Cueing Next Track With a Midi Controller?

[misterhops]

So will NI Audio 2 only work with Traktor Pro 2.5? And yes - I should spend the 60 to upgrade to Lion.

Perhaps I should be more specific about my needs - I'm an emcee who toys a lot with electronic music:

http://www.hopsmusic.com

I'm looking for a simple yet strong way to control my music and perform at the same time. I've got the Axiom on the way - any suggestions for what else may be helpful?

-C

[dripstep]

You might want to go the ableton route if you are looking at live performance that goes beyond mixing tracks.

Unless you are looking to mash up your stuff, and live sample with the sample decks. Then Traktor is your option.

[shr3dder]

So will NI Audio 2 only work with Traktor Pro 2.5? And yes - I should spend the 60 to upgrade to Lion.

Nope, it'll work with most versions of Traktor.

Traktor 2.5 (the latest version) will only work with OSX 10.6 upwards., but you could use 10.5.8. and Traktor 2.*

[misterhops]

Yeah, I'm currently using Traktor 2. Still works like a charm. But it sounds like if I'm doing electronic based sets with a non DJ controller, ableton is probably my best bet, yeah?

[loverocket]

just get any 2 channel soundcard (Numark I/O, NI Audio 2, etc.) that has drivers for your computer. Get ANY Traktor version that works for your computer. Then map the Axiom to your liking. It's easy and you will learn something new. There are tons of guys that map keyboards with Traktor. Go for it.

[misterhops]

Yeah I may do that. I used to have an Ocygen 8 mapped to Traktor so I'm already used to the workflow. Ableton seems overly complicated for what I'm trying to achieve.