I have witnessed many DJ's freak out and mess up their set's because they struggle to beat match under the pressure of inexperience. "How do we transition from controller to club gear?" I hear it ALL the time! And for those that aren't familiar with CDJ's or other gear that has everything separate, the thought of failure is daunting. In saying this, it also seems to be a BIG question for DJ trainers from those who are running hardware that relies on using Rekordbox software. I totally agree that stacked waveforms does not build good habits for CDJ training. Perhaps everyone ends up getting a little too complacent with the layered waveforms which is understandable considering that you can make mixes near on perfect with far less effort and even guess work when it comes to mixing tracks your not familiar with BUT, and I'm sure they'll be a lot of DJ's agree with this and that is that "it gets boring!!" And in a sense, kind of unprofessional. Have always wondered why it isn't an option, along with many ppl I know. We need more demand for this then don't we!! Hopefully the Pioneer DJ team takes this into consideration, as the lack of detail in rekordbox Performance mode waveforms is an oft-cited disadvantage VS other setups (Traktor, CDJs).
#Traktor pro 3 parallel waveforms series#
If possible, you could also add a toggle to turn on/off Nexus style phase meters at the top of each waveform to help with visual beatmatching if wanted too, further unifying the design language of Pioneer's different setups, like the DDJ controller series is already doing. This is one area that Traktor has an advantage over rekordbox, as Traktor Pro 3 now has an option to change between their classic side-by-side view and parallel waveforms too! By adding this Pioneer would another step ahead of the game.ģ) It would emulate the same visual set up as having CDJs with non-stacked waveforms, which would be very beneficial for people trying to practice the CDJ club setup and not build bad habits by visually relying on stacked / parallel waveforms. The detail is already there as we can see in RB's Export mode, which is helpful for seeing hi-hats, kick drums, beat grid alignment, etc. Even a 4-deck layout would be feasible by further halving each space.Ģ) Waveforms would be MUCH more detailed / useful like they are in the Export mode's 1 Player view. I have done a mockup in Paint by copying the waveforms from Export mode's 1 Player view:ġ) As you can see, it would take up the same amount of space, the allotted area for waveforms would stay the same, except the real estate would be divided vertically instead of horizontally, just like the preview waveforms and hot cues/BPM platter below. Below is a pic I took using my test NUC computers with the same track (from the NAS) loaded in Deck B in Traktor 2 (left) and in Deck A in Traktor 3 (right).It would be extremely helpful if there were an option in Performance mode to change the view layout to side-by-side waveforms, instead of the stacked parallel waveforms, which are helpful for beatmatching but are not very detailed and do not build good habits for CDJ training. I guess the only good news is the size from Traktor 2 to Traktor 3 is pretty much identical, which is why I had not noticed any difference. You can spread the beat grid, but that does nothing for the height of the waveform. With that size screen, the waveforms are pretty small. However, with my test setup I’m using 15” monitors, which would be close to the size of a typical laptop screen. Normally I use screens larger than 22 inches. I was wondering why this was an issue, and now I get it. If you go to the Preferences and Decks Layout, you can select the Deck Size and Essential makes the waveform slightly larger by eliminating a couple of lines of text, but it still doesn’t make the waveform significantly taller. As far as I know, there’s no way to do it. I took a look at this today, and if I understand the issue correctly, you want to be able to adjust the height of a waveform in a Traktor deck.
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