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<blockquote data-quote="1monster" data-source="post: 781701" data-attributes="member: 37831"><p>i've been getting kinda frustrated here trying to find the right software. i'm not doing anything too fancy: mixing tracks, cutting parts of the track out, and adding sound clips. </p><p>i started with audacity and had no problem learning it. where i think it falls short is when i've got more than a dozen tracks to mix. i end up shifting the tracks with the mouse so much i think i'm getting carpel tunnel. and also if i make a change at the end, i have to re-shift everything all over again. </p><p>i've now downloaded a trial of traktor dj, and after like 12 hours, i'm still figuring out what all the controls do. this differs from audacity in the way that i can't visually line up the waveforms before i test the playback. it seems like you have to 'play it live'. and thats going to get tough without the external sound card. </p><p>i tried traktor because it was the only decent demo i could find. my question is should someone like me be using a dj style software, or maybe another editor like audacity? i realize i may be slightly dj retarded at the moment, and i don't want to waste my time with the wrong stuff. i'm tired of reading manuals and just want to play around with my music. traktor has a tutorial dvd that leaves me some hope so i won't spend the next 3 months learning the buttons..... or will this just help the super advanced users?</p><p>should i get this video or try another software?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1monster, post: 781701, member: 37831"] i've been getting kinda frustrated here trying to find the right software. i'm not doing anything too fancy: mixing tracks, cutting parts of the track out, and adding sound clips. i started with audacity and had no problem learning it. where i think it falls short is when i've got more than a dozen tracks to mix. i end up shifting the tracks with the mouse so much i think i'm getting carpel tunnel. and also if i make a change at the end, i have to re-shift everything all over again. i've now downloaded a trial of traktor dj, and after like 12 hours, i'm still figuring out what all the controls do. this differs from audacity in the way that i can't visually line up the waveforms before i test the playback. it seems like you have to 'play it live'. and thats going to get tough without the external sound card. i tried traktor because it was the only decent demo i could find. my question is should someone like me be using a dj style software, or maybe another editor like audacity? i realize i may be slightly dj retarded at the moment, and i don't want to waste my time with the wrong stuff. i'm tired of reading manuals and just want to play around with my music. traktor has a tutorial dvd that leaves me some hope so i won't spend the next 3 months learning the buttons..... or will this just help the super advanced users? should i get this video or try another software? [/QUOTE]
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