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#PIONEERS VS SERATO VS TRAKTOR PRO#
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#PIONEERS VS SERATO VS TRAKTOR SOFTWARE#

Software has long since taken over the DJing world for good reasons. Even when you see DJs playing from hardware decks without a laptop, those decks run DJ software with touchscreens.

#PIONEERS VS SERATO VS TRAKTOR BLUETOOTH#

What do you think? Let us know in comments.DJ software powers most of the best dance parties, whether they are 100,000-person festivals rocking the grandest sound systems in the world or pool parties using splash-proof Bluetooth speakers. That could make unique new touch interfaces or Ableton Live controllers or unusual assemblages of looping hardware something that differentiates DJs. But I can’t help but wonder if these designs won’t change over time as DJing is no longer about turntables. Integrating with DJ software in this way certainly looks practical. Is this really the kind of DJ controller everyone wants? This is my big question. Pioneer has designed their controllers in such a way that they fit over top of the keyboard on your computer. It’s hard to imagine comfortably pulling off what Numark has in their screenshot at top. What about space in a DJ booth? Even in some pretty high-end, spacious clubs, DJ booth real estate is at a premium. And speaking of NI, they have announcements coming this week, too. NI frequently emphasizes to me the quality of the wheels on their Traktor Kontrol S4, which use eddy current breaks so that as you rotate them faster, resistance increases, making the feel more natural for the control scheme. What about the jog wheels? And what about NI? Pioneer and Numark may both face stiff competition from Native Instruments. They actually give the nod to Numark here on price, build, and having two extra channels.

Good analysis elsewhere: Skratchworx has some smart insights, including the likelihood of Traktor and Virtual DJ mappings and a competitive price. Worse, on the NS6, it’s “enhanced strip search.” Tasteless product branding award goes to… “Strip Search,” a handy feature (emulating needle drop onto tracks) that unfortunately recalls enhanced security at airports.

USB connection, sends standard MIDI messages.

Touch-sensitive, illuminated wheels with 3600 ticks of resolution.

24-bit audio interface with balanced XLR output.

4-channel DJ mixer with standalone operation.

Pricing: €999/£799 (not sure on US$ price) Good analysis elsewhere: DJ Tech Tools has extensive practical analysis of both designs. That could be a strong selling point, and a draw for people who have been loyal to Pioneer hardware who haven’t yet made the leap to the computer – even if the Numark is cheaper and does four channels of mixing.

#PIONEERS VS SERATO VS TRAKTOR PRO#

Smartest marketing pitch: Pioneer touts that the design and audio fidelity both come from pro Pioneer DJ equipment. (Personally, I like the four decks, but more of this will break down to preference for Traktor versus Serato.)

Less visual feedback: in exchange, you give up the LEDs with position, VUs.

Library navigation, including an LED that shows you position, search, and slip playback (and needle drop-style transport, as on the Numark).

Balanced master outputs (2x XLR, 1x RCA).

Two-deck design (perhaps a demerit, but I think nonetheless likely to be popular, as four deck operation is far from a given with most DJs).

Interestingly, while other manufacturers (inexplicably, I think) try to time all their announcements for tomorrow, Pioneer and Numark seemed eager to get out ahead of the other announcements. Numark has one dedicated to Serato Pioneer is actually releasing two devices, one for Serato and one for Traktor. Now, Pioneer and Numark are showing up to the NAMM trade show with their own entries. We saw Native Instruments’ Kontrol S4, integrated with their own Traktor software, in August. The big players, though, are focused on a kitchen-sink approach that combines turntable controllers with integrating mix, effect, and transport controls with software. Boutique manufacturer Faderfox focuses instead on advanced, four-deck effects and control, minus the big, record-mimicking platters. Writing for CDM, Ambivalent of Minus Records was most enthusiastic about advanced hardware mixing in Allen & Heath’s Xone:DB4.

If you aren’t willing to contend with the (potentially-unreliable) combination of real vinyl control records with computers, the question becomes what DJing technique hardware should embody. What should digital DJing look like? It’s an open question.