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Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1

In this chapter, we will focus on what’s happening on your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1. By read-

ing this, you will learn:

▪

How to use the basic controls on your controller for navigating through the MIDI mapping
system.

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The list of all assignable control elements on your controller.

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How the various luminous elements give you some important information about their state.

14.1 Basic Controls

This section shows you the command available on your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 for switching
between MIDI mode and TRAKTOR mode.

Selection

Command

MIDI/TRAKTOR mode

MODE + Cues (ensure
both A & B headphone
cues are pressed)

You cannot switch between Templates from the TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1. To do this, you
have to use the Controller Editor interface (see

↑

3.2, Loading MIDI Assignments

When your Z1 is in MIDI mode, the MODE button is lit.

Adjusting Settings for your Controller

You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 in

File > Preferences > Trak-

tor Kontrol Z1

. See

↑

25.2.2, Controller Pages

for more information.

Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1

Basic Controls

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Page 4: ...3 2 1 Select the NI Controller 24 3 2 2 Select a Template 25 3 2 3 Select a Page 27 3 2 4 Ready to Go 31 3 3 Modifying an Assignment 31 3 4 Organizing Your Assignments 33 3 4 1 Displaying the Lists of Templates and Pages 33 3 4 2 Renaming Templates and Pages 34 3 4 3 Re ordering Templates and Pages 34 3 5 Saving and Loading Templates 35 4 Basic Concepts 37 4 1 How the Controller Editor Works 37 4 ...

Page 5: ...Only 51 4 3 8 Touch Strip Pages MASCHINE JAM Only 52 4 3 9 Templates 52 4 3 10 Configuration 54 4 4 To Sum Up 54 5 Using Your MASCHINE Controller 56 5 1 Basic Controls 56 5 2 Assignable Control Elements 58 5 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 61 5 3 1 Buttons 61 5 3 2 Pads 62 5 3 3 Knobs 63 5 4 The Displays 63 5 4 1 Switching Between Display Modes 63 5 4 2 Knobs Display Mode 64 5 4 3 Pad Pages D...

Page 6: ...s 79 6 4 1 Switching Between Display Modes 79 6 4 2 Knobs Display Mode 80 6 4 3 Pad Pages Display Mode 81 6 4 4 Template Display Mode 81 6 4 5 Monitor Display Mode 82 6 4 6 Settings Display Mode 83 7 Using Your MASCHINE MIKRO Controller 84 7 1 Basic Controls 84 7 2 Assignable Control Elements 86 7 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 88 7 3 1 Buttons 89 7 3 2 Pads 90 7 3 3 Control Encoder 90 7 4 T...

Page 7: ...splay 102 8 4 1 Switching Between Display Modes 103 8 4 2 Control Display Mode 103 8 4 3 Template Display Mode 104 8 4 4 Setup Display Mode 105 9 Using Your MASCHINE STUDIO Controller 107 9 1 Basic Controls 107 9 2 Assignable Control Elements 109 9 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 114 9 3 1 Buttons 115 9 3 2 Multicolor Pads 117 9 3 3 Knobs 117 9 3 4 Control Encoder 117 9 4 The Displays 118 9 4...

Page 8: ... the LEVEL Meters 134 10 3 4 Visual Feedback for the Control Encoder 134 10 4 Using Two or More MASCHINE JAM Units 134 11 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 135 11 1 Basic Controls 135 11 2 Assignable Control Elements 136 11 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 138 11 4 Using Two or More TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Units 139 12 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 140 12 1 Basic Controls 140 12 2 Assignable Contro...

Page 9: ...15 2 Assignable Control Elements 159 15 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 161 16 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 164 16 1 Basic Controls 164 16 2 Assignable Control Elements 166 16 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 169 16 3 1 Buttons and Pads 169 16 3 2 Performance Knobs Slot Volume Faders and Loop Encoder 171 16 4 The Display 172 16 4 1 Control Display Mode 172 16 4 2 Adjust Color and Brightn...

Page 10: ...n the Deck Units 194 18 2 2 Control Elements on the Mixer 197 18 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 199 18 3 1 Buttons and Pads 200 18 3 2 Performance Knobs Slot Volume Faders and Loop Encoder 201 18 4 The Displays 202 18 4 1 Control Display Mode 202 18 4 2 Adjust Color and Brightness 204 19 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 207 19 1 Basic Controls 207 19 2 Assignable Control Elements 209 19 2 1 Con...

Page 11: ... Assignment Parameters 224 20 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 224 20 3 1 Buttons 225 20 3 2 LED Chains 226 21 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 227 21 1 Basic Controls 227 21 2 Assignable Control Elements 228 21 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller 229 21 3 1 Buttons 230 21 3 2 LED Chains 231 22 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK2 232 22 1 Basic Controls 232 22 2 Assignable Control Elements 233 22 ...

Page 12: ... Feedback on the Buttons 250 23 5 Stand alone Operation 251 23 6 Using Two or More KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Units 254 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type 255 24 1 Renaming the Units 256 24 2 Accessing Templates and Pages of a Particular Unit 258 24 3 Resolving Device Conflicts 259 25 Reference 260 25 1 The Application Menu Bar 260 25 1 1 File Menu 260 25 1 2 View Menu 261 25 1 3 Help Menu...

Page 13: ...NTROL S8 279 25 2 2 10 Settings for the TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 1 2 281 25 2 2 11 Settings for the TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 283 25 2 2 12 Settings for the TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 284 25 2 2 13 Settings for the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Keyboards 1 4 285 25 3 The Application Control Bar 286 25 3 1 Device Menu 287 25 3 2 Connect Button 288 25 3 3 MIDI Activity Indicator 289 25 3 4 NI Logo 289 25 4 The Hardware Area...

Page 14: ...bs and the Like 322 25 6 6 Assignments for the Pads Press Action 323 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders 324 25 6 8 Assignments for Analog Encoders 327 25 6 9 Assignments for Touch Strips Position Action 329 25 6 10 Assignments for Touch Strips KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES 333 25 6 11 Assignments for LED Chains and 7 segment Displays 336 Table of Contents CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 14 ...

Page 15: ...ditor after a short description of the instal lation procedure chapter 2 Installation we will start with a brief tutorial chapter 3 Quick Start The second part illustrates the user interface of the Controller Editor mapping scheme and the various ways to interact with the software chapter 4 Basic Concepts This will famil iarize you with Controller Editor s workflow The third part shows you how to ...

Page 16: ... and its operation Read for information on every knob button or field present in the Controller Editor s interface You will also find here a complete list of availa ble MIDI message types and parameters This manual generally refers to all Native Instruments hardware controller devices sim ply as NI controller If any information applies to a specific device only e g the MA SCHINE controller this wi...

Page 17: ...g applied you will find the same text appearing somewhere on the screen Text appearing on the displays of the controller is printed in light grey Whenever you see this formatting applied you will find the same text on a controller display Text appearing on labels of the hardware controller is printed in orange Whenever you see this formatting applied you will find the same text on the controller I...

Page 18: ...s Controller Editor If for any reason the Controller Editor is not installed on your computer please check that your NI product is up to date You can do this easily via the Service Center or via the Native Instru ments website If updates are available for your product download and install them You can also download a stand alone installer for the Controller Editor from the Native Instru ments webs...

Page 19: ...rivers and the Service Center 3 In the list of available downloads follow the link to your specific NI controller 4 Download the installer file for your operating system Windows or Mac OS X and save it to your hard disk 5 Navigate to the directory where you saved the installer file and double click it This launches the installer 6 The installation process is straightforward follow the instructions...

Page 20: ...roller MASCHINE controller family only Select an additional subset of assignments known as a Pad Page for the pads 3 Modify assignments to make them perfectly fit your own needs 4 Organize your customized assignments 5 Save and recall the whole set of assignments as a Template In this chapter we will often focus on the Controller Editor interface But the instruc tions provided here can also be app...

Page 21: ... mode it can control any MIDI target s available software or hardware via the MIDI protocol Switch to MIDI Mode Directly from your NI Controller It is not necessary to start the Controller Editor software in order to switch your NI controller to MIDI mode you can do it directly from your controller For each NI controller the following table shows you how to switch to from MIDI mode and how to quic...

Page 22: ...tton dimly or fully lit TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 SHIFT any Deck BACK right Deck Both SHIFT buttons dimly or fully lit TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 SHIFT any Deck BACK right Deck Both SHIFT buttons dimly or fully lit TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 SHIFT HOTCUE HOTCUE button lit in green TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 SHIFT Load both left and right buttons SHIFT button lit TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 SHIFT BROWSE SHIFT button lit TRAKTOR KONTR...

Page 23: ...reen indicating the progress of loading the available Templates for the various controllers Whichever method you have used when switching your controller s to MIDI mode the MIDI assignments last used are automatically loaded along with their last state of use If you are starting the Controller Editor for the first time the default MIDI assignments for your control ler s are loaded instead You can ...

Page 24: ... and the name of the controller itself are indicated by a leading dot in front of their name Upon your selection the menu closes and displays the name of the controller that you just selected The large controller picture below the menu is updated accordingly This area is called Hardware area we will get back to it later The selection made in this Device menu does not affect in any way whether your...

Page 25: ...e disconnect ed from your computer Check the USB connection if your controller is connected ensure that its drivers are properly installed for more information see chapter 2 In stallation Your NI controller does not necessarily have to be in MIDI mode or even connected to your computer in order to work on its MIDI assignments This notably allows you to work on the MIDI assignments even if your con...

Page 26: ...age buttons MASCHINE SHIFT Page buttons MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 SHIFT Left Right Arrow buttons MASCHINE MIKRO SHIFT Left Right Arrow buttons TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Performance Mode buttons left right arrows on either side of the displays TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Performance Mode buttons left right arrows on either side of the displays TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Performance Mode buttons left right arrows on either side o...

Page 27: ...ments will be displayed You can now control the new target from your NI controller Each assignment is recalled at the last state of use the software automatically saves the last value for each of the control elements assigned in this Template When you load a Template for the first time all assignments are at their default value TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 You can skip the following sections and directly go...

Page 28: ...ve subset of assignments for these specific control elements Some NI controllers provide two or more paging features each of them focusing on a particular area of the controller for example the Knob Pages and the Pad Pages on the MASCHINE controller For more information on the Pages see 4 3 The Mapping System Thus let s select a particular Page of assignments for loading To select a Page click the...

Page 29: ... desired Deck S4 depicted You have two Pages at your disposal for each Deck To select a specific Page 1 Click the left or right Deck in the Overview 2 Click the Page menu the orange menu above the orange frame and select the desired Page in the list From the Hardware You can also select Pages from your NI controller NI Controller of Available Pages Page Switch Selection KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES U...

Page 30: ...and Level buttons TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 2 for each Deck A C or B D DECK and or SHIFT TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 2 for each Deck A D DECK and or SHIFT TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 2 for each Deck A D DECK and or SHIFT TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 2 for each Deck A D DECK C D then SHIFT TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 2 for each Deck A D DECK C D then SHIFT TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 n a TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK2 2 for each Deck A B SHIFT TRAKTOR KO...

Page 31: ...ly one of its Pages continue with these few more steps 1 TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK2 S4 MK2 S5 S8 only In the Overview at the top left click the part of the controller left Deck Mixer or right Deck containing the control ele ment whose assignment you want to edit 2 Select the desired control element You can do this in two ways In the Controller Editor click the control element within the hardware repre...

Page 32: ...n trol element s 4 Modify the assignment s properties according to your needs at the top you can edit the name of the assignment and below all MIDI properties like the type of MIDI message to be sent the MIDI channel to use and so on The assignment s details will differ depend ing on the type of MIDI message you choose That s it Now the corresponding control element on your NI controller triggers ...

Page 33: ...The Templates tab and Pages tab allow you to organize your assignments On the Templates pane you find a list of all available Templates both factory and user defined along with an Edit menu holding all managing commands e g New Duplicate Delete etc Below you can see a few additional settings for the selected Template these settings vary with each NI controller On the Pages pane a similar list is a...

Page 34: ...bsynth Lead in the list hold the mouse button depressed and drag your mouse toward the top of the list An insertion line appears to show you the position where the Page is going to be moved to 2 When the insertion line reaches the top of the list or the desired insertion position wher ever it is release the mouse button The Page Absynth Lead takes its new position in the list The Pages for the TRA...

