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Page 2: ...an Amplification System 12 4 3 Connecting Monitors for DJ Booth 12 4 4 Connecting Headphones 13 4 5 Connecting to the Power Supply 13 4 6 Final Preparation 14 5 TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Overview 16 5 1 Deck...

Page 3: ...ue Points 55 7 10 Working with Loops 56 7 11 Using Flux and Reverse Modes 59 7 12 Working with Mixer FX 60 7 13 Working with FX Units 62 7 14 Adding Tracks to the Preparation List 63 7 15 Previewing T...

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Page 5: ...special facts and to warn you of potential is sues The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information can be expec ted The speech bubble icon indicates a useful tip that m...

Page 6: ...ting your music into TRAKTOR TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Overview is an extensive reference of all hardware control elements to be found on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 hardware controller Whenever you are unsure a...

Page 7: ...and D in the software 2 Mixer Sitting in the middle of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 controller and in the middle of TRAKTOR s window the Mixer receives audio signals coming from the four Decks on its four...

Page 8: ...The Pads on a Deck can be operated in three different Pad modes Depending on selected Pad Mode the functions differ accordingly HOTCUES Mode In HOTCUES mode the pads function is to store and trigger C...

Page 9: ...en represents the global tempo reference to which all Decks can sync The Tempo Master does not have to be the same throughout your mix but there can only be one Tem po Master 3 4 3 Automatic Tempo Mas...

Page 10: ...mode if want to mix in a synced track and want the downbeats of both tracks to perfectly match Disable QUANTIZE mode if you want to trigger tracks or Samples any time you press play or trigger Hotcue...

Page 11: ...is section describes how to set up the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 When all devices are connec ted your setup will look like the following illustration TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 setup 4 1 Connecting to the Computer T...

Page 12: ...AIN OUT XLR or RCA outputs on the rear panel of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 to the inputs of your amplification system using the appropriate cables 4 3 Connecting Monitors for DJ Booth To connect your moni...

Page 13: ...KONTROL S4 Connect your headphones to the PHONES OUT socket on the front panel of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 using a 1 4 or a 1 8 connector 4 5 Connecting to the Power Supply To connect the Power supply t...

Page 14: ...e clicking the Traktor application icon on your desktop The TRAKTOR software opens Importing Data from Your Previous TRAKTOR Version When you start TRAKTOR for the first time TRAKTOR will ask if you w...

Page 15: ...E page asks you to connect any controllers and devices to your comput er Click Next to proceed 2 On the DECK LAYOUT page select the Deck setup to control with your S4 e g 2 Track Decks 2 Remix Decks 3...

Page 16: ...Decks 2 Mixer The Mixer receives the audio signals coming from TRAKTOR Decks A B C and D The Mixer is then used to adjust the relative level of each channel in order to control the channels frequency...

Page 17: ...l Gives you advanced hands on control of the track transport and allows you to per form as you would on a conventional DJ turntable or CD player The outer LED ring gives you visu al feedback on the pl...

Page 18: ...ation refer to Switching Deck Focus 11 JOG button Enables JOG mode Jog Wheel mode for the Jog Wheel For more information refer to Using Jog Wheels in Jog Mode 12 TT button Enables TT mode turntable mo...

Page 19: ...track when previewing a track on the Preview Player In SAMPLES mode it selects another Sample in the Sample Slot For more information refer to Browsing and Load ing and Previewing Tracks in the Brows...

Page 20: ...when the underlying Deck is configured as Remix Deck Otherwise the SAMPLES button remains unlit For more information refer to Working with Remix Decks 4 Mute button Mutes or un mutes Samples or STEM...

Page 21: ...ts the current playhead position 5 Remaining Track time Displays the time remaining until the track ends 6 Current Track Tempo Displays the current tempo for the track 5 1 4 Display Elements on a Remi...

Page 22: ...level of each channel to control the channels frequency content possibly feeding them into the FX Units before sending the overall result to the Master output and in the end to gener ate the mix that...

Page 23: ...refer to Adjusting Levels 6 MIXER FX SELECT buttons Select the MIXER FX to be controlled by the individual MIXER FX controls in the Mixer channels For more information refer to Working with Mixer FX 7...

