recording dj sets with traktor... please help!

**lip5016** · 07-26-2011, 05:41 PM

hey guys.. so i'm pretty new to this.. my basic goal is to be able to mix together an hour long set of songs that i want to dj.. i know how to record live actions in traktor, but i was wondering if there is a way that I can go back and "edit" out different things in my set, since often times i have to go back and retry certain effects or loop timings before i have the version that i want.. do i need a program like REASON or pro tools to do something like this? or is there some kind of editor in traktor that will allow me to accomplish this?

i basically would like to piece together the set on a timeline as you would imagine in music production software.. please help!

current setup:

MF Pro BeatMasher
Hercules DJ Control MP3 e2
Korg padKONTROL
hp laptop
purchased copy of traktor 2 pro

**DJ SB** · 07-26-2011, 05:53 PM

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
A lot of people use Audacity, its free.

**lip5016** · 07-26-2011, 05:56 PM

Originally Posted by DJ SB

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
A lot of people use Audacity, its free.

i've actually used audacity before for other things, so i'm familiar with it.. so basically i would record a mix with traktor, or several "choppy" mixes, and then chop them up and piece them back together with audacity the way that i want the mix to sound and ultimately export that as 1 single song?

**DJ SB** · 07-26-2011, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by lip5016

i've actually used audacity before for other things, so i'm familiar with it.. so basically i would record a mix with traktor, or several "choppy" mixes, and then chop them up and piece them back together with audacity the way that i want the mix to sound and ultimately export that as 1 single song?

You got it, or just save yourself a lot of work by getting your transitions and effects and such practiced beforehand, and record the mix in Traktor.