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Page 4: ...2 2 1 Loading a Track 22 2 2 2 Playing a Track 24 2 2 3 If You Don t Hear the Track 27 2 3 Mixing In a Second Track 30 2 3 1 Loading a Second Track 31 2 3 2 Playing the Second Track 33 2 3 3 Using He...

Page 5: ...spin 73 3 2 Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode 79 3 2 1 Engaging and Disengaging a Loop 79 3 2 2 Moving a Loop 82 3 2 3 Storing a Loop 83 3 3 Using FREEZE Mode 84 3 3 1 Engaging Freeze mode on a track...

Page 6: ...File to the Mix 129 3 8 4 1 Loading a Stem File into Deck B 129 3 8 4 2 Combining Sounds of different Stem Decks 131 3 9 Working with Beatgrids 131 3 9 1 Checking a Beatgrid 131 3 9 2 Correcting a Be...

Page 7: ...ixer 167 4 4 1 Mixer Channel 169 4 4 1 1 GAIN Knob 170 4 4 1 2 FX Assign Buttons 171 4 4 1 3 EQ Knobs 171 4 4 1 4 Channel Fader 172 4 4 1 5 Channel Meter 173 4 4 1 6 FILTER Button and FILTER Knob 174...

Page 8: ...es Pane in TRAKTOR 192 6 1 Restore Default 193 6 2 Touch Controls 193 6 3 Touchstrip 193 6 4 Calibrate 194 6 5 LEDs 194 6 6 Stem Control 195 7 The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel 196 7 1 Settings...

Page 9: ...Start 204 8 1 2 TRAKTOR Crashes 204 8 1 3 TRAKTOR Has Performance Issues 205 8 1 4 Updates 206 8 2 Getting Help 206 8 2 1 Knowledge Base 206 8 2 2 Technical Support 206 8 2 3 Registration Support 207...

Page 10: ...al facts and to warn you of poten tial issues The icons introducing the following notes let you see what kind of information can be expected The speech bubble icon indicates a useful tip that may ofte...

Page 11: ...in square brackets e g Press Shift Enter Single instructions are introduced by this play button type arrow Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow 1 2 Where to Start TRAKTOR KONTROL S...

Page 12: ...ONTROL S5 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 S5 w...

Page 13: ...Support Registration Support You will find more information on these in chapters 8 1 Troubleshooting and 8 2 Getting Help Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Where to Start TRAKTOR KONTROL S5...

Page 14: ...and return to this chapter when you are ready In case you already changed some settings in TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 before you start with these tutorials we strongly recommend you to reset your TRAKTOR KON...

Page 15: ...ill learn how to sort and preview your tracks in the Browser and how to load tracks into Decks It is not possible to open the Browser on S5 s left and right Decks simultaneously BROWSE Encoder BACK Bu...

Page 16: ...en the Browser Push the BROWSE encoder The Browser will be displayed in the display 2 1 2 Scrolling through Music Folders To scroll through music folders Using Your S5 Getting Started Using the Browse...

Page 17: ...tructure at the top of the display e g BROWSER PLAYLIST DEMO TRACKS To open folders and load tracks Press the BROWSE encoder to open a folder Press the BROWSE encoder to load a track To return to the...

Page 18: ...w enabled on the BROWSE encoder With touch sensitivity enabled the following touch interactions can be performed To open the Browser Touch the BROWSE encoder The Browser will be displayed in the respe...

Page 19: ...s To speed up scrolling through folders including a very large number of tracks you can sort the tracks by categories TITLE ARTIST BPM IMPORT DATE and KEY The selected category is dis played at the bo...

Page 20: ...is selected in the SORT BY pop up win dow The tracks will then be resorted Additionally you can display the tracks in ascending or descending order Press the LOOP encoder to switch between ascending a...

Page 21: ...ut puts and how to quickly troubleshoot your system if no music can be heard Before you pro ceed ensure the following prerequisites are met Prerequisites We assume your S5 is in the following state Th...

Page 22: ...ding a Track Let s load the track Techno 1 from the included demo tracks on to Deck A Since Deck A is in the top left part of the TRAKTOR window we will use the left Deck on your S5 You can check this...

