Prepping laptop for gig
Remember reading a post ages ago with tips on what to do to your laptop (running Traktor Pro 2.5) to make it as reliable as possible before a gig. No chance I’ll find it now so wondering what things people recommend other than turning wifi off?
Run game booster so it will boost traktors CPU output and lower everything else!
Also save your playlist with cues n everything to a usb stick just in case..
Will look into that cheers.
Remember there was all sorts you could do like turning off other stuff, just can’t remember what.
I don’t have a playlist or hotcues anyway, but I’ll definitely whack all my stuff on a usb stick as well as the collections file.
Im assuming you have a PC cause you didn’t say macbook.
Running game booster is the same as turning off other stuff. It does the exact same thing, just without you having to manually turn off everything before you play. Just start up game booster and turn off your wifi!
would not recommend this at all, don’t muck with OS scheduling. can create instability.
my recommendation is create a new user for performing under that you only log in to for that. disable all startup applications, if you’re on windows, turn off all the visual crap (go to the most basic skin, no 3d effects, etc.)
I would say dont listen to him^
I was recommended by tons of techtools mods. Its also the only way a lot of kids can even run traktor so..
Edit: looked at it, all it does is kill some unnecessary processes. you can accomplish this just as effectively by creating a user that you log into solely for the purpose of performing, and that way you get the added benefit of having separate configuration as well. apologies for the knee jerk reaction, you described it as something very different.
Yeah, on a VAIO. Should have mentioned that.
Creating a new user sounds like a good idea actually, might go down that route, cheers.
No problem. 
See also:
The second part is more extreme but kind of your ‘best possible option,’ and probably best done when you have downtime, not right before a gig.
edit:
also found this older article about how to specifically configure that user account; looks a little dated but a lot of the information is still fairly accurate.
Thanks for those links. Gigs only on Saturday so have a bit of time to play around.
Gamebooster.
Disable all network adaptors, acpi.sys battery controller, webcam in device manager
Turn off all the fancy windows glitter, e.g aero peek.
Run a thorough defrag.
Rock out.
If I disable stuff in the new user account I’m guessing it won’t affect my regular user?
All the UI type stuff is independent for each account. However, i believe if you disable devices that may affect all users.
What’s the deal with leaving Traktor open for however long without using it as well as the s2 being disconnected?
Doing an opening and then a closing set and would like to keep the tracks I’ve played notification up. If it’s an issue though it’s no biggie.
This is really not an attempt at a troll post, but does Traktor Pro 2 by the end of 2012 still need an “optimized” version of Window to run smooth?
I mean, I run it from a 3 year old 13" MacBook Pro and a friend uses it on a 1 week old untweaked Windows 8 install and both run great.
To be honest, I still have to be convinced that Traktor actually runs shitty on a Vista install, let alone a decent W7 install.
Mine runs fine usually. Sometimes goes a bit dodgy if I forget to turn the wifi off though. Just wanted to minimise the chance of any glitches at a gig
I’ve never had a problem @home not using game booster/ power script, but playing out it’s better to be safe than sorry so I run both 
stuff like this makes me thankfull i have a 2.6ghz 8gb ram macbook
I run Traktor on an ancient 2008 MBP. Works just fine.
PS: I don’t exactly want to take my brand new MPB 13" to gigs if this old laptop works fine.