Page 24: ...fader For more information refer to Adjusting Levels 2 FX Assign buttons These buttons individually assign the FX Units to the Mixer channel For more information refer to Working with FX Units 3 HI kn...

Page 25: ...nnel A and B the PHONO LED lights up if the exter nal input for the Mixer channel is set to receive a phono level signal from a turntable On Mixer channel C and D the MIC LED lights up if the external...

Page 26: ...r to Integrating Microphone 4 PHONES OUT 1 8 and 1 4 Connect one or two pairs of headphones When two pairs of headphones are connected the maximum headphone volume level is decreased 5 5 Rear Panel Th...

Page 27: ...MIC C Connects a microphone to Mixer channel C using a 1 4 connector 10 Kensington Lock slot Connects a Kensignton Lock to the S4 to help prevent against theft 11 USB HUB Connects a USB device e g ano...

Page 28: ...ting the control elements for mixing from Deck A to B Then you will load the first track into Deck A and begin to perform step by step 6 1 Prerequisites 1 Assign the Mixer channel A to the left crossf...

Page 29: ...focus to Deck A by pressing the DECK SELECT button A The DECK SELECT button A and the Deck LEDs light up blue 2 Press the VIEW button to open the Browser view in the software 3 Turn the Browse encoder...

Page 30: ...ause button on the left S4 Deck The Waveform starts moving and the Channel Level Meter LEDs in the left Mixer channel A illuminate 2 Slowly increase the volume of your audio system or active speakers...

Page 31: ...Browse View in the software 3 Turn the Browse encoder to select one of your tracks or a demo track e g Lisa by Native Instruments 4 Press the Browse encoder to load the track into the Deck TRAKTOR no...

Page 32: ...ck of the Second Track When the track in Deck A is almost over Press the Play Pause button on the right S4 Deck to start playback of the track in Deck B The Waveform starts moving and the Channel Volu...

Page 33: ...slowly move the crossfader towards the right most position The audio signal of Mixer channel A slowly fades out of the Master signal Only Mixer chan nel B is now audible When the playback of Deck A en...

Page 34: ...Adjusting Tempo You can use the TEMPO faders on each Deck to adjust the tempo manual ly The TEMPO faders can be operated in two modes For more information refer to Adjusting Tempo Locking Key of Trac...

Page 35: ...Decks Correcting Beatgrids of Tracks If the SYNC function is enabled but the tracks playing are not synced it is likely that the Beatgrids of the tracks are not calculated correctly The S4 al lows yo...

Page 36: ...ordingly If the track is loaded into the Deck for the first time TRAKTOR starts to analyze the track to deter mine its tempo and then calculate the Beatgrid and Waveform The moment of the analysis can...

Page 37: ...ay Pause button again Cueing the Track using the Cue Button The CUE button has several functions When pressing and holding the CUE button the playback continues from the position of the floating Cue P...

Page 38: ...s is used to man ually correct the sync of tracks To nudge the Deck tempo Touch the Jog Wheel s outer rim and spin it clockwise to temporarily raise the Deck tem po When you stop spinning the rim the...

Page 39: ...d Scratching During Deck playback you can hold the playback using the Jog Wheel for cueing a beat or for scratching 1 Touch and hold the top plate of the Jog Wheel The playback holds When you release...

Page 40: ...feedback in the Jog Wheel when Cue Points and Loop markers using the top plate For more in formation refer to Preferences Fast Seeking Independently from the playback state you can use the Jog Wheel f...

Page 41: ...desired tension You can adjust the tension also in the Preferences 7 2 3 Using Jog Wheels in Turntable Mode In TT mode Turntable mode the Jog Wheels behave like conventional DJ turntables When the TT...

Page 42: ...ally To nudge the Deck tempo Touch the Jog Wheel s outer rim and spin it clockwise to temporarily raise the Deck tem po When you stop spinning the rim the Jog Wheel and the Deck returns to original te...

Page 43: ...e Jog Wheel for cueing a beat or scratch ing 1 Touch and hold the top plate of the Jog Wheel The Jog Wheel stops to rotate and and the playback holds 2 While holding the top plate spin the jog wheel c...

Page 44: ...ader is used for making transitions between the Mixer channel signals Any mixer chan nel can be assigned to either crossfader side as well as being un assigned If you do not intend to use the crossfad...

