Digital DJing w/ Traktor Pro: Pt 1/3 – The Routine w/ DJ Shiftee

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Optimize Your Windows PC for DJing & Music Production Pt. 2

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Digital DJing Tutorial w/ Traktor Pro 2: Pt 2/3 – Loop Recorder w/ DJ Shiftee

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How to Sync Traktor & Ableton Live: Routing Audio w/ Dubspot’s DJ Endo

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How to Sync Traktor & Maschine With Only 1 Computer

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DJ Extensive Program

Immerse yourself in the complete art of DJing from beatmatching to stage presence. Whether you’re a beginner in search of the fundamentals or a seasoned pro looking to take your talent to the next level, our curriculum is designed to accommodate all skill levels and styles of music. This comprehensive DJ program covers everything from basic mixing to advanced digital DJing. Learn more about our DJ courses and programs.

What’s Included:

• DJ Level 1: Rookie Sessions | Essentials I
• DJ Level 2: Phrase Mixing | Essentials II
• DJ Level 3: Beyond The Blend | Intermediate Skills
• DJ Level 4: Preparation | DJ Psychology
• DJ Level 5: Classroom to the Club | Advanced Techniques I
• DJ Level 6: Club to the World | Advanced Techniques II

“I love the class, and the content! Shiftee and Endo are very funny, and very clear, so the material is easy and fun to follow! I wish my college   teachers  were more like these two!” – Leandro Martinez, Chicago IL

Start dates and information about payment plans can be found here.

Or if you have questions, please call 877.DUBSPOT or send us a message.

Dubspot is very proud to present our first ever Digital DJ and Producer Program as part of our curriculum for Dubspot Online. This new program is a step forward in the evolution of DJing and Production - talents that are quickly becoming intertwined. Digital technology has blurred the lines between DJing and music production with real-time remixing, sampling, and electronic improvisation. Prepare for today’s musical landscape with a balanced education as our program teaches you how to DJ using Traktor Pro 2 and produce using Ableton Live.

This is a huge step forward for Dubspot and our students as this type of course has never before been offered. Today all you need is software and a well-rounded education in the craft and we can have you rocking parties in no time. But your education doesn’t stop there. With a background in music production using Ableton Live you’ll learn the essential skills to take your artform to many outlets while simultaneously raising your DJ game.

Our production and DJ programs are hand crafted by some of the best minds in the business. Our Ableton Live curriculum was developed by a team of experts that includes Steve Nalepa (who has worked with Photek, Adam Freeland the LA Philharmonic) and Thavius Beck (who has worked with Saul Williams and Nine Inch Nails). Our Digital DJ Program was crafted by DMC Champion DJ Shiftee and Native Instruments expert DJ Endo who have brought the bleeding edge of technology to these courses.

DJ Shiftee explains the Digital DJ program a bit further:

What makes a great DJ?  This question is one of the driving forces behind our work at Dubspot.  We want you to be great.  However, there is no single recipe or definition for greatness.  In fact, the simplest issue of what makes a DJ a DJ has become nuanced and ambiguous.  Turntablists, mixologists, controllerists, and laptop based performers are all arguably DJs.  At Dubspot, we think the complexity of this picture is exciting.  Rapidly changing technology has made it so people can express themselves through music with unprecedented accessibility and creative control.  Moreover, they can do so almost right away.  Awesome!

But what about tradition?  What about the fundamentals?  What about building up your record collection and learning how to mix on vinyl?  What about carrying crates of records?  What about earning your stripes and paying your dues?  What about building up your skills and musical repertoire bit by bit?  Surely these practices should not be lost in the digital wave.  They have meaning beyond sentimentality.  They have value.

The aforementioned tension between fundamentals and new technology is central to the design of the Digital DJing Program.  Our goal was to present the latest in DJ technology, but in the context of traditional concepts and techniques.  Our hope is that students can leave with a generalized approach to DJing that they can apply regardless of their chosen tools.  Not to brag (well, yes, to brag), we think we’ve done a great job!  We trust you’ll find the program engaging, diverse, historical & current, logical, well rounded, technical & theoretical, and, most of all, fun.  Enjoy!

