Why must I keep analyzing tracks in Traktor?
Finally decided to beatgrid my library. I’m a recent Traktor user kinda sorta. Like I said, just beatgridding tracks in the software atm. When I open my Traktor library, the same tracks need to be analyzed and gridded each time, even after I lock the grid in. I’m not creating playlists in Traktor, just opening my music folder where all my tracks are kept on my desktop. Any way around this?
yes. i dont have Traktor in front of me right now so forgive my stupid simple description:
Go to your Traktor Settings and youll find one area that says “Analyze songs”
probably gives you the options of
ON DECK LOAD
DO NOT ANALYZE
ON OPENING TRAKTOR
stuff like that
obviously you just want traktor to SCAN your music folders (which i do) each time you open it.
But set it ONLY to analyze songs when loaded into a deck if they werent analyzed already… there is a setting for that.
sorry for my stupidity but how does one beatgrid tracks and what is the point?
should I do this?
I haven’t tried this yet so forgive me if your solution solves my problem. When I load the few problematic tracks I have and they get analyzed, when I close and reopen Traktor I have to load those same tracks again; however, only the waveforms are being displayed. BPM pops up in the waveform window, but not in the library of songs. BPM and beatgrid information disappear once I close and reopen Traktor.
Beatgridding is the process of ensuring that Traktor (or whatever software you’re using) has correctly analyzed the tracks - that the beat grid matches up with the drums throughout the whole song exactly in your songs. There are a number of videos on this site that explain how to do it. You should probably do it especially if you use sync or use software effects since sync “synchronizes” based on the beat grid and many effects are based on the song’s BPM. Traktor’s usually pretty good about it, but I’ve noticed a few songs where it slips and the older stuff can be a really rough analysis on Traktor’s part. It’s even more important for music with live drummers or older electronic music where the rhythm may not be exactly timed throughout the song. I don’t bother anymore because I use only DVS and my external mixer’s effects. Even so, I probably should still do this in case I wind up spinning any of my digital tracks on someone else’s setup.
Try right clicking on “collection” and choose to save it (I think, or something like that, don’t have laptop open) … Then try and close and re-open.
Gonna try this when I get home. Thanks dude!
have you checked if those tracks are .wav? those files can’t store beatgrids/bpm etc. that is why traktor is always trying to analyze them. maybe this helps.
I’ve been finding recently that I’ve got a whole bunch of tracks that are just easier to mix if i don’t bother beat gridding them. Also found another bunch of tracks that were fine when they were beargridded a while ago but seem to have got totally screwed up in aone of the updates over the last year.
As much as I like Traktor, and I do, I really really really hate beatgridding.
Really? I’ve got plenty of WAVs which are fine. I know it has problems with keygroup information, and art tags, but beatgrids and bpm are just as solid on wavs for me as FLACS and MP3s.
The only problem I’ve ever had with WAVs was when Traktor would lovingly delete random WAVs off my computer. That was a while ago though.
If the file can’t store the beat grid after being locked, doesn’t traktor store the beat grid info in another file in this case? I thought that was the case.
Agreed. I use many wav files in Traktor with stored beatgrids that work perfectly without re-analyzing. Any remixes I do in a DAW I export as a wav, then import that wav into Traktor (auto analyze) for mixing into my set. Then I confirm/set the grid/bpm, add start/cue points, etc. Only need to do it once. Works like a charm.
Hey OP could it possibly be that you’re accessing your iTunes collection through Traktor? If this is the case, it’s a known glitch where bpm and grid info won’t save even after it’s been analyzed. All you have to do is make actual Traktor playlists and then copy your iTunes playlists into the Traktor playlists so they’re permanently in the collection.
EDIT: Yeah I just reread your post and it sounds like this is definitely the problem. Just create actual Traktor playlists and the problem will be solved.
I have been using iTunes playlists with Traktor for 3 years and never has any problems. I analyze and grid my tracks on first play, lock the grid and it’s all good from there.
That’s what I do. I always play from the iTunes node, and Traktor always remembers my beatgrids and cuepoints.
Once you’ve played a track in Traktor (from the iTunes, or Explorer nodes), the track is automagically added to teh Traktor Collection - where beatgrid and cue point info is stored…
I just open the Explorer in Traktor > Desktop > Music (which is the file where I keep my music). What I like about NOT using iTunes is that the import date in my music folder is accurate and I’m a freak about when I got each track in my collection. If I add my collection into iTunes now, every track would have the same import date. But maybe there’s a workaround for this where I don’t have to create playlists by dates.
You need to use Traktor’s Track Collection node instead of the Explorer or Itunes nodes if you want Traktor’s track info to work fully.
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I hope this will do the trick. Thank you sir!
I’ve never done it, I do all beat matching manually so this has never came up for me either.
Do you use any Traktor beat-based effects?