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4.2.11.1 Touch Strip LEDs .......................................................................................189

4.2.11.2 Touch Strip Functions ................................................................................190

4.2.11.3 Customization Options ..............................................................................193

4.2.12

Transport Controls ..................................................................................................... 195

4.3

The FX Unit ................................................................................................................................. 197

4.3.1

FX Unit Overview ........................................................................................................ 198

4.3.2

FX SELECT Button ...................................................................................................... 200

4.3.3

FX Unit Assignment ................................................................................................... 201

4.3.4

Using Four FX Units ................................................................................................... 201

4.4

The Mixer .................................................................................................................................... 205

4.4.1

Mixer Channel ............................................................................................................ 207

4.4.1.1

GAIN Knob ..................................................................................................209

4.4.1.2

TRAKTOR Button ........................................................................................210

4.4.1.3

FX Assign Buttons .....................................................................................210

4.4.1.4

EQ Knobs ...................................................................................................211

4.4.1.5

Channel Fader ...........................................................................................212

4.4.1.6

Channel Meter ...........................................................................................213

4.4.1.7

FILTER Button and FILTER Knob .................................................................213

4.4.1.8

CUE Button ................................................................................................214

4.4.2

Mixer Main Section .................................................................................................... 215

4.4.2.1

Crossfader .................................................................................................216

4.4.2.2

CUE VOL Knob ............................................................................................217

4.4.2.3

CUE MIX Knob ............................................................................................217

4.4.2.4

TEMPO Encoder ..........................................................................................218

4.4.2.5

BOOTH Knob ..............................................................................................219

4.4.2.6

GLOBAL Section .........................................................................................220

4.4.2.7

MIC 1 and 2 Buttons ..................................................................................221

4.4.2.8

MAIN Knob .................................................................................................222

Table of Contents

TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 - Manual - 8

Summary of Contents for Kontrol S8

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Page 4: ...and Zooming 29 2 6 Playing Your First Track 32 2 6 1 Loading a Track 34 2 6 2 Playing the Track 36 2 6 3 If You Don t Hear the Track 39 2 7 Mixing In a Second Track 42 2 7 1 Loading a Second Track 43...

Page 5: ...Loops in HOTCUE Mode 82 3 2 1 Engaging and Disengaging a Loop 83 3 2 2 Moving a Loop 86 3 2 3 Storing a Loop 87 3 3 Playing with Loops in LOOP Mode 88 3 3 1 Looping by Pre defined Sizes 89 3 3 2 Beatj...

Page 6: ...3 9 1 Selecting and applying a Performance Mode 133 3 9 2 Using Performance Mode Pitch 134 3 9 3 Using Performance Mode Filter 135 3 9 4 Using Performance Mode FX SEND 136 3 9 5 Using Performance Mod...

Page 7: ...on 168 4 2 3 4 REMIX Button 170 4 2 4 Loop Encoder 171 4 2 5 EDIT Button 172 4 2 6 CAPTURE Button 172 4 2 7 Display Area 173 4 2 7 1 S8 s Deck View 174 4 2 7 2 View Button 177 4 2 7 3 Display Buttons...

Page 8: ...207 4 4 1 1 GAIN Knob 209 4 4 1 2 TRAKTOR Button 210 4 4 1 3 FX Assign Buttons 210 4 4 1 4 EQ Knobs 211 4 4 1 5 Channel Fader 212 4 4 1 6 Channel Meter 213 4 4 1 7 FILTER Button and FILTER Knob 213 4...

Page 9: ...1 5 2 Connecting CD Players 234 5 3 Integrating External Audio Sources in your TRAKTOR Workflow 235 5 4 Integrating External Sources as TIMECODE Controls 235 5 4 1 Final Preparations with Turntables 2...

Page 10: ...Panel 250 7 2 3 Diagnostics Panel 252 7 3 Using the S8 Audio Interface with Other Music Applications 255 7 4 Setting up S8 as your Default Audio Interface 255 7 4 1 Windows 255 7 4 2 Mac OS X 255 8 Tr...

Page 11: ...8 2 4 User Forum 260 9 Technical Specification 261 Table of Contents TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 11...

Page 12: ...ith the immediacy and flow you need to focus on your audience 1 1 Where to Start TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 installation provides you with many information sources These are in tended to be read in the follow...

Page 13: ...TOR KONTROL S8 controller The later chapters of this manual provide additional information on solving common issues and the device s full technical specification Controller Editor Manual Besides using...

Page 14: ...rthermore the following formatting is used Text appearing in drop down menus such as Open Save as etc and paths to loca tions on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in italics Text app...

Page 15: ...rting with the button indicated first E g an instruction such as Press SHIFT PLAY means 1 Press and hold SHIFT 2 While holding SHIFT press PLAY and release it 3 Release SHIFT FX Knobs and Buttons Abov...

Page 16: ...splay Buttons On each side of a display there are two buttons marked by a square icon To differentiate them from each other we ll refer to them as depicted here Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL...

Page 17: ...Pads 1 Each Deck comes with 4 multi color pads Where necessary we ll refer to them in this order Numbering of the Pads in the PERFORMANCE section Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual Conv...

Page 18: ...ons General Prerequisites We assume here that your TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 system is already up and running If that s not the case please follow the instructions in the separate Setup Guide and return to t...

Page 19: ...section controls Decks B and D 2 FX Units FX Units allow you to creatively process a track ranging anywhere from just add ing reverb for a build up to completely messing up a beat with stutter effects...

Page 20: ...the TRAKTOR software for the first time If however the Decks are not enabled in Direct Thru mode proceed as follows to enable the Decks The following images show disabled Decks Deck A in Direct Thru...

Page 21: ...OR buttons of each Deck The TRAKTOR buttons light up in orange indicating the Deck is now in TRAKTOR mode The displays read No Track Loaded indicating the corresponding Decks are enabled Using Your S8...

Page 22: ...The following images show enabled Decks Deck A enabled as Track Deck Deck C enabled as Remix Deck Using Your S8 Getting Started Enabling Decks TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 22...

Page 23: ...xplains both browse using regular interactions and browse using touch interactions It is not possible to open the Browser on S8 s left and right Decks simultaneously BROWSE Encoder BACK Button and Dis...

Page 24: ...ncoder The selected entry will be highlighted in blue The Browser View shows your current location in the folder structure at the top of the display e g BROWSER PLAYLIST DEMO TRACKS To open folders an...

Page 25: ...er has to be enabled 1 Open the TRAKTOR Preferences 2 Select the tab TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 3 Enable the Touch Control Auto Open Browser on Touch The touch sensitivity is now enabled on the BROWSE encoder...

