serato/ NI traktor scratch/final scratch ???

sauce · Post by **sauce** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:17 am

From what I understand, Serato does not rewire natively with Ableton, but Torq does and is half the price.

otomatix · Post by **otomatix** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 7:57 am

sauce wrote:From what I understand, Serato does not rewire natively with Ableton, but Torq does and is half the price.

thnx

I'll check out Torq

livecollective · Post by **livecollective** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 5:49 pm

i'd go torq, but a comp should be fine if its fast running a few efx vsts and serato or whatever

nihad · Post by **nihad** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 7:58 pm

just ordered traktor scratch, which is the best solution for me, played with serato previously at a couple of gigs, it's great, but only if you're happy with what it does ..

to answer your questions ..

Q: Can I still use my technics to spin normal vinyls without the computer on or without deconnecting the hardware?

A: With traktor Scratch you can, because of the cables that comes with em you don't have to have the interface connected or on at all, nor your computer with you, to play regular vinyl.

Q: Can I route the sound of the vinyl true the computer to add some effects?
And are these effects sync?

A: Yes you can, with Traktor Scratch, you can do it in different ways. You can have an insert effect on every deck inside the software, but you can also use two of the other inputs/outputs of the Audio 8 (interface) for send/returns or inserts, depending on your mixer. The send-effects will stay in sync if your latency is low enough ...

Don't forget that you can use the other two stereo ins and outs with ableton, mash out loops ets, on the same computer ... no hawtinish-doulbe-lappy setup here ..

IMHO Traktor Scratch is the best solution right now ... The big boys (hawtin & bug as i've hear of) are converting to it, so it's only a time before it becomes no1

otomatix · Post by **otomatix** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:31 am

cool
thnx for the info.

nikola baytala [KONTROL] · Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:57 pm

traktor is really nice ...

the interface is much better design..

the sound card is nice and heavy ...durable and has a far superior sound quality over serato..

plus the cables they provide are much more quality as well (monster)... i know that monster is crap too! but at least ther not some china HOSA made crap like the serato cables

id go traktor

Brankis · Post by **Brankis** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 10:28 pm

traktor scratch +1

Opuswerk · Post by **Opuswerk** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 10:07 am

Again i have owned both. And i can tell you sound quality isn't the same at all. Serato sounds a lot clearer than FS without any doubt.

What pushed me away from FS was the oh so bad customer support of NI. They do fantastic products, but buyers always end up being beta testers, and the last bug fix is usually a payable upgrade. So now i'm sticking to serato, and am receiving updates on an almost monthly basis.
FS is fun, but Serato is a better investment. imo.

depending on how much cash you have you might want to check rane ttm57sl, wich is basically a high quality 2 channel mixer, with serato built-in and effects!