#Traktor dj ipad review portable
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Little touches like the slimmer fader caps and grey filter knobs in tandem with the RGB buttons and aluminium jogwheel tops have combined to give the S4 a fresh, modern look.

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Another useful feature is that you can bi-directionally sync track settings and properties with Traktor Pro 2.6.1, letting you transfer beat grids, cue points, loops and BPM data between computer and iPad via a free Dropbox account.First Impressions / Setting up New, slimmer fader caps for the track volumes, crossfader and tempo adjust contribute to the sleeker more streamlined look of the S4. There are quite a few available, from IK Multimedia, Apogee and others who are making specialized iPad audio interfaces. You will almost certainly want to add some kind of audio interface for your iPad if you plan to cue, since Traktor DJ lets you split the output to use one side for the main feed and the other for cueing, with volume and mix controls. You'll still need to cue to the right point if you're looping tracks over each other, but the beat markers are very accurate. To be honest, the beat matching is the best I've ever used and even if you are a beginner, you will find that most of the time it's just taken care of for you. AВ neighboringВ button lets you manually tweak the beat analysis markers to change the sync manually, and you can tap tempo manually as well as locking the beat grid. You can tap a Sync button on either deck to pull it into time with the other deck, and it does this without changing the pitch. Traktor DJ analyzes tracks when they are imported so by the time you load them, it knows all about their tempo and transients. There's a search field to find files really quickly and you can set a master tempo too, using a dial. Flip the Load switch to place a track into deck A or B and you're away. Traktor DJ does this by analyzing every track the first time it is loaded, so it knows tracks' tempos before you start. Any songs in a list can be sorted by name, artist or BPM, and you can tap on a track to see recommended tracks to go after it or to mix with it. You can browse by song, playlist, artist, album or genre, and create and name new playlists on the fly. Your first step will probably be to just load up a track and start playing, which is as simple as tapping on one of the two decks' artwork areas to open the Browser. Not that we ever really expected NI to suddenly start using them.

There's none of the simulated turntables that other apps use, which is actually quite refreshing. Fire it up and the interface will be quite familiar to anyone who has seen the desktop version of Traktor, all muted greys and sleek, stripped-down design. It will run on any iPad 2 or higher including the Mini, with the original iPad not officially supported due to its more modest hardware.

The app is a pretty small download and sells for $ 19.99 / 17.99 в‚¬ / 1700 ВҐ. The key here is in the execution, and as we know, NI is really rather good at that.

#Traktor dj ipad review portable

But the iPad is actually perfect for DJing: it's amazingly portable and surprisingly powerful but still has a big enough touch screen to make manipulating music possible. In the last few years, most DJs have switched from traditional vinyl to some form of laptop-based digital setup.

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Now, and somewhat by surprise, appears Traktor DJ for iPad, a re-imagined version of its flagship DJ software that looks set to revolutionize the way we spin music. Native Instruments' first foray into the world of iOS was iMaschine, a fun but deceptively powerful beatbox for Apple's smaller devices.