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Native Instruments has announced a new cross-platform DJ app, Traktor DJ 2, with SoundCloud streaming built in. Traktor DJ 2 follows on from the company’s niche but well-regarded Traktor DJ app for iPad and iPhone, and will be available this spring for iOS, Mac and Windows, priced $9.99 (iOS) and $49 (Windows/Mac).
At launch it will work with the Traktor Kontrol S2 Mk3 (so that’s what the iOS socket on the back was for…), but is also designed to be used without hardware, favouring a simple, stripped down features set and big, clear waveforms and controls. More hardware support is coming.
May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019, New York, NY- SoundCloud, the world’s largest open audio platform, announced today its DJ software integration with industry leader, Native Instruments, is now live in their new iPad and desktop app, TRAKTOR DJ 2.Created for DJs of all levels, the new TRAKTOR DJ 2 seamlessly connects to SoundCloud, enabling creators to instantly stream and mix SoundCloud’s. Oct 18, 2018 Soundcloud Go+ Streaming In Traktor, Serato, and more. Until recently, digital workflows for DJs were limited to downloads and physical media, but streaming workflows are the future. Serato DJ Pro and Lite users will need a TIDAL subscription to stream, and can choose from a premium or HiFi membership. TIDAL’s HiFi tier features high. Jan 25, 2019 Native Instruments has announced a new cross-platform DJ app, Traktor DJ 2, with SoundCloud streaming built in. Traktor DJ 2 follows on from the company’s niche but well-regarded Traktor DJ app. SoundCloud is the go-to resource for artists at any level to grow their careers. Our site for creators features a guide to help you navigate the platform and the tools you need to reach more fans. Join our community of like-minded creatives and find out first-hand, that what’s next in music is first on SoundCloud. Jan 24, 2019 The new Traktor DJ 2 will be a simpler version of NI’s Traktor Pro 3. The app allows users with SoundCloud GO+ accounts to load any track from SoundCloud to use as a song in their Traktor.
Unlike the original Traktor DJ app, this one optionally adds traditional DJ controls (thinks decks and mixer) in a parallel waveform layout that looks similar to pretty much any DJ software you can think of.
Possibly confusingly for some, it also has a view that looks similar to Traktor Pro 3, with the waveforms/decks in separate boxes.
At launch there is no integration of local music libraries or app-created streaming service meta-data via a cloud service across the app on different platforms.
What’s the point of Traktor DJ 2?
So on the face of it, a bit of a confusing move from Native Instruments – but there is method behind this.
Traktor Pro 3 – the current flagship program – is big, bulky and unwieldy, and not only on the surface. It is in need of a full rewrite from the ground up to be able to work with all the new streaming services, to be able to handle video, to work cross platform easily, and to be able to do many other things modern DJ software is expected to do.
It is clear that for Native Instruments, what we’re seeing here is the start of that rewrite.
Simple, beginner-friendly, intuitive, clean software, built to modern standards and fit for the future.
It’s what happens in the next year or two that’ll be interesting, as Native Instruments develops the platform and adds modern features. Expect more streaming and an Android version, for example, and that’s just the start. One day, this will be the successor to Traktor Pro 3.
• Traktor DJ 2 will be available in the spring.
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The news came hot on the heels of Serato announcing integration with SoundCloud and TIDAL, and means that users of all of these DJ software platforms will be able to tap into SoundCloud’s huge catalogue of music, accessing their playlists directly from inside their DJ software.
Other DJ software integrations announced include with DEX3, Mixvibes (presumably a resurrected version of its Cross platform – Cross 4?) and “Hercules” (so we’re guessing that means the DJUCED platform) – although there was no mention of Rekordbox in the press release, meaning users of Pioneer DJ’s software may not be getting this – not yet, at least.
Users will need a SoundCloud Go+ subscription, but in other news, SoundCloud has announced that soon that will also mean lossless audio – a boon for DJs chasing the best sound quality possible in their sets.
This is good news for DJs who use SoundCloud for music discovery. Many tracks on SoundCloud aren’t available for download, and having such a large library of music at your fingertips when DJing – much of which is unavailable elsewhere – should prove a lot of fun for many DJs.
We’ll be keeping you updated as to how it works in practice as soon as the first integrations drop: SoundCloud is saying “2019” for most, but we are hoping to test this on Serato rather sooner – we’ll keep you posted.
What do you think of this? A good move for SoundCloud? For DJs? Or doesn’t it interest you at all? Let us know your thoughts below…
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