Page 26: ...n two of the Decks simultaneously To access the respective other Decks you have to switch the Deck focus In this example toggle between Decks A and C by the following action Press the left DECK button...

Page 27: ...If Deck A is focused the DECK button the Mode Select Button and the LED ring around the LOOP encoder will be lit in blue Using Your S8 Getting Started Switching Deck Focus TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 27...

Page 28: ...If Deck C is focused the DECK button the Mode Select Button and the LED ring around the LOOP encoder will be lit in white Using Your S8 Getting Started Switching Deck Focus TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 2...

Page 29: ...on the right side The display focused on just one Deck has the fol lowing appearance Deck A in Single View Press the View button located in the top right corner of the display area to toggle Deck View...

Page 30: ...hanging Deck View does not change the Deck s focus Zooming To get a more precise view of the waveform at the current Playhead position you can zoom in or out of the waveform Using Your S8 Getting Star...

Page 31: ...nto the waveform Press Display button 3 repeatedly until you reach the desired zoom level To zoom out of the waveform Using Your S8 Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 M...

Page 32: ...ow to load and play back a track how to check the audio out puts and how to quickly troubleshoot your system if no music can be heard Before you pro ceed ensure the following prerequisites are met Pre...

Page 33: ...ft position The Crossfader is set all the way to the left On channel A the channel fader is set to minimum the EQ knobs the GAIN knob and the Filter knob are set to center position The MAIN knob is se...

Page 34: ...S8 You can check this by looking at the left Deck s display you should see a blue indicator reading A The Deck Display with DECK A indicator While looking at the left Deck s display reading No Track L...

Page 35: ...ate to the folder FAVORITES Demo Tracks 3 Scroll to track Techno 1 4 Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck A Using Your S8 Getting Started Playing Your First Track TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Ma...

Page 36: ...The track is loaded Its waveform and info appear in the display 2 6 2 Playing the Track Once the track is loaded Using Your S8 Getting Started Playing Your First Track TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 36...

Page 37: ...t Deck The PLAY button lights up The waveform starts moving in the display The track is assigned to MASTER 2 Gradually raise the channel A fader to maximum position Using Your S8 Getting Started Playi...

Page 38: ...3 If You Don t Hear the Track Each Deck Has Its Own Channel The audio playing on each Deck can be further shaped by the controls on the corresponding channel of the Mixer Since the track is loaded on...

Page 39: ...e Track If the track is playing but the audio coming through your amplification system is not loud enough or if there is no sound at all check the following Using Your S8 Getting Started Playing Your...

Page 40: ...om of your S8 verify that the Crossfader is moved all the way to the left Above the channel fader should be raised in channel A Using Your S8 Getting Started Playing Your First Track TRAKTOR KONTROL S...

Page 41: ...b At the top center of the Mixer the MAIN knob should be turned at least part of the way to the right You should see the MAIN meters moving If you see some activity on the MAIN meters of your S8 but d...

Page 42: ...the playback at the right position and mix the tracks together using the Crossfader Prerequisites We assume here that your S8 is in the following state The track Techno 1 is loaded into Deck A The tra...

Page 43: ...nter position The CUE VOL knob and the CUE MIX knob are set to minimum 2 7 1 Loading a Second Track We will choose the track Techno 2 and load it into the right Deck B as we did for Deck A in the prev...

Page 44: ...display reading No Track Loaded Touch Browse Knob do the follow ing 1 Press the BROWSE encoder of the right Deck to open the Browser The Browser resumes at the last selected item Using Your S8 Gettin...

Page 45: ...d the track into Deck B The track is loaded Its waveform and info appear in the display 2 7 2 Playing the Second Track Press the PLAY button on the right Deck to start the playback Using Your S8 Getti...

Page 46: ...ssfader from left to right You should hear the track on Deck B fade in whereas the track on Deck A progressively fades out as you move the Crossfader further to the right If you followed the instructi...

Page 47: ...DJ needs to be able to prepare a mix on the headphone cue before committing to it and sending it to the main out This is how you use your headphones for the preparation on S8 1 Put on your headphones...

Page 48: ...mix sent to your audience Regardless of the mix that you re hearing in your headphones the main mix is still controlled by the Crossfader and channel faders For smooth transitions set the CUE MIX to t...

Page 49: ...MIX knob clockwise You will hear the second track fade into the mix with both tracks in sync Note that you should always adjust the tempo of the cued track which is not audible to the audience Mixing...

Page 50: ...f the track In this case just do the follow ing On the left Deck press Pad 1 to skip back to the beginning of the track You can then resume from where you left off 2 7 6 Mixing In the Track by Using t...

Page 51: ...s loaded on Deck A The track is playing and audible The track Techno 2 is loaded on Deck B The track is playing and audible Both tracks are synched The Crossfader is all the way to the left On channel...

Page 52: ...are the cued track with EQ or Filter 1 Put on your Headphones 2 Enable CUE on channel B 3 Press the FILTER button on Deck B Using Your S8 Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Ma...

Page 53: ...hnique is to filter the bass line out of the incoming track having 2 bass lines running simultaneously rarely sounds good We will now carry out a first version of the mix for real Thus turn the CUE MI...

Page 54: ...on 3 When both tracks are running together and you want to bring the bass back in gradually decrease the bass amount of channel A while simultaneously increasing that of channel B 4 Complete the trans...

Page 55: ...n t get any louder but the sound quality is degraded by digital distortion called clipping Clipping leads to scratchy unpleasant noises being added to the loudest signals in your mix Although the musi...

Page 56: ...cking the Level on Each Channel Each channel on the Mixer provides you with a vertical channel meter next to the fader This meter shows you the pre fader level of the signal on that channel i e the le...

Page 57: ...ter activity roughly matches that of the channel currently on air TRAKTOR already does this for you by automatically applying a level balance value for each newly loaded track This so called Autogain...

Page 58: ...ange cannot be undone Therefore even with the limiter enabled en sure that the clipping LEDs don t light up too often Setting the correct level on S8 Once correct levels are set in TRAKTOR you can con...

Page 59: ...orials see 2 2 Enabling Decks TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 is in the following state The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A The Deck A is set to HOTCUE mode default state 2 9 1 Setting and Deleting Cue Points H...

Page 60: ...an return to by pressing the same pad again In the display a CuePoint will be highlighted by a blue indicator and the pad number You can store up to eight CuePoints per track including the first which...

