Traktor Hardware Supported In... Serato DJ Pro? | Beatsource Tech

[@NineNineNineNine]

This is a real Sega games on a Nintendo console moment

[@hot4futureyears2come]

Well said

[@IamMarkSmith]

The perfect analogy!

[@jackofalltrades3011]

This is a great move for Serato! Support more hardware, so users can try out Serato without having to buy a new hardware.

[@mixit247]

smells fishy

[@UONeal]

This is pretty awesome... I'd def like to see more Traktor controllers like the X1 and F1 supported... Or better yet... The S11 natively supported on Traktor since Traktor will always hold a special place in my heart

[@catarinooviedo9794]

You can use the S11 with traktor. I use it, I had to buy a mapping for it though from traktor mappings

[@rixxka2000]

Thanks mojaxx for your commitment , as a long time exclusive Traktor user only this may be the reason to look into serato if they support the s4 mk3

[@bjarkejohansen2550]

If Serato could work in my old Traktor Z2 mixer,.. 😮 I would love it 😊

[@doctoreast2251]

So Map your sht then !!!

[@kagolekuisi]

It does, in a roundabout kinda way though 🙃

[@AprendeScratching]

You can use a Serato box + mapping (just look for that here on YT). But officially with NHL controls (full compatibility)... from the NI side I hardly doubt they're interested on bringing a discontinued product to life (this mixer is not in production anymore since Q1 2022, according to an administrator or moderator in the official NI forums)

[@UltraTV777]

me toooo

[@AlienShine]

About time the closed systems open up.

[@slinkytrips]

That's part of the reason the recent bid by Alpha Theta to buy Serato failed. My guess is they will open it up to say that consumers from all brands will be able to use the new software and it won't be a monopoly.

[@AndreSjoberg]

Now THAT’s such a power move from Serato, probably not officially supported by Native Instruments though, might be just serato dipping their toes in to see if NI reacts, as a response to the new traktor software

[@DJPeterLo]

Naw it’s a midi controller - communicates through midi. Most other dj software and even non dj software can work with NI controllers. It was more of a limitation on the serato end on not working with midi controllers until now.

[@AndreSjoberg]

@@DJPeterLo I thought the NI controllers where mostly HID, and uses the controller editor software to assign Midi-messages to the knobs and faders, which again was the reason the NI-controllers didn’t work with serato out of the box?

[@DJPeterLo]

@@AndreSjoberg nope. It’s worked for other dj programs and other midi-accepting software in general. This was previous gatekeeping on serato.

[@AndreSjoberg]

@@DJPeterLo I know traktor controllers have worked with other dj software and midi software, but only after remapping the tractor controller signals to midi using the controller software since the signals from NI are HID-signals, not native midi signals? The S4mk1 was a proprietary heap of shit and no midi, from the mk2 they had a midi mode, but you still had to remap things to work with other software - if serato now has out of the box support for a traktor device (only the s2mk3 and one more as far as I can see) making it much easier to flip it looks like they are starting to see the value of trying to snatch traktor users

[@kiwi2035]

@@DJPeterLo The S2 and S3 are HID controllers, not MIDI. They have a MIDI mode, which can be activated by holding a button while turning them on, but this is not the behaviour seen in Serato DJ (meaning they mapped them with HID). You're just wrong here

[@KevinBasher]

The original X1 released in 2010 had official Serato support and even a Serato overlay (a plastic sheet with different labels for the buttons) in the box.

[@DjangoFlaherty]

Good move honestly. I have older hardware so I haven't paid attention to Serato in a decade. More openness is welcome.

[@DeanFreud]

Call me old-fashioned, but there used to be mappings for practically every MIDI controller on the market for every DJ software. DJ Tech Tools, Traktor Bible and a few others were well known for custom mappings, but the manufacturers also offered them.

[@djsky2k8]

Going the VDJ route maybe?

[@germanoborba5889]

We need DVS compatibility for other soundcards beyond serato/reloop/denon hardware!!!