Digital DJ/Producer Ableton Certificate Program

Online classes on the week of August 7th and NYC classes start the week of July 20th

You’ve seen the teaser videos, you’ve heard the rumors, you’ve read the debates, and now all the secrets have been revealed! To celebrate Traktor’s 10-year anniversary, Native Instruments has just unleashed the next Generation of Traktor Products, and the next generation of the leading digital vinyl system in the world, Traktor Scratch Pro 2! In this exclusive Dubspot instructional video, Native Instruments product specialist and Dubspot Instructor DJ Endo takes you through some of the incredible new features in Traktor Pro 2 – from the new waveform technology called “TruWave” which gives you detailed, customizable, high-resolution, waveforms, and deeper insight into the spectral qualities of the music you’re playing, and the new Scope View options which gives you a see a visual picture of the timecode signal coming from your turntable or CDJ, to the updated syncing ability when using timecode.

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Along with the new Traktor Pro 2, Traktor Duo 2,  Traktor Scratch Duo 2, and Traktor Scratch Pro 2 software, Native Instruments have also just released the next generation of their Audio Interface family, the Traktor Audio 2, Traktor Audio 6 and the Traktor Audio 10. Lets have a look at them…

As DJing is evolving more rapidly than ever, Native Instruments is continuing to stay ahead of the times with their new Hardware and Software. Now with their new Audio Interfaces and software, the creative possibilities are endless.

Let’s take a look at what’s new in Traktor 2!

New Waveforms – One of the major goals in Traktor 2 was to make the Decks in Traktor more visible when performing on stage. Traktor 2 has adopted a new waveform technology called “TruWave” which gives you more high-resolution waveforms, and also gives you a deeper insight into the spectral qualities of the music, allowing you to “see into the music” more.

There are now four new waveforms in Traktor 2 that you can choose from. Each of these waveforms can be zoomed in on at sample level allowing you to set sample accurate beat grid markers and cue points.
I’ve found that through training some of the Traktor Endorsed artists, every artist has their own personal favorite waveform they like to use. Here are the different waveforms and a little bit about the advantages to using each of these waveforms.

Spectrum – The spectrum waveforms will give you a detailed colorful overview of your tracks, and will show you what frequencies are in the track and highlight any percussive elements and other sonic frequencies as well. The spectrum waveforms are similar to Serato Scratch Live’s colored waveforms but are much more detailed. I’ve found Spectrum to be a favorite among the Hip Hop artists. This is the waveform of choice for DJ Skribble.

Infrared – Infrared has been one of my personal favorites. With its Toxic orange glow, this looks amazing on stage. This is my waveform of choice when using two decks.

X-Ray – X-Ray comes from the Traktor S4 software, and is a black and white waveform. Out of the Artists I’ve worked with, this is a favorite waveform of The Martinez Brothers since it gives more of a simple “old school” feel to the waveforms.

Ultraviolet – This is becoming my new favorite waveform when using four decks, and is also the waveform of choice for David Morales. Ultraviolet is great for doing 4 deck mixing since there’s not too many crazy colors but you can still see what’s happening in the track since this mode still shows the frequencies clearly. Here is a 4 deck view using Ultraviolet waveforms.

You might notice that in this picture, below the decks you don’t see many controls. This is because there is now a new waveform view called “Essential” view, which only shows the basic controls such as Play, Cue/Cup (or Absolute / Relative Mode) and Loop Length. This is great for DJs who like to keep it simple, or for DJs who know what’s going on in the software based on their MIDI controller and don’t need to see everything in the software. There are also some other new Deck Views that are worth noting:

Micro – Only the “Stripe” is showing (Similar to a CDJ waveform display)

Small – Only the looping buttons and play button are showing, along with a bigger overview of the waveform

Full – Both waveforms are shown, showing the overview of the track (aka the “Stripe”) and the more zoomed in version of the waveform is showing, showing a zoomed in view of where you are in the track. Also the loop buttons and transport buttons (play / cue / cup / absolute mode / relative mode) are shown.

Advanced – This shows everything that is shown in Full mode, except the “Advanced” panel has been added which gives you more control over your cue points, loop manipulation, and has a beatgridding section as well.

Another cool feature in Traktor 2 is the different “Grid Modes”. The Grid lines in Traktor are the white lines that show every beat or transient (kicks, snares etc) in the track. You can choose if you want to see these lines or not. There are three different Grid Modes: Full, Dim, Ticks and Invisible. Here is a picture of the “Tick” mode.

Another improvement in regards to cue points is the option to “Store Beatmarker as Hotcue.” A lot of Traktor artists that I train do beatgrids and load markers for every track they play. The problem is that a lot of the time, the beatmarker and load marker usually fall on the same beat.

