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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 Welcome .................................................................................................................. 16 1.1 1.2 2 The TRAKTOR 2 Documentation .................................................................................................. 16 1.1.1 Where To Start? ......................................................................................................... 16 1.1.2 In This Manual ....................................................
Table of Contents 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.3.1 Playing Tracks Managed by iTunes ............................................................................ 48 5.3.2 Importing a Selection of Tracks from iTunes .............................................................. 48 5.3.3 Importing iTunes Playlists ......................................................................................... 48 Finding Tracks (Search) ....................................................................................
Table of Contents 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 6 Cover Art ..................................................................................................................................... 59 5.9.1 Show Cover Art .......................................................................................................... 59 5.9.2 Editing Cover Art ....................................................................................................... 60 Collection Maintenance ....................................
Table of Contents 6.8 7 The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader ........................................................................... 101 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 8 Channel Faders .......................................................................................................................... 101 Crossfader .................................................................................................................................. 101 Equalizer ...........................................
Table of Contents 9.3 9.2.2 The Loop Recorder ..................................................................................................... 116 9.2.3 Master Clock Panel .................................................................................................... 117 9.2.4 MIDI Clock Send ......................................................................................................... 118 Effect Panels ..................................................................................
Table of Contents 12.6 12.7 12.5.3 Internal Mode ............................................................................................................ 135 Relevant Related Preferences ..................................................................................................... 135 TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting ........................................................................ 137 12.7.1 Calibration Troubleshooting ...........................................................
Table of Contents 13.18 File Management ........................................................................................................................ 159 13.19 Controller Manager ..................................................................................................................... 161 13.19.1 Overview .................................................................................................................... 161 13.19.2 Device Setup ........................................
Table of Contents 14.4 The Effects in Detail ................................................................................................................... 183 14.4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 183 14.4.2 FX Panel Modes ......................................................................................................... 184 14.4.3 Common Parameters ....................................................
Table of Contents 14.4.28 14.4.29 14.4.30 14.4.31 14.4.32 14.4.33 14.4.34 14.4.35 Transpose Stretch ...................................................................................................... 203 BeatSlicer Buffer ....................................................................................................... 204 Formant Filter ............................................................................................................ 204 Peak Filter .....................................
Table of Contents 15.5.2 …and the Practice .................................................................................................... 233 15.6 Looping and Cueing .................................................................................................................... 234 15.6.1 Playing with Loops ..................................................................................................... 235 15.6.2 Using Hotcues (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) .................................
Table of Contents 16.2 16.3 16.4 Latency Issues ............................................................................................................................ 264 TRAKTOR 2 Crashes .................................................................................................................... 265 Updates ...................................................................................................................................... 265 17 Getting Help ..............................
Table of Contents 19.1.5 19.1.6 19.1.7 Loop Recorder ............................................................................................................ 281 Zoom & Layout ........................................................................................................... 282 Scratch Modes ........................................................................................................... 282 20 Assignable MIDI Controls ...............................................................
Welcome The TRAKTOR 2 Documentation 1 Welcome TRAKTOR 2 is the most powerful and versatile DJ software on the market. With TRAK TOR 2, you can mix your tracks traditionally as well as combine your tracks and loops in a non-linear way, using it as a powerful live remixing tool. 1.1 The TRAKTOR 2 Documentation 1.1.1 Where To Start? This manual covers all elements of TRAKTOR 2 in detail. If you want to get deeply into the software, this is the document to refer to.
Welcome The TRAKTOR 2 Documentation TRAKTOR 2 Getting Started Manual After having read the Setup Guide and followed its instructions, TRAKTOR should be up and running. The next step is to read the Getting Started manual. The Getting Started manual gives you a practical approach to TRAKTOR 2. Keyboard Shortcut Overview Card A keyboard shortcut overview card is included in the product box. It provides quick access to the dedicated keyboard mappings for the TRAKTOR 2 software.
Welcome System Requirements and Compatibility → Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow. Pet Names for Software and Hardware Throughout the documentation, we will refer to the TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO 2, TRAK TOR (SCRATCH) DUO 2, and TRAKTOR LE 2 software as “TRAKTOR 2” or simply “TRAK TOR.” Different TRAKTOR Versions TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO 2, TRAKTOR DUO 2 and TRAKTOR LE 2 are limited in certain features compared to the full TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO 2 version.
Upgrading from TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO/DUO and TRAKTOR LE Backup 2 Upgrading from TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO/DUO and TRAKTOR LE If you’re completely new to TRAKTOR, you can skip this chapter and continue reading in the next chapter. However, if you have been using TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO/DUO or TRAKTOR LE, you should read this chapter carefully! 2.1 Backup Before installing TRAKTOR 2, backup the following folders and files: ▪ your TRAKTOR folder, per default found in [User]\My Documents\Native Instruments\Trak
Upgrading from TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO/DUO and TRAKTOR LE Importing Your Data ▪ Next, TRAKTOR will ask if you want to import your previous data by copying the exist ing user content to a new folder in your user folder. Your previous data will not be al tered if you copy it to the new default folder. 2.3.1 Importing Your MIDI and Hotkey Mappings 2.3.2 Importing Your Music For TRAKTOR 2, the mapping system has been changed.
The Setup Wizard 3 The Setup Wizard Depending on the version of TRAKTOR software you have (SCRATCH, DUO, LE, etc.) the Setup Wizard may not offer all shown screens or selections. The Setup Wizard is a convenient way to restart with a fresh “out-of-the-box” TRAKTOR 2 setup. The Setup Wizard does two things: ▪ It lets you choose from a few basic Audio, MIDI, and general setup configurations and automatically sets the available options accordingly.
The Setup Wizard Fig.
The Setup Wizard Fig. 3‑2 — Hardware Controller switch The first question is about your general setup and asks if you’re using an external control ler with TRAKTOR 2.
The Setup Wizard Fig. 3‑3 — Hardware Controller selection If you have chosen Yes in the last screen, you can define your exact controller manufactur er and model here. This enables TRAKTOR to load the respective mappings accordingly. If you have chosen No, continue with the next picture below.
The Setup Wizard Fig. 3‑4 — Mixer switch The next screen lets you choose between TRAKTOR’s internal mixer and an external mixer. Don’t get confused: using a MIDI controller is not using an external mixer! If you’re using a MIDI controller / MIDI mixer, you have to choose Internal here. This screen is skipped if you are using TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2.
The Setup Wizard Fig. 3‑5 — Timecode medium selection This screen is only shown if you’re using TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO/PRO 2. If you’re using TRAKTOR SCRATCH with the AUDIO 4/8 DJ, you can let TRAKTOR switch the inputs to match the respective Timecode medium. This does not work with the TRAKTOR AUDIO 6/10, here you have to switch the inputs in the Control Panel of the interface which can be found in Preferences > Audio Setup.
The Setup Wizard Fig. 3‑6 — Deck setup selection Here you can select a basic setup for your Decks. If you want to change your Deck setup, you don’t have to start the Setup Wizard again — all selections can be done in TRAKTOR’s Preferences.
The Setup Wizard Fig. 3‑7 — Final Screen This is the last screen of the Setup Wizard. It sums up your selection of options. You can go Back and change some configurations, Cancel the Setup Wizard completely, or Finish it and confirm your selections.
The User Interface 4 The User Interface This chapter will introduce you to TRAKTOR 2’s user interface. Take the time to read these few pages, as they will familiarize you with the way TRAKTOR 2 works and provide insight to the power of its design. When you start TRAKTOR 2 for the first time, it opens the Essential View layout. To make all elements described hereafter visible, open the layout named Mixer by selecting it from the Layout Selector. Fig.
The User Interface The Big Picture 4.1 The Big Picture The picture below shows the interface of TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2. Your graphical user interface will look slightly different if you are using TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) DUO 2 or TRAKTOR LE 2. Fig. 4‑2 — Main features of the software 1. Application Menu Bar: The Application Menu Bar provides access to basic functions and information about the software. 2. Header: Here you can find various status indicators and useful functions and buttons, e.g.
The User Interface Main Elements 4. Decks: TRAKTOR 2 provides you with four virtual Decks. The Decks are the place where tracks, samples, and live input are played back. The Decks can be seen as the virtual equivalent to good old vinyl or CD decks. 5. Mixer: Sitting in the middle of your TRAKTOR 2 window is the Mixer. It receives on its four channels the audio signals coming from the four Decks described above. There is one channel for each Deck.
The User Interface Main Elements Fig. 4‑4 — The Application Menu Bar on Mac OS X The File, View, and Help menus will give you access to basic TRAKTOR functions. You can, for example, open this Getting Started manual via the Help menu. 4.2.2 Header Fig. 4‑5 — TRAKTOR’s Header The Header is the small horizontal strip located at the very top of TRAKTOR’s user inter face. Its elements are described hereafter from left to right. TRAKTOR 2 Logo Fig.
The User Interface Main Elements Status Indicators Fig. 4‑7 — Status indicators Several status indicators update you about the current state of the TRAKTOR software. From left to right: ▪ CTRL: displays the incoming MIDI and Native (NHL) signals. It flashes blue while a sig nal is received. ▪ Connection: shows if all listed controllers are connected — blue = all connected; or ange = some controller(s) not connected; unlit = none connected.
The User Interface Main Elements Layout Selector Fig. 4‑8 — Layout Selector Click on the downwards-pointing arrow to open the drop-down menu and choose from one of the default Layouts. You can delete, define, and save your own Layouts in the Preferen ces. Layout customizing and managing is disabled in TRAKTOR DUO 2, TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO 2, and TRAKTOR LE 2. Utility Buttons Fig.
The User Interface Main Elements 4.2.3 Global Section Fig. 4‑10 — The Global section The Global section offers six distinct panels. Depending on the screen size and resolution of your computer, not all panels can be displayed at the same time. In that case, you can reach every panel by clicking on the corresponding tab at the far left and right. We will describe every panel in the sections below. In TRAKTOR DUO 2 and TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO 2, Loop Recorder and Master Clock are disabled.
The User Interface Main Elements FX Units Fig. 4‑12 — The FX Unit 1 in Single mode Fig. 4‑13 — The FX Unit 2 in Group mode Adding effects to songs can tremendously expand the sonic possibilities of your mix. For that purpose, TRAKTOR 2 provides you with a great selection of high-quality effects (or FX, in short). These FX can be loaded into so-called FX Units. TRAKTOR offers four FX Units. By default, two FX Units are active.
The User Interface Main Elements Audio Recorder Fig. 4‑14 — The Audio Recorder The Audio Recorder enables you to record your mix from the main output (be it TRAK TOR 2’s Main Output or the master output of your external mixer) as well as from other sources (turntable, microphone, etc.). The recording will be saved to your computer's hard disk as a *.wav file. It will also be added to the Track Collection in a special Playlist called Audio Recordings from which it is immediately available for playback.
The User Interface Main Elements Master Panel Fig. 4‑16 — The Master panel The Master panel contains the MAIN knob that controls the overall volume of TRAKTOR and the Snap (S) and Quantize (Q) buttons. They are lit blue when active. With Snap mode on, any Cue Point you create in the track will snap to the closest beat, thus ensuring that you get directly to that beat next time you press the Hotcue. With Quantize mode on, whenever you jump through the track (e.g.
The User Interface Main Elements Track Deck Fig. 4‑17 — A Track Deck Each Track Deck provides you with synchronizing tools like the SYNC and MASTER buttons (1), the Tempo Bend buttons (3), and the tempo fader (4). Traditional Play and CUE/CUP but tons (5) are available as are Hotcue buttons (6) and Loop controls (7).
The User Interface Main Elements Fig. 4‑18 — A Sample Deck Each Sample Deck provides 4 sample slots (2) that hold audio samples and can be played back in One-shot (1) or Looped (3) mode. Every sample slot comes with a Play button (4), a Volume knob (5), and a Filter knob (6). The tempo of looped samples is automatically synchronized to the tempo master. In TRAKTOR DUO 2 and TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO 2, individual Filter and Volume knobs are disabled, and only small Sample Decks are available.
The User Interface Main Elements Live Input Fig. 4‑19 — Deck in Live Input A Deck switched to Live Input enables you to use an external analog source such as a turntable or microphone. You can then apply TRAKTOR 2's FX to the signal coming from the external source. For detailed information on Decks please refer to ↑6, The Decks.
The User Interface Main Elements 4.2.5 Mixer Fig. 4‑20 — The Mixer in TRAKTOR 2 The Mixer is sitting in the center of your TRAKTOR 2 window. Its four channels (1) receive the audio signals coming from the various Decks described above. There is one channel for each Deck, therefore the channels are labeled from A to D to indicate their corresponding Deck (TRAKTOR LE 2 will only have channels A and B). Like with any DJ mixer, the Mixer serves a number of purposes.
