![]() ![]() Besides, how on earth could anything be added to DJ software that could even begin to create more than a ripple? They don’t need to blow it out of the water - a more measured approach is more strategic right now. Let’s be frank, right now Serato is only sparring with rekordbox, and is pretty much on a par feature wise with that. Ground breaking game changing features are worth mo-nay, and Serato DJ has the architecture to add such killer features as expansion packs. The vast majority of users are fully serviced, and the ability to play A to B all night cannot be done significantly better than it is is now.īearing this in mind, my thinking is that Serato DJ Pro will just be better and more up to date. ![]() But the reality, whether you like it or not, is that DJ software was nailed many years ago. Nobody ever sues.īut what could be coming? I’m sure we’d all love to see a heap of groundbreaking features that combat the ones found in their competitors. But if you sign such a thing then you’re legally bound by it, and should respect it, even if in reality Serato will probably just exclude you from betas until the end of days rather than sue. I’m sure that some of you will already have signed the NDA or ticked the box on the Serato forum that binds you to secrecy. That dear reader is the extent of the facts I’m willing to share. So instead, I’ll limit my coverage to what has already been posted (and notably not taken down) which thus falls into the realm of fair game (incidentally spotting minutes before posting this but what the hell). And because I knew it would happen, my decision to forgo the pleasure of signing my silence over for five full years was entirely justified, and leaves me free to talk about what I know.īut I’m not a dick, nor am I a bridge burner. And sure enough, two out of three of those things are already out there. I also outlined to them what would happen - forum chatter, screenshots, and eventually video will surface, simply because Serato DJ V2 is too hot a cat to keep in any bag. They’re never enforced, and when leaks happen we’re free to talk and speculate. But last week Serato offered me a private beta of V2, along with a highly restrictive NDA, but for reasons that I laid out over three years ago, I’m not signing NDAs in my role as a journalist anymore. It feels like v2 has been on the horizon for a couple years, and the release 1.9.10 told me that perhaps that horizon was further away than I thought. There is also a very timely reason for posting this now. So now it’s time to give the floor over to Serato DJ users to vent their spleen, or just posit an idea or two that may help the people in New Zealand make their software that little bit better. Some 176 comments later, NI had a much clearer picture of what you’d like in the next version.Īnd as someone reminded us in a comment a couple of weeks ago, we promised to do a similar piece about other software too. And you certainly let them know in fine style. ![]() Earlier this year, we ran a piece asking what you would like to see in future versions of Traktor. ![]()
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