Comments on: Traktor Scratch Duo – Better Than Serato Scratch Live and Only $350???

By: DJ DIGS

DJ DIGS — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:42:46 +0000

Can you save cue points in both. So that you just load up a track during a set and the cues are ready to go?

By: dj professor ben

dj professor ben — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:51:16 +0000

Well you’ve probably already made your decision but having used both – first Serato for several years and now Traktor about a year – they both have pluses and minuses. For starters, Serato is a lot shorter of a learning curve, so go with that if you think difficult interfaces are hard for a “simple mind” But Traktor is incredibly versatile and offers the possibility of effects and other things that Serato just can’t do. Then again, you can do some things easily with Serato (e.g. the “censor” feature, or Loop Roll) that are probably doable but very difficult to figure out how to do in Traktor.

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:57:25 +0000

@Corey. Less of a headache? Wtf? Are you seriously joking. How does cueing up, and listening for sound a headache? Your friend that works in a production company is fail, no actually his dj friends.

By: alex klinger

alex klinger — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:59:27 +0000

Well Duo is basically NI’s version of serato the differences are you get the highest resolution vinyl with duo and a 24 bit sound card for much cheaper than sl- 3. scratch pro has four decks and and incredible 4 in and 4 audio out sound card. i would recommend pro if money is not and issue, but it is for me so i got duo and its amazing, this is coming from a former serato user.

By: Corey

Corey — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:22:14 +0000

a friend of mine he isnt a DJ but works for a production company. From what his DJ friends have told him which he has told me, duo is much less of a headache than serato. Serato has been the industry standard for awhile but from what Ive read, some well known DJs are jumping off the serato train and going duo.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:07:18 +0000

I agree with Disco D of May 17th… no one seems to know and this is killing me. HELP! PLEASE!

By: Dj Kad

Dj Kad — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:18:19 +0000

Personally i was using Virtual DJ software for some years (but i’ve also tried mixvibes, deckadance, djdecks, vtt, and other software).
I’ve never had problems with it but when i’ve used for a while traktor scratch pro i falled in love.
First of all it’s truly a PROFESSIONAL product, not made for home users only. It’s rock solid, fully customizable. It has a wonderful midi and audio engine..nothing to say, if u are not interested in video mix i think it’s the best.

A comment regarding this sentence:

“Traktor Scratch Duo doesnâ€™t have all the bells and whistles of Traktor Scratch Pro”

If u are not a turntabilist with good scratch skills, that “bells and whistles” used in the right way makes the difference between a “i’m just able to beatmatch 2 vinils” djs and creative artists that truly make something with the music and not just let the songs play
peace…and play the bells with moderation

By: Disco D

Disco D — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:46:31 +0000

I would like someone ‘neutral’ to tell me the truth.
I am on the verge of buying either NI or RANE (Abelton is far too complicated for my simple mind).

I want a side-byside comparison of Serato Scratch Live, Serato Itch vs. Native Instruments Traktor Scratch Pro, Traktor Scratch Duo. I personally don’t care what the price difference is. I only want high quality sound, a practical layout, intuitive learning, the ability to customize the layout/appearance (if need be) and, above all, I want the software to be rock solid (as much as humanly possible).

What is more important to me is what DOESN’T Duo do. compared to Pro. And, what DOESN’T Itch do that Live does.

Is there anyone neutral (un-biased) out there that can carry this task out? I’m sure potential buyers all over the world would love to know this information.

Thanks in advance