With the “Store Beatmarker as Hotcue” turned off, the beatmarker no longer takes up an extra hotcue slot, so you can have a beat marker and load marker or cue point all on the same beat without taking up two hotcue slots in your cue section.

Another new edition to the Decks in Traktor Scratch Pro 2 is the new “Scope Views.” The “Scope” is where you can see a visual picture of the timecode signal coming from your turntable or CDJ. It is very handy for troubleshooting since it will tell you if you if an RCA cable isn’t plugged in, if your needle is dusty, or if you are in the wrong input mode in the Traktor software. The new Scope in Traktor 2 is a lot cooler looking than its predecessor. Here is a look at the new scopes.

You can additionally minimize the scope by clicking on the little arrow inside the scope record to show more of the waveform.

One of my favorite new features, and probably the most significant update in Traktor Pro 2 is the new syncing ability when using timecode. In previous versions of Traktor it was not possible to keep sync on permanently when using timecode CDs on Vinyl due to the nature of a turntables constantly fluctuating in pitch. Traktor now has a new “Soft-Sync” feature that allows you to keep sync permanently on when using timecode, and Traktor will keep the BPM’s permanently Sync’d for all of the decks without syncing the phase.

With the new Audio 10 DJ, which has 4 phono preamps, you can now mix 4 Traktor Decks using 4 Turntables and play all 4 turntables in perfect sync all night without even having to set beatgrids for your tracks! You would simply turn the sync button on for all 4 decks and the BPM’s would be matched automatically for you all night. All you would have to do is nudge the platter of the turntable until the beats are locked and they will never go off beat!
Another handy feature as far as the Syncing goes, is the option to “Sync Phase when exiting loop.” This comes in handy if you are using small loops that are under 1 beat in length. When you are looping at these small lengths, the deck might temporarily go out of sync, but as soon as you turn the loop off, this setting will turn the sync back on, and everything will re-allign.

One thing that might have thrown Traktor users for a loop (no pun intended) when Traktor S4 was released was the new Sample Decks and Loop Recorder. One question on the mind of all Traktor users was “If I don’t have the Traktor S4 hardware and software, when will I be able to use the loop recorder and sample decks? Well, now your prayers have all been answered! Traktor 2 now features the powerful new Sample Decks and Loop Recorder. There is actually a very cool sample deck mapping for the Traktor Kontrol X1 that you can download here => http://djendo.com/Traktor2/

Here are some tutorials on how to use the Sample Decks and Loop Recorder:

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In Traktor 2, you can turn any of the 4 decks into Sample Decks or even use them as “Live Inputs,” which allows you to play actual CDs or Vinyl records through that Deck. To do this, you would just click on the letter inside the deck and use the drop down menu and choose what kind of deck you want to use, and if that deck is going to be controlled by timecode or not.

Speaking of Routing Audio, one of my favorite features is that you can now combine multiple decks into one output. So for example, you could run the Preview Deck through the same channel as Deck D. This is useful if you want to use the preview Deck but also want to have the option to use a 4th deck out of the same channel.

Last but not least, Traktor 2 comes with 4 new effects to allow you to tweak your tracks out to the max! The new effects are Tape Delay, Ramp Delay, Bouncer and Auto Bouncer.

Happy Birthday Traktor!!!!

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Digital DJing w/ Traktor Pro 2 Program

Three levels / 12 sessions / 21 hours of hands-on instruction + labs

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Dubspot Online – Register Now!

Dubspot, In Partnership with Native Instruments,
is Proud to Present a Series of Production Courses featuring Maschine, Reaktor and the First Online Digital DJ Program featuring Traktor Pro 2

Dubspot is a steadfast supporter and believer in the power of Native Instruments technology.  We offer classes in Native’s full range of tools, from Traktor to Reaktor, where we teach fundamental concepts of DJing, production and sound design. We are now taking the classroom experience online to bring you the world’s first ONLINE Digital DJing with Traktor Pro 2 course. In addition we are offering an ONLINE program in Sound Design & Synthesis w/ Komplete 7 as well as an upcoming course in Maschine.

Dubspot Online takes the core philosophy behind Dubspot NYC to a whole new interactive environment. We remain focused on your musical progress as a student and as a part of our community. Each week Dubspot Online students will submit an assignment incorporating newly learned topics together with your ongoing track to receive feedback not only from your teacher but also from your classmates.
By signing up for classes, you are joining the Dubspot Online network and will have access to our community-wide forums, where technical, artistic, and cultural discussions unfold amongst our student community, staff, faculty and visiting artist networks. These forums serve as a knowledge base that will grow over time and an aid in connecting with like-minded people. Together with high quality instructional videos and biweekly chats, Dubspot Online replicates the hands-on attention found in our physical classrooms.

