2.1. 64-Bit Application Architecture

TRAKTOR PRO now has 64-bit architecture. By making TRAKTOR PRO a

64-bit application, it allows TRAKTOR PRO to access all the available

RAM on computers with 64-bit operating systems; previously, TRAKTOR

PRO could only access a maximum of 2GB of RAM regardless of how

much RAM was actually installed and available on the computer. By giving

TRAKTOR PRO access to more RAM, it will increase performance of the

software by allowing management of more items (larger Track Collections,

more Remix Deck samples, better playback caching, etc.).

Are you still using a 32-bit version of Windows? With this release, the 32-

bit version of TRAKTOR PRO can now also access an additional 1GB of

RAM (if the computer has it available) providing additional performance

and stability.

ATTENTION 64-BIT WINDOWS USERS: If you are using an audio

interface which only has 32-bit drivers, be sure you are also using the 32-

bit version of TRAKTOR PRO in order to access the low-latency ASIO

drivers for the audio interface, otherwise your audio interface won’t be

selectable in the TRAKTOR PRO Preferences. If you have a 64-bit

operating system, the Installer will have installed the 64-bit version of the

application by default and you will need to take a few extra steps to run the

32-bit version as follows:

1. Go to "C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Traktor

2”. In this folder you will find the current 64-bit version of TRAKTOR

PRO called “Traktor.exe”. Please rename this to “Traktor

64.exe” so that you have a backup of this version.

2. Please then open the “x86” subfolder. You will find another

“Traktor.exe” inside. This is the 32-bit version of TRAKTOR

PRO. Please move or copy this application up one sub-folder to the

"C:\Program Files\Native Instruments\Traktor 2”

folder.

3. Now launch this newly copied “Traktor.exe”—this will now be

the 32-bit version of TRAKTOR PRO.

2.2. Multi-Processor Improvement

A significant update has just been made to TRAKTOR PRO where multi-

processor support is concerned: TRAKTOR PRO’s old audio threading

model has been completely updated and optimised. For users of multi-

processor computers who were experiencing degraded audio performance

since the release of TRAKTOR PRO 2.7.0, the new threading model

should fix these issues automatically.

2.3. Automatic Deck Flavor Switching

TRAKTOR PRO now features full Automatic Deck Flavor Switching for all

users; previously, this was only working when loading items via the

KONTROL S8 Browser. Now, loading or dragging a Track or Remix Set

onto a Deck will cause the Deck to automatically switch to the appropriate

flavor to play the content.

2.4. Parallel Audio Analysis

Also new in this version is a special analysis mode called “Parallel

Processing”. This option can be found at the bottom of the Analysis window which appears when you right-click on tracks and choose

“Analyze (Async)” from the context menu. If you enable the Parallel

Processing checkbox before clicking “OK", TRAKTOR PRO will then use

multiple threads to process many tracks simultaneously. Our tests show

that processing a large collection of files can now be done three times

faster with this option enabled. Be aware, however, that TRAKTOR PRO

will use lots of your computer’s resources to do this and it may affect

playback of tracks. We therefore only recommend using this feature in an

offline situation rather than during a live performance.

2.5. Support for the New TRAKTOR KONTROL D2

TRAKTOR PRO 2.8.0 supports the new KONTROL D2 hardware

controller. The D2 will be officially released on May 4th, 2015.

2.6. Spin, Scratch & Hold a Playing Deck with KONTROL S8 or D2

Touchstrip

New is a preference for the KONTROL S8 and KONTROL D2 which

changes the SHIFT-behavior of the Touchstrip while a Deck is playing.

Previously, holding SHIFT and touching the Touchstrip would perform an

Absolute Seek (the Deck’s position would jump to the location

corresponding to the touch on the Touchstrip). With this new preference

enabled, this behavior is changed so holding SHIFT will allow you to

perform spins, scratches, and holds with the Touchstrip while the Deck is

playing.

NOTE: Backspins are enhanced by the fact that TRAKTOR PRO will stop

the spin as soon as you release the SHIFT button. You can therefore

perform a backspin effect for 2 beats by turning on FLUX mode, holding

SHIFT, and swiping backwards on the Touchstrip. Two beats later, release

the SHIFT button and the spin will stop and normal playback will resume

right on the beat you desire.