[@talkin-ape]

Yes! Including all those £500 Rane DVS boxes we bought, that now just gather dust.

[@djrydak]

Kudos for the quick response really interesting

[@stephennorfleet1814]

I hope Serato DJ Pro will support the DDJ-800.

[@herschelsinglee]

It's winter in NZ, trust me, here's no heat to affect the peeps at Serato DJ 😂😂

[@NinSevenTea]

This is an amazing move! I can play on gear that my friends have now!

[@zeroChannelJJ]

Both S2 and S3, including the Reloop Mixon 8 Pro, ddj 400, ddj200, FLx4, DJM A9, Denon Prime 4+, Denon SC Live 4, Live 2, And many more are compatible... Serato now works with alot of controllers it didn't work with in the past... This is official yes.

[@djtitan]

HOLY CRAP!!!! That’s remarkable!

[@borndfono]

When Serato even starts to support NI hardware now... maybe there is still hope for all the Xone 96 users. 😊

[@MrJoolzman]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MadelnMachines]

What happened with the 96?

[@davidkinmond9417]

Heat probably hasn’t gotten to them, it was 4 degrees overnight in Auckland, New Zealand, high of 16 today. ;-)

[@ContinuumDJs]

Seems to me like a response to the Alpha Theta situation. If they do this for all things Rekordbox and Traktor, I can see Serato being adopted by a lot more DJs.

[@paulvandutch]

I want to use my Novation Twitch again. Love that controller.

[@Goggzzzz]

Imagine if traktor started adding some new mappings for new hardware it would be like the good old days when there was TSI files for loads of hardware.All I need now is for faderfox the make some new controllers for traktor 4. NI need to take note here and map some new gear.

[@mark_spit7839]

I’d love to see a D2 work with Serato for stems

[@djLeBart]

will probably never happen - you can map it though. It is an obsolete piece of kit, so I doubt they will invest in it.

[@mark_spit7839]

@@djLeBart The D2 is certainly long in the tooth, but I'm not sure its fair to call it obsolete. I believe with the wide spread adoption of stems, it now has a lot of new found life. Unfortunately, you might be right about Serato not wanting to invest the resources into them tho.

[@bartgyurkovics7009]

@@mark_spit7839 from a commercial point of view … I didn’t say it is a bad or not usable.

[@tnacrew]

hoping for the Z2 mixer

[@majorDarkMonkey]

If you have a S2 MK3, the best budget controle, you have Traktor, Serato and DjayPro, the only missing one is Rekordbox. And you have the ultimate budget controler

[@FpsPyleLuvsCok]

Seeing yall donate to dj shortkut man! Love yall fr!

[@patrickwdoyle]

Hopefully Traktor will soon support the DJM S7 & S9 and the Rev 5 because there are no screens on those devices. Potentially the Rane One and the Rane 70 too.

[@kudamah]

Is serato trying to become more like virtualdj?

[@DJShuffle07]

Now the DDJ 400 is finally get support it by SERATO 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@djtekitizi]

DDJ 800 would be nice too.

[@DJShuffle07]

@@djtekitizi Exactly yes I wish for that 😎💯

[@djjpogi]

Honestly, if Serato starts supporting the Traktor Kontrol S4 Mk3, might have to bust that controller out from the storage and start using it for my mobile gigs again lol

[@josegonzalez442]

YES. LOVE THIS !!!!

[@aringrey]

super cool thing. More compatibility is a good thing

[@djwoody249]

It's official !

[@DjHatchCrates]

NI allowed hardware to work on Serato because it unlocks an entire new market to which they can sell hardware to, beyond the existing Traktor hardware users, this simple agreement just sold them millions of more units.. my thoughts

[@moebetta72]

Traktor is my mian software, but I do use Serato when I'm doing event with Serato Only DJs. I've always hoped for a a compatible mapping of my Kontrol S4 MK3 to the new Serato with stems. I personally think the S$ would be great with Serato Pro if mapped correctly.

