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Traktor slipmats review


I made  an review of Native Instruments traktor Scratch pro 3 upgrade recently, so I thought I could do a Review of Traktor's Slipmats too. They are developed by thud rumble and native instruments and are called butterrugs. Its a ultraslim feltmat with a Traktor print on 1 side and the butterrug on the other side.


The slipmats are stiff and allows the backcueing of the vinyl record to go without to much of friction.
But the backcueing is not superloose either. Maybe thats why the slipmat has different fabric on each side. I dont experience any diference when turning it upside down on the turntable. The friction stays the same.


These are with turntableists in mind and are ment to be used for scratching. There's often an noise generated from slipmats when backspinning, but these give an much lower noise than with normal slipmats when backcueing/scratching.

Because of the thinn fabric there is maybe less vibration absorbing on bigger P.A systems.

The price is 20 Euros for a pair and cost around the same as buying a technics pair of slipmats.
They have been available for a wile now but are still in the dj-shops.
I recommend them, not only for turntableists but also for normal mixers using turntables.

good - firm and not too loose when backcueing, price is OK.
bad - the thickness makes them perhaps picking up vibration from big PA systems.
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