Traktor Pro Is Glitching
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Jul 26, 2012 hi everyone recently I have big problem with my traktor 2.5 & S4:scared: I did find many post about CPU related glitching problem with traktor by this one is non CPU related. Every 2-3 minutes traktor produce glitch/pop/crack sound something similar to static electricity crack but muuuuch louder. Apr 19, 2015 this is a quick fix and the most working method of solutions on windows operating systems. If you are serious about djing on traktor, i highly recommend you to switch operating system to osx. Lew's Mixtrack Pro mapping for Traktor Pro 1.2.7 (4 hot cues) This is a basic 2-deck mapping for Traktor Pro 1.2.7 Set Traktor to use 4 FX units, all set to. Oct 24, 2012 I also even tried uninstalling and just use the old version of Traktor 2.1.1 and still having the same problems. I tried to see if the same happens to my old MacBook Pro (brand new as well), and it was fine. On my Old MacBook Pro, I did not upgrade Traktor to 2.5 and it's still in the original version, and it's working Perfectly. As Native Instruments’ portfolio of Traktor products has expanded, so has the confusion. Traktor LE, Pro, Duo, Scratch it’s all a bit of a mess. So NI have taken this new landmark v2.5 to do a bit of spring cleaning in the product range.
Since I heard so many people ranting and raving about how good the S4 was I decided to go out and buy one. I am using a Dell inspiron 1545 using Windows 7 64 bit, 3 GB RAM and since I have had Traktor Pro 2 and the S4 hooked up I have had a constant skipping/stalling/crackling.
I have googled the problem, and it seem’s a hell of a lot of people are having the same problem! The only pure solution to the problem was using a different soundcard or using a Macbook.
I have try’d everything, disabling wifi, trying out different drivers, playing around with settings etc etc. Some of this has reduced the problem, but it still occurs sadly.
From what I have read, NI are aware of the problem but have not done anything about it to help? I mean I have spent 900e on this product and you expect top quality and service, sadly although its a powerful piece of equipment, but that only seems to be with Mac users, and I can’t afford to pay 1500e to buy a well specc’d Mac.
I’m still searching for the ultimate solution for this problem, but up until now to still no avail.
I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me out in a search for the solution as at the moment I am extremely dissapointed.
Here is a link to the thread on the NI web forum about the problem, lot’s of people having problems: https://native-instruments.com/forum_de/showthread.php?t=123871&page=25
I have very important gig’s coming up and I am in dire need of your help DigitalDjTip’s!
If you have any questions please ask!
Can you do a clean build of Windows? Does the problem only occur with the S4 plugged in? Maybe switch to the 32bit version of Windows as you only have 3GB RAM anyway.
I’ll bet my ass you are running Windows 7?
ASIO hates 7 on laptops… FACT.
The solution is cheap as chips though… Dual boot windows XP and windows 7, keep 7 for normal laptop duties and reserve XP for DJ software only.
I’ve been running like this for 2 year, with only one blue screen of death when doing a lot of work in Ableton while running Virtual DJ at the same time. I think i got a conflict as both were trying to use the same midi controlerCPU is below spec. need 2.4 Ghz. the 1545 is only 2
Check your sample rate, I personally have mine set to 88200 Hz with my latency set to 29.8 ms.
Hmmm, I’m planning on buying a S4, but I have a XPS 1645 with 6GB RAM, and a 1.6GHz i7 quad-core CPU – do you think I’ll still have problems?
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Cheers
EDIT: Oh yeah, 64-bit Windows & too…. :confused:
My first guess would be to give yourself a biggest sample rate and buffer size in sound card settings, it sounds like they are way too low… If I lower mine it basically pops crackles drops out etc…
OK, so I’ve been doing my research on this one. NI states on their website that the minimum specs are:
“Windows® XP (latest Service Pack, 32 Bit), Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (latest Service Pack, 32/64 Bit),
Intel® Pentium 4® 2.4 GHz or Intel® Core™ Duo or AMD Athlon™ 64, 2 GB RAMMac OS® X 10.5 or 10.6 (latest update), Intel® Core™ Duo, 2 GB RAM”
Note is says or for the processors. So is this a minimum spec or will the software ONLY work on those processors?
If you have run Windows and the S4 on a i3/5/7 processor, I’d love to hear from you that it works….
Yeah loads of people have run with i5 its the norm in a new windows or mac so im pretty sure it works 🙂
Cheers, it makes me breath easier knowing that. 😀
I just hope I can tune my computer well enough to get rid of any problems which may pop up with the S4.