[@thedjguru]

Simply put, they are trying to get new users signed up. Looks good for potential buyers.

[@Drrolfski]

Serato just put out a video announcing this. My considerations, because actually being the target group here: I'm on a Traktor Kontrol S2 MK3 controller that came with Traktor Pro 3 DJ software included and I actually want to upgrade. Which leaves me now with the following options: 1. Go Serato DJ Lite for free. Is this really an upgrade though over Traktor Pro 3 DJ software? Sure Serato DJ Lite has a few newer features but misses out on a lot of essential Pro stuff that you already can find in Traktor Pro 3. Not to mention that the latter was purposely build to work with that software. 2. Go Traktor Pro 4. This is a single 75 euro/dollar upgrade for me that brings this software much more in line with its competition, including Serato. 3. Go Serato Pro. It still misses some Traktor Pro features that Serato only offers in its Suite version (lots of FX, DVS) but is also ahead of Traktor software in other departments. Except it's way more expensive though. Not considering even more expensive subscription options from Serato, it boils down to USD 249 for Serato Pro vs USD 75 for the Traktor Pro 4 upgrade. 4. Go Serato Suite. Feature wise this the Serato version could probably considered to be the most of a straight upgrade over what Traktor Pro can offer (still not in every department though). But it will cost you an insane USD 449 according to their website and the Traktor controller (which costs less) is still not optimal for it. See my problem here. As much as I would be willing to take Serato in consideration with upgrading my current Traktor set up, it still really is a hard sell to switch platforms with this hardware, even with the new hardware support by Serato's latest version. Not to mention library export/import headaches and the hardware not being designed for Serato in the first place. So IMHO at best this update could be considered a move by Serato to try their Lite software on your current controller. If you really want to change platform though, you're probably better off buying a dedicated Serato controller that unlocks the Pro version of their software.

[@djLeBart]

This move will probably not affect the traktor user base. Why would you quit a platform you love and you are used to. However it might increase hardware sales for NI. NI hardware is rock solid. I used to have an s4, an s8 and the D2s before i jumped to serato. I remapped the D2s for use with serato and used it for many years untill i swapped them for denon 6000s. Even after years of use and abuse on the road the NI hardware still looked very good. So for a backup controller I would choose an S2 over the pioneer ddj400 or flx4 ... the possibilities cramped in that little controller is an amazing deal

[@Drrolfski]

@@djLeBart Well you quit the Traktor platform to switch to Serato. And that while you can still appreciate the Traktor hardware. So maybe you are the type of user that Serato is going for with this update.

[@djLeBart]

@@Drrolfski I switched to Serato for 1 reason ... soundswitch, otherwise I would still be playing with Traktor. But soundswitch is the only fire&forget lighting controller that gives me professional results with my lighting rig, without me intervening. Besides that what I said NI controllers are top noth. I had Xone K2 controllers, but the rubber surface starts to desintegrate and becomes all sticky. The Pioneer SX2 is very sturdy, but you get wear & tear on the faders & certain knobs, which I never had on my NI controllers. I wouldn't replace my DDJ1000 for an NI controller, but the s2mk3 is a very tempting backup solution.

[@DJMANICO1]

That is awesome

[@djwoody249]

It's a strange move from NI after releasing Traktor Pro 4 and I was expecting new hardware from them but I'll take it !

[@edwardmowton9825]

Thank you for this.... Kids that parents bought them the wrong controllers will be super happy... lol Also I saw that Ortofon dropped a whole bunch of new carts and styli's can you review them?

[@Kidkato]

If they could do this they should be able to make at the very least a stripped down version of serato DJ for their discontinued cards kinda like how Apple continued support for their older devices for so long with reduced features.

[@mattmatiks]

Z2 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@alexandrosroussos]

Still got yhat X1 mk2 and prefer it to the mk3. I don't know if there's any hope for this to get Serato support though.

[@mzephirin86]

Please let the ddj 800 be next🙏🏾

[@gbe386]

I wonder if Serato is going to Virtual DJ way... and try to work with more hardware. Only makes sense if you are a software only company. Also works out great for NI who can now sell more hardware too.

