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.

How to setup your Presonus SLremote and Studio Live console software.

Just a quick first reaction to some of the new goodies that come with Live 8.2.2 and Max 5.1.8. A VERY worthy update. The granulator instrument alone from Robert Henke would have been awesome, but all the new control encapsulations and improvements make max for live sooo much more accessible.

It’s a great time to be a MaxforLive User, and a great time to purchase Live Suite if you haven’t already!

Check out the full article: http://bit.ly/a44LMU. In this new tutorial video, Endo shows you how to use both programs on one computer, using a single audio interface.

As long as your beatgrids in Traktor are set correctly and your tracks are properly warped in Ableton, you can mix tracks in Traktor and play loops and instruments in Ableton Live and everything will be perfectly beatmatched!

Mixed In Key is an application for DJ’s to take their mixing skills to the next level by showing which songs you can mix together without a key clash. ; It works with all CD decks, Ableton Live, Traktor, Serato Scratch Live, and all other mixing software and hardware.Check out the website: http://www.mixedinkey.com/

In this episode Steve (The Thrillseekers) gives you all the information you need to start DJing with a laptop. Not only does he explain his own set up, mixing techniques, controller layout & mappings and personal customised fx, he also gives them all away for free!

To download his very own customised templates, which he uses week in and week out to rock clubs all over the world, head over to the Music Production forum at http://www.thethrillseekers.co.uk

In this short tutorial, Steve (The Thrillseekers) shows you how you can use your iPhone or iPad as a wireless, multi-touch control surface for DJing with Traktor.

As well as providing step-by-step instruction to get you up and running, we’re giving away the template and files so you can DJ like a pro from the palm of your hand!

So check out the video then head over to www.thethrillseekers.co.uk to download the detailed instructions, files and templates to get you up and running! You can find the links to the files in the Music Production Forum. Enjoy!

MIDI interface for your iPad – yes it DOES work with that as well as the iPhone and iPod Touch. Comes with MIDI Memo a basic recording app.