Beatmasher 8/1

It would be great if the beatmasher could loop 8 beats in addition it everything else it does. That way I could use it like I use the Roll on the DJM700/800. As of right now it only does 4 beats at the most.

 

Maybe this is something they give us as TPro 1.2's "Beat Slicer" FX?

 

Is there a list of what new FX are being added to 1.2?

 

a list: yes (in the "official update status thread") but no explanation what's inside.
NI likes be cagey about it...

 

What is wrong with just playing the whole loop and just changing the lenght of a loop with a hotkey? Or am I misunderstanding you?

 

With the beatmasher/roll I can sample in-time then load a different track into the deck and essentially play 3 tracks (2 normal tracks and 1 with just a 2 bar loop) using only 2 decks. Right now I can only sample a 1 bar loop (4/1).

 

Can't you do this much simpler by just using the 4 deck version of TSP?

 

Correct, however most of the venues I play at do not allow for 3 decks for various reasons (2 deck mixer, no space, only 2 TTs in the booth etc.) Plus for the most part it is overkill to have 3 full decks when 2 decks + a sampler would suffice as I don't need to manipulate this 3rd deck. Thus the best option (at least for how I work) would be to align Traktor effects with those of the DJM-700/800 so that if I am playing on a non-Pioneer mixer I can still maintain my style.

 

I see your point.