The User Interface Main Elements In TRAKTOR DUO 2, TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO 2, and TRAKTOR LE 2, FX assignments are fixed and no PAN knobs are present. For more information on the Mixer please read ↑7, The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader. 4.2.6 Browser Fig. 4‑21 — TRAKTOR’s Browser TRAKTOR’s Browser provides you with tools to organize your tracks and to build and main tain your track database: the Track Collection.
The User Interface Main Elements ▪ Explorer: Browse your hard drive for music tracks. This can be useful in finding tracks which have not been imported. ▪ Archive: Via the Archive browser sub-node in the Explorer node you can quickly access the folder containing all your History Playlists. Each History Playlist is time-stamped and contains the additional columns “Start-Time”, “Duration”, “Deck” for more infor mation about when and how you have played the track.
The Browser The Track Collection 5 The Browser This section provides detailed information on TRAKTOR’s Browser. The Browser’s primary design is to help you quickly manage your songs through the use of Playlists. Let’s first look at which file types are compatible with TRAKTOR. Compatible Music File Formats TRAKTOR supports the following music file formats: ▪ MP3 ▪ M4A (AAC) ▪ WAV ▪ AIFF ▪ WMA ▪ FLAC ▪ OGG Vorbis DRM-protected music files cannot be played back in TRAKTOR.
The Browser Importing Music Folders ▪ A convenient way to filter your music files by many of their characteristics (tags) like title, artist name, BPM, genre, etc. ▪ The place where TRAKTOR-specific information about your tracks is stored. ▪ The basis on which you can create your Playlists. The Track Collection is not: ▪ Moving, copying, or converting any audio file to some secret location. ▪ Modifying in any way the hierarchic structure of your files on your hard disk.
The Browser Importing Music Folders By default, this process imports all music files contained in the My Music folder of your operating system. TRAKTOR analyzes music for certain characteristics (BPM, length, etc.) when loaded into a Deck for the first time. This function takes some time to process. Be sure to prepare the tracks you want to use in a DJ set beforehand if you want to use features such as syncing or Auto Looping with them without having to wait for this analysis process.
The Browser Tracks Managed by iTunes Any track played within a Deck will be added to the collection. 5.3 Tracks Managed by iTunes 5.3.1 Playing Tracks Managed by iTunes If you have organized your music collection with iTunes, TRAKTOR 2 offers direct access to your iTunes Library and your iTunes Playlists. You can browse your iTunes Library and Playlists directly from TRAKTOR. The iTunes tree node represents a read-only view on your iTunes Library and Playlists.
The Browser Finding Tracks (Search) 5.4 Finding Tracks (Search) 5.4.1 Filtering Playlists By entering text into the Search Field, the currently displayed list is dynamically narrowed down to the entries containing the typed string. Note the following Hotkeys: 1. Click in the Search Field or hit [Ctrl]/[Cmd]+F. 2. Type a few characters of the track‘s attributes (e.g. the first characters of the track ti tle). 3.
The Browser Finding Tracks (Search) 5.4.3 Searching for Similar Tracks 5.4.4 Search in Playlists 5.5 Working with Collection & Playlists 5.5.1 Creating a Playlist In the Browser List, you will notice that some metadata fields have a small Magnifying Glass icon. Click this to search for tracks sharing the category of that specific metadata field. ► In the Browser List, click the Magnifying Glass next to an artist name.
The Browser Working with Collection & Playlists 4. Click OK to confirm. 5. Your new Playlist will now appear under the Playlist folder. 5.5.2 Adding Tracks to Playlists 1. Click and hold one or more tracks. 2. Drag it onto a Playlist of your choice while holding the mouse button. The view of the Browser List changes and shows the destination Playlist. (This behavior is shown if the Playlist follows its original order.) 3.
The Browser Working with Collection & Playlists ► If this option is checked all TRAKTOR specific tags will be removed from the music files. Delete from collection and delete from hard drive ► Check this option if you want to completely erase the music file(s) from your computer. Deleting Tracks from One Playlist There are two ways for deleting tracks: ► Click on one or more track(s) and press the [Del] or [Backspace] key of your computer keyboard.
The Browser Working with Collection & Playlists 5.5.6 Organizing Playlists in Folders 5.5.7 Track Collection Subfolders 5.5.8 Favorites You have the option to further organize your actual Playlists by creating a Playlist Folder: 1. Right-/[Ctrl]-click on the Playlist Folder icon in the Browser Tree. 2. Choose Create Folder from the context menu. 3. Choose a name for your new Playlist Folder and type it in the following dialog. 4. Confirm with OK. 5.
The Browser Working with Collection & Playlists ▪ Demo One-Shots Do the following to create a Favorite: 1. Click the Playlists folder to browse its contents. 2. Click, hold and drag the Playlist name onto a free Favorite slot. Now you can access the Playlist anytime by clicking on that Favorite icon. Dragging a new Playlist onto an existing Favorite will replace the previous Favorite with the new one. 5.5.9 Preparation Playlist 5.5.10 Exporting Playlists 5.5.
The Browser Working with Collection & Playlists Method I 1. Locate the Playlist in the TRAKTOR Explorer inside the Browser Tree. 2. Drag-and-drop the Playlist file onto the Playlists folder in the Browser Tree or onto a Playlist folder you have created. 3. The Playlist and all contained tracks will be added to your Track Collection. You can use this method to import Playlists from previous TRAKTOR versions after exporting as explained above. Method II 1. Locate the Playlist file (*.
The Browser Working with Collection & Playlists Rename: enables you to rename the selected Playlist. Consolidate: stores the current sorting order and arrangement for the current Playlist. Remove Duplicates: removes all double entries in the selected Playlist. Analyze: analyzes the tracks contained in the selected Playlist. Clear Playlist: removes all tracks from the selected Playlist. Delete Playlist: deletes the selected Playlist. This will not delete the tracks from your Track Collection.
The Browser Editing Track Meta Data 3. You can delete the smaller files making browsing in the History Playlists more man ageable. 5.6 Editing Track Meta Data Each track in your Collection has track properties (“tags” or “metadata”) such as Song Ti tle, Artist Name, Album Name, Cover Artwork, etc. TRAKTOR gives you the option to edit this data in two ways. Editing track metadata is not available in TRAKTOR LE 2.
The Browser Track Icons 6. Use the Restore button to undo any changes you have made. To apply the changes, click the button labeled Apply or OK. You can abort editing by clicking Cancel. Editing a Selection of Tracks ► If you want to edit a selection of tracks (e.g. all tracks of an album), select them and choose Edit from the context menu, (just as you did when editing a single track). ► In the Edit dialog you will notice that most of the checkboxes beneath the attributes are unchecked.
The Browser The Preview Player Sorting by this column orders the tracks as follows: ► Already played tracks on top. ► Currently playing tracks in the center. ► Unplayed tracks below. ► Missing tracks at the bottom. 5.8 The Preview Player TRAKTOR’S Browser provides a Preview Player to pre-listen to tracks without loading them into a Deck. The Preview Player is designed for use with Internal and External Mixer mode.
The Browser Cover Art List Window There is a column for cover art in the Browser List. To activate or deactivate it: ► Right-/[Ctrl]-Click on the Headline of the Browser List and check or uncheck Cover Art. 5.9.2 Editing Cover Art TRAKTOR allows you to either import or delete .jpeg cover art from your track collection. It works as follows: Importing Cover Art 1. 2. 3. 4. Right-/[Ctrl]-Click on a track and choose: Import Cover. Use the dialog box to direct TRAKTOR to the cover art image file.
The Browser Collection Maintenance 5.10.1 Consistency Check The Consistency Check Report provides an overview of your Track Collection by providing options to help you manage it. 1. In the Browser Tree, right-/[Ctrl]-click the Track Collection Icon and select Check Consis tency from the menu. 2. Once TRAKTOR has run the check, the Consistency Check Report will appear showing the results.
The Browser Collection Maintenance Analyze Tracks If you have tracks in the Collection that are not analyzed yet, you can analyze them by clicking the Analyze button. Show Consistency Check on Startup The Consistency Check Report can be set to run each time you open TRAKTOR. Please be aware that this feature can increase TRAKTOR’s startup time, thus can be impractical with large collections in a live situation. 1. Go to: Preferences > File Management. 2.
The Browser Collection Maintenance Auto Analysis You can set TRAKTOR to analyze your tracks automatically either when loading a track in to a Deck or after importing it into your Collection. ► Open Preferences > File Management for options on background track analysis. ► Read more about the analysis options in ↑13.18, File Management. ► The Status Bar at the bottom of the Browser will provide a visual indication of the anal ysis process and alert you to any problems. 5.10.3 Data Directories 5.10.
The Browser Working with Audio CDs 5.11 Working with Audio CDs 5.11.1 CD Text This chapter provides information on how to work with audio CDs. In the past, tracks of audio CDs were displayed as Track01, Track02, etc. However, if you insert an audio CD with related information — artist, title, etc. — you will be able to see this data in TRAKTOR’s Browser. Not all commercial Audio CDs show these additional info texts. 5.11.
The Browser Working with Digital Audio Players 5.12.1 iPod The Apple iPod uses a unique file system for storing music. When you connect an iPod to your computer TRAKTOR will recognize it and display the iPod in the Browser with its name. Double-click the iPod to access the Playlists and tracks stored on the iPod. You cannot play protected DRM files purchased in the iTunes Store.
The Decks Deck Flavors 6 The Decks TRAKTOR 2 provides you with four virtual Decks. The Decks can be seen as the virtual equivalent to hardware decks — just with a bunch of powerful additional features and the flexibility of a computer-based system. Your Decks can handle three different types of audio material, each of which is assigned to a specific Deck flavor. 6.
The Decks Deck Flavors For further information on Deck preferences please read ↑13.9, Decks. As a TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 user, you can also choose the Playback mode (Inter nal Playback or Scratch Control) and, if you own a TRAKTOR AUDIO 6 or TRAKTOR AU DIO 10 audio interface, a hardware Direct Thru mode for a complete audio bypass via this drop-down menu. For more information on this, please refer to the Setup Guide of your TRAKTOR AUDIO 6/10 audio interface. Track Deck Fig.
The Decks Deck Flavors (3) Phase Meter: Shows the offset of the beats in the track playing, to the beats in the Master Deck or the Master Clock tick. (4) Bend: Slows down or Speeds up the track playing temporarily. (5) Deck Focus: Shows which Deck is currently in focus by highlighting the area around the Deck letter in yellow. Click the Deck letter and use the drop-down menu to change the Deck Flavor and playback method from internal to external.
The Decks Deck Flavors Fig. 6‑2 — A Sample Deck Each Sample Deck provides 4 sample slots (2) that hold audio samples and can be played back in One-shot (1) or Looped (3) mode. Every sample slot comes with a Play button (4), a Volume knob (5), and a Filter knob (6). The tempo of looped samples is automatically synchronized to the tempo master. ► For a tutorial on using the Sample Decks please refer to ↑15.8, Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2).
The Decks Loading Tracks Live Input Fig. 6‑3 — Deck in Live Input A Deck switched to Live Input enables you to use an external analog source such as a turntable or microphone. You can then apply TRAKTOR 2's FX to the signal coming from the external source. 6.2 Loading Tracks To load a track into a Deck you may use one of the following methods: ▪ Drag and Drop: Use the mouse to drag-and-drop a track from the Browser List into the desired Deck.
The Decks The Deck Heading 6.3 The Deck Heading 6.3.1 Deck Focus 6.3.2 Deck Flavor 6.3.3 Playback Mode The Deck Heading displays information about the loaded track and can be used to alter the Deck Flavor, Playback Mode, and Deck Layout, and you may also drag-and-drop audio from one Deck heading to another Deck. ▪ Each Deck is named with a letter A, B, C and D. TRAKTOR highlights the letter of the Deck that is currently selected and therefore in focus.
The Decks The Deck Heading ▪ You can double-click the Deck Heading to change the Deck Layout. This is useful for displaying more or less information depending on the size of your screen. Each doubleclick will scroll through the different Deck Layouts Micro, Small, Essential, Full or Ad vanced. When using Micro, Small or Essential Deck Layout, only the first row of track information is visible. Only Micro and Small are available for Sample Decks.
The Decks The Waveform Display and the Stripe View When importing a sample from the loaded track, as soon as the sample is played live three times in the main mix, the sample is automatically saved to the Collection for later use! Samples can be accessed for reuse via the ‘All Samples’ folder in the Browser. Dragging audio to sample slots can help you to quickly build a complex mix on the fly.
The Decks The Waveform Display and the Stripe View ▪ The Waveform Display is only visible in Essential, Full, and Advanced Deck Layout modes. It is not available when using Micro or Small Deck Layout modes. To change the Deck Layout, double-click the Deck Heading or go to Preferences > Decks > Deck Lay out. ▪ The Waveform Display has color-coded transients; Lighter colors represent high fre quency content while darker colors represent low frequency content.