Page 23: ...eck s display reading No Track Loaded Push Browse Knob do the following 1 Press the BROWSE encoder of the left Deck to open the Browser 2 Navigate to the folder FAVORITES Demo Tracks Using Your S5 Get...

Page 24: ...BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck A The track is loaded Its waveform and info appear in the display 2 2 2 Playing a Track Once a track is loaded Using Your S5 Getting Started Playing Your Fi...

Page 25: ...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 S5 Getting Started Playi...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 S5 Getting Started Playing Your...

Page 28: ...om of your S5 verify that the Crossfader is moved all the way to the left Above the channel fader should be raised in channel A Using Your S5 Getting Started Playing Your First Track TRAKTOR KONTROL S...

Page 29: ...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 30: ...ght position and mix the tracks together using the Crossfader Prerequisites We assume here that your S5 is in the following state The track Techno 1 is loaded into Deck A The track is playing and audi...

Page 31: ...ack Techno 2 and load it into the right Deck B as we did for Deck A in the previous tutorial Track Deck B in its empty state While looking at the right Deck display reading No Track Loaded Touch Brows...

Page 32: ...eck to open the Browser The Browser resumes at the last selected item 2 Scroll to the track Techno 2 3 Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck B Using Your S5 Getting Started Mixing In a...

Page 33: ...ack The track Techno 2 starts playing The PLAY button lights up and the waveform in the display starts moving You don t hear anything from Deck B through the speakers yet because the Crossfader on the...

Page 34: ...owing section So for now Pull the Crossfader all the way back to the left If you still don t hear any sound coming from Deck B even with the Crossfader all the way to the right check the troubleshooti...

Page 35: ...o adjust the balance between the cued track in this case Deck B and the main mix in this case Deck A in your headphones Turn the CUE MIX knob counterclockwise when you want to concentrate on the cued...

Page 36: ...feature to adjust its tempo to that of Deck A Since playback of Deck A was started first it is automati cally assigned the role of Tempo MASTER To sync Deck B to it Press the SYNC button on the right...

Page 37: ...ack When your track is ready for mixing Slowly move the Crossfader from the left to the right You just did your first mix with S5 2 3 5 Interlude In case the Left Track has finished The track Techno 1...

Page 38: ...2 3 6 Mixing In the Track by Using the Channel EQ and Filter Besides simply using the Crossfader or channel volume faders to mix tracks you can use TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 s EQs and filters to make the mix...

Page 39: ...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 40: ...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 S5 Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Ma...

Page 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...n t get any louder but the sound quality is degraded by digital distortion called clipping Clipping leads to scratchy unpleasant nois es being added to the loudest signals in your mix Although the mus...

Page 44: ...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 45: ...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 46: ...distortion inside TRAKTOR the resulting con traction of the dynamic range cannot be undone Therefore even with the limiter enabled en sure that the clipping LEDs don t light up too often Setting the...

Page 47: ...be lit in white 2 6 Switching Deck View and Zooming By default the display shows only the focused Deck This is called Single View Additionally you can switch to Spilt View to show both Decks together...

Page 48: ...the display area to toggle Deck View between Single View and Split View The display now shows both Decks in Split View The focused Deck always acquires the majority of space in the display Using Your...

Page 49: ...it View with focus on Deck A Split View with focus on Deck C Changing Deck View does not change the Deck s focus Using Your S5 Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual...

Page 50: ...head position you can zoom in or out of the waveform To zoom into the waveform Press Display button 3 repeatedly until you reach the desired zoom level To zoom out of the waveform Using Your S5 Gettin...

Page 51: ...n a track HotCues can be assigned to the pads when the Track Deck is in HOTCUE mode On a Track Deck in HOTCUE mode pad 1 always represents the Start Cue Point that will be assigned automatically as so...

Page 52: ...utorials see Ena bling Decks TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 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 7 1 Setting and Deleting Cue Points Ho...

Page 53: ...g 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 is automatically set t...

Page 54: ...Cues 1 When you hear a downbeat in the other track press the pad with the HotCue you just used to store the downbeat position 2 8 Adjusting Tempo In this tutorial you will learn how to adjust the temp...

Page 55: ...TEMPO encoder will adjust the tempo of the assigned MASTER deck along with any other decks that have their SYNC buttons active You can adjust the tempo in whole steps or in decimal steps Adjusting th...