2.7. KONTROL S8 and D2 Beat Grid Edit Mode Zoom

When enabling Beat Grid Edit Mode on the KONTROL S8 or KONTROL

D2, the left-most Performance Button will now be active. Pressing this

button will zoom in on Beat 1 allowing you to set the position of the Beat

Grid with greater precision. Press the button again to exit the zoom.

2.8. KONTROL S8 and D2 Position-Aware Beat Grid Tempo

Adjustment

When in Beat Grid Edit Mode on the KONTROL S8 or KONTROL D2, the

two center Performance Knobs are used for adjusting the Tempo of the

Beat Grid—the left knob is a coarse adjustment while the right knob is a

fine adjustment. The new improvement is that these knobs are scaled

based on the viewing position of Beat Grid Edit Mode so that adjustments

made far away from the Grid Marker don’t result in abrupt changes to the

waveform position. For example, if you are near the Grid Marker at the

start of a song and change the Tempo of the Beat Grid, you will see the

waveform move under the Beat Grid by a particular amount. If you then

scan later into the track, adjusting the Tempo will create a similar amount

of motion on the waveform (rather than a large amount of motion) thus

allowing for precise setting of the Beat Grid Tempo over the length of the

song.

2.9. KONTROL S8 and D2 MIDI Controls

We've added a new feature to KONTROL S8 (which is also available on

KONTROL D2) that allows you to use the Performance Knobs,

Performance Buttons, and the Performance Faders below the Displays as

MIDI output controls. You can therefore use these controls to send MIDI

messages to other software or external gear. This feature is not enabled

by default and requires some configuration as follows:

1. In the KONTROL S8 or D2 Preferences Pane, check the "Enable

MIDI controls" preference at the bottom.

2. Click on the Controller Manager tab in the Preferences.

3. Create a new Generic MIDI Device by clicking the "Add..." button

and choosing "Generic MIDI" from the list.

4. In the upper-right corner, select the MIDI port to use as the output

for this Generic MIDI device. This can be the MIDI port on the S8,

or it can be any other MIDI port available on your computer.

5. The next thing that needs to be done is to assign the MIDI message

and MIDI channel to the various MIDI controls. Click the "Add out..."

button and navigate to "Global > MIDI Controls >". Here you will find

a list of the 8 Knobs, buttons, and faders on the S8 which can be

mapped; if using KONTROL D2, the first 4 knobs, faders, and

buttons correspond to the left controller (assigned to Decks A and

C) while the last 4 knobs, faders, and buttons correspond to the

right controller (assigned to Decks B and D). Click one to add it to

the mapping.

6. Click the Device Mapping drop-down menu and it will show a list of 16 MIDI Channels. Hover you mouse over your desired MIDI output

channel, and a sub-menu will open with message types "CC",

"Note", and "Pitch Bend". You can select Pitch Bend to map the

MIDI Pitch Bend message to this control, or you can hover your

mouse over one of the other two menus to open up a list of specific

CC and Note numbers/names–you can then click one of these to

map the control to the specified Note or CC.

7. Repeat the above two steps for each of the MIDI controls you want

to map. When finished, you can close the Preferences.

8. On the S8 or D2, use the Performance Mode Buttons (the

arrows next to the Displays) to switch the Performance Controls into

MIDI Mode (this MIDI mode page will not appear if the above

preference is not turned on).

9. When the Performance Controls are in view on the S8 or D2, the

Knobs and Buttons will output the MIDI messages that you

assigned in the Controller Manager. The Faders will also output

MIDI messages if they are not controlling a Remix Deck (in other

words, neither of the Decks controlled by that side of the S8 or D2

can be Remix Decks, otherwise the faders will control the Remix

Deck Slot Volumes instead of outputting MIDI).

2.10. Pioneer CDJ-900NXS and XDJ-1000 Integration

Full native support for these two Pioneer players, including all available

new functions provided on the XDJ’s touch screen interface, is now

integrated into TRAKTOR PRO.

2.11. Rane MP2015 Scratch Certification

The Rane MP2015 rotary mixer is now Scratch Certified and can be used

as an audio interface for TRAKTOR PRO in conjunction with Timecode

vinyl and/or CDs.