Your instructors for the Traktor Digital DJing Program are two seasoned veterans who bring personal insight and skills to your experience:

DJ Shiftee – Native Instruments Specialist & DJ Instructor
DJ Shiftee is a tuntablist, party rocker, Harvard math grad, and one of the premiere battle DJs in the world. He is the 2007 and 2009 DMC Supremacy World Champion, the only US champ ever, the 2008 IDA/ITF World Vice Champion, and the self-proclaimed greatest sandwich maker of all time. Using two turntables and a mixer as his instruments, Shiftee actively performs turntablist showcases, experimental group projects, and party sets around the globe. Known as an established force on the international DJ scene, Shiftee has translated his intuitive math geek mentality into far-reaching success on the turntables.

DJ Endo – Native Instruments Specialist & DJ Instructor
DJ Endo is a DJ Product Specialist for Native Instruments who has trained DJ gurus such as Grandmaster Flash, Pete Tong, DJ Skribble, DJ Craze, Dubfire, Victor Calderone, Nic Fanciulli, Oliver Huntemann, DJ Dan, Donald Glaude, David Morales, Junior Vasquez, Dubfire, Steve Lawler, Carl Cox, JoJo Flores, Sharam, Klever, and Nic Fanciulli among others in Traktor Scratch Pro. Endo is currently a Traktor instructor at Dubspot in Manhatten as well as the tour manager for Dubfire and Nic Fanciulli.
Classically trained at Berklee College of Music, Endo is a teacher of harmonic DJ mixing, and a serious proponent of the Mixed In Key music software.

Upcoming Online Courses:

Digital DJing Program w/ Traktor Pro 2
Three levels / 12 sessions / 21 hours of hands-on instruction + labs
Online classes start April 17th!
Digital DJing Program w/ Traktor Pro 2
The definition of DJing has changed dramatically in the last decade with massive advances in technology. NI’s Traktor Pro 2 has been leading the revolution and we have courses that place an emphasis on the conceptual side of DJing while teaching you some great techniques with Traktor Pro 2.

Maschine for Producers and Performers
Three levels / 24 Sessions / 66 hours of hands-on instructions + labs
Coming this Summer!
Maschine for Producers and Performance
Native Instruments’s Maschine redefines the intersection of hardware and software, performance and production. It allows you to not only bring your tools to the stage but is actually a tool you want in the studio to begin with. With Dubspot’s upcoming Maschine for Performers and Producers program, you will go from shaking hands with this cutting-edge device to making full tracks and live improvisations within three courses. The future of performance and production is here, and there is no time for the future like today.

Sound Design & Synthesis Certificate Program
Six levels / 48 sessions
Online classes start April 24th!
Sound Design & Syntheses :: Native Instruments Komplete 7
You will learn to create your own sounds through different techniques and then go beyond the presets, adding a sonic signature to your tracks. For composition with acoustic instruments, we introduce you to the latest sampling technology and give you access to the world’s largest and most diverse sound library. In the advanced levels, you will acquire total control over all aspects of the instruments presented in courses 1 through 3 while practicing genre-based sound design. And with Reaktor, you will get access to some of the more unusual tools of synthesis, step sequencing, beat making and effects: all elements used in today’s cutting edge electronic music.

Upcoming ONLINE Courses:
Ableton Live Producers Certificate Program – Now!
Traktor Digital DJ’ing – April 17th
Essential Music Foundations – April 18
Sound Design & Synthesis – April 24
Logic Pro – May 1
Mixing & Mastering – May 1
Reason & Record – June 5, 2011

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In the the first video, Endo breaks down how to use Traktor Scratch Pro with the Maschine hardware – click here to download DJ Endo’s settings for Maschine controller – or any MIDI keyboard or including your laptop. Endo also offers tips on creating your own MIDI settings, scrolling and previewing tracks, loading tracks, and also briefly touched on quantizing, synchronizing, key-point drumming, pitch-bending, and mixing.

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In Traktor with Maschine Part 2, DJ Endo goes through the second and third row of pads: looping and triggering hot-cues; how to select loops, creating “maschine-gun” and other effects, setting markers and navigating through them (turning on/off quantize-mode for the “perfect beat”) Endo also touched on his “beat-jump” feature, skipping forward and backward, etc.

