- Device model: Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Silicon
- Version of operating system: MacOS Sequoia 15.5
- Version of djay: 5.3.2
When preparing tracks using just the computer (no controller) I’d like to be able to easily move the waveform, and I assumed that multi-touch would allow me to do this.
However I find using multi-touch really laborious due to it’s very low sensitivity. My Macbook has quite a large trackpad, and yet I can only move the waveform one beat at a time.
Is there a way to increase multi-touch sensitivity? Is multi-touch not the intended way to move the waveform without a controller?
As a workaround, you can use hotkeys to skip backward or forward by one bar. I believe these shortcuts are the same on both Windows and Mac OS. Pressing 3 or 4 moves the waveform on deck 1, while 7 and 8 control the waveform on deck 2.
@t3ks1st0, thanks for the response. Yes, I have various beat jump intervals mapped to keyboard shortcuts, but I personally find that approach quite awkward compared to what I would expect from trackpad scrolling.
Normally waveform scrolling with a trackpad is fast, smooth and very accurate (Ableton is a good example). Instead, DJay Pro’s multi-touch scrolling is very slow, jittery, and randomly switches directions. I honestly don’t find it usable, and made me wonder how people typically navigate their waveform in computer-only mode (no controller).
Do you experience this problem? How do you navigate your waveform in computer-only mode?
I agree, the multi-touch trackpad can be slippery and un-stable. While it is generically usable, it is wonky enough on waveforms that I avoid anything multi-touch while performing. Though I do not turn it off completely, since it is occasionally needed/useful.
With the Mixtour Pro, I use the laptop [3][4] and [7][8] keys to beat-jump. For Cues, I beat-jump around the waveform while the music is playing, setting/deleting cues on-the-fly). It’s an ok workflow, and can be very efficient (once the muscle memory kicks in); but it would be nice to accurately set the waveform (like with a jog-wheel). FYI - on the Mixtour Pro, holding down a CUE button will snap it to the waveform grid.
Two other options:
- mapping keys to"nudge" the waveform, but personally, I find that much button-pushing to be less efficient than the method above.
- use a mouse, which I bring, but it is an extra hassle, so I never bother connecting it.
Notes:
Wonder if Algoriddim could add a mode to restrict the x-y movement of the trackpad. So it only reacts to the vertical (y) axis. For example, something like SHIFT+Trackpad would only give you vertical movement on the waveform and faders - that would be pretty useful.