Page 61: ...ues Aligning both tracks is straightforward 1 Make sure that Deck B is playing 2 When you hear a downbeat in the other track press the pad with the HotCue you just used to store the downbeat position...

Page 62: ...e a dedicated tempo fader per Deck which you might expect of a conventional DJ controller Instead the S8 offers a new approach to controlling the tempo of your mixes descri bed in the following sectio...

Page 63: ...t the tempo in whole steps or in decimal steps Adjusting the Global Tempo 1 Press the PLAY button on Deck A The Deck will be assigned to MASTER 2 Turn the TEMPO encoder clockwise or counterclockwise t...

Page 64: ...s Master Clock in whole steps 4 Release the Deck s SHIFT button The global tempo has changed 2 10 2 Deck specific tempo adjustments Deck specific tempo adjustments can be made by using BPM mode which...

Page 65: ...Adjusting the Deck specific Tempo 1 On a Deck press the Display Button 1 The BPM pop up becomes visible on the display Using Your S8 Getting Started Adjusting Tempo TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 65...

Page 66: ...ton turn the Deck s BROWSE encoder clockwise to increase the tempo in whole steps turn the Deck s BROWSE encoder counterclockwise to decrease the tempo in whole steps 4 Press the Display Button 1 agai...

Page 67: ...tempo is changed more significantly the resulting pitch change might sound unsuitable kick sounds would lose their impact vocals would sound unrealistic har monic instruments would become dissonant wh...

Page 68: ...press the Display Button 2 The KEY pop up opens on the display For tracks which have been analyzed by TRAKTOR their key is displayed here Using Your S8 Getting Started Using Keylock TRAKTOR KONTROL S...

Page 69: ...lay Button 2 again to exit the KEY pop up in the display 4 Now press Display Button 1 to open the BPM pop up and adjust the track s tempo by turn ing the BROWSE encoder You can hear the tempo change b...

Page 70: ...ey of a track without affecting its tempo proceed as follows 1 On a Deck press the Display Button 2 The KEY pop up opens on the display If the track has been analyzed by TRAKTOR its key will be displa...

Page 71: ...3 Now turn the Deck s BROWSE encoder to adjust the key of the track 4 Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the KEY window in the display You will hear that the track s key has changed while the te...

Page 72: ...focus on a secondary Deck C or D This tutorial explains how to use the Touch Strip for the following actions Seek navigate through the entire track Tempo bend nudge Create a scratch effect Prerequisit...

Page 73: ...ecessed touch sensitive area will display this The three orange segments represent the current playhead position within the track The LED segments represent the entire length of the track Using Your S...

Page 74: ...IFT place your finger on the Touch Strip beneath the orange LEDs and drag your finger to the right to move forwards in the track s waveform Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KON...

Page 75: ...The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the right as does the Playhead in the waveform Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 75...

Page 76: ...eft to move backwards in the track s waveform The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the left just as the Playhead in the waveform Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip T...

Page 77: ...tments to get your tracks aligned The following tutorial will demonstrate how to manually beatmatch the two demo tracks Tech no 1 and Techno 2 by means of the Touch Strip without using the sync functi...

Page 78: ...ur finger toward the left side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear and a single orange LED is shown If blue LEDs are shown above the left side of the Touch Strip on the Deck not assigned...

Page 79: ...rning a vinyl on a turntable swiping a finger over the recessed Touch Strip area allows you to create a scratch effect in a Track Deck or Remix Deck A scratch effect can only be created when the track...

Page 80: ...finger to the left This will move the Playhead slightly forward in the track s waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONTROL S8...

Page 81: ...inger to the right This will move the Playhead slightly backward in the track s waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONTROL S...

Page 82: ...your finger on the Touch Strip the playhead remains at that position 3 2 Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode Now that we ve covered all basic mixing techniques and how to use the Touch Strip we will fo...

Page 83: ...ader is all the way to the left The channel fader A is raised to the top The MAIN knob has an adequate level 3 2 1 Engaging and Disengaging a Loop Let s add a loop to the track on Deck A To engage a l...

Page 84: ...current playback position in the track The example above shows an engaged loop of four beats You can change the loop size while the loop is active Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in...

Page 85: ...ote that you can adjust the loop size either before or after you ve set the Loop If you ad just the loop size beforehand the next loop you set will acquire the set loop size value To deactivate the ac...

Page 86: ...Press the Deck s SHIFT button and turn the LOOP encoder The loop selection will be moved through the track on the fly and looping continues at the respective position The step size you move the selec...

Page 87: ...stored two HotCues in the track currently playing 1 Press the Deck s LOOP encoder to engage a Loop 2 To store the active Loop press an unlit pad The pad lights up green The display will show a green...

Page 88: ...Decks and Remix Decks which you will learn in the following tutorial When LOOP mode is activated the top row of pads light up in green and the bottom row of pads light up in orange The green pads rep...

Page 89: ...n to start playback 2 Press the Deck s LOOP button to enable LOOP mode The LOOP button lights up brightly and the pads also illuminate 3 With a track playing and LOOP Mode enabled you can perform the...

Page 90: ...button to enable LOOP mode The LOOP button lights up brightly and the pads also illuminate 3 Press pad 6 to jump back by 1 beat If doing so causes the Playhead to cross the bounda ries of an active Lo...

Page 91: ...lly sized slices These are then mapped to the adjacent pads which light up blue Press any of these pads to trigger playback from the map ped slice Playback continues to the end of the track until you...

Page 92: ...following state The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A and is not playing The Crossfader is all the way to the left The channel fader A is raised to the top The MAIN knob has an adequate level Using...

Page 93: ...er playback 2 Press the Deck s FREEZE button The current playback position is frozen and a section defined by the loop size on the dis play is automatically split into eight slices Using Your S8 Getti...

Page 94: ...de If no further slice is triggered the Playhead position will leave the frozen area and playback continues towards the end of the track 3 4 2 Adjusting the Freeze Slice Size 1 Hold the FREEZE button...

Page 95: ...p encoder to increase or decrease the slice size from a 1 4 of a beat to a range of 4 beats 3 Release the FREEZE button The Slice size and zoom will change accordingly Using Your S8 Getting Advanced U...

Page 96: ...e playback behavior of the pads changes Instead of playing from the slice start to the end of the entire track pressing and holding a pad in Slicer Mode will play back just the corresponding slice rep...

Page 97: ...1 Turn the Deck s Loop encoder to define the desired Loop size 2 Press the Deck s Loop encoder to engage a loop Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 97...