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In Part 3, Endo touched on some of the coolest features in Traktor Pro and Traktor Scratch Pro (25 built in effects) and offers tips assigning and combining effects, manipulating and controlling them, tweaking the filter frequency, mangling beats and controlling gating, and switching “modes.”

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The next two videos are about beat gridding in Traktor Pro, and DJ Endo covers everything  from setting your references for beat gridding to matching BPMs, creating grid markers, and using the Traktor’s synch button.

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Beatgridding in Traktor

Traktor Scratch Pro and Traktor Pro have proven to be the industry standard in DJ Software.  Traktor can help your DJ workflow tremendously depending on how much work you put into preparing your tracks.  Whether you are using Vinyl, CD’s, MIDI controllers, or even a mouse, Traktor has a very handy button called the “Sync” button.

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The proper use of the Sync feature is commonly misunderstood in Traktor.  A common complaint with Traktor is “I press the sync button, and everything goes off.” This problem occurs because Traktor needs to know where the downbeats are in your tracks, as well as the speed (BPM) of your tracks. This is where beatgrids come into play. Beatgrids are the backbone of Traktor.

A Beatgrid is a series of Gridlines set across your tracks that mark the downbeats of your track, and tell Traktor the BPM of the track.

They are like Warp markers in Ableton Live, except setting a beatgrid in Traktor is much easier.  Once you set a beatgrid for your track, the BPM reading of your track will be accurate to the 1/1000th of a BPM, and if you are mixing it with another track that is beatgridded you can visually mix using Traktor’s Phase Meters.

Below is my method of beatgridding in Traktor. Some artists I’ve trained such as Victor Calderone, Dubfire and Nic Fanciulli use this method religiously for every track they play.

I would do all of your beatgrids in your headphones since the music is directly in your ear. I would also recommend doing beatgrids at home or on the flight to your gig, and not live at the gig.

1) Make sure Traktor’s Auto Beatmarker function is turned on by going to Preferences / File Management / BPM Detection Range / and turning on the option “Set Beatgrid when detecting BPM Range”. With this option enabled, Traktor will automatically set a beat marker in your track where it thinks the first downbeat is located. You also might want to change the BPM detection range to the Tempo (BPM) range that you usually DJ at.

2) Next you want Traktor to analyze your new tracks when you load them into a Deck. You will turn on this option by going to the Traktor Preferences / File Management and turning on the option to “Analyze New Tracks when loading into Deck”.  So, when you load a track into a Deck in Traktor for the first time, Traktor will Analyze the gain, transients, and BPM – and with the Auto Grid function turned on, it will place a beatmarker where it thinks the first downbeat is in the track.

3) To make sure you can hear Traktor’s Metronome over the track that you’re beatgridding, set Output routing to  “EXTERNAL” mode by going to the Traktor Preferences / Output routing and changing the output routing to “External”. Also make sure you have an output set for Deck A. For example, if you were using your built in output (Mac’s built in speakers or headphone output), I would set the output for Deck A to Output 1 and 2.

4) In the Traktor Preferences set the Mouse Control to “SNAP” mode by going to Preferences / Transport, and changing the Mouse Control Mode to “SNAP”. This will make it so you can click directly on the transients (kicks, snares etc) inside the track with your mouse. Also Make sure the option to Highlight Beatmarkers is turned on in Preferences / Global View Options

5) The next thing you will want to do is turn the “Cue” button on for Deck A on Traktor’s Mixer, and also turn the tick button on in the Master Panel. This will make it so you can hear a metronome over the track loaded in Deck A.

6) Next open your “Grid” panel in Traktor by clicking on the Arrow beneath the “Active” button in Deck A, and then click on the “Grid” button to open the Grid panel.

7) Now, load a new, unanalyzed track into Deck A in Traktor. When Traktor is finished analyzing the track, you’ll notice a white marker in the Track. This is your auto-beat marker. You’ll also notice a series of evenly spaced white lines across the track. This is your beatgrid. Each of these white lines is where Traktor thinks the beats are in the track.

8) Zoom in as far as possible on the waveform by using the + and – buttons in the deck. Click on the top waveform (in the deck) and click on the first kick drum in the Track with your mouse. You can sample the kick drum by clicking the mouse button and holding it. It is best to set your grid markers on the first beat of a bar.

