For deep house, maybe a long smooth mix would be best. Maybe for Drum and Bass or Hip Hop, you might want an instant swap between tracks. The style of music you are playing will determine what kind of crossfade you would like to implement. If you select a 60 second auto crossfade, it will take 30 seconds for the new track to come in and the following 30 seconds for the last track to fade out. This is the time that both tracks will be in the mix at the same time, or how long it takes to move from one track to the next.
There you’ll find a ‘Crossfader‘ section – this is where you will set the auto crossfade time, which can range from 0 to 100 seconds. To set the auto-crossfade time, open up Traktor Preferences and head to the ‘Mixer‘ section. The parameters you need to think about when building an automated mix playlist for Cruise Control are automatic mixing length (crossfade timing) and where you want the mix to take place in a track (Fade Markers). How it mixes between tracks depends on a few different settings. Once activated, it will automatically play through the tracks in the currently selected playlist. Traktor’s sweet Cruise Control Feature is turned on via a little button (pictured at left) in the top right of your screen. Your other option is to create a playlist and use your software’s automix function – in Traktor, this is called Cruise Control! USING CRUISE CONTROL The disadvantage to this method is that you’ll need to have your pre-made ready for the type of crowd you’ll be encountering and what part of the night you’re in. You could have a prerecorded set, which you can then mix into your live set at any point. You have a couple of options when it comes to an emergency set. But sometimes you need longer than that! I know, there’s not too many situations where you need that long away from the decks, but maybe you met someone special at the bar and you wouldn’t mind grabbing a quick drink with them? Alternately, you might need to go talk to the promoter, bridal party, club owner for any number of reasons -so instead of rushing back to the decks, deploy your emergency DJ set! YOUR EMERGENCY DJ OPTIONS There are some tracks out there that I usually line up for this occasion, good 7 or 8 minute long mammoth tracks. You are playing solo with no one qualified to step in while you grab a quick break.You’ve picked up a 4 hour long set in a bar.It’s more likely that the situation you are in is as follows Things are getting a little messy, you’re not sure what’s going on in the DJ booth and you need a break – it’s time to turn to the Emergency DJ set! To be honest though, I hope you never get to the stage of the poor guy ( Greg Gillis, AKA Girl Talk – photo credit dpstyles) featured in the image at right. Even when you step away, it’s critical to make sure you’re covered – so today we explain one of the often overlooked features in Traktor, Cruise Control and Fade Markers. A lot of DJs who are gigging regularly need to step away from the DJ booth – from making sure the bridal party is ready for their first dances, to using the bathroom during a lull in the dancefloor, to finding the promoter to make sure you’re getting paid.
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