WHEN I FIRST STARTED DJ`EN, I USE TRAKTOR. AND I WAS NOT THE MOST HAPPYIEST PERSON WENT I HAD A GIG. TRAKTOR JUST GAVE ME ALOT OF PROBLEMS AND DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY .IT WAS JUST A BIG MESS! ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY BOTHERED ME WAS AFTER I FINISHED ANALYZING SONGS IT WOULD NOT SAVE THE BPMS TAGS.SO EVERY TIME I LOADED A TRACK IT WOULD ANALYZE BEFORE I COULD START PLAYING THE SONG. SO NOW THAT I HAVE SERATO I CAN SEE A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO. FOR ONE THING EVERY THING YOU DO IN SERATO IS SAVED DIRECTLY TO THE ID3 TAGS. AND SERATO OFFERS THE db ADJUST SO THAT EVERY SONG IS AT THE SAME VOLUM, SO YOU DONT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ADUSTING VOLUM WHEN MIXING. SERATO IS JUST AN OVERALL GREAT PRODUCT TO INVEST IN. IT HAS HELPED ME OUT IN SO MANY WAYS. AND ALSO IF YOU LIKE MAKING MUSIC AND BEATS, SERATO OFFERS THE BRIGE TO BRIGE SERATO AND ABELTON LIVE TOGETHER SO YOU CAN DJ AND PLAY YOUR OWN BEATS AT THE SAME TIME ! AND IF YOU CAN NOT AFORD SERATO YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE FOR FREE ON THEIR WEBSITE. I DID THIS AND CUE POINTED MY SONGS SO WHEN I BOUGHT IT I WAS READY TO GO!!