User Manual

TRAKTOR 2 provides a recording feature that allows you to record from internal and exter
nal sources. The way this function works depends on your setup and also on the available
input and output channels of your audio interface. In the following examples, we will use a
TRAKTOR AUDIO 10 soundcard for exemplification.
Note that TRAKTOR records audio in *.wav format and the recorded files can get large pretty
quickly.
18.7.1 Recording from the Internal Source
Recording from the internal source only works in Internal mixing mode.
In this setup we use TRAKTOR’s Internal Mixer and the Internal recording method. This
means TRAKTOR records from the Master Output of its own mixer. You don’t have to do
any cabling with this method. In TRAKTOR, do the following:
1. Open Preferences > Output Routing.
2.
Choose Internal Mixing Mode.
3. Open Preferences > Mix Recorder.
4.
Choose Internal as Source.
5. Choose where the recordings should be saved or leave the default settings My Docu
ments/My Music/Traktor (Windows) and User:Music:Traktor (Mac OS X).
6.
Choose a Prefix, e.g. live_jan15th_ — this prefix will be added as part of the filename
which also contains a timestamp. Defining a prefix makes it easier to sort and find
your recordings afterwards.
7. Choose a file size at which your recording file will be split. If you want to burn your
recordings to CD later, a file size of 650 MB is recommended.
8. Click on the cassette icon in the upper right corner of the global section to open the
Audio Recorder panel.
9. Load a track in a Deck and press Play.
10. You should see the level meters move now.
11.
Adjust the recording level with the
GAIN
knob. It should not clip!
12. Press the Record button to start the recording!
After you finished your recording, you can directly load the file from TRAKTOR’s Browser
>
Audio Recordings onto a Deck.
Appendix A — Common Setups
Recording Setup (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2)
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