How do you buy Traktor Pro 3? Can I please buy it?

GenAffe · 2024-09-28T17:13:16+00:00

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Hello dear NI community, supporters & Native Instruments,

I have an ooold Macbook Pro from mid 2012 with the OS Sierra 12.10.3 installed. When I bought the Macbook, it was easily enough for using my Kontrol Z2 mixer and Traktor Scratch Pro 2 with vinyl control.

Now I decided to day to upgrade my software Traktor Scratch Pro 2 to Traktor Pro 3 because I was reading that OS 12.10.3 is still compatible with it. Unfortunatly, after having a hard time finding the install dmg file of Traktor Pro 3 on NI's website and installing it on my Macbook Pro, there is simply no way to BUY Traktor 3. There's no page for it and the Button that comes up inside of the first small window popping up after starting Traktor 3, saying BUY, will also simply lead to an empty page of nothing (with an internet connection working).

A few months ago, I was still admiring the Update option of around 50€ to update from Traktor Scratch Pro 2 to Traktor 3 but I thought I'd wait a little, until I have some more moooney. Now when life got as hard as it gets, I can't even make my self a little present by getting Traktor 3. I was reeeally very much looking forward to bUying this program.

So anyway…

Dear Native Instruments,

can you please intergrate the page again, offering the update from Trakor Scratch Pro 2 to Traktor 3? It's also not possible for me to upgrade my 2012 Macbook Pro to a OS 13. Highest possible would be Catalina but that's not the issue. I can't use Traktor 4 with my old stuff and ain't buying a new Mac, as I can't afford it to date aswell but Traktor 4 is the only one you're offering. Pleease let me buy Traktor 3!!!

Kind regards

Simon

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Heisenberg

Traktor Pro 3 is EOL so the most you can do is look for a used license.

But if you have Mac OS 12 then Traktor Pro 4 should also run, because that would be the minimum requirement for Traktor Pro 4.

Performance should be the same as Traktor Pro 3.

You can try it out first by installing the Traktor Pro 4 demo and testing it for yourself.

Vocalpoint

"I might consider getting Traktor Pro 4 then but would like to mention that that's not the actual fair, satisfying solution"

Respectfully - another not fair or satisfying solution is expecting any software company out there to support a 2012 era Macbook and a 2016 operating system here in late 2024.

If the company that sold this stuff to you - Apple - has no problem ending the life of your computer/OS so they can move on their next shiny thing - what are you expecting the rest of the world to do?

If you want to identify the true cause of your issue - start with the company that killed off your machine and OS.

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freakuency82

i think NI would make more money, if they continue to sell old versions of Traktor.

not Evry One can update or upgrade.

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/216159#Comment_216159

If the company continued to sell old versions - no one would buy anything new and the company would have no incentive to do anything. Long term - that is not good for anyone.

And old versions are no longer supported on various OS versions which is out of anyone’s control.

maniacintosh81

@freakuency82 If NI (or any other vendor) still would sell old versions they also have to still give some sort of support for it. They would still need to make adjustments to stay compatible with new OS releases. Most software vendors don't sell old versions: You cannot buy Windows 10 anymore, no Photoshop CS6, not Ableton Live 10 anymore.

And nobody is forced to upgrade you can still use your Traktor Pro 2 or Traktor Pro 3 if you desire to you just have to keep the old compatible hardware (and software). Sometimes it works even on newer hardware and software. Traktor Pro 3 was released in 2018 and was sold till 2024, anybody had 6 years to obtain a licence from NI.

And if someone really needs to obtain a Traktor Pro 3 licence: You still buy it "used" from existing users.

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/216176#Comment_216176

I would also add that if a company is selling a product to me - at full price - I am expecting full support. Not just some support .

And in the case of NI - who seem to be bursting at the seams with support issues now - the last thing they need are piles of extra tickets for issues with software released 6 or 10 years ago.

Mr Grumpy

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/216162#Comment_216162

Can't fully agree. There's millions out there who can't afford the newest Mac or PC machine and NI stuff and I couldn't quite believe NI going bankrupt or losing too much because of selling older software.

I've got older hardware (hard to buy stuff 🤔😉) and got Traktor Pro 3 running now. Sound crackle and disappearing bug still came up at first but copied settings file with playlists transferred from old Traktor 2 into the new folder and now it works.

Of course I'd love to have a great paying job and lotsa moaney to spend on Homestudio and DJ gear but as it goes, not motivation and so on is always enough sometimes.

Solution anyways is trying to get a 2nd hand registration number for Traktor 3 and make it work on the machine required. Surely Traktor Pro 4 is also a great program.

The question from the Topic creator was...

How can I buy Traktor Pro 3? And there was an answer after lots non actually relevant to the question but hey...

All good and interesting discussion. 👍🏻

Best, A DJ

Vocalpoint

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/216294#Comment_216294

It has already been stated loud and clear - that fact that you cannot afford a new PC etc - really has nothing to do with this.

In that case - you need to ignore these forums, ignore all promo emails and stick with what you have for as long as you can and carry on. There is no need to upgrade. No need to buy anything.

The software industry is a business and unfortunately - their primary directive is to make cool stuff and hopefully make a profit - plain and simple. And the way they do that is to build new products and new tech in a constant, never-ending cycle.

We all can choose to partake in this cycle or not.

But any software company who continues to sell (and then tries to support) a growing portfolio of product that rapidly ages out because the rest of the industry moves on at a lighting pace - like say Apple as a perfect example - is never going to make any profit, will not have time, talent or resource to make new things and will eventually arrive at a very non-profitable (and certain) dead end.

Hopefully you can understand why.

Kubrak

Simply not true.

Microsoft still sells old SW like WinXP and Office 2000 and so on. So, NI could sell old versions of SW, if one wants to buy it. Time ago, one guy wanted Guitar Rig 5 and not GR6, because he liked better GR5. He was happy to buy GR5 from me…

Anyway, it is good practice not to buy/install freshly new major version of SW. It is sound to wait a year, or even more, till it becomes more or less stable.

Vocalpoint

The only thing that is "simply not true" is this portion of your statement above:

"Microsoft still sells old SW like WinXP and Office 2000 and so on".