable Fast User Switching e Choose Start gt Settings gt Control Panel gt User Accounts e Click on Change the Way Users log On or Off and unselect Use Fast User Switching Switch Off Power Schemes Choose Start gt Control Panel gt Power Options e Se
23. loudness of the loaded track Note Each channel can also be set to Autogain individually with a Gain knob in the relative Channel module TRAKTOR 3 2 91 Punch The Channel module also allows you to Punch in a track from an opposite deck without the use of the Crossfader This means the audio from a deck that is not focused can be punched in and out of the main mix allowing it to be heard only as long as the Punch button is held down This ts extremely useful if you only want to bring in single elements of another track while it is running in Syne such as punching in the snare drum e Load and play a track in both decks e Move the Crossfader to Deck A e Open the Channel panel by right ctrl clicking on the details section and chosing Channel e Focus Deck B then click the Right Arrow button This sets the Channel module to control Deck B e Click and hold the Punch button in the Channel panel The track in Deck B will be audible in the main mix for as long as you hold Punch The Master Volume Controls The Master detail panel mentioned earlier controls the overall Volume and Balance Left Right of TRAKTOR 3 It also features a 3 Band Limiter for preventing clipping of the digital signal in the D A converters of the sound card Master CFC se Lim I Ge Bal Vol 92 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Insert the Master panel into the current Details page by right ctrl clicking on the details section and chosing Ma
24. minimum of 80 BPM and a maximum of 159 BPM Then analyze your track tempo Trigger the analyzation by selecting one ore more track s and clicking on the Analyze button or via right ctrl click and chosing Analyze Find more about analyzation on page 23 Analyzation and 82 Collection Preferences You can also generate a Local BPM value by just one click giving you a very precise tempo at a certain point which comes handy especially for tracks with unsteady tempi 72 TRAKTOR 3 2 e n the BPM panel click on the downwards pointing arrow and choose Local BPM Although TRAKTOR 3 s tempo detection is very precise Grid markers and Beatgrids are still an important tool to synchronize your music in TRAKTOR 3 The analysis of the track produces a BPM estimation that is not sufficiently precise to guarantee synchronous playback of two or more tracks over the duration of several minutes Defining a Beatgrid for a track is like establishing a reference that controls how the track should be synchronized when used in a mix Instead of synchronizing a track every time you want to mix it a Beatgrid has to be set only once and can be used every time you want to match the tempo with highest possible precision As defining a Beatgrid is comparable to synchronize the track to a clock reference you need to do two things that you also do when synchronizing two records e Synchronizing the downbeats e Adjusting the tempo to compensate th
25. not work on a running deck 12 4 Beatgridding Tracks with unsteady Tempo TRAKTOR 3 s Beatgrid only supports a single tempo in a track Adding additional Gridmarkers will only restart the phase This is useful for tracks that drift like tracks that were recorded from a turntable If you have tracks with variable tempo you have two options Use Ableton Live e Fix the tempo variasion by Warp Marking the track e Export it as a flattened audio file e Reimport into TRAKTOR 3 and add the Beatgrid to it Use Loops for mixing in and out e Set a Beatmarker and adjust the tempo at a place of the track you likely mix it in Don t worry the beatgrid needs to align only a few bars e Set a Loop there most likely not with 32 beats but 8 or 16 beats and save the loop Lock TRAKTOR 3 2 163 Write the current tempo in the Comment field or set a Cue Point at the beginning of a loop and name it after the bpm value Change the Beatmarker to a Floating Cue Point Unlock Set a new Beatmarker at the end of the track or where you most likely want to mix out Adjust the tempo e Set a new loop Save the loop Write the current tempo in the Commentz2 field of the Browser or the Cue Point name field Delete the Beatmarker This way you can have e g a perfect 115 bpm loop in the beginning and a 123 bpm loop at the end which you can use for a perfectly beatmatched transition 164 TRAKTOR 3 2 13 Getting Help
26. selected music files into the Collection Note Not all file types are supported by this operation Write Metadata Writes metadata Information into music files Choose from 3 writing modes in Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Collection Preferences Note Not all file types are supported by this operation Apply The editing changes are applied and stored in the Collection The following Browser Buttons can only be accessed from the Beatport Icon If you don t see the Beatport icon uncheck Hide Beatport in Preferences gt Appearance gt Miscellaneous Buy Previewed Track Buy the track currently loaded into the preview deck Check Downloads Checks your download queue for uncompleted downloads Refresh Beatport Refreshes the Beatport shop Use after connection problems 58 TRAKTOR 3 2 Other Track Options Relocate Opens a dialog in which you can navigate to the folder containing the missing track s Very useful if you restructured your Music Folder Search in Playlists Searches the selected track s in all playlist and returns a list with all playlists containing the selected track s Add to Playlist as Next Adds the selected track s as next to the Current Playlist Add to Playlist at End Adds the selected track s at the end of the Current 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
27. server through the internet and listen to the audio that is being streamed from the TRAKTOR 3 software Note To learn more about this streaming protocol and how to setup a server please refer to the official Icecast homepage http www icecast org Configuring TRAKTOR 3 Before getting started it is important to configure TRAKTOR 3 so that the local client can connect to the server and the metadata of the radio stream contains the correct information e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Broadcasting e Adjust the proxy setting according to your current internet configuration If you are not using a proxy simply check Use direct connection e Next input the address of the Icecast server you want to connect to This can be either a hostname or an IP address 134 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Specify the port where the server can be reached Most servers use the default setting of 8000 e Input the mount path and password This information can be obtained from the host of the Icecast server and permits only authorized clients to stream data from there e Choose the streaming format and quality Keep in mind that with a higher bitrate more bandwidth is used for every single stream Therefore less Slots are available and fewer listeners can tune in at the same time e Finally you can specify the client Metadata setting This information helps to tag your audio stream Be specific in your description the easier it is to identify the musical
28. start and stop playback 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 finding a more accurate Cue Point Zooming out will give you a broader view of the Waveform e Click the Plus sign button in the upper corner of the main Deck Waveform display This Zooms n on the track Waveform e Now click the Equal sign This zooms to TRAKTORs default view of the track Waveform e Now click the Minus sign This zooms out giving a broader view of the track Waveform Note 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 Waveform Cache You will notice a growing yellow bar beneath and below the overall waveform Stripe that indicates how much of a track is cached 68 TRAKTOR 3 2 1 2 Regular Cue Points Setting a Cue Point on the fly Floating Cue Point Each time a Deck is stopped it sets a floating momentary Cue Point When playback resumes the Cue Point remains at the last point of interruption The Cue Pause and the Cue Play button below the Waveform can be used to skip back to the last floating Cue Point during playback During playback you can press Set Cue underneath the Waveform at any time to move the Floating Cue Point to the current position Storing Cue Points TRAKTOR 3 can store up to 10 Cue Points per track To store the cur
29. switch between Mouse Control modes by pushing the respective button in the Mode Details Panel If you can t find the Mode panel refer to the Layout chapter for learning how to insert the Mode panel into one of your Detail views If you Intend to often switch between Mouse Control modes make sure that the Mode panel is included on each of your Details pages If you intend to use only one Mouse Control mode you can remove the Mode panel from all your Details Snap Mode Waveform In this mode the mouse pointer will snap to either Beats Cue Points or Beat Grid lines e Hold your mouse pointer over the Waveform Red Snap points appear at each Beat and Cue Point e Click and hold This snaps the cursor to the nearest Beat and plays the track as long as you hold the button This is the same as Cue Pause e Release the button to return to the last Cue Point 66 TRAKTOR 3 2 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 Snap Mode Stripe Select Snap from the Mode Details panel Hold your mouse pointer over the Stripe Waveform When moving the mouse back and forth small red Snap points will appear along the Stripe Waveform Click to move the cursor to the Snap point in the Stripe Waveform CD Mode Waveform Trig
30. the buttons to change the tempo in steps e Use the scroll wheel of your mouse to move the Pitch Fader up or down in steps as well Assign different sensitivities to the Tempo Knob by right ctrl clicking on the button Advanced Pitch Fader functionality Right Ctrl Click hold and drag the Pitch Fader up or down e While holding the right mouse button click and hold the left mouse button This will temporarily slow down the tempo or fasten It e This is a special method to do pitch bending that Is also affecting all Slaved decks 78 TRAKTOR 3 2 Tempo Knob By moving the Tempo Knob clockwise or counter clockwise you can speed up or slow down the Tempo of the track The Tempo Knob has just the same functionality as a pitch fader on any standard DJ record player or pitchable CD player Load and play a track in Deck A e To slow down the tempo click hold and drag downward on the Tempo Knob To finely adjust the tempo move the mouse horizontally Double Click the Tempo Knob to reset it to O e Use the and buttons as well as the mouse wheel functionality as described in the Layout section Assign different sensitivities to the Tempo Knob by right ctrl clicking on the button TRAKTOR 3 2 79 Advanced Tempo Knob functionality e Right Ctrl Click hold and drag the Tempo Knob up or down e While holding the right mouse button click and hold the left mouse button This will tempora
31. the first of the two stored loops Observe how the cursor passes the stored Loop without starting looped playback Skip to a position shortly before the second of the stored loops Press the Active button in the Loop Set details panel Observe how once the cursor passes the start point of the stored Loop the track switches into is looped playback Stepping Through your Stored Loops e Play the track from the first Loop e Right Ctrl Click the Jump button in the Loop Select module e Clicking on the Loop Selection buttons forward backward will now instantly perform a jump to the previous or next loop Note If you don t want to jump to the previous or next next loop but for example from a first to a third loop in the track deselect the Jump button by clicking on it Then use the Loop Selection buttons to select a loop first the selected loop will have green lines above the brackets now click on the jump button This toggles a direct jump to the selected loop Delete If you want to discard a stored loop jump to it and release the Lock button in the Loop Set details panel 102 TRAKTOR 3 2 Loop Preferences Preferences for looping can be found by clicking TRAKTOR Preferences gt Deck Preferences gt Transport Seamless Looping Makes a short crossfade between Loop End to Loop Start for avoiding clicks When setting a loop in a quiet part directly before a beat in seamless mode a small portion of the b
32. there is no Sound Most likely when the decks are playing everything is fine with the soundcard drivers and selection but something may be wrong either in the settings of the internal mixer or in the way you connected your soundcard to your speaker system or headphones Open the Master Details Panel and verify that the Master Level Meter is showing an output signal No Master Level Activity lf the Master Level Meter shows no output activity e verify if the Master Volume knob is all the way up If so check if the Channel Level Meter of the playing track is showing any activity e f no is there an effect engaged on that channel that might mute the Signal e f no is the Equalizer set to neutral position e f no is the channel set to External Input in the channel header If so switch back to Deck Input with the drop down menu above the Cue and PreFX button If the Deck Level Meter does show activity check the following settings Is the Channel Fader all the wax up Is the Channel Gain knob in neutral position e Is the Crossfader in neutral central position Is the PhMix knob Phones Mix knob set to neutral position centered If after verifying all this you can still not obtain any Master Level activity you should contact support TRAKTOR 3 2 153 Decks play Master Level Flashes but no Sound Re Verify your Soundcard Output Routing e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Output Routing e M
33. to restart your computer Disconnect any audio interfaces and computer peripherals like printers scanners and the like For PC users Please note that some soundcards may not be able to achieve a comfortable latency If this is the case you may want to to try the generic ASIO4ALL driver Tracks load but won t play If your waveforms aren t moving regardless pressing Play most likely something is wrong with your Soundcard Setup or your Output Routing Check the Selected Audio Device e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Soundcard e Make sure you have selected the correct sound card The Audio Device drop down list shows all soundcards that have been installed on your computer and you have to select the one that is currently connected e f your soundcard does not appear in the list it is probably not correctly installed or not correctly connected Verify the mechanical connections and check the correct installation of the soundcard as described further below e You may need to deselect and re select your sound card e f this does not work try to select your sound card confirm with OK and then close and re open TRAKTOR 3 e f nothing helps try to select all available soundcards displays in the list and try to find one that works TRAKTOR 3 2 151 Check the Output Routing You may have selected the correct soundcard but not assigned any of Its outputs Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Outp
34. tracks on top Currently playing tracks in the center Queued tracks waiting in the Current Playlist to be played underneath Non enqueued tracks at the bottom Customizing the List Window The content of the List Window can be sorted by any of the visible columns Clicking a header inverts the sorting sequence of the column You can hide and show 27 attributes of a track Right Ctrl Click on a header 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 configured the headers you want to be visible 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 horizontally Observe the red line indicating where the column will be inserted when releasing the mouse button Searching for tracks One of the quickest ways to find a specific track is to use the Search function Rather than browsing through folders you can type a key word into the Search field and let TRAKTOR search your Collection TRAKTOR 3 2 49 Cue Search in Playlist All Q Detroit ID Artist Title Genre Current Playlis Ella F Search Results Track Collectio F Explorer Release Label Comment aylists Mix Key Lyrics Demo Comment2 LOR UR Kom ixor GS History Producer LI iTunes Mix E Catalog
35. 0 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e CoreAudio compatible sound card or audio hardware CD Drive Multi Channel Audio Interface is recommended Installation of TRAKTOR 3 Place the installation CD in the CD ROM drive of your computer Double Click on the TRAKTOR CD icon to open the contents of the CD Double Click the TRAKTOR installer First the installer shows a start image When you click Continue a dialog will open in which you can choose the mode of installation as well as the destination folder The default installation path is the Applications Traktor DJ Studio 3 folder Please follow the onscreen installation instructions provided Uninstalling TRAKTOR 3 To uninstall TRAKTOR 3 from your computer proceed as follows e Delete the folder Applications Traktor DJ Studio 3 e Delete the file TraktorDJStudio3 plist in Root Library Preferences e Delete the file TraktorDJStudio3 plist in User Library Preferences Afterwards empty the trash bin to completely erase the program TRAKTOR 3 2 9 Backing up your data The folder Macintosh HD User Traktor3 contains the Collection and Playlists that should from time to time be backed up by you in a separate folder Make sure you save as well the file Traktor DJ Studio 3 Settings xml and your Hotkey and MIDI configuration files tks Note Please always refer to the Readme file on the installation CD as it contains last minute information that may not be availabl
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37. Bend Up and Pitch Bend Down buttons above the Sync Meter and observe how this shifts apart the beats You can adjust the shift also by clicking on the Sync Meter and horizontally dragging the yellow marker You can as well adjust the shift with the wheel of your mouse after clicking on the Sync Meter Double clicking the display also synchronizes the beats and the tempo Slightly change the tempo of one of the tracks to observe a slight drift of the Sync Meter Right Ctrl Click the Syne button to observe that this synchronizes only the beats without changing the tempo You can right ctrl click the Tempo Knob Pitch Fader and slightly drag the tempo out of Syne and then trigger short Pitch Bends with the left mouse button TRAKTOR 3 2 83 1 1 Using the Phase Meter Two or more tracks can have the same tempo but still sound silly together because the Phase is shifted The Phase is represented in the horizontal meter beneath the Pitch Bend buttons e f two tracks phases are synchronized the meter stays in the middle e f one tracks phase is shifted aback a yellow stripe is seen on the left side of the middle position e fatracks phase is shifted forward a yellow stripe is seen on the right side of the middle position Note You have to use Beatgrids to get reliable results There are several ways to manipulate the phase e Click on Sync to synchronize the phase e Double Click on the Phase Meter to sync
38. Browser Reset Hidden Dialogs resets all dialogs that have been hidden by clicking on the Don t Show This Again checkbox External Sync MIDI Clock MIDI Interface Select a MIDI interface to which TRAKTOR 3 will send MIDI clock e Send Midi Clock Select this for TRAKTOR 3 to send MIDI clock MIDI Clocktime Offset Use this slider to adjust the MIDI clock offset Open Sound Control OSC Use this menu to configure TRAKTOR 3 for Open Sound Control OSC Detailed OSC Options Use this menu to configure the detailed OSC information Read more on page 75 ff Synchronizing external Hardware and Software TRAKTOR 3 2 147 11 Troubleshooting TRAKTOR 3 is a complex piece of software and it is more than natural that you need to make a sound check after turning on TRAKTOR as you would do on a regular DJ setup The addition of a soundcard and a computer to the traditional setup makes the sound check even more complex as more components can be misconnected or wrongly set This chapter provides a guide to troubleshoot the most common problems when starting up TRAKTOR 3 What is Latency As with any digital device including hardware signal processors that convert audio to data and back again a computer adds a certain amount of delay latency when processing audio signals Fortunately with today s computers and low latency sound card drivers this delay can be so small that you can t hear it e g under 3 mi
39. Driver or ASIO Multimedia Driver They will usually be found in a drop down menu in the host program where you choose the desired ASIO driver If you re not sure which one to use try them all and choose the one with the lowest latency There should be an obvious dramatic difference when you use the correct ASIO driver Tips On Minimizing Latency e Set latency to the highest comfortable value 256 samples buffer is very responsive yet gives your computer some breathing room e 512 samples may also be acceptable anything more will create too much delay If you can t get reliable audio with 512 samples It s time for a better computer e f your ASIO Control Panel shows latency in milliseconds you ll find that anything over 10 ms or so gives an audible delay 5 ms is a good compromise between speed and minimum stress to your computer e Download your sound card s latest drivers from the manufacturer s web Site This can make a huge difference in performance 150 TRAKTOR 3 2 TRAKTOR 3 won t start or crashes upon start e Check the systems requirements for TRAKTOR 3 The minimum requirements are the very least you can get by with and are often not enough for advanced use i e Key Lock Effects Updating your RAM configuration may save you a lot of trouble e Make sure you have the most recent TRAKTOR 3 version e Make sure that you have not clicked on an outdated application alias Shortcut e Try
