![]() But far from being a bad thing, this actually has led to a flurry of development and progress – although not at the pace most users have wished for.įollowing this announcement, Traktor lead Pedram Faghfouri posted in the NI Traktor forum to reassure users that work on Traktor Pro 3 (for instance to achieve compatibility with macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon M1 computers) is continuing.īut the bigger question is: Will Traktor get the investment it would need to keep up with the three dominant hardware/software DJ choices out there, namely Serato and its partners, Pioneer DJ/Rekordbox, and Denon DJ/Engine? In truth, it appears that Traktor has been sidelined from the rest of Native Instruments in recent times. Furthermore, DJing was not specifically mentioned as part of the plan going forward in the press release from the new majority owners. ![]() It’s a move that new owner Francisco Partners says gives Native Instruments “significant resources to further consolidate the fragmented music creation software industry and create a more seamless user experience for music makers”.īy its own account, Native Instruments has thrived in recent years, despite the large-scale redundancies of 2019, with revenues up 60% and user base doubled to 1.5 million – but that growth appears to be from the company’s “music creation tools”. A private equity firm has acquired a majority shareholding in Native Instruments, the makers of Traktor DJ software, from existing owner EMH Partners and from the company’s original founders. ![]()
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