[@AlexBregkou]

Is DDJ 1000 for Rekordbox going to be supported as well at some point? Thank you

[@Curt.S_Official]

Such an odd update but one that was never out of the idea with all of these devices having midi support. Traktor: I’ll keep using you but give/build the sdk or whatever for other companies (Algoriddim) to give the s4 mk3 support

Perhaps it has something to do with the Alpha Theta deal falling through. Maybe that is why they integrated all the low level pioneer devices?

[@djalexdeluxe2466]

its good 😍

[@hot4futureyears2come]

Crazy !!!!!

[@relative_vie]

About time

[@vrsimha]

Always wonder why Traktor takes so long to certify other Pioneer Controllers like XDJs and DDJs.

[@polromeu]

Next Serato's step: stop subscriptions!

[@djwoody249]

Nice !

[@djtheob01]

Pioneer ProDJ Link unlocked for all DJ software platforms! so the onboard beat FX that live in the mixer can receive beat grid info straight from the laptop! Pioneer said no to this idea at a meeting a few years ago as they wanted to keep this feature for the pro CDJ kit. I believe this wouldn't damage sales to the flagship range as clubs and festivals would still order the industry standard tech! By unlocking Pro dj Link to work with all DJ software platforms would generate tones more DJM sales to a much wider audience. Even if they just made it work with there own Rekordbox DJ software. In fact if Pioneer did this for RB DJ software they would clean up!

[@orang-utanklaus8998]

Nice THX !✌😇

[@JYMBO]

I'm surprised Native Instruments are cool with it but hey we'll take it!

[@SquashDaBeef]

I have been given a Traktor S8. I've not been on my decks for 20 years... I have been wanting to get into playing MP3s with my Technics. Does this mean I can now connect the Traktor to my laptop, , connect my decks into the Traktor and use it all together?

[@DaBeatmasta]

It works with Traktor kontrol S8 with dvs ?

[@DJ_V_squared]

VDJ and djay Pro users shrug their shoulders

[@kudamah]

Nothing new for ppl like us😂

[@haibomberhuynh4800]

is it works on kontrol z2 and dvs ?

[@alt.entertainments5487]

Support for Pioneer DDJ-RX, RB, RR, RZ Controllers and bye Rekordbox I have a new home! seems unlikely though

[@fouskalini]

Good news!

[@NicksMind21]

Someone educated me, why would you combine X1 MK3 with Reloop Flux for?

[@zeroChannelJJ]

Where can i get those Serato shortcut key's?

[@nikosbertiou7998]

Unless i am missing something....I tried remapping a few basic things on a S3 with sdj 3.2.1 and it does not work. Problem seems to be that the S3 does not show as a midi device anywhere on mac midi studio, nor on windows 11. I found no relative info online yet.If anyone managed to map an s3, please share how and what to do

[@IamMarkSmith]

Please now add Pioneer DDJ-800 support!!!

[@mixx_factory]

thats my one wish. but pioneer would never because many people would go for that instead of the DDJ FLX 10 FLX 6 or even older ddj 1000 . no one uses the 4 channels that much.

[@IamMarkSmith]

@@mixx_factory hey. How have you been? Yes, you have a valid point there. They also still make the SR2. I'm not sure how much longer they will support it, but they still sell them new. One can dream, right? I tagged both companies in their post on X asking them to add this. At least make it function. it doesn't have to unlock Serato as they did with the S2 Mk3 and S3.

[@1973djmarc]

Do you have to midi map?

[@seansines]

This is 100% to do with the court case

[@djrickyredz]

I wonder if serato is buying traktor or native instruments buying serato?!

[@itimmy101]

Does anyone know if the Xone96 can natively work with serato?

[@rarous]

It doesn't, only Xone:43C

[@electronicbox6990]

How about the crusial thing that misses Serato, a real quantize? You also mentioned that before. that smart cue is far from smart. How many years will take them to make something that every other software has ? A constant working sync/quantize.