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41. File Tags Async writes ID3 tags to the contained tracks depending on the setting in Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Collection Preferences gt ID3 Tag Mode This is going on in the background and does not affect the performance Add to Playlist as Next places all tracks contained in the playlist as next in the current playlist Add to Playlist at End places all tracks contained in the playlist at the end of the current playlist Export Playlist exports the tracks contained in the selected playlist along with the playlist file playlist_name nml to a place of your destination This way you can transport a playlist to another TRAKTOR 3 computer without losing data Export Printable exports a HTML file containing a list with the tracks of the selected playlist with customizable columns 44 TRAKTOR 3 2 Sorting your Playlist You can sort the Playlist by any column of the Browser When sorting a Playlist for example by the BPM column it will be sorted in ascending or descending order by BPM Rearranging Playlists by Drag amp Drop e Click hold and drag a track in the Playlist up or down e Observe the red line showing where the track will drop when you release the mouse button Note To perform a rearrangement by drag amp drop the playlist needs to be unlocked If you observe a Forbidden sign when trying to drag amp drop a track to another place within the playlist you need to unlock it before Favorites
42. Header and un checking the option Hide Deck C and D e Because the track tempos do not match the Sync offset meters will jump back and forth e Set the status of Deck A to Master e Set the status of Deck C to Slave e When you press the Sync button on Deck C it synchronizes to the Master Deck because Deck C has the status of a Slave Deck Synchronizing the tempo of multiple Decks using the Master Clock Once you are more familiar with TRAKTOR 3 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 Master Master Clock e Load and play a track in Deck A Click the Slave button above Deck A e Open Details page number 4 or insert the Clock panel into the current Details page 82 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Adjust the speed of the Master Clock to a value close to the original tempo of the track loaded into Deck A e Click the Master button in the Clock Module e Change the tempo of the Master Clock and observe the tempo of Deck A changing accordingly Note The Master Clock has a small representation in the central mixer part when playing with 4 decks Pitch Bending on TRAKTOR 3 Besides regular Pitch Bend buttons known from DJ CD Players TRAKTOR 3 offers a few Interesting alternatives to match the tempo of two tracks Load and play a Demo track in Deck A and Deck B Press Sync to synchronize their beats Press the Pitch
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44. KTOR 3 only saves 10 backups after which it replaces the oldest backup with the second oldest one You should therefore make a manual backup of the current status of the Collection by copying such a backup file to a separate folder not accessed by TRAKTOR 3 A corrupted Collection might cause TRAKTOR 3 to crash during start up f you suspect this might be the case do the following Close TRAKTOR 3 Make a backup of the file collection nml found in the folder user Traktor Mac My Documents TRAKTOR 3 PC before deleting it Restart TRAKTOR 3 with an empty Collection Import the backup of the Collection as described above 62 TRAKTOR 3 2 Note Although TRAKTOR gives you the choice to store your Track Collection and Playlists in different directories it is best to keep these files organized in the default manner as this makes it much easier to track down problems Important The file Traktor DJ Studio 3 Settings xm contains your layout settings and is saved always to your TRAKTOR 3 folder Backup this file as well 6 5 Beatport Online Dance Music Store BEATPORT EXCLUSIVE PRE RELEASE ALTER EGO zehnkampf blow f COMPUPHONIC Up until recently it was difficult to purchase new tracks in MP3 format for DJs working with TRAKTOR DJ Studio 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 labe
45. No Bitrate BPM 4 ong 9 4 mins Ready Simple Search e Click one time in the Quick Search field e Type anything related to the track you are searching for in the Search field such as Track Name Artist Name Album Name etc Hit the Enter key on your computer keyboard TRAKTOR 3 will search your entire Collection and display all matching files in the List Window e Entering more than one word will return the tracks containing all these words Refine A search completed with the Enter key searches the whole Collection You can refine a search to a specific subset of the Collection by completing the search with the selection of one category in the Refine menu e Type a word into the Search field e Click the Refine button behind the Search field and choose a field from the drop down menu e The available options reflect the relevant Browser columns 50 TRAKTOR 3 2 Playlist Searches within the currently displayed Playlist only This option can also be used for refining a search by searching only within a search result All Searches the whole Collection Artists Tries to match the search string with the Artist fields only Same for Title Genre etc Magnifying Glass In the List Window you will notice a small magnifying glass in many of the track property fields This is used to search tracks in your collection with the same entry in that field Artist Ronald van Aggelen Raumton Breitbannt
46. RAKTOR 3 Note that you have to restart TRAKTOR 3 to change from Demo Mode into Full Mode TRAKTOR 3 2 11 e Click on Buy to purchase a copy of TRAKTOR 3 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 e Choose Run Demo to run TRAKTOR 3 tn Demo Mode You can see whether you re in Demo Mode from the Demo Mode graphic in the TRAKTOR 3 Header The Demo Mode has the following restrictions e Audio processing stops after 30 minutes e Audio recording disabled e Exporting Native Mixes to wav aiff disabled e Fixed broadcasting stream name e Overall evaluation time of 30 days System requirements and recommendations To use the TRAKTOR 3 software on a PC computer your system must meet the following minimum requirements e Pentium Ill or Athlon 1 GHz Windows XP Service Pack 2 512 RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e ASIO or MME compatible sound card or audio interface Multi Channel Audio Interface To use all features and all Decks without problems we recommend you to use a Windows PC with the following requirements e Pentium IV or Athlon XP 2 GHz Windows XP Service Pack 2 512 RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e ASIO or MME compatible sound card or audio interface Multi Channel Audio Interface 12 TRAKTOR 3 2 Installation of TRAKTOR 3 e Place the installation CD in the CD ROM drive of y
47. RAKTOR Forum s adress is www nativeinstruments de forum_de forumdisplay Updates Whenever you encouter problems you should also check If you have installed the latest update Click on the TRAKTOR 3 logo or open the NI SERVICE CENTER to display the version number of your software Updates are released regularly to fix Known problems and to constantly improve the software 166 TRAKTOR 3 2 14 Optimizing your Computer 14 1 Macintosh Optimization Log off Additional Users If you have set up multiple user accounts on your computer make sure your user account Is the only one logged in by logging off any additional users Turn off the Screen Saver e Open System Preferences gt Desktop amp Screen Saver e Choose the Screen Saver tab e Set the slider for Start Screen Saver to Never Make the Desktop Static e Open System Preferences gt Desktop amp Screen Saver e Choose the Desktop tab e Choose an image for your background e Unselect Change Picture Lock The Dock e Open System Preferences gt Dock e Drop down the menu next to Minimizing Using and select Scale Effect e Unselect Animate opening applications and Automatically hide and show the Dock TRAKTOR 3 2 167 Dismantle Dashboard 10 4 Tiger and Above Search the internet for OS X Dashboard kill applications There are several to choose from Some are simple applications that you double click to stop and start the Dashboard others are
48. Recording If you are not satisfied with your Audio Recording you can delete it Delete e Click on the Audio Recordings folder icon in the Track Browser e Select the recording you wish to delete e Click on the Delete button in the Audio Recorder module You can also click the Delete button next to the List Window e A menu will pop up asking you to confirm e Choose OK e The recording will disappear from the List Window Note If you do not want the popup menu to appear each time you choose Delete put a check mark in the box labelled Do not show again TRAKTOR 3 2 115 Editing Properties of the Recording Track properties for the Audio Recording can be edited just like any track in your Collection either inline in the List Window by using the Edit button or through the Edit context menu option Additionally there is a shortcut to the Edit dialog of the currently recording track in the Audio Recorder panel called Edit 9 4 Native Mix Recording Native Mix Recorder aa H Rec 103kB 0 00 16 d E H 0 00 00 0 00 16 0 00 16 i Set Save Cut Load Dub T Del Savas New Write Understanding Native Mix Recording As you have learned TRAKTOR 3 allows you to record your mix aS an audio file using the Audio Recorder panel However TRAKTOR offers a second more advanced way to record your mix called Native Mix Recording This records a control file that contains all fader knob or button actions you performed during the m
49. Right Ctrl Click a blank space in the Details Section and select the Channel Effect panel from the menu Focus Deck A and click on the arrow in the upper right corner Select Filter 92 from the drop down menu Click the button On Click the button Syne to synchronize the LFO to the tempo of the Master Click the button Tap rhythmically to set the speed of the LFO based on the synchronized tempo The small light will pulse in time to the rhythm you just set Drag the knob LFO Amount all the way to the right and set it to 100 now you can hear the filter cutoff is being modulated rhythmically Even though the Filter 92 is a fairly straightforward plug in it s still important to fully understand all the controls e Mode This is where you choose the type of the filter There are seven modes available e LP X A Low Pass Filter is routed to the x side of the Crossfader If you move the Crossfader to the right the selected deck will be subsequently Low Passed until it isn t audible anymore e LP Y A Low Pass Filter is routed to the y side of the crossfader If you move the Crossfader to the left the selected deck will be subsequently Low Passed until it isn t audible anymore LP The filter will operate in Low Pass mode cutting off the high frequencies The cutoff frequency is controlled via the FRQ knob of the filter BP The filter will operate in Band Pass mode cutting off the frequencies below and above the cutof
50. Te Sha CH e Make sure that the small Icon in the corner of the Messages window is set to Tooltip mode e Hover your mouse arrow over any control feature of the TRAKTOR DJ Studio 3 interface e The Tooltips window will display information about that particular feature e Click the small Icon inside the Messages window e The Messages window is now displaying software status information You can turn the Tooltips on and off by rightclicking on the Header and choosing Show Messages 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 the section Controlling with Midi 26 TRAKTOR 3 2 Rim Coarse Switch 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 Plus and Minus buttons next to the knob Dragging the mouse Is a good way to make dynamic changes such as subtracting the Bass Frequencies or moving a filter cutoff whereas the Plus and Minus buttons allow more subtle changes and are better suited to set a knob to a specific value Using the scroll wheel can be used for very fine adjustments or for changing the parameter by steps Basic Control Mouse Drag e Hold your mouse arrow over a knob then
51. The Favorites window is a customizable navigational tool and is located at the bottom of the interface If you don t see the Favorites right ctrl click on the Header and choose Show Favorites Fi Current Playlist O e F2 Track Collection re Each Favorite can be assigned to a hotkey by default these are the first 10 F keys Four of the Favorites are pre assigned and cannot be changed e Fl Current Playlist e F2 Track Collection e F9 Audio Recording e F10 Mix Recording TRAKTOR 3 2 45 You can assign any of the File Browser folders or a playlist to the remaining six Favorites F3 F8 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 Playlist Click hold and drag the Demo Playlist name on top of the F3 Favorite icon F3 will now display the Demo Playlist icon e 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 e The contents of the Demo Playlist will then appear in the List Window Note Dragging another playlist on an already assigned favorite will replace the favorite playlist with the new playlist Shift dragging another playlist on an already assigned favorite will merge the content of the favorite playlist with the content of the shift dragged playlist Note Some computer keybo
52. With this feature you can beat juggle with your two finger tips TRAKTOR 3 2 87 8 Controlling the Mix 8 1 The Internal 4 Channel Mixer Cueing Pre listening to a Track in your Headphones Cueing or previewing a track with the TRAKTOR 3 Mixer works the same as with most DJ Mixers When a Cue button is active the deck signal is sent to the output of your soundcard that is routed to your Monitor Out FX EQ CH FX Master CH EQ FX Reverb Classic Deck Filter T2 Deck Classic Delay a T T A T Sone Ba PreFx On PreFx PreFx Amt High Amt Master Cue P gt Mid Gain High Ph Vol e y e 6 Lo S Ph Mi SZ D e j i Sa Load and play a track in Deck A and move the Crossfader all the way to the left e Make sure to raise the PhMix knob in the mixer to a medium position Load and play a track in Deck B and click the Cue button above the Volume Fader You will hear now the track in Deck B as well through your headphones Click hold and drag the Phix knob all the way counter clockwise This will only allow the Cued track to be heard through the headphones 88 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Dragging the PhMIx knob all the way clockwise will only allow the Main mix to be heard through the headphones e Centering the PhMix knob will mix both signals in your headphones Crossfading a mix Manual Crossfade The TRAKTOR 3 Crossfader is a standard fader with the added features of adjustable Volume Curves an
53. a deck TRAKTOR 3 2 139 Security e No Loading Track while Deck is playing Secures you from accidentally loading a track into a deck that Is playing in the main mix e Stop Deck at End of Track Stops the playback of a deck when a track is at its end Reset Controls e Reset Deck Controls when Loading Track Resets all deck controls to their default value when a track is loaded e Reset Mixer Controls when Loading Track Resets all mixer controls to their default value when a track is loaded Advanced e Auto Load next Track This enables TRAKTOR 3 to automatically load the next track from the Current Playlist e Cue to Marker when Loading Track With this enabled a track will automatically cue to an established Load Marker when Is loaded Transport Synchronize e Synchro Start Automatically triggers a Tempo Sync when loading a track or when starting playback e Use Fade In and Fade Out Markers This option allows the use of Fade In and Fade Out markers for automatic crossfading between tracks Loops e Seamless Looping Softens the volume on the beginning and the end of a loop to make it sound more seamless without pops or clicks in audio 140 TRAKTOR 3 2 Loop Autodetect Size Use this slider to adjust the size beneath which a track is automatically detected as loop and therefore will be looped automatically An automatically detected loop will show the green loop bars at the beginning and the end P
54. a Deck enable the Auto Gain function available in each channel Details panel and in the Master Details panel e Stripe The small representation of the Waveform underneath the wave display is created by the analysis process If the Stripe of a track is missing it has most likely not yet been analyzed Auto Analysis Open Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Collection Preferences for options on automatic track analyzation Read more about the Analyze options on page 82 Collection Preferences 40 TRAKTOR 3 2 Data Location As you will learn TRAKTOR 3 has functions that create and reference certain file types These file types are stored in their own default directories However you can change the directory paths by using the Data Location Preferences menu Open Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Data Location e You can change the directory path for the following file types by clicking on the button with the exclamation mark after the current path Collection the file path TRAKTOR 3 follows for loading and storing Collection information Playlists the file path TRAKTOR 3 follows for Playlists described in the next section Recordings the file path in which TRAKTOR 3 stores the Recordings you make in audio format iTunes the file path to your iTunes Library this path has to be identical with the settings in your ITunes Beatport the file path in which TRAKTOR 3 physically stores all songs do
55. ack you need to calibrate the channel volume so that when the fader is set to the maximum level It is matching that of the other decks e Click the Cue button above the Channel Volume fader e A pair of blue level meters appear in the Channel Fader They represent the Master level and offer a visual reference to adjust the Gain of the channel so that it matches the volume of the master once the channel fader is open all the way e Turn the Channel Gain knob to approximately match the intensities of the white channel and the blue master signal e You can now be sure that the new track will not appear too loud or too quiet when the Channel Volume Fader is set to maximum Auto Gain To avoid the manual adjustment of the gain for each track TRAKTOR 3 offers an Autogain function which adjusts the gain for you While analyzing a track the Perceived Loudness is calculated and this value can be used as a setting for the Gain knob This way the track will sound as loud as any other track whose Gain level is set to the calculated value Autogain only works with analyzed tacks and when it is activated in the Master Details panel e Insert the Master panel or into the current details page by right ctrl clicking on the details section and chosing Master e Activate Autogain for all decks by clicking the button called Gain e Load an analyzed track into Deck A e Observe the Gain knob in the mixer changing position to compensate the perceived
56. ade Out Cue Point will appear in the Waveform display e Now load a track into Deck B Set a Cue Point at the beginning of the track From the Cue Edit panel drop down the Cue menu and select In from the menu A red Fade In Cue Point will appear in the Waveform display Click hold and drag the Cross Fader all the way to the left e In Deck A scroll backward through the track before the Fade Out Cue Point and click the Play button TRAKTOR 3 2 71 e When the Fade Out Cue Point in Deck A crosses the Track Position Marker vertical red line the track in Deck B will automatically begin playing from its Fade In Cue Point e Click hold and drag the Cross Fader slowly to the right to mix the two tracks Important The automatic Fade In Fade Out function is only working if TRAKTOR 3 is in Autoplay mode This mode can be switched on or off by pushing the Play button in the Master Panel Grid Cue Point A grid is defined by a Beatmarker This is a special Cue Point from which a regularly spaced grid of reference lines is created used to synchronize tracks Read more about Beatmarkers and grids in the following section 7 4 Defining and Using Beatgrids The tempo detection of TRAKTOR 3 simplifies beatmatching giving you more time to express your creativity First define a BPM Range e This can be done in Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt BPM Ranges e deally choose a range without doubling a value e g choose a
57. ain ports are scanned It is generally best to use a number between 10 000 and 10 015 Local Identifier is the name other OSC clients use to identify you This can be any name you like When changing the name of the Local Identifier make sure to click the Apply button next to the Local Identifier box This confirms the change Tempo Sync Master will send the Master Clock signal to other clients on the network Tempo Sync Source will make TRAKTOR 3 the Sync Slave Use the drop down menu next to Tempo Sync Source to select the master source from which TRAKTOR will receive sync information Send Controls to will allow TRAKTOR to send OSC control data to other clients Use the drop down menu next to Send Controls to select the client Receive Controls will allow TRAKTOR to receive control data via OSC TRAKTOR 3 2 131 Detailed OSC Options The Detailed OSC Options menu holds synchronization setting options that need to be configured in order for TRAKTOR 3 to know what to do with your OSC configuration e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt External Sync e Click on Detailed OSC Options The following are descriptions of the Detailed OSC Options Click to put a check mark in the box next to an option to activate It Select Clock Sync Master for TRAKTOR to send an OSC clock signal to other OSC clients in the member list explained later OSC clock works exactly like MIDI clock e The LED to the right of the Clock Syne checkbox will
58. ake sure you have selected the right Mixer Mode Internal will mix the signal internally and output the mix on the Master Output and the prelistening signal at the Monitor Output External will output each deck individually on a separate channel for being mixed in an external Mixer Make sure you have connected the outputs to the Monitor Output when using your built in soundcard With this setting the PhMix knob in the Mixer allows you to hear a mix of all available TRAKTOR 3 s signals in your headphones including the Preview Deck used for Beatport Prelistening Test your Speaker Setup At this point you have tested almost any possible routing error in TRAKTOR 3 itself You now have to verify your external connections including your amplifier and loudspeakers A good way to test the external connections is to momentarily disconnect the audio cables from your soundcard You should hear a popping sound or a buzz as you unplug the cables if everything is set up correctly in the signal path after the soundcard Note Before unplugging the cables verify if you have turned the volume of your amplifier and speakers safely down as hot unplugging cables can cause damage to your amplifier and speaker system If this test gives positive result you should test your audio setup with another standard music software installed on your computer 154 TRAKTOR 3 2 Test your Soundcard on Windows e Open Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Au