Thanks for all your help guys!
Install Grub bootloader or you may run into problems find it on “google ” make working os your defaullt :ie: win7 normal, win xp dj stuff regards marc
or the microsoft way they have articles on it ….
BCDEDIT – Boot Configuration Data Store EditorThe Bcdedit.exe command-line tool modifies the boot configuration data store.The boot configuration data store contains boot configuration parameters andcontrols how the operating system is booted. These parameters were previouslyin the Boot.ini file (in BIOS-based operating systems) or in the nonvolatileRAM entries (in Extensible Firmware Interface-based operating systems). You canuse Bcdedit.exe to add, delete, edit, and append entries in the bootconfiguration data store.For detailed command and option information, type bcdedit.exe /? . Forexample, to display detailed information about the /createstore command, type:bcdedit.exe /? /createstoreEasyBCD is a cracking tool for creating boot up menus, its pretty foolproof. You can create multiple boot options, name drives, rename operating systems and loads more. the rename operating system tool was handy, i have mine set as “Windows Seven” and under that for XP it reads “Traktor/ Virtual DJ”. anyone who picks up my laptop can see at a glance which OS to boot in to on start up.
Oh yeah in the EasyBCD tools there is a little script that you can install which with one click of an icon next to the clock on your task bar, will instantly boot into the other operating system to what you are running at the time.
Great for surfing in 7 and with one click your in XP when its your turn to go up
http://neosmart.net/blog/2011/easybcd-2-1-and-some-big-changes/A mate in Bristol had problems in Traktor & wanted to run XP and 7, but he is totally computer illiterate. Phone calls and emails were leading to frustration.
I searched on line for an “Idiots” guide and this method proved to be the closest way to how i do it – they also used EasyBCD and provide a download link.
Print off the instruction or even have another computer handy so you can click on the links, and follow each step, its not as hard as it sounds!
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/8057-dual-boot-installation-windows-7-xp.htmlAfter the first time you do this successfully you’ll wonder what all the fuss is about its like falling off a log
also had the “skipping” problem but in traktor duo 2. Using an Asus Laptop, with windows 7 & i5 processor. I messed with latency and buffer and it only helped so much. so i looked into programs running on my computer at startup and cleaned house . Didnt help. Disconnected from the internet. didnt really help. turned computer on performance mode (non power saving). didnt help. watched the processes & cpu usage and it didnt seem like anything was spiking and taking over my cpu. made traktor High as possible in priority to see if that would help. didnt really help. well, could have but didnt fix the problem. finally went into control panel and turned wireless off and it fixed the problem completely.
I dont understand why some people suggested higher sample rate. With typical sample rate being 44.1Khz, doubling it taxes the CPU MORE than double because the CPU taxing is rising logarithmically. The first thing I would try is to use 44.1khz sampling rate and test it again.
Also, disable “automatic disable of inactive USB ports” – an option found in advanced power options of Windows Control Panel
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Traktor Pro 3.1
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Hey Guys,
So I have been having some frequent problems concerning traktor that are starting to really concern me going into live shows. I own right now a Numark 4 – Trak, Kontrol F1, and a HP envy with 12 gbs or ram, a 3 GHZ cpu, and 5600 rpm drive. I have been practicing scratching lately with my controller, and it seems that if I scratch for too long (somewhere around 10 mins), for some strange reason the Load will spike and my controller will become completely unresponsive. I cant even flick the line in switch so that I can play my ipod while I am fixing the problem. Even though the 4Trak is a external mixer, I cant even use the failsafes, so I either have to A. unplug the device and replug it in, killing the music, or B.Restarting the unit, also killing the music. Has anyone had this problem in the past and haw have they fixed it?
The other problem I experienced was on Friday, halfway through my set (2 hours in), my crossfader stopped working. To better depict the problem: I had one song going on Track A and was going to fade to Track B. All volume meters were set and raised to around 75%. When I moved the crossfader over to B (all the way over), my monitors told me everything went fine, but when I took my monitors off, I heard both songs were clearly playing out of the speakers! I had to bring the volume of A down to zero to fix everything, which I know isn’t normal.
So basically saying, is the 4 Trak just glitchy, or is it traktor? Is it latency issues? Let me know. Thank you!!
Cody Chesneau
DJ EchobreakerGood questions. If things go haywire after a while, my first fear is always temperature issues (thinks work fine, til the temp goes up and then it goes out the window). This can happen both in the PC and the controller.
