Faust & Shortee on SSL with the Traktor Kontrol X1 controller

The dynamic duo behind drum & bass outfit Urban Assault and labels Heavy Artillery and 5 Star Recordings Faust & Shortee perform a scratch and controllerism routine to perfection, taking advantage of the Traktor Kontrol X1's intuitive control over track browsing, looping, cue points and effects in Scratch Live.

With some of their own musical arsenal and customized faceplates on their X1 controllers, they perform a four-turntable routine short of none. Find out how seamlessly the X1 controller fits a Serato Scratch Live setup as a MIDI controller for increased creative potential.

Twitter DJ for Traktor Pro by M_nus Records

What if every underground artist had a way to see what DJs are playing their tracks in the clubs? What if they could not only see who’s playing their tracks, but could see what time the DJ played their track, what country, and even got a message the minute their track was dropped in the club? And even better, what if the artist could actually get PAID for their track getting played? Thanks to a new technology called Twitter DJ this is all possible now.

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DJ Rafik chops up the Chemical Brothers sample "Block Rockin' Beats" using Tracktor

Rafik chops up the Chemical Brothers sample "Block Rockin' Beats", triggering individual cue points so he can re-create and re-structure the lick in his own way. On the other deck he runs a hi-hat a Gater and Filter (chained) and a Beatmasher controlled via X1. The result is a blistering performance made possible by TRAKTOR and the X1.



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