Page 56: ...k in decimal steps 3 Press any SHIFT button and turn the TEMPO encoder clockwise or counterclockwise to in crease or decrease the tempo of TRAKTOR s Master Clock in whole steps 4 Release the Deck s SH...

Page 57: ...made by using BPM mode which will be enabled on the Decks and the BROWSE encoders Adjusting the Deck specific Tempo 1 On a Deck press the Display Button 1 The BPM pop up becomes visible on the displa...

Page 58: ...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 59: ...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 60: ...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 S5 Getting Started Using Keylock TRAKTOR KONTROL S...

Page 61: ...BROWSE encoder to enable Keylock on the track LOCK is now lit in white 3 Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the KEY pop up in the display Using Your S5 Getting Started Using Keylock TRAKTOR KON...

Page 62: ...BROWSE encoder You can hear the tempo change but the track s key remains intact Adjusting the Key without changing Original Tempo If you want to change just the key of a track without affecting its t...

Page 63: ...k 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 displayed here Using Your S5 Getting Started Using Keylock TRAKTOR KONTROL S5...

Page 64: ...WSE 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 tempo is preserved Resettin...

Page 65: ...Hold the BROWSE Back button for a few seconds The value will reset Using Your S5 Getting Started Using Keylock TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual 65...

Page 66: ...h the entire track Tempo bend nudge Scratching backspinning and holding Prerequisites We assume here that the S5 is in the following state The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A and is not playing Usi...

Page 67: ...eek 1 While holding SHIFT place your finger on the Touch Strip beneath the orange LEDs and swipe to the right to move forwards in the track s waveform Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip...

Page 68: ...The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the right as does the playhead in the waveform Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual 68...

Page 69: ...2 Swipe your finger to the left to move backwards in the track s waveform Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual 69...

Page 70: ...gn the beats manually The S5 allows you to work in a similar way by using the Touch Strip The LEDs above the Touch Strip provide visual information about a Deck s phase alignment They help you make th...

Page 71: ...p indicating the amount of phase misalignment Second Step Correcting phase alignment To correct the phase alignment of both tracks proceed as follows If blue LEDs are shown above the right side of the...

Page 72: ...side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear and a single orange LED is shown The phase alignment is corrected and both tracks are perfectly synched Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using Touch...

Page 73: ...ratch effect on a Track Deck or Remix Deck This feature is not enabled by default and requires some configuration as follows Enabling the preference Touch to Scratch To enable the preference Touch to...

Page 74: ...2 Navigate to the Traktor Kontrol S5 page check the Shift Touch to Scratch preference in the Touchstrip section Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual 74...

Page 75: ...On the Deck 1 Hold the SHIFT button 2 On the Touch Strip swipe to the left This will move the playhead slightly forwards in the track s waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect Using Your...

Page 76: ...rip swipe to the right This will move the playhead slightly backwards in the track s waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip TRAKTOR KONT...

Page 77: ...r a beat As soon as you cease moving your finger on the Touch Strip the playhead remains at that position A scratch effect can only be created when the track is stopped Performing a Backspin On the De...

Page 78: ...waveform and you will hear the backspin effect As soon as you lift your finger from the Touch Strip the playhead remains at that posi tion Backspins are enhanced by the fact that TRAKTOR will stop the...

Page 79: ...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 loop on...

Page 80: ...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 S5 Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in...

Page 81: ...t Note that you can adjust the loop size either before or after you ve set the Loop If you adjust the loop size beforehand the next loop you set will acquire the set loop size val ue To deactivate the...

Page 82: ...no Loop active you activate looping the next Loop in the track will be activated 3 2 2 Moving a Loop With a loop size selected you can move the Loop selection to another position within your track To...

Page 83: ...et s say you have stored two HotCues in the track currently playing 1 Press the Loop encoder to engage a Loop 2 To store the active Loop press an unlit pad The pad lights up green The display will sho...

Page 84: ...he track until you lift your finger off the pad In FREEZE mode the numbers 1 8 are overlaid on the waveform to indicate the location of the slices The first row of pads triggers slices 1 4 the second...

Page 85: ...track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A and stopped 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 3 3 1 Engaging Freeze mode on a t...

Page 86: ...ress the 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 S5 Getting Advanced Using FREE...