Page 35: ...troller Editor the Template will be recalled with all modifications next time you switch your NI controller to MIDI mode and select this Template You may want to use a modified or a newly created Template on another computer or you may want to share your Template with other users In that case you can export a Template as a Template file 1 Go to the Templates pane of the Inspector and select the de...

Page 36: ...share it with a friend etc On the other hand as you would expect the Controller Editor also allows you to load a Tem plate file To do this 1 In the Templates pane of the Inspector click the Edit menu and select Open An Open template dialog appears that lets you navigate through your file system on your computer and choose a Template file to import 2 Select the desired Template file and click Open ...

Page 37: ...kground service takes care of all communication matters between your NI controller and your MIDI capable targets both on the software side and on the hardware side It stays active even if you close the Controller Editor application which means you don t need the Controller Editor open on your computer to use your NI controller as a MIDI remote control You can se lect and or tweak your assignments ...

Page 38: ...as namely 1 Application Menu Bar 2 Application Control Bar 3 Hardware area 4 Inspector In the following sections you will find a brief introduction to all areas of the software and their corresponding control elements For a detailed description of each of these elements please refer to chapter 25 Reference Basic Concepts Overview of the User Interface CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 38 ...

Page 39: ...evice menu Allows you to select the controller of which you want to edit the MIDI assign ments 2 Connect button Allows you to call your hardware in other words to switch it to MIDI mode and connect it to the Controller Editor in case it is currently connected to its dedicated software 3 MIDI Activity indicator except for KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboards Shows any incoming outgoing MIDI data for...

Page 40: ...s affected by the Page or Knob Page selection in the menu Please refer to section 4 3 2 Pages or Knob Pages for more information on this The Page feature is not available on the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MASCHINE controllers only If the Pad Page feature is activated an additional blue Pad Page menu allows you to select a particular page of assignments for the pads The blue frame highlights the Pad Page a...

Page 41: ... later in this manual 4 2 4 Inspector At the right of the Hardware area the Inspector is the control tower of your mapping system There you can precisely define what has to be done on your target when you press turn or move anything on your NI controller Moreover you can organize all your assignments into Pa ges and Templates Section 25 5 The Inspector will give you a detailed description of all w...

Page 42: ...s name and modify its name by double clicking it 2 Template Edit menu and Factory Templates menu The Edit menu provides you with editing functions like New Save As etc The Factory Templates menu allows you to load factory Tem plates 3 Template Properties area Gives you access to the properties of the Template that is current ly selected in the upper Template list The Template Properties area is av...

Page 43: ...ave different sets of Pa ges This feature is not available on TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 if you are currently working on a Template for this controller you cannot activate the Pages pane the tab is grayed out Pages are sets of assignments for specific control elements For more info see 4 3 The Mapping System Basic Concepts Overview of the User Interface CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 43 ...

Page 44: ...index number uneditable and a name editable There you can select a Page for editing by clicking its name and modify its name by double clicking it On the MASCHINE controllers you can rearrange the page order via drag and drop You can also select a Page via the orange Knob Page menu in the Hardware area or possibly from your NI controller Basic Concepts Overview of the User Interface CONTROLLER EDI...

Page 45: ...e pads in the Hardware area or from your controller On the MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO controllers use the Group buttons labeled A to H on the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller hold the GROUP button and use pad 9 16 5 Pad Page Edit menu Provides you with editing functions like New Duplicate etc The following elements are available only if you are working on the assignments for the MA SCHINE STUDI...

Page 46: ...d a name editable You can select a Jog Wheel Page for edit ing by clicking its name and modify its name by double clicking it You can rearrange the page order via drag and drop You can also select a Jog Wheel Page via the Jog Wheel Page menu above the jog wheel in the Hardware area or using the FUNCTION buttons on your MA SCHINE STUDIO controller when in MIDI mode 11 Jog Wheel Page Edit menu Provi...

Page 47: ...l element The index number and the name of the Page of the selected control element this is empty for elements not included in a Page The element description not editable and its name editable MASCHINE controller family Depending on the controller and the selected control ele ment an additional setting can be available in the Description area See section 25 5 3 Assign Pane for more details Basic C...

Page 48: ...s you to efficiently or ganize your assignments This makes the whole mapping process a lot easier and informs you about what will happen whenever you actuate a control element on your NI controller The next paragraphs will introduce you to some basic concepts 4 3 1 Assignments An assignment defines which MIDI event is triggered by a particular control element Available MIDI event types are MIDI No...

Page 49: ...e Knob Page area are updated accordingly All Knob Pages are stored as an editable list on the Pages pane of the Inspector for detailed information about the Inspector see 25 5 The Inspector 4 3 3 Pad Pages MASCHINE Controller Family Only On the MASCHINE STUDIO MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controllers you also have access to optional pages of assignments dedicated to the pads the Pad Pages T...

Page 50: ...nspector in section 25 5 The Inspector If activated you can switch the available I O and Level Pages by pressing the Input buttons IN1 IN2 IN3 IN4 and Level meter buttons MST GRP SND CUE on your controller The lit button indicates which I O and Level page is currently active You can also do this in the Controller Editor via the I O and Level Page menu in the Hardware area or the I O and Level Page...

Page 51: ... list on the Pages pane in the Inspector you will find all details about the Inspector in section 25 5 The Inspector The Matrix Pages can be activated or deactivated depending on your needs via the Enable Matrix Pages button in the Inspector s Pages pane If activated you can switch the available Matrix Pages via the Matrix Page menu in the Hardware area or via the Matrix Page list in the Inspector...

Page 52: ...ips are updated accordingly The eight available Touch Strip Pages are stored as an editable list on the Pages pane in the Inspector you will find all details about the Inspector in section 25 5 The Inspector The Touch Strip Pages can be activated or deactivated depending on your needs via the Ena ble Touch Strip Pages button in the Inspector s Pages pane If activated you can switch the available T...

Page 53: ...ol ele ment Templates can be stored as distinct files on your computer These files have the following ex tensions NI Controller Template File Extension KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES nckk MASCHINE ncm MASCHINE MK2 ncm2 MASCHINE MIKRO ncmm MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 ncmm2 MASCHINE STUDIO ncmst MASCHINE JAM ncmj TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 nckx1 TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 nckx1m2 TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 nckf1 TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 n...

Page 54: ...ing set of data contains all listed Templates with all included pages and assignments and the index of the currently selected Template The working data sets for all controllers can be stored as a single Configuration file on your computer This type of file has the extension ncc 4 4 To Sum Up By utilizing your NI controller and the Hardware Service the Controller Editor and the NI back ground servi...

Page 55: ...mapping scheme using Templates and Pages which is partly mirrored on your NI controller you can prepare as many assignments as you want and recall them instantly during your live performance In the next chapters we will show you how to use your NI controller s with the assignments defined within the Controller Editor Basic Concepts To Sum Up CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 55 ...

Page 56: ...e MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 5 1 Basic Controls Thi...

Page 57: ... MASCHINE mode SHIFT CONTR OL Templates SHIFT Page buttons Knob Pages Page buttons Pad Pages if activated Group buttons Display mode SHIFT Buttons 1 8 Using Your MASCHINE Controller Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 57 ...

Page 58: ...utton is dimly lit Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your MASCHINE controller by entering its Settings display mode or by going to File Preferences Maschine Controller See 5 4 7 Settings Display Mode for more information 5 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the MASCHINE controller in the Device menu of the Application Control Bar this is what the...

Page 59: ...area blue frame and the red Selection Frame on the currently selected control element pad 10 in the picture above The MASCHINE controller holds the following areas The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the MA SCHINE software We use these names here only to describe the interface Using Your MASCHINE Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Man...

Page 60: ...nnot be assigned in the Controller Editor 5 Knob Page area The Knob Page area holds a set of eight buttons and eight knobs with the buttons being placed above and the knobs below the two displays respectively These sixteen control elements are freely assignable The Knob Page area is indicated by an orange frame and headed by the Knob Page menu The buttons and knobs in the Knob Page area can also h...

Page 61: ... Pads Hit action 25 6 4 Assignments for the Pads Hit Action Pads Press action 25 6 6 Assignments for the Pads Press Action Knobs 25 6 8 Assignments for Analog Encoders 5 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller The fast bidirectional communication between your MASCHINE controller and the Hardware Service on the software side allows status indications on your controller to be made in real time Your MAS...

Page 62: ...count to update the button and LED state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode internal or re mote via MIDI you want to use This is done via the LED On menu in the Assign pane of the Inspector For more information on the button modes LED On menu and MIDI feedback mode see 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Moreover for the Buttons 1 8 above the displays the particular as...

Page 63: ...n on the various display modes on your MASCHINE controller see next section 5 4 The Displays The displays on your MASCHINE controller can show different parts of your mapping configu ration depending on the display mode that is activated Each display mode modifies the behav ior of Buttons 1 8 above the displays and Knobs 1 8 below them Learn more about the differ ent display modes available for th...

Page 64: ...he one you will use the most In this mode the displays show the currently loaded Knob Page with its eight button assignments on the top row and its eight knob assignments on the bottom row The Knobs display mode mirrors the currently loaded Knob Page This display mode allows you to see which MIDI message is currently assigned to each control element in the loaded Knob Page In this mode the 16 cont...

Page 65: ...second setting can be useful for some types of controls e g a stereo balance This only affects the value bar shown on the displays the real MIDI value will go from 0 to 127 anyway Please refer to section 25 6 8 Assignments for Analog Encoders for more information on this 5 4 3 Pad Pages Display Mode The Pad Pages display mode labeled PADS on the displays allows you to check the current assignation...

Page 66: ...are area or the Knob Pages list in the Inspector s Pages pane and on the MASCHINE controller you have the Page buttons at your disposal But the Knob Pages display mode allows you a greater control over the Knob Page selection from the MASCHINE controller Unlike the Knob Page menu and Knob Pages list you don t have to open the Controller Ed itor to switch to another Knob Page Unlike the Page button...

Page 67: ...oad the selected Template Like for the Knob Pages this functionality is already available in many ways in the Controller Editor you can use the Template list in the Inspector s Templates pane and on the MA SCHINE controller you can press SHIFT Page buttons The Template display mode allows you a greater control over the Template selection from your controller though for the reasons explained as tho...

Page 68: ...ows you to adjust relevant parameters and provides information about your MASCHINE controller The Settings display mode provides access to parameters for your MASCHINE controller The settings are grouped in the left display They are the same as in File Preferences Ma schine Controller The settings are Brightness Changes the backlight of the displays Pad Sensitivity Changes the sensitivity of the p...

Page 69: ... In the bottom part of the display you see the version numbers of the NI Hardware Service and hardware drivers Using Your MASCHINE Controller The Displays CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 69 ...

Page 70: ... the MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 6 1 Basic Controls ...

Page 71: ...ode SHIFT Buttons 3 8 For more information on Templates Knob Pages and Pad Pages see 4 3 The Map ping System For more information on the display modes see 6 4 The Displays There you will also learn another way to select and load Templates and Knob Pages from your controller Using Your MASCHINE MK2 Controller Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 71 ...

Page 72: ...g its Settings display mode or by going to File Preferences Maschine Controller MK2 See 6 4 6 Set tings Display Mode for more information 6 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the MASCHINE MK2 controller in the Device menu of the Application Control Bar this is what the Hardware area looks like Using Your MASCHINE MK2 Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 72 ...

Page 73: ...rea blue frame and the red Selection Frame on the currently selected control element pad 1 in the picture above The MASCHINE MK2 controller holds the following areas The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the MA SCHINE software We use these names here only to describe the interface Using Your MASCHINE MK2 Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDIT...

Page 74: ...e assigned in the Con troller Editor 5 Knob Page area The Knob Page area holds a set of eight buttons and eight knobs with the buttons being placed above and the knobs below the two displays respectively These sixteen control elements are freely assignable The Knob Page area is indicated by an orange frame and headed by the Knob Page menu The buttons and knobs in the Knob Page area can also have o...

Page 75: ...action 25 6 4 Assignments for the Pads Hit Action Pads Press action 25 6 6 Assignments for the Pads Press Action Knobs 1 8 25 6 8 Assignments for Analog Encoders Control encoder Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Control encoder Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders 6 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller The fast bidirectional communication between your MASCHINE MK2 controlle...