59. and more TRAKTORs database Is judged to be the fastest available by professional DJs working daily with over 60 000 tracks We wish you a great and successful time learning and playing TRAKTOR 3 Friedemann Becker 6 TRAKTOR 3 2 3 Installing TRAKTOR 3 3 1 Installing TRAKTOR 3 under Mac OS X Registration and Product Authorization Before continuing further in this manual you should first install TRAKTOR 3 on your computer A step by step installation guide Is provided within the separate Setup Guide booklet included in your TRAKTOR 3 package There you ll find information about how to install the application on your hard drive and a step by step introduction to the Service Center application 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 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 Demo Mode When you start TRAKTOR for the first time you will see the following screen This copy is not yet activated lt TRAKTOR D Please use the Service Center to activate Activate Buy Demo Launch the Service Center to IF you do not own Traktor 3 Fun Traktor 3 in demo mode activate Traktor 3 you can use our locator to Find o Recording is dizabled dedler in your area or buy it in Quits after 201 m
60. ange via faders or knobs e Inc amp Dec are used to control parameters within a range via buttons or keys on your keyboard by stepwise incrementing and decrementing the value of the parameter e Reset is used to set a value at which a button or key resets to Direct Controllers e Analog Fader Knob Control has a mechanical range corresponding to the range of the parameter e Rotary 7Fh 01h has no mechanical range endless knob and controls the parameter via small increments and decrements e Rotary 3Fh 41h is a special type of Rotary Encoder sending values smaller or higher than the neutral position 40h For adapting to various mechanical layouts the direction of motion for Direct controllers can be inverted with the Invert button The acceleration and sensitivity of Rotary Encoders can be configured just like a mouse The mouse wheel and the ball below a mechanical mouse are basically nothing else but a Rotary Encoder TRAKTOR 3 2 127 Rotary Sensitivity The Rotary Sensitivity slider determines how far the controller moves per one click of the Rotary Encoder If you have an endless knob this will give it a fixed value for high and low e Select a control in the MIDI controller list window e Click the arrow next to Control Type and select Direct from the drop down menu e Click the arrow next to Mode and select either Rotary or Rotary signed e You now have control over the Rotary Sensitivity slider
61. ards require you to hold down the Function fn key in order to use the F Keys Pre listening to a Track from your Collection Before you load or play a track you can pre listen to it This can be done while one or both Decks are playing Sound from the Preview Player will be heard through the Monitor Outputs you have configured in the Preferences menu under Audio Setup gt Output Routing 46 TRAKTOR 3 2 Q search field 4 Arthur Oskan Pacemaker sl E Current Playlist V i e Load a track into the Preview Player by clicking the Preview Icon in the List Window double clicking on the track or using drag and drop e The Preview Player will display the Waveform of the track Scroll through the track by dragging the red slider through the Waveform Press the Play button to the right of the player to pause and restart playback If you like the track load it into Deck A by dragging amp dropping it from the Preview Player onto Deck A or by right ctrl clicking the track title in the List Window and selecting Load to Deck A from the menu Note To hear tracks played in the Preview Player over your headphones make sure that your headphones are connected to the Monitor Outputs of your sound card and that the PhMIx and the PhVol knobs in the Mixer Section are in center position Note If you don t see the column with the Preview Icon Right Ctrl Click the header of the List Window and make sure that the option P
62. as FLAC that TRAKTOR 3 does not fully support yet ID3v2 which is the name for the most common type of embedded tags used in MP3 files is fully supported by TRAKTOR 3 More file types will be supported with future updates Find a complete list with all supported file formats here http www native instruments com traktor info Writing Collection attributes into file tags should be used for e Transferring tracks to other computers e As backup of the information contained in the Collection Reading tags from files is automatically done when importing tracks into the Collection or when browsing tracks in the TRAKTOR Explorer Manually triggering the readout of tags from the files is mainly used for restoring unwanted changes made in the TRAKTOR 3 Collection TRAKTOR 3 2 55 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 Browser Tree and the List Window called Browser Buttons This section can be individually hidden in your Layouts by using the method described in the Layout section e Right Ctrl Click on the TRAKTOR Header panel to open the selection of visible sections and uncheck the row Browser Button Controls e Refer to the Layout section to learn how to make this change permanent for
63. attempt at mixing In case you are test driving TRAKTOR 3 on your built in sound card turn the knob called PhMix all the way to the right Now the Master signal is routed to the Monitor Output TRAKTOR 3 2 19 Make sure the Crossfader on the mixer is all the way to the left so that only the track playing in Deck A will be heard Click the Play button underneath Deck A The track in Deck A will begin playing and the track tempo will be displayed in the file info section in the upper part of the deck along with other useful information Underneath Deck B click the Play button The Demo Track in Deck B will begin to play however you won t hear it in the main mix 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 display above the waveforms of both decks Click the Syne 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 Next we make ourselves familiar with another important feature of TRAKTOR 3 The Equalizer By using the Equalizer it s possible to shape the sound of a track and make the mix sound smoother Put the Crossfader back to the left to hear only Deck A playing Click and drag the knob labele
64. ave a set a very precise origin for the Beatgrid In TRAKTOR 3 adjusting the tempo of the track to the reference clock is done by moving forward in the track and comparing the drift of the Tick of the clock to the beats of the track While advancing in the song you can fine tune the track tempo just as you would do in a mix with two turntables with the difference that your result will be ultra precise and Is stored and therefore needs to be done only once per track 74 TRAKTOR 3 2 Adjusting the Grid Tick Skip to the Gridmarker and play the track without looping it Observe the drift of the Tick relatively to the beats of the track You should correct any kind of emerging offset with the buttons underneath the BPM display in the BPM details panel This will adjust the offset by recalculating if based on a different tempo value for the track When the Ticks of the grid 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 track to stay In Syne with the Tick When you have reached the end of the track and it still runs in perfect time with the Tick you can be sure that the Beatgrid is precise Any mix using this track will run smooth for its entire duration Note Be very careful during this procedure as you can easily skip one beat when aligning th
65. bing Ronny Fries Jonas Tempel Eloy Lopez Julia Rhodes Lloyd Starr Todd Heinze Will Bradley Dave Soderberg E 2006 HATIVE IHSTEUMEHTS GmbH All rights reserved Made in Germany Note You can open the About window as well in the Help section of the Application Menu 24 TRAKTOR 3 2 Layout Selector This drop down menu is used to switch between different screen Layouts in TRAKTOR 3 Read more about Layouts on page 17 Layouts Fullscreen Button Use this button to switch to Fullscreen mode Read more about how to configure Fullscreen mode on page 17 Fullscreen Mode Preferences Button This button opens the Preferences dialog which allows you to configure TRAKTOR 3 to your personal needs Read more on page 80 Preferences Details Section The Details Section is the part directly underneath the Header This window is fully customizable and is used to display the messages window as well as many different Panels controlling TRAKOR 3 Read more about customizing the Details Section on page 19 Details Section Messages Window On the left end of the Details Section TRAKTOR 3 offers a window for displaying a built in guide to all features in Tooltip mode or for displaying error messages and background process information in Console mode TRAKTOR 3 2 25 TOOLTIPS AND CONSOLE G Displays mouse over hints about user interface Click on C to switch back from or to Console mode showing the warning
66. 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 Note The played state of your tracks will be resetted automatically after every session i e closing and re opening TRAKTOR 3 will reset the played state Show in Explorer Finder By Ctrl Right 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 Consistency Check Report The Consistency Check Report provides an overview of the current state of your Track Collection providing options to help you managing It TRAKTOR 3 2 59 e From the browser Right Ctrl Click on the Track Collection and select Check Consistency from the menu e Once TRAKTOR has checked consistency the Consistency Check Report will appear showing the totals of its findings Show Overview e Total Tracks The total number of tracks in your Collection e Tracks Missing The total number of tracks that have been deleted from your hard drive or moved from their original location e Tracks Not Analyzed The total number of tracks that have not been analyzed e Tracks Missing Stripe The total number of tracks that have been imported and analyzed but their Overview Waveform Stripe has been moved or deleted e Total Tracks To Analyze The sum total of Tracks Missing Stripe and Tracks Not Anal
67. ck the arrow next to Booth Left Mono and choose Output 5 of your sound card e Click the arrow next to Booth Right and choose Output 6 of your sound card e You can now control the booth level through Outputs 5 and 6 of your soundcard Booth Details panel The booth module gives you control over booth volume e Click a blank area of the Details Section and choose Booth The booth module will appear e Use the Volume knob to adjust booth volume e Click the M button to mute the booth volume Click the L button to add a limiter to the booth volume TRAKTOR 3 2 95 Recording Outputs Recording outputs are used to send the Master output signal from TRAKTOR 3 to a separate mixer input or recording device for recording your mix e Click the arrow next to Recording Left Mono and choose Output 7 of your soundcard e Click the arrow next to Recording Right and choose Output 8 of your soundcard e You can now control the recording level through Outputs 7 and 8 of your soundcard 8 4 Using an External Mixer TRAKTOR 3 allows you to use an external mixer rather than the internal TRAKTOR mixer This method requires a soundcard with an equal amount of stereo outputs as the number of decks you want to use Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Output Routing Click the button labeled External Your Output Routing will then provide choices for routing outputs for Decks A B C and D e Choose an output pair for each deck
68. ck to select the client in the list and press the Delete button OSC Monitor The OSC Monitor allows you to monitor all OSC activity through a small information window This window displays all received OSC messages Select between Monitor Options to set the display behavior OSC Message This field is used for sending text messages to other OSC clients on the network Select a client in the Member List type your message and hit the Enter key on your computer keyboard The message will be received by the OSC client TRAKTOR 3 2 133 9 7 Broadcasting The Broadcasting feature allows you to host an internet radio show directly out of the TRAKTOR 3 software Basically everything that is audible from the Master Out will be streamed to the Internet and listeners all over the world are able to tune in and listen to your show in real time Hosting an internet radio show with TRAKTOR 3 Note To use this feature you need access to a computer running an Icecast server It is recommended that this computer has an internet connection with at least 128 kb s upstream transfer rate The available bandwidth is being shared among the listeners so if you choose to broadcast your show at 64 Mb s quality the bandwidth Is just enough for two listeners Basics TRAKTOR 3 uses a streaming protocol called Icecast Essentially the TRAKTOR 3 software contains an Icecast client which can send data to an Icecast server It is then possible to access this
69. click hold and drag the mouse up or down This will move to the knob clockwise or counter clockwise e Click hold and drag a knob horizontally The knob will adjust within a finer range e Double Click the knob to return it to its default setting TRAKTOR 3 2 27 Advanced Control Besides the standard mouse click functions explained above TRAKTOR 3 offers advanced functions utilizing Plus and Minus buttons the mouse wheel and the 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 while clicking Plus and Minus buttons and Mouse Wheel e Each click on the Plus button next to a knob moves the value of the knob incrementally up e Each click on the Minus button next to a knob moves the value of the knob incrementally down e Turning the mouse wheel will adjust the parameter by one increment for each step of the wheel Sensitivities TRAKTOR 3 offers five sensitivities for the incremental control of parameters e Right Ctrl Click the Plus button to open a menu of five sensitivity options min fine default coarse switch e Select one of the options e Click the Plus and Minus buttons or use the mouse wheel to see how the behavior of the knob has changed Right Ctrl Click Functions Right Ctrl Click hold and drag a knob A Ghost Pointer will appear in red although the knob itself will not move Keep h
70. content of your stream the more likely listeners will tune in Starting the broadcast Once the necessary configurations have been done you can start your live stream To do this open the Audio Recorder panel in the Details Section e Right Ctrl Click a blank area of the Details Section e Choose the Audio Recorder panel e Click the Broadcast tower symbol e f the symbol starts flashing the connection with the Icecast server could not be established Please go through the configuration process once more and make sure that the data you received from the server has been inputted correctly e f the symbol is highlighted you are connected to the server and can now start your broadcast Important Even though it is possible to run an Icecast server and the TRAKTOR 3 application on one computer at the same time the CPU usage will increase and when using power hungry features like Key Lock it might result in a sluggish performance Therefore it is recommended to use two computers TRAKTOR 3 2 135 9 8 Autoplay TRAKTOR 3 offers an Autoplay function where all the tracks of a playlist are played back with automatic crossfades To understand how TRAKTOR 3 behaves in Autoplay mode you have to be aware of the following limitations Autoplay only uses tracks from the Current Playlist If you want play another playlist in Autoplay mode you have to copy the tracks to the Current Playlist first Autoplay only supports 2 Decks o
71. controls Choose from 4 different EQ emulations Learn more about the EQ controls on page 53 EQing the Mix Show Mixer Channel Controls Shows and hides the typical channel controls like the channel fader cue and gain control e Show Mixer Master Controls Shows and hides the Master Controls like Crossfader the PhMix and PhVol knobs as well as controls for the Master Effect Lock Current Layout Locks and unlocks the current Layout to make changes permanent Note All these options can be reached from the Application Menu as well Changing the Name of a Layout e Double Click inside the Layout box e A cursor appears allowing you to edit the current name e Confirm with Enter 32 TRAKTOR 3 2 Details Section The Details Section has 4 individual pages that can hold as many control panels as the width of your screen permits TRAKTOR 3 is preconfigured for screens having a width of 1024 pixels On many current screens the Details Section will therefore be only partly filled As for the Layouts the panels loaded into the 4 available Details pages are an example of how you can configure the interface After spending some time with TRAKTOR you will want to change the pre selected panels to fit your personal needs and your style of DJing Here is the description of how to customize the Details Section Arranging Deleting and Inserting Panels from the Details Section Right Ctrl Click on the panel This will drop down a sele
72. ction menu Choose Close this Panel to remove the panel from the current Details page Choose Move Left to move the panel to the left Choose Move Right to move the panel to the right Choose Make First to move the panel all the way to the left most side of the Details Section Choose an un checked panel to insert the panel to the right of the other panels into the page Following Panels are available View Select here one of the four Details Pages Mode Select here the Mouse Mode for the Waveform navigation Decks Here you can focus any of the Decks and change the Crossfader assignment Cue Edit Set save and rename Cue Points delete them or navigate between them Cue List Direct access to the first six Cue Points of a track for easier navigation BeatJump Performs BeatJumps forward and backward depending on the jump size TRAKTOR 3 2 33 e BPM Tempo adjustment functions like setting a Beatmarker and establishing a Beatgrid Channel Channel related functions and channel input selection e Master Master audio section for controlling main mixer functions Loop Set Sets Loops either manually or with beat accurate length Loop Sict Handles navigation between Loops e Loop Move Moves current Loop forward and backward depending on a chosen step size Loop Start Resizes current Loop by moving Loop Start Point depending on the step size Loop End Resizes current Loop by moving Loop End Point depending o
73. d Low in the Channel Mixer EQ module of Deck A all the way to the left Now the bass of the running track will be cut and you can only hear the mid and high frequencies Click and drag the knob labeled High in the Channel Mixer EQ module of Deck B all the way to the left This kills the high frequencies of the track playing in Deck B Click hold and drag the Crossfader slowly to the left Stop when you have reached the middle of the Crossfader The two tracks are now playing together in the mix however the result sounds smoother than before because the low and the high registers of both tracks are not clashing anymore 20 TRAKTOR 3 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 files on your hard drive you might want to test drive TRAKTOR 3 with your own music Nothing is simpler than that e 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 should see the Waveform of your track building up in the display Click and hold one of your tracks and drag it form the external window to the TRAKTOR 3 window and into Deck B e Play and mix the tracks as you have learned in the previous section Note You may not be able to us
74. d ability to set automatic cross fades e Click hold and drag the Crossfader to the right focusing Deck B e Load and play a track in Deck A and Deck B Because the Crossfader is faded to the right you will hear the track in Deck B through the main mix e Now click hold and drag the Crossfader slowly to the left The track in Deck A will slowly mix with the track in Deck B e When the Crossfader is all the way to the left only the track in Deck A will be audible Fader Curve The TRAKTOR 3 Crossfader Curve can be adjusted The Curve affects the Crossfaders transition e Right Ctrl Click in a blank area of the Details Section and choose Master to open the Master panel e The Fader Curve adjustment is located just above the Balance knob and labeled CFCur e Click hold and drag the Curve left or right e With the Curve all the way to the right the Crossfader will cut in and out more sharply This is better for DJs who want to perform scratches and need the crossfader to behave like an on off switch e With the Curve all the way to the left the crossfader will mix In more Slowly This is more appropriate if you want to use the Crossfader to make long smooth blends between two tracks TRAKTOR 3 2 89 Incremental Buttons The Crossfader can be incrementally moved left or right with the far left and right arrow buttons below it These buttons behave just the same like knobs the mouse wheel can be used for the incr
75. dio Devices gt Audio e For Sound Playback gt Default Device drop down the menu and select your sound card audio device e Open the Windows Media Player and load and play a song e f you do not hear sound your speaker setup is not configured properly Test your Soundcard on Mac OS X e Open Macintosh HD gt Applications gt Utilities gt Audio Midi Setup and click the Audio Devices tab e For Default Input Output and System Output drop down each menu and select your audio device e Open iTunes and play back an audio file or song e f you do not hear sound your speaker setup is not configured properly Audio Pops Clicks and or Distortions Check your system specs If your system does not meet the following requirements you may experience pops clicks and or distortion in audio playback Mac minimum e G4 1 5 GHz Mac OS 10 4 x 512 MB RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e CoreAudio compatible sound card or audio hardware e Multi Channel Audio Interface is recommended TRAKTOR 3 2 155 Mac recommended e Intel Core Duo 1 6 GHz Mac OS 10 4 x 512 MB RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e CoreAudio compatible sound card or audio hardware e Multi Channel Audio Interface is recommended PC minimum e Pentium Ill or Athlon 1 GHz Windows XP Service Pack 2 512 RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e ASIO or MME compatible sound card or audio interface Multi C