The Decks The Transport Controls 6.5 The Transport Controls Fig. 6‑5 Track Deck — Transport Controls. The Transport Controls are the main buttons used for playing tracks with TRAKTOR’s inter nal playback mode. (1) Play: Click Play/Pause to start and stop playback. (2) CUE: This button has multiple functions depending on the playback state of the track. ▪ On a paused Deck, clicking CUE sets a new Floating Cue Point at the current play posi tion.
The Decks Loop Controls 6.6 Loop Controls Fig. 6‑6 Track Deck Loop Controls The main Loop controls offer the functions required for the creative use of loops in your mix. Auto Looping: ▪ Click on a number in the Loop Size control (3) to set a loop. The numbers represent the loop length in beats. ▪ Upon choosing a loop size, the relevant button and the ACTIVE button (7) will both high light in green. When inactive, the buttons are gray.
The Decks Tempo Controls ▪ To stop looping, click on either the same loop length number or on the ACTIVE button (7). ▪ To change the size of an active loop on the fly, click on another length in the Loop Size control (3). ▪ Click on the Arrow buttons (2 or 4) on each end of the Loop Size control (3) to see higher or lower values. The Arrow buttons flash if the currently selected length is out of range. Manual Looping: ▪ Click on the Loop In button (5) to set the start point of the loop.
The Decks Tempo Controls 6.7.1 Manual Tempo Controls Fig. 6‑7 Tempo Controls. (1) Tempo Fader: Moving the Tempo Fader up or down will slow down or speed up the tem po of the track. TRAKTOR’s Tempo Fader offers the same functionality as a pitch fader on any standard DJ turntable or pitchable CD player. ▪ To adjust the tempo in steps, use the + and — buttons which become visible when you mouse over the Tempo Fader.
The Decks Tempo Controls ► Click the left arrow to slightly slow down the track and the right arrow to speed it up. Holding down either Tempo Bend button will continue to speed up or slow down the track until the button is released. 6.7.2 Phase Meter The Phase Meter is a visual reference for syncing tracks. It shows you if a track is in or out of sync with the Master Deck or the Master Clock.
The Decks Tempo Controls ▪ The track you want to sync to has a tempo outside the user defined Tempo Fader range. To check the pitch range check Preferences > Transport > Tempo.
The Decks The Advanced Panel ▪ The Master Clock will define the target tempo if no Master Deck is selected in Manual mode. Sync Start/Sync Lock: Once you have SYNC engaged for a Deck, it will remain engaged when loading a new track. This is basically all you need to do and never have to press the SYNC button again. Several circumstances can lead to a situation where a synced track will not run in sync.
The Decks The Advanced Panel ▪ The Amount control applies to all modes. Use this to select the size of the beat or loop-jump. The yellow value defines the selected size. Use the left and right buttons to scroll through the predefined move sizes. BeatJump and the Loop Move panel are not available in TRAKTOR LE 2. Activate Snap (S) and Quantize (Q) in the Master panel, to get a seamless BeatJump and MOVE. Here is an explanation of the four options available in the MOVE panel: Move — BeatJump Fig.
The Decks The Advanced Panel This Move mode allows you to jump forwards or backwards within the track. ► Use the Move Amount Control (2) to choose a move size. ► Click the MOVE buttons (4) to jump forwards or backwards by the selected MOVE size (3). ► With the FINE button (5) activated, you can jump by a precise amount. Further, choosing xFNE (1) allows for even more precise BeatJumping. Assign the MOVE buttons to a MIDI controller for on the fly BeatJumping.
The Decks The Advanced Panel Move — Loop Fig. 6‑9 Move Loop Mode Advanced Panel. This Move mode allows you to move the whole loop. The active loop (1) is highlighted in green. ► Select Loop from the Move Mode menu (2). ► Use the Move Amount Control (4) to choose a move size. ► Click the Move buttons (6) to move the loop by the chosen MOVE size (4).
The Decks The Advanced Panel ► With LOOP (8) activated, the Loop will be moved a full loop length. The Move Amount control (4) automatically switches to LOOP (5) when clicking the LOOP (8) button. ► With the FINE button (7) activated, you can move the Loop by a precise amount. Further, choosing xFNE (4) allows for even more precise loop jumping. Activate Snap (S) and Quantize (Q) in the Master panel to get an absolutely seamless loop jump.
The Decks The Advanced Panel Move — Loop In Fig. 6‑10 Move — Loop In Mode Advanced Panel. This Move mode allows you to move the Loop In Point. This will change the loop size mak ing it smaller or larger by a set amount when the MOVE Forward or Backward buttons are pressed. The active loop (1) is highlighted in green. ▪ Select Loop In from the Move Mode menu (2). ▪ Choose a move size using the Move Size Control (5).
The Decks The Advanced Panel ◦ With LOOP (8) activated, the Loop Length is halved or doubled by using the CUE MOVE Back/Forward buttons (6). ◦ With the FINE button (7) button activated, you can edit the loop size (1) by moving the Loop In Point by a precise amount. The MOVE Size Control (5) automatically switches to FINE (4). Use xFNE (3) to make even finer changes. Move — Loop Out Fig. 6‑11 Move — Loop Out Mode Advanced Panel.
The Decks The Advanced Panel This Move mode allows you to move the Loop Out Point. This will change the loop size making it smaller or larger by a set amount when the MOVE Forward or Backward buttons are pressed. The active loop (1) is highlighted in green. ▪ Select Loop Out from the Move Mode menu (2). ▪ Choose a move size using the Amount control (5). ▪ Use the CUE MOVE Back/Forward buttons (6) to move the Loop Out Point by the chosen amount.
The Decks The Advanced Panel 6.8.2 Cue Point and Loop Management Panel (CUE Panel) Fig. 6‑12 Cue Point and Loop Management. The Cue Point and Loop Management panel (CUE) gives you the ability to store and map both Cue Points and Loops. Using Stored Cue Points, you can mark specific positions in your tracks; e.g. beginning vocals, instrumentals or breaks. ▪ The Floating Cue Point is always your starting point for working with cue points and for storing loops.
The Decks The Advanced Panel ▪ You can store up to 32 Cue Points and Loops for each track. You cannot open the Advanced panel when using Micro, Small or Essential Deck layout. Please switch to Full or Advanced layout in Preferences > Decks > Deck Layout. The Cue Point and Loop Management panel is not available in TRAKTOR LE 2. To store a Cue Point: 1.
The Decks The Advanced Panel 6.8.3 Cue Point Types This section gives a detailed description of the different Cue Point Types available in the Cue Point Selector drop-down menu. Each Cue Point type is displayed as a colored marker in the Waveform and Stripe view, and as a colored Cue Point when set. In and Out (Fade In / Fade Out Cue Points) Fig. 6‑13 Setting Fade In/Fade Out Cue Points. The Fade In and Fade Out Cue Points are used for the automated Cue/Play of two tracks.
The Decks The Advanced Panel 12. When the Fade Out Cue Point (2) in Deck A crosses the play position, the track in Deck B will automatically begin playing from its Fade In Cue Point (7). Note: ▪ You have to enable the Activate Fade In & Fade Out Markers option in: Preferences > Loading > Loading. ▪ While a Fade Out Cue Point always triggers the playback of the next track, a Fade In Cue Point triggers no action. ▪ If the opposite Deck is empty, no action is triggered.
The Decks The Advanced Panel 6.8.4 Deleting a Stored Cue Point or Loop Fig. 6‑14 Deleting a Stored Cue Point or Loop. If you want to delete a Stored Cue Point or Loop permanently, perform the following: 1. Choose the Cue Point or Loop from the dropdown menu (2) or by using the Next/Previ ous Cue buttons (1). 2. Click on the Bin button (3) (There is no undo). 3. The Cue Point or Loop is deleted. 6.8.
The Decks The Advanced Panel ▪ Storing a Cue Point instantly maps it to the next available Hotcue. Click a second time on STORE to duplicate the Hotcue. ▪ If you want to change the assignment; click on the assigned Hotcue, then click on MAP and then on the new Hotcue button. ▪ To delete a Cue/Loop In point: select the Cue/Loop In Point and click on the Wastebin Icon. This deletes the Cue/Loop In Point permanently. MAP enables you to store Cue Points and Loops in a non-sequential order.
The Decks The Advanced Panel Working with Beatgrids Fig. 6‑15 Working with Beatgrids. To guarantee that all Tempo, Loop and Move controls work as expected, you will have to verify the Beatgrid for your tracks. 1. Analyze a track (see ↑5.10.2, Analysis) and load it into a Deck. This can be set to happen automatically depending on settings in Preferences > File Management > File Management. 2. Click the + symbol in the Waveform display to get a more precise view.
The Decks The Advanced Panel 3. Check the Beatmarker (1) at the beginning of the track. If it does not sit directly on the beat, use the Move Grid buttons (3) to correct it. Alternatively, you can manually set a Beatmarker at the position of your choice by using the CUE panel (2). To set an AutoBeatmarker, manually click the AUTO button (9). 4. Move the track slowly forward (by dragging the Waveform Display) from the Beatmark er and check that the Beatgrid sits correctly on the beat.
The Decks The Advanced Panel Beatgrid Examples Fig. 6‑16 The Beatgrid is too tight, so you have to widen it.. Fig. 6‑17 The Beatgrid is too wide, so you have to tighten it. Fig. 6‑18 This is an example of a perfect Beatgrid.. It is possible to alter the visual appearance of the Grid using Preferences > Decks > Miscellane ous > Grid Mode. Auto Beatmarker TRAKTOR automatically sets a Beatmarker on the first bass drum detected during the analysis.
The Decks The Advanced Panel Manual Beatmarker Fig. 6‑19 Setting a Beatmarker Manually. Alternatively, you can also manually set a Beatmarker with the CUE panel (1): 1. Search for an appropriate downbeat in the track and move the play position precisely upon it. 2. Click the CUE button (2). 3. In the CUE panel choose STORE (5) and then the Cue Type, Grid (4). 4. Double-click in the Cue Name Display (3) to name the Beatmarker if desired.
The Decks The Advanced Panel 1. Navigate to the Beatmarker by using the Next/Previous Cue Point buttons, or the drop down menu next to the Cue Name Display. 2. Click the Delete (Bin) button to permanently delete the Beatmarker. Lock the Beatgrid If the Beatmarker and Beatgrid are set, you can lock your results by clicking the Lock but ton. 1. After clicking the Lock button, all buttons in the GRID panel are deactivated. 2.
The Decks The Advanced Panel Fig. 6‑20 Setting audible Beatgrid. (1) Cue: Pre-listen to a track over the internal TRAKTOR mixer. (2) Tick: With the Tick button (small headphones icon) you can activate an audible beat tick that works like a metronome and helps you while editing Beatgrids. ► In Internal Mixer mode the tick is only audible on signals cued over the headphones. ► In External Mixer mode the tick is laid over the Deck channel signal when Headphone Cue on the Internal Mixer is active.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader Channel Faders 7 The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader The Internal Mixer is the nerve center of TRAKTOR. With the Internal Mixer you can con trol the mix and modulate the sound of your tracks for smooth transitions. 7.1 Channel Faders 7.2 Crossfader The Channel Faders adjust the channel volume. Their Channel Level meters help you to adjust the volume of the next track against the currently running track.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader Equalizer ► Double-clicking the Crossfader resets it to the middle position. (3) Manual Crossfade Buttons: Click the Crossfader Switch buttons to move the Crossfader further in the dedicated direction. ► Double-clicking the Crossfader resets it to the middle position. (4) Automatic Crossfade: Crossfading can also be automated by using the Crossfader Move buttons. If you click a Crossfader Move button, the Crossfader will automatically fade to the respective side.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader Equalizer EQ types are not available in TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR LE 2. It’s always a good idea to use the EQs during a transition to avoid clipping that can easily occur when two tracks play together with full volume. Classic: The Classic Equalizer is the standard, classic TRAKTOR 3-Band EQ. It offers con trols for adjusting the low, mid and high range frequencies of each Deck. Each knob controls its frequency band by +12/-24 db.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader GAIN, Cue and PAN 7.4 GAIN, Cue and PAN Fig. 7‑3 Mixer with Gain, Cue and Pan. (1) GAIN: With the GAIN knob you can control the pre-fader level of each channel shown in the Level Meters of the Channel Faders. ► GAIN is only visible when full size Deck Layouts are activated. If GAIN is not visible please change the layout in Preferences > Decks. ► TRAKTOR offers a powerful Autogain function enabled in Preferences > Mixer.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader FILTER, KEY and Effect Insert 7.5 FILTER, KEY and Effect Insert Fig. 7‑4 Mixer with Filter, Key and Effect Insert. This chapter provides information on basic concepts and functionalities of the FILTER knob, the KEY knob and the Effect inserts (FX knobs). (1) FILTER: The FILTER knob provides a bipolar filter. ► In center position, the filter is inactive. ► Turning the knob to the right activates a high-pass-filter.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader FILTER, KEY and Effect Insert ► When switching an Effect Unit to External Send mode, the according FX button is disa bled. Turning off an effect with the Insert Buttons stops processing of this effect instance and therefore saves CPU power. (3) KEY: With the KEY knob you can control the pitch of a playing track without affecting its tempo. Key control has to be activated by pressing the small button underneath the knob. Key can be used for harmonic mixing.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader FILTER, KEY and Effect Insert 7.5.1 Headphone Controls Fig. 7‑5 Headphone controls. (1) CUE: Pre-listen to a track over the internal TRAKTOR mixer. (2) TICK: With the TICK button you can activate an audible beat tick that works like a metro nome and helps you while editing Beatgrids. ► In Internal Mixer mode the tick is only audible on signals cued over the headphones.
