ive actually herd quite the opposite.
Traktor is the sominant force in europe while here in the states its Serato.
in fact i dont think i have seen any big name people (originally from the states) not use serato live. Rusko himself uses traktor
And vice versa.
Please can i get out of the bag soon JesC
I have Serato on my laptops. Only used it a couple of times.
But i dont think its necessary…
Traktor out sells Serato by loads in Europe.
Doesnt mean that there arent lots of SSL users out there, cus there are.
Its just the more younger DJs are using Traktor. Thats my experience as a club promoter and working DJ. Older DVS users have SSL in there 1000s.
He does, quite badly at that.
I think its a shame that a thread about the new SSL degrades into a Traktor vs SSL slog…
I wanna know about SSL and the users experiences not why people chose Traktor over SSL.
Just my grumpy 2cents.
Must be nice to have a certified mixer or an installed A8 in the clubs. As a Traktor rat I would love for that to be the case in the States.
While I love taking nothing but a hard drive and headphones to the venue to play someone else’s SSL rig, I feel neutered playing it. I spend more time and energy beatmatching than I would with Traktor (I’ll say it, beatmatching bores me), and Traktor’s very robust beatgridgrid and loop/jump section is a foundation to the way I mix.
But I will say that I’ve gotten opportunities to play places that would have refused me if I had said something like “nah, I only know Traktor.”
These places are lame and the other DJ’s who run operations like this are not very cool, but to me a solid gig is a solid gig.
i havnt heard rusko mix, but mixing dubstep is uber easy because 9 out of 10 times the intro and break down of a song will be 32 beats long
just hit play and/ or fade to the middle and the cut out the first song on the drop
if rusko cant do that its because he’s high while playing. and if he cant do it when hes not high…ouch
Sorry Karlos, your staying in the bag! Im taking you to the DJ Expo at the Jersey Shore! LOL
But lets see, my user exp on Serato 2.1
Super Knobs work great, i dont have a dicer so i cant comment. My HC-1000s is more reliable and doesnt crap like it did pre 2.1. Audio sounds the same with the SL1, its about CD quality (i know it depends on bit rate of my mp3s) but to my ears thats how it sounds. My latency is at 5ms or 1/4 on the slider.
Havent mess with the chained fx’s because im not a real fan, but I will try it and respond back. TBH serato is catching up to traktor in the fx’s world and its nice to see that they are taking a serious look at midi. I cant wait until they take internal mode more serious and it will be knocking on Traktors door.
DL’d it because I havent tried it out yet.
Dope!
whoa never heard about this. thats awesome thats what i always wanted w/ serato. never had the dough to grab a serato box, but i always wanted to have the software on deck just in case i need it for some club. this “offline mode” sounds awesome, ill check it out this weekend
man thats way more information than i wanted about you jesse 
Not a word from you sir! You go to my gigs, we get drunk at dirty bars and you like my friend berries! I have pictures to prove it…dont make me post them!
a bit of a late bump, but thought id share
got back to campus and went over to a friends place to use his vinyl and such (he uses serato SL1)
I hooked up my laptop via usb and it recognized it almost instantly, pretty much plug and play.
We jammed for about 2 hours. This was my FIRST time using serato and I must say, If you have been usin traktor for while, u should have no problem picking up serato.
Beatmatching is loads easier than it seems, the peacks on serato wave display helps loads. after 2 mixes I was able to perfectly beatmatch all the rest of my mixes perfectly. I even learned how to jump from 128 electro to 140 dubstep
most clubs in the US should have an SL1 or 3 box and serato equipment. It really is plug and play guys. I can safely say that after using it for just 2 hours, I am confident i can use it ant any club that has it available
Gianmarco
bump “to keep it real” 
thank you sir! you can add serato ready to your resume! dont forget to download the timecode cds for the club incase they only have cdjs
I used serato for a few years before switching to TSP and it has always been incredibly easy to use. I actually bought it only hours before a gig and used it at the gig – it was that easy to use. (I had watched people use it before that so I wasn’t driving completely blind but literally the first time I actually hooked it up to a system was that very night - at the Viper Room of all places, hehe). I did have some vinyl with me for backup but I didn’t need it (though I did play a couple songs anyway). It’s really set up for people to be able to move from vinyl to DVS almost transparently, and it’s pretty good for that purpose – obviously when I used it that first time I didn’t have time to analyze my tracks or any of that; the only prep I had was reading the manual while pounding a burger… I haven’t used it since version 1.8 I think but I installed 2.1 on my machine so I might play with it at some point. I actually really like Serato, it just doesnt have the flexibility of Traktor, particularly with MIDI and effects.
@Proben serato is really push midi and has jumped on fxs, heck they have “super knobs”…wonder where they got that idea from? Be yes serato is plug and play and the default settings have you playing in no time.