If you see some activity on the S2's
MAIN LEVEL
meters, or on TRAKTOR'S
MAIN
level meters
in the software's Header but don’t hear any sound, then double-check the connection starting
with the cable going from the S2’s main outputs to your PA.
4.2
Mixing In a Second Track
Now that you have learned how to quickly load and play tracks using the TRAKTOR KON-
TROL S2 (see chapter
↑
4.1, Playing Your First Track
), let’s see how to mix in a second track.
On the way, you will learn a few basic mixing tasks that every digital DJ needs to know: how to
pre-listen to tracks, how to synchronize tracks, how to start the playback at the right position,
and how to mix the tracks together using the crossfader.
Prerequisites
We assume here that you already followed the instructions in the previous tutorial (see chapter
↑
4.1, Playing Your First Track
). TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 now is in the following state:
▪
The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A. The track is playing and audible.
▪
The crossfader is all the way to the left.
4.2.1
Loading and Playing the Second Track
We will choose the track “Techno 2” and load it on Deck B, as we did on Deck A in the previ-
ous tutorial:
1.
Navigate to track
Techno 2
in the
Demo Tracks
Playlist.
2.
Press the LOAD button B to load the track on to Deck B.
In the TRAKTOR window, the track info and waveform appear on Deck B.
3.
Press the
PLAY
button on the controller's right Deck to start the playback.
→
The track starts playing. The
PLAY
button lights up and the waveform starts moving on
TRAKTOR’s Deck B.
We don’t hear anything from Deck B through the speakers yet because we have set the cross-
fader on the S2 all the way to the left — our plan is to slowly mix in the track on Deck B.
Before we go on, we have to turn up the
CUE MIX
knob on the front panel of the S2 to its
middle position.
Tutorials
Mixing In a Second Track
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