• Freeze mode: to play back from a cue point, press and hold a pad. When you let go, play-
back resumes at the second playhead's position instead of continuing playback from the
cue point.
4.2.3
Mode Select Buttons
Below the Slot Volume Faders, S8 features 8 pads per Deck which function either as Remix
Pads, as loop marker triggers or as cue marker triggers, depending on which of the four modes
you select via the Mode Select buttons:
Mode Select 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 for Remix Decks
Using Track and Remix Deck Simultaneously
With the default setup of Deck A as a Track Deck and C as a Remix Deck in mind, we thought
of a performance-oriented shortcut. When you set focus on Deck A, only
HOTCUE
,
LOOP
and
FREEZE
light up blue to indicate they can be selected for Deck A. The
REMIX
button lights up
white, indicating this mode is only available for Deck C.
Hardware Reference
The Deck
TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 - Manual - 165
