IDEA: Using Traktor without needing a laptop on stage.

[dj matt blaze]

Maybe its just me but I don't get it. You don't want the laptop on stage, but you want a screen connected USB to your laptop displaying the information? My laptop has a VGA output, I could put my laptop under a table, connect it to a monitor and still see the program without the computer infront of me. If I wanted to search fora track by typing it in, I would have a problem unless I hook up an external keyboard to the laptop but then whats the point of that?

If you want traditional CDJ djing ,then get a USB stick with your tracks and do traditional CDJ DJing, why would you need traktor at all?

[Jester]

just use the cdjs ffs. stop making things complicated for yourself

[ToS]

You two are non-constructive as hell. Contribute or shut-up. OP has a really nice idea, or better yet, a user-friendly upgrade to an idea.

Yes, clonething could use few UX tweaks, for starters to be able to mouse-select the area of the screen that you plan to clone.

Edit: stopped following this thread.

[ekwipt]

Seriously what the hell is Romantic Techno? That as to be the most ridiculous genre name I've ever heard

[dj matt blaze]

You two are non-constructive as hell. Contribute or shut-up. OP has a really nice idea, or better yet, a user-friendly upgrade to an idea.

Yes, clonething could use few UX tweaks, for starters to be able to mouse-select the area of the screen that you plan to clone.

All I said was, I don't get it. If it its something more than what I think he is talking about then explain that to me, if its what I said then that can easily be accomplished already without going through all the extra work. Part of being in the forum is about bouncing ideas off of each other, and its OK for someone to say .....uhhhh why do you want to do that? Or to say...well that won't really work and here is why. Someone might say something that the OP didn't know or wasn't aware of or didn't think of, there is nothing wrong with raising that point and quite possibly making someone look at something differently than they did. I am old school, I was brought up in a world where kids were allowed to fail and learn from their mistakes and be told no, or thats not good. Today, everyone wants to be coddled, told every idea is great as to not hurt the so very fragile self esteem. I f I don't think something is a good idea, or its not going to work, Im going to tell you. If I got it wrong , then tell me why its a good idea, I'm all open for it. But don't expect if someone asks me how to jump off a bridge for me not to tell them its not a good idea, and then tell me I'm being non constructive.

[Saurus]

Yeah that's great and all, but like I said, if you don't see why this matters, then you're over your head here, and you're not who this post is targeted at. I promise, it's an idea that would be awesome.

Really, this simple:
Send all important data you want to small screens you can mount on a piece of gear, so that you get information from your platform in the same way as you would a CDJ.

I'm talking about starting a project to make this easy for people, so that less people have to perform with laptop screen between them an their audience.

[djproben]

OK so I like the idea of sending video of part of your traktor screen to another screen for productivity; eventually a piece of hardware with, say, effects knobs that actually display what effect is on which knob and changes dynamically, or a little touchscreen with the waveform that you can tap through, that sort of thing would be cool. But I'm skeptical of this whole "trying to get away from my laptop" idea. If you don't want a computer involved, play vinyl or CDs. Multiplying screens doesn't get you away from the laptop; it's quite the opposite - like having a half dozen mini-laptops scattered about. I understand why people don't like DJs who stare at screens, but I think the only way out of that is getting rid of the laptop altogether. And then you're still not getting away from computers unless you have a really basic setup - you think there's no computers in your CDJs and your effects-capable mixer?

[Shishdisma]

Yeah that's great and all, but like I said, if you don't see why this matters, then you're over your head here, and you're not who this post is targeted at. I promise, it's an idea that would be awesome.

Really, this simple:
Send all important data you want to small screens you can mount on a piece of gear, so that you get information from your platform in the same way as you would a CDJ.

I'm talking about starting a project to make this easy for people, so that less people have to perform with laptop screen between them an their audience.

You just described two completely existing things: a laptop screen, and a CDJ screen. The sheer amount of logistics, routing power, and insane latency you would introduce by designing such an asinine system definitely wouldn't be worth saving you the trouble of turning your neck to the side of your setup to check the browser.

Seriously though, if you're absolutely Hell bent that having a laptop on stage destroys your stage presence, stop using Traktor, it wasn't designed with people like that in mind, and it has virtually nothing to offer you. If you really hate having a laptop on stage, you're going to hate having a mess of spaghetti cabling and mini screens strewn around the booth. You're not thinking practically.

All I said was, I don't get it. If it its something more than what I think he is talking about then explain that to me, if its what I said then that can easily be accomplished already without going through all the extra work. Part of being in the forum is about bouncing ideas off of each other, and its OK for someone to say .....uhhhh why do you want to do that? Or to say...well that won't really work and here is why. Someone might say something that the OP didn't know or wasn't aware of or didn't think of, there is nothing wrong with raising that point and quite possibly making someone look at something differently than they did. I am old school, I was brought up in a world where kids were allowed to fail and learn from their mistakes and be told no, or thats not good. Today, everyone wants to be coddled, told every idea is great as to not hurt the so very fragile self esteem. I f I don't think something is a good idea, or its not going to work, Im going to tell you. If I got it wrong , then tell me why its a good idea, I'm all open for it. But don't expect if someone asks me how to jump off a bridge for me not to tell them its not a good idea, and then tell me I'm being non constructive.

CONTROLLERISM IS THR FUTURE, OK?!? SO JUST STOP WITH THE IDEAS AND STUFF, AND HELP US MAKE IT SEEM LIKE WERE NOT USING OUR LAPTOPS!!

NOT THAT USING A LAPTOP ALL THE TIME ISN'T THE FUTURE AND PERFECT, SRSLY!!

[Saurus]

Why the hell is this so difficult for some of you guys to figure out? I'm saying the interaction between the dj and displayed information is really good with CDJs, and it would be great tomake that possible for software DJs. im talking about making the interaction with information on sceens be THE SAME for software as on CDJs. It's already possible, and I've personally done it. Im talking about making it easier for people to do. Why would you even bother entering the conversation to say people should be forced to choose between good interation between displays, or all of the advantages of software....?

[dj matt blaze]

you want something like this?