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The Touch Strip of the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 provides an additional form of hands-on con-
trol. For more information on how to use the Tourchstrip, please refer to sections 

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3.4, Deck

Control

, 

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3.6, Using the Loop Encoders

, and 

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3.7.3, Assigning FX to the Touch Strip 

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Hardware Reference

Touch Strip

 

Traktor Kontrol X1 Mk2 - Manual - 44

Summary of Contents for TRAKTOR KONTROL X1

Page 1: ...Manual...

Page 2: ...NI and associated logos are registered trademarks of Native Instru ments GmbH Mac Mac OS GarageBand Logic iTunes and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countri...

Page 3: ...USA Native Instruments North America Inc 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles CA 90028 USA www native instruments com Japan Native Instruments KK YO Building 3F Jingumae 6 7 15 Shibuya ku Toky...

Page 4: ...3 2 Connecting the X1 device to TRAKTOR 12 3 3 Using the X1 to Browse Load Tracks 13 3 4 Deck Control 15 3 4 1 Using the Touch Strip in Split Mode 15 3 4 2 Primary Function of the Touch Strip 17 3 4 3...

Page 5: ...rdware Reference 35 4 1 Top Panel 36 4 2 Rear Panel 37 4 3 Transport Section 38 4 4 FX Section 40 4 5 BROWSE SHIFT and Load 42 4 6 Touch Strip 43 5 Appendix 45 5 1 TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Preferences 45 5...

Page 6: ...hardware or software that supports the MIDI standard Lightweight robust housing with slim ultra portable form factor fits perfectly alongside a standard club mixer Expandable connect two TRAKTOR KONTR...

Page 7: ...Save as and paths to locations on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in italics Text referring to elements appearing on the screen labels of buttons controls text next to checkboxes e...

Page 8: ...view of the top panel of the X1 The numbered section on the left hand side of the device itemizes each of the hardware components By default the left side of the X1 controls TRAKTOR Deck A and likewis...

Page 9: ...8 FX3 Knob 9 FX Assign Buttons 10 Browse Encoder 11 Loop Encoder 12 Load Left Button 13 Shift Button 14 Touch Strip 15 HotCue Buttons 1 4 16 Flux Tap Button 17 Sync Master Button 18 Cue Button 19 Pla...

Page 10: ...ocol which features high resolution translation of the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 knobs superior to MIDI For normal TRAKTOR control you will use this mode 2 3 2 MIDI Mode The TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 is preconfigur...

Page 11: ...OR s CONTROLLER MANAGER Preferences Controller Manager You can switch back and forth from native TRAKTOR control mode to MIDI mode at any time while using TRAKTOR These two modes may be used simultane...

Page 12: ...tup Guide The TRAKTOR X1 Setup Guide is available for download from the Native In struments The first thing that will happen when connecting the X1 with TARKTOR is verification of the current Deck set...

Page 13: ...ed on the left hand side of the X1 whilst the second will always be assigned to the right hand side of the X1 Using the example of the default Deck combination A B Deck A will be controlled by the lef...

Page 14: ...nations as described in section 3 2 Connecting the X1 device to TRAKTOR Secondary Function of the Load Buttons The two Load buttons have the following secondary functions Pressing the Load Left button...

Page 15: ...ign section is located in the center area and marks the control divide between the two decks In Split Mode the Touch Strip assign area is visually indicated by two orange dots When this Touch Strip se...

Page 16: ...de by following these steps 1 Load two tracks into TRAKTOR s decks 2 Before pressing play move your finger on the right or left hand sections of the Touch Strip You will notice by looking at the TRAKT...

Page 17: ...s start position This can be useful for performing scratch techniques 3 4 3 Secondary Function of the Touch Strip The secondary function of Touch Strip allows you to perform either of the following W...

Page 18: ...n its default Split Mode Getting used to using the visual feedback of the LED display familiarizing yourself with how to physically adjust the phase meter and acknowledging how decks behave in TRAKTOR...

Page 19: ...ouch Strip area for greater control To use the Touch Strip to control an individual TRAKTOR Deck 1 Hold your finger in the Touch Strip assign section indicated in Split Mode by the two or ange dots ab...

Page 20: ...eneath where you see the orange dot The LED strip above the Touch Strip will now solely illuminate the orange dot 2 Press and move your finger to the opposite side of the Touch Strip The X1 s Touch St...

Page 21: ...lit Mode or a Sin gle Deck mode provides an intuitive tool for Nudging or pitchbend adjustments whilst in the mix Navigating through tracks using the secondary seek function Assigning FX Assigning loo...

Page 22: ...Use the X1 s Load buttons to load tracks into TRAKTOR s Decks You will notice that a number of the transport area s buttons are immediately backlit 3 5 1 HotCue Buttons The HotCue buttons are numbered...

Page 23: ...efore buttons 1 4 will then become 5 8 by changing the primary settings within TRAKTOR s preferences For more information please refer to section 5 1 3 FLUX Button To delete any stored cue points loop...

Page 24: ...backlit To capture a new sample in an empty Remix Deck cell Select a chosen sample via the browser hold SHIFT press an empty non lit HotCue button to copy the sample or whilst TRAKTOR Deck is playing...

Page 25: ...the Cue Point 3 5 4 SYNC MASTER Buttons The SYNC button on the X1 allows you to automatically sync a track s tempo in BPM to the existing track playing MASTER To sync a track s tempo to the BPM count...

