Traktor windows arm x64 compatibility

MonyG
MonyG Member Posts: 14 Member
edited October 22 in Traktor Software & Hardware

Thinking of upgrading my laptop. Is Traktor natively or (emulated) compatible with the new Windows arm architecture laptops?

It feels like windows laptops are finally catching up to macs and I wanted switch, but not till there is good compatibility.

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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Member Posts: 385 Pro

    So far no Arm Windows has been good are you sure you want to get one of these?

    I don't think Traktor has native support yet.

  • MonyG
    MonyG Member Posts: 14 Member

    Thanks. Sounds like it won't be a viable option until native support is released?

    I've been looking at surface laptop and dell xps models with the Snapdragon chipset.

  • Startiel
    Startiel Member Posts: 55 Helper

    They surely are great laptops that can finally compete with the Apple counterpart. The only problem is that people underestimate them due to the "AI" naming and the bad reputation of Windows on Arm.

    By the way, I personally don't think that the "Prism" translation layer will run x86_64 music (and other professional) software that great.

    I don't know if anyone has tested it or if the NI team is working on an ARM version of their software, which I'm looking foward to see in the near future if possible.

  • lord-carlos
    lord-carlos Member Posts: 3,583 Expert

    Algoriddim DJay has an windows arm build.

  • Isotoxin
    Isotoxin Member Posts: 207 Advisor

    I think at the moment it is better to get a laptop with Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (this naming.... Jesus Christ) CPU. You will get a good battery life and power.

  • Kubrak
    Kubrak Member Posts: 3,067 Expert

    If you want to run Traktor on passively cooled Win, you may use MS Surface Pro 7 or 7+ with i5 CPU. Better is to get 7+ as one may relatively easily change SSD to bigger.

    There is no relevant reason use Snapdragon and WoA…. Unless you want to "play" with ARM.

  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Member Posts: 385 Pro

    To be honest, I would wait and see how the ARM story goes, Microsoft's last attempts were, as we know, a complete failure. 😅

  • MonyG
    MonyG Member Posts: 14 Member

    Okay. I'll wait it out to see how it unfolds and when NI releases native support.

    @isotoxin will check that out.

  • MonyG
    MonyG Member Posts: 14 Member
    edited August 11
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/171460#Comment_171460

    I have built a complex and nuanced ecosystem around traktor. I would rather invest that time to go deeper into traktor than to go to a new software right now.

    I just love the fact that you can get so many hours without charging on a Mac, Great performance, everything is plug and Play, and the screen brightness is amazing.

    Ultimately I'm just looking for a comparable thing on the Windows side of things

  • Kubrak
    Kubrak Member Posts: 3,067 Expert

    Snapdragon is not going to bring it. AMD Ryzen could, but it depends on notebook manufacturers.

    And I strongly doubt there will be ARM port of Traktor on Win in comming few years. If ever. Rationally, there is no real need for ARM on Win. At least not for notebooks and stronger tablets. It brings no advantage, just compatibility problems….

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