Traktor 3.3 has been announced, a free update for the groundbreaking Native Instruments DJ software. The new version includes a vast range of improvements that maximize the usability, performance and reliability of Traktor 3. It also brings seamless integration with Traktor Scratch, Native Instruments' next-generation digital DJ system, extending its versatility and flexibility with up to four simultaneous playback decks and other powerful creative features.
Traktor 3 software can now be used together with Traktor Scratch to form an extremely powerful DJ tool that combines advanced performance features with precise turntable and CD control. Through TRAKTOR 3.3, owners of Traktor Scratch can get access to extended creative functionality that is unmatched by any other vinyl-controlled system on the market.
Leaving the limitations of typical digital DJ setups behind, the combination of Traktor 3 and Traktor Scratch now enables up to four full-featured playback decks, which can be simultaneously controlled through any combination of turntables or CD players, as well as synced among each other. It is even possible to synchronize the playback of external MIDI gear and other MIDI-capable performance software with TRAKTOR 3, making them seamlessly follow the speed and exact movements of Traktor Scratch turntable or CD control, which opens up additional new performance possibilities for ambitious DJs.
Further benefits for Traktor Scratch owners include advanced looping features with with multiple storable loops per track and flexible loop manipulation, live internet broadcasting, non-destructive mix recording, and the advanced GUI customization options of Traktor 3. The full-featured software mixer with analog-modelled EQs and full MIDI control in Traktor 3 also gives DJs the option to use Traktor Scratch without an external hardware mixer.