The MAIN section on your S2.
The
MAIN
level meters in the Header of TRAKTOR show you the (left and right) overall level of
your mix
before
it is adjusted by the
MAIN LEVEL
knob. To adjust this level, use the
MAIN
knob right below the
MAIN
level meters in TRAKTOR’s Master panel (see below).
The MAIN meter and MAIN knob in TRAKTOR.
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Adjust the
MAIN
knob in TRAKTOR’s Master panel so that the values of the
MAIN
level
meters stay in the upper part of the blue areas without reaching the red clipping LEDs.
By default, a limiter is enabled on TRAKTOR’s main output. With this limiter enabled, the
MAIN
level meters’ clipping LEDs don’t indicate clipping anymore, but instead they indicate
when the limiter kicks in. While the limiter virtually cancels any distortion that might occur,
the resulting contraction of the dynamic range, though, cannot be undone. Therefore, even
with the limiter enabled, ensure that the clipping LEDs don’t light up too often!
When the red clipping LEDs light up, turning down the
MAIN LEVEL
knob on your S2 is of no
use: indeed, changing the level of the already distorted or shrinked signal coming from TRAK-
TOR won’t repair it!
Turn down TRAKTOR’s
MAIN
knob if clipping or limiting occurs.
Should the level stay low on the
MAIN
level meters, check also the channel faders—they
are probably set too low as well!
Tutorials
Adjusting Levels
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