I would say the biggest benefit of Rekordbox for Traktor users, is that your library and Cue Points are compatible with the club standard CDJ/XDJ. I would usually just plug in my laptop, and control Traktor through HID mode, but one gig I couldn't, used a regular USB drive, and could only browse by folder structure and file name. After that, I added Rekordbox to my list of programs, and have been building up my library in that.
I know Rekordbuddy will make it much easier when the new version is released, but currently I'm using iTunes to keep my main playlists synced between Traktor, Serato DJ, Serato Live, Rekordbox, and djay Pro (Different gigs have different equipment needs, and or equipment already there, and I have used all of these professionally). Another benefit of Rekordbox is its compatibility with the new online music service Pulselocker. That allows you play streamed songs, rather than just songs you bought, for a monthly fee.
Streaming, rather than buying, saves you a lot of money for specialty gigs, where you don't really need to keep the songs you play that night in your library after the gig. Of course it requires Wifi, or a good LTE connection.
Also Stems are a great innovation, it's just the record labels that haven't fully signed on to it, so it's very hard to find a lot of good Stems tracks to play while mixing harmonically.
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