Originally Posted by
rdej47
Depending on when this survey was sent that's definitely not a good sign of development. That would mean that this is just at the discussion level for what they should improve, rather than something that's already being developed.
It is sad to see that their second attempt at "the future of DJing" (remix decks first, followed by stems) hasn't really taken off. It was an improvement in some ways over the remix decks but ultimately the issue still comes back to content. The whole point of stems is being able to mix and match other stem tracks for a new level of remixing, but if your main genres aren't well supported (hip-hop) or you can only find a few stem tracks you like than it's not very practical.
I imagine that developing stems took a lot of time and resources to develop, which means that things that people have been asking for i.e. better track management, just got pushed to the wayside in the hopes that Stems would be a killer feature.
It's amazing how quickly Rekordbox has been able to catch up simply by replicating features from Traktor and Serato and having the best track management system. There are so many smart things about their track management and it makes sense that people are willing to switch for it. Only some DJs may like or "need" stems but every DJ needs good track management to find and play the right song at the right time.
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