Traktor Pro Retina
The Traktor team may be aware that they changed a fundamental part of the product, and in the process they annoyed a big part of their users (and more, since Retina market share is only bound to grow), but maybe they could show a little empathy and provide an ETA to have the product Retina-ready, or ways to customize what information we see on the decks. May 28, 2019 Retina support: the entire TDJ2 interface is Retina / high-density display compatible, which means it scales at any resolution and looks great. This isn’t the case with Traktor Pro 3, sadly. This isn’t the case with Traktor Pro 3, sadly.
It is available for Mac, Windows and iOS, and is currently a free download. It integrates with SoundCloud Go+ for access to many millions of tracks. SoundCloud is also free for 30 days via an in-app trial, after which it is a subscription service.
While the new app has obvious limitations at this time against Traktor Pro 3 (it’s only two deck, no Remix Decks or Stems decks, no metadata editing or Midi mapping, only works with Traktor Kontrol S2 Mk3 and Kontrol Z1), it also has features that Traktor Pro 3 doesn’t such as track recommendations, Retina support, and of course streaming (expect more streaming services in the future too).
It’s an intriguing angle from Native Instruments (see our thoughts in the box below), and at launch, it looks and feels like a solid first attempt – we’ve been playing with it here on the iPad as we craft this piece.
We’d say that the biggest omission at launch would be auto playlist mixing, something people who dabble with DJ apps and streaming certainly value – maybe that’s coming in a future. What is coming very soon is our review, so watch this space…
Beginner video
• More info over at the Native Instruments website.
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