Native Instruments TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Instructions Manual Download

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Page 2: ...11 4 4 Final Preparation 11 4 5 Importing Music to the Track Collection 13 5 TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Overview 14 5 1 Decks 14 5 2 Mixer 16 5 3 Mixer Channel 18 5 4 Front View 19 5 5 Rear View 19 6 Mixing...

Page 3: ...x 34 7 15 Correcting Beatgrids of Tracks 35 7 16 Mixing Tracks Using Jog Wheels 36 7 16 1 Prerequisites 36 7 16 2 Loading the First Track into Deck A 36 7 16 3 Starting Playback of Deck A 37 7 16 4 Lo...

Page 4: ...s NI and associated logos are registered trademarks of Native Instruments GmbH Mac macOS GarageBand Logic and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries Wi...

Page 5: ...special facts and to warn you of potential is sues The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information can be expec ted The speech bubble icon indicates a useful tip that m...

Page 6: ...extensive reference of all hardware control elements to be found on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 hardware controller Whenever you are unsure about the functionality of a particular control element you will...

Page 7: ...s C and D using the S2 s SAMPLE mode In combination with the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 controller the software s upper Decks should al ways be Track Decks or STEM Decks whereas the software s lower Decks sho...

Page 8: ...ode activated in the Master Control panel TRAKTOR can automatically switch the Tempo Master between Track Decks This happens when the Track Deck currently set as Tempo Master is stopped or when you lo...

Page 9: ...is section describes how to set up the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 When all devices are connec ted your setup will look like the following illustration TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 setup 4 1 Connecting to the Computer T...

Page 10: ...er amplifier or active speakers to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Connect the MAIN OUT RCA or 3 5 mm outputs on the rear panel of the TRAKTOR KON TROL S2 to the inputs of your amplification system using the a...

Page 11: ...and the VOL knob for the headphones volume 2 Switch on the amplification system active speakers or power amplifier with passive speak ers 3 Switch on your computer 4 Start TRAKTOR by double clicking t...

Page 12: ...is set to default Configuring TRAKTOR using the Setup Wizard 1 The WELCOME page asks you to connect any controllers and devices to your comput er Click Next to proceed 2 On the DECK LAYOUT page selec...

Page 13: ...s Track Collection is using drag and drop Drag the music files from the location on your computer and drop them on the Track Collec tion folder in TRAKTOR s Browser Tree TRAKTOR now analyzes the metad...

Page 14: ...TRAKTOR s Remix Decks C and D For more information on the control ele ments refer to Decks 2 Mixer The Mixer receives the audio signals coming from TRAKTOR software Decks A and B there is one channel...

Page 15: ...outer rim Furthermore you can manually cor rect tracks Beatgrids 5 KEYLOCK Locks the Key for the track on the Deck 6 SYNC Syncs the Deck to the Tempo Master 7 TEMPO Fader Manually adjusts the tempo fo...

Page 16: ...Enables SAMPLES Mode When enabled the eight Pads are used for controlling the first four Sample Cells of Sample Slots in Remix Decks C or D respectively 17 LOOP encoder Allows you to enable disable Lo...

Page 17: ...Adjusts the Master volume level 4 MIC button Inserts the microphone channel to the Master signal 5 SAMPLE knob Adjusts the channel volume for Remix Deck C or D added to the Master output signal 6 Hea...

Page 18: ...ader gradually fades in and fades out the relevant au dio signal in the Master output At the center position both audio signals are fully audible 5 3 Mixer Channel The left and right Mixer channels pr...

Page 19: ...slot Attaches a Kensington Lock to protect your S2 against theft 2 MIC GAIN Adjusts the level for the incoming microphone signal 3 MIC 1 4 socket Connects a microphone using a 1 4 jack 4 MAIN OUT 1 8...

Page 20: ...ixing from Deck A to B Then you will load the first track into Deck A and begin to perform step by step 6 1 Prerequisites 1 Set the crossfader to the left most position 2 Set Channel fader A and Chann...

Page 21: ...e Beatgrid and the Waveform 4 Press the Browser View button again to close the Browser View 6 3 Starting Playback of Deck A To start playback on Deck A 1 Press the Play Pause button on Deck A The Wave...

Page 22: ...1 Press the Browser View button to open the Browse View in the software 2 Turn the BROWSE encoder to select one of your tracks or a demo track i e Lisa by Native Instruments 3 Press the BROWSE encoder...

Page 23: ...nd the Channel Volume Meter LEDs in Mixer channel B illumi nate The tracks in Deck A and Deck B play in sync 6 7 Mixing in the Audio Signal You can now mix the audio signal of Mixer channel B into the...

Page 24: ...lowly fades out of the Master signal Only Mixer chan nel B is now audible When the playback of Deck A ends Deck B automatically becomes the Tempo Master and is ready to transition to the next track Mi...