Page 87: ...her slice is triggered the Playhead position will leave the frozen area and playback continues towards the end of the track 3 3 2 Adjusting the Freeze Slice Size 1 Hold the FREEZE button and touch the...

Page 88: ...e from a 1 4 of a beat to a range of 4 beats 3 Release the FREEZE and the LOOP encoder button The SLICE SIZE window pops up closes and the Slice size and zoom will change according ly Using Your S5 Ge...

Page 89: ...or 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 repeatedly To enable...

Page 90: ...p 3 Press the FREEZE button to engage Slicer mode to the active loop The Slices appear in green While Slicer mode is engaged you can perform the following actions Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using...

Page 91: ...Press any of the pads to jump between the Slices Hold a pad to retrigger its slice Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual 91...

Page 92: ...P encoder to change the Loop size The slice size will be changed on the fly and the waveform in the display adjusts its zoom accordingly Press the LOOP encoder or the HOTCUE button to exit Slicer mode...

Page 93: ...o play back resumes at the second Playhead s position instead of continuing playback from the cue point Prerequisites We assume here that the S5 is in the following state The track Techno 1 is loaded...

Page 94: ...ack will resume right on the beat you desire 3 5 Remixing with Remix Decks In the previous tutorials you learned how to mix using the Track Decks and how to work with some advanced functionalities of...

Page 95: ...n in the left display 1 Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser 2 Navigate to the folder TRACK COLLECTION All Remix Sets Remix Deck Tutorial 3 Select the Remix Set Remix Deck Tutorial and press t...

Page 96: ...e orange and green corresponding to the Remix Deck page shown in the display 3 5 2 Triggering Samples For a demonstration of how a Remix Deck works please perform the actions listed below in the follo...

Page 97: ...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 98: ...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 S5 Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix...

Page 99: ...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 S5 controller the Remix Set is spli...

Page 100: ...a Remix Slot 1 Hold the REMIX button The Pads colors turn white 2 Press a Pad that refers to the Remix Slot you want to mute The Remix Slot is muted and the respective Pads are now dim 3 Press the Pad...

Page 101: ...3 Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes 1 Press Display Button 2 The QUANTIZE window opens in the display Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Manual...

Page 102: ...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 103: ...ing the Touch Strip on a Remix Deck In this brief tutorial we ll learn how the Touch Strip can be used with the Remix Deck On a Remix Deck which isn t playing a track Swipe on the Touch Strip to move...

Page 104: ...n Remix Sets by capturing or sampling 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 Be fore you start capturing select ano...

Page 105: ...g a Sample and Playback 1 Press the REMIX button to enable REMIX Mode The pads should now be unlit because nothing is loaded into Remix Deck C Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Tra...

Page 106: ...rn the Loop encoder to define the capture size 4 On Deck A press the PLAY button to start playback 5 Press one of the unlit pads to capture a Sample from the current playback position Using Your S5 Ge...

Page 107: ...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 S5 Getting Advanced Captur...

Page 108: ...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 S5 Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track De...

Page 109: ...set by clicking on the Deck header where New Remix Set is displayed Saved Remix Sets will be added to BROWSER TRACK COLLECTION ALL REMIXSETS 3 7 Adding FX In this tutorial section we will walk you thr...

Page 110: ...igned to all four Decks simultaneously 3 7 2 Setting up an FX Unit to Group FX Mode When an FX Unit is set to Group FX mode it allows up to three different audio effects to be used simultaneously with...

Page 111: ...options 2 Turn the BROWSE encoder to select Group and press the BROWSE encoder to enable Group FX mode Three default effects are loaded into the Group FX and the FX Unit is set up as Insert 3 Press th...

Page 112: ...and control the parameters of each effect you can now perform the following actions Activate the effects slots with the FX buttons As soon you touch any FX knob the FX panel will drop down in the dis...

Page 113: ...sulting changes The parameter adjustments are also visible in the FX panel You can activate deactivate each effect slot individually by pressing the corresponding FX buttons 2 to 4 below Using Your S5...

Page 114: ...e left Deck press the SHIFT button Button 1 of FX Unit 1 at the top left of the S5 The FX Unit 1 menu opens displaying the FX Unit 1 options 2 In the FX Unit menu press FX Button 3 to exchange the eff...