Page 76: ...ement mode the Off state corresponds to the zero value while the On state corresponds to a value greater than zero See section 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons for more information on the various button modes Multicolor Buttons The eight Group buttons of your controller are equipped with RGB LEDs This by far extends the monitoring possibilities of these control elements Their lighting behavior direc...

Page 77: ...led via MIDI feedback see below In Indexed mode you can precisely define from within your MIDI tar get which color the button will use Controlling the Button State The On Off state of each single color or multicolor button can be controlled in two ways in ternally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button a...

Page 78: ...other message types the LED stays at low brightness 6 3 3 Knobs The assignments for the eight Knobs under the displays are indicated within the displays in Knobs display mode If a Knob is not assigned the display reads OFF For more information on the various display modes on your MASCHINE MK2 controller see section 6 4 The Displays 6 3 4 Control Encoder The Control encoder has no direct visual fee...

Page 79: ...ssed This screen allows you to select the desired display mode On the top you find six fields repre senting the six display modes from left to right MONITOR SETTINGS KNOBS PADS PAGE and TEM PLATE To switch to any of the display modes hold the SHIFT button and press the correspond ing Button 3 8 above the displays At any time you can press the SHIFT button again and switch to another display mode I...

Page 80: ...e correspond ing control element the name you defined there appears here if you haven t defined any name for that control element yet its label is simply its assigned MIDI message In the lower row the displays additionally show the current value for each Knob These values can be displayed in two views either via numerical values like in the picture above or via small bars The Knobs display mode wi...

Page 81: ...the displays allows you to check the current assignations for the pads of your MASCHINE MK2 controller by mirroring the current Pad Page The Pad Pages display mode mirrors the Pad Page currently loaded On the left display you find some general information about the loaded Template Knob Page and Pad Page The right display summarizes the pads assignments stored in the active Pad Page 6 4 4 Template ...

Page 82: ...a sons already explained in the previous section for the Knob Pages When you reach the end of the list you can choose whether the selection has to jump to the other list end or stay on this last item This can be set in Preferences General Wrap Template and Page Lists 6 4 5 Monitor Display Mode The Monitor display mode provides you with useful information about the MIDI data sent by your MASCHINE M...

Page 83: ...s are grouped in the left display They are the same as in File Preferences Ma schine MK2 The settings are Brightness Changes the backlight of the displays Pad Sensitivity Changes the sensitivity of the pads Contrast L Sets the contrast for the left display Contrast R Sets the contrast for the right display The right display provides you with some important information about your MASCHINE MK2 contr...

Page 84: ... the MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 7 1 Basic Controls ...

Page 85: ...ROUP pads 9 16 Display mode NAV F1 F3 For more information on Templates Knob Pages and Pad Pages see 4 3 The Map ping System For more information on the display modes see 7 4 The Display When your MASCHINE MIKRO controller is in MIDI mode its SHIFT button is dimly lit Using Your MASCHINE MIKRO Controller Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 85 ...

Page 86: ...e Mikro See 7 4 4 Setup Display Mode for more information 7 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the MASCHINE MIKRO controller in the Device menu of the Application Con trol Bar this is what the Hardware area looks like The Hardware area representing the MASCHINE MIKRO controller Using Your MASCHINE MIKRO Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 86 ...

Page 87: ...icated by an orange frame and headed by the Knob Page menu The Knob Page area includes the F1 F2 and F3 buttons along with the Control encoder The control elements in the Knob Page area can also have other functions according to the display mode that is currently active This is also the case for the ENTER button See 7 4 The Display for more on this If the Pad Page feature is deactivated the GROUP ...

Page 88: ...emplates Pane for more information Assignment Parameters The following table summarizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Pads Hit action 25 6 4 Assignments for the Pads Hit Action Pads Press action 25 6 6 Assignments for the Pads Press Action Control encoder ...

Page 89: ...on modes Controlling the Button State The On Off state of each button can be controlled in two ways internally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button and LED state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which ...

Page 90: ...n the display in Control display mode If the knob is not assigned and you didn t change its default label the display reads OFF For more information on the various display modes on your MASCHINE MIKRO control ler see next section 7 4 The Display The display on your MASCHINE MIKRO controller can show different parts of your mapping configuration depending on the display mode that is activated Learn...

Page 91: ...ther display mode 7 4 2 Control Display Mode The Control display mode is probably the one you will use the most To switch to the Control display mode press NAV F2 In this mode the display shows the assignments for the currently loaded Knob Page with its three button assignments on the top row for the F1 F3 buttons and its Control encoder as signment on the bottom row The Control display mode mirro...

Page 92: ...e the list of your Templates as defined in the Inspector s Templates pane The active Template is highlighted 1 Turn the Control encoder to scroll through the list and find the Template you wish to load next The selected Template is indicated by a dotted frame 2 When you have it press the Control encoder to load the selected Template Instead of the Control encoder you can also use the Left Right Ar...

Page 93: ...3 The Setup display mode provides access to parameters for your MASCHINE MIKRO controller The settings appear on the bottom row of the display 1 Press the Left Right Arrow buttons repeatedly to scroll through the available settings 2 Turn the Control encoder to change the value for a particular setting The settings are the same as in File Preferences Maschine Mikro These are Brightness Adjusts the...

Page 94: ... Below you see the version number of the NI Hardware Service Using Your MASCHINE MIKRO Controller The Display CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 94 ...

Page 95: ...in the MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 8 1 Basic Control...

Page 96: ... pads 9 16 Display mode NAV F1 F3 For more information on Templates Knob Pages and Pad Pages see 4 3 The Map ping System For more information on the display modes see 8 4 The Display When your MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller is in MIDI mode its SHIFT button is dimly lit Using Your MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Controller Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 96 ...

Page 97: ...ro MK2 See 8 4 4 Setup Display Mode for more information 8 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller in the Device menu of the Application Control Bar this is what the Hardware area looks like The Hardware area representing the MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller Using Your MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 97 ...

Page 98: ...the Knob Page area indicated by an orange frame and headed by the Knob Page menu The Knob Page area includes the F1 F2 and F3 buttons along with the Control encoder The control elements in the Knob Page area can also have other functions according to the display mode that is currently active See 8 1 Basic Controls for more on this If the Pad Page feature is deactivated the GROUP button becomes fre...

Page 99: ...ates Pane for more information Assignment Parameters The following table summarizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Pads Hit action 25 6 4 Assignments for the Pads Hit Action Pads Press action 25 6 6 Assignments for the Pads Press Action Control encoder Push...

Page 100: ...e Color Buttons For all buttons except the GROUP button the LEDs below each button can have three states off dimmed and bright All are white except for the PLAY button green and the REC button red The LED states directly indicate the button states Button State LED State Not assigned Off Assigned Off state Dimmed Assigned On state Bright For buttons in Increment mode the Off state corresponds to th...

Page 101: ...Both colors will be used at full brightness HSB mode This mode is only available when the button s state is controlled via MIDI feed back see below In HSB mode you can precisely define from within your MIDI target which color the button will use Indexed mode This mode is only available when the button s state is controlled via MIDI feedback see below In Indexed mode you can precisely define from w...

Page 102: ...ion is assigned to the Note message type the LED has a low brightness to show the Off state and a high brightness to show the On state For all other message types the LED stays at low brightness 8 3 3 Control Encoder The assignment for the Control encoder is indicated within the display in Control display mode If the knob is not assigned and you didn t change its default label the display reads OF...

Page 103: ... switch to any of the display modes hold the NAV button and press the desired F1 F3 button above the display At any time you can press the NAV button again and switch to another display mode 8 4 2 Control Display Mode The Control display mode is probably the one you will use the most To switch to the Control display mode press NAV F2 In this mode the display shows the assignments for the currently...

Page 104: ...middle of the display you can see the Template Knob Page and possibly Pad Page that are currently active You can switch these at any time using the usual shortcuts see 7 1 Basic Controls 8 4 3 Template Display Mode The Template display mode allows you to switch between Templates To switch to the Template display mode press NAV F1 The Template display mode gives you a greater control over Template ...

Page 105: ...tion from your controller Unlike the Template list in the Controller Editor interface you don t have to open the Con troller Editor to switch to another Template Unlike using the shortcut SHIFT Left Right Arrow buttons on your controller you can qui etly choose the next Template to be loaded even if it s not the one right after before the Template currently loaded You can check its name to remembe...

Page 106: ...trast Adjusts the contrast of the display Pad Sensitivity Changes the sensitivity of the pads The middle part of the display provides you with some important information about your MA SCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller and the Hardware Service In the upper part you find the firmware version of your MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controller along with its serial number Below you see the version number of the NI Hardw...

Page 107: ... can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 9 1 Basic Controls This section shows y...

Page 108: ...CHINE mode SHIFT CHANNEL Templates SHIFT Page buttons Knob Pages Page buttons Pad Pages if activated Group buttons Display mode SHIFT Buttons 3 8 Using Your MASCHINE STUDIO Controller Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 108 ...

Page 109: ...its SHIFT button is dimly lit Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your MASCHINE STUDIO controller by entering its Settings display mode or by going to File Preferences Maschine Studio See 9 4 2 Settings Dis play Mode for more information 9 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the MASCHINE STUDIO controller in the Device menu of the Application Con tr...

Page 110: ...ntroller holds the following areas The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the MA SCHINE software We use these names here only to describe the interface Using Your MASCHINE STUDIO Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 110 ...

Page 111: ...pads If you activated the Enable Pad Pages button in the Pages pane of the Inspector a Pad Page area indicated by the blue frame groups the pads together and is headed by the Pad Page menu 6 EDIT area The EDIT area displays eight freely assignable buttons above the jog wheel namely COPY PASTE NOTE NUDGE UNDO REDO QUANTIZE and CLEAR In addition the jog wheel itself and its outer ring can also be fr...

Page 112: ...rmore both are stereo inputs For each of them you can assign messages to the tip and ring inputs independently To Sum Up All control elements on your MASCHINE STUDIO controller are freely assignable to MIDI events with the limitations due to the type of control element with the following exceptions The Page buttons FUNCTION buttons and the SHIFT button have a predefined function see previous secti...

Page 113: ...Important Update the Controller Firmware to the Latest Version Touch sensitivity features have been introduced in Controller Editor 1 7 1 for Knobs 1 8 e g the new Touch action These features will work on your MASCHINE STUDIO controller only if its firmware is in version 22 or greater If Controller Editor is running and you connect a MASCHINE STUDIO controller that has a firmware version lower tha...

Page 114: ... internet click the Close button in the warning message You will be able to use Controller Editor but the touch sensitivity fea tures of your MASCHINE STUDIO controller won t be available You can download the Device Updater at a later point by opening the page at http www native instru ments com en support downloads in your internet browser clicking the Drivers and oth er files link scrolling to t...

Page 115: ...ns in Increment mode the Off state corresponds to the zero value while the On state corresponds to a value greater than zero See section 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons for more information on the various button modes Multicolor Buttons The eight Group buttons of your controller are equipped with RGB LEDs This by far extends the monitoring possibilities of these control elements Their lighting beha...

Page 116: ...d via MIDI feedback see below In Indexed mode you can precisely define from within your MIDI tar get which color the button will use Controlling the Button State The On Off state of each single color or multicolor button can be controlled in two ways in ternally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and...

Page 117: ...displays in Knobs display mode If a Knob is not assigned the display reads OFF The MCU Mode check box allows you to set your MASCHINE STUDIO controller displays to MCU mode in order to receive Mackie Control feedback from your DAW while keeping the original assignment of the Buttons and Knobs in the Knob Page area The MCU Mode setting applies Page wide For more information on the various display m...

Page 118: ...our MASCHINE STUDIO controller in MIDI mode when the SHIFT button is depressed This screen allows you to select the desired display mode On the top you find six fields repre senting the six display modes from left to right SETTINGS CALIBRATION MONITOR KNOBS PAGES and TEMPLATES To switch to any of the display modes hold the SHIFT button and press the correspond ing Button 2 8 above the displays At ...

Page 119: ...so an overview of the selected Pages The available parameters are set out as follows Knob 1 controls the pad sensitivity Knob 2 controls the touch sensitivity of Knobs 1 8 At low sensitivity values you will need to apply a stronger pressure on Knobs 1 8 to send the MIDI message At high sensitivity val ues a softer pressure on the knobs will already send the MIDI message For the touch sensitivity o...

