Richie Hawtin discusses his Traktor Pro setup
Over the years, I have moved to DJing with vinyl to CDs, mainly because of the cost. But I can see that what I am moving towards is using a laptop. First, I want access to all my music, and for that to all be on CDs becomes a bit of a nightmare in organization. In addition, CDs can get scratched, or skip, and in a live situation, that is not cool. Secondly, as you will see Richie Hawtin’s demonstration, the need to beat match becomes secondary to the programming, looping and effects processing that is available with digital music mixing programs. I can keep two records beat matched, there is no challenge in that anymore. Now the challenge is to make mixes that are based around telling a story, creating an atmosphere, and pushing along the boundaries of sonic experimentation.
Now all I need is a Mac…