Page 115: ...t You have exchanged effects slot 2 in the Group FX Repeat this process for any of the remaining effects in the Group FX 3 7 4 Storing a Snapshot You can save a default state for any of the effects by...

Page 116: ...fader ef fects or as send effects To change FX Routing either select Insert Post Fader or Send in the FX Unit s options 3 8 Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks In this tutorial you will learn how to lo...

Page 117: ...possible to load and play a Stem File before it has been analyzed For more information on how to analyze tracks or Stem Files refer to the TRAKTOR Manual The Stem Deck On the display of the TRAKTOR K...

Page 118: ...utton When SHIFT is pressed the upper row of Pads red operate as FX SEND On buttons whereas the lower row of Pads white resets the volume and Filter adjustments of the corresponding Stem Parts When SH...

Page 119: ...cused and stopped Channel faders A is set to the maximum level Channel fader B are set to the minimum level The Crossfader is set to center position Loading a Stem File To load a Stem File into the le...

Page 120: ...File is playing back and the waveform is moving in the display The Stem File is playing back and the waveforms are moving in the display 3 8 2 Switching between Track View and Stem View To have an in...

Page 121: ...Stem Deck in Stem View To switch the view 1 Hold the SHIFT button Depending on current view either Display Button 3 or 4 will light up 2 Press the unlit Display button to switch the view in the displ...

Page 122: ...ctions on the Stem Deck Adjusting Volumes of Stem Parts In order to adjust the volume of e g Stem Part 1 1 Press the Performance Mode buttons until the VOLUME page is selected in the Performance Mode...

Page 123: ...sponding Stem Part 1 The Stem Selector Pad flashes indicating Stem Part 1 is selected The Footer in the display expands and the selected Stem Part name is underlined Using Your S5 Getting Advanced Mix...

Page 124: ...unselect the corresponding Stem Part 1 The Stem Selec tor Pad is dim The Footer in the display diminishes When all Stem Parts are selected you can adjust and reset the volumes of all Stem Parts si mu...

Page 125: ...nd the Pads are dim Applying FILTER Effect to Stem Parts In order to apply the FILTER e g to Stem Part 1 1 Press the Performance Mode buttons until the FILTER page is selected in the Performance Mode...

Page 126: ...elector Pad flashes indicating Stem Part 1 is selected The Footer in the display expands and the selected Stem Part name is underlined 3 Press the LOOP encoder to activate FILTER on the Stem Part Usin...

Page 127: ...ILTER effects to all Stem Parts simultane ously Simultaneous Reset of VOLUME and FILTER Settings In order to reset VOLUME and FILTER settings on a Stem Part simultaneously 1 Hold the SHIFT button to a...

Page 128: ...can also apply FX SEND to any of the Stem Parts In order to activate the FX Unit s FX on Stem Parts 1 On Channel A press the right FX Assign button to assign the Stem Deck to FX Unit 2 2 On the left D...

Page 129: ...ples from Stem Files 3 8 4 Adding another Stem File to the Mix Equipped with the fundamental knowledge about performing on a Stem Deck you will now learn to mix Stem File on Deck A into another Stem F...

Page 130: ...o SYNC 5 Press the PLAY button to start playback The Stem File is playing back on Deck B and in sync with the Stem File on Deck A After channel fader B is set to minimum position you should not hear a...

Page 131: ...are now audible in the mix 1 Lower and raise the Stem Part volumes of both Stem Decks to combine the sounds of both Stem Files 2 Slowly move Channel fader A to the minimum position You now hear the so...

Page 132: ...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 S5 Getting Advanced Working with Be...

Page 133: ...n you will learn how to fix a misaligned Beatgrid manually 3 9 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 wi...

Page 134: ...playing back 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 acro...

Page 135: ...ost cases indicated by the biggest peaks in the waveform with the second third and fourth Beatmarker Rotate Performance knob 3 FINE to fine adjust the BPM value Press SHIFT and turn Performance knob 2...

Page 136: ...er When OFFSET is selected rotate the LOOP encoder to shift the entire waveform underneath the Beatgrid Align the first Beatmarker with the first peak in the loop s waveform When BPM is selected rotat...

