I’ve owned and legally updated Traktor Scratch since 1.0… Yet still if I want to download a control CD google sends me to rapidshare??? I’m sure there’s a way to get it off the NI site if I remembered my password or if I was on my DJ laptop but for shit’s sake, this is a 2khz tone we’re talking about, not some precious trade secret. Meanwhile you can download the competition’s timecode along with the program itself for free any time without entering passwords, and a google search brings you to their site, not some shady warez site.
I’m just sayin’… I love NI but some public relations expertise could go a long way.
This is what I’m talking about. Making your customers prove they’re not criminals before giving them access to something that should be free to everyone is just bad PR.
I agree with you that NI can learn a thing or two when it comes to rewarding customers (shady upgrade options, charging loyal customers 300 euros for the scratch ability), but I think the service center way of working is a rather logical one.
You can say you need to prove you’re not a criminal or to check if your setup is the right one so no-one gets falsly disappointed. Also, it’s a nice way to make piracy a little bit harder without limiting your customers.
You gotta admit, thats probably why Serato has such a huge market share (which NI is trying to steal).
I thought the TTM57 / 1200s route was too expensive for me, so I went the controller/Traktor route, yet the club where I’m currently running a night has a SL4 installed. Another sale to Serato…
I understand the piracy motive but who pirates timecode? The service center is great for the software itself and updates to it and so forth, but I don’t see how they would lose out by making timecode files easier to access. Anyway, I’m over it now
What I don’t get is why NI is supposed to improve their PR because the OP can’t remember his password for the NI site. Or why they should work on improving their site for better google search results concerning their login-only downloads area.
No pun intended.
im not sure how having to login to service center makes people feel like they are doing pirate checks. I know it does act like that, but at the same time it saves me from opening uup a browser window and potentially getting distracted else where. Also with having to login to service center insures that you have the latest timecodes available.
lol ok guys get off my back now I said I’m over it now
And thanks JesC but I’ve got timecode vinyls. I don’t usually play CDs but I thought I’d try it out - wanted to check out how fader start works on my new mixer - that’s why I started looking for the timecodes in the first place. I have the “official” CD somewhere from when I first bought Traktor Scratch – oh back in 2004 or 2005 maybe? So yeah I went to download the timecode and just assumed it would be easy to find even though I wasn’t on the computer where I have Traktor installed. I realize it’s not that hard to go into service center, or to log in to the NI site, or to retrieve my password if I forget it, but the point is there are some situations where jumping through these hoops makes sense (like downloading TSP updates) and others where it doesn’t (like a wav file of a 15 minute “beep” noise).
Not a big deal, I found the timecode and burned the CD; I was just commenting on the persistent feeling that NI isn’t as interested in cultivating a decent relationship with their customer base as some other companies.
fair enough but, there customer service is notoriously shit. Ive sent them a few emails regarding various issues and only once have they got back. IMO there poor
Just to add as to why you should prove you are a NI customer before downloading the timecode… bandwidth isn’t free people. This isn’t some small download.
