I have friends that use both. I don't basically for philosophical reasons -- I'd rather DJ actual vinyl, or do something like DJing (but different) with the computer.
Based on A) playing around with Traktor (without the time-code vinyl), and B) watching people use Serato, it seems like Traktor has a lot more sound manipulation and effects, and supports 4 virtual decks. Serato's interface is simpler, and I don't think it has effects, though it does support looping on the fly. The thing I really like about Serato is the vertical waveform display. With the two channels scrolling vertically next to each other, you get good visual feedback about how well two tracks are synced up. With Traktor, the waveform displays aren't adjacent so you don't get the same visual feedback. Traktor also has pretty fancy tools for automatic beatmatching which work amazingly well -- except when they don't. You can go into a track and fix Traktor's idea of tempo, but I've never really tried it. And I have no idea how using the time code vinyl interacts with the tempo analysis. On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 3:22 PM, Arturo Lopez<arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > I will be purchasing either Serato Scratch or Traktor Scratch in a few > months along with a Windows 7 laptop. I'm going to be getting some > hands-on time with both over the next few weeks, but wanted to see if > anyone has some strong opinions, or things I should look for in > particular. I've heard different people swear by each, but just > trying to cover my bases and harness the power of the 313 hive-mind a > bit. This is just for a 2 turntable setup with the timecoded vinyl, > just mixing, no scratching, nothing fancy. > > -Art >