Page 137: ...hanges to the waveform position For example if you are near the Beatmarker at the start of a track and change the tempo of the Beatgrid you will see the waveform move under the Beatgrid by a particula...

Page 138: ...to adjust the Beatgrid 3 Press the ON button 1 again to exit Beatgrid Zoom mode 3 9 3 Additional Help Actions Tap the Tempo Tap allows you to manually set the tempo by tapping along the playing track...

Page 139: ...tempo Tick Audible Beatgrid The Tick works like a metronome giving you an audible pulse for every beat Align the Tick and the beats in your track for perfect sync You can only hear the Tick on the CU...

Page 140: ...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 141: ...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 142: ...des an overview of the main areas of the user interface 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...

Page 143: ...FX These FX can be loaded into the so called FX Units For more information on FX Units refer to section 4 3 The FX Unit 3 Mixer The mixer receives the audio signals coming from the Decks As any DJ mix...

Page 144: ...ntically we ll just talk about the left one Implicitly though the descriptions also apply to the right Deck The left hand Deck controls TRAKTOR s Decks A and C The entire section can be focused on eit...

Page 145: ...rther display controls as well as BROWSE controls For more information refer to section 4 2 1 Display Area and Controls 2 BROWSE controls These controls let open the Browser and navigate through your...

Page 146: ...ion 4 2 6 Transport Controls 7 FLUX button The FLUX button enables Flux Mode for the focused Deck For more informa tion refer to section 4 2 7 FLUX Button 8 Loop encoder Primarily the Loop encoder is...

Page 147: ...CH sensitivity of the knobs For more information refer to section 4 2 1 1 Settings Button 3 Display Buttons The function of these four buttons depends on context whether the dis play is currently show...

Page 148: ...evice settings screen Settings Button Display Settings RGB Within the settings you can adjust the screens color rendition saturation of RED GREEN and BLUE colors as well as the screen s BRIGHTNESS The...

Page 149: ...he waveform Stem Deck View 1 Display Button 1 Opens the BPM pop up 2 Display Button 2 Opens the KEY window 3 Display Button 3 Zooms into the waveform Secondary function When in Stem view and holding S...

Page 150: ...ly the View button 4 2 1 3 Display TRAKTOR s default layout is 2 Track 2 Remix Decks Scratch This means that S5 s two up per Decks A and B are Track Decks and the lower Decks C and D Remix Decks The l...

Page 151: ...tion time played and time remaining 4 Deck tempo in BPM 5 Deck Focus Deck A D 6 Sync state If a Deck is assigned Tempo Master MASTER is displayed underneath the BPM value SYNC indicates that the Deck...

Page 152: ...A D 6 Sync state If a Deck is assigned Tempo Master MASTER is displayed underneath the BPM value SYNC indicates that the Deck is synchronized to a Tempo Master If a Deck isn t synchronized at all the...

Page 153: ...henever 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 close the pop up 4 2 1 5 Performance Mode Button The Perfor...

Page 154: ...for adjusting parameters and selecting options in other menus and pop ups You can configure the Browse encoder to open the Browser on touch To do so activate the Auto Open Browser on Touch option in T...

Page 155: ...this section Mode Select Buttons 4 2 3 1 HOTCUE Button The HOTCUE button activates HOTCUE mode While in HOTCUE mode the pads store and trigger HOTCUE markers in a track On Decks A and B the button lit...

Page 156: ...g and holding the FREEZE button and then turning the Loop encoder The waveform in the display adjusts its zoom level accordingly You can vary Freeze Slice sizes between 1 4 of a beat and 4 beats Slice...

Page 157: ...g Deck is configured as Remix Deck Otherwise the REMIX button remains unlit On a Remix Deck the REMIX mode is the default and allows you to capture portions of a track to the Remix Cells by pressing a...

Page 158: ...he playhead position adds the number of bars set as loop size and splits this section of a track into eight equally sized slices These are then mapped to the pads Press a pad to start playback from th...

Page 159: ...les Backspinning the track or the Samples Above the Touch Strip a number of LEDs provide visual feedback for the actions taken on the touch strip Phase Meter For Track Decks Stem Decks and Remix Decks...

Page 160: ...e playhead ahead Swipe to the left to move the playhead back To achieve this uncheck the Invert option in Preferences Traktor Kontrol S5 Touch strip Bend Sensitivity Sensitivity S5 comes with a Sensit...