Page 25: ...d of your tracks using Mixer FX For more information refer to Working with Mixer FX Working with Cue Points By triggering stored Hotcues from the Pads you are able to jump to specific sections within...

Page 26: ...in TRAKTOR Finding a Track On the Deck you want load a track 1 Turn the BROWSE encoder to scroll through the Track List for selecting a track 2 Press and hold SHIFT turn the BROWSE encoder to select a...

Page 27: ...og Wheel to seek within the track Touch the top plate of the Jog Wheel turn it clockwise or counter clockwise Upon turning the Jog Wheel the track now quickly winds forward or backward respectively To...

Page 28: ...ualizer to Tweak Your Sound You can use the equalizer for adjusting the sound of your tracks while mixing You can i e take out the bass frequency band of one track in order to let the bass of the othe...

Page 29: ...ehow changed the software Deck s tempo 7 6 Locking Key of Tracks When synchronizing tracks you alter their tempos and consequently their pitches or keys Slow ing down a track will cause its pitch to d...

Page 30: ...les you to set points for cueing and for directly jumping to particular positions Cue Points You can store Cue Points as Hotcues using the Pads on the Deck This allows instant ac cess to your Cue Poin...

Page 31: ...to play with Loops on the S2 Besides enabling Loops you can can store Loops as Hotcues using the Pads on the Deck like with Cue Points This allows instant access to your most important Loops Enabling...

Page 32: ...nc and on beat whenever you jump to a Loop a Cue Point or any position in the track Examples for Using and not using SNAP Mode Depending on what you want to do you can enable or disable SNAP mode and...

Page 33: ...ion The longer you loop the farther ahead the playhead posi tion will move and therefore the farther ahead playback will jump to when you release Pad The virtual Flux mode timeline is represented by a...

Page 34: ...he Preparation List To display the Preparation List Press and hold SHIFT press the BROWSE encoder to directly select the Preparation List 7 14 Adding Samples to Your Mix In this section you learn to c...

Page 35: ...or One Shot Samples are audible the long the LED of the SAMPLE volume control illuminates 4 Mute un mute the individual Sample Slots by pressing the white lit Pads 5 to 8 A muted Sample Slots is refl...

Page 36: ...t two tracks using Deck A and Track B the Jog Wheels and your headphones At first you will prepare the Mixer by adjusting the control elements for mixing from Deck A to B Then you will load the first...

Page 37: ...and to create the Beatgrid and the aveform 4 Press the Browser View button again to close the Browser View 7 16 3 Starting Playback of Deck A To start playback on Deck A 1 Press the Play Pause button...

Page 38: ...ing the Second Track into Deck B The next track you want to mix must have a similar tempo like the track currently playing 1 Press the Browser View button to open the Browse View in the software 2 Tur...

Page 39: ...button on Deck B to start playback The waveform starts moving and the Channel Volume Meter LEDs in Mixer channel B illumi nate The tracks in Deck A and Deck B play in sync 7 16 5 Syncing Track Tempos...

Page 40: ...by turning the VOL knob and MIX knob so that you hear both tracks equally in your headphones Coarse Adjusting the Tempo The Deck Headers indicate the current tempos for the tracks To adjust the tempo...

Page 41: ...d it 4 Together with the moment of a beat in the playing track release the top plate Ideally the tracks now play in sync The Phase meters in the Decks also help you to indicate if the track in Deck B...

Page 42: ...ck for fading it in 1 Touch and hold the Jog Wheel on its top plate The playback holds at the current position 2 While touching the top plate turn the Jog Wheel clockwise to seek in the track While tu...

Page 43: ...to the Master signal 1 Move the crossfader slowly towards center position and hold for a moment The audio signal of the track in Mixer channel B is fading into the Master signal 2 While the track in D...

Page 44: ...al page for the S2 con troller with configuration settings Accessing TRAKTOR Preferences To open the Preferences in TRAKTOR 1 Click the Preferences button in TRAKTOR s Header 2 Select the Traktor S2 M...

Page 45: ...po is always set to original tempo independently of the cur rent Tempo fader position when loading the track Browse Controls Shift Encoder Determines the behavior of using SHIFT turning the BROWSE enc...

Page 46: ...the rear panel of the S2 2 Set the microphone input signal to an adequate level by turning the MIC GAIN knob on the rear panel of the S2 3 Press the MIC button to add the microphone signal to the MAS...

Page 47: ...e device list select TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 and click Set Default 6 Close the dialog macOS On macOS you can define the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 as your default audio interface as fol lows 1 From the Apple menu...

Page 48: ...59mm Depth 10 43 265mm Audio Inputs Channels 2 Bit Resolution 24 bit Sample Rate 44 1 48 kHz Microphone Input 1 4 6 3 mm TRS Full Scale Level 30 10dBU 1 kHz DNR a weighted 1 kHz 89dB THD N 1KHz lt 0 1...

Page 49: ...DNR a weighted 98dB THD N 0 1 Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 1 0 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 55 dB Specification 49...

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