Wish those NI fucks would make the audio 8 class compliant 
I seriously doubt NI will make any of the older soundcards class compilant but if you guys make enough noise over NIās forum you might get heard.
I am still putting the right information together but for the moment what I can say is that it is not possible to update these cards to become Class Compliant even if NI wanted to do it they physically cannot.
AFAIK, none Xmos devices cannot be used by iOS devices. The A8 is not an Xmos device (it does not have an Xmos micocontroller) thus cannot be used by iOS devices.
Like is say this is AFAIK, not official.
I agree that NI have been lax in not telling users if/why the A8/4 will or will not be upgraded. But i will dispel the myth that its just cus NI dont want to if that is true.
Yo!
Iām old DJ-hero who hasnāt been mixing for quite a while, but Iām looking to get back into the game and this seems like a lot fun. Problem is that I no longer own a computer but I do own a iPad 2. Iām just wondering if I can just transfer songs from iTunes and blast away, no TSP etc required?
Yes you can but I wouldnāt suggest it.
Traktor DJ loads up any song you have that it can read. It then creates an analysis file based on the filename of that track and puts that file in Dropbox.
So as long as you have that song on your iPad, itāll be fine. But when itās deleted and redownloaded.. I have no idea what the filename will look like on the iPad and you might lose all the info you put in that analysis file (i.e. BPM, hotcues, rating).
Bummer. Cheers for the info though Karlos. Be interesting to see what NI say.
I just flicked through the thread, pretty sure it hasnāt been answered but forgive me if it has.
So with this app Iād be able to do all my tagging as well? Eg. Comments, Playlists, Genre? If so. Sold.
Nope, just Cue Points and Beat grids im afraid.
So not even playlists?
Damn. Thatās what I was most excited about, other then that I canāt say Iād use it much other then stuffing around, which makes me question if Iād really need itā¦
Iāve been searching for this answer myself but didnāt have too much time over the weekend after picking Traktor DJ up to thoroughly test out the metadata sync function. I was hoping for integration just like you were mentioning, prepping playlists, tags, etc on the go and then having these sync with Traktor Pro.
From whatās been mentioned previously, it seems that the actual track preparation sync is fairly limited to just different hot cues. With my normal track prep I always have my #1 cue set as the āGrid.ā Traktor DJ doesnāt seem to allow you to designate this hot cue. Will it update in the Traktor Pro files that his is the āGridā point?
My previous track prep work flow was;
-Download new Tracks
-Analyze in MIK
-Move into iTunes Library and update tags
-Drag from iTunes Library in Traktor into Playlists and analyze in Traktor(set beatgrids, etc.)
Iāve correctly synced Traktor DJ/Pro to Dropbox; but am having a difficult time in understanding just how the metadata sync works. Iāve tried updating a few different songs, but havenāt noticed whether itās updating the metedata on the laptop or not.
Pretty much identical to me. I was hoping with the new Traktor Key function and the iOS app Iād be able to cut half of those steps out, and be able to spend more time doing track prep etc while Iām at uni/work/on a train.
Oh well I guess Iāll have to keep dragging that heavy macbook air around with meā¦
Iām hoping for this type of integration in a future update as it would be clutch, as it is it will still work well for on the go set prep; listening to the tracks, finding the mix in/out points of the songs and marking them. For the time being, Iāll still just have to do initial prep on the Macbook.
p.s. anyone whoās been using the app, once you create a playlist is there a way to rearrange the playlist track order?
so much to read through, didnāt really see an answer to this question.
If I have this running through a soundcard, how does the ipad charge? If it doesnāt charge how long will it last. If you forget to charge your ipad are you out of luck for the night?
Just thought Iād put down my thoughts; been playing with the app for a couple of hours over the last couple of days, Iām pleasantly surprised, itās not bad at all. Thereās obvious areas for improvement/additions when compared to TP itself but as an app for ideas etc, it does it very well. The gridding is very slick as is Freeze.
I may be odd here, but I actually think Iāll use this more for mixing ideas and listening through new tracks than I will for track prep - Iām not a big one on this in any case do most things on the fly in the fully blown Traktor Pro.
A few additions Iād like to see:
- Facility for manual beatmatching tweaks i.e. if slightly out of phase, you can drag the beats back in to line on the fly (similar to jog wheel)
- 4 decks/sample decks
- Be able to set default loop length to 32 beats
- Be able to set default zoom view of waveform - I like to be zoomed out a fair bit
- Not sure if technically feasible at all, more of a ānice to haveā feature; iPad control of the remix decks in Traktor Pro
My test, running a loop on one deck on an iPad 4 fully charged without and audio card and left running drained the battery in 3.5 hours.
I have yet to test it with an audio card that is powered and on a powered hub but I would imagine it would be less that 3.5 hours.
To charge the iPad and output audio you need a specific iOS soundcard like the Apogee Duet2 (ipad/mac edition) which is due for release in a few months and costs about Ā£580.
There is a cheaper Tascam card that does the same job but it does not have 2 stereo channels.
A soundcard that both charges and has 4 channels (2 stereo) that doesnt cost the earth is the Holy Grail at the moment.
So a motu ultralite is out of the question I assume?
Was thinking traktor Ipad would be a great 2 deck addition to my CDJs.
But honestly 3 hours of battery life is scary since yoād have to remember to have it fully charged before every gig. I wouldnāt think of DJing with it half charged for a set longer than a hour.
I wonder if the retina display makes a big difference, because that number seems awfully low. I can watch Netflix on my iPad 2 for upwards of 8 hours before the battery will die, so I figured Traktor would be at least close to that. I generally use my iPad about an hour a day, and I only need to charge it once a week.
Not saying youāre lying or anything, just surprised.
I timed it with the stop watch on the iPad. Maybe that consumed more battery life.
I have actually followed the advice on the Apple website to get better battery life. Pretty much turned everything off, and then stuck it in Airplane Mode just to be sure.
Iāll test it again anyway.
i am really interested on how long it will last with a komplete audio 6, because the komplete lacks external power. will hopefully have the time next week to test it with a friends soundcard and a powered usb hub..
Updated my time test:
iPad 4 64GB, 100% charged:
Traktor DJ , one track with a loop continuously played with no Audio card lasted 4 hours and 15 minutes until the battery was totally dead.
I imagine that mixing and browsing the collection would decrease this somewhat.
Next test: Battery drain with an Audio 6 , powered and on a hub.