Page 161: ...e Floating Cue Point and stop playback If a Deck is stopped holding CUE starts playback as long the CUE button is hold If a Deck plays while CUE is hold pressing PLAY let keep playing after releasing...

Page 162: ...utton is bright red If the Deck is not in sync the button is dim green If a focused Deck gets out of phase pressing the SYNC button twice let snap back the Deck into sync with the Tempo Master SHIFT B...

Page 163: ...the LED ring color is blue When focus is on Deck C or D the LED ring color is white Loop Encoder You cannot permanently engage a loop when Flux mode is active The loop only remains engaged for as long...

Page 164: ...ime Just like in the software FX Unit 1 is located in the top left corner FX Unit 2 in the top right FX Units 1 and 2 FX Units allow you to creatively process a track ranging anywhere from just adding...

Page 165: ...parameters Group Mode select up to three effects as an effects chain the FX knobs let you control one parameter per effect The following table gives a detailed overview of the parameters controlled by...

Page 166: ...meter 2 Control the 2nd effect in the FX Unit FX Knob 4 Controls FX parameter 3 Control the 3rd effect in the FX Unit 4 3 1 FX Unit Assignment In order to route a Deck s signal to an FX Unit press the...

Page 167: ...nce explains each and every component found in S5 s mixer section The 4 channel mixer sits at the center of both S5 as well as TRAKTOR s software interface When connected to TRAKTOR the knobs in S5 s...

Page 168: ...alternatively from an external source e g a CD player or a micro phone via the inputs on S5 s rear panel Each channel has dedicated controls such as the channel fader to smoothly fade into and out of...

Page 169: ...d into the Mixer Main section which routes the signal to MAIN and BOOTH outputs For more information refer to section 4 4 2 Mixer Main Section 4 4 1 Mixer Channel Mixer Channel Details Hardware Refere...

Page 170: ...s control the frequency balance For more informa tion refer to section 4 4 1 3 EQ Knobs 5 FILTER button and FILTER knob These controls control a Filter HPF or LPF effect once acti vated via the FILTER...

Page 171: ...which activate routing through TRAKTOR s FX Units The left one routes the channel to FX Unit 1 the right one routes to FX Unit 2 FX Assign Buttons These assignments aren t mutually exclusive so you ca...

Page 172: ...Z ISO which is the default in the TRAKTOR software TRAKTOR provides you with various types of EQ each of them with its own personali ty You can choose the EQ type in Preferences Mixer EQ Selection 4...

Page 173: ...er setting doesn t affect its volume in the CUE use the GAIN knob to balance its relative level and then pull the faders up to fade in 4 4 1 5 Channel Meter Channel Meter Hardware Reference The Mixer...

Page 174: ...rry the MAIN output has massive reserves to drive the P A even if you don t push the input as hard as you can 4 4 1 6 FILTER Button and FILTER Knob The FILTER button is an on off switch for the on boa...

Page 175: ...practical tutorial on using headphone controls in the mix please refer to section 2 3 3 Using Headphones to Prepare the Mix 4 4 2 Mixer Main Section This chapter gives a brief overview of the Mixer s...

Page 176: ...2 GLOBAL section The GLOBAL section allows you to enable and disable TRAKTOR s Snap and Quantize functions For more information refer to section 4 4 2 6 GLOBAL Section 3 BOOTH knob The BOOTH knob con...

Page 177: ...AUX sec tion into the Main mix For more information refer to section 4 4 2 8 AUX Button 8 Crossfader The Crossfader controls the mix between the channel s assigned to its left and right side For more...

Page 178: ...f the headphone output The CUE VOL Knob S5 s high power headphone amps deliver enough volume even in loud environments Please be careful and start with a low setting 4 4 2 3 CUE MIX Knob The CUE MIX k...

Page 179: ...ati cally 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...

Page 180: ...sync with TRAKTOR s Master Clock the BPM overlay shows the Track Deck s or Remix Deck s individual BPM The BPM overlay can only be accessed on Track or Remix Decks 4 4 2 5 BOOTH Knob The BOOTH knob a...

Page 181: ...te deactivate Quantize mode With Quan tize active all skip actions within a track Hotcues Beatjumps etc are beat accurate If you trigger a jump before a beat TRAKTOR delays the action so that the effe...

