What effects are missing from Traktor / Serato DJ / Pioneer / etc?
Hey TechToolians,
Got an interesting request on the article suggestion Uservoice from someone asking about fresh ideas for new amazing Traktor effects. Made me wonder what we could all come up with.
Let’s use this format in our answers (I’m using the original submitter’s idea as template):
Effect Name: Volume Shaper Intended Platform: Traktor Description: A simple traktor version of cable guys “Volume-Shaper”,because imo it’s very usefull having auto-shaped beats during mixing (example : cutting the first kick or the snares…etc) Here’s VolumeShaper in action - it would have to be a bit simpler in Traktor obviously, maybe more like a gater that you shift/slip around the grid?
Effect Name: Echo Freeze Intended Platform: Traktor Description: Different types of an echo freeze effects in group FX mode. Pretty handy and doesn’t require advanced unit setup.
Effect Name: Ducking/Sidechain compressor Intended Platform: Traktor Description: The famous pumping effect of side chaining. In group mode the knob amount could be used to control the intensity of the pumping effect. In single mode one of the knobs could be used to shift the pumping effect further along the beatgrid. It’d be sweet if it could use the other track you’re playing as a side chain.
Not an effect per se, but it would be fantastic if all the delays had a 2/4 setting.
Effect Name: 2/4 Delay Intended Platform: Traktor Description: add a 2/4 value to all delays. For those times when 1/4 isn’t enough. Example:you want to echo out the last word of a vocal, but the word is longer than 1 beat.
Effect Name: Feedback loop (EFX-1000) Intended Platform: Traktor / VDJ / VST Description: A feedback loop is an adjustable size non degrading delay that overdubs the existing sample until you disable the effect. The way you use it is record a delay at 16 beats, then once it’s recorded into memory kill the input and you can mess with the sample by changing the sizes, when you are finished playing with the sample you can go back to the largest size to repeat your pattern. It is awesome fun with techno and because it’s overdubbing the loop thing’s can go wrong which makes it all the more fun to use.
VST option would be rad.
Then I could use the Finger, and Stutter edit.
OR make what I felt like was missing using Reaktor.
Who knows, maybe they fear for Traktors stability incorporating VST’s.
Being able to customize what exists already would be nice.
I never can get a fade to greyish delay tail effect that actually sounds as good as one I can make using Ableton Live and effects racks.
I’m with you man. People really underestimate the use of a powerful flanger, weather it be mixing or producing… When I mix I always use the flanger on the master and keep it at about 40%. When it comes to producing, nothing gives your track that final edge like throwing Ableton’s stock flanger onto your Master bus, I’d say keeping it at about 60% really gives your track that edge and girth that makes it sound more appealing to record labels.
Effect Name: track reverse
Intended Platform: Traktor
Description: A real reverse for tracks much like the one on some cdjs that are intended for censoring lyrics. Especially if used in conjunction with CUP
Effect Name: white noise/ wave generator
Intended Platform: Traktor
Description: simple white noise/wave generator. With a mix knob to mix between waves(noise,saw,square,and sine). It should have a frequency knob and maybe a LFO for pitch modulation . Great for builds or adding sub bass. Could combine it with gater, flanger, or filter for extra creativity.
