It could even go as far as bouncing changes in one automatically through all the others. But the increasing number of products like Rekord Buddy shows us that a time will come where there will be one product (that should be called Unity or Conduit or Ultimate DJ Library Translator Pro) that will allow you to repurpose your lovingly crafted library into another format at the press of a button. It’s not like the Traktor Library offers anything radical over the Rekordbox, Serato, VDJ or any other library for that matter. Ultimately, they all provide the same end result, deployed in more or less the same way. I understand why different software companies use their own libraries, but it’s not good for the end user. 6 different software libraries - 6 different and hostile formats. Well right now it is anyway - most things are just a matter of time. You’ll still have to generate waveforms internally of course, as that kind of thing is beyond the scope of data translation. You can choose tracks, playlists or whole libraries, and also decide exactly what metadata to shift across as well, including beat grids. This doesn’t appear to be some half -arsed conversion either. But what Rekord Buddy promises is a smooth 2-way conversion between Traktor and Rekordbox. Trying not going to re-rant over old ground again, but my core issue is that unless you use the basic library tools afforded to you by Apple’s iTunes, you have to commit wholeheartedly to a particular piece of software with little in the way of translation, other than the handful of 3rd party library wranglers. Whatever the motivation or mix of motivations for this, we think this is a laudable move, and hope that the gamble pays off and that Rekord Buddy develops into an even more up to date, useful and disruptive app that genuinely helps DJs with this annoying task.My displeasure with the plethora of library formats is well known, but it seems that Next Audio Lab’s Rekord Buddy may well smash down at least one wall - the one between Traktor and Rekordbox - with some style, provided you’re on a Mac. (For instance, Rekord Buddy cannot convert libraries to or from Rekordbox 6 at present, which is typical of how changes can catch developers out). Learn to DJ using any set-up: The Complete DJ Course The developer says that “the restrictive walled garden approach to library management benefits only the industry … by selling Rekord Buddy as a product and then as a service, I’m profiting from the poor practices of the DJ industry, albeit in a bid to provide a solution to this bad practice”.įair enough, but we also believe that with other entrants in this field, it must have become increasingly difficult to make money from such a niche venture, and also that the considerable issues with playing cat and mouse with the software developers as they change and develop their systems cannot have been easy. There is an FAQ over there for users of the software answering immediate questions and giving a timeline, and also a call for help to further develop the app. Without revenue, I’ll continue to support and develop it more as a labour of love, but user support will be minimal and sporadic.” It was announced via post on the Rekord Buddy forum. “As of today, October 9th 2020, Rekord Buddy is a free app and will become open source software before the end of the year, free for anyone to use and modify as they wish. Rekord Buddy, the program that helps DJs to convert their music libraries between Serato DJ, Traktor and Rekordbox, is now free and open source, the developer has announced today.
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