Page 182: ...th AUX channels into the mix as long the button is pressed The output volumes can be set using the LOOP encoders For more information on using 4 5 The Rear Panel The rear panel holds the connectors yo...

Page 183: ...Slot 5 USB connector The USB connector connects your device to your computer For more infor mation refer to section 4 5 5 USB Connector 6 POWER section The POWER section attaches the power supply and...

Page 184: ...from the S5 to your active speakers or power amp 4 5 2 BOOTH OUT Section BOOTH OUT Section The 1 4 inch balanced BOOTH outputs carry the same signal as the MAIN OUT connectors mix The most common use...

Page 185: ...r performance This section con tains 1 MIC input balanced TRS connect your microphone to this MIC input via a balanced 6 3mm or 1 4 inch connector 2 LINE RCA sockets CD players and line level audio so...

Page 186: ...re using the included USB cable The connection is USB 2 but is compatible to USB 3 equipped computers Due to the large amounts of data transmitted to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 it may not work properly wh...

Page 187: ...nclud ed in delivery In case of loss or damage make sure to purchase a replacement power supply approved by Native Instruments for use with the S5 Before you use the power supply and connect to the S5...

Page 188: ...e CUE as well as listen to the MAIN mix Small Headphone Jack Connect 3 5 mm 1 8 inch stereo headphone plugs Large Headphone Jack Connect 6 3 mm 1 4 inch stereo headphone plugs Adjust the Headphone lev...

Page 189: ...integrate the connected microphone into the mix 1 Hold the AUX button 2 While holding the AUX button speak into the microphone Your words are audible to the audience The microphone is integrated as lo...

Page 190: ...device allows you to expand the scope of your performance This can be a device such as an MP3 player a CD player or any other device with a line level output stage Connecting a Line Level Audio Devic...

Page 191: ...the Touch Strips indicate the current volumes In order to adjust the volume of line level audio device Rotate the LOOP encoder on the left Deck The line level audio device s volume changes and the il...

Page 192: ...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 193: ...nformation about the knobs parameter values as well as the adjacent FX buttons functions If deactivated you can still control the parameters but no panel is opened 6 3 Touchstrip Touch technology reli...

Page 194: ...duction although they might need to be recalibrated over the lifetime of your S5 unit Recalibration is necessary when a control ceases to allow you to set actual minimum and maximum values Calibration...

Page 195: ...eck By default the Stem Selectors behavior is Toggle When a Stem Selector is pressed the Stem Part stays selected When the Stem Selectors behavior is Hold the Stem Part s is selected as long as you ke...

Page 196: ...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 197: ...you cannot find the Control Panel the driver is most likely not installed at all In this case please re install the latest version of TRAKTOR and make sure the S5 driver is selected for in stallation...

Page 198: ...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 balance by setting Latency high starting playback and lowering...

Page 199: ...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 200: ...er 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 the same time or too high CPU load Res...

Page 201: ...mum and Current Latency can help find the sources of sudden CPU peaks Reset Resets the Maximum Latency value Stop Pauses the measurement process Click again to continue measurement Information Section...

Page 202: ...Audio and click Set Default 4 Select the Recording tab 5 In the device list select TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 WDM Audio and click Set Default 6 Click OK to close the dialog 7 4 2 Mac OS X For Mac OS X you ca...

Page 203: ...ect TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 from the Select a device for sound input list 6 Close the window to confirm your changes The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Setting up S5 as your Default Audio Interface T...

Page 204: ...sure that you haven t double clicked an outdated application alias shortcut Try to restart your computer Disconnect any other audio interfaces and computer peripher als like printers scanners and the...

Page 205: ...n 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 S5 is connected directly...

Page 206: ...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 207: ...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 208: ...AIN OUT Two RCA outputs PHONES One stereo 6 3 mm 1 4 headphone output PHONES One stereo 3 5 mm 1 8 headphone output K One Kensington lock slot USB One USB 2 0 Type B connector POWER One power supply c...

Page 209: ...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 5 dBu DNR a weighted 1 kHz 84 dB THD N 1 kHz 0 002 Crosstalk 1kHz 105 dB A...

Page 210: ...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 211: ...ifications 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 expo...

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