76. e drift In TRAKTOR 3 synchronizing the downbeat of the track to the tick of the reference clock is done by setting a special Cue Point called Gridmarker You can transform any regular Cue Point into such a Gridmarker Each Gridmarker is at the origin of a so called Beatgrid That is a grid of equally spaced reference lines representing quarter notes or beats Setting a Gridmarker Beatmarker e Load a track into Deck A e Search through the Stripe window and look for the first Beat in the Waveform e Place a floating cue point on the beat by clicking on the Beat Snap Mode dragging the Waveform Vinyl Mode or using a Stutter Loop CD Mode TRAKTOR 3 2 73 e Audition the position of the floating cue point by pushing and holding the Cue Pause button e f you are satisfied with the location of the Cue Point transform it into a Gridmarker Use the dropdown menu Type in the Cue Edit panel and choose Grid Fine Tuning the Position of the Gridmarker BPM Tala Teie 100 131 998 Cue to the Gridmarker Set a Loop with the Deck Loop button Turn on the Tick button in the BPM details panel to make the grid lines audible as ticks added to the track To hear the Tick you have to turn on the Headphone Cue button in the mixer channel Fine tune the position of the Tick relatively to the beats of the track with the two buttons above the BPM value in the BPM Details If the Ticks are perfectly matching the beats you h
77. e drop down menu The Loop End module will appear with buttons that allow you to adjust the end point either forward or backward Each button is labelled 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 Loop End point will move backward To change the predefined length of a Forward and Backward button pair right ctrl click the Forward button and choose a new length number from the drop down menu To change the Loop End point in finer increments use the Continuous Cont buttons Note 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 Moving the entire Loop Once you have established a clean Loop you can move the entire Loop forward or backward e Play a track in Deck A and set a 4 beat Loop 100 TRAKTOR 3 2 Right Ctrl Click a blank area of the Details Section and choose Loop Move trom the drop down menu The Loop Move module will appear with buttons that enable you to move the entire Loop forward or backward Click the forward button labelled Loop This will move the Loop forward by the amount It was set to For instance if you set a 4 beat Loop this would move the Loop forward 4 beats When the track marker reaches the Loop Start point the track will begin looping again Now click the backwa
78. e grid Rough Tempo Estimation If you have the feeling that you or the TRAKTOR 3 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 Local BPM to extract the current local value from the real time BPM analyzer Select a BPM Range in the Preferences 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 detected BPM value into a value close to the tempo of your tapping TRAKTOR 3 2 75 e Tap over 8 times to enter the BPM manually based on the tempo of your tapping Setting a Beatgrid for Tracks recorded from Vinyl Since a turntable s tempo always fluctuates a little bit a vinyl ripped track may drift over the time making it impossible to set a perfectly aligned beatgrid over 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 inacceptable However in this case it is recommended to establish several Grid Cue Points during the track Whenever you set a new Grid Point that has not snapped to a beat the phase of the tempo is being restarted This helps to create a Beatgrid for tracks that do
79. e in the printed manual 10 TRAKTOR 3 2 3 2 Installing TRAKTOR 3 under Windows Registration and Product Authorization Before continuing further in this manual you should first install TRAKTOR 3 on your computer A step by step Installation guide Is provided within the separate Setup Guide booklet included in your TRAKTOR 3 package There you ll find information about how to install the application on your hard drive and a step by step introduction to the Service Center application 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 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 Demo Mode When you start TRAKTOR for the first time you will see the following screen This copy is not yet activated TRAKTOR u Please use the Service Center to activate Activate Buy Demo Launch the Service Center to IF you do not own Traktor 3 Fun Traktor 3 in demo rode activate Traktor 3 you can use our locator to find o Recording is disabled dedler in your area or buy it in Quits after 201 minutes the Mative Instrument online shop Activate Run demo e Choose Activate to start the NI Service Center right away Consult the Setup Guide for more information about the NI Service Center and activating T
80. e the 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 without the ability to pre listen or Cue tracks Setting up the Output with your Built in Sound Card By default TRAKTOR automatically assigns the Monitor Output to your built in sound card To verify the correct setup of your output channels play one of the included Demo Tracks Note The included Demo Tracks are displayed in the List Window bottom portion of the TRAKTOR interface 14 TRAKTOR 3 2 35 Bath CH FX Master Xone 92 Deck Filter T2 Edit d Analyze Async Relocate Delete Reset Played State Add to Collection Read File Tags Async Write File Tags Async Add to Playlist as Mext Add to Playlist at End Keep_on short ve Back From Exile E e earch in Playlists Pacemaker short eben In Explorer Wired short versi Load Track in Deck A Load Track in Deck B Load Track in Deck Load Track in Deck D Current Playlist Cl Search Results E Track Collection BZ Explorer gt Playlists Mixes O Demo Tracks e 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 displayed e Click the Play button underneath Deck A e You should hear output from y
81. e the Syne function with your own tracks as their tempo has to be analyzed in order for this function to work properly Read more about the import and the BPM detection of TRAKTOR 3 on page 41 Defining and Using Beatgrids TRAKTOR 3 2 21 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 TRAKTOR s interface and try to understand how the basic functions work Application Menu Traktor 3 Native Instruments Launch Service Center Open Manual Viet Traktor 3 op khe web About Traktor 23 header The Application Menu gives access to basic functions and information about the software explained in detail below Important The Application Menu is not visible in Fullscreen mode therefore all File and View options can be reached directly from the TRAKTOR 3 graphical user interface However the Help menu can only be accessed from the Application Menu File e Preferences Opens the Preferences window e Audio Setup Opens the Soundcard sub menu of the Preferences 22 TRAKTOR 3 2 View Help MIDI Setup Opens the MIDI Interfaces sub menu of the Preferences Exit Closes the program after showing a warn message to prevent from accidentally closing the application Layouts Choose from 10 different layouts that can be customized renamed and saved to your convenience Configure Layouts
82. e use the instructions found on page Off Controlling Traktor with MIDI and Hotkeys Hotkey Setup This menu is used to configure the various keys of your computer keyboard to assign it to the control features of TRAKTOR 3 Add a control click Learn and press a key on your keyboard to assign it to the control feature See how the available Controller Attributes change depending on the desired control and how different settings change the behavior of the controls Load and save Settings and share them with other users MIDI Interfaces This menu displays all detected MIDI interfaces that are connected to your computer Double Click to put an X in the box next to the device to make it active MIDI Setup Use this menu to assign the various controllers of your MIDI device to control features of TRAKTOR 3 Add a control click Learn and move a knob fader button on your MIDI Controller to assign it to the control feature TRAKTOR 3 2 145 See how the available Controller Attributes change depending on the desired control and how different settings change the behavior of the controls Load and save Settings and share them with other users 10 7 Appearance File info Options This menu is used to configure the way in which file information such as Total Time BPM etc is displayed above each deck waveform You can customize the both rows for your needs Wave Display Options Highlight Beatmarkers With this selected t
83. eat might blend into the loop Loop Autodetect Size If a track is shorter than 60 seconds TRAKTOR 3 will automatically loop the entire track The length of this detection has a range of 0 60 seconds adjustable with the horizontal slider If you have set the track Loop Autodetect Size to 30 seconds any track shorter than 30 seconds in length will automatically loop 9 2 Add Life to your Mix with Effects Channel Reverb Master Filter T2 Size Mod Tone Art High Arit 1 y ri Mode On TRAKTOR 3 offers six different effects that can be applied to each of the four decks as well as the master signal It is important to understand how these effects work in order to use them intuitively Especially in time sensitive Situations such as playing in front of an audience you will only use the functions you feel most comfortable working with Therefore please take your time and make yourself familiar with each effect so that you can be truly creative in your application TRAKTOR 3 2 103 There are two ways in which the parameters of the Channel Effect can be viewed and manipulated e Right Ctrl Click the Header and select Show Mixer FX Controls from the drop down menu e Select the panel Channel Effect from the details section The Master Effect can be accessed in a similar way e Master effect controls are visible in the Mixer Master Controls in the center of the mixer e Select the panel Master Effect from the details sec
84. eatjump feature allows you to jump through the track in sections of beats You can specify how many beats forward 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 BeatJump 1 k From Exile e a thannt 4 Syne Ile ee 16 ER Load and play a track in Deck A Right Ctrl Click the Details Section and choose Beatjump from the menu This will open the Beatjump panel Listen to the beat of the track and click the 1 2 gt button on beat This will move the song forward 1 2 beat Now click the lt 4 button This will move the song backward 4 whole beats Using the Beatjump buttons on beat can give the effect of Beat Juggling allowing you to remix the beat on the fly 86 TRAKTOR 3 2 Customize the Jump Length By default the four Beatjump buttons are set for 1 4 and 16 beats TRAKTOR 3 lets you customize the length of any of the three Beatjump button pairs e Right Ctrl Click the button labeled 1 gt e A menu will appear with length selections Select 1 4 e The Beatjump buttons will now be labeled 1 4 Allowing your track to jump 1 4th of a beat Two Button Mouse control 4 2 i The Beatjump 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
85. ee the Booth panel read more on page 19 Details Section 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 Audio Recorder panel in the Details section If you don t see the Audio Recorder panel read more on page 19 Details Section 18 TRAKTOR 3 2 4 3 Test Drive TRAKTOR 3 Now that the sound card is configured 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 Decks 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 Test Driving on the Included Demo Tracks First of all let s load tracks into our decks Click and hold on the first 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 Once we have the decks running we can make our first
86. eft to see the list of your search expressions 52 TRAKTOR 3 2 6 4 Managing your Track Collection Whether you are performing live or working in the studio TRAKTOR 3 gives you the tools to keep your Track Collection completely organized Track Properties Each track in your Collection has Properties such as Song Title Artist Name Album Name etc TRAKTOR 3 allows you to edit and add Track Properties with two methods Inline editing Track Properties directly in the List Window In the List Window click on a track to highlight the track Click another time on the field you want to edit e g the Artist Name e A cursor will be placed inside the text of the field Edit the Artist Name and hit the Enter key on your keyboard to exit Inline Editing mode Editing Track Properties in the Edit Dialog Not all Properties of a track are visible in the List Window To get access to all available Properties of a track use the Edit Dialog This dialog also allows to contemporarily edit a selection of tracks as described further below no response org 1 7 Cat No nore005 M Released 2005 1 1 Electronic M Commen n M Lyrics W Ranking 3 S BPM 131 998 Bitrate 112 KBit Last Played 2006 10 31 M Key X Autogain 0 3 dB 4 5 dE M Rating Importer 1950 1 1 Path File nente und Einstellungen Admin Eigene Dateien Traktor3 Playlists Demo nore005 Raumton Wired ogg Read Tags Write Tags Restore Appl
87. eftward pointing arrows to Deck A and C e Assign the small rightward pointing arrows to Deck B and D e Do the opposite for a Hamster Switch like found on most hardware mixers My Recording sounds too slow and pitched down Check that the sample rate of your soundcard matches the sample rate chosen in the software e g 44 1 kHz 160 TRAKTOR 3 2 12 Tips amp Tricks 12 1 Recording the Microphone Recording the pure Microphone Signal e Go to Preferences gt Input Routing and assign the Mic In to a Deck e g Channel D e Go to Preferences gt Recording Click Extern and choose the respective channel here Channel D Grinding in the Microphone Signal and recording the sum e Go to Preferences gt Input Routing and assign the Mic In to a Deck e g Channel D e Go to Preferences gt Recording Click Intern e Click on the downwards pointing arrow above the channel controls and choose External from the dropdown menu The waveform display will be greyed out and you can mix in the Microphone Signal through TRAKTOR 3 s effects EQs and mixer and finally record it in the sum Learn more about recording on page 64 Audio Recording 12 2 Vinyl Brake Effect To simulate a turntable like brake effect do the following e Go to Preferences gt Deck Preferences gt Transport e Choose a pitch range of 100 e Slow down the Tempo Button or the Pitch Fader to a full stop TRAKTOR 3 2 lol Alternative
88. emental changes and the sensitivity of the incremental steps can be customized by Right Ctrl Clicking on the incremental button pointing to the right light arrow on dark ground e Click the far left or right arrow button underneath the Crossfader e The Crossfader will move incrementally to the left or right Automatic Crossfade Crossfading can also be automated by using the small arrow Autofade buttons below the Crossfader e With tracks loaded in both decks move the Crossfader to the right focusing Deck B e Click the left Autofade button The Crossfader will automatically fade to the left taking 10 seconds to fade e f you want the Crossfader to Auto Crossfade longer than 10 seconds you can adjust the Auto Crossfade time in Preferences gt Deck Preferences gt Sound amp Mixer Mixing with Channel Volume faders Decoupling a Deck from the Crossfader For mixing without the Crossfader it is possible to assign each channel to either the left or the right side Open the Decks panel with the colored buttons representing the four decks by right ctrl clicking on the details section Underneath each button is a pair of smaller buttons representing both sides of the Crossfader Uncheck the lit button to decouple a deck from the crossfader The volume of this deck is now exclusively controlled with the volume fader on the channel itself 90 TRAKTOR 3 2 Adjusting the Gain for a new Track Before mixing in a tr
89. etting a free Loop by only using the Set In and Active buttons Reloop Reloop instantly jumps back to the Start Point of the current Loop 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 e With a track playing in Deck A set a 4 beat Loop e Click one of the 4 Length buttons in the Loop Set panel to instantly change the length of the loop e To change the predefined length assigned to these buttons right ctrl click the button and choose a new length value from the drop down menu Loop Start e With a track playing in Deck A set a 4 beat Loop e Click a blank area of the Details Section and choose Loop Start from the drop down menu e The Loop Start module will appear with buttons that allow you to adjust the start point either forward or backward Each button Is labelled with the amount it will move shown in beats TRAKTOR 3 2 99 Click a Forward button The Loop Start point will move forward Click the corresponding backward button The Loop Start point will move backward To change the predefined length of a Forward and Backward button pair right ctrl click the Forward button and choose a new length number from the drop down menu To change the Loop Start point in finer increments use the Continuous Cont buttons Loop End Now right ctrl click a blank area of the Details Section and choose Loop End from th
90. evee i a LPa LP 2 gt zea 16 Snap Jump Lock 4Loop Loopr 4LP S LP s r 4LP a LP a e Click on one of the 4 Length buttons to select a loop length e Click on the Set In button to set the loop This makes it automatically active e Right Ctrl Click on the lit Loop button and choose a different loop length number from the drop down menu e The Loop will automatically change length and continue looping e Click on the lit Active button to leave the Loop e You can additionally use the Snap to quantize the loop borders to the beats of the track Setting a free Loop without predefined length Make sure that none of the length buttons in the Loop Set panel is lit e Click the Set In button to set the starting point of the loop e Click the Active button to set the ending point of the loop and to make it active e Click on the lit Active button a second time to leave the loop Snap Button If you have set your manual Loop a little bit off beat the Loop Set module offers a Snap button that will quantize the loop to the nearest beat or Beatgrid line 98 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Set a 4 beat Loop anywhere in the track e f the Loop is off beat click the Snap button e The Loop will Snap or quantize to the nearest beat If you want your loops to quantize right when you set them leave the Snap button enabled Your loop will then automatically quantize when you set it Note It is helpful to use the decks in Snap mode when s
91. f frequency HP The filter will operate in High Pass mode cutting off the low frequencies The cutoff frequency is controlled via the FRQ knob of the filter e HPX A High Pass Filter is routed to the x side of the Crossfader If you move the Crossfader to the right the selected deck will be subsequently High Passed until it isn t audible anymore 106 TRAKTOR 3 2 HP Y A Low Pass Filter is routed to the y side of the Crossfader If you move the Crossfader to the left the selected deck will be subsequently Low Passed until it isn t audible anymore Note Controlling the filter with the Crossfader may get into conflict with other deck assignments of the Crossfader For example you might want to mix from Deck A into Deck B by moving the Crossfader to the right but the Channel Filter of Deck B is set to mode LP X The further you move the Crossfader to the right the more high frequencies are being cutoff from the track in Deck B until the track is completely inaudible Therefore it is advisable to use the Crossfader either exclusively for controlling the filter or exclusively for controlling the volume of decks You can un assign the Crossfader in the Decks details panel Q controls the resonance which creates a peak at the cutoff frequency and gives movement of the filter more colour Tap adjusts the tempo at which the LFO is running When synchronized the LFO is always running at divisions of 16th notes based on the master
92. gers 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 button While holding the button pressed you can adjust the position of the loop by horizontally dragging the Waveform To set a Cue Point right before a Beat move the loop as close as you can towards the beat coming from the right side until you hear the very first 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 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 Stripe Waveform similar to moving a slider TRAKTOR 3 2 67 Vinyl Mode In this mode the Waveform can be manipulated like a Vinyl record and the mouse 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 e Right Ctrl Click on the Waveform to
93. ground analysis e Show Consistency Check Report on Startup With this selected the Consistency Check Report will be displayed each time you start TRAKTOR 3 This report displays information about your Track Collection and gives options to manage It ID3 Tag Mode This selects how the ID3 tag is written to a song file Standard will write industry standard ID3 tag properties such as Artist Song Title Album name etc Extended Tags will write standard ID3 tags as well as TRAKTOR ID3 tags such as Record Label BPM Remixer Producer Key etc Extended Tags amp Stripe will write standard and TRAKTOR ID3 tags and will store the Stripe Overview Waveform data in the track file Ignore Cued Tracks in History With this selected tracks that have been cued but not played will not appear in the History located under Playlists in the Browser Tree Autoplay loops Playlist This option affects the Autoplay Mode With this option checked TRAKTOR 3 will repeat the Current Playlist from the beginning when the end of the list is reached BPM Ranges Analyze BPM Range Dial in the minimum and maximum values of beats per minute BPM your tracks usually have to help TRAKTOR 3 s BPM Analyzation finding the appropriate value when analyzing It s advisable to keep the range small and to avoid the doubling of a value e g 80 159 BPM is better than 80 160 BPM We believe that sound above 250 BPM and beneath 40 BPM cannot be called
