Traktor, Serato and a touch screen pc?

[siman91]

Would it work?

Was thinking of getting time code vinyl or cd's and a touch screen for behind the decks. I have not got a clue if it would work or how the time code works with a traditional set up ie A&H S2 mixer etc.

Thanks. S the stupid one

 

[brown29]

Either get Traktor or Serato and just get a normal screen.

 

[U31]

yeah it would, absolutely work 100%
i was looking in to a hp tablet laptop last year but went t61p purely for the tougher build and higher processing power

Edit: Caveat, it will work for Traktor scratch pro, i aint tried serato, but i imagine library deck load and needle drag to position on the wave should work on serato

 

[brown29]

yeah it would, absolutely work 100%
i was looking in to a hp tablet laptop last year but went t61p purely for the tougher build and higher processing power

Edit: Caveat, it will work for Traktor scratch pro, i aint tried serato, but i imagine library deck load and needle drag to position on the wave should work on serato

I just would be careful with touch screen products. Make sure you test this fully with a demo before you commit.

Personally, I think touch screen just wouldn't give you accuracy when moving faders etc

Could be wrong, but all am saying is get a feel for it first.

Check this out, this is a product called, "Emulator". Looks like fun. The Future of DJ'ing is here - YouTube

 

[siman91]

Thanks for the feed back, the intention would be to run the software through my traditional mixer and deck setup. The touch screen would simply be for track selection as I don't use effects etc.

Thanks. S

 

[U31]

I'm like siman, the software element is purely track transport, ie simulating the traditional decks, and track storage / selection- the mixer is handled by good old analogue mixer, pitch, jog, nudge by controller, its essentially a fancy cdj set up with a fookin massive easily browsable track selection on hand.

As for the worry about touchscreen, its tried and tested, its how the Emulator works, its a large see thru touch screen with the controls back projected on to it, as you can see it works fine

 

[U31]

Ooosh, a pity im not a Mac Fanboi, this looks fun!

 

[U31]

It dont look good for Windows 8 tablets, but i've seen a few Wintel DJ's downgrade their new traditional laptops from 8 to 7 because of problems running the software in 8, so it could just be a problem with 8 in this vid.
Brown29's right this needs proper investigation before taking the plunge

Edit, Serato SSL is not based on MIDI, so Emulator isnt supported, but Serato DJ i think is...
Take a deeks, iir it's about £75 but all future upgrades are freemans - they are showing support for Win 8 tablets on there
http://www.smithsonmartin.com/