Page 120: ...ice In the upper part you find the firmware version of your MASCHINE STUDIO controller along with its serial number Below you see the version number of the NI Hardware Service 9 4 3 Calibration Display Mode The Calibration display mode allows you to adjust the color balance and brightness of the dis plays but also to counter any visible color differences between the two displays on your MA SCHINE ...

Page 121: ...ng Button 8 will undo all changes to the calibration parameters The brightness setting Knob 4 is also available in the Controller Editor software in File Preferences Maschine Studio For more details see section 25 2 2 Controller Pa ges 9 4 4 Knobs Display Mode The Knobs display mode is probably the one you will use the most In this mode the displays show the currently loaded Knob Page with its eig...

Page 122: ...lay the assigned MIDI message In the lower row the displays additionally show the current value for each Knob These values can be displayed in two views either via numerical values like in the picture above or via small bars The Knobs display mode with bars instead of numerical values You can switch between the two views by holding the SHIFT button and turning Knob 5 1 Hold SHIFT thus getting to t...

Page 123: ...nob Page area The MCU Mode setting applies Page wide 9 4 5 Pages Display Mode The Pages display mode allows you to check the current assignations for the Knobs Pads I O and Level Knob and the Jog Wheel of your MASCHINE STUDIO controller by mirroring the current Pages The Pages display mode mirrors the Pages currently loaded Across the two displays you will find four columns each representing a lis...

Page 124: ...t after before the one currently loaded You can check its name to re member its assignments and you can scroll the lists of all Pages to find the page you want When you reach the end of the list you can choose whether the selection has to jump to the other list end or stay on this last item This can be set in Preferences General Wrap Template and Page Lists 9 4 6 Templates Display Mode The Templat...

Page 125: ...an choose whether the selection has to jump to the other list end or stay on this last item This can be set in Preferences General Wrap Template and Page Lists 9 4 7 Monitor Display Mode The Monitor display mode provides you with useful information about the MIDI data sent by your MASCHINE STUDIO controller The Monitor display mode provides information about the MIDI data sent by your MASCHINE STU...

Page 126: ...tions on that pad re spectively This display mode is very useful to monitor what s going out of your controller for example for debugging purpose if something goes wrong somewhere in your MIDI chain you can check here what is actually sent by your MASCHINE STUDIO controller Using Your MASCHINE STUDIO Controller The Displays CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 126 ...

Page 127: ...MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI con troller This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter values in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 10 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the commands available on...

Page 128: ... in MIDI mode its SHIFT button is dimly lit Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust settings for your MASCHINE JAM controller by going to File Preferences Maschine Jam x See 25 2 2 4 Settings for the MASCHINE JAM Controller 1 4 for more information 10 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the MASCHINE JAM controller in the Device menu of the Application Control Bar this is wh...

Page 129: ... original function in the MASCHINE software These names are reused here only to describe the interface 1 Left column In the left part you find a column with eleven buttons along with the D Pad which includes four more buttons All these elements are freely assignable Using Your MASCHINE JAM Controller Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 129 ...

Page 130: ...LEVEL meters allow you to select the desired page of assignments for the LEVEL meters and the Control encoder Otherwise these four buttons are also freely assignable 6 Bottom right column The seven buttons under the Control encoder are freely assignable 7 FOOTSWITCH input The FOOTSWITCH input located on the rear panel of your controller is freely assignable and can be controlled using a footswitch...

Page 131: ... JAM controller and the Hard ware Service on the software side allows status indications on your controller to be made in real time Your MASCHINE JAM controller provides you visual feedback in various ways All buttons are equipped with LEDs that inform you about their assignment state at any time Furthermore the 8 Scene buttons 64 matrix buttons and 8 Group buttons provide RGB LEDs All LED chains ...

Page 132: ... button modes Multicolor Buttons All buttons in the 8x8 matrix are equipped with RGB LEDs This by far extends the monitoring possibilities of these control elements Multicolor buttons offer you three Color modes Single mode You can choose a color that will be used bright and dimmed for the On and Off states respectively In this mode the button s lighting behaves like that of single color buttons s...

Page 133: ...ip Pages are disabled the Scene and or Group buttons become plain multicolor buttons that you can freely assign to MIDI messages Their lighting behavior is then as described above Controlling the Button State The On Off state of each single color or multicolor button can be controlled in two ways in ternally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls ...

Page 134: ...n assignment settings as defined in the Assign pane of the Inspector See 25 6 11 Assignments for LED Chains and 7 segment Displays for more infor mation on the possible assignments 10 3 4 Visual Feedback for the Control Encoder The Control encoder has no direct visual feedback but depending on the type of MIDI message selected you can assign a LED chain say from the LEVEL meters right above the en...

Page 135: ...figure more than one X1 unit for use as MIDI remote controls 11 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the commands available on your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 for basic tasks switching between MIDI mode and TRAKTOR mode and selecting subsets Pages of MIDI assignments All these actions can of course be done via the Controller Editor user interface see chapter 3 Quick Start for example Nevertheless using...

Page 136: ...ton again You can choose the desired mode for the SHIFT button in the Controller Editor To do this 1 Check that the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 is selected in the Device menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 in File Preferences Trak tor ...

Page 137: ...ontrol element left Play button in the picture above All control elements of the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 are freely assignable to any MIDI event with the limitations due to the type of control element with the exception of the SHIFT and HOTCUE buttons These buttons have specific functions explained in the previous section Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manua...

Page 138: ...25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Push Encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders 11 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller The fast bidirectional communication between your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 and the Hardware Service on the software side allows status indications on your controller to be made in real time On your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 all buttons are equipped with LEDs that informs you ...

Page 139: ...u located in the Assign pane of the Inspector For more information on the button modes LED On menu and MIDI feedback mode see 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Adjusting the LED Brightness You can adjust the LED brightness for both On and Off button states in File Preferences Traktor Kontrol X1 x see 25 2 The Preferences Window for more information on the Prefer ences window 11 4 Using Two or More TR...

Page 140: ... one X1 unit for use as MIDI remote controls 12 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the commands available on your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 for ba sic tasks switching between MIDI mode and TRAKTOR mode and selecting subsets Pages of MIDI assignments All these actions can of course be done via the Controller Editor user interface see chapter 3 Quick Start for example Nevertheless using your NI co...

Page 141: ...the button again You can choose the desired mode for the SHIFT button in the Controller Editor To do this 1 Check that the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 is selected in the Device menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 in File Prefer...

Page 142: ...control element the Touch Strip in the pic ture above All control elements of the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 are freely assignable to any MIDI event with the limitations due to the type of control element with the exception of the SHIFT button This button has a specific function explained in the previous section Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 142...

Page 143: ... 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Capacitive Encoders Touch action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Capacitive Encoders Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Capacitive Encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders Touch Strip Touch action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Touch Strip Position 25 6 9 Assignments for Touch Strips Position Acti...

Page 144: ... controlled in two ways internally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode you want to use via the LED On menu located in the Assign pane of the I...

Page 145: ...ng Two or More TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 Units You can use up to four TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 units simultaneously This allows you to further extend the number of parameters you can control in your target s For more informa tion on how to set up more than one TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 for use with the same com puter please refer to chapter 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type Using Your TRAKTOR KO...

Page 146: ...figure more than one F1 unit for use as MIDI remote controls 13 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the commands available on your TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 for basic tasks switching between MIDI mode and TRAKTOR mode and selecting subsets Pages of MIDI assignments All these actions can of course be done via the Controller Editor user interface see chapter 3 Quick Start for example Nevertheless using...

Page 147: ...gain You can choose the desired mode for the SHIFT button in the Controller Editor To do this 1 Check that the TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 is selected in the Device menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 in File Preferences Trak tor Kontr...

Page 148: ...cted control element first FILTER knob in the picture above All control elements of the TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 are freely assignable to any MIDI event with the limitations due to the type of control element with the exception of the SHIFT but ton This button has a specific function explained in the previous section Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 148 ...

Page 149: ...arizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Pads 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Faders 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Encoder knob Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Encoder knob Turn action 25 6 ...

Page 150: ... dimmed and bright Their lighting be havior depends on the state of the control element The following table indicates you the possible states for the LEDs Button State LED State Not assigned Off Assigned Off state Dimmed Assigned On state Bright For buttons in Increment mode the Off state corresponds to the zero value while the On state corresponds to a value greater than zero Multicolor Pads As f...

Page 151: ...on will use Controlling the State of the Control Elements The state of each button pad can be controlled in two ways internally via your actions on it or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the control element and the possibly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choo...

Page 152: ...es within 0 99 are displayed as 0 99 Values within 100 127 are displayed as 0 27 with an additional dot at the top left cor ner of the display meaning 100 The 7 segment display reading 82 left and 126 right 13 4 Using Two or More TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 Units You can use up to four TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 units simultaneously This allows you to fur ther extend the number of parameters you can control in you...

Page 153: ... available on your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 for switching between MIDI mode and TRAKTOR mode Selection Command MIDI TRAKTOR mode MODE Cues ensure both A B headphone cues are pressed You cannot switch between Templates from the TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 To do this you have to use the Controller Editor interface see 3 2 Loading MIDI Assignments When your Z1 is in MIDI mode the MODE button is lit Adjusting Settin...

Page 154: ...e TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 in the Device menu of the Application Control Bar this is what the Hardware area looks like The Hardware area representing the TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 154 ...

Page 155: ...NTROL Z1 holds the following assignable control elements 4 freely assignable buttons 11 freely assignable knobs 3 freely assignable faders 2 channel faders and 1 crossfader 2 assignable LED Meters Assignment Parameters The following table summarizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 ...

Page 156: ...ingle Color Buttons For all buttons the LEDs can have three states off dimmed and bright The LED states direct ly indicate the button states Button State LED State Not assigned Off Assigned Off state Dimmed Assigned On state Bright For buttons in Increment mode the Off state corresponds to the zero value while the On state corresponds to a value greater than zero See section 25 6 2 Assignments for...

Page 157: ...se This is done via the LED On menu in the Assign pane of the Inspector For more information on the button modes LED On menu and MIDI feedback mode see 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Adjusting the LED Brightness You can adjust the LED brightness for both On and Off states in File Preferences Traktor Kontrol Z1 see 25 2 The Preferences Window for more information on the Preferences win dow Using Yo...

Page 158: ...asic Controls This section shows you the commands available on your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 for basic tasks switching between MIDI mode and TRAKTOR mode and selecting subsets Pages of MIDI assignments All these actions can of course be done via the Controller Editor user interface see chapter 3 Quick Start for example Nevertheless using your NI controller instead can be very handy in a live situation S...

Page 159: ...red mode for the SHIFT button in the Controller Editor To do this 1 Check that the TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 is selected in the Device menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 in File Preferences Trak tor Kontrol Z2 See 25 2 2 Controller ...

Page 160: ...ed Selection Frame on the currently selected control element Deck Focus button B in the picture above All control elements marked with a white Label Field in the Hardware area are freely assigna ble to any MIDI event with the limitations due to the type of control element Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 160 ...

Page 161: ...ontrol Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Faders 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Encoders Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders 15 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller The fast bidirectional communication between your TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 and t...

Page 162: ...ion on the various button modes Multicolor Buttons The eight Cue Sample Trigger buttons four on either side of your controller are equipped with RGB LEDs This by far extends the monitoring possibilities of these control elements Indeed you can choose which from the 16 available colors you want to use for the On and Off states and this for each button individually The Cue Sample Trigger buttons off...

Page 163: ... via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button and LED state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode internal or re mote via MIDI you want to use This is done via the LED On menu in the Assign pane of the Inspector For more information on th...

Page 164: ...rget You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 16 1 Basic Controls This sectio...

Page 165: ...ormance Mode buttons left right arrows Deck DECK button Page SHIFT Display mode Settings button and Display button 1 2 For more information on Templates and Pages see 4 3 The Mapping System Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 165 ...

Page 166: ... time the button is hold depressed Toggle mode The Deck Page is activated until the next time you press the button again You can choose the desired mode in the Controller Editor To do this 1 Check that the TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 is selected in the Device menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller...

