Native Instruments has officially announced the much anticipated new Traktor software and hardware, as teased in their promotional video last month and exclusively revealed on Digital DJ Tips last week.
As well as the biggest upgrade of Traktor software in years, with Traktor Pro 2 and Traktor Scratch Pro 2 (as well as the cut-down duo), the company has released two new high-end sound cards, the Traktor Audio 10 and Traktor Audio 6.
We’ve got world-first analysis of Traktor Pro 2, Traktor Scratch Pro 2, and the Audio 10/Audio 6 sound interfaces for you today, each with an accompanying video. Here are the headline details:
Software
The four-deck Traktor Pro 2 / Traktor Scratch Pro 2 software adds TruWave coloured waveforms, sample decks, loop recorder and over 30 effects, plus all relevant midi mappings. (The Duo versions drops the loop recorder and comes with six effects and two-deck capability.)
We can confirm the pricing to be US$229 / €199 for Traktor Pro 2 (US$79 / €69 upgrades), and US$119 / €99 for Traktor Duo 2 (US$49 /€39 upgrades). Traktor Scratch Pro 2 is US$669 / €599, and Traktor Scratch Duo 2 is US$399 / €349. S4 owners get a free upgrade to Traktor Pro 2.
Hardware
The Audio 10 has 10 ins/out including 4 stereo phono preamps, mic, headphones and Midi, the Audio 6 having 6 ins/outs including two stereo phono preamps.
We can confirm the pricing to be US$449 / €399 for the Audio 10, and US$279 / €249 for the Audio 6.
Remember, click the three links below to go to first analysis of all the software and hardware, complete with official videos.
Are you excited about upgrading your software? Have you got an S4 and are over the moon at getting Traktor Pro 2 for free? Are the features you were looking for included in these products? Let us know in the comments.
Phil Morse
