# recording dj sets with traktor... please help! **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622 "2011-07-26T22:41:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lip5016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lip5016](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/lip5016)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/1 "2011-07-26T22:41:10Z")
**recording dj sets with traktor… please help!** hey guys.. so i’m pretty new to this.. my basic goal is to be able to mix together an hour long set of songs that i want to dj.. i know how to record live actions in traktor, but i was wondering if there is a way that I can go back and “edit” out different things in my set, since often times i have to go back and retry certain effects or loop timings before i have the version that i want.. do i need a program like REASON or pro tools to do something like this? or is there some kind of editor in traktor that will allow me to accomplish this? i basically would like to piece together the set on a timeline as you would imagine in music production software.. please help! **current setup:** MF Pro BeatMasher Hercules DJ Control MP3 e2 Korg padKONTROL hp laptop purchased copy of traktor 2 pro ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_SB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/dj_sb/32/12848_2.png) [@DJ\_SB](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_SB)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/2 "2011-07-26T22:53:55Z")
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**Author:** ![lip5016](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e99b99/32.png) [@lip5016](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/lip5016)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/3 "2011-07-26T22:56:39Z")
> [@DJ\_SB](#): > > [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/](http://audacity.sourceforge.net/) > A lot of people use Audacity, its free. i’ve actually used audacity before for other things, so i’m familiar with it.. so basically i would record a mix with traktor, or several “choppy” mixes, and then chop them up and piece them back together with audacity the way that i want the mix to sound and ultimately export that as 1 single song? ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_SB](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/dj_sb/32/12848_2.png) [@DJ\_SB](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/DJ_SB)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/4 "2011-07-26T23:00:10Z")
> [@lip5016](#): > > i’ve actually used audacity before for other things, so i’m familiar with it.. so basically i would record a mix with traktor, or several “choppy” mixes, and then chop them up and piece them back together with audacity the way that i want the mix to sound and ultimately export that as 1 single song? You got it, or just save yourself a lot of work by getting your transitions and effects and such practiced beforehand, and record the mix in Traktor. ---
**Author:** ![ksandvik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/ksandvik/32/16294_2.png) [@ksandvik](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/ksandvik)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/5 "2011-07-26T23:40:39Z")
It’s kind of good exercise to do the mix from beginning to end with no post-editing. If you fail, that’s OK, do it again! ---
**Author:** ![photojojo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/photojojo/32/14618_2.png) [@photojojo](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/photojojo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/6 "2011-07-26T23:47:56Z")
There’s no way that I know off to edit things like effects and fader movements in Traktor if that’s what you want to do. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.djtechtools.com/jester/32/12996_2.png) [@Jester](https://forum.djtechtools.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.djtechtools.com/t/recording-dj-sets-with-traktor-please-help/27622/7 "2011-07-27T07:50:35Z")
Native Mix Recorder. Traktor 3.4 … _sigh_