Page 98: ...ode to the active loop The Slices appear in green While Slicer mode is engaged you can perform the following actions Press any of the pads to jump between the Slices Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Usi...

Page 99: ...d a pad to retrigger its slice Hold two pads simultaneously to loop the entire area between the first and last selected slice Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual...

Page 100: ...hat way the beat of a track keeps flowing no matter what you do These are the changes in FLUX mode compared to regular operation HOTCUE mode press and hold a pad to play back from a cue point When you...

Page 101: ...is released playback continues at the second Playhead s position to preserve the musical phrasing 4 Press the Deck s FLUX button again to exit FLUX mode Note that when the FLUX button is engaged you c...

Page 102: ...fader Assign switch is set to the left position The Crossfader is all the way to the left 3 6 1 Loading a Remix Set 1 On the left Deck press the DECK button to switch to Deck C Remix Deck C should be...

Page 103: ...4 Select the Remix Set Remix Deck Tutorial and press the BROWSE encoder to load it Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 103...

Page 104: ...e orange and green corresponding to the Remix Deck page shown in the display 3 6 2 Triggering Samples For a demonstration of how a Remix Deck works please perform the actions listed below in the follo...

Page 105: ...the Playhead of its waveform moves and the Sample will loop 2 Raise the channel C fader You should now hear the Sample playing 3 Press SHIFT pad 1 to stop playback 4 Now press pad 1 pad 2 pad 3 and p...

Page 106: ...ples play back Select another Sample of a Remix Slot While the samples are playing you can switch to other samples within the Remix Slots For example Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix...

Page 107: ...hted in the display Note that only one Sample per Remix Slot column in the display can play at a time Select other Pages of a Remix Set A Remix Set can include up to 64 samples On the S8 controller th...

Page 108: ...x Set Press Display Button 4 or 3 to scroll a page downwards or upwards Alternatively hold the REMIX button while turning the Deck s LOOP encoder Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Dec...

Page 109: ...3 Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes 1 Press Display Button 2 The QUANTIZE window opens in the display Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual...

Page 110: ...les After you press a pad TRAKTOR will play out the currently playing sample to the end of the 16 beats segment and then start playing back the sample assigned to the pad you pressed If you selected a...

Page 111: ...downwards to fade in or fade out samples smoothly Experiment with the FILTER and adjust channel faders to get a feeling for the mix 3 6 5 Using the Touch Strip on a Remix Deck In this brief tutorial w...

Page 112: ...ing parts of a track playing back on a Track Deck Note in Remix Mode you can only capture samples to the current Remix Set page Select a different Remix Page to save to before beginning the capture Th...

Page 113: ...the Deck s Loop encoder to select the capture Source DECK A in the pop up window CAPTURE The pop up window will close as soon you release the CAPTURE window Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Capturing S...

Page 114: ...of the left Deck to enable REMIX Mode The pads should now be unlit because nothing is loaded into Remix Deck C Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track Decks Using Remix Mode TRAKT...

Page 115: ...he Deck s Loop encoder to define the Capture size 7 On Deck A press the PLAY button to start playback 8 Press one of the unlit pads to capture a Sample from the current playback position Using Your S8...

Page 116: ...and the captured Sample is shown in the display Playback of Captured Samples from a Track Deck As soon a Sample is captured you can perform the following actions Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Capturi...

Page 117: ...ce and or using another Capture size The pads now illuminate with new colors and the first four captured samples are shown in the display Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track De...

Page 118: ...Deck s SHIFT button and press the illuminated pad to stop playing You can save a new Remix Set by clicking on the corresponding Deck letter in the TRAK TOR software and selecting Save Remix Set Rename...

Page 119: ...The following sections will explain both 3 8 1 Assigning Decks to the FX Units On the mixer press the left FX Assign button of a channel to assign FX Unit 1 to the channel Press it again to unassign F...

Page 120: ...d how to control its three effects via the FX knobs and FX buttons Prerequisites The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A The track is playing and audible All FX knobs of FX Unit 1 are set to center pos...

Page 121: ...cts are loaded into the Group FX and the FX Unit is set up as Insert 4 Press the FX SELECT button again to exit the FX Unit menu Apply the Group FX to the Track As soon you set up your Group FX activa...

Page 122: ...The FX Knobs and FX buttons As soon you touch any FX knob the FX panel will drop down in the display Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Adding FX TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 122...

Page 123: ...o visible in the FX panel You can activate deactivate each effect slot individually by pressing the corresponding FX buttons 2 to 4 below 3 8 3 Exchanging effects in the Group FX To exchange any of th...

Page 124: ...enu 2 In the FX Unit menu press FX Button 3 to exchange the effect in effects slot 2 An over view of available FX will be displayed 3 Turn the BROWSE encoder to select the Gater effect and press the B...

Page 125: ...parameter each setting an FX unit to Single mode provides access to three parameters of a single effect We will set up FX Unit 2 in Single FX mode and load a Delay effect Prerequisites The track Tech...

Page 126: ...setup menu opens in the display 2 Press FX Button 1 to display the FX Unit 2 options 3 Ensure the options Single and Insert are selected 4 Press FX Button 2 to display the list with available FX Usin...

Page 127: ...sign the FX The FX Unit 2 menu closes 6 Press FX button 1 to activate the Delay You will hear a delayed signal being added to the playing track With the Delay enabled you can perform the following act...

Page 128: ...mix value in the FX drop down panel in the display increases Turn FX Knob 1 counter clockwise The Delay effect gets quieter The mix value in the FX drop down panel in the display decreases Using Your...

Page 129: ...effect Press FX button 3 to use the freeze feature FRZ of the Delay effect Your track is muted and the Delay effect starts to decay Press FX button 3 again to re engage the track going into the Delay...

Page 130: ...ameters in the software independently from the FX knobs position on the hardware 3 8 5 Storing a Snapshot You can save a default state for any of the effects by doing the following 1 Adjust the FX kno...

Page 131: ...Fader or Send in the FX Unit s options 3 8 7 Using Four FX Units TRAKTOR provides you with a total of four FX Units By default only the first two FX Units are activated and can be controlled by the FX...

Page 132: ...assign FX Unit 4 to the focused channel 3 9 Using Performance Modes on Remix Decks The S8 s Remix Decks provide you with Performance Modes allowing you to send individual Remix Slot channels to be pr...

Page 133: ...ess the right hand DECK button to focus Deck C 2 Press pads 2 3 and 4 to trigger samples 3 Press the left Performance Mode button until the Display reads FX SEND just above the Per formance controls 4...

