# Instant Grid-Aligned Playback **URL:** \ **Category:** Suggestions\ **Tags:** macOS, Windows\ **Created:** [February 26, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060 "2025-02-26T17:24:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/1 "2025-02-26T17:24:33Z")
### 3. Instant Grid-Aligned Playback on Play Button Press: - **3.1. Immediate Grid Start:** - When the “Play” button is pressed for a deck, the track should begin playback **instantly** and perfectly aligned to the beat grid. - **3.2. No “Chasing” or Adjustment:** - The playback should not require any further adjustment or beat-matching after pressing play. - It should start locked to the grid from the very beginning. ---
**Author:** ![PKtheDJ](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/pkthedj/32/8159_2.png) [@PKtheDJ](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/PKtheDJ)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/3 "2025-02-26T18:35:14Z")
I don’t see how the two things would be possible at the same time (unless you have perfect timing, in which case no quantising should be necessary). In other words, the playback would only be instant if you happened to press play exactly at the right time. If your timing is bad (so you need quantise) then the system would have to wait for the next correct grid marker before playing. ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/4 "2025-02-26T18:49:36Z")
Traktor pro work like I’ve suggested. Start linked to the grid, is not necessary any correction. ---
**Author:** ![Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/slak_jaw/32/6517_2.png) [@Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Slak_Jaw)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/5 "2025-02-26T20:05:54Z")
Thanks for the suggestion @Gianni_Notarnicola. Can you please try to capture a short video of how this works in Traktor Pro, upload it to your Google Drive/Dropbox, **enable sharing permissions** , then share a link to the video here? This will really help to communicate your suggestion to the dev team. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Gun\_Offcial](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/dj_gun_offcial/32/8070_2.png) [@DJ\_Gun\_Offcial](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/DJ_Gun_Offcial)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/6 "2025-02-26T22:41:46Z")
I agree with my colleague. It’s really annoying at some point the delay in playback and synchronisation. It would be cool to be instant like Traktor. ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/7 "2025-02-27T10:02:25Z")
Link to video > **[Video senza titolo - Realizzato con Clipchamp.mp4](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BN8aCW37It6lmTaoDy7CFVlmp7ydGp5/view?usp=sharing)** > > Google Drive file. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Gun\_Offcial](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/dj_gun_offcial/32/8070_2.png) [@DJ\_Gun\_Offcial](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/DJ_Gun_Offcial)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/8 "2025-02-27T19:09:48Z")
It would be great if they could do something about it. ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/9 "2025-02-27T19:16:28Z")
You can see the vid? ---
**Author:** ![Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/slak_jaw/32/6517_2.png) [@Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Slak_Jaw)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/10 "2025-02-28T16:43:23Z")
Thanks for the video @Gianni_Notarnicola. This is very helpful. I will share this with the dev team. ---
**Author:** ![Ralfi711](https://community.algoriddim.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Ralfi711](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Ralfi711)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/13 "2025-03-01T15:31:32Z")
Yes this. Locked sync at initial playback. I too desire to use djay in a similar fashion as traktor. There is play in the tempo at first. Also I do notice if you loop a track at the very beginning of a track the sync is a little off. I have to move the loop forward to gain locked sync. Anyone else experiencing this? ---
**Author:** ![Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/slak_jaw/32/6517_2.png) [@Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Slak_Jaw)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/14 "2025-03-01T21:27:43Z")
Hi @Ralfi711, thanks for the additional feedback and information. ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 9:29am UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/15 "2025-03-02T09:29:44Z")
There is some news? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/slak_jaw/32/6517_2.png) [@Slak\_Jaw](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Slak_Jaw)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/16 "2025-03-02T14:46:03Z")
Hi @Gianni_Notarnicola, thanks for continuing to push this suggestion. I will share news here when I have it. In the meantime, please refer to the linked topic below regarding suggestions and our voting system. Thanks! > [@Update to Our Voting System Guidelines \[Suggestions\]](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/update-to-our-voting-system-guidelines-suggestions/24890): > > As a user, it’s essential to grasp the significance of your vote and how it influences our development roadmap. When you vote for a specific feature request or general suggestion: Your vote signals your interest and support for the proposed feature/suggestion. We consider the cumulative votes alongside other factors such as feasibility, resource availability, and alignment with our product vision. While high-voted features are more likely to be prioritized, they are not automatically im… ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2025, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/17 "2025-03-04T18:42:16Z")
Please vote this suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Big\_Blender](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/dj_big_blender/32/7433_2.png) [@DJ\_Big\_Blender](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/DJ_Big_Blender)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/18 "2025-03-12T15:12:39Z")
Thanks a lot, @Gianni_Notarnicola, for bringing this issue to attention. It’s already been 5 months since I submitted this request, which looks a lot like yours: > [@Add "Hot Play" for smoother track starting with sync enabled](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/add-hot-play-for-smoother-track-starting-with-sync-enabled/31269): > > Improvement in handling when starting tracks slightly too early or late while sync is enabled (this happens to almost everyone). If you agree, please vote for this in the upper left-corner-box! Hi everyone, This post is about how Djay software slightly corrects manually started tracks when the sync button is enabled. In my opinion, this can be greatly improved. The issue occurs when starting a new track using the Play button or one of the 8 Cue buttons, especially when you want to play the tr… Would you be able to read through it and see if we are both highlighting the exact same points? Do we have the same goals here? My main frustration is that not much has really improved in the software, especially regarding these specific issues. Due to the low release and improvement rate from Algoriddim, it feels like we’re running in circles. Users keep writing and submitting similar improvement requests, but because of the slow release cycle, users become disengaged, and the requests fade away—only to be brought up again by another highly involved user. (In fact, I’m noticing more and more “need-to-haves” being recycled in this way.) However, considering the number of votes on my request (18 votes) and yours (9 votes right now), it seems we’ve gained some involvement, which will hopefully lead to some priority for this development. Don’t you think? ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/19 "2025-03-12T15:27:40Z")
Nest mount I move to traktor ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Big\_Blender](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/dj_big_blender/32/7433_2.png) [@DJ\_Big\_Blender](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/DJ_Big_Blender)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/20 "2025-03-12T15:35:55Z")
You mean: Next Month you move to Traktor? ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/21 "2025-03-12T16:00:43Z")
Yes, now Traktor Is more powerful than djay pro. Efx on stems and midi mapping with M condition ---
**Author:** ![DJ\_Big\_Blender](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/dj_big_blender/32/7433_2.png) [@DJ\_Big\_Blender](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/DJ_Big_Blender)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/22 "2025-03-12T17:56:32Z")
Alright, sounds good! The one thing I’m missing there is real-time stems—still the case, I assume? ---
**Author:** ![Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/user_avatar/community.algoriddim.com/gianni_notarnicola/32/9880_2.png) [@Gianni\_Notarnicola](https://community.algoriddim.com/u/Gianni_Notarnicola)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060/23 "2025-03-12T18:03:05Z")
Yes, it’s still like that, but you can analyze the tracks first, and then they’ll be managed smoothly. [Next page](https://community.algoriddim.com/t/instant-grid-aligned-playback/34060.md?page=2)