Page 167: ...r FX knobs react to both turning and touching allowing for two different assignments for each knob 2 Display area This area doesn t hold any MIDI assignable elements The display and the lit tle buttons around provide you feedback on your assignments and allow you to adjust a few settings for your controller See section 16 4 for more information Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Assignable Control Elem...

Page 168: ...an be assigned separately The Touch Strip detects both the touch and the position of your finger leading to two dif ferent assignments Assignment Parameters for Control Elements on the Deck Unit The following table summarizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on the Deck Unit Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Pa...

Page 169: ...rovides you visual feedback in various ways All buttons and pads are equipped with LEDs that inform you about their assignment state at any time Furthermore the eight pads provide RGB LEDs The displays show you additional information about the assignments This will be described in section 16 4 The Display 16 3 1 Buttons and Pads All buttons and pads are equipped with single color or multicolor LED...

Page 170: ...ose a color for the On state and another color for the Off state Both colors will be used at full brightness HSB mode This mode is only available when the pad s state is controlled via MIDI feed back see below In HSB mode you can precisely define from within your MIDI target which color the pad will use Indexed mode This mode is only available when the pad s state is controlled via MIDI feedback s...

Page 171: ...additional control elements Assignments for the Turn action of the four Performance knobs under the display and for the Slide action of the four Slot Volume faders are indicated in the display in Control dis play mode For more information on the display of your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 see section 16 4 The Display The Loop encoder the push encoder next to the Slot Volume faders is equipped with a LED ri...

Page 172: ...16 4 1 Control Display Mode By default the display of your D2 is in Control display mode In this mode it informs you about both the assignments and the states of many control elements The display in Control display mode For each control element the display indicates the element s name as defined in its Label Field By default the name defined in the Label Field is the MIDI message that will be sent...

Page 173: ...n HSB color mode only available if the LED On menu is set to For MIDI Out the pad s states use white instead and is indicated as for buttons Off state with a dark background On state highlighted For more info on the modes available in the Color Mode menu see section 16 3 1 Buttons and Pads above 6th row This row shows you the current Template You can switch to the previous next Tem plate by pressi...

Page 174: ...r current values are shown at the bottom of the display The RGB settings To adjust the red green or blue level turn the Performance knob 1 RED 2 GREEN or 3 BLUE beneath the display The color levels are adjusted accordingly To adjust the brightness turn the Performance knob 4 beneath the display The BRIGHTNESS value above Performance knob 4 is applied to the display Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Th...

Page 175: ...ill put the settings back to their previous values When you have made the desired color and or brightness adjustments press the Settings but ton again to exit Settings display mode 16 5 Using Two TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Units You can use two TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 units simultaneously This allows you to further ex tend the number of parameters you can control in your target s For more information on how to...

Page 176: ... by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 17 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the comm...

Page 177: ...any Deck BACK right Deck Templates Performance Mode buttons left right arrows Decks DECK buttons Pages per Deck SHIFT Display mode Settings button and Display buttons 1 2 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 177 ...

Page 178: ... desired Page for that Deck using the SHIFT button of that Deck Unit Switching Between Decks and Pages Gate vs Toggle The DECK and SHIFT buttons can have two operating modes Gate mode The Deck Page is activated for the time the button is hold depressed Toggle mode The Deck Page is activated until the next time you press the button again You can choose the desired mode in the Controller Editor To d...

Page 179: ... area you will notice the Page menu and its associated Page area orange frame when the left or right Deck Unit is displayed and the red Selection Frame on the cur rently selected control element The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the TRAK TOR software 17 2 1 Control Elements on the Deck Units The left ands right Deck Units of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 hold ...

Page 180: ...an be both turned and touched leading to two different assignments for each knob 2 Display area This area doesn t hold any MIDI assignable elements The display and the lit tle buttons around provide you feedback on your assignments and allow you to adjust a few settings for your controller See section 17 4 The Displays for more information Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Assignable Control Elements ...

Page 181: ...o find all assignment details for each type of control element on either Deck Unit Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Pads 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons FX knobs Turn action 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like FX knobs Touch action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons BROWSE and LOOP encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders BRO...

Page 182: ... are freely assignable except the FILTER and CUE buttons at the bottom 2 Main area In this area only the S Snap and Q Quantize buttons as well as the TEMPO encoder are freely assignable Furthermore the TEMPO encoder can be both turned and push ed leading to two different assignments Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 182 ...

Page 183: ...gital Encoders TEMPO encoder Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Crossfader 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like 17 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller The fast bidirectional communication between your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 and the Hardware Service on the software side allows status indications on your controller to be made in real time Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 provides you visual feedbac...

Page 184: ...a value greater than zero See section 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons for more information on the various button modes Multicolor Pads The sixteen pads of your controller are equipped with RGB LEDs This by far extends the moni toring possibilities of these control elements The pads offer you three Color modes Single mode You can choose a color that will be used bright and dimmed for the On and Off ...

Page 185: ...tton pad and LED state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode internal or re mote via MIDI you want to use This is done via the LED On menu in the Assign pane of the Inspector For more information on the button modes LED On menu and MIDI feedback mode see 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Buttons and Pads in the Displays In addition to the LED indications on each Deck Un...

Page 186: ...isplay mode you can adjust the color calibration of the displays Both display modes are described in the following sections 17 4 1 Control Display Mode By default the displays of your S5 are in Control display mode In this mode each display in forms you about both the assignments and the states of many control elements on that particu lar Deck Unit The display of a Deck Unit in Control display mod...

Page 187: ...ameter Single mode or Color On parameter Dual mode while the pad s Off state uses the same color in a darkened version In HSB color mode only available if the LED On menu is set to For MIDI Out the pad s states use white instead and is indicated as for buttons Off state with a dark background On state highlighted For more info on the modes available in the Color Mode menu see section 17 3 1 Button...

Page 188: ...ngs button showing a cog wheel in the top left of either display The Settings button The RGB settings let you adjust the color levels independently for each display as well as the brightness for both displays The various settings and their current values are shown at the bot tom of the displays The RGB settings here on the right Deck Unit Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 The Displays CONTROLLER EDITO...

Page 189: ...ny dis play The brightness applies to both displays simultaneously The BRIGHTNESS value above Per formance knob 4 is updated in both displays accordingly You can also adjust the brightness of the displays in the Controller Editor by going to File Preferences Traktor Kontrol S5 See section 25 2 2 Controller Pages for more information You can cancel your adjustments at any time by doing the followin...

Page 190: ...on will reset all the settings to their default values The Undo option will put the settings back to their previous values When you have made the desired color and or brightness adjustments press the Settings button again to exit Settings display mode Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 The Displays CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 190 ...

Page 191: ... by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 18 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the comm...

Page 192: ...erformance Mode buttons left right arrows Decks DECK buttons Pages per Deck SHIFT Display mode Settings button and Display buttons 1 2 For more information on Templates and Pages see 4 3 The Mapping System Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Basic Controls CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 192 ...

Page 193: ...he SHIFT button of that Deck Unit Switching Between Decks and Pages Gate vs Toggle The DECK and SHIFT buttons can have two operating modes Gate mode The Deck Page is activated for the time the button is hold depressed Toggle mode The Deck Page is activated until the next time you press the button again You can choose the desired mode in the Controller Editor To do this 1 Check that the TRAKTOR KON...

Page 194: ... area you will notice the Page menu and its associated Page area orange frame when the left or right Deck Unit is displayed and the red Selection Frame on the cur rently selected control element The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the TRAK TOR software 18 2 1 Control Elements on the Deck Units The left ands right Deck Units of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 hold ...

Page 195: ...ollowing areas 1 FX area This area holds five buttons and four knobs all of them freely assignable Further more the four FX knobs can be both turned and touched leading to two different assignments for each knob Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 195 ...

Page 196: ...e Performance knobs 1 4 under the displays can be turned and touched leading to two different assignments The Slot Volume faders 1 4 can be slid and touched leading to two different assignments The Touch Strip detects both the touch and the position of your finger leading to two dif ferent assignments Assignment Parameters for Control Elements on the Deck Units The following table summarizes where...

Page 197: ... 6 2 Assignments for Buttons BROWSE and Loop encoders Touch action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Touch Strip Touch action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Touch Strip Position 25 6 9 Assignments for Touch Strips Position Action 18 2 2 Control Elements on the Mixer Here is the list of all assignable control elements on the Mixer of your S8 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Assignable Control Elements CO...

Page 198: ...nable except the TRAKTOR button at the top and the FILTER and CUE buttons at the bottom 2 Main area In this area only the S Snap and Q Quantize buttons as well as the TEMPO encoder are freely assignable Furthermore the TEMPO encoder can be both turned and push ed leading to two different assignments Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 198 ...

Page 199: ...oders TEMPO encoder Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Channel faders and crossfader 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like 18 3 Visual Feedback on Your Controller The fast bidirectional communication between your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 and the Hardware Service on the software side allows status indications on your controller to be made in real time Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 provides you visu...

Page 200: ...a value greater than zero See section 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons for more information on the various button modes Multicolor Pads The sixteen pads of your controller are equipped with RGB LEDs This by far extends the moni toring possibilities of these control elements The pads offer you three Color modes Single mode You can choose a color that will be used bright and dimmed for the On and Off ...

Page 201: ...e which control mode internal or re mote via MIDI you want to use This is done via the LED On menu in the Assign pane of the Inspector For more information on the button modes LED On menu and MIDI feedback mode see 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Buttons and Pads in the Displays In addition to the LED indications on each Deck Unit the assignments for the FX buttons Per formance buttons and pads are...

Page 202: ...ation or give you access to settings for your controller depending on the display mode that is activated In the default Control display mode each display shows the assignments for particular con trol elements of the corresponding Deck Unit In Settings display mode you can adjust the color calibration of the displays Both display modes are described in the following sections 18 4 1 Control Display ...

Page 203: ...llowing control elements 1st row FX buttons 1 4 above the display Buttons in Off state are indicated by a dark background while buttons in On state are highlighted 2nd row Performance buttons 1 4 under the display Buttons in Off state are indicated by a dark background while buttons in On state are highlighted 3rd row Slot Volume faders 1 4 Slide action A little fader picture indicates the current...

Page 204: ...nce Mode buttons showing left and right arrows on ei ther side of the display as described in section 18 1 Basic Controls 7th row Performance knobs 1 4 Turn action right under the display A little bar indicates the current value of the Turn action of each knob Note that the bar can have its zero at the left or in the middle depending on the entry selected in the Display menu in the Assign pane of ...

Page 205: ...levels of that display are adjusted accordingly To adjust the brightness of both displays turn the Performance knob 4 beneath any dis play The brightness applies to both displays simultaneously The BRIGHTNESS value above Per formance knob 4 is updated in both displays accordingly You can also adjust the brightness of the displays in the Controller Editor by going to File Preferences Traktor Kontro...

Page 206: ...on will reset all the settings to their default values The Undo option will put the settings back to their previous values When you have made the desired color and or brightness adjustments press the Settings button again to exit Settings display mode Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 The Displays CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 206 ...

Page 207: ...ng up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 19 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the commands avail...

Page 208: ... up TRAKTOR s 4 Deck scheme In other terms the available Pa ges are organized per Deck Decks A to D providing two Pages each whose default names are Basic and Shift Thus to load any of these Pages do the following 1 Switch to the desired Deck using the Deck Assign buttons DECK C on the left Deck DECK D on the right Deck When you switch to the lower Deck C on the left D on the right the DECK C or D...

Page 209: ...Device menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 in File Preferences Trak tor Kontrol S4 See 25 2 2 Controller Pages for more information 19 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 in the Device menu of ...

Page 210: ...n Frame on the currently selected control element The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the TRAK TOR software 19 2 1 Control Elements on the Left Deck Here is the list of all assignable control elements on the Left Deck of your S4 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 210 ...

Page 211: ...s Apart from the Deck Assign DECK C and SHIFT buttons all these control elements are freely assignable 17 buttons 2 encoders 1 fad er and 1 jog wheel The Page area is headed by the Page menu 2 FX area This area holds 5 buttons and 4 knobs all of them freely assignable Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 211 ...

Page 212: ...TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is very similar to the Left Deck described above It holds the same control elements with the following exceptions There is no footswitch input There are two additional knobs CUE MIX and MIC VOL located on the front panel of your S4 These knobs are freely assignable 19 2 3 Control Elements on the Mixer Here is the list of all assignable control elements on the Mixer of your S4 Us...

