9. INTEGRATING EXTERNAL DEVICES
The S4 provides you with the possibility to integrate external audio devices. Besides integrating
microphones, you can also connect devices like turntables and CD players. This enables you to
mix in external audio from vinyl and CD. In conjunction with turntables and CD players you can
enable TRAKTOR's Scratch function to control the Decks with timecode vinyls or timecode CDs,
which you can purchase separately.
In this section you learn how to integrate external audio devices and how to setup TRAKTOR for
using the Scratch function:
• For integrating a microphone, refer to
• For integrating turntables into your setup, refer to
• For integrating CD players into your setup, refer to
.
• For configuring your S4 system connected with turntables or CD players to be used with TRAK-
TOR's Scratch function, refer to
Enabling Scratch Function in TRAKTOR
9.1. Integrating Microphone
The Mixer channels
C
and
D
on the S4 allow you to integrate a microphone. On the rear panel on
the S4 you can connect a microphone using a 1.8" connector to be inserted into Mixer channel
C
.
On the front panel you can connect a microphone using an XLR connector to be integrated into
Mixer channel
D
.
This section introduces you the workflow to integrate a microphone. At first you connect the micro-
phone to the S4. Then you enable the microphone pre-amplifier stage for the Mixer channel. Final-
ly, you switch the Deck to Live Input to insert the microphone signal.
Connecting Microphone
To connect a microphone to your S4 system:
1.
Switch off the S4.
2.
Connect the microphone to the input
MIC C
on the rear panel, or to the input
MIC D
on the
front panel on the S4, corresponding to its connector.
Enabling the Microphone Pre-Amplifier for the Mixer Channel
To let the Mixer channel receive the microphone signal, you need to enable the microphone pre-
amplifier stage for the Mixer channel:
1.
Switch on the S4.
2.
Press and hold
SHIFT
on the S4 Deck to access the secondary Deck functions.
3.
While holding
SHIFT
, press the
EXT
button on the corresponding Mixer channel.
The
MIC C
or
MIC D
LED lights up indicating the microphone pre-amplifier stage is enabled
for the Mixer channel.
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