94. hannel Audio Interface recommended PC recommended e Pentium IV or Athlon XP 2 GHz Windows XP Service Pack 2 512 RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e ASIO or MME compatible sound card or audio interface Multi Channel Audio Interface recommended Raise the Audio Latency e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Soundcard e Click the arrow next to Latency and select a higher latency buffer size e Keep raising the latency until TRAKTOR 3 no longer pops clicks or distorts e f you are using DS DirectSound drivers the latency setting should not be below 40 ms If using ASIO the latency setting can be lower 156 TRAKTOR 3 2 Test with the built in sound card e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Soundcard e Click the arrow next to Audio Device and select your built in sound card from the menu e Connect your speaker setup to the built in sound card of your computer e Play back TRAKTOR 3 If playback is fine with your built in sound card you may have an IRQ conflict Windows only on the slot or port your sound card is connected to or you may need to physically move your sound card to another PCI slot USB port or FireWire port Physically re configure your Audio Device PCI If your sound card connects to the motherboard of your computer via PCI bus e Shutdown your system and unplug it from power e Open your computer and physically move the sound card to an
95. he Beatgrid will be brighter and more visible Show Minute Markers Shows a white line for each minute on the Stripe Window Channels This configures how the waveform looks Beats will display the beats of the track only Beats and Highs will display the beats of the track along with the detected highs in the track Beats and Envelope will display the beats of the track along with the detected envelopes in the track Colors You can choose from 3 waveform colors Track End Warning Time This slider adjusts the amount of warning time TRAKTOR 3 gives when the end of a track is approaching The warning is displayed as a flashing red transparency over the deck waveform Miscellaneous 146 Switch to Fullscreen on Startup With this selected TRAKTOR 3 will open in full screen mode filling your entire computer screen each time it is started Fullscreen Mode Options for TRAKTOR 3 to fill your entire screen at the resolution your computer is set to full screen or at 1024x768 resolution TRAKTOR 3 2 10 8 Show value when over Control With this option checked knobs like Gain Master Volume or the Effects knobs show their actual value when hovering over It Font Size Choose a font size from the drop down menu Font sizes range from small to huge Click Apply The font size for the Browser will be changed accordingly Hide Beatport This option hides the Beatport icon from the Browser Tree and the Find More button in the
96. he mix It is very useful to create new rhythmic patterns and works especially well with short percussive sounds The TRAKTOR 3 Delay is very flexible and instantly syncs the delayed signal to note values based on the decks tempo e Select Delay from the drop down menu found inside the Channel Effects panel e Click the button On e Click the button Sync to synchronize the Delay tempo to the tempo of the Master e Select a different note value by dragging the knob labelled Time Let s take a look at the individual buttons and knobs of the Delay effect e Time shows the note value of the delay length Freeze loops the delay signal for the note length selected with the Time knob while muting the original signal Note that this function also works when the Amount knob is set to 0 and the sound of the frozen part can still be manipulated with the Width and Mid knobs after Freeze has been activated Tap allows for manual adjustment of the delay tempo Width sets the frequency range of the delayed signal The delay signal degrades over the course of time because high and low frequencies are being cutoff until no sound Is left Mid controls the cutoff frequency of the delayed signal Sync synchronizes the delay tempo to the deck tempo If the delay Is used as a master effect it synchronizes to the Master 108 TRAKTOR 3 2 Reverb Amount controls the volume of the delay signal whereby O cuts the effect completely and 100
97. hen activated If you only want to cut the low frequencies for a short duration only click and hold the Kill button with the right mouse button Xone92 Xone 92 is an emulation of the EQ found on the Allen amp Heath Xone92 DJ mixer It is unique that it offers 4 Band EQ controls low mid low mid high and high The high and low bands have infinite attenuation total kili with a Sharp 12 dB oct roll off The mid bands offer 30 dB of cut EQ Knob Control The EQ knobs have all the advanced functionality described in the User Interface chapter Please refer to this chapter to learn more about the advanced knob control of TRAKTOR 3 94 TRAKTOR 3 2 8 3 Additional Outputs Booth Outputs Booth outputs are used to route the Master output of TRAKTOR 3 to booth monitors Booth monitors are especially helpful if the distance between the DJ booth and the house speakers is too far and creates a delayed signal making it extremely difficult to judge if a mix is right or not You have independent control of the level of the main mix in your booth monitors without adjusting the main speaker system The Output Routing Preferences offer a switch to output the Booth signal as Mono signal in case the booth speaker system Is asymmetrically located and you whish to hear both channels equally on both booth speakers or if there is only one monitor speaker in the booth and you want to hear a mixture of the signals from left and right side e Cli
98. hift Arrow Down Up Browser Search Q Loading Load Deck A Shift Arrow Left Load Deck B Shift Arrow Right Load Deck C Ctrl Arrow Left Load Deck D Ctrl Arrow Right Browser Load Selected Track into Deck L Unload Track from Focussed Deck U TRAKTOR 3 2 171 Playback Deck Play Pause Space Cue Pause Shift Space Cue Play Ctrl Space Deck Cue Set Shift Enter Sync Deck Tempo Sync X Fader Arrow Left Right Loop Loop Set In Loop Active Out O 172 TRAKTOR 3 2 Index A e ON Beie 98 Application Men 22 Audio Setup Built in Soundcard s neneenn 14 Multi Channel Soundcard 16 te EE 136 B Backing up your data Vu Te 10 TEE 13 Backup CONS CH ON EE 62 Beater ee tee eateactoneteads 72 ECO Ree 86 Beatmatching cceseceeeeeeeeees 81 Beatport M neiuna ae 63 Booth Outputs cceceeeeeeeeeees 95 Broadcasting ccceceeeeeeeaeeees 134 Browser Buttons 56 C Channel FaderS ccccceeeeeeeees 90 Consistency Check Report 59 ClOSS Ee 89 Cueing Headphones cececeeeeeeeees 88 Cue Points He EE 69 Specialan 71 D Data LOCA Le BEE 41 Deleting Tracks 62 Details Section EE 25 CONTISUPING sotursiisirei iniiai 33 E are 103 Beatmasher ccceccceeeeeeeeeees 110 RE 108 Bt EE 105 Piter EE 104 PANO EE 110 He NEE 109 Ee 93 EQUGIIZEY TEE 93 F Rei EE 45 File Info Option 35 Fullscreen 23
99. how Progressbar Opens and closes the analyzation Progress Bar in the lower left corner Show Shortcuts Opens and closes the shortcuts to 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 Button Controls on page 32 Browser Buttons Minimize Maximize Deck A amp B Toggle Style As well as a double click on the header of a deck this option minimizes and maximizes the view of your deck removing the overall waveform to spare place Useful if you are working with four decks and have not much space on your screen left e g for the browser TRAKTOR 3 2 31 Minimize Maximize Deck C amp D Toggle Style As well as a double click on the header of a deck this option minimizes and maximizes the view of your deck removing the overall waveform to spare place Useful if you are working with four decks and have not much space on your screen left e g for the browser Hide and Mute Deck C amp D If you only use 2 decks especially because you have a low end computer check this option to save memory Show Pitch Fader Replaces the Pitch Fader with the Tempo Knob and vice versa e Show Mixer FX Controls Shows and hides a selection of effect knobs and buttons for the channel effects Learn more about the Channel Effects on page 59 Add Life to your Mix with Effects Show Mixer EQ Controls Shows and hides the EQ
100. hronize the phase Shift the Phase by clicking on it holding and dragging it with the mouse Shift the Phase by using the scrollwheel of your mouse 1 8 Matching the Key of your Tracks With TRAKTOR 3 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 e Click the Key Lock button above the Waveform of Deck B e Lower the Tempo Knob Pitch Fader slowly You will hear the track in Deck B lower its tempo However its Key will remain the same 84 TRAKTOR 3 2 Time Stretching Quality The TRAKTOR 3 Key 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 e Open the TRAKTOR Preferences gt Deck Preferences gt Sound and Mixer e Next to Time Stretching select Non Adaptive This will sound less natural but will use much less CPU It is the best mode for computers with slower processors e Selecting PSOLA will sound more natural using more CPU This mode is recommended for medium fast processors e Selecting Phase Vocoder will give the highest quality sound This mode is recommended for very fast processors since It is using far more CPU TRAKTOR 3 2 85 7 9 Beatjump The B
101. ialog will ask you for the location of the Mix File and for the path where the files should be exported e After successful export it is useful to create a ZIP archive of the folder containing all the tracks and the Mix File before sending it out 9 5 Controlling Traktor with MIDI and Hotkeys Virtually every feature of the TRAKTOR 3 interface is capable of being controlled by MIDI or by Hotkeys keyboard shortcuts The reaction of TRAKTOR 3 can be customized in a large variety of modes These settings can become very complex and they can therefore be saved in a preset file and shared with other users This file can be stored and loaded with the Load and Save buttons in the Hotkey or MIDI setup page TRAKTOR 3 comes with a default set of assignments for Hotkeys documented in the welcoming PDF of the software You ll find them in My Documents TRAKTOR 3 folder they have the suffix tks 122 TRAKTOR 3 2 The following section describes how to customize this preset and how to create your own MIDI and Hotkey presets Creating a new Hotkey Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt Hotkey Setup Click the Add button and select Deck gt Audio gt Monitor Cue Drop down the Channel menu and select Focus Click the Learn button Press the key c on your computer keyboard The letter c will appear in the controller window next to the Learn button as well in the MIDI controller list under the Assigned column Cho
102. illuminate when a synchronization signal is sent Select Time Sync Master for TRAKTOR to be the Master The client will constantly scan the Master TRAKTOR for the time stamp comparing the received time with its own and adjusting it when necessary The LED to the right of the Time Syne checkbox will illuminate when a synchronization signal is received or sent When Clock Sync Master and Time Clock Master are unselected you can use the Sync Master menu to synchronize to an OSC master Select Clock Sync to synchronize to Clock Sync signals or select another OSC member to Time Sync with e Sync Messages This window reports status and synchronization errors e Time Offset ms This window adds a time offset to each OSC message sent to all clients 1000 ms milliseconds equals one second Therefore when entering 1000 ms each message will be received by the client one second later This applies only to clients that are in Time Sync mode 132 TRAKTOR 3 2 OSC Member List The OSC Member List is a list of OSC clients that TRAKTOR 3 is connected to Each entry can be edited manually e Press Scan to automatically locate all clients within the same sub network e Select an entry and click the Edit button e Edit information for the client in the info fields e When you are finished with your changes press the Apply button e The new information will appear in the Member List e f you want to delete the connection cli
103. ime This slider adjusts the amount of time it will take for the auto crossfade feature to crossfade between tracks 10 3 Browser Preferences Data Location This menu contains the locations of various file types used in TRAKTOR 3 Click a browse button next to a file type to change the location of the folder Other than in older versions of TRAKTOR 3 you can choose multiple music folders Collection Preferences e Import Music Folders at Startup With this selected each time TRAKTOR 3 is started it will automatically import all tracks in your Music Folder that have not already been imported Determine track time automatically before analysis With this option checked TRAKTOR 3 estimates the track time before exactly analyzing it Perform Automatic Background Analysis on Collection Load Import Performs an automatic analysis of all tracks of the Collection not yet analyzed when imported 142 TRAKTOR 3 2 Note Analysis is a process generating high CPU load Due to lower prioritization of the analysis process there is no risk of slow downs for TRAKTOR 3 itself but when using additional software contemporarily to TRAKTOR 3 you may note that this software performs slower than usual Perform Automatic Background Analysis when Loading into Deck This option triggers the analysis only when loading a track into a deck By analyzing the tracks on demand you don t run into the CPU problems you may encounter with a permanent back
104. imize Duch A and B Madmize Dack C and D Ayo ga Gebot ep 112M ce ei Mute Doci and D Mariki ven Aggelen T By e Beck From Bx de ah 112 Ven 134 3 BPH Dp 23A7 Beete 13 7 e z7 01 74 m e G E SL Ire Prefs Les Dead eee oo ee mmm Show Miner FA Contos a e a EE Show M er E Contos SI 2 Cu ai Show Miror Channel Goninon b Dan igh Pr Vol diair TI ii Siow Miror Mastor Content vi h es f o lm va HILL l a TRAKTOR Logo Clicking on the TRAKTOR Logo opens the About window It contains valuable 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 License Type Full Version Processor SSE enabled Serial Hr Bib 1 43 746 945 78 18 751 34 787 lt TRAKTOR 3 Toine Diepstraten Friedemann Becker Lennert Schneider Florian Plenge Olof Krzikalla Martin Jachimowicz Philipp Granzin Jens Uwe Duttort Martijn Zwartjes Daniel Hover Stephan Schmitt Volker Hinz Michael Kurz Lorenz Heine Egbert Juergens Mate Galic Stephan Schulz Franz Cetra Florian Schirmer Michael Hirsch Sascha Kubiak Tim Exile Yadim 2aualishin Mike Daliot Hestor Pridun Rembert Gantke Phil Lewis Irmgard Bauer Tim Susa Johannes Schardt Christophe Stoll Florian Haver Felix Pink Andreas Gloggengiesser Bernd Steenken Hancy Bienhold Thomas Ve Tobias Thon Andreas Butt Jan Hennig Chris Lie
105. in Collection This option should be checked if you usually manage your tracks with iTunes and if you want that changes applied to tracks in iTunes should have priority over changes applied to the TRAKTOR 3 Collection 42 TRAKTOR 3 2 If you manage your tracks in TRAKTOR and you use the ITunes import only for adding new content you should leave this option un checked to avoid that attributes in the TRAKTOR Collection get overridden by old track attributes in the iTunes Library Set Import Date from iTunes Date Added Same here if TRAKTOR should only be a mirror of your iTunes Library check this option to import also the Date Added field from iTunes If you use the TRAKTOR Collection as your main music archive you might not be interested in the Date Added from iTunes but want to know when you have imported the track into TRAKTOR 3 in this case leave the option un checked 6 2 Preparing your DJ set with Playlists and Favorites Playlists Playlists are an alternative way of organizing your Collection Instead of creating tags for tracks and retrieving them via search strings you can create groups of tracks inside your Collection by creating Playlists These can be seen as virtual record crates but contrary to a physical track contained on a vinyl record a virtual track can be contained in as many Playlists as you want and you won t have to put it back into the shelf A Playlist can be shuffled or ordered in any wa
106. ing In from the hose and have a valve in the tank that releases a steady amount of water in a smooth continuous flow If the tank buffer is large then you can store more water in case the hose goes dry for a bit But it will take longer to fill the bucket which is equivalent to latency A smaller tank takes less time to fill but the hose had better deliver water on a pretty continuous basis TRAKTOR 3 2 149 All ASIO audio interfaces and sound cards include a control panel where you can adjust latency This may be given as the number of samples per buffer as shown in the Rig Kontrol 2 control panel accessible from the ASIO config button in the software Audio MIDI Setup window Most sound card control panels let you choose a particular number of samples buffer The output latency display in the software then shows the resulting latency For example if a 512 sample buffer has been selected an output latency of just under 12 ms at 44 1 kHz will be set Setting this to 128 sam ples buffer will reduce the latency but may stress out your computer more Some control panels as shown above simply show the latency that results from choosing a particular setting in milliseconds rather than showing samples buffer Warning Different Types Of ASIO It s extremely important to use the ASIO driver written for the card you re using There are also generic ASIO drivers typically called for Windows ASIO DirectX Full Duplex
107. inutes the Mative Instrument online shop Activate Run demo TRAKTOR 3 2 7 e Choose Activate to start the NI Service Center right away Consult the Setup Guide for more information about the NI Service Center and activating TRAKTOR 3 Note that you have to restart TRAKTOR 3 to change from Demo Mode into Full Mode Click on Buy to purchase a copy of TRAKTOR 3 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 e Choose Run Demo to run TRAKTOR 3 in Demo Mode You can see whether you re in Demo Mode from the Demo Mode graphic in the TRAKTOR 3 Header The Demo Mode has the following restrictions e Audio processing stops after 30 minutes e Audio recording disabled e Exporting Native Mixes to wav aiff disabled e Fixed broadcasting stream name e Overall evaluation time of 30 days System requirements and recommendations To use the TRAKTOR 3 software on a Macintosh Computer your system must meet the following minimum requirements e G4 1 5 GHz Mac OS 10 4 x 512 MB RAM e 50 MB of free disk space on your hard drive e CoreAudio compatible sound card or audio hardware e CD Drive e Multi Channel Audio Interface is recommended 8 TRAKTOR 3 2 To use all features and all Decks without problems we recommend you to use a Macintosh Computer with the following requirements Intel Core Duo 1 6 GHz Mac OS 10 4 x 512 MB RAM e 5
108. itch Pitch Range Determines the range of tempo control in the Decks Fine Pitch Range Determines the range of an additional pitch controller available only via MIDI This second pitch controller can be used in combination with the Deck pitch control By setting the range to 8 or less you can control the speed of a deck very precisely with a MIDI fader increments Cache You will notice the blinking yellow bars beneath and below the Stripe Everything you see in this range will be cached allowing seamless loops and jumping through the track The yellow bars stop blinking when the whole track is cached Choose how many megabyte per track and deck shall be cached Choosing 256 MB for Deck A amp B means that with tracks loaded in both decks your computer needs 512 MB of your RAM only for handling the two decks this value doubles to 1024 MB RAM if you re using this setting for all four decks The display below shows how much RAM is left with your current adjustment Important This setting is very dependant of your system s tech specs When choosing a setting leave always enough headroom to the actual RAM of your computer TRAKTOR 3 2 141 Sound amp Mixer Time Stretch Quality This adjusts the quality of time stretching used when using the Key Lock function e Use Non Adaptive with a slower processor e Use PSOLA with a medium processor e Use Phase Vocoder with a fast processor Mixer e Auto Crossfade T
109. ix Native Mix Recording is proprietary to TRAKTOR meaning it can only be played back with TRAKTOR 3 or the TRAKTOR Player software and only together with the tracks that have been used during the mix During playback TRAKTOR will load the same tracks in the order you mixed them as well as reproduce all fader knob and button actions performed This accurately reproduces your mix Unlike audio recording Native Mix Recording results in a file that is far smaller than a recorded audio file Native Mix Recording allows you to stop the recording at any time then seamlessly resume it later on The Native Mix recorder will take care of loading the correct tracks at the correct point re syncing them and setting all controls exactly where they were so that you can resume the mix perfectly 116 TRAKTOR 3 2 At any time during your Native Mix Recording you can store markers that create points in the mix This allows you to skip forward or backward precisely to the stored points in the mix then resume Mix Recording The big benefit of recording your mixes in the Native Mix format is that you can easily correct any mistake that has happened during the mix If you have ever tried to record an one hour mix where things went well until the last record and you had to re do everything again then you will know how useful this feature is Recording your mix Record e Create a Playlist of tracks you would like to mix and record e Move the Playlist i
110. ix to be tracked put a check in the box labelled Cut Tracks On Fade In Your mix will then be rendered as separate audio tracks each cut at the time you faded them in and out of the mix with the Crossfader Click the Start button The Mix Export window will appear and display the following features File Displays the file name Track Displays the number of tracks in the mix that have been written Time Displays the amount of time in the mix that has been written Writing Shows the amount of time left in the writing process via a progress bar The Master section has a Volume slider can be used to adjust the volume of the mix while it is writing You can also choose to Limit the output Signal so that the mix volume does not overload and clip When exporting has finished the audio file s will be saved in the folder you chose TRAKTOR 3 2 121 Exchanging Native Mixes with Other Traktor Users To playback a Native Mix you need 3 components e The Native Mix file nmx e The audio files of the tracks used in the mix e TRAKTOR 3 or the TRAKTOR 3 Player to be released after TRAKTOR 3 If you want to share a Native Mix with somebody else you have to give him the Mix File and all the tracks that have been used for the mix You can create a copy of this set of files in the following manner Right Ctrl Click on the Native Mix recordings icon in the Browser tree e From the context menu choose the option Export e A d
