OS X El Capitan Compatibility Round-Up

Updated: 6 Jun 2016

Theres always a danger of upgrading to a new operating system especially when you use a laptop to DJ with so we’ve rounded up the latest news from all the official sites as to the compatibility with Mac’s El Captain OS X 10.11.  As always we’d recommend doing a full back before you do any upgrades and don’t do it the day before a gig, give yourself enough time to check al the function are working and you are happy before going into a live situation.

SERATO COMPATIBILITY (Correct as of: 15 Sep 2016)

Upgrade to El Capitan Verdict – YES though check the known hardware compatibility issues first.

• Serato DJ 1.9.2 is supported on OS X El Capitan. You can download the latest version of Serato DJ here. Although Serato software is supported, hardware support for OS X El Capitan is manufacturer specific and some hardware will require the driver to be updated. Please make sure you are running the latest driver and firmware (if available) for your specific hardware.

  Drivers and firmware can be found via the Drivers & Firmware article.

  If you are still experiencing issues with Serato DJ and your supported device please contact the Serato Support team or contact your hardware manufacturer for more information. 

  Unsupported Serato DJ Hardware
  From our tests (or through our partners) we have found the following devices are problematic while running on OS X 10.11 El Capitan and/or do not yet have El Capitan drivers available:

  Reloop Terminal Mix 2
  Reloop Terminal Mix 4
  Reloop Terminal Mix 8
  Vestax Typhoon
  Novation Twitch

REKORDBOX COMPATIBILITY

Upgrade to El Capitan Verdict – In general yes, though check the known issues below first.

OS X El Capitan support: updated drivers available

We’ve released updated drivers to make the below products compatible with OS X El Capitan v10.11.1:

• DJM-900SRT
• DJM-S9
• DDJ-RZ
• DDJ-SZ
• XDJ-RX
• XDJ-AERO

To update your drivers, please first update your Mac OS X to El Capitan v10.11.1. Then visit: Software & Firmware updates

Please note:

• If your Mac OS is v10.10 or older, please use the driver for Mac Yosemite, available from Software & Firmware updates
• If you’re DJing with third party software, e.g. Serato DJ, check their website for information about OS El Capitan support.
• We’ll release updated drivers for OS X El Capitan v10.11.1 and other Pioneer DJ products by the end of December.

Source: Pioneer Official Site

TRAKTOR COMPATIBILITY

Upgrade to El Capitan Verdict – In general yes, though check the known issues below first.

Source: NI Website:

All current Native Instruments products are compatible with OS X 10.11.1 or higher.

Please note that known compatibility issues may affect the use of KOMPLETE, MASCHINE and TRAKTOR products. Please read the information here regarding the corresponding issue.