Page 213: ...ps holds 4 knobs 3 buttons 1 encoder 1 fad er and 1 LED chain All of them are freely assignable 2 BROWSE encoder The BROWSE encoder is freely assignable 3 Loop Recorder area The Loop Recorder area holds 4 buttons and 1 knob All of them are freely assignable Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 213 ...

Page 214: ...control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Footswitch input 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Faders and crossfader 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Encoders Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encoders LED cha...

Page 215: ...ton can be controlled in two ways internally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode you want to use via the LED On menu located in the Assign pan...

Page 216: ...rameters The feedback provided by each LED chain depends on its assignment settings as defined in the Assign pane of the Inspector See 25 6 11 Assign ments for LED Chains and 7 segment Displays for more information on the possible assign ments Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Visual Feedback on Your Controller CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 216 ...

Page 217: ...g up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 20 1 Basic Controls This section shows you the commands availa...

Page 218: ...s up TRAKTOR s 4 Deck scheme In other terms the available Pa ges are organized per Deck Decks A to D providing two Pages each whose default names are Basic and Shift Thus to load any of these Pages do the following 1 Switch to the desired Deck using the Deck Assign buttons DECK C on the left Deck DECK D on the right Deck When you switch to the lower Deck C on the left D on the right the DECK C or ...

Page 219: ... menu 2 On the Pages pane of the Inspector click the Shift Mode menu and select the desired mode Gate or Toggle Adjusting Settings for your Controller You can adjust various settings for your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 in File Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2 See 25 2 2 Controller Pages for more information 20 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 in the Device men...

Page 220: ...Frame on the currently selected control element The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function in the TRAK TOR software 20 2 1 Control Elements on the Left Deck Here is the list of all assignable control elements on the Left Deck of your S4 Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 220 ...

Page 221: ...ols Apart from the Deck Assign DECK C and SHIFT buttons all these control elements are freely assignable 17 buttons 2 encoders 1 fad er and 1 jog wheel The Page area is headed by the Page menu 2 FX area This area holds 5 buttons and 4 knobs all of them freely assignable Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 221 ...

Page 222: ...TOR KONTROL S4 MK2 is very similar to the Left Deck described above It holds the same control elements with the following exceptions There is no footswitch input There are two additional knobs CUE MIX and MIC VOL located on the front panel of your S4 These knobs are freely assignable 20 2 3 Control Elements on the Mixer Here is the list of all assignable control elements on the Mixer of your S4 Us...

Page 223: ... four channel strips holds 4 knobs 3 buttons 1 encoder 1 fad er and 1 LED chain All of them are freely assignable 2 BROWSE encoder The BROWSE encoder is freely assignable 3 SNAP and QUANT buttons The SNAP and QUANT buttons are freely assignable Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 223 ...

Page 224: ...o find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Footswitch input 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Faders and crossfader 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Encoders Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Encoders Turn action ...

Page 225: ... can be controlled in two ways internally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode you want to use via the LED On menu located in the Assign pane o...

Page 226: ...meters The feedback provided by each LED chain depends on its assignment settings as defined in the Assign pane of the Inspector See 25 6 11 Assign ments for LED Chains and 7 segment Displays for more information on the possible assign ments Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 Visual Feedback on Your Controller CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 226 ...

Page 227: ...n the MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 21 1 Basic Control...

Page 228: ...on 21 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 in the Device menu of the Application Control Bar depending on the part of the S2 that you selected in the S2 Overview in the top left corner this is what the Hardware area looks like The Hardware area representing the S2 s left Deck Mixer and right Deck respectively In this Hardware area you will notice the red Selection F...

Page 229: ...arizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Faders and crossfader 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Encoders Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Enc...

Page 230: ...ton can be controlled in two ways internally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode you want to use via the LED On menu located in the Assign pan...

Page 231: ...ameters The feedback provided by each LED chain depends on its assignment settings as defined in the Assign pane of the Inspector See 25 6 11 Assign ments for LED Chains and 7 segment Displays for more information on the possible assign ments Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Visual Feedback on Your Controller CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 231 ...

Page 232: ...n the MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current parameter val ues in your target software hardware For more information on how to configure these MIDI feedback channels please refer to your target software hardware s documentation 22 1 Basic Control...

Page 233: ... 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK2 in the Device menu from the Application Control Bar depending on the part of the S2 MK2 that you selected in the S2 MK2 Overview in the top left corner this is what the Hardware area looks like The Hardware area representing the S2 MK2 s left Deck Mixer and right Deck respectively In this Hardware area you will notice the re...

Page 234: ...izes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Buttons 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Knobs 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Faders and crossfader 25 6 5 Assignments for Knobs and the Like Encoders Push action 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons Encoders Turn action 25 6 7 Assignments for Digital Encod...

Page 235: ... can be controlled in two ways internally via your actions on the button or remotely via MIDI feedback In Toggle mode both controls are enabled both your actions on the button and the possi bly incoming MIDI messages are taken into account to update the button state In Trigger Gate and Increment mode you can choose which control mode you want to use via the LED On menu located in the Assign pane o...

Page 236: ...eters The feedback provided by each LED chain depends on its assignment settings as defined in the Assign pane of the Inspector See 25 6 11 Assign ments for LED Chains and 7 segment Displays for more information on the possible assign ments Using Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK2 Visual Feedback on Your Controller CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 236 ...

Page 237: ...ality of your NI controller as a MIDI remote control especially con cerning some control elements state and LED behavior you need to tell your NI control ler what is the current state of the parameter in the MIDI target You can do this by set ting up MIDI feedback channels coming from your MIDI target back to your NI control ler This way your controller will always stay up to date with the current...

Page 238: ... See section 23 4 1 Visual Feedback on the Displays for more info TRANSPORT Section Controlling Your DAW Whether your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard is in MIDI mode or KOMPLETE KON TROL mode the buttons in the TRANSPORT section send MCU messages allowing you to re motely control the transport functions of your favorite DAW Using Your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Keyboard Basic Controls CONTROLLER...

Page 239: ... the documentation of your DAW The LEDs of these buttons are controlled by your DAW using the same MCU messages on the feedback channel see section 23 4 4 Visual Feedback on the Buttons See also 2 The Mapping System 48 23 2 Assignable Control Elements If you selected the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard in the Device menu of the Ap plication Control Bar this is what the Hardware area looks like ...

Page 240: ...nob 4 in the picture above The names that you see on the device only refer to their original function On the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard the following control elements can be as signed to MIDI commands 1 Touch Strips Both Touch Strips can be assigned to MIDI messages Using Your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Keyboard Assignable Control Elements CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 240 ...

Page 241: ...ith distinct MIDI assignments this is described in detail in section 23 3 Defining Key Zones Furthermore your keys send MIDI Aftertouch da ta as described below Assignment Parameters The following table summarizes where to find all assignment details for each type of control element on your controller Type of Control Element Assignment Parameters Touch Strips 25 6 10 Assignments for Touch Strips K...

Page 242: ...ally Instead assigning a key range to the Key Zone will automatically set the correct assignments to all included keys Each Key Zone can have its own MIDI channel transposition velocity curve and color set ting These will be applied to all included keys You can also select multiple Key Zones and set common values to the desired parameter s for all selected Key Zones at once Key Zones span the enti...

Page 243: ... keyboard This frame depends on the model of the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard cur rently connected If no keyboard is connected the gray frame is not visible To reach any key from your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard use the OCT and OCT buttons These shift by one octave down or up the key range that you can play from your keyboard The thick red segment at the bottom of the keybed indicates...

Page 244: ... slightly high lighted to indicate that it will be selected as soon as you click Click in the desired Key Zone on the keybed to select it You can also select multiple Key Zones to edit them at once To do this use the usual shortcut of your operating system To select multiple non contiguous Key Zones hold Ctrl on your computer keyboard Cmd on Mac OS X and click the desired Key Zones To select multi...

Page 245: ...both Key Zones stay in contact You cannot resize a Key Zone to less than one key this is also true for the neighboring Key Zone that is simultaneously resized Adding or Deleting Key Zones You can add a new Key Zone at the right end of the keybed To add a new Key Zone at the right of the existing Key Zones click the Add button at the bottom of the Keybed area The rightmost Key Zone is shrunk to hal...

Page 246: ...If you delete the leftmost Key Zone its keys are incorporated into the next Key Zone to its right If you only have one Key Zone set up the Delete key zone entry is not available in the context menu Enabling Disabling a Key Zone Disabling a Key Zone removes the assignments for all included keys These keys won t trigger any MIDI message anymore For example this can be useful to avoid triggering unwa...

Page 247: ...Visual Feedback on Your Keyboard The fast bidirectional communication between your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard and the Hardware Service on the software side allows status indications on your keyboard to be made in real time Your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard provides you visual feedback in various ways The displays show you the name of the current Template along with the assignment nam...

Page 248: ...e bar shown on the displays the real MIDI values will be in the range defined in the Inspector s Assign pane anyway Please refer to section 25 6 8 Assignments for Analog En coders for more information on this 23 4 2 Visual Feedback on the Light Guide Right above the keys of your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard the LEDs of the Light Guide provide a useful and intuitive feedback on the current as...

Page 249: ... the current value in blue and the zero The position of the zero itself varies with the selected mode In Spring mode the zero is in the middle of the range In Ball mode the zero is at the bottom of the range In Standard mode you can choose the position of the zero via the Display menu By select ing Unipolar you place the zero at the bottom of the range by selecting Bipolar you place it in the midd...

Page 250: ...is way the OCT and OCT buttons provide a rough indi cation of the range currently controlled by your keys You can reset the key range to the default position by pressing OCT and OCT simulta neously PRESET buttons The PRESET buttons which allow you to switch to the previous next Tem plate are dimly or fully lit If there is another Template available above below the current Template in the Template ...

Page 251: ...d alone functionality was introduced in Controller Editor 1 8 0 and requires your KOM PLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard s firmware to be version 52 or greater If Controller Editor is running and you connect a KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard that has a firmware version lower than 52 a warning message pops up indicating how to up date the firmware of your keyboard The warning message helps you upda...

Page 252: ...Controller Editor but the stand alone feature of your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard won t be available You can download the Device Updater at a later point by opening the page at http www native instru ments com en support downloads in your internet browser clicking the Drivers and oth er files link scrolling to the KOMPLETE KONTROL section and choosing the Device Up dater for your operating ...

Page 253: ...mplate In the dialog window that opens confirm that you want to overwrite the current Stand alone Default Template Disconnect the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard from your computer Your updated Standalone Default Template is loaded By creating additional Templates you can switch between different stand alone configu rations KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboards can only load one stand alone Tem p...

Page 254: ...the number of parameters you can control in your target s For more informa tion on how to set up more than one KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES for use with the same computer please refer to chapter 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type Using Your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Keyboard Using Two or More KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Units CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 254 ...

Page 255: ... TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 2 KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES 4 MASCHINE JAM 4 Using the Controller Editor you can create and manage individual Templates Pages and as signments for each unit For better distinction of multiple devices it is necessary to assign a specific name to each device by choosing from a list of predefined names e g Traktor Kon trol X1 1 Traktor Kontrol X1 4 By default all devices have the ...

Page 256: ...e will rename this unit before connecting an additional one To rename the connected unit proceed as follows 1 If the Controller Editor is not currently open start it 2 In the File menu select Preferences This opens the Preferences window Using Two or More Units of the Same Type Renaming the Units CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 256 ...

Page 257: ...for that unit At the bottom of the page the Device Name menu reads the current name assigned to your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard By default you see the name Komplete Kon trol S 1 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type Renaming the Units CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 257 ...

Page 258: ...to your com puter You can switch both to MIDI mode and use them simultaneously as MIDI remote controls As you can see the second unit still has its factory name We only changed the name of the first unit To connect further unit to your computer please repeat the steps described above see the ta ble above to know how many units you can use simultaneously 24 2 Accessing Templates and Pages of a Part...

Page 259: ...hat is already occupied by another unit of the same type the Control ler Editor asks to swap the device name between the device you want to rename and the one that is currently assigned to the selected name Should the selected name be used by a device that is currently not connected or the name is not used by another device at all the chosen name is assigned to the selected controller If a device ...