Page 134: ...mance Mode Pitch When Performance Mode Pitch is enabled 1 Touch a Performance knob to expand the PITCH parameters overview in the display 2 Turn a Performance knob clockwise to pitch up or countercloc...

Page 135: ...arameters overview 3 9 3 Using Performance Mode Filter When Performance Mode Filter is enabled 1 Touch a Performance knob to enlarge the FILTER parameters overview in the display Using Your S8 Getting...

Page 136: ...overview 3 9 4 Using Performance Mode FX SEND The Performance Mode FX SEND allows you to send signal from each Remix slot to the as signed FX Unit s In this case Deck C is assigned to FX Unit 2 which...

Page 137: ...e to increase or counterclockwise to decrease the FX SEND amount You can hear a Reverb effect being added to the Remix Slots Slot 1 s value of 25 means that you re listening to a mix of 75 unprocessed...

Page 138: ...as described in section 3 8 7 Using Four FX Units With the Performance Mode FX enabled 1 Touch a Performance knob to enlarge the FX parameters overview in the display 2 Press the ON Buttons to enable...

Page 139: ...view 3 9 5 1 Changing SINGLE FX in Performance Mode In the following section you will learn how to change the SINGLE FX in the FX Unit 3 or FX Unit 4 The workflow is the same for both This tutorial wi...

Page 140: ...On the left Deck press the ON Button 1 to switch to FX Unit 3 options The FX Unit 3 options will open in the display 3 Ensure the entries Single and Insert are selected Using Your S8 Getting Advanced...

Page 141: ...isplay the FX Unit 3 menu with available FX 5 Turn the BROWSE encoder to select any FX and press the BROWSE encoder to assign the FX The FX Unit 3 menu closes Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Perf...

Page 142: ...GROUP FX in Performance Mode In the following section you will learn how to change the GROUP FX in the FX Unit 3 or FX Unit 4 The workflow is the same for both This tutorial will focus on FX Unit 3 T...

Page 143: ...he FX Unit 1 menu opens 2 On the left Deck press the ON Button 1 to switch to FX Unit 3 options The FX Unit 3 options will open in the display Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Using Performance Modes on...

Page 144: ...where you want to change the FX This will display the FX Unit 3 menu with available FX 5 Turn the BROWSE encoder to select an FX and press the BROWSE encoder to load it Using Your S8 Getting Advanced...

Page 145: ...a track with a complex rhythm or with uneven timing coming from a tape machine or warped vinyl and the S8 provides you with the controls to do this 3 10 1 Checking a Beatgrid To guarantee that all Te...

Page 146: ...rack will be analyzed 2 Press Display Button 3 to zoom into the waveform and get a more precise view 3 Check the Beatmarker at the beginning of the track Using Your S8 Getting Advanced Working with Be...

Page 147: ...n you will learn how to fix a misaligned Beatgrid manually 3 10 2 Correcting a Beatgrid Manually If it a track is not correctly aligned to the beat use Beatgrid mode to fix it The following sec tion w...

Page 148: ...the track a white position pointer cycles through indicating the relative sync position within the loop In the background the entire track is played back and the red playhead travels across the wavef...

Page 149: ...ost cases indicated by the biggest peaks in the waveform with the second third and fourth Beatmarker Turn Performance knob 3 FINE to fine adjust the BPM value Press SHIFT and turn Performance knob 2 B...

Page 150: ...g track Press Display Button 3 TAP four times in sync with the playback The tempo is calculated and the Beatgrid adapts to the tempo Tick Audible Beatgrid The Tick works like a metronome giving you an...

Page 151: ...ur headphones when cued Reset your edits If your edits do not produce the desired result you can undo your edits Press Display Button 4 RST This will reset your edits to the auto detected values Using...

Page 152: ...1 LOCK All buttons in the Beatgrid panel are deactivated The stored tempo BPM is locked and cannot be changed until you unlock it by clicking LOCK again All tracks with a locked Beatgrid will show a...

Page 153: ...ce as well as a full reference for every button knob fader and the color displays 4 1 Overview of the Controller This section provides you with an overview of the different areas of the controller s i...

Page 154: ...left and right side of the controller Section 4 2 The Deck gives an overview of a Deck Two FX Units 2 sit above the Decks See section 4 3 1 FX Unit Overview for an over view The Mixer 3 sits dead cen...

Page 155: ...headphone outputs purple and the Crossfader setup section green S8 s Front Panel On the front panel the Crossfader behavior is set up via the XF CURVE knob and the A B C and D switches while two PHON...

Page 156: ...corresponding Mixer channel from TRAKTOR mode to Thru mode This will automatically de activate the Deck For more details about the Deck modes please refer to the TRAKTOR PRO Manual In order to keep t...

Page 157: ...the DECK button to set focus on the secondary Deck the button turns white in response 2 FLUX button The FLUX button changes the behavior of the modes set via the 3 Mode Se lect buttons In FLUX mode th...

Page 158: ...which view you re in 8 Performance controls There are four knobs and four buttons per Deck located beneath S8 s displays By default these provide access to FX SEND PITCH and FILTER per slot in the Re...

Page 159: ...controlled utilizing the FX Unit controls The Left FX Unit By default FX Units 1 2 are always active Assign effects to any mixer channel via the re spective channel s FX Assign buttons Left assigns t...

Page 160: ...yout menu in the software header TRAKTOR s Software Mixer and S8 s Mixer The four channels A D are identical Each signal flows into the mixer at the top either com ing from the assigned Deck the corre...

Page 161: ...dicating the active state You can preview music on the cue channel over headphones with the 6 channel fader down and then pull up that fader to send it to the Main Out 7 Crossfader the Crossfader at t...

Page 162: ...accepts dynamic microphones with XLR or TRS connectors 5 MIC 2 is a microphone input for dynamic microphones with a TRS connector 6 MIDI IN and 7 MIDI OUT connect to 5 Pin MIDI cables 8 USB connects t...

Page 163: ...o section 4 6 The Front Panel 4 2 The Deck This chapter provides a detailed description of how the knobs buttons and faders in S8 s Deck section relate to the TRAKTOR workflow Since the left and right...

Page 164: ...a second playhead continues playing the track even if you loop a section temporarily jump back to a cue point skip forward or backward etc That way the track keeps progressing no matter what you do T...

Page 165: ...t Buttons General Behavior of Mode Select Buttons The default mode for a Track Deck is Hotcue The default mode for a Remix Deck is Remix Remix mode is exclusive to Remix Decks Hotcue isn t available f...

