Rekordbox newbie

I can only give a few answers, since I don't use Traktor that much:

1) You can set shortcuts in Preferences -> Keyboard tab

2) Unfortunately RB isn't as flexible as Traktor in that you can't have different layouts/user profiles and switch between them (extended, browser, etc. on Traktor) depending on hardware and use scenario.

3) Back up is done in File - > Library. I suggest you learn how that logic behaves, since it is different to anything else out there. Basically you have proprietary way in RB, meaning you have a separate database besides you music library. You can back up the database and music independently.

4) There sin't much in the way of customizing, only selecting bewteen number of decks and between vertical or horizontal waveforms. It's nect to the Prformance/Export select in the top left corner.

5) -?

6) Preferences -> Audio. Select Buffer size or click the Setting utility under Input channels.

7) -?

1. Absolutely. See above answer.

2. Rekordbox DJ is quite flexible. In the Preferences, you can customize everything with regards to how the decks are dispalyed (horizontal vs. vertical), how many are displayed, what elements on the screen are displayed (mixer, pads, etc.). I would such simply messing around the various settings in Preferences to get to know the program better. As a former Traktor user, that's how I managed to get acquainted with the program.

3. When backing up, there are two types: a full backup that includes backing up all of your tracks and a backup and a faster backup that's handles database/metadata only (beatgrids, cues, etc.). Simply go to File>Library>Backup. You'll get a message saying that "the process may take a long time" or something to the effect. Click Ok. Then you'll select the option to Backup the database only if you just want to preserve all the metadata, something I do on a weekly basis.

4. There is a plus (+) and minus (-) symbol within the GUI deck. This is to zoom in and out, respectively . There are shortcuts for this, but I can't recall them off the top of my head. As previously mentioned, you can customize what appears on the screen via Preferences.

5.Not sure what you mean. I'm quite certain RBDJ doesn't have the ability to "Pop-Out" parts of the GUI to share across the screen (ex: one screen with the decks the other with browser).

6. Mentioned in previous post by user.

7. Light any software the requires latency settings, it's all about your computer and (to a lesser extent) DJ setup. 128, 256 and 512 are the magic numbers. Start with the lowest and see how the CPU monitor in Rekordbox reacts. You can also set the resolution of the waveform display in Preferences, so if you're noticing performance issues that's an other option to pursue.

The best advice I can give you is to simply experiment with Rekordbox and the various settings in Preferences to see what works best–and what each function/option does.

Cheers.