The pads are obviously where you'll be triggering your Samples and building up your remixes.
But they also have secondary function, which is activated by pushing SHIFT. The secondary
function names are written along both sides of the Pad Matrix. See
ther information on the pads.
2.2.4
Visual Feedback
The TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 is not only designed to give you complete control over the Remix
Decks — it will also give you constant visual feedback, so that you will know what's going on at
a glance. Obviously, the positions of the Volume faders and Filter knobs show the relative posi-
tions of their equivalent controls on the TRAKTOR software. But the buttons and pads on the
F1 go much farther and feature an intuitive illumination scheme, keeping you constantly in-
formed on what's going on in the Remix Decks.
SHIFT Button Illumination
The SHIFT button can be either continuously on, blinking on and off, or dim.
BROWSE (MIDI) Button Illumination
The BROWSE (MIDI) button is either dim (not active) or blinking on and off (active). Also note
that it is the only blue-lit Mode button, making sure that you know it is active so that you don't
accidentally load a Sample or Remix Set during a session!
The Dual-State Mode Button Illumination
When the secondary state of a button is active (for example, in Color mode, Pitch mode, Delete
mode, etc.), both the activated and the SHIFT button will flash. In their primary states, the
buttons will flash alone (without the SHIFT button).
The Pad Matrix Illumination
The individual pads have a number of illumination states:
• Brightly lit in color: the Sample associated with that pad is playing.
• Dimly lit in color: there is a Sample in the Sample Cell, but it is not playing (and not about
to play).
TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 Overview
Hardware Overview
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