From a 2 year traktor user, (timecodes/vci 100SE) to purely just using an x1 and a2 at small gigs, I’m finally taking the jump over to SSL as i feel 2 deck ‘sync’ing’ just takes the fun out.
Ill be using timcoded CDs for the moment till i get the money together for 1210’s. I know bits and bobs about serato but not much, whats this ‘whitelabel’ thing that comes with it? do i get itch as well? Could i sell my audio 2 and use the SL2 with traktor as well?
How does ‘the bridge’/sample player work if i only have two channel outputs (each of which playing a track.
EDIT: More Q’s
I know that you can easilly hot switch from timecode to normal CD w/o changing any settings, (AFAIK) but if i disconnect my laptop and take it elsewhere, do i need to disconnect the SL box to use my CDJs again or can i leave it permanantly hardwired.
Yes, the SL2 (or any soundcard) can be used with Traktor.
the sample player and bridge outputs can be assigned to an individual soundcard output or master. If you’re using both outputs then you’ll be playing over that. IMO using traktor with ableton is much much better than SSL with the bridge due to the audio routing limitations
itch is only usable with certain controllers. If you have one of those controllers, you have itch
whitelabel gives you access to a bunch of music releases for free, and the files only work in serato
Curious, how is it any different? Just like Traktor, SSL has visual aids that you can choose to use or not.
Also, if you’re looking to get an SL2 I’ve got one for sale.
Sorry mate the box has already been bought
but in regards to your question, to be honest? i really dont know. After an hour or so playing traktor, (albiet, in my room so therefore no crowd) im bored. But when im playing on purely my CDJs i can be at it for 2/3 hours
I never really watched the visual cues as it was, coming from mainly a CDJ background i didnt have them in the first place and learned to count beats.
Im really just shopping around to see what fits with me, Maybe the fact i never used 3/4 deck in traktor was what i was lacking, i dont know. Just looking to find something that fits. If i dont like SSL i have the 28 day returns and can jump onto something else.
Gotcha. I was pretty much in the same boat and gave SSL a go just to try something different, so I know what you mean. Like FEP it was a neat change at first, but I ultimately found that I could do everything just as well with TSP (aside from the crates) and it didn’t make much sense to be using different software for my DVS and digital setups.
There’s certainly nothing wrong with the software, so I apologize if I’m sounding anti-SSL.
Yes, you can instantly switch between thru and timecode modes while the software is running. With no laptop, however, you need the optional power adapter for the SL2 to run audio through it.
Hm.. maybe its not the software why you getting bored while playing.
I dunno but is it such a big difference between serato and traktor when you’re spinning with the same equipment?
you lose all the opportunities that traktor offers like all the FX… hm ..
Sorry if I wasn’t clear; I know there are differences between the software. It was just in response to the bit that I quoted - they’re the same in that sense.
I had serato and liked it but I simply can not see the advantage of it over tsp2 other than “stigma” which in all honesty means very little to me. I do think serato is cooler and if it was installed at a club / bar i was playing at i would use it.
I just think tsp is all encompassing.
Want to use timecode and beatmatch without sync then do it…
Want to use 4 decks, a controller and leave sync on the whole time then do it…
i feel you 100%. I switched and enjoy SSL much more. The streamlined workflow is straight to the point and I find myself enjoying playing much more. Less is more for me. Of all the tractor effects I only ever used a handful. For portable gigs I got a vci-300 and use itch.
This is not 100% true, by the way. The SL3, for example, (and this is as of a month ago or so, may have changed) only had beta core audio drivers. These drivers didn’t work for me so I had to use the default drivers which only worked with Serato. Keep this in mind and research to make sure that it will in fact work with your setup; the Serato soundcards are not 100% standard in terms of drivers it seems.
just reading…dont really have any input most of you covered it. dont want to sound like a broken record, but Traktor needs to fix the file mgmt, im tired of re-analysing my music collection.
With you there. Personal preference on techniques etc aside, it’s so much easier to organise your music and find the right track quickly in SSL or ITCH.