Page 260: ...ns the following entries Open Configuration Opens a dialog allowing you to select the Configuration file you want to load The Configuration file contains all data sets used by the Controller Editor For one NI controller the data set contains the list of all Templates all data in the Templates in the list and the index of the currently selected Template to sum up the Configuration file contains eve...

Page 261: ...e 25 2 The Preferences Window for a description of the available parameters Exit Quits the Controller Editor application Note that all assignments stay active thanks to the NI Hardware Service running in background 25 1 2 View Menu The View menu controls the layout of the Controller Editor interface This menu contains two entries Toggle Labels Hides shows the assignment labels in the Hardware area...

Page 262: ...d in the Service Center installation folder Visit the Knowledge Base Opens the Knowledge Base on the Native Instruments website in your web browser This web page provides you with useful information about NI prod ucts among them the Controller Editor Visit Native Instruments on the web Opens the Native Instruments home page in your web browser About Opens the About screen like clicking the Native ...

Page 263: ...ds click OK in the bottom right corner of the Preferences window to close it The following sections describe all settings available in these pages 25 2 1 General Page The General page of the Preferences window provides settings that apply to all NI controllers 1 Click the General tab at the top left of the Preferences window to display the General page In this page a single Global Editor Options s...

Page 264: ... the Touch Select option only works in the section currently displayed in the Hardware area For control elements allowing multiple actions e g Push and Turn the Touch Select option even allows to select the tab in the Assign pane corresponding to the particular action e g turning you apply to the control element KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES The Touch Select option has no effect on the KOM PLETE KONTR...

Page 265: ...1 On the left of the Preferences window click the desired tab to display the settings for that particular NI controller For devices with multi controller support the tabs read the device name as defined in the Device Name menu e g Komplete Kontrol S 2 in the picture above For more info on multi controller support see 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type Reference The Preferences Window CONT...

Page 266: ...display mode As a reminder these settings are the following Section control Description Pads section Sensitivity slider Changes the sensitivity of the pads Display section Brightness slider Changes the backlight of the displays Contrast left slider Sets the contrast for the left display Contrast right slider Sets the contrast for the right display Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR...

Page 267: ...e on the display of your controller in Setup display mode As a re minder these settings are the following Section control Description Pads section Sensitivity slider Changes the sensitivity of the pads Display section Brightness slider Adjusts the brightness of the display Contrast slider Adjusts the contrast of the display Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 267 ...

Page 268: ...age The current sensitivity value is indicated by the number left of the slider Additionally this number provides a visual feedback that helps you quickly find the sensitivity that best fits your needs see below for more info Display section Brightness slider Changes the backlight of the displays All these settings can also be adjusted on your MASCHINE STUDIO controller the pad sensitivity and the...

Page 269: ... 2 Apply various pressures on the Knob and readjust the slider accordingly until you are sat isfied with the sensitivity For example you could set the sensitivity high enough to avoid that slight unwanted touches on the Knobs disturb your workflow but still low enough to give the touch fea tures a natural feel the best setting will depend on your fingers and needs Reference The Preferences Window ...

Page 270: ... Section control Description Status section Device Name menu Allows to select a different name for the connected MASCHINE JAM controller This is useful when using more than one MASCHINE JAM unit simultaneously See chapter 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type for more information Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 270 ...

Page 271: ...tion and range of the Knobs To start the calibration process click Recalibrate The process consists of three steps which ask you to turn the Knobs fully to the left fully to the right and to the center position The device is pre calibrated in the factory Executing the calibration procedure is only necessary if you notice that some controls do not read the correct values LEDs Section Description On...

Page 272: ...ng more than one X1 unit simultaneously See chapter 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type for more information Start in MIDI Mode check box If this check box is activated your controller switches to MIDI mode as soon as you start your computer so you don t have to switch it manually Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 272 ...

Page 273: ...ion The device is pre calibrated in the factory Executing the calibration procedure is only necessary if you notice that some controls do not read the correct values Faders Section Description Recalibrate button Allows you to recalibrate the vertical faders Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions LEDs Section Description On State Brightness slider ...

Page 274: ...ng more than one F1 unit simultaneously See chapter 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type for more information Start in MIDI Mode check box If this check box is activated your controller switches to MIDI mode as soon as you start your computer so you don t have to switch it manually Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 274 ...

Page 275: ...follow the on screen instructions Faders Section Description Vertical Faders Recalibrate button Allows you to recalibrate the vertical faders Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions Crossfader Recalibrate button Allows you to recalibrate the crossfader Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions LEDs Se...

Page 276: ...OTSWITCH socket You can choose between active ring Ring and active tip Tip wiring Status Section Description Start in MIDI Mode check box If this check box is activated your controller switches to MIDI mode as soon as you start your computer so you don t have to switch it manually Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 276 ...

Page 277: ...calibrate the channel faders Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions Crossfader Recalibrate button Allows you to recalibrate the crossfader Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions The device is pre calibrated in the factory Executing the calibration procedure is only necessary if you notice that som...

Page 278: ...ss slider Sets the brightness for the Off state of the buttons on your controller Status Section Description Start in MIDI Mode check box If this check box is activated your controller switches to MIDI mode as soon as you start your computer so you don t have to switch it manually Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 278 ...

Page 279: ... follow the on screen instructions Channel Faders Recalibrate button Allows you to recalibrate the channel faders Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions Crossfader Recalibrate button Allows you to recalibrate the crossfader Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions The device is pre calibrated in the...

Page 280: ...ss slider Sets the brightness for the Off state of the buttons on your controller Status Section Description Start in MIDI Mode check box If this check box is activated your controller switches to MIDI mode as soon as you start your computer so you don t have to switch it manually Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 280 ...

Page 281: ...ps which ask you to turn the knobs fully to the left fully to the right and to the center position The device is pre calibrated in the factory Executing the calibration procedure is only necessary if you notice that some controls do not read the correct values Display Section Description Brightness slider Adjusts the brightness of the displays You can also adjust the brightness of the display dire...

Page 282: ...ng more than one D2 unit simultaneously See chapter 24 Using Two or More Units of the Same Type for more information Start in MIDI Mode check box If this check box is activated your controller switches to MIDI mode as soon as you start your computer so you don t have to switch it manually Reference The Preferences Window CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual 282 ...

Page 283: ...rate the crossfader Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions The device is pre calibrated in the factory Executing the calibration procedure is only necessary if you notice that some controls do not read the correct values LEDs Section Description On State Brightness slider Sets the brightness for the On state of the buttons on your controller Off S...

Page 284: ...rate the crossfader Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions The device is pre calibrated in the factory Executing the calibration procedure is only necessary if you notice that some controls do not read the correct values LEDs Section Description On State Brightness slider Sets the brightness for the On state of the buttons on your controller Off S...

Page 285: ... the EXPRESSION input Click Recalibrate to start the calibration process then follow the on screen instructions Invert Range checkbox Some expression pedals internally support the inverted pedal range but cannot be configured on the pedal directly The Invert Range function allows you to invert the range of the expression pedal connected to the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard Swap Tip Ring check...

Page 286: ...on the pedal directly The Invert Range function allows you to invert the range of the expression pedal connected to the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard Swap Tip Ring checkbox Allows you to use expression pedals with inverted tip ring connectivity Status Section Description Device Name menu Allows to select a different name for the connected KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard This is useful when...

Page 287: ...llers are marked with a leading dot for visual distinction To switch to another NI controller do the following 1 Click the Device menu to open a drop down list containing all MIDI capable NI control lers 2 In the list select the desired NI controller The Hardware area is updated accordingly and all Templates Pages and assignments are re called for the newly selected NI controller All parameters an...

Page 288: ...ware Service which is the gate to remote controlling all MIDI targets from your NI controller and whose assignments are defined via the Controller Ed itor When you start the Controller Editor it automatically connects to your NI controller s the rule is the last application started takes control over your NI controller If the Connect button is off the button is not lit your NI controller is connec...

Page 289: ... see section 25 3 1 Device Menu This can be useful to check if everything is fine between the Controller Editor and its hardware and soft ware environment in your setup and more generally for any MIDI debugging purpose On the MASCHINE MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE STUDIO controllers you can use the Monitor display mode to see the detailed MIDI message being sent See 5 4 6 Monitor Display Mode MASCHINE...

Page 290: ... you to select a Page to load if relevant and the control element s that you wish to edit For example this can be particularly useful if your NI controller is not currently connected to your computer That way you can prepare your assignments even if the hard ware is not currently there Pairs of mini buttons in the Hardware area If mini buttons are not selected when you click them click their Label...

Page 291: ...original function in their dedicated software KOMPLETE KON TROL MASCHINE or TRAKTOR Showing Hiding All Labels For the MASCHINE STUDIO MASCHINE JAM TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 S2 MK2 S4 MK2 D2 S5 S8 and Z1 a Show all labels check box in the top right corner of the Hard ware area allows you to show hide the labels of all control elements that are not selected Hid ing labels of the other control elements ...

Page 292: ...the Assign pane in the Inspector shows the assignment properties for that element You can select two or more control elements of the same type in the Hardware area for batch editing Simply hold Shift on your computer keyboard and click the desired con trol elements You can also click and drag your mouse to draw a selection rectangle around several control elements only control elements of the same...

Page 293: ...RAKTOR controller family KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES The unique orange frame indicates the area of the Pages MASCHINE MK2 MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 MASCHINE STUDIO The following frames are visible if enabled Orange frame Knob Pages Blue frame Pad Pages Red frame MASCHINE STUDIO only I O and Level Pages Violet frame MASCHINE STUDIO only Jog Wheel Pages MASCHINE JAM The following frames are visible if enable...

Page 294: ...ge menu and choose the desired entry from the list this list mirrors the corresponding Page list in the Inspector s Pages pane The selected Page loads automatically replacing the Page currently loaded 25 5 The Inspector Located on the right of the Controller Editor s window the Inspector is THE definitive place to edit and organize your Templates and its possible Pages and all your control assignm...

Page 295: ...ne either in the Hardware area or directly on your controller if the Touch Select option is activated in the General page of the Preferences window by clicking touching the desired control ele ment 2 Go to the Assign pane of the Inspector see below and tweak the assignment properties for this control element Panes in the Inspector The Inspector is divided into three panes each of them taking care ...

Page 296: ... set etc To show the Templates pane click the Templates tab at the top of the Inspector Template List The Template list displays all available Templates The Template list at the top of the Templates pane In this list each entry represents a Template The currently selected Template is highlighted in the list To select another Template simply click its entry The selected Template is automatically lo...

Page 297: ...o the chapter de scribing your controller in this manual If the number of Templates is too big to fit in the displayed Template list a scrollbar appears on the right to navigate through the list Edit Menu Located below the Template list the Edit menu gives you access to important management functions To access any of these functions click the menu and select the desired entry The Edit menu below t...

Page 298: ... or More Units of the Same Type Set as Standalone Default Only available for the KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES key boards This commands sets the selected Template as default Template to be used by your keyboard in stand alone operation For more info on this see 23 5 Stand alone Opera tion Factory Templates Menu Next to the Edit menu the Factory Templates menu allows you to load factory Templates pro v...

Page 299: ...se from a list of seven velocity curves that af fect the behavior of the pads on your controller A velocity curve defines how the pressure on the pads will be translated into velocity values In the Pad Velocity Curve menu you can choose between three soft three hard and one linear curve The soft curves are boosting lower pressure values and damping higher pressure values logarithmic response the h...

Page 300: ...ller Family Only Host Transport Control is a special feature to be used when the MASCHINE software is running as plug in in a host environment It allows you to split the controls on your controller so that most controls have the regular MASCHINE functions while the remaining controls are MIDI assignable This notably allows you to control the transport functions of your sequencer via MIDI while you...

Page 301: ...you to select and manage your various Pages To show the Pages pane click the Pages tab at the top of the Inspector Remember that according to the Controller Editor s mapping system all operations made in the Pages pane affect the Pages located in the Template that is currently load ed The Pages are sets of assignments for the control elements located in the corresponding Page area of the Hardware ...

Page 302: ...Page area in the Hardware area see section 25 4 3 Page Areas and Page Menus or possibly from your NI controller see the relevant controller specific chapter Each entry in the Pages lists consists of a number and a name The Page s number is not edit able it defines the order of appearance of the Page in the list The Page s name is editable To rename the Page double click its name it is then highlig...

