Monitoring pre-fx in Traktor
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    Default Monitoring pre-fx in Traktor

    meh. not to t00t my own horn but I spend a lot time practicing w/ the fx in traktor. Not just adding delay and beatmasher here and there.. but using all four fx units in combination to make my own risers and breakdowns etc..

    Anyway, what I noticed is that in order to make really intense and completely twisted buildups you kind of lose track of the original song and what its doing. I mapped a button on my K2 that kills all FX and kills the FX assigns when I wanna drop the song back in and lose all the fx. However I can't really hear when to bring in back in since my monitoring monitors post effects. IF, somehow, I could monitor pre-fx I could know when,, NAY!, in fact I could actually re-cue the song at the drop and take as long as I'd like to drop it back in.. OH shit thats cool

    SO.. preFX monitor.. how?, internal/external mixing// wha??? how..

    anyone?

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    There is no pre fx monitoring as far as i know. What you want is obtainable, but only by using workarounds : the one you wrote about, or you could map a button to duplicate the track you are "effecting" to let's say deck c and have it turn the cue monitoring for deck c at the same time, then you just do your thing, listening for where you are with deck c cueing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oneapemob View Post
    There is no pre fx monitoring as far as i know. What you want is obtainable, but only by using workarounds : the one you wrote about, or you could map a button to duplicate the track you are "effecting" to let's say deck c and have it turn the cue monitoring for deck c at the same time, then you just do your thing, listening for where you are with deck c cueing.
    This is the only option I know of.
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    Quote Originally Posted by photojojo View Post
    This is the only option I know of.
    Look at the waveform...no? If you know your tracks then the visual should be enough.... I dont think your ear should be taken away from what your effects are sounding like..... especially if your mashing so many

    more fx = greater posibility of it sounding like garbage.
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    On cdj's 2000's if ive got a slightly hectic transition going with two tracks some effects and also transiting the lows I will be looking back and forth between the 2 cdj's (a little like someone watching tennis) whilst still counting in my head. I play with CDJ 900's at home so I dont rely so much on waveform, but my brain wants to automatically make use of all the information when its availiable...its not a conscious thing, i noticed it just happens.
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    Quote Originally Posted by narrah View Post
    more fx = greater posibility of it sounding like garbage.
    yeah seriously I got a headache just from reading about all those effects in the post
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    Quote Originally Posted by djproben View Post
    yeah seriously I got a headache just from reading about all those effects in the post
    That's a shame .. because most producers and plenty of DJ's make proper use of effect CHAINS (4 when necessary) to create nice, unique, signature, transitions and moments that enhance and manipulate the energy of the set / experience.

    It's gonna sound like garbage when you don't know what you're doing .. of course.
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    It takes a while to figure out what effects to stack and how. I recommend hours of playing around with not just effects, but their parameters too.

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