Page 45: ...ant smooth and sharp Constant With this setting moving the crossfader allows the levels of the Mixer channel sig nals to be raised and lowered constantly Smooth With this setting moving the crossfader...

Page 46: ...can define the level for the outgoing signals send to the MASTER output on the other side Adjusting Levels for Incoming Audio Signals The GAIN knobs in any Mixer channel determines the level for the i...

Page 47: ...MASTER Output stage receives the signals from the Mixer channels The MASTER Output level is determined by the MASTER knob To adjust the MASTER Output level Turn the MASTER knob clockwise or counter cl...

Page 48: ...quencies in the audio signal Taking out Frequency Bands of the Audio Signal To take out frequency bands of the audio signal Turn the individual EQ knob counter clockwise to take out the corresponding...

Page 49: ...dio signals of all Mixer channels into the CUE channel at once Adjusting the Ratio between the Cue Mix Signal In the CUE channel the MIX knob lets you determine the ratio between the cued signal and t...

Page 50: ...fader on your S4 affects the Tempo fader of the soft ware Deck relatively to its current position even if this position does not match the position of the TEMPO fader on your S4 This notably resolves...

Page 51: ...access the secondary Deck controls 2 While the SYNC Lock button The TEMPO fader is locked indicated by the red TEMPO Fader LED Moving the TEMPO Fader will have no effect 3 To unlock the TEMPO fader re...

Page 52: ...utton The TEMPO fader position in the software now reflects the TEMPO fader position of the S4 Deck When resetting the TEMPO fader that is operated in Absolute Mode the tempo for that Deck will immedi...

Page 53: ...n that uncouples the pitch key and the tempo BPM of a track This means if the you lock the key of a track at the original tempo and you then drag the TEMPO fader up or down the the tempo changes but t...

Page 54: ...anging Tempo To change the pitch without changing the tempo of a track 1 Move the TEMPO fader up or down to set the desired tempo 2 Press and hold SHIFT to access the secondary functions 3 While holdi...

Page 55: ...s Starting from a particular point in a track for mixing triggering etc is called cueing The S4 ena bles you to set points for cueing enabling you to directly jump to specific positions Cue Points You...

Page 56: ...ressed When releasing the Pad the playback position jumps back to the Cue Point and playback stops immediately When pressing and holding a Pad pressing the Play Pause button the playback continues as...

Page 57: ...k is looping by the pre defined Loop size The Loop appears as the green area in the Waveform 2 To disable the Loop press the LOOP encoder again The playback continues Changing the Loop Size You can in...

Page 58: ...oop 1 Enable a Loop 2 Press an unlit Pad The Loop is stored as a Hotcue The Pad lights up green Triggering Stored Loop To trigger a stored Loop Press a Pad The playback continues at the position of th...

Page 59: ...d with the Hotcue play back resumes at this playhead position The longer you loop the farther ahead the playhead posi tion will move and therefore the farther ahead playback will jump to when you rele...

Page 60: ...ixer FX Amount knob You can choose between the FILTER Effect and one of four pre selec ted Mixer FX using the FX SELECT buttons 1 to 4 The following effects can be selected using the FX SELECT buttons...

Page 61: ...SELECT button lights up brightly 2 While holding the FX SELECT button press the Mixer FX ON button on the individual Mixer channel 3 Release the FX SELECT button The Mixer FX ON button in the Mixer c...

Page 62: ...he FX Unit Assign button brightly lights up You can assign both FX Units to any Mixer channel at a time Controlling FX Units The FX Unit controls on the S4 reflect the current FX Unit configuration in...

Page 63: ...d icon appears in the first column in the Track List in TRAKTOR indicating that the track is added to the Preparation List Pressing the Preparation List button again removes the track from the Prepara...

Page 64: ...s C and Deck D are focused on the S4 the Deck LEDs light up orange 7 17 Working with Remix Decks Remix Decks enable you to load collections of Samples Remix Sets and trigger the individual Samples in...

Page 65: ...on The TRAKTOR Layout switches to Browser view 2 Press and hold the Star button turn the Browse encoder to select the All Remix Sets fa vorite folder 3 In the Track List select the Remix Set you want...