111. izer TRAKTOR 3 offers 4 different types of EQ s each modelled after today s top DJ mixers e On the EQ module to the right of Deck A click the downward pointing arrow and select a mixer type from the drop down menu e f You don t see the EQ panel open it by right ctrl clicking on the Header and chosing Show Mixer EQ Controls TRAKTOR 3 2 93 Classic The Classic Equalizer is the standard classic TRAKTOR 3 Band EQ It offers controls for adjusting the Low Mid and High range frequencies of each deck via virtual knobs Each knob controls its frequency band by 12 24 db It also offers a Kill button which cuts the low frequency entirely when activated If you only want to cut the low frequencies for a short duration only click and hold the Kill button with the right mouse button P600 The P600 is a standard club DJ mixer EQ with 3 Bands low mid and high Each band offers a range of 12 26 dB Like the Classic EQ the P600 offers a Kill button which cuts the low frequency entirely when activated If you only want to cut the low frequencies for a short duration only click and hold the Kill button with the right mouse button Nuo4 Nuo4 is an emulation of the EQ found on the Ecler Nuo4 four channel DJ mixer It offers 3 Band Equalization low mid high The adjustment range for low and mid frequencies is 10 30 dB and for treble frequencies 10 25 dB It also offers a Kill button that will cut the low frequency w
112. le 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 e To enter and exit Fullscreen mode Click the Fullscreen mode button located at the top of the TRAKTOR interface This will fill your entire screen with the TRAKTOR interface e f 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 Preferences menu under Appearance gt TRAKTOR 3 2 29 Font amp Fullscreen With this selected Fullscreen mode will fill your screen with the TRAKTOR interface at 1024x768 resolution making the controls larger and more visible e In the same Preferences page you can also set Fullscreen mode to default by selecting the option Switch to Fullscreen on Startup Layouts A Layout is the way in which you have the TRAKTOR interface configured With TRAKTOR 3 you are able to customize the workspace by switching different sections in and out of view We recommend to use predefined Layouts for your work with TRAKTOR to create a familiar working environment for specific tasks TRAKTOR 3 comes with 10 different sample Layouts which you can reconfigure and rename for your convenience Switching between Layouts Effects amp Master Effects amp Master Beat Juggler Maximize Browser 4 Full Size Decks 4 Minimized Decks Syste
113. lliseconds which is about the same delay caused by moving your head one meter further away from a speaker However typical computers are generally not set up for low latency attempting to play in real time through TRAKTOR 3 will probably be unsatisfying because of the delay Any computer based audio system has some delay between the audio input and output As a result if you re playing a MIDI keyboard through TRAKTOR 3 you may hear an annoying delay between the time you hit a key and hear a sound Even the most powerful computer can only do a certain number of calculations per second generating and processing sounds demands a lot from a computer so it s Important to minimize any computer based delays Fortunately three main factors make delays virtually insignificant assuming you have a suitable computer setup see System Requirements e Today s multi GigaHertz computers are so fast they dramatically reduce latency e Many sound cards and audio interfaces include drivers optimized for low latency e NI s software has been optimized to function as efficiently as possible 148 TRAKTOR 3 2 Use Low Latency Drivers Drivers are pieces of code that handle communications between your computer and audio interface whether built into a computer or attached via USB or FireWire The more efficiently they transfer data between audio Interface and computer the lower the latency TRAKTOR 3 works with two low latency driver t
114. ls are distributing their music in the digital domain and it s finally 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 there is additional content available for download that didn t make it to the vinyl release TRAKTOR 3 2 63 In order to give TRAKTOR 3 users a quick and easy way to purchase new tracks NATIVE INSTRUMENTS joined forces with Beatport Beatport is the first authentic digital music store designed to service the evolution of the digital music culture redefining 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 Beatport in the Tree Window Your Computer will now access the Beatport server and download information that is being displayed in the List 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 3 It is p
115. m Monitor External Mixer amp FX External Mixer amp Play External Mixer amp Browse Beatport e Click on the Layout box for opening the drop down menu showing the available layouts e Select one of the available Layouts and observe the changes in the interface 30 TRAKTOR 3 2 Customizing a Layout Switch to the Layout that you intend to customize Unlock the selected Layout by opening the drop down menu a second time and un checking the option Lock current Layout of the bottom of the list Right Ctrl Click anywhere on the TRAKTOR Header to open a menu that shows the currently visible sections in the active Layout Visible sections are checked invisible sections are un checked Proceed to customize your Layout by checking and un checking the different sections When you are done click on the Layout box and check the option Lock 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 Tooltips Console box Keep it open when 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 re managing your tracks outside the TRAKTOR 3 browser e g in iTunes you might want to close the TRAKTOR 3 browser S
116. menu click the Plus sign next to Audio Setup e Click on Soundcard e Click the arrow to drop down the Audio Device menu and select the sound card you want to use 16 TRAKTOR 3 2 e 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 e For Mac OS X simply select the name of your soundcard Configuring the Outputs of a Multi Channel Sound Card Preferences Beri Setup Mixer Mode Internal External 50 Monitor Left Mono 1 EMI 2 6 Out 1 d FS Timecode Mono Right 2 EMI 2 6 Out 2 Deck Preferences Loading Master Left Mono 3 EMI 2 8 Out 3 Transport Sound amp Mixer Browser Preferences Data Location Booth Left Mono 5 EMI 2 8 Gut 5 Right 4 EMI 2 6 Out 4 Collection Preferences Recording Broadcasting E Hotkey amp MIDI Setup Racord Left Mono 2 EMI 2 6 Out 2 Hotkey Setup Right 3 EMI 2 6 Out 3 MIDI Interfaces 4 EMI 2 6 Out 4 MIDI Setup 5 EMI 2 6 Out 5 Appearance 6 EMI 2 6 Gut 6 External Sync Mono Right n t connected 1 EMI 2 6 Out 1 e From the Preferences menu click the Plus sign next to Audio Setup in the tree on the left e Click on Output Routing in the tree on the left e Make sure Mixer Mode is set to Internal Monitor Outputs The Monitor Outputs are u
117. mix overdub it or to delete an unwanted marker Note To seek through the Mix Recording in larger increments hold down the Shift Key while clicking the Seek buttons Fix the Mix with Overdub Overdub If you hear something in the mix you don t like the Native Mix Recorder offers an Overdub feature that allows you to fix it Click on the Mix Recording folder icon to expose the Mix Recording Panel Click Play Mix to play back the recorded mix Just before you reach the point in the mix that you would like to fix click the Record button e Make whatever adjustments you need to make For example raise the gain knob for Deck B The Dub button will activate e When you are done click the Record button again Press the Play Mix button to play back the Mix Recording and listen to your fixes Note When stopping your Overdub all parameters that were changed during the overdub will skip back to their pre recorded values In order to match the rest of the mix Therefore it is not advisable to overdub more than one parameter at a time TRAKTOR 3 2 119 Saving Loading and Discarding a Mix recording Save If you are in the middle of recording you can save It without interrupting the mix While recording click the Save and Continue button in the Native Mix Recorder panel Save As Once you have completed your mix recording you can save it and work on it later e Click the Save As button in the Native Mix Recorder pa
118. music therefore higher or lower values are not accepted TRAKTOR 3 2 143 Live Mode Allow Inline Editing With this option unchecked Inline Editing of a track s tag in the browser is not allowed to prevent from unwanted changes during a live set Check this option if you re preparing tracks at home for faster access to the tags 10 4 Recording Recording Source e Source Choose internal to record TRAKTOR 3 s Master Output and choose external to record an external audio source like a turntable or a microphone e Extern Recording Input Select the input channel of TRAKTOR 3 receiving the external audio Directory This determines the file path in which your audio recordings are stored Prefix This determines the prefix of the filename of each recording Split at File Size With a file size selected your audio recordings will be split each time the file size is reached With no file size selected the recording will be a continuous file 10 5 Broadcasting Proxy Settings If connecting to the internet through a Proxy use this section to configure TRAKTOR 3 to use your Proxy settings 144 TRAKTOR 3 2 Icecast Server Settings Use this menu to configure TRAKTOR 3 to use your Shoutcast Icecast server Icecast Metadata Settings Use this menu to configure metadata for your broadcasting stream 10 6 Hotkey and MIDI Setup Note For detailed instructions in configuring input MIDI preferences pleas
119. n t have a drifting tempo Note Find Tips amp Tricks on syncing tracks with different changing or unsteady temp on page 94 Beatgridding Tracks with unsteady Tempo 7 5 Manually Adjusting the Track Tempo While most DJs are used to Pitch Faders that make perfect sense on a hardware mixer the digital world allows adjusting the tempo via a Tempo Knob as well so TRAKTOR 3 gives you two ways of changing the track tempo e Pitch Fader e Tempo Knob The advantage of the Tempo Knob is that it s very small and does not consume valuable space from the waveforms The advantage of the Pitch Fader is that most DJs are very familiar with its behavior 76 TRAKTOR 3 2 However they re doing the same job and it Is up to your personal taste whether you like the Pitch Fader or the Tempo Knob better Toggle between both modes by right clicking on the Header and checking unchecking Show Pitch Fader Note You can only use the one or the other but not both Tempo Knob and Pitch Fader at the same time Pitch Fader By moving the Pitch Fader up or down you can speed up or slow down the Tempo of the track The Pitch Fader has just the same functionality as a pitch fader on any standard DJ record player or pitchable CD player e Load and play a track in Deck A e To slow down the tempo click hold and drag upward on the Pitch Fader TRAKTOR 3 2 77 Double Click the Pitch Fader to reset it to 0 Use
120. n any case you should try to restart TRAKTOR 3 Click on MIDI Setup and use Learn to configure your controller Check your Device Manager Windows If your device does not appear in the Interfaces list even after restarting check your MIDI configuration e Open Start then Right Ctrl Click My Computer choose Properties gt Hardware gt Device Manager TRAKTOR 3 2 159 e Click the Plus sign next to Sound Video and Game Controllers e Your MIDI device should be listed here e f there is a yellow exclamation mark question mark or if it is not listed at all you may need to reinstall the drivers for your MIDI device or consult its manual for further trouble shooting Test MIDI Setup on Mac OS X e Open Macintosh HD gt Applications gt Utilities gt Audio Midi Setup and click the MIDI Devices tab Your MIDI device should be in the list Click on the Test Setup button Click on the MIDI device icon Press a key or move a control on your MIDI controller You should hear a small sound e f your MIDI device appears in the list as Is grayed out or If it does not show up at all you may need to reinstall the drivers for your MIDI device or consult its manual for further trouble shooting My Crossfader doesn t work hear Deck A B C D playing on both sides Very likely you decoupled the assignment of the crossfader accidentally e Open the Decks panel in the Details Section e Assign the small l
121. n the Browser Tree and the Playlist windows e Open Preferences gt Appearance gt Miscellaneous e Click on Font Size to choose between the font sizes from Small to Huge e Click Apply to preview the change e Finally click OK to close the Preferences menu TRAKTOR 3 2 37 6 Using the Track Browser Whether you are at home in the Studio or DJing at a live gig the Track Browser is designed to help manage your songs giving you the easiest quickest access to your songs Playlists and Favorites 6 1 Importing your Tracks Managing your tracks in the TRAKTOR Collection represents a huge advantage compared to simply organizing your tracks in folders The Track Collection is a file that categorizes and provides references to the music files on your computer making them easily accessible through various browser features Importing a track into your Collection does not actually copy the music file instead it adds the file to the Track Collection list making it easily manageable and searchable Each row in your Collection references a track on your hard drive and contains information about the track such as its location File Path on your computer and standard ID3 tag properties such as Artist Title Album etc However the TRAKTOR Collection allows for even more specific 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 M
122. n the Wave Window e Using the Backward Cue and Forward Cue buttons in the Cue Edit panel or the respective Hotkey e Selecting an entry of the upper Cue Points drop down menu e Clicking one of the 6 buttons in the Cue List details panel Note If you can t find the Cue List panel you can insert it like any other panel into your current Details page 70 TRAKTOR 3 2 1 3 Cue Points with Special Function While regular Cue Points help establish points in a track from which to play or cue 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 e Select a Cue Point by skipping to it e n the Cue Edit details panel click on the Cue Type display above the Lock button e Select a new Type for the current Cue Point Load Cue Point A Deck Load Cue Point causes a track to automatically Cue when it is loaded into a Deck saving you from the need to manually Cue your track Fade In Fade Out Cue Points The Fade In and Fade Out Cue Points are used to automate the Cue Play of a track For this to work you must set a Fade In Cue Point in one Deck and a Fade Out Cue Point in the other Load a track into Deck A Scroll towards the end of the track and set a Cue Point From the Cue Edit panel drop down the Cue menu and select Out from the menu A red F
123. n the same level To start Autoplay one deck has to be selected and playing on the Master output Autoplay follows the order of the Current Playlist The time for a transition in Autoplay mode is defined in Preferences gt Deck Preferences gt Sound amp Mixer Playing a Playlist in Autoplay Mode 136 Clear the Current Playlist by double clicking it to select all tracks and then pressing the Delete button Drag and Drop the Playlist to be played in Autoplay Mode into the Current Playlist Put the tracks into the desired order Load the first track into Deck A Start playing Deck A and pull up the volume on Channel A In the Master panel click on Play to enable Autoplay mode You will observe the Channel Faders and the Crossfader adjust to Autoplay mode TRAKTOR 3 will load the next track from the Current Playlist into Deck B and when the track in Deck A ends it will blend in the track in Deck B To restart playback at the top when Autoplay has reached the bottom of a playlist check the option Autoplay Loops Playlist in Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Collection Preferences TRAKTOR 3 2 Note The Play button in the Master Details does not start or stop playback of any deck One of the decks supporting Autoplay must be already playing to switch on Autoplay mode Switching to Autoplay during a manual DJ Mix You don t always need to play the whole playlist when using Autoplay Also during a normal DJ set y
124. n the step size Audio Recorder Record audio from 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 e Key Contains controls for changing the Key of your tracks and performing time stretching Channel Effect Switch between TRAKTOR 3 s Channel Effects and adjust them Master Effect Switch between TRAKTOR 3 s Master Effects and adjust them Booth Contains controls for a monitor speaker system System Info Contains displays for the current time the battery status and the like Inserting Separators Separators are a visual help to organize panels into groups To insert a Separator do the following e Right Ctrl Click on the panel to the right of the desired Separator position e Select Separator from the context menu e To remove a Separator right ctrl click on it and choose Close this panel 34 TRAKTOR 3 2 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 e Right Ctrl Click on the panel to the right of the desired Growing Separator position e Select Growing Separator from the context menu e To remove a Growi
125. nderstand how this filter works in depth let s go through all the knobs and buttons on the interface Low controls the amount of the Low Cut Notch switches the filter between Bandpass mode and Notch mode Bandpass means that the signal is passing a low cut filter and a high cut filter Notch on the contrary removes a frequency range from the Signal that can be set with the Low and High knobs Q controls the resonance which creates a peak at the cutoff frequency and gives movement of the filter more colour Mode toggles the knob above between High und Width Depending on this you can control the upper cutoff frequency either directly High or by controlling the difference to the lower cutoff frequency Width Width selects the size of the Notch filter High controls the amount of High Cut Amount controls the amount of the High Cut On switches the effect on and off Filter 92 The Filter 92 is a state variable 2 pole filter modelled after the filters found in Allen amp Heaths Xone 92 club mixer It has a Low Frequency Oscillator LFO controlling the cutoff which allows you to set a speed at which the LFO will modulate the filter rhythmically Additionally you can control the filter with the Crossfader to filter the signal instead of adjusting the volume TRAKTOR 3 2 105 Right Ctrl Click on a track in the List Window and choose Load Track in Deck A Click the Play button under Deck A The track will begin to play
126. nel e A standard operating system dialog box will appear e Choose a name for the mix and choose a folder on your hard drive in which to store the mix By default the Playlists folder located in the main TRAKTOR folder will be selected e Click Save Load When you are ready to work on the mix again you can load it from the Native Mix Recorder e Click the Load button in the Native Mix Recorder module e A standard operating system dialog box will appear e Browse your hard drive for the Native Mix Recording file e When you have found It select it and choose Open Discard Before If you have found a better point to start the mix you can discard the recording up to this point e Seek to the position in the mix that should be the new starting point e Press the Discard Before button below the display in the Native Mix Recorder panel 120 TRAKTOR 3 2 Discard All To completely erase a mix from memory press the Discard All button underneath Writing the Mix Recording as Audio Write To make a Native Mix audible without TRAKTOR 3 it has to be converted into an audio file Click the Write button in the Native Mix Recorder panel The Start Mix Export window will appear By default the main TRAKTOR 3 folder will be selected Click the Browse button to select a different file path in witch to save the audio file Type a name for the mix in the following text field and choose Save If you would like your m
127. ng Separator right ctrl click on it and choose Close this panel Note The width of a Growing Separator depends on the number of panels you made visible in the Details Section 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 Layouts the Details page will remain unchanged while you switch from one Layout to the other File Info Options The Appearance page in the Preferences menu offers a series of options for customizing the look and feel of the interface The upper left part of each Deck displays the title and artist name of the playing track On the right side six more fields display additional information about the track You can display six different properties from a choice of currently 14 attributes To customize the File Info Options open Preferences gt Appearance gt File Info Options TRAKTOR 3 2 35 e Drop down the first box in the Top Row section e Select Total Time and choose Apply then OK e The first Display in the Top Row will change to show the total track time e Follow these steps for anything in the Top or Bottom Row to customize the File Info display Wave Display Options The Waveform of a track can be customized in the following ways Open Preferences gt Appearance gt Wave Display Options Colors It is possible to
128. nto the Current Playlist e Load a track in Deck A e Move the Crossfader to the left focusing Deck A e Load a track in Deck B e Click the red Record button in the Native Mix Recorder panel found in the Details section to start recording e Recording will begin and the record time will start counting in the Mix Recorder display window This window will also show the size of the recording in Kilobytes e Begin your mix e Match the track tempos and move the Crossfader slowly to the right mixing in the track in Deck B e Adjust the Gain knob to match volume levels e Adjust the EQ if necessary e Use the Filter or Delay to add effects e Move the Crossfader all the way to the right mixing out of the track in Deck A and into Deck B Seamlessly Interrupting and Resuming the Mix Don t hesitate to press the Record button to stop recording at any time during your mix This gives you more time to think about your next transition or to pull new tracks into the playlist TRAKTOR 3 2 117 To resume recording simply re press the Record button TRAKTOR will slightly wind back configure all decks knobs and buttons as they have been shortly before the interruption and hand over control to you at the exact point in the mix where it had been interrupted Seamlessly Redoing the last Transition Seamlessly resuming the mix is not only possible at the end of the mix but from any earlier point in the mix Proceed as follows e
