Traktor Scratch, Sorento and DJ stuff...

[tonyc2002]

soundcontrol should let you demo some kit

[MARK ANXIOUS]

yeah i already asked sound control in leeds and they have just scalled their dj setup down, so no demo.

this is what i seem to have learnt so far.

tracktor scratch has replaced final scratch and final scratch 2. so ok, fs is out of the question, i want the newest shit here. basically it's two timecoded vinyls running tracktor 3. i can sync this up via midi clock to ableton on the same computer and i should be rockin. apparently there's a g4 powerbook issue but most ppl seem to report it's the shit.

ok so then there's rane sereto. similar thing and can rewire to ableton too. lovely.

but what are the REAL differences between these two here? is it just software? or are there usability issues too?

also learnt that torq can be rewired. BUt when you rewire with ableton, it disables your timecoded vinyl! now, i dunno is this is true but if so, that's out the question.

as for ms pinky, the software looks a bit shit imho. and of course, if the whole reason i'm doing this is to enhance performance, then whatever is on the screen does have to look good! heh plus i'd have to buy an external sound card, there's no breakout type box to plug in the dj mixer???????? and i'm definitely not taking my motu on the road!

also found out about this: http://www.flstudio.com/documents/deckadance.html
but from what i can gather it's a vsti and i don't see how you can use this to control the master tempo of ableton using timecoded vinyl.

phew. am i on the right track here do you think guys??

[loopdon]

deckadance: ''Works as standalone or VSTi plugin inside hosts like FL Studio, Ableton Live, ...''

I think i'd go for ssl, been mentioned several times in this thread. Read a detailed test comparing it to FS 2. The author got himself SSL. Only thing that he noticed he din't like to much was the noise the timcode vinyl produced? I would probably test this one first, there must be some place where you can? It's tried and tested i reckon whereas deckadance is quite new..... Good luck! PS: Whilst googling i found raving reviews of torq.. here's a video, Mark:

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...4eb8c623da5b64

And here's the other videos from the m-audio homepage explaining every aspect:

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...4eb8c623da5b64

[MARK ANXIOUS]

any idea where that review is loopy? plus i'm interested whether traktor scratch is any better than fs2....

and yeah just checked those demos out of torq. holy **** it auto syncs the music for you in a certain mode - ie no need to learn beat matching. jesus h christ, if only that would have been around 15 years ago hahahahaah :cheese:

[loopdon]

well, the review was by Irwin Leschet in the german magazine raveline. In german. I will try and find the mag, must be somewhere in the flat...

I will dig up some misc links:

general comparison

http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...4eb8c623da5b64

Traktor scratch videos:

http://www.native-instruments.com/in...cratchrehab_us

http://www.native-instruments.com/in...ratchdenkym_us

[loopdon]

And a nice comparison of 3 systems:

http://www.skratchworx.com/reviews/digitalshowdown.php

goes over several pages, with videos:

http://homepage.mac.com/marksettle/....s2_cdx/FS2.mov

http://homepage.mac.com/marksettle/....cdx/Serato.mov

http://homepage.mac.com/marksettle/....s2_cdx/CDX.mov

All this is probably more confusing than helpful; best thing must be to test stuff out as you said.

For everybody else who wants a cheap version to play with at home etc. should head over to

http://djdecks.be/

http://djdecks.be/vinylcontrol/

Can be skinned to look like Serato etc. etc.

[MARK ANXIOUS]

ok, i need a place where i can test this shit out - anywhere in the uk preferably or otherwise i will travel to anywhere in europe.

also what are the big shows coming up in this field? anywhere in europe would be gr8... i need to get ahead on this.