Page 66: ...nge to white 3 While holding SHIFT press the Pad for the corresponding Sample you want to stop play back The Sample stops immediately and the Pad turns dim The Deck playback continues Adjusting Sample...

Page 67: ...ng Sample Slot The Sample Slot is muted 3 To unmute the Sample Slot repeat the aforementioned steps Applying Filter Effect to Sample Slot Any Sample Slot contains a Filter control for applying a high...

Page 68: ...ct another Sample in any Sample Slot independent of the playback status of the Sample Slot When the Sample Slot is playing 1 Press and hold the Pad below the Pad for the corresponding Sample to access...

Page 69: ...right beat in the internal timeline The Quantize value can be adjusted using the LOOP encoder To enable Quantize mode for the Remix Deck 1 Press and hold SHIFT to access the Decks secondary functions...

Page 70: ...into a Deck The Deck Type switches to Remix Deck Alternatively you can load individual Samples into an empty Remix Deck 2 To enable Pattern Recorder press the record button on the Deck The Pattern Re...

Page 71: ...cals from one Stem File and mixing it with the beat from another Loading a STEM File To load a STEM File into a Deck and switch the Deck Type to STEM Deck 1 Press the VIEW button The TRAKTOR Layout sw...

Page 72: ...o access STEM Deck controls 2 Press and hold the Pad below the Pad for the corresponding STEM Part to access the sound controls for that STEM Part The display shows the current volume and filter param...

Page 73: ...g STEM Parts A STEM Part can be muted immediately 1 Press and hold the Mute button press the Pad corresponding to the STEM Part The Stem Part is muted 2 To unmute the STEM Part repeat the aforemention...

Page 74: ...e Filter effect parameter in the display is highlighted accordingly 4 While still holding the Pad turn the LOOP encoder clockwise or counter wise to apply a high pass or low pass Filter effect to the...

Page 75: ...n mixing using the SYNC function Incorrect Beatgrids can be corrected using the GRID mode on the S4 The GRID mode allows you to check and correct the Beatgrid of tracks Checking Beatgrid 1 Load a trac...

Page 76: ...ck matches the beat of the track 2 Release the GRID button The track s Beatgrid is corrected and saved for the track Disable Analysis Lock if Tick is not audible Ensure the Analysis Lock is disabled f...

Page 77: ...al page for the S4 con troller with configuration settings Accessing TRAKTOR Preferences To open the Preferences in TRAKTOR 1 Click the Preferences button in TRAKTOR s Header 2 Select the Traktor S4 M...

Page 78: ...increments when turning the Jog Wheel When is selected you feel ticks in fine increments when turning the Jog Wheel Jogwheel Determines the resistance when turning the Jog Wheel A lower value results...

Page 79: ...he 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 micrphone using a 1 8 connector to be inserted into Mixer channel C On the front p...

Page 80: ...urntable To connect your turntables to the S4 1 Switch off the S4 2 Connect your turntables to the inputs PHONO LINE IN A or B on the rear panel of the S4 using a stereo RCA cable 3 Attach the ground...

Page 81: ...IFT button on the Deck S4 to access the secondary S4 functions 3 While holding press the EXT buttons on the Mannel corresponding to the connected CD player The LINE LED lights up indicating channel re...

Page 82: ...or insert the CD s into your CD player s 3 Start playback on the device s TRAKTOR now calibrates the incoming timecode signal 4 Click either the Absolute mode button and the Relative mode button The t...

Page 83: ...oll down to Input 5 In the device list select TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and click Set Default 6 Close the dialog macOS On macOS you can define the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 as your default audio interface as fol lo...

Page 84: ...uments com compatibility Dimensions Width 21 3 542 mm Height 2 5 65 mm Depth 13 3 339 mm Audio Inputs Channels 4 Bit Resolution 24 bit Sample Rate 96 kHz Microphone Input 1 4 6 3 mm XLR Full Scale Lev...

Page 85: ...Hz 80 dB Main Outputs 2 x Stereo Out RCA Maximum Output Level 1 0 dBu DNR a weighted 110 dB THD N 0 001 Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 6 0 2 dB Crosstalk 1 kHz 80 dB Headphone Stereo Output 1 4 6 3...

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