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Traktor

NOTE: This source does not support Oldest mix mode.

The Traktor input source is a specialized version of the icecast source that also provides access to playlists for Request support .

Traktor Settings

  1. Locate the 'collections.nml' from your Traktor installation directory.
  2. Click Re-read to rebuild What's Now Playing's copy of Traktor's database so that more metadata is available. For extremely large Traktor databases, this update may take a while. This extra data is required for roulette Requests.
  3. After adding more songs to Traktor, click Re-read again to update What's Now Playing data.
  4. In Traktor's Preferences, go to Broadcasting

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  1. Under Server Settings:
  2. Set the address to 127.0.0.1 for the same machine, otherwise change to the IP address of the machine that is running What's Now Playing. (HINT: IP Address is visible on What's Now Playing's Webserver setting page)
  3. Change the Port to match the port in What's Now Playing's Iceast settings page.
  4. Change the format to be Ogg Vorbis, 11025 Hz, 32 kBit/s
  5. Close Preferences
  6. Back on the main Traktor screen, to activate Icecast broadcasting:

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  1. Click on the reel on the right-hand side (labeled 1 above)
  2. Click on the antenna near the middle (labeled 2 above)
  3. The antenna should change to a solid color. If it flashes, then double check all settings in What's Now Playing and Traktor to make sure they match.