Page 166: ...witch focus to a Remix Deck HOTCUE Button While in Hotcue mode the pads store and trigger CUE markers in a track while it s playing To store a marker press a pad If Quantize is activated in the GLOBAL...

Page 167: ...e the loop sizes in TRAKTOR s S8 Preferences Preferences Traktor Kontrol S8 Loop Mode Sizes Loop For more information see the TRAKTOR manual If Quantize is activated TRAKTOR will loop from the next be...

Page 168: ...mediately after pressing the pad 4 2 3 3 FREEZE Button Press the FREEZE button to activate Freeze mode With Freeze mode active press the LOOP Button to activate Slicer Mode FREEZE Button Freeze Mode F...

Page 169: ...es by pressing and holding the FREEZE button and then turning the Loop encoder The waveform in the display adjusts its zoom level accordingly You can vary slice sizes between 1 4 beat and 4 beats Hard...

Page 170: ...Track Deck is in focus the REMIX button is deactivated for that Deck REMIX Button Remix mode allows you to capture portions of a track from the capture source and assign them to one of the pads 1 Set...

Page 171: ...3 Hold SHIFT and turn the knob to move a loop s position by the set loop size 4 Press the Loop encoder again to leave the loop The loop is deactivated the loop markers are still visible You cannot per...

Page 172: ...S8 pro vides you with the controls to do this Please read chapter 3 10 Working with Beatgrids for more information The EDIT button is disabled when a Remix Deck is focused Beat Grid editing only appl...

Page 173: ...level in the Browser 2 BROWSE Encoder Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser on a Deck s display and access your Library Turn the encoder to scroll through lists push the encoder to enter sub fo...

Page 174: ...ingle Deck s content and Split View which gives you a very basic overview of the corresponding secondary Deck 7 Performance Mode Buttons These two buttons are used to select the Performance Mode i e F...

Page 175: ...orresponding TRAKTOR Deck is set to Thru mode as well Here s an overview of the information S8 s displays provide for each of these Track Deck Track Deck View A Track Deck view on S8 provides informat...

Page 176: ...k is synchronized to a Tempo Master If a Deck isn t synchronized at all the Deck header shows tempo deviation in percent from the file s original tempo Remix Deck Remix Deck View A Remix Deck view on...

Page 177: ...dio signals into the TRAKTOR software and mix them with your other Decks by setting a Deck to Live Input mode In this mode S8 s display reads Live Input Traktor Audio Passthru S8 s Transport Controls...

Page 178: ...d a playhead Switching between Single View and Split View Whenever you open a pop up from a Deck view e g FX Selection Menu Browser BPM or KEY the View button starts flashing Press the View button to...

Page 179: ...djust a track s pitch KEY Press the KEY button again to exit 3 Display Button 3 Press this button to zoom into the waveform 4 Display Button 4 Press this button to zoom out of the waveform Remix Deck...

Page 180: ...e Grid Please note that you can leave any pop up by pressing the same button again or alterna tively the View button 4 2 7 4 Settings Button The Settings button is on the top left Press this button to...

Page 181: ...h the display to increase or decrease global touch sensitivity for different kinds of controls ENCODERS ENDLESS KNOBS KNOBS and FADERS Touch Settings View 4 2 7 5 Performance Mode Button The Performan...

Page 182: ...6 BROWSE Encoder The BROWSE encoder lets you access the Browser and navigate through your track collection and playlists BROWSE Encoder and BACK Button Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser Tu...

Page 183: ...rder to exit the Browser press the BACK button for longer than a second Alternative ly press the View button in the top right 4 2 8 Performance Controls Underneath the display each Deck features four...

Page 184: ...engage a Remix Slot s FILTER The FILTER cutoff is controlled by the corre sponding Performance knob Adjustments to FILTER cutoff are shown via the Performance pop up at the lower end of the displays C...

Page 185: ...s the ON button again The Performance Controls work even if the Remix Deck isn t focused If you set up TRAKTOR with 4 FX Units the Performance knobs and buttons in Deck A control FX Unit 3 those in De...

Page 186: ...knob 4 2 9 Slot Volume Faders S8 offers a separate volume fader per slot This allows you to mix signals from up to four slots within a single Remix Deck before it runs through the channel fader and th...

Page 187: ...d cue points for a track Use them to easily pick out your favorite parts of a track intro buildup drop outro and jump to that specific position LOOP In Loop mode pressing a pad instantly loops playbac...

Page 188: ...ccess Slicer mode This is how Slicer mode is different from Freeze mode In Slicer mode holding a pad will infinitely loop the corresponding slice In Slicer mode holding two pads will loop the range be...

Page 189: ...when a Deck is stopped you can create a scratch effect on a Track or Remix Deck by swiping left and right on the Touch Strip Seek navigate the track s beginning and end are mapped to the Touch Strip...

Page 190: ...For information on customizing the Touch Strip to your own preference refer to section 4 2 11 3 Customization Options Tempo Bend If a Track or Remix Deck gets out of phase during playback indicated b...

Page 191: ...he swiping motion translates to move ment of the playhead within the track TRAKTOR plays back what s under the playhead which is why the speeding up and slowing down of that motion produce similar pit...

Page 192: ...e SHIFT button and place your finger anywhere on the Touch Strip To scroll from the corresponding position in the track hold the SHIFT button and swipe from any point To move the playhead to the start...

Page 193: ...e If you select this option swiping to the right on the Touch Strip will move forward in the track s waveform Inversed Scratching Direction Inverse the directional response by unchecking the Invert ch...

Page 194: ...es this behavior may not make sense to you In stead looking at the waveform you think in terms of moving the playhead position within the track Also you want Tempo Bending to be consistent with Seekin...

Page 195: ...sport Controls The Transport buttons control playback of S8 s Decks These controls only relate to TRAKTOR mode they have no function when the S8 is used as a stand alone device PLAY Button The PLAY bu...

Page 196: ...he Deck header of the Master Deck The SYNC button takes on different states to provide visual feedback If the Deck is BPM synced and in phase with the Tempo Master the button is bright green If the De...

Page 197: ...cannot use the left SHIFT to access the secondary functions of a Deck or FX Unit on the right side of the controller For S8 s Mixer section either SHIFT button can be used to access the secondary func...

Page 198: ...an effects chain 4 3 1 FX Unit Overview This is an overview of the naming and function of the FX Unit s key control elements The knobs in this section are sensitive to touch Touch any of them to open...

Page 199: ...X Unit settings Here set up the FX Unit to work in either Single mode or Group mode Single Mode select one effect the FX knobs let you control up to 4 parameters Group Mode select up to three effects...