Page 26: ...isplays provide visual information as to size of the loop To get used to the process of using this basic loop technique 1 Turn the Loop encoder to the left shortening the loop size and now to the righ...

Page 27: ...th three or ange LED s and you will also notice that the LED s located above the Touch Strip area now change to blue indicating that the loop has now been assigned 2 Touch the Touch Strip this will en...

Page 28: ...esting creative potentials are opened up by using two fingers on the Touch Strip to jump between loop sizes Try using this loop technique with Flux Mode turned on 3 7 Effects Section The X1 is designe...

Page 29: ...effect selected per deck or a Group composing of three individual effects To assign a TRAKTOR Deck to an effect unit Press one of the FX Assign buttons you ll notice two on each side of the device lo...

Page 30: ...e FX area above it Likewise the second deck will in these combinations and cor responding effect unit will always be assigned to the right hand side of the X1 Pressing both FX assign buttons will enga...

Page 31: ...his case press the FX Assign button again 9 Now assign Deck A to TRAKTOR s effect unit 2 by pressing the right hand FX Assign but ton The FX Assign button is now backlit orange 10 Press the top FX Mod...

Page 32: ...RAKTOR effect unit is in Single mode Holding SHIFT whilst moving one of the FX Dry Wet knobs located at the top of the X1 will scroll through TRAKTOR s effects on the corresponding effect unit When a...

Page 33: ...e amount of steps in the chosen effect Note that most of TRAKTOR s single effects are made up of three individual pa rameter knobs but not all Therefore by observing TRAKTOR you can see on which oc ca...

Page 34: ...n on either side of the X1 device will then assign to the left hand FX area of the second X1 device whereas pressing the right hand FX Assign button will assign to the right hand area of the second X1...

Page 35: ...his section will provide you with a concise overview of each and every hardware component you will find on the X1 This has been broken down into component based sections Hardware Reference Traktor Kon...

Page 36: ...4 1 Top Panel Top Panel Hardware Reference Top Panel Traktor Kontrol X1 Mk2 Manual 36...

Page 37: ...cted to your computer via the included USB cable Kensington Lock The Kensington Lock Port This metal reinforced hole provides an additional security option whereby a bespoke cable and lock can be appl...

Page 38: ...of the PLAY buttons will toggle playback on the corresponding TRAKTOR deck Whilst the track is playing pressing the PLAY button again will pause the deck FLUX TAP The FLUX Button Pressing the FLUX but...

Page 39: ...o adjust a Deck s tempo Hold SYNC move the corresponding Loop Encoder to adjust tempo HotCue Buttons HotCue Buttons These are numbered 1 4 per on both sides of the transport area on the X1 The RGB bac...

Page 40: ...Effect and 3 7 4 Using a second X1 controller s FX FX MODE button The FX MODE Button The FX MODE button is used when a TRAKTOR effects unit is set to Single mode Pressing the button turns the selecte...

Page 41: ...WET knob on either side of the device controls the overall amount of either the Single or Group effect The other FX knobs control then either specific effect parameters of a Single TRAKTOR effect or i...

Page 42: ...e buttons activates either TRAKTOR s Snap or Quantize mode For more information refer to section 3 3 Using the X1 to Browse Load Tracks SHIFT Button The X1 s SHIFT Button This button is an integral fe...

Page 43: ...n the Tree by pressing SHIFT and pushing BROWSE LOOP encoder The X1 s Loop encoder and LED display The Loop encoder allows you to select a loop size the LED display will show this and enter into Loop...

Page 44: ...ional form of hands on con trol For more information on how to use the Tourchstrip please refer to sections 3 4 Deck Control 3 6 Using the Loop Encoders and 3 7 3 Assigning FX to the Touch Strip Hardw...

Page 45: ...references The below section details the X1 s TRAKTOR preferences Note here that your X1 device will show in TRAKTOR s preferences as the TRAKTOR KON TROL X1 Mk2 Appendix TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 Preference...

Page 46: ...t when you touch the BROWSE encoder it switches to TRAKTOR s full Browser Un checking means that the Browse Encoder will only respond to showing the full Browser on the encoder being pressed Appendix...

Page 47: ...g pitchbend on a track Increasing this percentage therefore means that the Touch Strip will respond more sensitively to motion and vice a versa Seek Sensitivity By default this is set to 50 and refers...

Page 48: ...res that in combination with holding the SHIFT button a track s tempo can be manually tapped in using the FLUX button If however you have selected one of the additional Primary functions for the FLUX...

Page 49: ...be interested to know how the latest Mk2 version can be used in conjunction with the original The first thing to understand here is that both devices have their own set of TRAKTOR prefer ences The be...

Page 50: ...KONTROL X1 Mk2 will control TRAKTOR decks A B and the Mk1 version will now control TRAKTOR decks C D Using two X1 s provides you with the option to make use of both TRAKTOR deck control and effects po...

Page 51: ...TRAKTOR effect units 30 Triggering 30 Using two X1 controller s FX 34 K Kensington Lock 37 L Load Buttons Snap Quantize 14 Loading Tracks 13 Loop Encoders 26 Touch Strip assign 27 Touch Strip unassign...

Page 52: ...7 Resize 19 20 Scratch Control 21 Secondary Functions 17 TRAKTOR preferences X1 Mk1 49 X1 Mk2 45 Transport Section 21 BPM adjust 25 CUE 25 FLUX 26 HotCue 22 SYNC 25 Using TRAKTOR Remix Decks 23 U USB...

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