2.12. Additional Bugfixes

• Beta #2 (2.7.5) had a problem with FX routing modes—this issue has now

been fixed.

• Beta #2 also had a problem with playback of long M4A (AAC) files in the

32-bit version of the application. This has been fixed.

• Beta #2 sometimes exhibited crackling when loading new tracks into

Decks. This version resolves this issue.

• Beta #2 could have high CPU spikes when used on some low-performance systems. We have made a change which prevents this.

• We fixed a problem where TRAKTOR PRO would unnecessarily update

the tags of tracks which are in the Preparation List at startup.

• An issue was reported where TRAKTOR PRO could hang when accessing

the Explorer node of the Browser Tree. This issue has been fixed.

• At the same time, we also fixed an issue that could cause TRAKTOR PRO

to crash when opening an Archive folder containing over 2500 .nml files.

• We fixed an issue where TRAKTOR PRO would unnecessarily update all

file tags when clicking on a Playlist .nml in the Explorer node of the

Browser Tree.

• We also fixed an issue where TRAKTOR PRO would unnecessarily

update file tags when deleting items from a Playlist.

• We fixed the CPU Load spike that can sometimes occur when engaging

Keylock or Filter for the first time.

• There was a problem where you sometimes couldn't re-order tracks in a

Playlist without first clicking the "#" column twice and this has been fixed.

• The Battery Indicator in TRAKTOR PRO's header was broken on some

64-bit systems and wouldn't show the battery level. This is now fixed.

• An improvement has been made to MP4 (AAC) audio handling on

Windows which should remove crackling during playback of these file

types.

• When adjusting the Master Clock Tempo via the S8 or D2, we have

removed the "Hold BACK to Reset" text since this function wasn't valid for

the Master Clock.

• This version contains a fix for some crashes on startup which were part of

the first Beta (2.7.4)

• There were also reports of crashes or hangs on shutdown on some

Windows systems and we have made a fix for it.

• A bug was reported in 2.7.3 where a Deck would stop when loading a

track into the playing Deck regardless of preference settings. This issue

has now been fixed—loading a track into a playing track will leave the

Deck playing so you immediately hear the newly-loaded track.

• We also fixed an issue where jumping out of an Active Loop via a HotCue

would disable the Loop—the Loop will now remain active when doing this

just like in TRAKTOR PRO 2.6.8.

• Fixed a problem where memory corruption could occur when browsing and

sorting the Explorer node under very specific conditions with the S8 or D2.

• Lastly, we fixed two issues which occurred when making changes to

tracks (such as changing the track Rating) in the Explorer node while that

same track was already playing in a Deck; doing so could result in the

analyzed tempo being lost (causing the track to fall out of sync) or removal

of the “played” checkmarks from the track. These issues should no longer

occur.

2.13. Controller Editor

Controller Editor has been upgraded to version 1.8.0.262 to support

KONTROL D2 in addition to other improvements and bugfixes.

3. Known Issues in TRAKTOR PRO 2.8.0

3.1. No ALAC Support on Windows

This issue still exists since Microsoft doesn’t offer any native ALAC

support and since Apple’s QuickTime library has been deprecated. While

this beta version does not solve the problem for Windows users, we are

still investigating ways of adding this support to TRAKTOR itself since we

can no longer rely on the original libraries we used for providing this

functionality.

3.2. Fullscreen Issues on Windows

Some Windows users with high-resolution monitors are experiencing

trouble when setting TRAKTOR to Full Screen Mode. This problem

appears to only occur when the “Change the size of all items” Display

Preference is set to a value larger than 125%. Therefore, if you are

experiencing the problem, setting the preference to 125% or smaller

should temporarily fix the issue while we continue to investigate a

permanent fix.

3.3. Crackling During Playback of WMA Files on Windows

We have now diagnosed the issue that is causing the WMA playback

problem on Windows, but we still need to implement a workaround for the

problem which will take more time. Therefore, WMA playback issues still

exist in this release version.

3.4. High CPU Load when Loading Tracks on OS X 10.8

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is no longer supported in TRAKTOR PRO 2.8.0.

Users of OS X 10.8 may find high CPU load when loading Tracks into the

Decks. If you experience this, please upgrade your OS to at least OS X

10.9 Mavericks.