Serato or traktor?

[Thierry]

been wanting to buy serato SL 3 for a while but i kind of been on a tight budget!!

and i've been told traktor is much cheaper,

which would you recommend serato or traktor?

and are they both similar?

[CBG]

ohhh no you d'int!!

depends largely on your style. Serato for turntabilism, traktor for multi-decked beat locked DJing

basically. both are swsome

[Buck_Choi]

give this a read http://ausdjforums.com/modules.php?name ... pic&t=2937

[Skank]

i say serato, im upgrading to sl3 soon so im selling my sl1 if ya interested

[lloydc]

which is easier to set up in a club?

[Buck_Choi]

i'd say its easier to set up serato. even though i have never set it up.. but from watching a vid.. all you need for serato is RCA cabels where as Traktor have double adapter kinda things RCA cables..lol ill try get pics up soon

[Buck_Choi]

[tubby]

they are exactly the same to setup. tt's or cdj's into the sound card (audio4/8 or SL1/3) then into the mixer.

the cables that traktor give you are really just the rca cables you need taped together in one package.

[Buck_Choi]

oh really??! lol far i was freaking out thinking if i got 2 extra decks i would need to purchase another pack of cords for about 60$ thanks

[callmeyo]

no not at all. its super simple. 1st time set up is a bit complicated but once you've worked it out the night is yours! plus you hook up some Novation Dicers and you've got so much more to play with!! I love my SL3 just gotta put the time into setting up que points.

check it out

[ill_spector]

dicers are cool for serato, if you go for traktor pick up an x1 controller or a midifighter for some cuepoint juggling fun etc: )

[Skank]

i skiped the dicer and bought the stanton da scratch its sick i can use the cies like a drum machine look it up

[Thierry]

to be honest am not sure what i want!

i went to a local music shop today and they did not have serato instore but the price i've been quoted is $999

but they had 2 different kinds of tracktor i think 1 was for 2 channels price around $640 and the 4 channels $850

but for some reason i still want serato

i think i only want serato is beacause i've used my mate's one before and i've never used traktor before.

but if i have traktor do i need a midi controller or and dj mixer?

[Buck_Choi]

i think the joy of traktor too is that you dont require any hardware. same as Virtual dj but far more advanced i have traktor scratch pro + audio 8 =] and loving it ^.^ got it from over seas off ebay for heaps cheaper.

[wazza]

to be honest am not sure what i want!

i went to a local music shop today and they did not have serato instore but the price i've been quoted is $999

but they had 2 different kinds of tracktor i think 1 was for 2 channels price around $640 and the 4 channels $850

but if i have traktor do i need a midi controller or and dj mixer?

you dont need midi controller or a D.J mixer..... BUT ...thay do make your job easy'er

using the Audio 4 / 8 sound card is not the only way to setup traktor scratch time code

for the price $ 850 you could get the D2 pro mixer

its got the traktor scratch sound card in the mixer , then all do is just get the traktor scratch software

[Buck_Choi]

and i hear a few other mixers already have an inbuilt soundcard which allows for that too. for serato.. 4got what mixer it is must of been rane i think .

[wazza]

yes the Rane ttm57 sl mixer & the new ttm68

the Mackie d2pro are a good mixer and for $650

http://www.storedj.com.au/products/product.php?id=2340