Page 303: ...e corresponding buttons are off For example on a MASCHINE STUDIO controller the Group buttons will mirror the state of the Pad Pages as follows Pad Pages A G are assigned Pad Page A is loaded and there is no Pad Page H Enable Button MASCHINE Controller Family For controllers of the MASCHINE family and for all types of Pages except Knob Pages you see an Enable button at the top right of the Page li...

Page 304: ... a new default Page This new Page is appended at the end of the list If the number of Pages is limited the entry is grayed out and disabled when the maximum num ber of Pages is reached Duplicate Duplicates the selected Page and insert it at the next lower position in the list This can be useful to generate several Pages with only a few differences without having to start from scratch each time If ...

Page 305: ...ler Two settings are available Gate The Page is activated for the time SHIFT is hold depressed Toggle The Page is activated until the next time you press SHIFT again See also 2 Pad Pages MASCHINE Controller Family Only 49 2 I O and Level Pages MASCHINE STUDIO Only 50 2 Jog Wheel Pages MASCHINE STUDIO Only 50 25 5 3 Assign Pane The Assign pane allows you to define all necessary MIDI assignment attr...

Page 306: ...ber letter of the page followed by its name as defined in the corresponding Page list of the Pages pane see 25 5 2 Pages Pane This is useful to quickly see which Page the assignment you are editing is belonging to This line is empty for control elements which are not included in any Page area This is not editable MASCHINE STUDIO MASCHINE MK2 and MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 controllers only If a pad is sele...

Page 307: ... its dedicated software which is for information only On the right it displays the Label Field which holds its user definable name To modify the name in the Label Field click it type a new name and press Enter on your computer keyboard Both Label Fields in the Assign pane and in the Hardware area are updated accordingly For particular control elements of some NI controllers the name will also appe...

Page 308: ...e actions lead to two or more MIDI messages Hence the Definition area displays corresponding Action tabs each of them allowing to define the MIDI event for one specific action For control elements with only one function the Definition area does not display any tabs but directly displays the assignment properties for the unique MIDI assignment of this control ele ment The top of the Definition area...

Page 309: ...u For all control elements the assignment definition starts with the same menu the Type menu at the very top of the Definition area The Type menu specifies the type of MIDI message that has to be sent upon action on this control element Depending on the type of hardware control element the entries in this menu will differ for example sending a play command from a knob wouldn t make much sense The ...

Page 310: ...er control for selecting the next or the previous item in the list With this Note Relative message type you can use for example a jog wheel on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MK2 or a Push Encoder on your TRAKTOR KON TROL X1 to scroll through the list in the target software The message is sent over a specif ic MIDI channel set by the Channel parameter range from 1 to 16 1 by default Two ad ditional Note p...

Page 311: ...IDI Pitchbend message in your target This is quite similar to a Control Change message but for historical and practical reasons on most hardware controllers keyboards the Pitchbend wheel is a very specific control element the Pitchbend is a distinct message in the MIDI specifications Start Sends a MIDI Start Song message As its name implies this message should be un derstood by your sequencer as a...

Page 312: ...ent or action The control element action won t send any MIDI message hence no pa rameter is displayed 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons The assignments described here are valid for following control elements NI Controller Control elements KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES SUSTAIN footswitch input both Tip and Ring actions MASCHINE JAM Buttons D Pad Control encoder Touch and Push actions Touch Strips Touch ac...

Page 313: ...nobs Slot Volume faders and Touch Strips TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Buttons Pads encoder Push action and Touch action if any as well as the Touch action on the FX knobs Performance knobs Slot Volume faders and Touch Strip For these control elements the Type menu offers the following entries Note Control Change default setting Poly Pressure Channel Pressure Program Change Pitchbend Start Stop Continue Song...

Page 314: ...fining the veloci ty of the MIDI Note On message Gate In this mode the element switches to the On state for the time it is held depressed As soon as you release it it switches back to the Off state It is similar to the behavior of a key on a keyboard the note is played when you hold the key depressed and the note is switched off when you release the key Like in Toggle mode you find two numeric fie...

Page 315: ...when entering the values LED On Menu The LED On menu For all control elements with LEDs and in Trigger Gate or Increment mode a LED On menu allows you to choose from two LED lighting behaviors For MIDI In Selects the MIDI feedback mode In this mode the LED is controlled by the MIDI target via a MIDI feedback channel The MIDI target sends a MIDI message back to the controller to define the LED s st...

Page 316: ...es are called instead Touch and Release respectively When the control element is set to Gate mode this menu is not available it wouldn t make sense since both Down and Up state already define the Values On and Off to be sent Color Control The parameters described here are valid for following control elements only NI Controller Control elements TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 MK2 Cue Sample Trigger buttons 1 4 ...

Page 317: ...olor s should be used for the On and Off states This is done via the menus located at the bottom of the Definition area The Color Mode menu allows you to choose from various coloring modes The Color Mode menu The following modes are available Single You can choose a color that will be used bright and dimmed for the On and Off states respectively The Color Value menu below allows you to choose this...

Page 318: ...within your MIDI target by sending a single MIDI value for the color index See below for more info HSB Mode HSB mode is not available on the MASCHINE JAM controller To control the element color from the MIDI target please use Indexed mode instead see below HSB mode allows you to remotely set the hue brightness and saturation levels of the ele ment s LED via MIDI messages with the same type as the ...

Page 319: ...table above Please note that updating the control elements colors via HSB mode at a very high rate can lead to MIDI bus overload making your controller temporarily unresponsive This is a limitation of the MIDI protocol architecture If this happens decrease the amount of HSB messages sent to your controller and consider using Indexed mode instead see below Indexed Mode Indexed mode allows you to re...

Page 320: ...d Soft 3 is the most extreme setting The softest hit on the key will be already audible Linear default Velocities you play on your keyboard will be transmitted as is to the target Hard 1 Hard 2 Hard 3 Velocities you play on the keyboard will be attenuated Hard 3 is the most extreme setting You will have to hit your keys with quite a lot of force to hear the corresponding notes Fixed to Max Whichev...

Page 321: ...ents described here are valid for the pads of the whole MASCHINE controller fami ly MASCHINE MASCHINE MK2 MASCHINE MIKRO MASCHINE MIKRO MK2 MA SCHINE STUDIO The Hit action on a pad is very similar to actuating a button see 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons above The only differences between hitting a pad and pressing a button are the following The Pitchbend entry is not available in the Type menu How...

Page 322: ...trol elements KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES EXPRESSION pedal input TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 FX Knobs TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 MK2 FX Knobs TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 FILTER knobs vertical faders TRAKTOR KONTROL Z1 Knobs Macro FX Deck C D Volume Mixer vertical faders channels crossfader TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 Knobs Macro FX Deck C D Volume Mixer vertical faders channels crossfader TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 S4 Knobs FX Mixer vertical...

Page 323: ... Control Change Poly Pressure Channel Pressure Program Change and Pitchbend two numeric fields labeled Range From and To define the min and max values of the interval re spectively Both numeric fields go from 0 to 127 by default 0 for the min and 127 for the max except for the type Pitchbend for which they go from 1 00 to 1 00 If the values set in the Range From and Range To fields are equal they ...

Page 324: ...alues For the type Note you have instead following parameters Value Sets the velocity of the note to be played Threshold Off and On Define the pressure threshold above below which the Note On Off message is sent The Threshold Off value should always be smaller than the Threshold On value have you ever considered stopping a note before playing it Both parameters range from 0 to 100 as a ratio with ...

Page 325: ...on TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Encoders Turn action TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Encoders Turn action TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Encoders Turn action For these control elements the Type menu offers the following entries Note Relative Control Change default setting Poly Pressure Channel Pressure Program Change Song Position MCU Wheel and Off For a general description of these MIDI message types see 25 6 1 MIDI Message Types ...

Page 326: ...nge a Mode menu allows you to select between three operating modes Absolute In this mode the control element sends absolute values Its parameters are the same as those described above two numeric fields Range From and To a numeric field Step and a Wrap button see above Relative In this mode the sent message is in a 1 1 fashion actually 1 127 which is then understood by the target software as 1 1 i...

Page 327: ...bed here are valid for following control elements NI Controller Control elements KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Knobs 1 8 above the displays TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Performance knobs Turn action under the displays TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Performance knobs Turn action under the displays MASCHINE STUDIO Knobs 1 8 Turn action under the displays Level knob MASCHINE MK2 Knobs 1 8 under the displays For these control ...

Page 328: ... The Resolution parameter is not available for Knobs 1 8 Control Change For the type Control Change a Mode menu allows you to select between three operating modes Absolute In this mode the control element sends absolute values The Range From To and Resolution parameters are the same as for the other message types see above Relative In this mode the sent message is in a 1 1 fashion actually 1 127 w...

Page 329: ... best suited Display Menu MASCHINE Controllers and KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES Only For the types Control Change Absolute mode only Poly Pressure Channel Pressure and Pitchbend the knobs show a Display menu that lets you decide how the parameter should ap pear on the display s of your controller with the zero in the middle Bipolar or at the begin ning Unipolar by default of the interval This is up t...

Page 330: ...gs vary with the NI device as described in the following paragraphs LED On Menu The LED On menu The LED On menu allows you to choose which MIDI data the LEDs should react to For MIDI In default Selects the MIDI feedback mode In this mode the LEDs are control led by the MIDI target via a MIDI feedback channel The MIDI target sends a MIDI mes sage back to the controller to define the LEDs state This...

Page 331: ...most LED up to the current value For example with a MIDI value of 127 all LEDs would be on With a MIDI value of 64 the first 11 LEDs would be on starting from the left thus creating a bar which is half full A MIDI value of 1 would result in only the left LED being on while a MIDI value of 0 would result in all LEDs being off Blue Bar Same as the Orange Bar mode above but using blue LEDs instead of...

Page 332: ...of 0 would result in all LEDs being off Set the desired color via the Color Value menu see below Pan This mode is similar to the Bar mode described above except that the bar fills from the middle of the LED chain out to the specified value For example with a MIDI value of 64 only the center LED on the chain would be lit With a MIDI value of 0 the lower half of the chain would be lit starting from ...

Page 333: ...he KOMPLETE KON TROL S SERIES keyboards The Touch Strip s available on devices from the TRAKTOR and MASCHINE families have different assignment parameters these are described in section 25 6 2 Assignments for Buttons for the Touch action and 25 6 9 Assign ments for Touch Strips Position Action for the Position action For these control elements the Type menu offers the following entries Control Cha...

Page 334: ... on the Strip the value instantly jumps to the corresponding position and stays there The Display and LED Mode menus allow you to define how the value should be indicated on the strip s LED chain see section 23 4 3 Visual Feedback on the Touch Strips for more details Spring This is the default mode for the left Touch Strip on your KOMPLETE KONTROL S SERIES keyboard and corresponds to the usual beh...

Page 335: ...Adjusts the attraction of your finger on the ball The higher the Gravity value the faster the ball will move This parameter doesn t affect the ball movement if you throw the ball with your finger see above Walls menu Adjusts the behavior of the ball when it reaches the range limits If Walls is set to On the ball bounces off the range limit and continues its trip in the opposite direction If Walls ...

Page 336: ... the corresponding position and stay there as long as the finger is kept on the Touch Strip When option Relative is selected the current value of the parameter controlled by the Touch Strip is preserved when the Touch Strip is touched Moving the finger up and down changes the parameter by the corresponding amount The Touch Control menu is not availbale when Ball or Stepped is selected from the Mod...

Page 337: ...owing paragraphs LED On Menu The LED On menu The LED On menu allows you to choose which MIDI data the LEDs should react to For MIDI In default Selects the MIDI feedback mode In this mode the LEDs are control led by the MIDI target via a MIDI feedback channel The MIDI target sends a MIDI mes sage back to the controller to define the LEDs state This control mode notably allows the LEDs to be always ...

Page 338: ... the center LED being illuminated The other LEDs would have their values assigned over this range accordingly Bar The current value is represented by a series of LEDs which fill in starting from the bottom LED up to the current value For example with a MIDI value of 127 all LEDs would be on With a MIDI value of 64 half of the LEDs would be on starting from the bottom thus creating a bar which is h...

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