If you are looking for programs to play music or mix songs, you probably know that we have many suitable options that we can enjoy on our computers with the Windows operating system, starting with Virtual DJ, of course. However, if this one doesn't convince you, you should know that other alternatives within the same field are equally recommendable, as in the case of Traktor.

The first thing you have to take into account about Traktor, assuming that you already know more or less why it has been developed, is related to the fact that the computer specialists of Native Instruments created it. This is one of the most recognized companies in the world when we think of software and hardware oriented to music content management, so its presentation load is excellent.

Traktor's first release was the original version, which had already caught the attention of amateur and professional users who wanted to DJ or mix music. Still, undoubtedly its update and the arrival of the second version have finished improving the proposal of this payment program, making it one of the most recommended in its field.

If it is about reviewing some of the main features of Traktor, we will have to talk about its capacity to work with up to four desks or players simultaneously, carrying out all the mixes you want. In addition, this service has a synchronization engine that has been dramatically improved compared to the first version of it, and that can offer excellent results.

If you are knowledgeable about it, we would also like you to know that Traktor is based on nothing less than the hardware Allen & Heath technology, one of the best-known in the music mixing segment. Of course, it then adds attractive features, such as filters to pass high and low independently by taking different mixer channels for each.

In the same way, Traktor will allow you to adjust the curve crossfade, work with loops, assign CUE points to each of your songs, create effect chains so that your results are much more personalized than with other programs, etc. It is also important to note that this service is perfectly compatible with most external controllers and mixers that work with music.

Something that we found very interesting from this description is that we can use Zoom of different levels, allowing us to observe, with great precision, all the contents of the songs in detail. If you zoom out again, you will see the general view of the song, so you can analyze the impact each of the arrangements has on the final result.

Traktor's user interface is undoubtedly one of its strong points. Although we are sure that many people who have a first approach to it will be a little impressed by the number of icons, functions, and options, if you have some time to dedicate to it, you will soon understand which are the most important. You will start to make your first mixes without too many delays.

As we pointed out at the beginning, Traktor is a paid application, which we can approach thanks to the Demo version that its developers allow us to test, although it has some critical limitations. For example, you will only be able to carry out 30-minute sessions from the moment you open the program, and it does not allow you to record the resulting mixes on your computer. It is, in any case, a trial version only. You will have to pay for the full version.

If we have to mention the main strong points of Traktor, we will have to say that it has all the tools that we would expect when we think of a music editing program, which stands out for the completeness of its offer. In the same way, its interface is well done, which makes it very easy to take advantage of each of its functions, and to that; we must add that it is compatible with almost any external device.

On the other hand, as for the subjects that we liked the least about Traktor, we did not want to leave them unmentioned, only rather general ones, although it includes several situations we have experienced in our experience. We are talking about the fact that it is sometimes a somewhat complicated program to use, at least in the case that you have never had a previous approach to software of this type.

In short, if you work with music or want to learn to perform like the pros, there are few programs as complete as Traktor, one that will undoubtedly provide you with each of the tools you need to get the desired results. And as we have repeatedly pointed out, don't forget that it has full compatibility with most external devices we can use at home.