Page 200: ...nal for the entire FX Unit 7 FX Knob 2 Controls FX parameter 1 Control the 1st effect in the FX Unit 8 FX Knob 3 Controls FX parameter 2 Control the 2nd effect in the FX Unit 9 FX Knob 4 Controls FX p...

Page 201: ...Buttons In TRAKTOR s default setup with 2 FX Units press the left FX button to assign the mixer channel to FX Unit 1 Press the right FX button to assign the channel to FX Unit 2 The FX assign buttons...

Page 202: ...rformance controls are assigned to FX Units 3 and 4 They work in a fashion very similar to the dedicated controls in FX Units 1 and 2 Controls for 4 FX Units 1 FX Units 1 and 2 are available in any co...

Page 203: ...ute a channel to FX Unit 3 or 4 Press SHIFT button an FX assign button The left FX assign button assigns to FX Unit 3 the right button to FX Unit 4 Overview of FX Unit 3 s Controls Once activated in t...

Page 204: ...hile in the FX Settings press 2 ON Button 1 to access the FX Unit Settings Here you can set up the FX Unit to either work in Single mode or Group mode Single Mode select one effect the Performance kno...

Page 205: ...t the ratio between the unpro cessed dry signal and processed wet signal of the entire FX Unit Adjust the ratio between the unpro cessed dry signal and processed wet signal of the entire FX Unit 7 Per...

Page 206: ...A B D This puts the most used primary Decks A and B at the center and close to the Main section and Crossfader Each channel receives its input signal from TRAKTOR s corresponding virtual Deck or al te...

Page 207: ...des via dedicated switches on S8 s front panel The Crossfader feeds into the Main section which routes the signal to MAIN BOOTH and CUE outputs Also in the Mixer s Main section you can set the global...

Page 208: ...ols the level directly after the channel input so you can adjust the relative levels between Decks 2 TRAKTOR button switches between TRAKTOR mode and Direct Thru mode per channel For more details abou...

Page 209: ...CUE button allows you to audition the channel s signal on your headphones via the cue 8 Channel fader lets you smoothly fade a channel into to the mix This works in both TRAK TOR mode and Thru mode 4...

Page 210: ...Remix Deck TRAKTOR Deck Live Input External source Direct Thru mode Thru mode Direct Thru External source If you re using the S8 without a computer connected as a stand alone mixer the TRAKTOR button...

Page 211: ...3 and 4 TRAKTOR supports up to 4 FX Units Activate the two additional FX Units in TRAKTOR s pref erences Preferences Effects FX Unit Routing 4 FX Units To assign a channel to FX Unit 3 or 4 Press SHIF...

Page 212: ...e Z ISO which is the default in the TRAKTOR soft ware TRAKTOR provides you with various types of EQ each of them with its own personality You can choose the EQ type in Preferences Mixer EQ Selection 4...

Page 213: ...e their volume knobs to set the correct channel level If S8 s input starts clipping lowering GAIN will make the channel quieter but it won t resolve clipping at the input Increase level so that you ge...

Page 214: ...en the FILTER knob is in its center position no filter is applied TRAKTOR provides you with different types of dual mode filters You can choose the filter type in the Preferences Mixer Filter Selectio...

Page 215: ...section 2 7 3 Using Headphones to Prepare the Mix 4 4 2 Mixer Main Section This chapter gives a brief overview of the Mixer s Main section first and then an explanation of every control element Mixer...

Page 216: ...racks sounds good when the CUE MIX is in center position That way when you actually mix it into the MAIN you can be certain that it blends well 4 TEMPO encoder controls the global tempo Only Decks ope...

Page 217: ...rossfader works al most like a switch at its left and right ends 4 4 2 2 CUE VOL Knob The CUE VOL knob adjusts the volume of the headphone output The CUE VOL Knob S8 s high power headphone amps delive...

Page 218: ...lly follow tempo changes TEMPO Encoder The TEMPO encoder changes tempo in increments of 01 BPM Hold SHIFT to change in increments of 1 BPM A shortcut provides tempo control functionality via the Deck...

Page 219: ...nced to MASTER S8 displays MASTER CLOCK BPM If the Deck in focus is not in sync with TRAKTOR s Master Clock the BPM overlay shows the Track Deck s or Remix Deck s individual BPM The BPM overlay can on...

Page 220: ...n The Snap button labeled S allows you to activate deactivate Snap mode With Snap mode ac tive every Cue Point or Loop Point you set will snap to the closest beat Quantize Button The Quantize Button l...

Page 221: ...up bright green when enabled If the microphone can t be assigned to the channel you select the TRAKTOR and MIC buttons flash alternately Changing the channel assignment 1 Check the assignment by holdi...

Page 222: ...MAIN knob so that the loudest passages of your performance stay in the upper part of the blue area without exceeding the orange LEDs 4 5 The Rear Panel The rear panel holds numerous connectors you can...

Page 223: ...e 9 POWER section connect the power supply and switch S8 on and off here 4 5 1 MAIN OUT MAIN OUT Section The MAIN OUT section offers two sets of output sockets 1 Unbalanced RCA connect the RCA outputs...

Page 224: ...nob located in the center of S8 s mix er 4 5 3 External INPUTs RCA INPUT Section The INPUT Channel A D connectors allow you to integrate your turntables CD players or any external audio source you wan...

Page 225: ...fer to section 5 Common Setups 4 5 4 MIC Input Section MIC Input Section The MIC section provides two microphone inputs 1 MIC 1 input unbalanced connect your microphone here via a standard 6 3mm or 1...

Page 226: ...on slot compatible lock to lock your S8 to a heavy object like a table to prevent theft 4 5 6 MIDI Connectors MIDI Connectors Connect external MIDI devices for sync 4 5 7 USB Connector USB Connector H...

Page 227: ...make the connection to the power supply and to your computer 1 Power Supply connector 15V 2 66 A connect the included power supply 2 ON OFF switch press this switch to turn your device on or off Using...

Page 228: ...l to either side of the Crossfader 2 Crossfader Curve Knob adjusts the cross fading behavior 3 PHONES Section connect headphones here 4 6 1 Crossfader Assign Switches Crossfader Assign Switches Each c...

Page 229: ...ck Connect 3 5 mm 1 8 inch stereo headphone plugs 2 Large Headphone Jack Connect 6 3 mm 1 4 inch stereo headphone plugs Adjust the Headphone levels with the CUE VOL knob on S8 s top panel 4 6 3 Crossf...