The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader The Internal Mixer in External Mixer Mode ► If using an internal sound card on a laptop you will need to activate the Cue button on the Internal Mixer and adjust your output monitor settings to hear the Tick. You can adjust monitor settings in Preferences > Output Routing > Output Monitor. 7.6 The Internal Mixer in External Mixer Mode TRAKTOR can be used with an external mixer that replaces the Internal Mixer.
Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer Requirements 8 Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer TRAKTOR can either replace an entire DJ setup or it can just replace your Decks. In the latter case, you will be using TRAKTOR in combination with an external mixer. This allows you to mix your digital tracks with the analog feel of the knobs and faders of a hardware mixer. 8.1 Requirements 8.1.1 The Mixer 8.1.2 Audio Device The requirements of your hardware depend on the complexity of your setup.
Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer Hardware Setup Audio interfaces and controllers from Native Instruments are specially designed to fit the re quirements of TRAKTOR. For more information on these devices please visit http://www.na tive-instruments.com/traktor. TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO If you are using TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO, the Audio 10 and/or a TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO Certified Mixer is required! 8.2 Hardware Setup 8.3 Software Setup See ↑18.
Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer Software Setup 7. Assign Output Deck A, B, C and D to all outputs of the external audio interface that are connected to the mixer. Note that you have to connect a pair of outputs to each chan nel, so Deck A typically connects to Outputs 1 and 2 of your audio interface, Deck B to Outputs 3 and 4, and so on. To use send effects you also have to assign the Output FX Return (typically to the channel that is connected to the FX Return of the mixer). 8.
Using the Header and Global Sections Header 9 Using the Header and Global Sections The Header section in TRAKTOR contains various status indicators and useful functions and buttons, e.g. the Preferences button. The Global section contains the Master panel, which contains the main output of TRAKTOR. It also lets you control the effects, the Mas ter Clock, and allows audio recording of your mixes. 9.1 Header Fig.
Using the Header and Global Sections Header ▪ Connection: shows if all listed controllers are connected — blue = all connected; or ange = some controller(s) not connected; unlit = none connected. ▪ AUDIO indicator: displays the connection to your audio interface — blue = connected; red = not connected; orange = internal soundcard selected. ▪ CPU meter: indicates how much of the CPU capacity is available in TRAKTOR’s internal audio engine.
Using the Header and Global Sections Header Utility Buttons Fig. 9‑5 — Utility Buttons From left to right: Maximize Browser: A click on this button will toggle the maximized Browser view which comes in handy whenever you’re searching for a track in a large list. Preferences: here you can open the Preferences — all TRAKTOR settings are made here. Cruise: Cruise mode allows you to automatically play one track after the other from a Play list or your track collection.
Using the Header and Global Sections The Global Section Cruise Mode will also work when using an external mixer. ▪ Fullscreen: activates Fullscreen mode where none of the operating system’s controls are visible. 9.2 The Global Section Fig. 9‑6 — The Global section The Global section offers six distinct panels. Depending on the screen size and resolution of your computer, not all panels can be displayed at the same time.
Using the Header and Global Sections The Global Section Main Level ► The MAIN knob (1) controls the main volume output. ► Default position (0db) is at 2 o’clock. ► Adjust it so that the MAIN level meter in the Header fully uses the available range with out clipping. ► In External Mixer mode the MAIN knob serves as an overall gain to adjust the output of TRAKTOR to the input sensitivity of the external mixer.
Using the Header and Global Sections The Global Section The Loop Recorder allows you to record new material on the fly and can capture input from several sources. Select the Recording Source (5): The drop-down menu offers the fol lowing choices: ▪ Main will record TRAKTOR’s overall signal. ▪ Cue will record any channel(s) whose Headphones Cue button is on. ▪ Ext picks up the signal assigned to TRAKTOR’s Input Send channel.
Using the Header and Global Sections The Global Section Fig. 9‑9 Master Clock Panel. EXT (1): Syncs Master Clock to an External MIDI clock. TICK (5): Toggles an audible metro nome Beat Tick with the Master Clock as source on or off. MASTER (2): Activate this but ton in order to play on four Decks with a stable tempo reference. It is also the mode to be used when TRAKTOR is sending out the master tempo via MIDI Clock messages to another application or hardware being slaved to TRAKTOR.
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels Fig. 9‑10 Master Clock Panel — MIDI Clock Send. ► Click the Metronome symbol on the far left of the Global section to switch to Master Clock panel. ► To send a MIDI Clock Start message for syncing the slaved devices, click the Start/Stopbutton. Clicking it again sends a MIDI Clock Stop message. ► Pressing SYNC, sends a MIDI Clock Stop message instantly followed by a MIDI Clock Start message to re-sync the slaved devices.
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels Each of the Effects Units can be used in 2 modes — Group and Single — described here after. The mode can be switched in Preferences > Effects > FX Panel Mode. ► To follow an effects tutorial please read ↑15.7, Adding FX. ► For detailed information on effect parameters go to ↑14.4, The Effects in Detail. ► For a list of effects preferences please refer to ↑13.11, Global Settings. 9.3.1 Group Mode Fig. 9‑11 2 FX view.
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels Fig. 9‑12 4 FX view. In Group Effect mode you can use and control up to three effects in one panel. It works as follows: ► Choose the effect(s) you want to use with an Effect Selector (5). ► You can switch on and off every effect in the chain with the 3 Effect On buttons (ON) (4) and control its amount with the Effect Amount knobs (3). ► For the whole effect chain you can control the relative mix of the direct-to-processed signal with the D/W knob (2).
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels 9.3.2 Single Mode Fig. 9‑13 2 FX view. Fig. 9‑14 4 FX view. In Single Effect mode you get full control over all parameters of a single effect: ► Choose an effect with the Effect Selector (3).
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels ► With the Effect Parameter knobs 1 - 3 (4) and Effect buttons 1, 2 (7) you can modulate the behavior of the selected effect. Available options depend on the chosen effect (see ↑14.4, The Effects in Detail). Note that in both Group and Single mode, the knobs are replaced by little sliders if 4 FX Units are activated. ► ► ► ► With the Effect On button (ON) (5) you can switch the effect on and off.
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels 9.3.3 Audio Recorder Panel The Audio Recorder in TRAKTOR is used for recording your mixes or an external source e.g. your mix with an external mixer, a microphone, or turntable. It also is used for activat ing Broadcasting. Audio Recorder panel not available in TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR LE 2. Recording your Mix Fig. 9‑15 The Audio Recorder.
Using the Header and Global Sections Effect Panels ► By clicking CUT (6), TRAKTOR saves the current recording and seamlessly starts a new file for recording. ► By clicking the blue Broadcast button (1) you may broadcast your mix once a server has been installed and configured. For more information see ↑13.14, Loop Recorder. 9.3.4 Broadcasting TRAKTOR gives you the ability to broadcast your mix or a radio show over the Internet.
Mouse Control for Faders and Knobs Basic Controls 10 Mouse Control for Faders and Knobs To make your life easier when controlling the software via mouse or touch pad, TRAKTOR supports a variety of on-screen control features. 10.1 Basic Controls All knobs and faders in TRAKTOR are either controlled by dragging the mouse, by using the mouse wheel or by clicking the small Plus and Minus buttons next to the knob or fad er.
Mouse Control for Faders and Knobs Advanced Control Sensitivities TRAKTOR offers five sensitivities for stepwise control of parameters: 1. Right-/[Ctrl]-click on the + or - button to open a menu of five sensitivity options: Min, Fine, Default, Coarse, Switch. 2. Select one of the options. 3. Click the + and - buttons or use the mouse wheel to see how the behavior of the knob or fader has changed. Right-click/[Ctrl]-click Functions 1. Right-/[Ctrl]-click, hold and drag a knob or fader.
Control via Keyboard & MIDI Hotkeys Keyboard Hotkeys 11 Control via Keyboard & MIDI Hotkeys All controls in TRAKTOR can be used with your computer keyboard or a MIDI controller. TRAKTOR uses settings files (*.tsi) to store the mapping for your keyboard and MIDI con trollers. You also can use a combination of mouse actions, keyboard, and MIDI Hotkeys to control TRAKTOR. 11.1 Keyboard Hotkeys Keyboard Hotkeys are used to control TRAKTOR with your computer keyboard.
Control via Keyboard & MIDI Hotkeys MIDI Hotkeys 1. Connect the MIDI controller as described in its manual with your computer. 2. Open TRAKTOR and go to Preferences > MIDI Setup. 3. Activate your controller by double-clicking the Active column in MIDI Input Devices and MIDI Output Devices. 4. Click the Import button in the lower left corner of the Preferences window. 5. Navigate to My Documents\Native Instruments\Traktor\Settings (Windows) or Users/~/Native Instruments/Traktor/Settings (Mac OS X) and choos
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch The Turntable Setup 12 Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch This chapter describes how to set up TRAKTOR SCRATCH and all of its functionalities. Scratch is not available in TRAKTOR LE 2. 12.1 The Turntable Setup 12.1.1 Making Connections for Turntables 12.1.2 Test Drive TRAKTOR SCRATCH with Turntables 12.1.3 The Control Zones on Vinyl Here you will learn how to connect your turntables. See ↑18, Appendix A — Common Setups for instructions on how to connect turntables.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch CD Player Setup Lead In — The first few Rounds of the Record ► Dropping the needle into the Lead In Zone of the record will skip to the beginning of the track in Absolute mode. ► If you turned on the respective option in the Preferences, you can use this to skip back to the beginning of a track when playing in the Relative Tracking mode — the tracking mode jumps to Absolute mode, making needle drops again possible.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch CD Player Setup 12.2.2 Test Drive TRAKTOR SCRATCH with CD Players 12.2.3 The Control Zones on CD 1. Start TRAKTOR Scratch. 2. Click on the downwards pointing arrow below the Deck letter and verify that Scratch Control is chosen as input source. 3. If the Scopes are not shown, open Preferences > Decks and choose Platter/Scope pan els. 4. Put the Control CDs in your CD players. 5. Make sure your mixer is switched to the Line channel where the Mixer Line/In cable is plugged in.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch Mixed Setup Whenever you stop the movement of the jog wheel, the respective track gets loaded. To play the selected track, simply skip back to CD track # 1. If your track exceeds the 27:30 minutes Playback Zone it will continue playing back normal ly in the Scroll Zone — you have to skip manually to track #3 again to switch to Scroll Mode. And even if your track exceeds 30 minutes, it will continue playing in Internal Mode! 12.3 Mixed Setup 12.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch Tracking Modes Fig. 12‑1 — A nicely shaped Scope and a fully lit Timecode meter If your scope looks different or if the calibration failed, please refer to chapter ↑12.7, TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting for troubleshooting. 12.5 Tracking Modes 12.5.1 Absolute Tracking Mode The following sections describe how the Timecode will be interpreted.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch Tracking Modes In this mode, you can skip through the track by placing the needle at another position (“nee dle-dropping”) or by seeking to a new location on your CD player. 12.5.2 Relative Tracking Mode In Relative Tracking mode, the actual position on the Control Vinyl/CD doesn’t correspond with the position in the track.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch Relevant Related Preferences Fig. 12‑2 — The Preferences button Preferences > Audio Setup > Built-in Soundcard Here you can define an audio device that TRAKTOR SCRATCH 2 uses as a default when no TRAKTOR AUDIO series soundcard (i. e., an AUDIO 4 DJ or 8 DJ, or a TRAKTOR AU DIO 6 or 10) is attached to your computer. In this case, you may also use Internal Play back mode—click on the Deck’s letter to open its context menu and choose Internal Play back.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting Fig. 12‑3 — Minimize/Maximize Scope button Preferences > Loading > Duplicate Deck when Loading Same Track Imagine a track running in a Loop in Deck A. If you load the same track in Deck B, the playback position starts exactly at the playback position of Deck A when this preference is enabled. The activated Loop and all tempo information will also be duplicated.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting 12.7.1 Calibration Troubleshooting In case of calibration problems, the Scope view provides valuable feedback about what is going wrong. In the following sections we will show the scope of a successful calibration and the most common error messages. Successful Calibration Fig. 12‑4 — Nicely shaped Scope. Two nicely shaped circles indicate that both channels are present and that the calibration procedure was successful.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting Scratch Disabled Fig. 12‑5 — Scratch disabled. Please make sure that you have chosen the right audio driver, i.e. an audio interface that supports TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2, e.g. TRAKTOR AUDIO 6/10 or AUDIO 4/8 DJ in Preferences > Audio Routing. Missing Channel Fig. 12‑6 — A missing channel.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting If your Scope shows a vertical or horizontal line, it indicates that an input channel, either the left or right, is missing. You should check your cartridges and turntable or CD player connections first, then proceed with the Input Routing Preferences, then check all other cables and devices.
Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting Fig. 12‑8 — Timecode CD with Timecode Vinyl input mode. This is how the Scope looks if you’re trying to use Timecode CDs while the setting of the audio interface is on Timecode Vinyl. 12.7.2 Audio Troubleshooting In case you run into sound problems like crackles and interruptions, you should have a look at chapter ↑16.2, Latency Issues first for general performance improvement tips.
Preferences The Preferences Window 13 Preferences TRAKTOR provides various options to customize a specific part of your system. The follow ing chapter describes all options from the Preferences panel in order of appearance. 13.1 The Preferences Window Most customization options in TRAKTOR 2 occur in the Preferences window. In TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) DUO 2 and TRAKTOR LE 2 only a selection of Preferences are available. Fig.
Preferences Audio Setup Global Import and Export The bottom left-hand corner of the Preferences window also contains Import and Export buttons. These buttons allow you to load (Import) and save (Export) all preference settings to and from hard disk. You may also filter exported settings to your requirements. ▪ Import: After you have selected a settings file on the hard disk for import, an Import filter will be displayed allowing you to choose exactly which settings will be imported.
Preferences Audio Setup ▪ Sample Rate: Choose a sample rate according to the sound card. Note that higher sam ple rates stress your computer more. The standard is 44.1 kHz and is the sampling rate used by CDs. ▪ Latency: On Mac OS X, use the slider to set an audio latency that is suitable for your system. On Windows, click the Settings button to open your audio device’s control panel that lets you set the audio latency. Lower latency values are better but stress your com puter more.
Preferences Output Routing 13.3.1 Mixing Mode Internal: Choose Internal mixing mode if you want to use TRAKTOR’s internal mixer. Internal mixing mode provides the following options: ▪ Output Monitor: Choose an output pair to pre-listen to your tracks. Using the Cue but tons (headphone icon) on TRAKTOR’s internal mixer the audio signal will be sent to a separate stereo pair independent of the internal mixers channel or cross faders.
Preferences Input Routing 13.4 Input Routing ▪ Input Deck A — D: Use this menu to configure TRAKTOR to use the various inputs of your sound card for incorporating audio from an external device. The Volume Meters to the right of the input selections will display the signal level if a signal is present. You may also sum Decks up to one input pair. ▪ Input FX Send (Ext): Choose an input pair for using send effects. ▪ Input Aux: Choose an input pair for an Auxiliary input.
Preferences Loading Decoder Gain Here, the volume of the incoming Timecode Control signal is displayed. A higher gain sig nal normally means better control tracking. Tracking ▪ Track Start Position: You can choose the start position of the tracking here. This is use ful if you want to sticker your record with a lead-in sticker, or the beginning of your control record is worn out or scratched. ▪ Turntable Speed: Put a checkmark in the 45 RPM handling mode if you prefer this over 33 RPM.
Preferences Loading ▪ Duplicate Deck when loading same track: If a track is currently loaded into a Deck, you can directly copy the track and it’s playback position by pressing and holding the mouse button while dragging from the Deck Heading to another Deck. For more infor mation on performing this action please read chapter ↑6.3.5, Deck Audio Drag and Drop. ▪ Load next at end of track: This enables TRAKTOR to automatically load the next track from the active Playlist, i.e.
Preferences Transport 13.8 Transport Tempo Set Tempo Range: Set a global tempo range for all Tempo Faders or set a range for each Deck individually. This will define the maximum amount you can increase or decrease tempo. The available values are 2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%, 12%, 14%, 16%, 18%, 20%, 25%, 35%, 50% and 100%. If you choose a range of 100% you are able to perform a full stop of a track with TRAK TOR’s software Tempo Fader. Tempo Fader Range not available in TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR LE 2.
Preferences Transport This concept allows you, even if you are using TRAKTOR SCRATCH, to keep your tracks tempo-matched, and also raise the tempo of two or more tracks simultaneously, even if their phases are shifted! Key Lock This adjusts the quality of time stretching method used when using the Key Lock function. ▪ Use ECO with a slower processor. ▪ Use HiQ with a fast processor. Key Lock Quality not available in TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR LE 2.
Preferences Decks ▪ Vinyl: Clicking the waveform stops the track like putting your hand on a record on a turntable. Holding the mouse and dragging back and forth works like scratching or spinning a record. ▪ Snap: The mouse arrow will always snap to the beat of the loaded track. ◦ If you click inside the waveform the play position jumps to the beat next to where you clicked and the playback stops. ◦ Clicking in the waveform and holding the mouse button while the Deck is paused works like the Cue button.
Preferences Decks Scratch Panels are only available if TRAKTOR SCRATCH and the required hardware are in stalled. ▪ Advanced Tabs: Switch between the three different Advanced Panel modes that are dis played when the Advanced Panel has been selected in Deck Layout. These are Move, Cue and Grid. Deck Heading ▪ Show Cover Art: Switches the Cover Art icon on and off.
Preferences Mixer ▪ Color Mode: Select from four waveforms: Ultraviolet, Infrared, X-Ray and Spectrum. 13.10 Mixer Note that the Mixer is not available in TRAKTOR LE 2. EQ Selection EQ Type: Choose between the classical 3-band-EQ (Classic) or an emulated mixer EQ from Pioneer DJM-600 (P600), Ecler Nuo4 (NUO) or Allen & Heath XONE:92 (Xone). EQ selection is not available in TRAKTOR DUO. Filter Selection ▪ Ladder: Uses the ladder filter, also used in the Filter effect for the channel filter knobs.
Preferences Global Settings ▪ Filter + Key + Gain + Cue + Balance: Add or remove the Filter, Key, Gain, Cue and Bal ance from the Mixer by enabling or disabling this option. ▪ Crossfader: Add or remove the Crossfader from the Mixer by enabling or disabling this option. 13.11 Global Settings Global Section ▪ Show Global Section: Add or remove visibility of the Global section by enabling or disa bling this option.
Preferences Effects 13.12 Effects FX Unit Routing TRAKTOR can route all effects as insert or send effects. ▪ Insert: In Insert mode the effect is inserted into the signal chain right before the chan nel filter. The balance of the direct signal (Dry) and effect signal (Wet) is controlled by the D/W-knob in the effect panel. ▪ Send: In Send mode the effect unit becomes independent from TRAKTOR’s internal signal flow.
Preferences Mix Recorder ► To change the order in which the effects appear in the drop down selection of the effect units, move the pre-selected effect(s) up and down the list with the Up and Down buttons. 13.13 Mix Recorder Source ▪ Source: Choose Internal to record from TRAKTOR’s internal Master output or choose Ex ternal to record an external audio source like a turntable, microphone, or from your ex ternal hardware mixer.
Preferences Broadcasting 13.15 Broadcasting Broadcasting is not available in TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR LE 2. Broadcasting allows you to stream your DJ set live over the Internet. To do this you must first setup a 'client and server' configuration. You can do this by installing a server on your computer that will provide a stream of the source (TRAKTOR) to clients connected to your server. ► You must have a server configured correctly and running before you can begin your broadcast.
Preferences Browser Details ▪ Format: Select the sound quality you want to broadcast. Higher resolutions will require more bandwidth, so please use an appropriate setting for your connection. Metadata Settings Use this section to configure metadata for your broadcasting stream. This is the informa tion your listeners will see. ▪ Stream URL: This is the URL (User Resource Location) you are broadcasting on and the URL you should give to your listeners. ▪ Stream Name: Enter a name for your broadcast.
Preferences Layout Manager 13.17 Layout Manager Learn in this chapter how to adjust TRAKTOR’s layouts. Layout Manager not available in TRAKTOR DUO and TRAKTOR LE 2. ▪ Change Name: Here you can type in a name for the selected Layout. Click Rename to verify your entry. ▪ Personal Layouts: In this list all stored Layouts are shown. To activate a Layout, doubleclick the entire row. The active layout is marked with Active in the first column.
Preferences File Management ▪ Show Consistency Check Report on Startup: With this selected, the Consistency Check Report will be displayed each time you start TRAKTOR. This report displays informa tion about your Track Collection and gives options to manage it. File management not available in TRAKTOR LE 2. File Structure Mode The File Structure mode determines the file structure when exporting a Playlist. ▪ None: File names will not be changed during export.
Preferences Controller Manager ▪ iTunes Music Library: If you want to use TRAKTOR’s iTunes integration you have to se lect the path of your iTunes Library. Click the …! button and choose the path to your iTunes Library file. Music Folders If you want to use your own music folder structure you can add your music folders in this list. TRAKTOR can automatically import all music files stored within this Music Folder. ▪ Add…: lets you add folders as Music Folders.
Preferences Controller Manager Fig. 13‑2 The Device Setup section. By default, all MIDI In- and Out-Ports are active per mapping. This can cause unintended behavior of your whole MIDI setup. The first thing to do is to select the appropriate MIDI de vice for each MIDI mapping instead of leaving it on "All Ports".
Preferences Controller Manager ◦ Edit Comment: Add a comment to the Mapping name. This will appear at the begin ning of the mapping name in the Device drop-down list. ◦ Duplicate: Makes a copy of the currently selected mapping. ◦ Export: Allows you to store the currently selected mapping as a file on your hard disk. ◦ Delete: Deletes the currently selected mapping. ◦ Show Version: Shows the version of the underlying TSI file.
Preferences Controller Manager ▪ Control: This is the name of the function assignment. You can add Controls via the Add in... and Add Out... buttons. A complete list of all Controls and their meaning can be found in chapter 20 of the TRAKTOR manual. ▪ I/O: States if a Control will be used as an input (from a knob, button, or encoder) or an output (to an LED or level meter).
Preferences Controller Manager ▪ Learn: Allows you to map the control to the desired knob/button/key by simply turning/ pressing/hitting the relevant input parameter. ◦ The Learn function is available for MIDI Input controllers and HID controls (key board, mouse etc.) ◦ Learn mode stays active until you press this button again. This allows you to assign several controls in one go. ◦ Do not forget to disable Learn when you are finished in order to avoid undesired as signments.
Preferences Controller Manager ▪ Assignment: The available options are Deck A to D and Device Target for Deck Control, and Global for other Controls and Modifiers. ◦ If you select one of the Decks here, the Control is always routed to this Deck. If you select Device Target, you can specify the actual target in the Device Setup section at the top.
Preferences Controller Manager ▪ Direct: When selecting this, you can specify either 0 or 1 in the Button options below. This can be used if you want a specific MIDI button or Key to always set a certain TRAKTOR button status, independently of the current TRAKTOR status. For example: Define a Play/Pause controller for Deck A, set the Interaction mode to Direct and the Value for the Direct mode to 1. Now assign a MIDI note or keyboard key to it using MIDI learn.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol X1 ◦ Tempo fader at high resolution. This allows you to press Sync and then fine-control the tempo fader at the synched position. ◦ When you can only control a certain portion of the entire range of a parameter, such as the filter. ◦ Relative mode can be used when a knob or fader is shared between different pa rameters to avoid skips when switching to the other assignment.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 Effects Knobs Recalibrate Button: Over the course of a product's lifetime, the top eight analog knobs may acquire a certain amount of drift. Clicking on this button will start a routine that will cali brate the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 knob's absolute range and position to TRAKTOR. TRAK TOR will prompt you to turn all of the knobs left, right, and center. LEDs On-State/Off-State Brightness: Adjusts the intensity of the TRAKTOR KONTROL X1's LEDs.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 S4 Control Options Layout Switch Left and Layout Switch Right: The Layout Switch Left and Layout Switch Right menus allow you to change the behavior of the Layout switching function on both Decks. Fig. 13‑6 The Layout Switch Left and Right settings On your S4, Layout switching is done by pressing SHIFT + DECK C on left Deck and SHIFT + DECK D on right Deck.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 ▪ --AUTO-- (default): This is the default behavior. The buttons can have two sets of func tions, depending on the type of the Deck underneath: ◦ If the lower Deck is a Sample Deck (which is the default situation), the Sample Play buttons control the sample slots of this underlying Deck.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 Tempo Faders: The Tempo Faders setting allows you to switch the TEMPO faders between Absolute mode and Relative mode. Fig. 13‑10 The Tempo Faders setting ▪ Absolute (default: The tempo fader in the software Deck directly mirrors the TEMPO fad er position on your S4. ▪ Relative: The TEMPO fader on your S4 affects the tempo fader on the software Deck rel atively to its current position, even if this position does not match the position of the TEMPO fader on your hardware.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 Fig. 13‑11 The Load Buttons setting Following options are available: ▪ Load Track (default): Pressing LOAD loads the selected track on the Deck when using Quick Loading; pressing SHIFT + LOAD unloads the track from the Deck. ▪ Jog Mode: Pressing LOAD activates/deactivates a special Jog mode for the jog wheel. You can choose from two different Jog modes in the underlying Jog Mode Select menu: .