[@Djmcode2000]

Anyone test of the s4 mk3 is a go

[@vasiliszaxaropoulos8726]

👍👍👍👍

[@djjiff4234]

4:35 yes please :)

[@Rob_strange]

I'll belive it when I see you stream it live on Twitch. 😉 😉 😉 Jk, thanks for the breaking news!

[@klausmogensen8691]

Strange move. Older entry-level controllers which already have free software support in the box, which the users are already using What are Serato trying to achieve with this Yes, it almost has to be Serato trying something new after the deal fell through

[@DJRossNoir]

That would be muy Bueno.

[@Hello-userr]

it works through ASIO drivers?

[@tamthetamtam]

This just makes me feel like we should have had a Dj library standard and midi controller standard mapping since 2010 at least There’s absolutely no reason for each software to have different library management and midi implementation for Dj controller should really be more simple

[@germanoborba5889]

If serato equalize themselves to Djay Pro in terms of hardware compatibility and mobile app…i will immediately ditch djay pro!

[@CJ-gp9yh]

I just pulled up to McDs and grabbed a Whopper

[@thedjnamedves]

This is nice. Though pushes. traktor further behind the pack.

[@tnacrew]

haven't updated y et, anyone able to get STEMS mapped on it?

[@thedjplug]

Now if we can get scratch banks on all gear

[@georgesheridan8185]

Mojaxx--should you speak to anyone at Serato, please beat the drum again for Serato support of the Denon Prime Go.

[@tunnis7us]

I'm waiting the day that rane twelve's work on traktor

[@patrickwdoyle]

The Mk III Rane Twelves have worked with Traktor by providing a Traktor time code signal since the MK II's release

[@antimatter65]

Does this mean that midi mapping is now open without a serato controller plugged in? This is the biggest frustration that I have with serato. I own a copy of serato dj pro (not just a hardware unlock) and the the midi mapping is only available if you have a serato comparable to controler plugged in, ie just to midi map a second controller. Midi mapping needs to be enabled just work with anything.l if you have a full license. I have to plug in a silly and toylike numark dj2go just to unlock this feature, this is ridiculous. I don't need serato to do the mappings I can do that myself by writing an xml file. Please open up this feature serato.

[@restivedesigns7771]

Imagine using the S8 with serato stems.

[@krolkoolmarek7074]

That means is it the end of Traktor 😂😂😂

[@LASHH9669]

Bigtime feels like a response to Pioneer shutting out its own customers and asking for a subscription for rekordbox use on controllers that previously unlocked it. Big move

[@djsubculture2111]

I guess it's a good thing that I kept my Serato license?

[@megadj5657]

It’s all about the money… Serato wants to make money like Virtual dj.

[@bleepfakes]

this is brilliant because Traktor DJ is rubbish, I had my S3 packed away for ages - time to unpack it

[@FunctionGermany]

If this is in collaboration with NI, i feel like they're giving up on Traktor...

[@joste65]

Nope! Nowadays NI is aggressive on the updates for Traktor with new features without subscription model which makes system best in class regarding pricing.

[@stephennorfleet1814]

If VDJ can support all hardware, why can't Serato, Rekordbox and Traktor do the same? Licensing benefits no one and only create monopolies.

[@scupakus]

I think pioneer DJ or alphateta or whatever is it called these days is hitting 2 birds with one stone here. Since they acquired serato a while ago there's no point in doing rekordbox gear only. Serato or recordbox is sold and used and monies goes to their pocket. As for Traktor controller support i believe they are going for the throat. Many will try serato on their traktor controllers and they might switch. Cost them little but they may get a new buyer in the future. And since it's done with the same update they can always say they never went after traktor as they added rekordbox controller support as well. Just my biased opinion thou. Anyone knows how's the stems on traktor now btw?

[@DJ.Kvn_]

Ddj-800

[@DocFUNKist]

DJAY PRO made them....