Page 230: ...ts center position the left and right sides are mixed equally Scratching and Effects Turn XF CURVE all the way to the right The Crossfader works almost like a switch at its left and right ends You can...

Page 231: ...Instruments website Prerequisites The TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 software is installed and activated as described in the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Setup Guide The S8 is set up as described in the TRAKTOR KONTROL...

Page 232: ...1 Connect your turntables to any of the Line Phono INPUTS A D on the rear panel of the S8 using a stereo RCA cable Common Setups Connecting Turntables TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual 232...

Page 233: ...rntables are ready for use The channel meter displays the input level independently of the channel fader setting Ide ally always set input level with the channel fader all the way down If you want to...

Page 234: ...onnecting CD Players To include CD players in your TRAKTOR set 1 Connect your CD players to any of the Line Phono INPUTS A D on the rear panel of the S8 using a stereo RCA cable 2 Set the respective c...

Page 235: ...el s TRAKTOR button you can switch between Live Input mode and Direct Thru mode in real time While FX can only be assigned in Live Input mode the 3 band EQ and Filter are available in both 5 4 Integra...

Page 236: ...e Deck letter to open the drop down menu 7 Select Scratch Control On TRAKTOR s Decks the CUE and CUP buttons are replaced with Absolute mode and Relative Mode buttons 8 Put the TIMECODE Control Vinyls...

Page 237: ...socket 2 Switch on the S8 3 Switch on your amplification system or active speakers 4 Start TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 on your computer 5 For the designated SCRATCH Decks press the TRAKTOR buttons on the S8...

Page 238: ...platters will then spin at the same speed as the turntables and the movement of the record will be followed ex actly In general we recommend you always check the Scope panel when setting up TRAKTOR S...

Page 239: ...ccessful calibration this is completely or ange 3 The stereo input level meter is on the bottom right After a successful calibration these two channels are about halfway up 4 The status information at...

Page 240: ...stand alone DJ Mixer setup follow the instruc tions given in this section Prerequisites The S8 is not connected to your computer Final preparations 1 Connect the S8 s Power Supply to the Power socket...

Page 241: ...ou to expand the scope of your performance You can talk to your audience or integrate a beat boxing routine as well as process your vocals or that of a vocal artist with TRAKTOR s internal FX For conn...

Page 242: ...the MIC is as signable to them Channel D s button is off indicating the channel which MIC 2 input is already assigned to Channel C s TRAKTOR button lights up bright green indicating the current assig...

Page 243: ...which already has a MIC input assigned to it re assign the second MIC input first 5 6 3 Switching between Live Input and Direct Thru After assigning the MIC Input to a channel that channel is automati...

Page 244: ...ilter are still available 5 6 4 Activating a MIC Input Before activating the microphone for the first time please lower the channel fader to pre vent sudden bursts of noise from your speakers or headp...

Page 245: ...RAKTOR s Prefer ences window which lets you configure the behavior of the touch controls as well as overall LED brightness for the back lit buttons and the Loop and Beatjump Sizes assigned to each Dec...

Page 246: ...nel is opened Auto Open Performance Control on Touch If activated touching the Performance knobs below the display overlays a Performance panel with information about the knobs param eter values as we...

Page 247: ...brated during production although they might need to be recalibrated over the lifetime of your S8 unit Recalibration is necessary when a control ceases to allow you to set actual minimum and maximum v...

Page 248: ...and the bottom row four Beatjump sizes Here you can adjust these settings to suit your needs Loop For each of the upper four pads you can select a Loop size of 1 32 1 16 1 4 1 2 1 2 4 8 16 32 beats v...

Page 249: ...ice versa the audio driver needs to store data in buffers to prevent the audio from cutting off High buffer size settings will cause a delay between an interaction and the change being audible called...

Page 250: ...t Programs Native Instruments TRAKTOR KON TROL S8 TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Control Panel If you cannot find the Control Panel the driver is most likely not installed at all In this case please re install th...

Page 251: ...nd the change being audible called latency Low buffer sizes will put more strain on the CPU and may lead to audio drop outs Find the best bal ance by setting Latency high starting playback and lowerin...

Page 252: ...I O errors occurred in the interface com munication Output Latency displays your system s output latency in milliseconds Please note when running external sources like turntables or microphones throug...

Page 253: ...computer and S8 Buffer Underruns Buffer underruns occur when your computer isn t able to process an audio stream in time Reasons for underruns can be too many devices communicating on the USB bus at...

Page 254: ...ance Current Latency Displays the real time value for Windows internal latency Monitor this value as you launch and quit applications and connect or disconnect USB devices Maximum Latency Display the...

Page 255: ...c software This section describes how to configure the system set tings 7 4 1 Windows For Windows 7 and later you can define the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 as your default audio interface as follows 1 Open St...

Page 256: ...select TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 from the Select a device for sound output list 5 Click the Input tab and select TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 from the Select a device for sound input list 6 Close the window to confirm...

Page 257: ...sure that you haven t double clicked an outdated application alias shortcut Try to restart your computer Disconnect any other audio interfaces and computer periph erals like printers scanners and the...

Page 258: ...the System Requirements Disconnect all unused hardware e g printer scanner This will increase the amount of processing power available for your music software Make sure that S8 is connected directly...

Page 259: ...and click on the Support button in the upper right corner 8 2 1 Knowledge Base The Online Knowledge Base gathers useful information about your Native Instruments product which helps solve issues you...

Page 260: ...r interface When installing new software or software updates a Readme file is included that contains last minute information that was not yet included in the documentation Please open and read this Re...

Page 261: ...IN OUT Two balanced XLR outputs MAIN OUT Two RCA outputs PHONES One stereo 6 3 mm 1 4 headphone output PHONES One stereo 3 5 mm 1 8 headphone output MIDI IN OUT Two 5 pin DIN connectors GND One ground...

Page 262: ...2 dBu DNR a weighted 1 kHz 104 dB THD N 1 kHz 0 006 Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 0 6 dB Phono Inputs Input impedance 47 k Full Scale Level 1 kHz 23 8 dBu DNR a weighted 1 kHz 84 dB THD N 1 kHz 0 002...

Page 263: ...NR a weighted 108 dBu THD N 1kHz 0 001 Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 1 dB Crosstalk 1kHz 117 dB Headphones Outputs Load Impedance 16 600 Max Output Level 32 load 7 2 dBu DNR a weighted 109 dB THD...

Page 264: ...ications Operating temperature 5 to 35 C 41 to 95 F max 85 non condensing humidity Storage temperature 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F max 85 non condensing humidity Do not install this unit in locations expose...

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