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 This button recalls all default factory settings for TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and lets you choose its basic Deck configuration via the Setup Wizard. To carry out the restoration procedure, do the following: 1. Click the Restore button. The following message appears: 2. Upon confirmation, the default control settings and audio routing is set accordingly. You are now ready to start again with a fresh TRAKTOR KONTROL S4.
Preferences Traktor Kontrol S4 ▪ Jogwheel: for calibrating the touch-sensitivity of the Jogwheels. The left and right wheels are calibrated independently. For instructions on performing calibration, please refer to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Man ual. LEDs The LEDs section provides you with two sliders that allow you to adjust the brightness for both states of all LEDs on your S4: ▪ On State Brightness: Sets the brightness for the On state of the LEDs.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR TRAKTOR Profiles 14 Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR This chapter provides deeper knowledge about some of TRAKTOR’s features. 14.1 TRAKTOR Profiles 14.1.1 The TRAKTOR Root folder TRAKTOR stores all information required to create a personalized TRAKTOR Profile in one folder, called the Root folder. The default path of the Root folder is: ► Windows: My Documents\Native Instruments\Traktor ► Mac OS X: Users/~/Native Instruments/Traktor You can change the path in Preferences >
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR TRAKTOR Profiles 14.1.2 The Recordings folder Besides the Root folder TRAKTOR creates a second folder containing the audio files re corded with TRAKTOR’s recording function. TRAKTOR records in WAV format. The Re cordings folder is found by default in: ► Windows: My Music\Traktor\Recordings ► Mac OS X: Users/~/Music/Traktor/Recordings The location of the Recordings folder can be changed in Preferences > Mix Recorder. 14.1.3 Complete Backup 14.1.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR TRAKTOR Profiles You can change the path in Preferences > File Management > Directories. Method 2: This method preserves the current settings and the Collection. You can switch back at any time to these settings by performing this method. 1. Copy the backup of the Root folder back to your DJing computer. 2. Open Preferences > File Management > Directories. 3. Click the “…!” button next to the Root Dir field. 4.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR TRAKTOR Profiles If the drive letter of your customized location did change, you will find all tracks with an exclamation mark (“!”) indicating that the links are broken. Use the Relocate function to update the links to the new drive letter/volume. 14.1.6 Automatic Collection Backup (Security Backup) 14.1.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR Syncing via MIDI Clock 2. To send MIDI clock you have to go to Preferences > MIDI Clock and tick the Send MIDI Clock option. 3. In the Global section, open the Master Clock panel by clicking the Metronome. 4. Choose AUTO or MANUAL mode. 5. To start sending a MIDI Clock signal, click the Start/Stop button. Clicking it again stops sending. When MIDI Clock is active, the Start/Stop button is lit blue. 6. The Tempo Display shows the tempo of the MIDI Clock signal in BPM. 7.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR Broadcasting 2. On the other computer follow the instructions described in chapter ↑9.2.3, Master Clock Panel. 3. For syncing both computers, press the TICK button in the Master Clock panel. 4. Once the two ticks are audible, press the SYNC button on the sending computer in or der to reset the receiving computer. 5. Now start tweaking the slider labeled MIDI Clock Sending Offset found in Preferences > MIDI Clock until the two Ticks are in perfect sync. 6.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR Broadcasting 14.3.2 Configuring TRAKTOR Before getting started, it is necessary to configure TRAKTOR so that the local client can connect to the server and the metadata of the radio stream contains the correct informa tion: 1. Open TRAKTOR Preferences > Broadcasting. 2. Adjust the Proxy Settings according to your current Internet configuration. If you are not using a proxy, simply check None. 3. Next, input the address of the Icecast server you want to connect to.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR Broadcasting 14.3.4 How to setup a microphone for your Broadcast It is possible to use a microphone with effects in your broadcast. In this example we will use Deck C as an Input Deck although any Deck may be used for the same purpose. 1. Go to Preferences > Decks > Deck Layout and select enable C&D. 2. Go to Preferences > Decks > Deck Flavor and select Line Input on Deck C. 3.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail In TRAKTOR DUO 2 and TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO 2, only two FX Units with a fixed mixer channel assignment and a reduced number of effect types are available. Additionally, these FX can only be used in Group FX mode. In TRAKTOR LE 2, only one Group FX is available and the number of effect types has been reduced further. 14.4.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Fig. 14‑2 FX Unit in Group Mode. ► To switch the effects on use the ON button. ► To increase the effects turn the D/W (Dry/Wet) knob to the right. ► Turn on each individual effect by clicking the ON button. TRAKTOR has a large number of effects. Reducing the number of effects available may make on the fly effect selection more convenient.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail You can control FX Units via MIDI by making assignments to your controller in Controller Manager, Preferences > Controller Manager. 14.4.3 Common Parameters All effects have the following set of parameters in common: ▪ D/W (Dry/Wet): For all effects, this parameter controls the mix between the original di rect signal (Dry; full left position) and the processed effect signal (Wet; full right posi tion).
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ FEEDB (Feedback): Controls the strength of the delay’s feedback, making the effect stronger and more colorful. Min: low feedback, Max: strong feedback. ▪ RATE: Controls the Delay time. The 7 available values are expressed in fractions of bars, and are equally distributed over the range of the knob. Min — Max: 1/32, 1/16, 1/8, 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 4/4. The Rate knob continues to work in Freeze mode and allows interesting mash-ups.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Group Mode (1-Knob Control) Works like the SIZE knob in Single mode. 14.4.6 Flanger A Classic Flanger with tempo based and free running rate control and stereo phasing. Single Mode ▪ SPRD (Stereo Spread): Creates a stereo spread effect by controlling the phase offset be tween the left and right stereo channel.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Single Mode ▪ SHAPE: Controls the shape of the Flanger Pulse. The range of the controller bears a mul titude of patterns and morphs between them for continuously new sound effects. Ex plore the range of this knob in combination with the FEEDB and the AMNT knob and store the preset whenever you like it. ▪ FEEDB (Feedback): Controls the strength of the flangers’ feedback making the effect stronger and more colorful.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail 14.4.9 Gater The Gater rhythmically mutes parts of the audio at adjustable rates. The Master Clock con trols the rate and the moment in time of muting. A hissing noise can be added to the Gater for emphasizing the rhythmical pattern. In order for the Gater to match the beats in the music, it is absolutely necessary that your tracks have well aligned Beatgrids and that the Master Clock follows the track tempo in Auto Mode.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail The effect has to be started in off mode and then turned on to sample the current audio. ▪ GATE: Combined controller for different ways of mixing and gating the sampled material: ◦ In full left position bypasses the effect. From full left to centre mixes in progres sively bigger chunks of the buffered audio. ◦ In centre position just plays the buffered audio. From center to full right position cuts out progressively bigger chunks of audio like a gater.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail The effect rate can be switched during operation without any crackles or glitches in audio! ▪ FRZ (Freeze): Freezes the Delay by closing the input while playing the delay with the set Feedback. The filer remains active in the feedback loop. For endless freezes, the FILTER knob has to be therefore turned to the middle position. Even in Freeze mode the Delay follows the Master Clock and will therefore seamlessly merge into the mix once it is released.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ RES: Controls the resonance of the filter. High resonance makes the filter sound colorful and more noticeable. Min: low resonance, Max: high resonance ▪ RATE: Controls the rate of Filter oscillation. The 11 available values are expressed in fractions of bars, and are equally distributed over the range of the knob.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Group Mode (1-Knob Control) The knob behaves like the AMNT knob in Single mode. 14.4.14 Filter Classic filter with 2-knob and single knob control modes, based on ladder filter architec ture. Single Mode ▪ HP (High Pass): ◦ Controls the low cutoff frequency. ◦ Passes the entire band in full left position (bypass). ◦ Progressively cuts frequencies from low to high when turned to the right. ▪ RES: Controls the resonance of the filter.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail 14.4.15 Filter:92 LFO This filter is modeled after Allen & Heath’s Xone:92 mixer with tempo-synced LFO. The LFO is either driven by the Beatgrid (and therefore is always in sync with the track) or can be driven in Freerun mode. Single Mode ▪ D/RNG (Dry-Range): Controls the strength of the effect with a combination of Dry-Wet and the LFO-Range. The filter is fully bypassed in full left position.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Single Mode ▪ SOFTEN: Controls the smoothness of the cutoff envelope. The more the knob is turned to the right, the softer the filter sweeps will be. ▪ RES: Controls the resonance of the filter. High resonance makes the filter sound colorful and more noticeable. Min: low resonance, Max: high resonance. ▪ AMT: ◦ Controls the frequency where the filter action takes place.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ◦ Progressively cuts frequencies from high to low when turned from center to the left. ◦ Progressively cuts frequencies from low to high when turned from center to the right. In DJ Mode (DJM) the LP knob is labeled LP/HP and has a combined function to control both lowcut and highcut frequencies. 14.4.18 Phaser Classic Phaser with tempo based and free running rate control and stereo phasing.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail 14.4.19 Phaser Pulse Innovative, auto-controlled Phaser effect that is triggered by signal peaks in the music pro ducing interesting lashing sounds. It has the most effect on music with gaps in it, such as drum loops, because the self-oscil lation can develop best in empty parts of the music. Single Mode ▪ SHAPE: Controls the shape of the Phaser Pulse.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ 8PL (8 Pole): Switches between 6 Pole and 8 Pole filters, making the effect more intense. ▪ SPR (Stereo Spread): Creates an offset between the phasing effect of the right and left ster eo channel, giving the effect of spatial depth. Group Mode (1-Knob Control) The knob controls the PITCH of the effect. The center position of the knob is neutral — to either side the flanging effect moves from high to low frequencies. 14.4.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail 14.4.22 Turntable FX This effect emulates sounds produced by spinning back or slowing down a record playing on a turntable. The effect has to be started in off mode and then turned on to sample the current audio. Single Mode ▪ BRK (Turntable Brake): ◦ Triggers the turntable brake effect produced when pressing start/stop on a turnta ble. ◦ The speed of the braking sound is controlled by the B.SPD knob.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ SIZE: Controls the size of the added reverb, ranging from small to vast room sizes. ▪ FRZ (Freeze): Freezes the reverb by closing the input and leaving the output open. The SIZE control remains active in Freeze mode allowing interesting pitch effects. Group Mode (1-Knob Control) Works like the SIZE knob in Single mode. 14.4.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Group Mode (1-Knob Control) This knob behaves with a combination of RAW and PITCH controls in Single Effect mode. 14.4.26 Digital LoFi Digital LoFi decomposes the music by reducing its bit depth and the sample rate. Single Mode ▪ BIT (Bit Depth): Controls the bit rate ranging from full bit rate in full left position to just above one bit in full right position.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ FEEDB (Feedback): Controls the amount of feedback in the effect ranging from 0 to 100%. With zero feedback in full left position, the effect behaves like regular tube dis tortion. ▪ DRIVE (Overdrive): Controls which of the two overdrive units is fed and by how much. Drives only one unit in full left and full right position and morphs between them when in between.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ KEY: ◦ Controls the pitch of the grains. ◦ Center position is neutral and plays the grains at original pitch. ◦ To the right, the grains are pitched up to +1 octave in full right position. ◦ To the left, the grains are pitched down to -5 octaves. ▪ GRN: Enables Grain Size Control. ▪ ST.2: Play 2 bars instead of 1 bar when in STRCH mode. Group Mode (1-Knob Control) Works like the KEY knob in Single mode. 14.4.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail Single Mode ▪ SHARP: Makes the vowel sound more present. ▪ TALK: Morphs between the formants produced from the mouth (a, e, i, o, u). On the left it sounds dark becoming brighter when moved to the right. ▪ TYP: Type button deactivated makes the vowels sound "German". Activating the button makes it sound more "English" Group Mode (1-Knob Control) Represents the TALK knob in Single Effects Mode. 14.4.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ▪ FBK (Feedback): Controls the strength of the delay’s feedback, making the effect stronger and more colorful. ▪ SPEED: Controls the speed of the Tape Delay. The effect rate can be switched during operation without any crackles or glitches in audio! ▪ FRZ (Freeze): Freezes the Delay by closing the input and turning up the Feedback to max imum value. The filter remains active in the feedback loop.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail ◦ The 7 available values are expressed in fractions of bars, and are equally distribut ed over the range of the knob. The knobs position is displayed in bold letters: Min ⇨ Max: 4/4, 3/8, 1/4, 3/16, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32. The effect rate can be switched during operation without any crackles or glitches in audio! ▪ FRZ (Freeze): Freezes the Delay by closing the input and turning up the Feedback to max imum value.
Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR The Effects in Detail 14.4.35 Bouncer The Bouncer is a buffer-based effect that captures snippets of 1 beat and repeats them at various speeds and pitch. Single Mode ▪ TRANS (Transpose): Adjusts the transposition of the repetitions. When turned from cen ter to right the repetitions will be pitched up. When turned from center to left the repe titions will be pitched down. ▪ FILTER: Low-pass filter that is open when turned fully to the right.
Tutorials Prerequisites 15 Tutorials This chapter will guide you through the most common tasks that you will encounter during your work with TRAKTOR 2. The tutorials are workflow-oriented. They start with the simplest tasks and progressively lead you to more complex operation, helping you to get more and more familiar with TRAKTOR 2. After reading this, you should have the basic know-how allowing you to mix with TRAKTOR 2.
Tutorials Goals of the Following Chapters 2. Follow the instructions of the Setup Wizard to incorporate your equipment (read more about the Setup Wizard in ↑3, The Setup Wizard). TRAKTOR 2 is now reset to the fac tory settings. 3. Choose the layout Mixer from the available options in the Layout Selector. The tutorials presented here assume that TRAKTOR 2 is in its default (factory) state.
Tutorials Playing Your First Track Chapter ↑15.8, Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) to ↑15.10, Synchronization Chapters ↑15.8, Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) and ↑15.9, Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) introduce the newest TRAKTOR features: Sample Decks and the Loop Recorder. Read these tutorials for a comprehensive introduction to the versatile Sample Deck and Loop Recorder fea tures! Chapter ↑15.
Tutorials Playing Your First Track 1. Click on the Demo Tracks Favorite. The tracks of the Demo Tracks Playlist appear below: 2. Click on the track Techno 1 in the Playlist. The track will be highlighted. 3. Drag and drop the Track onto Deck A. The track will be loaded. Its waveform and info appear on Deck A: Favorites are customizable shortcuts sitting at the top of the Browser in TRAKTOR’s window.
Tutorials Playing Your First Track Alternative Loading Methods ► Right-click (Windows) or [Ctrl]-click (Mac OS X) on a track and choose Load Track in Deck A. ► Click the hotkey [Ctrl]+[Left]. 15.3.2 Playing the Track ► Once the track is loaded, simply press the Play button at the bottom of the left Deck: → The track starts playing. The Play button lights up and the waveform starts moving in TRAKTOR 2. Move your mouse on the right end of the waveform — the plus, equal and minus buttons appear.
Tutorials Playing Your First Track Fig. 15‑1 — The Channel A At this point you will probably hear some audio coming through your speakers or PA. If not, please check the following section. 15.3.
Tutorials Playing Your First Track ▪ At the bottom of the Mixer, verify that the crossfader is moved all the way to the left: ▪ Above, the channel fader should be raised on channel A: ▪ The channel meter (the vertical bar of indicators along the channel fader, see picture above) should show some activity.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track ▪ At the top center of TRAKTOR, the MAIN level meters should show some activity. If not, check that the MAIN knob is raised. If you see some activity on the MAIN level meters but don’t hear any sound, then doublecheck the audio setup and audio routing in the Preferences following the Setup Guide. Please note that, with TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2, the master out knob/fader on your external mixer works independently from TRAKTOR’s MAIN knob.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track 15.4.1 Pre-listening a Second Track in the Preview Player If you use an external mixer (e.g. along with TRAKTOR SCRATCH DUO/PRO 2) and therefore External Mixing mode, you will most likely not use the Preview Player at all and will, instead, preview your next track in the opposite Deck using the cue function on your hardware mixer.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig. 15‑3 — Cue Mix and Cue Vol knobs ► If it’s not already done, plug in a pair of headphones to the headphones socket on your soundcard, controller, or hardware mixer depending on your setup. 1. Click on the track Techno 2 in the Demo Playlist and drag it onto the Preview Player. The track begins to play immediately. 2. Turn the Cue Mix knob (MIX) completely counter-clockwise to listen only to the pre viewed signal. 3.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track 15.4.2 Loading and Playing the Second Track 15.4.3 Using Headphones to Prepare the Mix We will choose the track Techno 2, load and play it on Deck B: 1. Drag and drop the track from the Preview Player onto Deck B. Alternatively, use any other loading method described in chapter ↑15.3.1, Quick Loading a Track. The track info and waveform appear on Deck B. 2. Press the Play button on the right Deck to start the playback. The track starts playing.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig. 15‑4 — The Headphones Cue button on channel B ► Click the Headphones Cue button on channel B. The button lights up, indicating that Deck B is now sent to the Cue channel which you will hear in your headphones. At any time, use the Cue Mix (MIX) knob to adjust the balance between the cued track (Deck B) and the main mix (where you hear Deck A) in your headphones.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track You are now ready to work on the track playing on Deck B without interfering with the main mix sent to your audience. Regardless of the mix that you’re hearing in your head phones, the main mix is still controlled by the crossfader and channel faders. If you’re using an external hardware mixer, it will provide its own headphones cue buttons (sometimes implemented as fader). 15.4.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track By slowly turning the Cue Mix knob (MIX), you will hear the second track come into the mix in sync with Deck A. Note that you should always adjust the tempo or sync of the track that is not audible to the audience! 15.4.5 Setting a Cue Point as Starting Point (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) You will probably want to have more control over the starting point of the track you mix in.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig. 15‑6 — The Cue Tab ► On Deck B, whether or not the track is playing, simply press one of the unlit Hotcue buttons on a downbeat—let’s say the Hotcue button 1. The Hotcue button lights up in blue; you’ve just stored a Cue Point that you can return to simply by pressing the same Hotcue button again.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig. 15‑7 — The first Hotcue button is now lit in blue. Aligning the Tracks Aligning both tracks is straightforward: 1. Press Play on both Deck A and Deck B (their Play button must be lit). 2. Check that Deck A is defined as tempo master. If not, click on the MASTER button. 3. Check that the SYNC button on Deck B is pressed, i.e. lit. If not, click it to match the tempo of Deck A. 4.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track 15.4.6 Snapping to the Beats You don’t have to worry about placing a Hotcue directly on a beat. By default, TRAKTOR 2 will make sure this happens automatically. This is done by the so-called Snap mode. Clicking on the little S button in the Global section will activate and deactivate Snap mode: Fig.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track 15.4.8 Interlude: In Case the Left Track Is Over… The track Techno 1 on Deck A has been playing since we started with the tutorials, and it is possible that the playback has reached the end of the track. In this case, just do the following: ► On the left Deck, click the Jump to Start button to skip back to the beginning of the track and resume from there. ► Alternatively, you can press [Shift]+T for Deck A and [Shift]+G for Deck B. Fig.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig. 15‑10 — The EQ knobs and the FILTER knob ► Turn the EQ knobs and the FILTER knob on channel B to hear the effect on the cued track. Before the Filter has any effect on the sound, click on the small button next to the word “FILTER” to activate it. It is lit blue when activated.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track The EQs and filters are excellent tools for making adjustments to tracks before mixing them in so that you get the smoothest transition possible. The most common technique is to filter the bassline out of the incoming track—having 2 basslines running simultaneously rarely sounds good. Do the following: We will now carry out a first version of the mix “for real.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track At first, it may help to select a track with a similar BPM. Adjusting the Tempo with Tempo Fader and Phase Meter The tempo for each Deck can be manually controlled via the Tempo fader: Fig. 15‑11 — Use the Tempo fader to adjust the Deck’s tempo. ► Adjust the Tempo fader on Deck A until the track’s tempo matches the tempo of the track on Deck B.
Tutorials Mixing In a Second Track Fig. 15‑12 — Use the Phase meter or the Tempo Bend buttons to adjust the phase. Manually Cueing and Aligning the Beats If you use TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2, your Decks will show the Scratch Control Play back Mode and you will control the cue position manually on the turntable or your CD player. However, you can also choose Internal Playback mode from the context menu that appears if you click on the Deck letter. Using this mode, you can follow the next steps, too.
Tutorials Adjusting Levels 4. If done correctly, the songs will be in sync. If the songs begin to fall out of sync, ad just the tempo with TRAKTOR’s Tempo fader and re-press the CUP button to try again. 5. Use the Phase meter to align the downbeats. 6. When you’re ready, you can bring the crossfader over from Deck B and slowly mix in the track in Deck A. Don’t expect to be capable of manually matching beats right away, though—this requires in tensive training and can’t be fully explained here in detail.
Tutorials Adjusting Levels Hence, you should always make sure that your signals stay at levels that satisfy these two requirements—as loud as possible without clipping. 15.5.2 …and the Practice To assist you in adjusting levels, the Mixer of TRAKTOR 2 is equipped with various level meters and controls. Each level meter consists of a blue bar indicating the signal level.
Tutorials Looping and Cueing TRAKTOR 2 already does this for you by automatically setting the level for each newly load ed track to a satisfying value. This so-called “Autogain” feature relies on the gain values ex tracted from your tracks. It is activated by default and can be turned off via Preferences > Mix er > Set Autogain When Loading Track. Nevertheless, depending on the particular EQ, filter, and FX applied to the cued track, you might have to double-check the level before you mix in the track.
Tutorials Looping and Cueing 15.6.1 Playing with Loops TRAKTOR’s Decks are equipped with dedicated loop controls located in the Loop section, right under the Deck Display: Fig. 15‑13 — The Loop section, from left to right: Auto Loop buttons, IN and OUT buttons, ACTIVE button. Setting a Loop with a Predefined Size Let’s add a Loop to the track on Deck A. ► To engage a loop on a playing track, just click one of the Auto Loop buttons.
Tutorials Looping and Cueing Setting a Loop Manually You can also manually set loop start and loop end points. To do this, use the Loop IN and Loop OUT buttons in the Loop section: Fig. 15‑15 — The Loop IN and Loop OUT buttons ► Press the IN button to set the Loop In Point. ► Press the OUT button to set the Loop Out Point. As soon as you hit the OUT button, the Loop is set and the track will start looping. We already introduced the Snap mode in the previous tutorial (see ↑15.4.
Tutorials Looping and Cueing Fig. 15‑16 — The MOVE Advanced Tab ► Select Loop from the drop-down menu on the left. ► Select a Move Size from the list on the right by clicking on the desired button. ► Move the Loop forward or backward with the Loop Move buttons (arrow buttons). The MOVE Advanced tab also offers the options to move only the Loop In or Loop Out point which can be used for tension-building drum rolls.
Tutorials Looping and Cueing By pressing the ACTIVE button when there is no Loop currently active, you activate looping. The next Loop in the track will be activated. 15.6.2 Using Hotcues (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) We’ve already seen how to use Hotcues to store Cue Points and Loops. We want to show you here a few more details on their use. ► First, open the CUE Advanced tab again.
Tutorials Adding FX As an example, we will show you here how you can quickly make use of a Loop stored in a Hotcue slot to introduce the track you’re about to mix in. By the way, this will allow us to sum up what we’ve learned until now. The track Techno 2 is still loaded on Deck B.
Tutorials Adding FX Fig. 15‑19 — A FX Unit in Group mode Fig. 15‑20 — A FX Unit in Single mode Prerequisites TRAKTOR 2 now is in the following state: ▪ The track Techno 2 is loaded on Deck B. The track is playing and audible and should be the tempo master. ▪ The Deck A is stopped (if it’s not the case, press the PLAY button on the left Deck). ▪ The crossfader is all the way to the right. 15.7.
Tutorials Adding FX Fig. 15‑21 — The FX Assign buttons on each channel Let’s assign the FX Unit 1 to Deck B: ► Press the FX Assign button 1 on channel B to assign Deck B to the FX Unit 1. Most commonly, you will assign one FX Unit to one channel (FX 1 to Deck A, FX 2 to Deck B, etc), but for this tutorial we wanted to demonstrate also TRAKTOR’s versatile FX assign ment; you can assign any other channel to the same FX Unit as well.
Tutorials Adding FX Fig. 15‑22 — Group FX 15.7.3 Getting the FX Unit Ready Per default, there are three effects loaded in both FX Units: Delay, Reverb, and Flanger. ► Choose which of the three loaded effects you want to activate by pressing the corre sponding FX ON Button: → The FX Button lights up and activates the respective effect. ► Turn the D/W knob to mix between the unprocessed (“dry”) and the processed (“wet”) signal.