129. olding 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 28 TRAKTOR 3 2 e f you want the knob to stay at the value of the Ghost Pointer simply release the right mouse button after the knob has reached the value of the Ghost Pointer The red Ghost Pointer will disappear and you can depress the left mouse button as well This function is for jumping quickly between two values such as when you want to emulate a filter sweep or If you want to keep two tracks in Sync by adjusting the tempo the same way as you would do utilizing the pitch fader of a turntable 5 3 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 specific needs Scalability The TRAKTOR 3 interface can be scaled to the size of your liking e 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 Fullscreen Mode You can use the scale method to stretch TRAKTOR to fit your whole screen or you can use Fullscreen mode The advantage of using Fullscreen mode is that nothing on your computer screen will be visib
130. ollection Show Consistency on Startup The Consistency 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 3 performing live and you want keep the startup time to a minimum e Go to Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Collection Preferences e Put a check in the box labeled Show Consistency Check Report on Startup and choose OK e The Consistency Check Report will now open each time you start TRAKTOR 3 TRAKTOR 3 2 61 Deleting Tracks from your Hard Drive The TRAKTOR 3 Browser has no features allowing the physical deleting of tracks from your hard drive Backing up and transferring your Collection Automatic Backup Each time you change something in your Collection and close TRAKTOR 3 a backup of your Collection is created in the folder Backups contained in your TRAKTOR 3 folder If you delete or partly ruin your Track Collection by mistake proceed as follows In the TRAKTOR 3 s Tree Window open the Explorer and navigate to your TRAKTOR 3 folder found in you User folder Mac or in My Documents PC Click on the Backup folder Click on one of the most recent backups and verify the integrity of the Collection If the backup seems to be corrupt check an earlier backup If you have found an integer backup drag amp drop the folder onto the Collection icon to import the backup into the current Collection Note TRA
131. op a new song from another Playlist into the Current Playlist The song will be inserted into the Current Playlist at that position 138 TRAKTOR 3 2 10 Preferences This section gives an overview of each option found in the TRAKTOR 3 Preferences Menu Each preference in this section appears in the order in which it is displayed in the main Preferences Menu window 10 1 Audio Setup Note For detailed instructions in configuring Audio Preferences please use the instructions found in the Quick Start section at the beginning of this manual Soundcard Use this menu to configure your soundcard settings Please choose your audio device Output Routing Use this menu to configure TRAKTOR 3 to use the various outputs of your soundcard Choose External Mixer if using TRAKTOR 3 with an external DJ mixer After choosing External use the Preview section to route the audio of the Preview Player to an output pair of your sound card Input Routing Use this menu to configure TRAKTOR 3 to use the various inputs of your soundcard for recording from an external device Choose Internal to route the Main output signal of TRAKTOR 3 to the recording inputs Choose External to route the inputs of your soundcard to the TRAKTOR 3 record feature The Volume Meters to the right of the input selections will display signal level if Signal is present 10 2 Deck Preferences Loading The Loading menu gives the following choices for loading tracks into
132. ose OK Now the Cue Button of the focused deck will light up when you press the key c To un assign this key click the Reset button next to the Learn button To entirely remove the option from the list press Delete Changing an Existing Hotkey Assignment Most likely you don t like certain assignments of the default Hotkeys In this case you can change the configuration as you like Go to Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt Hotkey Setup and scroll through the list You can sort the list by the assigned Hotkeys to find a specific control Select the control and change the settings in the details underneath the list To assign another key press the Learn button and then press the new Hotkey Read more about the available special functions further ahead in this chapter TRAKTOR 3 2 123 Configuring your MIDI Setup for External Device Control Before you can configure TRAKTOR 3 to use it with your MIDI interface you will need to install the drivers that came with it first MIDI device driver installation is different for every device You should read the manual for your MIDI device for the correct installation procedure Activate your device After you have installed the drivers for your MIDI device the interface will appear within the MIDI section of the Preferences You must activate the device before you can assign any parameters e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt MIDI Inte
133. ossible to preview any track available in the store through the integrated Preview Player of TRAKTOR 3 e While previewing a track you can see the actual Waveform in the Preview Player and browse the track by moving the cursor through Entering a search string in the TRAKTOR Search field to search Beatport Searching for Tracks with the same Title from the same Label or Artist with the Find More button Read more about the Find More button on page 28 ff Searching for tracks It is possible to transfer multiple files with the help of a Download Manager All tracks you have bought through the store interface are being added to a Playlist called Purchased Tracks Purchased tracks contain extensive metadata so there Is hardly any more need to edit their tags 64 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Any track you have purchased is being saved automatically in your TRAKTOR 3 music Collection e Interrupted transfers can be resumed at any time Important Please keep in mind that you need to be connected to the internet in order to use the Beatport store For further information on registration please refer to the website http www beatport com Beatport Browser Buttons The Browser Buttons related to Beatport are explained in detail on page 32 Browser Buttons TRAKTOR 3 2 65 7 Controlling the Decks 1 1 Mouse Modes The mouse can be used to Cue Play and Pause a track There are 3 available Mouse Control modes Snap CD and Vinyl You can
134. other PCI slot in your system FireWire e f your sound card connects via FireWire connect it to another FireWire port on your computer e f this does not work you may need to purchase another FireWire card PCI for desktop computers or PCMCIA for laptops USB e f your sound card connects via USB connect it to another USB port on your computer e Try all USB ports on your computer until you find one that works best TRAKTOR 3 2 157 Check your IRQs Windows only IRQ stands for Interrupt Request This is the way in which Windows allocates resources to the various devices and ports in your system If your sound card audio device is on a port that shares an IRQ with other devices you may have an IRQ Conflict This means your sound card is not receiving the resources it needs to function properly Here is how you detect an IRQ Conflict Open Start gt Run and type the word msinfo32 and press OK Your system information window will appear Click the Plus sign next to Hardware Click on IRQs Your IRQs will be displayed in the window to the right If your sound card connects via PCI bus look for the name of the sound card in the list If your sound card connects via FireWire Your FireWire port will show up as IEEE 1394 host controller in the list If your sound card connects via USB Your USB port will show up as USB universal host controller in the list If the IRQ number listed next to any of these po
135. ou can seamlessly switch into Autoplay if you need a break You can seamlessly resume as well Before switching to Autoplay during a DJ set please check the following settings Sort the Current Playlist by icon to put the already played tracks to the top Is the Gain button in the Master details lit Autogain e s the currently playing deck selected Is the track to be loaded after the next correctly enqueued as next track Is the Volume fader of the playing track all the way up Is no other deck playing e Under these circumstances switching to Autoplay will be seamless The Crossfader is centred and the Channel Faders of all not playing decks are pulled down e To resume manual control simply turn off the Play button in the Master Details panel TRAKTOR 3 2 137 Rearranging the Playlist during Autoplay During Autoplay you can insert or append tracks to the Current Playlist or even loading tracks directly into decks e During Autoplay browse to another Playlist and drag and drop a track into the waiting deck This will insert the new track before the previously loaded track into the Current Playlist and play it next Dropping a track from another Playlist into the currently playing deck will trigger the transition to the opposite deck and insert the new track into the playlist after the next track The inserted track will not instantly Start playing but will be played after the next song During Autoplay drag and dr
136. our computer e Use the Windows Explorer to browse the contents of the CD e Start the installation by double clicking on Setup exe e Follow the onscreen instructions The setup program will lead you through the installation process As the path for installation the setup will suggest C Program Files NATIVE INSTRUMENTS TRAKTOR 3 You can also choose another destination folder if you wish Uninstalling TRAKTOR 3 To uninstall TRAKTOR 3 from your computer use the following steps e Open C Program Files NATIVE INSTRUMENTS TRAKTOR 3 e Double Click the Unwise tool to begin Un installation e Choose Automatic from the following dialog Backing up your data The folder My Documents TRAKTOR 3 contains the Track Collection and Playlist files that should from time to time be backed up by you in a separate folder Make sure you save as well the file Traktor DJ Studio 3 Settings xml and your Hotkey and MIDI configuration files tks Note Please always refer to the Readme file on the installation CD as It contains last minute information not available in the printed manual TRAKTOR 3 2 13 4 Quick Start 4 1 Starting the Software e Mac OS X Go to Macintosh HD gt Applications gt TRAKTOR 3 and double click on the TRAKTOR 3 program icon e Windows Go to Start gt Programs gt NATIVE INSTRUMENTS TRAKTOR 3 and click the TRAKTOR 3 program icon 4 2 Audio Setup When TRAKTOR 3 first starts you will be prompted to configur
137. our speakers e f the Waveform does not scroll from right to left after you press the Play button your Audio Setup is incorrect refer to the following paragraph and verify your built in sound card settings leif the Waveform does scroll from left to right but you hear no sound on your built in speakers you may have accidentally moved a knob or fader in the mixer and turned down the volume TRAKTOR 3 2 15 Verifying your Output Setup when using the Built in Sound Card Preferences Setup S Audio Hardware All Other FinalScratch 2 Output Routing Audio Device DS Creative Sound Blaster PC Input Routing FS Timecode Sample Rate 44100 Hz M Deck Preferences Browser Preferences Audio Latency 40 5 ms S Recording e n the Preferences menu click the Plus sign next to Audio Setup in the tree on the left e Click on Soundcard in the tree on the left e Click the arrow to drop down the Audio Device menu and select your built in sound card e Confirm with Apply e Click on Output Routing in the tree on the left e Make sure Mixer Mode is set to Internal e n the Monitor section select the 2 outputs of your built in sound card one for the left and one for the rig ht channel e Confirm with Apply e Close the Preferences with OK Configuring your External Sound Card If you use an external multi channel sound card you have to setup more than one pair of outputs e From the Preferences
138. pen TRAKTOR Preferences gt External Sync gt MIDI Clock Drop down the Interface menu and select your MIDI interface Put a check mark in the box labeled Send MIDI Clock Use the MIDI Clock Time Offset slider to compensate for any latency Choose OK e Open Details Page 4 or insert the Clock panel into the Details section Click the Send button MIDI Clock will then be sent to the output of your MIDI device Controlling TRAKTOR 3 with Open Sound Control OSC Open Sound Control OSC is an open protocol for communication between multiple computers over Ethernet The OSC implementation within TRAKTOR transmits event data allowing you to control other devices with the controls of TRAKTOR 3 130 TRAKTOR 3 2 Open Sound Control OSC preferences OSC is configured and controlled via the TRAKTOR Preferences gt External Sync gt Open Sound Control OSC menu e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt External Sync gt Open Sound Control OSC e Put a check mark in the box labeled Activate Local IP This enables OSC e The Local IP Address of your computer will be recognized automatically and displayed in the window next to Activate Local IP The following are descriptions of the OSC options Click to put a check mark in the box next to an option to activate It Port is the sub network identifier When other OSC clients scan your network this is how their system identifies yours You can change this number however only cert
139. rd Loop button The entire Loop will move backwards 4 beats and begin looping from the Start Point Note Leaving the Snap button in the Loop Set module enabled while moving a Loop can block or modify the step size because the increments may be smaller than the Beatgrid Storing and Jumping between Loops Storing Loops TRAKTOR 3 allows you to store up to 10 Loops in one track You can then Cue from each Loop Start point or jump between Loops on the fly This works by using the Loop Set and Loop Select modules together in the Details Section Open the Loop Set panel by right ctrl clicking in the details section and choosing Loop Set Set a Loop and click the Lock button in the Loop Set panel to store the Loop Now disable the Loop by clicking the Active button and allow the track to play Set another Loop later in the track Click the Lock button again to store the second Loop You have now stored two Loops within the track Both will be displayed as green colored brackets in the Waveform display and Overview Waveform Stripe windows TRAKTOR 3 2 101 Activating a Stored Loop By default stored loops are not activated In playback the cursor passes a Stored Loop without starting looped playback To switch into looped playback when entering a stored Loop press the Active button only This will not set a Loop but activate looped playback for the next stored Loop the cursor will pass Skip to a position shortly before
140. relisten is checked To remove a track from the Preview Player click again on the Preview Icon in the List Window or double click again on the track TRAKTOR 3 2 47 6 3 Keeping an overview while performing Especially when you are performing in front of an audience it is important to keep an overview of your set with one look Track Icons 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 Icon and its meaning Title Keep on Wired S A Play Button is displayed on the track currently being pre listened in the Preview Player A Diamond shows that the track is listed in the Current Playlist but hasn t been played yet This is modeled after the common habit of vinyl DJs that place the records they want to play in the near future in a 90 degree angle in their crate The letters A B C D identify the tracks currently loaded into the Decks A Check Mark means that the track had been played in one of the four Decks An Exclamation Mark identifies tracks not found at the files previous location A reason for this could be that a storage medium is unavailable or that the location of the track has been changed The towards the right pointing Arrow Indicates that this is the next track in the current playlist 48 TRAKTOR 3 2 Sorting by this column orders the tracks historically Already played
141. rent Floating Cue Point you have to open the Cue Edit panel in the Details section Cue Edit pee Cue List Floating Lock e Open the third Details page that contains the Cue Edit panel or e Click a blank area of the Details Section and add the Cue Edit Panel from the menu to the current Details page This panel offers all functions needed to manage the Cue Points of a track e A drop down box with a list of all Cue Points stored for this track e Two buttons to cue to the previous and to the next Cue Point e A drop down box to assign a special property to a Cue Point TRAKTOR 3 2 69 e A Cue Play and a Cue Pause button for test playing your Cue Points e A Lock button to store and to remove the current Cue Point Locking a Cue Point e f you want to recall a Cue Point for later use you have to use the Lock button to store it e To remove a Cue Point from the list of permanent Cue Points select it and release the lit Lock button Naming Your Cue Points After you have locked a Cue Point you can name it This way it is easy to find it in the Cue List panel e Skip to the Cue Point by selecting it from the list in the upper drop down box e Double Click on the display to place the text cursor in the name field e Type the new name and confirm with Enter Jumping between Cue Points In TRAKTOR 3 you have several options for jumping to Cue Points e Clicking on the Cue Point symbol in the Stripe Window or i
142. rfaces e Your MIDI device should be displayed e Under the Active column double click the field next to the device name This puts an X in the Active box making the MIDI interface active Note If your MIDI device does not appear in the list you may need to restart TRAKTOR 3 in order for it to be recognized When doing so make sure your MIDI device is attached to your computer and powered on Select a MIDI Channel TRAKTOR 3 gives you the option to choose one of 16 MIDI channels or to accept MIDI messages from all channels Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt MIDI Setup By default the Channel will be set to OMNI This means TRAKTOR 3 will accept all incoming MIDI control messages from any Channel therefore you do not need to worry about what channel your MIDI device is transmitting on Choose Lock OMNI if you do not want to change the MIDI channel If you want TRAKTOR 3 to accept messages from a specific MIDI channel click the arrow next to Channel and select a MIDI channel from the drop down menu 124 TRAKTOR 3 2 Assigning MIDI Knobs and Buttons to TRAKTOR 3 To assign functions to MIDI controllers use the TRAKTOR Preferences gt Hotkey amp MIDI Setup gt MIDI Setup page e Select a control just as you did in the Hotkey setup preferences e To assign a specific MIDI knob or button press the Learn button and send MIDI data by moving the knob or button that you want to assign If the MIDI
143. rily speed the tempo up or down e This is a special method for doing pitch bends that Is also affecting all Slaved decks Pitch Range The Pitch Range defines how far you can pitch the tempo up and or down TRAKTOR 3 allows you to adjust the Pitch Range by plus or minus 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 e Click on the Preferences gt Deck Preferences gt Transport e Click on one of the Pitch Range buttons and choose OK Fine Pitch Range The Fine Pitch is a second controller not represented on the interface It is only controllable via MIDI The option Fine Pitch Range determines the range of this parameter e Open the Preferences menu and choose Deck Preferences gt Transport e Click hold and drag the Fine Pitch Range slider to the right to rise the Fine Pitch Range up to 12 BPM or to the left to bring the value down 80 TRAKTOR 3 2 7 6 Matching Beats with Sync and Pitch Bend pe r i r H REY I Wh Gel The Pitch Bend function works just the same way as if you would nudge the platter of a DJ record player By using the Pitch Bend buttons you can make temporary adjustments to the tempo of the track without altering the tempo If the beats of your tracks start to drift away from each other
144. rts Is sharing with other devices in your system you may have an IRQ Conflict In this case use the instructions above to physically move your sound card to another port If this does not work and your computer is a desktop you may be able to change the IRQ allocation from within the system BIOS depending on your motherboard With most laptop computers it is not possible to change IRQ allocation You may need to reinstall your Operating System for a better IRQ configuration The Waveforms or other Graphics Pause or Stutter If the graphics of TRAKTOR 3 pause or stutter follow the same instructions above to Check your System Specs Raise the Audio Latency and Test with the built in Soundcard Also refer to the next chapter for optimizing your computer 158 TRAKTOR 3 2 My MIDI Controls lag in response Lower the Audio Latency e Open TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Soundcard e Click the arrow next to Latency and select a lower latency buffer size Note The lower the latency the more CPU usage you will experience get no Response from my MIDI Controller Activate Controller Open TRAKOR Preferences gt Input and click on Interfaces Make sure here is an X in the active column next to your MIDI device If there is not double click to put an X in the box If your MIDI device does not appear in the list it may not correctly connected or installed or it may have been plugged in after startup of TRAKTOR I