9) Once you’ve found the first kick drum, set a 4 beat loop starting at this point by clicking on the number “4″ beneath Deck A.

Now click on the play button and listen to how the Metronome lines up with the Track.

10) While the loop is playing, you will want to shift the grid left and right with the top 2 MOVE GRID Buttons. This will shift the entire grid left and right. Keep moving the grid left and right until the metronome is perfectly in sync with your track. If you are new to doing beatgrids, I recommend shifting your grid far to the left and far to the right of the beat, so you can hear how it sounds when the tick is off beat, and then adjusting it back onto the beat – not unlike tuning a guitar. If you need to move the grid faster, you can hold the control button. In this step you are only using the TOP 2 Grid buttons. Do not touch the bottom 2 yet.

11) Now that you have the first 4 beats perfectly synchronized to your metronome, let the track play by clicking on the loop button (4). Now you are going to listen to see if the metronome stays on beat with the track as you skip forward in the track. If it does, then skip through the song by clicking on the waveform and listening at different points of the song to make sure its on beat, then skip to the end.

If the metronome is drifting off beat, listen to the track from the beginning and use the bottom 2 BPM INC / DEC buttons to make the grid lines closer or farther apart. This is also changing the BPM value. Usually for tracks you buy on Beatport you will not have to use the bottom 2 buttons. You will just need to shift the grid left and right, and maybe change the BPM from 127.999 to 128.000.

12) Now set a 4 beat loop at the end of the track, preferably on the last measure of the track that has percussion. Listen to how the metronome lines up with the last 4 beats. If it lines up perfectly, then you are done. If not, use the BPM INC/DEC buttons to compress and expand the grid until the metronome perfectly lines up with the last 4 beats. Now your BPM reading will be accurate to the 1/1000′th of a BPM. Usually if you’re BPM shows up as an even number like 128.000 this means that you don’t have to touch the bottom 2 grid buttons, and that you only need to shift the grid left and right.

13) Once you are done, and the metronome perfectly lines up with the track from beginning to end, click on the LOCK button to save the beatgrid to the track. This will save the beatgrid to the tracks ID3 information and will make it so if you send the track to another Traktor user, they will have your beatgrid, cue points, and loops inside the track. If you do not click the lock Icon, Traktor will still remember your beatgrid in your Traktor collection, but will not write the beatgrid to the actual track.

Now that you have a beatgrid set, you can use Traktor’s SYNC button to keep all of your tracks perfectly synchronized, and they will never go off beat, and all of your loops, and effects will be perfectly on beat.


Mike Henderson

His workshop will feature two of Native Instruments’ most widely used and respected products, Traktor Pro & Maschine, while giving the crowd an introduction to the technology and techniques of digital DJing.  Plus, he’ll touch on the intriguing Twitter DJ application, which broadcasts playlists live!

Apple Store SOHO
103 Prince St
New York, NY
(212) 226-3126

Time: 6:00 – 7:00pm

Another year, another flock of new DJs heading out of the classroom, into the streets, and up to the decks.  Come join the Dubspot crew and our newest alumni for their first post-study performances at a fantastic venue befitting the momentous student occasion.

For the students, congratulations on all the hard work – come support your fellow Dubspot DJ’s!
See you between 7 to midnight.

Bar 13
35 East 13th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 979-6677

Subway: Union Square

The workshops saw them share their musical background, from their their beginnings in the business to how they developed their sound by studying the classics of old and new, plus their strategies for using the most cutting edge software and hardware on the market to enhance and fulfill their creative vision.

While DJing, they use Traktor as the heart of their sets, plus Pioneer CDJs and mixer with a Faderfox controller for extra control.  Their unique familial connection, as well as the functionality contained in Traktor, serves them well when they perform.

Be sure to check them out… they should be tearing up clubs for years and years to come.

Be sure to check out the first and second parts of the series, and if you’re a YouTube fan, get the videos hot off the press by subscribing to the Dubspot YouTube channel.

Dubspot

The winner will have their choice between five workshop options: DJ Intensive, DJing w/ Ableton, Traktor Pro, Introduction to Electronic Music Production, or Ableton Live 8. Anyone who wants some details on these fine offerings should check out the weekend workshop section of the Dubspot website.

And for those of you who havent checked out SonicScoop yet, their crew has put together a great resource for those special souls interested in all things music.  Great articles on the scene, NYC and beyond, plus technology reviews, music business goings ons, and, of course, some great giveaway contests.