My suggestion would be to try with another laptop if you have the chance. This will eliminate it as a source of the problems (or confirm it!).
Greetinx.
You can check the temperatures on you computer by using software like coretemp or speedfan. If your computer gets too hot it usually is just a matter of clearing the vents from any dust.
I think it is just Traktor (yes, I am so jaded with it). It is such a flippant program with way too many bugs. I am buying Crossdj after this weekends gig and will start migration. (unfortunately I have too much prep to lose before this weekend). I am dreading the pops and crackles and glitches that are occurring more and more, that my crowd will have to put up with this weekend. ðŸ™x81
In my experience, issues with Traktor tend to be at least a 50/50 affair and in most cases there is something the user can do with their kit or laptop to improve things.
The annoying part is that you often don’t know exactly what it is you need to do. As mentioned previously, overheating is a major cause of glitches, further to this you could have background tasks running that conflict with Traktor. Also putting your laptop to prioritizing background applications (music counts as background for some reason) might help.If Traktor is so buggy then howcome I’ve used it for numerous live gigs and at home with different varieties of gear without any problem whatsoever? I’d say it’s a classic case of PEBKAC.
There are cooling devices on the market for laptops although these are simply large fans on the bottom of the laptop. So it’s not that efficient in a hot environment.
Hi Marco,
I think that you are just lucky and if it is bug free for you then that is a good thing. Unfortunately not all users have that experience. I have been using traktor for nearly 4 years also and for me the program is getting worse. I am open to the idea of PEBKAC but I have a done so many things to eliminate problems and I haven’t yet found a trick that works (one I haven’t tried yet is using a powered hub and that really is the last thing that I can do. I am also open to the idea that it maybe my S4 that is the cause of all my woes, it is 2 and half years old now and has been heavily ‘mobile’ gigged with.I’ve seen an s4 mk1 that was less than two years old once and it scared me how worn it was. Especially the small, round buttons die quite easily. Most of the deck controls were unresponsive as well. Pretty lame for such an expensive piece of kit.
Sometimes Traktor appears to simply not like a particular laptop. It happens with Macs too. I’m lucky, I had a crappy Acer laptop with Vista on it and Traktor v1 worked fine. When it did start glitching it was because I couldn’t be arsed to clean the fans and it was overheating.
My refurbished Dell Latitude I got for Traktor 2 similarly runs just fine and dandy. I run a DJ script to shut down certain stuff but Traktor works without me doing any of that anyway.@ Newportdj Drew:
If you’re looking at a usb hub get the D-Link DUB-H7, NI use it for testing with Traktor.Well after trying just about everything, I just solved my problem by rolling back the usb driver from 3.1 to 3.0.3. Just in time for a gig tomorrow. I will still take my old laptop as a backup just in case.
Gig went well last night, laptop was flawless during performance of 4 hours. SO for the sake of search engines and offering a fix to traktor s4 audio glitches I would recommend trying out various USB drivers available to see if this improves the situation.
I’m using a Traktor S4 on Traktor Pro 2 with Windows 10 on a lenovo ideapad laptop.
Yesterday at a party I had issues with Traktor, first things were okay, everything running normal and music playing fine.
Then it froze, it’s happened before at home on both my lenovo laptop AND the HP Pavilion laptop I use. I thought it was a bug before so I “updated” Traktor Pro a couple weeks ago and everything was working again, temporarily.
So back to yesterday’s party, the programme froze 3 times in 45 minutes, I have no other programmes running while using Traktor, I turn off the WiFi too and the laptop is always on a stand so it has space to breathe or not over heat.
After crashing for the 3rd time, I decided to update the programme from my Traktor service centre, once updated I was told to restart the laptop, so I did.
When I opened the Traktor service centre again, it says the driver I just tries to install didn’t install. So I opened Traktor Pro, to realise that now the audio from Traktor was being played out of the laptop.
Signal was showing on my S4 but sound was coming out of the laptop, so I went into audio settings and the audio was set to the laptop speakers. When I looked for my S4 to use as the soundcard it wasn’t there.
I could still control the software was my S4, but the sound was coming out of the wrong place. I then decided to plug an aux cable in the laptop and bypass the S4 sound card and go straight to the amp, this sorted the audio, so to speak, but now I was unable to hear the Cue for the next track through my headphones, so I was “blind cueing”.
I don’t know why Traktor keeps crashing on every laptop I use it on and I don’t know why it didn’t recognise the S4’s soundcard, it was probably the update which caused the soundcard not to be read, but why the constant freezing? :/
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