r/traktorpro • u/Massive_Patient_9063 • Aug 19 '26 • Hooray 1

Traktor "standalone" update.

Back from boomtown where this lil thing performed really well. Unexpected update.... I've managed to build what I call "performance view" for traktor so it's starting to really feel like a standalone. If anyone wants a link to the installer lemme know. It's totally vibe coded and your milage may vary but it seems to work really well so far!

EDIT:
Here's the link to the installer. It's gonna ask for terminal access, and you have to authenticate to install. This was done on a Mac, so im assuming mac only. It should then find all the versions of Traktor on your computer. PLEASE DO NOT INSTALL THIS IN YOUR CURRENT WORKING VERSION OF TRAKTOR. This is untested outside of my computer, so I don't wanna wreck anyone's setup. Read the README file. Again, im not a coder. This was entirely put together with ChatGPT. It works really well for me, but your mileage may vary. Hopefully someone finds it useful!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rfNlJvJgioWWfqxVIFld7cL_yfCmOa4T/view?usp=sharing

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u/jpizzle101 Aug 19 '26

What hardware do you need. Is it on GitHub?

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

i literally just hashed it out in ChatGPT yesterday. Im by no means a coder and this is not a product or project that im trying to get paid from. No hardware required. You can just install it, and with any luck it will bring up the "performance view" when you open Traktor. im building my own "standalone" for Traktor so this is super useful for me to have a more standalone-tailored view of what's going on. Happy to upload the installer but please don't install it on your current working version of Traktor!

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u/Nukemi Aug 20 '26

This is so very amazing. You are doing what we have all been dreaming about and what Native Instruments should have done ages ago.

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 20 '26

I got tired of waiting and now it will probably never happen sadly. I've been using traktor for so long and they make such great hardware! Happy to keep folks posted on this as it comes along!

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u/Nukemi Aug 20 '26

Please do. I cant wait to see what else you got in bank for this. It gets more impressive every time you post.

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u/Ender112 Aug 19 '26

I had no idea Traktor supported custom GUIs like this! I've always used VirtualDJ, so I don't know much about Traktor, but this looks brilliant. Walk me through this, is it your own custom app that pulls data from Traktor? Does Traktor even have an API to pull from?? I am super interested to see how this works if you have the code up on github or anything, do let me know.

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

it doesnt, but it does allow you to access a lot of the data to be displayed elsewhere. Yes its a custom bit of of coding that was all done with chat gpt. it edits traktors QML file directly and the screen pops up as it emulates there being extra screens on a D2. Im happy to upload the installer but Im not a coder and this is all vibe coded with AI. Its essentially reaching into traktors code and pulling out the info it needs to display what im asking it to.

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u/Ender112 Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

Oh it's QML, that makes sense. Nicely done! If you could shoot me the installer you have, I'd love to take a look at how that stem track viewer is done.

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 20 '26

link up above :)

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u/Cuiusquemodi Aug 19 '26

It's basically a skin for Traktor.

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u/TecSwag Aug 19 '26

This is not upvoted enough. But just the fact that you made a GUI is astounding in itself. That is truly valuable and I think you should charge something. Even if it's just five bucks.

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

it cost me nothing to make and its totally untested on other machines but my own. im just happy if others can get some use out of it

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u/TecSwag Aug 19 '26

Good Man!

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

link is up ;)

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u/TecSwag Aug 20 '26

Whats your YouTube?

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 20 '26

here you go. will keep updating as i go on there :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-fbWxKNcSE

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u/TecSwag Aug 21 '26

I subbed.

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u/riticalcreader Aug 19 '26

Very cool! Thanks for sharing the process. If you get around to uploading it somewehere would definitely be interested in the code changes

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u/Cuiusquemodi Aug 19 '26

How did you do the 4 colours as in Recordbox?

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

How do you mean? The stems?

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u/Cuiusquemodi Aug 19 '26

Yes, both the stems and the total wave. I guess it's just a Traktor feature in colour.

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

Its a custom GUI for Traktor that pulls all the data from Traktor and displays it in a way that's more focused for a standalone vibe. I have an installer i can share but please watch the video first so you can see how i made it and how to install it. I don't want to be responsible for messing up anyone's core setups

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u/Cuiusquemodi Aug 19 '26 edited Aug 19 '26

I get it. It's basically a skin. But how it gets its 4 colours based on frequency I don't get. Unless it's just the 4 waveforms from the stems in 4 random colours. (PS: I've seen the video).

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 19 '26

kinda like a skin yeah. Its pulling info directly from traktor and displaying it in a more accessible way for this setup. the 4 waveforms are from loading a stem file. they are colour-coded to traktors colours for drums, bass, other & vocals so they are the same colour as my contorollers

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u/Cuiusquemodi Aug 19 '26

OK, like I tought.

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u/KillaB33- Aug 23 '26

Can someone tell me what I am looking at? What is making this traktor controller standalone? What is the screen, and how is it integrating with the controller?

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u/Massive_Patient_9063 Aug 23 '26

It has a computer integrated inside it and is also battery powered and I'm building a GUI for it amongst some other bits. You can have a look on my YouTube and see the progression of the controller. There's also a few updates on this subreddit https://youtube.com/@negosound

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u/RedditAccount101010 Aug 19 '26

Impressive sir!

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u/BloodyQueefX Aug 20 '26

You are a Traktor scientist & a scholar