#Traktor ios plus

To get the best results from the app, I would recommend leaving this for a while to finish. While you’re waiting, you could make a cup of tea and re-read this review, or alternatively, you could browse through the neat in-app tutorials (by clicking the “Information” icon at the top of the screen).

Depending on how many tracks you have and their format, this may take a little while. When the app is started for the first time, the music library on the device is automatically analysed. and of course, you are in reality mixing from the “top” waveform to the “bottom” one, so it makes sense in that way too. At first glance this may feel odd, but you soon realise that through the use of your right thumb you can load, play, loop and mix between tracks with ease. The main function buttons for each deck (Play, Loop, EQ and FX) are on the right-hand side, and unusually, the slimline crossfader also positioned (vertically) on the right. With the waveform as the main focus of the app, you quickly realise that most of the major functions have been ushered to the side.

#Traktor ios plus

You do have a smaller overall waveform to show your progress through the track, plus you can use pinch gestures on this to zoom in and out of the main waveform for closer detail. This becomes particularly useful when setting one of the generous eight hot cue points – plenty of scope for you to set markers on the intro, first beat, vocals, breakdowns and outro, probably with a few to spare. The frequency colour-coded waveforms on Traktor DJ appear crisp, precise and almost hypnotic as they scroll across the screen they’ve done an excellent job with them. Why? Because a horizontal waveform-based display makes much more sense than a vinyl/CDJ emulation when you try and DJ with an iOS device. Super clear waveforms are central to Traktor DJ, and make much more sense than spinning turntable-type graphics to my mind. This is something that I’ve been keen on ever since first getting my hands on an iPad, and I was immediately approving of it here. Firstly, it’s probably best that you put to one side the image of a DJ with two spinning turntables with pitch sliders and a mixer: As you explore Traktor DJ, that will only make you feel old! Traktor DJ re-imagines a DJ’s job, with the waveforms centrestage. As the app loads up for the first time, you are presented with a brief video of highlighted features giving you a taster of what’s in store.