How to DJ with Traktor Pro 2: Part 12 – How to Beatgrid Tracks with Intros

June 7, 2013

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to beatgrid tracks in Traktor Pro 2 with intros or sound elements before the first loud kick drum.

Traktor Pro 2 Tutorial: How to Create Effect Presets with MIDI Mapping

June 4, 2013

Traktor Pro 2 allows you to save an effect snapshot for each of its effects. It’s great, but you’re only allowed to save one snapshot per effect. Watch this video to learn how you can use midi mapping to get around this limitation.

The DJ Podcast LIVE 004 – May 28, 2013

May 30, 2013

This session of The DJ Podcast LIVE is different from our previous streams. Instead of focusing on creating a track in Maschine, I started working on something that will hopefully be featured in a future video. The idea was to visualize how parallel waveforms would look in Traktor Pro 2. This feature has been requested for years, but has never been implemented. I tried my best to come up with one way that they may look if implemented.

Traktor Pro 2 Advanced MIDI Mapping: Mapping LEDs

April 19, 2013

Using a MIDI controller with Traktor Pro 2 enables you to spend less time staring at your computer and more time interacting with the crowd. Watch this video to learn how to map MIDI-out commands that trigger changes to the LEDs on your MIDI controller.

Traktor Pro 2 Advanced MIDI Mapping: MIDI Macros

April 17, 2013

Native Instruments Traktor Pro 2 allows you to perform multiple actions at the same time by using MIDI Macros. MIDI macros are created when you assign more than one command to one control on your MIDI controller. Watch this video and learn how to create MIDI macros by creating a time-saving track preparation macro.

Traktor Pro 2 Advanced MIDI Mapping: Interaction Modes

April 15, 2013

Interaction modes in Traktor Pro 2 affect the way physical controls on your MIDI controller interact with the software’s digital controls. In this video we take an in-depth look at the 7 different interactions modes and their settings.