Hey guys,
I think we all have things we really, really want Traktor and Serato to incorporate into their software. We’re going to write an open letter to them with the best ideas for each.
Respond here with yours in this format:
Traktor - Key Detection and On-The-Fly Updating: Virtual DJ does this very well - in about the same amount of time that it takes any software to analyze a track, Key analysis is done (and can easily be in non-Camelot or Camelot). Then, turn the key knob, and it updates the key!
Traktor - stacked, horizontal (or vertical) waveforms as a GUI option.
Exactly like this:
It’s an additional visual aid that I am not requesting because I rely on it, but because it helps confirm what I’m hearing and at a glance, I can see which track I need to nudge.
Xone: DB4 scratch certification or a more sensical scratch certification process in general.
Better advanced HID support for stuff like the CDJ-2000 (serato has this flawlessly and it is crazy good, traktor just has regular hid which hardly does anything and is apparently unusable). This stuff is getting specific and probably not what you meant.
I would like to see a slightly more modernized and clean SSL interface (no drastic changes) that looks on the level of traktor 2.
More general stuff?
More layout options and an option for stacked horizontal decks like the Serato 3 and 4 deck view.
Yep. Maschine integration would be incredible. Kind of on the level of the The Bridge is to Serato- full integration into traktor, especially now that they have the mikros out.
More control over the UI. Specifically I would like to be able to separate the main screen and the browse screen whether this be to split them across 2 monitors or to ALT+TAB between them.
Stop Traktor from clearing the search field when you switch between nodes in say the traktor collection.
Overall I want Traktor to act like a refined software application rather than trying to emulate the appearance of a mixer. Its way too busy for my liking. I will try and dig out a conversation thread from Facebook between myself, Karlos and Rainer on this topic.
This is all well intentioned, I’m sure. However, both products have a feature suggestions forum (which none of the suggestions here so far expand on) and I don’t think an open letter knocked up in one evening is going to carry any kind of authority.
You’re just going to have ‘a list of some stuff’, unless you come up with a way of measuring and weighting the various requests and say objectively ‘these are the most requested features our forum members want’.
Sorry to piss on your chips, however I reckon you’ll have to structure this a lot better to be taken seriously.
Yep. At least for Traktor it doesn’t seem like NI pays much attention to the feature request forum or has better things to work on or has some good reasons not to since this has all been requested many times- the waveforms for years. Still if this was well written and laid out it could help.
This right here. 3 long stacked decks would be great.
Or you could have two stacked wide track decks and then the normal sample decks could fit side by side underneath as a 2 track deck 2 sample deck option which I would also like.
sounds like you guys want VDJ with a better name and traktors ghey coloured waveforms that tell you nothing, they only take your attention away from focusing on how your mix sounds, next your gonna say you want better mapping capabilities LOL,
vst? check (signal can be chained if the effect has wet/dry)
video? check
skinable? check
insane mapping capabilities? check
timecode? check
hid support? check
Ghey name? check
Ghey defult skin? check
cant tell if thats a joke or a question, if its a joke I LMFAO… if its a question its the internets politically correct way of saying gay, and it sounds funny when you emphasize the H…
The one thing traktor and ssl got right was not allowing skinnable interfaces. Once that starts people start treating it like a 14 year old’s myspace page and it gets a bad reputation (that and ease of piracy). No matter how much VDJ may have turned around people still associate it with this:
I decided to ask these people about their software. I was only interested in this for the ‘key’ feature. I can DL the free version instead of buying Mixed in Key was my theory. But as the guy said, doesn’t write to id3 tags. V8 will and feb is expected drop
[quote]Bob: Thanks for choosing VirtualDJ, What can I assist you with today?
skygear: does VDJ anylize the ‘key’ also/
skygear: I downloaded the free version for mac
Bob: Key helps djs for harmonic mixing.
skygear: correct
Bob: yes, it does analyze that.
skygear: does it analyze the file…
skygear: omk
Bob: Scans for bpm, key, length..loads id3tags etc
skygear: does it write the key to the id3 tag?
skygear: or make its own list?
Bob: no it doesnt.
Bob: own list, separate field.
skygear: so I would still need to get mixedinkey.com
skygear: if I wanted to use the files cross platform
Bob: you can write the key to tag manually, one file by one.
Bob: but thats not very handy
skygear: for sure
skygear: I was looking for an all in one solution
Bob: Next version will handle id3tags better.
skygear: any eta on it?
skygear: or a beta I could demo?
skygear: I’m making a purchase decision by the 24th
Bob: we have no information about ETA, but personally i think around Feb.
Bob: no beta, no demo for public.
skygear: WOW. thats too far off for me.
skygear: I’m a resident DJ at a club
skygear: Not the average public
skygear: the video capabilities & key were the features I was looking for
skygear: with SSL and the video add in, plus the mixedinkey soft. was what I was comparing to
Bob: We keep improving the software. So you can analyze all songs, or use 3rd party software as a workaround for key
skygear: if you hear anything, shoot me an email?
skygear: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx’
skygear: The handling of id3 tags is a crucial part of my releases
Bob: When ver 8 comes out, you will know that, count on that
skygear: Much appreciated. Will it be a free update for current users? or a paid update?
Bob: We will also email users, so if youhave an account in our website, you will know that the same day.
Bob: Yes, free update
skygear: is there holiday pricing?
skygear: serato video sl is 50% off
Bob: We have no information about Holidays offer.
skygear: ok. no coupons then i assume?
Bob: nothing at the moment.
skygear: understood. happy holidays
Bob: You too, bye.[/quote]
