Traktor DJ Studio 2.0 with OS X Support Shipping
 |
|
(Click for a close-up) |
November 15, 2002
With the introduction of version 2.0, Native Instruments professional DJ
software Traktor DJ Studio receives a major update and is now also
available for Mac OS 9.2 and OS X.
Traktor DJ Studio's redesigned interface optimizes the user's interaction
and workflow. The functional layout inspired by classic DJ hardware
for a short learning curve for the experienced DJ. Advanced
visualizations of essential mixing parameters such as the Offset Meter,
the Spectral Waveform and the Graphical Filter Preview open new dimensions
for mastering the mix.
Traktor DJ Studio's sound quality has been improved by
integrating the advanced interpolation and filters known from the Reaktor software and by licensing original
Fraunhofer Institute MP3 decoding algorithms. Furthermore, Traktor DJ Studio comes with a professional de-emphasis correction to emulate the
characteristics of analog vinyl scratching. Combined with the generous
pitch range of +/-100% the decks can be continuously brought down to full
stop without noticeable digital aliasing.
Controlling Traktor DJ Studio has become as versatile as modern music
software can be, using any kind of MIDI compatible controller, MIDI
keyboard, computer keyboard, mouse, joystick or other input device.
Traktor DJ Studio supports a large variety of input options that can be
mapped to each of over 400 individual functions and actions of the
software. The mixing process can be outsourced on stage to a classical DJ
mixer and a professional soundcard or made internally via keyboard and
mouse using the onboard sound, when on the move.
Traktor DJ Studio offers a powerful database with ultra fast Quick Search,
scanning your track collection at a rate of more than 2.000 tracks per
second. MP3 tags are automatically imported into the database and a
versatile Tree View lets you navigate within your collection with
unparalleled ease. Before loading a track it can be cued over headphones
directly from the database. A variety of automatically generated icons
identify enqueued, cued and played tracks in the collection, playlists and
search results.
The cueing and looping features of the previous version have been
considerably extended. Traktor DJ Studio now offers 10 saveable cue points
plus 10 saveable loops. Cue points can be assigned to special actions such
as triggering the opposite deck's playback or defining a measure grid over
the whole track. Loops of quantized lengths are set with one click and can
be resized or moved in tempo accurate steps - even backwards and during
playback - creating astonishing tempo synchronous effects.
Traktor DJ Studio 2.0 brings the most innovative tempo recognition on the
market (patent pending). Automatic detected precise tempo estimations are
guided by user-provided tapping events in cases of doubt. These precise
tempo values and the revolutionary Snap-To-Beat function build the base of
Traktor DJ Studio's unique automatic beat synchronization (Syncro Start).
A combination of well set cue points and stored BPM values allows you to
mix a track into another with a few mouse clicks.
Traktor DJ Studio's recording function offers a completely new approach to
mix production. The arrangement takes place by creating a playlist and by
mixing in realtime and not in sequencer-like views. To edit a recorded
mix, parts of it can be overdubbed in single or in all parameters. The
created Mixfile can be rendered to Wav or AIFF at high speed. The small
size of a compressed Mixfile makes it the ideal tool for fast exchange via
email between labels, artists and listeners. Traktor DJ Studio's Automix
function lets you listen to your music without the need for interaction,
and can play your mix in the background while you work with other
applications.
Traktor DJ Studio is a powerful software for software based DJ mixing of
MP3, Wav, AIFF files and Audio CDs.
The software stretches the limits beyond limitations of conventional
tools by opening completely new ways to visually control the mix, by
offering powerful synching functions and unseen tempo accurate real time
remixing features. Spot on instant beat matching , instant looping and
instant track cueing by single mouse clicks and composing playlists from
tracks and sub-playlists by drag and drop.
Traktor DJ Studio is the first DJ player ever to display a dual band
representation of the track's waveform, even directly from two tracks on
the same Audio CD - in real time! The user can perceive beats, breaks and
instrumentation ahead of time. Saved loops and cue points as well as the
beat grid covering the entire track are graphically displayed. The
waveform can be stopped and accurately cued like a record thanks to a
authentic scratching emulation.
Plus there''s tempo detection, which uses a
combination of reliable tempo recognition algorithms combined
with optional additional user tapping for extremely fast
results in almost any musical genre.
Over 400 functions and actions of Traktor DJ Studio can be operated via
MIDI controllers, MIDI keyboards, via mouse or via keyboard shortcuts.
These possibilities combines the power of this software solution with the
tactile control options of DJ hardware equipment.
A mix can be recorded as automation file and subsequently individual
parameters edited by simply overdubbing the action during mix playback.
The finished mix can be exported into a single or into a set of separate
Wav or AIFF-files.
Traktor DJ Studio 2.0 is now available at music retailers at recommended
retail of $199 and Euro 199.
Registered users can now download the update for free.
For more information, visit their web site at www.native-instruments.com. | 