145. sed to pre listen to a track by headphones They are controlled by the PhVol Phones Volume and PhMix Phones Mix knobs in the internal mixer of TRAKTOR 3 e Click the arrow next to Monitor Left Mono and choose Output 1 of your sound card TRAKTOR 3 2 17 e Click the arrow next to Monitor Right and choose Output 2 of your sound card e You can now monitor or pre listen to tracks through Outputs 1 and 2 of your sound card Note It is useful to assign Outputs 1 and 2 for monitoring as many sound cards with headphones connectors identify them as Outputs 1 and 2 Master Outputs The Master Output is an output pair directed at the audience It is controlled by the Channel Faders and the main Crossfader in the internal mixer of TRAKTOR 3 Choose TRAKTOR Preferences gt Audio Setup gt Output Routing Select Internal for internal mixer mode Click the arrow next to Master Left Mono and choose Output 3 of your sound card Click the arrow next to Master Right and choose Output 4 of your sound card The Master Outputs of TRAKTOR are now routed through Outputs 3 and 4 of your sound card Booth Outputs The Booth Output is an additional output pair directed to the DJ booth In large rooms the sound can be reflected and delayed making exact beatmatching imprecise or impossible at all Extra booth boxes help you mix tighter The Booth Output Volume is controlled by the Booth panel in the Details section If you don t s
146. select a color scheme for the Waveforms that fits your personal taste and working environment When using TRAKTOR in daylight or with reflections on the screen it makes sense to use the highest contrast between Waveform and 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 e Load a track into a Deck e Move the Preferences window beneath the Deck e Choose one of the color schemes e Press Apply to preview the change Waveform Channels Beats uses a single color to display the beats of the track 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 impression of the rhythmic structure of a track Press Apply to preview the change e Once you are satisfied with the result click OK to close the Preferences 36 TRAKTOR 3 2 Track End Warning Time By setting a Track End Warning Time TRAKTOR will flash the Waveform Stripe up to 60 seconds before a Deck stops playing This is very helpful preventing a track running out unnoticed e Open Preferences gt Wave Display Options e Set the desired amount of seconds by moving the slider next to Track End Warning Time e Click OK to close the Preferences Variable Font Size You can customize the Font Size used i
147. sets it to the same level as the original signal On turns the effect on or off Reverb is an effect that can add depth and dimension to your mixes TRAKTOR 3 allows you to use the Reverb either static or dynamic so It s possible to treat only certain elements of a track with Reverb Select Reverb from the drop down menu found inside the Channel Effects panel Click the button On Click the button InOn and hear how the Reverb signal is added Drag the Size knob and listen to the sound of different reverb times Here is an explanation of the buttons in the order of the layout Size defines the size of the reverb room If you drag the knob all the way to the left the reverb time Is the shortest and if you set the value to 100 the reverb time is at maximum InOn activates the input of the Reverb You can switch on the Reverb with the On Button but until you actually send a input signal no effect will be heard Mod creates a chorus like effect on the reverb signal Put works just the same as InOn only that the signal is sent as long as you click and hold the Put button Tone allows you to change the colour of the reverb signal The more you move this knob clockwise the brighter the effect sound will get If you turn it into the opposite direction the reverb will begin to sound muffled Amount controls the volume of the effect signal O cuts the effect completely and 100 sets it to the same level as the original signal
148. software has grown to a serious project that covers a large variety of user profiles Among our users are the world s leading club DJs playing in front of tens of thousands of people professional wedding DJs playing several days a week producers playing their own music the world s leading turntablists those using TRAKTOR as an interface between their skills and digital music and many many amateurs that mix music in lounges bars at birthday parties raves etc We are proud and thankful that we have taken TRAKTOR this far and have plans to go much further With TRAKTOR 3 we want to prove to our loyal users that sticking with us was the right choice and for our new users we want to prove that serious DJing is possible with software We believe in the future of digital DJing and pay close attention to the feedback and ideas our users give us via email in the NI forums or when meeting them at NI parties One major user request was to break the boundaries of two playback decks with an idea more innovative than a mere third deck or sample player The idea of four decks that could copy tracks and loops between each other was born as a generic solution for the remixing DJ A direct consequence was the need for a total redesign of the user interface as the old paradigm had reached its limits Usability and liability was a second major concern of most users We identified primary and secondary controls we Increased readability we made the layout
149. ster e Click hold and drag the Volume knob to adjust overall Main output volume The level will be displayed in the meter next to it If the level reaches the top of the meter which can happen easily if two or more tracks are playing together it will result in unpleasant signal clipping In this case you can use the Master Limiter function by clicking the Lim button This limits the main output signal of TRAKTOR 3 preventing clipping or distortion e Use the Gain button for enabling Autogain as described earlier To adjust the Left Right Balance of your main output signal click hold and drag the Bal Balance knob clockwise or counter clockwise Note When using the Limiter the red LED s in the level meters indicate when the Limiter is actively reducing the signal The signal will not audibly clip but a Limiter in action can have negative effects on parts of the sound as it reduces the part of the spectrum that exceeds the limits Often it s the bass frequencies that need to be limited to avoid clipping of the soundcard and a limited signal of this kind will therefore sound flatter To preserve the original full sound it is therefore important that even when using the Limiter you avoid permanent Limiter action If you keep the output signal below the clipping level while adding volume on the analog mixer or on the PA gain this will result in a much better sound 8 2 EQing the Mix An important tool in mixing is the Equal
150. t Power Schemes to Always On e Drop down the menu for Turn off Monitor and select Never e Drop down the menu for Turn off hard discs and select Never TRAKTOR 3 2 169 Turn Off Hibernation e Open Start gt Control Panel and double click Power Options e Choose the Hibernate tab and unselect Enable Hibernation Disable System Sounds e Open Start gt Control Panel and double click Sounds and Audio Devices e Choose the Sounds tab e Drop down the sound scheme menu and select None Disable System Restore e Open Start gt Control Panel gt System e Click on the System Restore tab e Select Turn off System Restore on all Drives Shut Down all other Applications If you have any other applications running shut them down while using TRAKTOR 3 170 TRAKTOR 3 2 15 Hotkeys TRAKTOR 3 has over 500 assignable functions The most important of them for a live context have been assigned to keys on your computer keyboard The file containing this preset is named T3 Hotkeys Default tks Focus Layouts Deck Focus Next Previous Tab Shift Tab Deck Toggle to Last Focus Ctrl Tab Window Layout 1 10 Numeric 1 10 Toggle to Last Layouts Ctrl Numeric 1 Details Page 1 4 Shift Numeric 1 4 Browsing Browser List Select Up Down Arrow Up Down Browser List Select All Ctrl A Browser List Delete Selection Del Browser Favorites Select 1 10 F1 F10 Browser Favorites Select Next Previous S
151. th 1 8th centre position 3 8th 2 4th 3 4th and one bar maximum value Sync synchronizes the tempo to the deck or to the Master if the BeatMasher is used as a master effect Rotate changes the position of the Loop within the sampled bar This function is most effective at short to minimum setting Reverse plays the Loop backwards If this is combined with a Gate value set between 8 am and 10 am the effect Is very obvious because the original signal is being punctured by short bursts of the reversed Loop Gate works in two different modes If you move It from the centre towards the maximum value It progressively mutes sections of the Loop until only one loth of the Loop is audible at 100 When moved from the centre towards minimum value the original signal is being mixed into the loop resulting in the most interesting effects If Gate Is in the centre position it plays the Loop exactly as defined by the Length knob TRAKTOR 3 2 111 Note You will not be able to get the optimum result out of the BeatMasher effect without triggering it by hotkeys or with the help of a MIDI controller as this effect develops its character only when several parameters are being tweaked at the same time 9 3 Audio Recording TI Audio Recorder Rec 350 kB i B 0 00 02 is Gain aH Hec Cut Edit Delete Understanding Audio Recording By using the Audio Recording feature it is possible to record your TRAKTOR 3 set in real time
152. tion The TRAKTOR 3 effects can be previewed on your headphones before turning it on To do this press the button labelled PreFx in the Mixer Channel controls section and the effect signal will be sent to the channel you assigned as monitor output Important The mixer panels of the effects only show a selection of the available parameters If you want full control over all aspects of the effect please use the respective panels in the Details Section Filter T2 If you have used TRAKTOR before you already know the Filter T2 It s an 8 pole bandpass notch filter with variable width resonance and cutoff frequency Filter T2 can operate either in Bandpass mode or Notch mode e Right Ctrl Click on a track in the List Window and choose Load Track in Deck A e Click the Play button under Deck A The track will begin to play e Right Ctrl Click a blank space in the Details Section and select the Channel Effect panel from the menu e Focus Deck A and click on the arrow in the upper right corner e Select Filter T2 from the drop down menu 104 TRAKTOR 3 2 Click the button On Drag the knob Amount all the way to the right and set it to 100 Drag the knob Low slowly to the right and hear how the bass frequencies of the track disappear Reset the knob Low by double clicking it Drag the knob High slowly to the left and hear the high frequencies of the track disappear Reset the knob High by double clicking it To u
153. to learn more about knob and fader sensitivities Save your Controller Settings Once you have completed a controllers configuration you can Save It as a TRAKTOR MIDI configuration file This file can then be copied to another computer and loaded into TRAKTOR 3 Save Save allows you to save your settings as one file on your hard drive e Click the Save button on the bottom of the MIDI setup preferences window e A standard operating system dialogue box will appear e Type your desired name for the MIDI configuration file e Click the Browse button to search for a folder in which you would like to store the file e Choose Save TRAKTOR will save your file with the extension tks Load e f you would like to load your MIDI configuration file click the Load button at the top of the MIDI settings preferences window TRAKTOR 3 2 129 e Browse your hard drive for the MIDI configuration file e Select the file and choose Open Reset By clicking the Reset button at the top of the MIDI settings preferences window TRAKTOR 3 will immediately clear the MIDI controller list 9 6 Synchronizing external Hardware and Software TRAKTOR 3 allows you to send a tempo signal to other computers and or MIDI devices through the use of MIDI Clock MIDI Clock Currently TRAKTOR 3 can only send MIDI Clock it will not receive it Connect the MIDI output of your interface to the MIDI input of your external module or MIDI device O
154. usic it is advisable to reveal these directories to TRAKTOR 3 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 e Open Preferences gt Browser Preferences gt Data Location e Click Add on the bottom of the right window 38 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Browse to your Music Folders e Confirm with OK e Repeat to add all of your Music Folders Note Subfolders are automatically included in the scan You don t need to add subfolders to this list Do the following to import your Music Folders e Right Ctrl Click the Collection icon in the Browser Tree e Choose Import Music Folders from the menu TRAKTOR 3 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 e n the same manner you can Right Ctrl Click on a sub folder 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 Current Playlist is also added to the Collection
155. ut Routing Make sure you have selected the right Mixer Mode Internal will mix the signal internally and output the mix on the Master Output and the prelistening signal at the Monitor Output External will output each deck individually on a separate channel for being mixed in an external mixer Verify if the Section for Monitor and Master or Deck A and Deck B in External Mixer Mode show valid outputs of the connected soundcard You may need to deselect and re select the outputs to reinitialize the assignment If this does not work make the correct assignment confirm with OK and then close and re open TRAKTOR 3 Check the Audio Control Panel in Windows To check the correct installation of your soundcard on a Windows computer do the following Open Start gt Control Panel gt Sounds and Audio Devices gt Audio For Sound Playback gt Default Device drop down the menu and make Sure your soundcard is displayed in the list If it is not you may need to reinstall the drivers for your soundcard Check the Audio Midi Setup in Mac OS X To check the correct installation of your soundcard on a Mac do the following 152 Open Macintosh HD gt Applications gt Utilities gt Audio Midi Setup and click the Audio Devices tab For Default Input drop down the menu and make sure your soundcard is displayed in the list If it is not you may need to reinstall the drivers for your sound card TRAKTOR 3 2 Decks play but
156. wnloaded from Beatport through the TRAKTOR interface e Music Here you can specify the location of folders and hard drives to be scanned for files such as MP3 AIFF WAV M4A and more during the Music Folders Import TRAKTOR 3 2 41 iTunes Import TRAKTOR 3 allows you to import your iTunes Library as well as individual iTunes Playlists Import Options D Overwrite entries in Collection DW Set Import Date from iTunes s Date Added Rem Se Analyze Async y g Relocate Search Results Sech V one Playlists to import gt Explorer Playlist Name STEEN Check Consistency Bibliothek sokion s Eink ufe Import Music Folders My Top Rated mport from iTunes Import Collection Party Jukebox OD g CS f o NO Reset Played State SU mrercr p p A OG 3 y zg de Read File Tags Async Dii Add to Playlist as Next a e ned J a pe 10 Export Export printable e n the Browser Tree Right Ctrl Click the Collection icon e Choose the option Import from iTunes e n the iTunes import menu select the Playlist that you want to import e You can select the lists individually or use the following pre selections e Select Smart selects all dynamic Playlists also referred to as Smart Playlists such as My Top Rated Recently Played etc e Select Non Smart selects all normal manually created Playlists e Select All selects all Playlists in your iTunes directory Overwriting Entries
157. ws the currently selected page 1 3 Switching from or to another MIDI Hotkey Page changes all assigned keys and MIDI triggers it s like loading a totally new assignment file with the difference that the switch is seamless and can be triggered with a Hotkey or a MIDI command Itself The controllers for switching pages are found in Add gt Pages gt MIDI Hotkeys MIDI and Hotkey Pages have one major purpose Allowing you to implement any key as modifier between two functionalities for a knob or button You could for example assign Coarse crossfader sensitivity to a MIDI knob and switch to Fine sensitivity when you additionally press the key F on our keyboard e Select Page 1 from the drop down menu and assign a MIDI knob to the crossfader Set the rotary sensitivity to a high value which results in coarse adjustment of the crossfader when moving the assigned knob 126 TRAKTOR 3 2 e Select Page 2 from the drop down menu and assign the same MIDI knob to the crossfader Now set the rotary sensitivity to a low value which results in fine adjustment of the crossfader when moving the assigned knob e Now define a hotkey for switching between MIDI Pages 1 and 2 and assign it to the letter F Advanced Control Options The Hotkey Setup and MIDI Setup dialogs offer a variety of advanced options for the configuration of the Hotkey and MIDI bindings Controller Types e Direct is used to control parameters within a definable r
158. y OK Cancel TRAKTOR 3 2 53 Editing a Single Track e Select a track in the List Window by clicking it e Right Ctrl Click on the selected track and choose Edit from the pop up menu or use the respective Browser Button e The List Window turns into the track Edit Dialog e Edit the desired information for your track e Use the drop down menu next to a track Property to select a Property already stored in your Track Collection e At the bottom of the dialog you find 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 Button e When you are done either confirm with OK or abort by pressing Cancel Of course you can use the the respective Browser Buttons here as well Editing a Selection of Tracks e f you want to edit all tracks of an Album or of a Playlist select them and choose Edit from the context menu just as you did for editing a single track or use the respective Browser Button e n the Edit dialog you will notice that most of the checkboxes beneath the attributes are unchecked and most of the fields void e At the bottom of the Edit dialog you will notice 3 new buttons called Previous Select All and Next The buttons are used to browse your selection of tracks e The checkboxes indicate which of the attributes have the same value among the selected tracks At the same time they indicate that the field will be written
159. y you like Further advantages are saving and loading as well as exporting a playlist to transfer it to another computer Right Ctrl Click on the Playlist Mixes folder icon in the Browser Tree e Choose Create Playlist from the context menu e Type the name of your Playlist in the following window Choose OK Your new Playlist will appear as a subfolder under the Playlist Mixes folder TRAKTOR 3 2 43 Playlist Options By right ctrl clicking on a playlist you find the following options in the popup menu Lock unlock the playlist Changes in a locked playlist are only temporary and will not be saved A locked playlist has a Lock Icon next to it To save changes to a locked playlist you have to unlock it beforehand Analyze the tracks contained in the selected playlist Relocate the tracks contained in the selected playlist Save the selected playlist Rename the selected playlist Clear the selected playlist Le remove all tracks from the playlist Delete the selected playlist This will not actually delete the tracks from your track collection it will only delete the playlist file Reset Played State removes all track icons played cued etc from the icon column in the track browser Add to Collection adds all tracks contained in the playlist to the collection Read File Tags Async reads out the ID3 tags of the contained tracks This is going on in the background and does not affect the performance Write
160. ypes e ASIO Advanced Streaming Input Output This cross platform protocol was originally developed by Steinberg e Core Audio Mac only This low latency protocol was created by Apple for the Macintosh starting with OS X If your audio interface does not support one of these protocols you will likely hear an audible delay if you play through TRAKTOR 3 in real time Although TRAKTOR 3 can work with the DirectSound and MME drivers common in Windows machines you will probably not have a satisfying playing experience How Low Can You Go 1 5 ms of latency approaches the theoretical minimum because It will always take some time to convert a keyboard press into MIDI data than convert NI s Software digital audio out to analog However note that ultra low latency settings or higher sampling rates make your computer work harder which may limit the polyphony or number of effects you can add while still retaining glitch free audio So here are some tips on living with latency About Samples and Buffers Audio cannot be handled continuously by a computer but has to wait its turn while other operations are being carried out As a result sound cards create a buffer which can hold a certain number of samples where data can be stored and released as needed to create a smooth flow of data An analogy would be if you had a hose that didn t deliver water continuously but in bursts So you use a holding tank to store the water com
161. yzed This is the total amount of tracks you need to analyze You can also view a list of Missing Tracks or a list of your Analyzed Tracks only Missing Tracks Click on the Missing Tracks tab e The Consistency Check Report window will display each missing track and its attributes e Use the horizontal scroll bar to expose more property fields If you no longer want these missing tracks to be referenced in your Collection delete their references by clicking the Remove Missing Tracks button 60 TRAKTOR 3 2 The Consistency Check Report allows you to relocate the references to tracks that are missing from your Collection e Click the Relocate Missing Tracks button e A standard operating system dialog window will appear e Use this to browse your hard drive for the folder in which your missing tracks were moved To find multiple tracks in different folders choose the top level folder in which they are stored You can even choose your main hard drive folder Note Relocating tracks in a folder that contains many subfolders can be a lengthy process Don t hesitate to interrupt relocation this will not damage your Collection consistency Tracks to Analyze e Click on the tab labeled Tracks To Analyze e The Consistency Check Report window will display each track that has not been analyzed e After viewing the list totals you can choose to either Relocate your Missing Tracks or Remove the Missing Tracks from your C

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