Product Description

Here is your introduction to the fundamentals of one of Native Instruments's most popular software products, Traktor DJ Studio. Whether you're a new user of Traktor DJ, a new hobbyist DJ, or a professional with little digital experience, this book provides step-by-step instructions with many visuals to guide you through the basics of this powerful application. After completing this book, you'll know how to use the many features that Traktor DJ has to offer. Learn to beat match each mix using Traktor DJ's various tools that aid in this difficult aspect of DJing. Learn the differences between software DJing and vinyl. If you're a diehard vinyl junkie, discover how you can still maintain a healthy vinyl collection using Traktor DJ. This book will lead you to a whole new realm of possibilities in your DJ sets using Traktor DJ Studio!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1235815 in Books
• Published on: 2005-08-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
RD White has been DJing since 1995 and using Traktor DJ Studio for more than three years. He is the founder of the Experimental Liquor Museum (e.l.m.) - a Los Angeles-based electronic music collective that has organized events and performances in L.A. for more than eight years. He has released records on Touchin' Bass (UK) and Colony Productions (UK) as well as his own label, The Designed Disorder (US). Currently, White works for Native Instruments, the manufacturer of Traktor DJ Studio, in their U.S. office in Hollywood, California. He stays busy running his label, producing music, and DJing events in L.A., San Francisco, and various cities abroad.

Customer Reviews

This title is outdated.
I purchased this title thinking it would be a good guide for the current Traktor DJ Studio software. It is not. Though it was printed in 2005, it appears to be a guide for the original version of the software. It is impossible to follow the set-up instructions because all of the screenshots and most of the commands are now different. If you are using the current 3.0 version, this will be of little - or no - use to you.

Eh... pretty basic.
This was a little more basic than what I was hoping for. There was a lot of banal material involving loading of files, organizing workspace... I bought it the day it came out & It was a bit of a letdown.

I really wish the section on recording and doing fixups / overdubs was more expansive. Traktor 2 was very buggy in this regard & there needs to be a good walkthrough out there covring everything that can go wrong beyond what's in the manual.