3. CONCEPTS
This section quickly introduces you to TRAKTOR KONTROL S2’s main areas and concepts both
on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 hardware controller and in the TRAKTOR PRO software.
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2.
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Decks
: The Decks are where tracks (and Samples) are controlled, similar to DJ turntables or
CD players but with additional features. TRAKTOR controls four virtual Decks and each of them
can be operated in several Deck Types: Track Deck, Remix Deck, STEM, Deck, and Live Input.
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 provides you with two physical Decks. The left Deck on your S2 controls
Deck A in the software and the right Deck controls Deck B in the software. Additionally, you can
gain control over TRAKTOR's Decks
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 should always be Re-
mix Decks.
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Mixer
: Sitting in the middle of the TRAKTOR software as well as on your TRAKTOR KON-
TROL S2 controller, the Mixer receives the audio signals coming from the TRAKTOR Decks. The
Mixer’s purpose is to adjust the relative level of each channel, to control the channels’ frequency
content and possibly modulate them with Mixer FX, before it sends the overall result l to the MAS-
TER output. On the S2 there is one channel for each Deck
A
and
B
, and one combined channel,
controlling both Remix Decks
C
and
D
.
3.1. About Automatic Synchronization of Decks
This section introduces you the principles of the automatic synchronization features offered by
TRAKTOR.
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