International musician and man-about-town Richie Hawtin has a track record of collaborating with
Native Instruments on its DJ products, frequently putting stuff through its paces well before it's made available to the public at large -- and once again, the dude's been caught using some unknown gear at a show in Berlin. Seems like pretty much everyone and their mother has made a controller compatible with the company's Traktor line of software at this point save for Native Instruments itself, and that's where this new hotness comes into play -- check out the video after the break starting around 19 seconds, where you can clearly make out a couple NI-branded boxes allegedly designed to control two decks at a time (so a grand total of two, like Hawtin has here, would be enough to control a four-deck Traktor setup). We've heard rumors from inside the company that it'll be available for around $200, which would be extremely competitive for a pro-level box that's specifically matched to Traktor's capabilities. Even if you don't have the slightest urge to get on the decks at any point in your life, the lights sure are pretty, aren't they?
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posted Sep 30th 2009 8:51PM
can i haz please?
LIGHTS!
CAMERA!
TRAKTION
She is using an Apple Macbook, not a dell, not a lenovo. Brilliant.
It's a dude.
Just because he's using a Macbook, it doesn't mean he's a girl. Way to stereotype.
:P
My bad, pardon my typo.
So...?
He is using NI's Maschine to the left of the mixer also.
of course it's a she - because Ritchie is Swen Wath's b**ch
A product type I actually know about.
Too bad serato is (&)(*&)(&@(*#& amazing. If it wasn't then I might actually be interested in NI dj gear. But Richie Hawtin can use whatever he pleases, hes freakin on a different level than from most other producers. I highly suggest his album DE9, classic! Great vid, thanks!!!!
Dude shut up!
Ha, Nilay and I argue about this all the time -- he's our resident Serato fanboy, and I'm usually on the NI side.
Traktor is so much more powerful than serato it's silly. what i'd like to know is how these NI boxes compare to the Allen & Heath 1D or 2D's, which is what Hawtin's been using in the past. I confess I'm a freak about things fitting neatly together (the 1D & 2D fits nice and neat against Xone mixers), I guess that's probably one reason I prefer Macs as well. :P
Yes, except they both seem ancient compare to torq
...
where are the people complaining that DJing isn't "real" music? I guess I'll check back in the morning.
DJing = noisemaking!
DJ's of today are just lazy. When I learned to mix in 1993 it was on a pair of Technics SL-1200MK II's and a beat up cheap crappy mixer, you couldn't just push a button and have perfect sync and then just bob around on stage thinking your some kind of Billy-Badass, you had to have REAL SKILL. Pushing buttons doesn't take any skill at all. I haven't forgot about you CD-DJ wanna-be's either...
exactly - all you have had to concentrate was to sync the two tracks. Now, this is done automatically, so you have time left to play around and think about the tracks and your mix!
just because he isnt using analog beatmixing doesnt mean he cant. comon thats richie hawtin dude. he was dj'ing before you were and you know it. he was also gigging crowds of thousands analog when you werent. plastikman always knew how to rock a party. that setup hes running 2 laptops, 1 with traktor scratch pro another with ableton live and maschine being run as a plugin for ableton. you think thats an easy setup to manage?
im a digital dj too. does that mean i cant beatmix? hell no, i started in the 4th grade when all my friends got into breakdancing. im 35 now so, yeah ive been at this on and off a lot longer than you have as well.
digital dj'ing, 4 decks, effects, samplers, groove boxes. all of these things became a real possibility for 1 dj to handle at once the second he didnt have to beatmix anymore. beatmixing is just 1 skill in the dj toolbox. it does NOT encompass djing exclusively. you think a surgeon isnt a surgeon anymore once he starts bringing robotics into the equasion? also, not all dj's can mix just because traktor, ableton, and virtual dj have auto sync. its VERY easy to make a horrible sounding mix if you dont know what youre doing. the fundimentals are still required. but the tools have evolved and opened up new and exciting possibilities for both the dj and the crowd. i for one find myself at least 4x busier than i ever was with 2 turntables and a mixer alone.
heres a GREAT example of digital dj'ing done right. b33son just using traktor alone. dj from san fransisco =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIFXRHGYqEA
calling guys like hawtin lazy because you dont understand the technology being used really grates my nerves. not everything you see needs to come with a manual and an explanation. at the end of the day, the crowd doesnt care if the dj'ing is done with turntables, traktor, or a nintendo wii. so long as he knows how to rock the party. thats the only thing thats ever mattered.
having said that, I cant even mix with autosync! I haz no skills /:
Dont forget Richie Hawtin is also A MUSICIAN who nowadays DJs
Google Plastikman and search for some reviews on his works
So dude has got REAL MUSIC skill, well beyond matching beats (by whatever means it's you think is a 'real' one)
Please...
NO jog-wheels - finally! They have became obsolete the minute auto-sync was invented!
I've always found jogwheels useful for searching through the track on my bcd-3000, since I use both cd and digital controllers, it's easier to stick to the jogwheel method of searching through tracks :
Long Live PLASTIKMAN!
still have found memories of the earlier works of Mr Hawtin
those were the days...