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“But Traktor has more cue points than Serato!” – Controllerists, rejoice! Serato DJ now comes with eight cue points, probably enough to satiate your hunger for beat juggling.

You can now use timecode CDs and vinyl – Version 1.6 of Serato DJ includes DVS and CD timecode support for Rane mixers and Serato Scratch Live interfaces.

You can mix video with Serato DJ – this is the one thing that Traktor doesn’t have for the time being, and Serato DJ delivers a fantastic VDJ experience through its proprietary Serato Video plugin or through Mix Emergency 2.4.

Serato DJ also has sample players, just like Traktor – the SP-6 is a four bank sample player with six sample slots per bank, enough for all the “air horn” variations the EDM world has ever known (hopefully).

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Lots of FX built in, but if you want the full suite you’re going to have to buy the rest.

#SERATO DJ INTRO SCRATCH SOFTWARE#

Just like in-app purchases, Serato offers extra FX at an extra cost (US$49 for the all in bundle), radically different from Traktor’s FX that have always come free with their software updates

Serato DJ has a ton of FX, but… – you’d have to buy the rest as expansion packs.

It’s not a deal breaker for sure, but you may prefer one over the other

Scratching sounds slightly different on either software – As both software use their own algorithms for determining how your audio files are reproduced when you scratch with your controller or DVS, they do sound a tad different in this aspect.

This one shows the Tempo Matching Display (red and gold waveforms on top of the screen) as well as the Beat Matching Display, which are quite handy.

Serato DJ has four ways to view your waveforms depending on your preference. Regardless, Serato DJ presents significantly more waveform data about your music than Traktor Aside from the main waveform display, there are two more called the Beat Matching Display and Tempo Matching Display, which makes it even easier to beat match visually (the caveat of which is the now infamous Serato face). Serato waveforms are different from Traktor waveforms – Serato DJ uses the classic Serato “stacked” (or parallel) waveforms, and allows you to configure them in four different ways.You may not be able to transfer your cue points, but at least you’ll have your folders intact! There exists some programs such as ScratchTools, but there’s a lot of command line work and it’s a relatively complex job to get done, not to mention that the site looks like it was stuck in 1999. As we regularly suggest to our readers, use iTunes to organise all your DJ music. You can’t import your Traktor library straight into Serato – As of this writing, we don’t know of a stable, user-friendly way to convert your library for Serato DJ.Use this for prepping your set or setting cue points in transit. You could use Serato DJ on its own without a controller, but you only get one channel.

It’s designed so you can set up your crates, add cue points and preview tracks when you’re on the go Just be aware that it’s (deliberately) a pared down, one-channel version of the software. However, you can still run Serato DJ standalone for prepping tracks on the go.The latest version supports more controllers than ever, but you still need a licensed controller. You can’t run Serato DJ without a compatible controller/mixer/interface – unlike Traktor, you can’t use Serato DJ without using a controller supported by it.I recently got to grips with it for the first time in order to write some forthcoming Serato articles for Digital DJ Tips, and here I’ve listed 10 essentials you need to know about making the jump to Serato DJ. We give you 10 things that you need to know about it if you’re thinking of switching from Traktor.Īre you a user of Traktor (or indeed Virtual DJ, MixVibes Cross or some other program – but most of our users are one or the other of the “big two”), wanting to try Serato but with questions you’re afraid to ask for fear of getting shunned by your DJ peers? Now that Serato Scratch Live (Serato’s DVS software) has been folded into Serato DJ, and a whole host of new controllers have been released for the platform, a lot of DJs seem to be curious about giving it a go.

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