Tutorials Adding FX 15.7.4 Controlling the FX Unit You can control each FX in this FX Unit by turning the respective FX Knob: Fig. 15‑23 — The FX Knobs ► Play around with the FX Knobs 1-3 and listen to the result on the audio. Changing the FX in a Slot You can load another FX in each slot. Let’s switch the first FX slot to the Gater: TRAKTOR LE 2 does not have the Gater effect. ► Click on the downwards-pointing arrow next to Delay to open the drop-down menu. Now choose Gater from the list.
Tutorials Adding FX 15.7.5 Single Mode (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) 15.7.6 Storing a Snapshot You can also switch each FX Unit to Single mode. Instead of multiple FX with one parame ter each, Single mode will give you one FX but with much more control over its parame ters. This time, we will do it on FX Unit 2: ► Press FX Assign button 1 on channel B to remove the FX assignment. ► Press FX Assign button 2 on channel B to assign Deck B to the FX Unit 2.
Tutorials Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) Fig. 15‑24 — The Reset (RST) button 15.8 Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) TRAKTOR 2 introduces new functionality to TRAKTOR: Sample Decks! Fig. 15‑25 — The Sample Deck C with loaded samples. Sample Decks are a great way to add one-shot or looped samples to your set, or capture loops for on-the-fly remixing. You can also use the Sample Decks to build new tracks on the fly by layering clips on top of each other.
Tutorials Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) ▪ Deck A is stopped (if it’s not the case, press the PLAY button on the left Deck). ▪ The crossfader is all the way to the right. 15.8.1 Loading a Sample from the Collection You can load samples of 32 beats or less directly from TRAKTOR’s Track Collection. 1. Click on the Playlist called Demo One-shots from your Favorites. 2. Click on the sample named SFX Gold 1 in the Playlist to select it. 3.
Tutorials Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) Fig. 15‑26 — The sample SFX Gold 1 in One-shot mode When you click on this little blue arrow, it turns into a little green loop. The sample is now in Looped mode. In Looped mode, you can control its playback as follows: ► Press the Sample Play button to start the playback. → The sample is played in loop. ► Press the Sample Play button again to stop the sample and skip back to start.
Tutorials Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) 4. Click on the Heading of Deck B, where you can read the track’s name (Techno 2) and drag it onto sample slot 2. → This automatically grabs the current Loop playing on Track Deck B and loads it into the second sample slot of the Sample Deck D underneath: Fig. 15‑27 — We just exported the active Loop from Deck B to the 2nd sample slot on Deck D. The loop is now silently playing in the Sample Deck D.
Tutorials Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) As previously described, you can switch the sample playback mode between Looped and One-shot mode by clicking on the little green loop / blue arrow in the top right corner of the sample slot in TRAKTOR 2. The Sample Play button’s behavior changes accordingly. Now you can load a different track onto Deck B, but you will still have the loop from the original song stored on the Sample Deck D to be retriggered at any time.
Tutorials Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) Sample Hotkeys Much more versatile than using the mouse is the use of Keyboard Hotkeys. One single key stroke can trigger the following actions: ▪ If the slot is empty, a sample is loaded from the Deck above it. ▪ If the sample is playing, but muted, it gets unmuted. ▪ If the sample is playing unmuted, it gets muted. ▪ If the sample is stopped, it starts playing.
Tutorials Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) You could, for example, capture the signal from the microphone input of your soundcard (or mixer), record your scratching in real time, or just record a few bars of a particular track while tweaking the FX settings. Prerequisites TRAKTOR 2 now is in the following state: ▪ The track Techno 2 is still loaded on Deck B. The track is audibly playing and set to Master. Deck A is stopped.
Tutorials Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) ▪ Aux will pick up the signal assigned to TRAKTOR’s Aux channel—typically the micro phone input (for more info on how to use a microphone, please see chapter ↑18.6, Adding a Microphone). If you’re using TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 and are therefore in External Mixing mode, the only available option is Ext. For our example, we’ll capture the main output: ► Select Main in the Source menu. 15.9.
Tutorials Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) Fig. 15‑31 — Play and Record buttons in the Loop Recorder The Loop Recorder will punch in (Record button lit) and out (Record button back off) ac cording to the selected loop size and then begin playing (Play button lit). That’s all! You can hear that our adjustments to the EQ are now part of the recording. You’ll notice that the loop automatically started playing when it finished recording.
Tutorials Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only) Deleting the Loop and Trying Again If you don’t like what you hear and want to try again: ► Press the UNDO button when the Loop Recorder is stopped (when the Loop Recorder is playing the button is hidden). → Now the recording has been cleared and you can try again. For example, you could try again to record a loop from the track on Deck B, this time while tweaking the FX loaded on the FX Unit 2: 1.
Tutorials Synchronization → Last but not least, the loop is automatically added to your Collection and can be reused whenever you want to! 15.10 Synchronization It is now time to give a closer look at the advanced synchronization features offered by TRAKTOR. Once you will get more familiar with them, you will be able to use these power ful tools to build rich and complex mixes. 15.10.
Tutorials Synchronization For example, by activating SYNC on a Track Deck, you are saying to TRAKTOR: “Synchronize the track on this Deck with the current tempo master.” Samples playing in Looped mode on a Sample Deck, as well as loops recorded in the Loop Recorder, always play in sync with the current tempo master. In TRAKTOR, the Master Clock or any Track Deck can be the tempo master: ▪ TRAKTOR’s Master Clock can provide a tempo and a tick (which can be used for beatgridding).
Tutorials Synchronization On the other hand, for each Track Deck, you can decide whether to use the automatic sync or not, such as if you want to beat-match the track manually (see tutorial in chapter ↑15.4, Mixing In a Second Track) or if you don’t want any beat-matching at all for that track. Letting TRAKTOR Decide for You: the Auto Mode In TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) DUO 2 and TRAKTOR LE 2, AUTO is turned on by default.
Tutorials Synchronization You can check this by doing the following: 1. Stop any playing Deck. The MASTER button in the Master Clock panel lights up, indicat ing that the Master Clock is currently the tempo master: 2. Load two tracks in Deck A and B. 3. Start the playback in Deck A. Deck A now is the tempo master: the MASTER button in the Master Clock panel turns back off, whereas the MASTER button in the left Deck Dis play lights up: 4.
Tutorials Synchronization → Deck B now is the tempo master: the MASTER button on the left Deck Display turns off, whereas that of the right Deck lights up: If you play sets with two Decks only, or if you prefer to do your beat-matching manually, the Auto mode might be for you: it guarantees that each new track in the mix follows the previous tempo reference and that all FX and looped samples on Sample Decks will syn chronize to it correctly—without being constrained to a single tempo.
Tutorials Synchronization 3. The Master Clock panel should now looks like this: 4. Now activate sync on all Decks by pressing the respective SYNC buttons. This way, all Decks will instantly follow the Master Clock’s tempo.
Tutorials Synchronization Fig. 15‑34 — A track's waveform with the Beatmarker (1) and the Beatgrid (indicated by the white vertical segments, 2). The track’s Beatgrid is not only important when a Track Deck is set as tempo master, but also when you want this Track Deck to be synchronized with the current tempo master, whichever it may be. The included demo tracks used in the tutorials were previously analyzed and have a reliable Beatgrid.
Tutorials Synchronization Fig. 15‑35 — The S and Q buttons allow you to activate/deactivate Snap and Quantize mode, respectively. Depending on what you are about to do, you can decide to enable or disable them at any time. Here are a few examples: ▪ If you want to set a Loop starting directly on a beat, activate Snap and press an Auto Loop button around the desired beat.
Tutorials Synchronization 1. Load two tracks with quite different tempos on Deck A and B. (The default value for TRAKTOR’s internal Tempo fader is +/-8% — therefore the tracks should not exceed a tempo range difference of +/-8%, otherwise you can’t sync them manually. However, you can choose a bigger tempo range via Preferences > Transport > Tempo) 2. Start the playback on both Decks and synchronize Deck B to Deck A. You can clearly hear how the key of the track on Deck B changed. 3.
Troubleshooting TRAKTOR 2 Won’t Start 16 Troubleshooting A few common issues and possible solutions when working with TRAKTOR 2. 16.1 TRAKTOR 2 Won’t Start ► Check the system requirements for TRAKTOR 2. The minimum requirements are the very least you can get by with and are often not enough for advanced use (i.e. Keylock, FX). Increasing your RAM may save you a lot of trouble. 1. Make sure you have the most recent TRAKTOR 2 version installed.
Troubleshooting TRAKTOR 2 Crashes 16.3 TRAKTOR 2 Crashes 16.4 Updates In case of a crash during runtime, please contact the Native Instruments technical support team as described in chapter ↑17.2, Technical Support and send them your crashlog. You will find the crashlog in the following folders: ▪ Windows: My Documents\Native Instruments\TRAKTOR 2.x.x\Crashlogs ▪ Mac OS X: Users/~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter Whenever you encounter problems, it is recommended that you first download and install any avai
Getting Help Knowledge Base 17 Getting Help If you are experiencing problems related to your Native Instruments product that the sup‐ plied documentation does not cover, there are several ways of getting help! The links in the following sections can also be reached from the Service Center application: Open the Service Center application and click on the Support button in the upper-right corner. 17.1 Knowledge Base 17.
Getting Help Registration Support 17.3 Registration Support 17.4 User Forum If problems occur during the product activation procedure, please contact our Registration Support team: www.native-instruments.com/regsuppfrm. In the Native Instruments User Forum (http://www.native-instruments.com/forum), you can discuss product features directly with other users and with experts moderating the forum. Please be aware that the Technical Support team does not participate in the forum.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR with an On-board Sound Card and Fallback 18 Appendix A — Common Setups This appendix shows you how to integrate TRAKTOR 2 with your other gear in various set ups. Of course, all setups require that TRAKTOR 2 was correctly installed on your computer be forehand! For more info on the installation procedure, please refer to the separate Setup Guide. 18.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR with an External Audio Interface 18.2 TRAKTOR with an External Audio Interface Fig. 18‑1 — Using TRAKTOR with an external audio interface To use TRAKTOR’s preview feature, you need to have an audio interface with two inde pendent stereo outputs, one for the Master Out and one for previewing. Refer to the manu facturer’s manual for installing and connecting your external audio interface. In TRAKTOR, do the following: 1. Open Preferences > Audio Setup. 2.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR with an External Mixer 7. Connect the respective outputs accordingly, i.e. use a cable (usually RCA) to connect the Master Output with your amplifier or speakers and plug your headphones in the Monitor Output. If you’re using an external hardware mixer, the routing works different. In that case please read also the next chapter. 18.3 TRAKTOR with an External Mixer Fig.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR with a Controller 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If not done already, choose now your external audio interface as Audio Device. Open Preferences > Output Routing. Choose External Mixing Mode. Select an output pair for every Deck. Connect the respective outputs accordingly, i.e. use a cable (usually RCA) to connect Output Deck A with the respective input channel of your hardware mixer. 7. Repeat this step for all other Deck channels, too. 8.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR with a Controller 18.4.1 Controllers with Mixer Controls (and optionally a Built-In Audio Interface) Fig. 18‑3 — A MIDI controller with mixer controls: TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 MIDI Controllers with mixer controls have a dedicated area that provides functionality sim ilar to external mixers, i.e. EQ’s, channel faders, a crossfader, and a way to preview your tracks. They are specifically designed to be used with DJ software.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR with a Controller 7. Connect the respective outputs accordingly, i.e. use a cable (usually RCA) to connect the Master Output of your MIDI controller with your amplifier or speakers and plug your headphones in the Monitor Output. 8. Open Preferences > Controller Manager. 9. Click Add > Import, then navigate to Default Settings > Controller and choose your con troller from the list. 10. Move a fader or knob on the MIDI controller (e.g.
Appendix A — Common Setups TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 with TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 4. You’ll also see that TRAKTOR responds to the MIDI Controller (in the above example, the selection highlight in TRAKTOR’s File List will move) 18.5 TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 with TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 18.6 Adding a Microphone 18.6.1 Using Your Microphone with the Loop Recorder TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 enables you to use your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 with Time code control. Proceed as follows: 1.
Appendix A — Common Setups Adding a Microphone 2. Assign the channel to which you connected the microphone to the Input FX Send (Ext) channel in TRAKTOR. Use the drop-down menu next to the corresponding label to as sign the channel. 3. Adjust the input gain of your microphone input channel if your audio interface pro vides a gain control (TRAKTOR AUDIO 10 does). Monitor the gain setting with the lev el meters right to the drop-down selection menus.
Appendix A — Common Setups Recording Setup (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) TRAKTOR 2 provides a recording feature that allows you to record from internal and exter nal sources. The way this function works depends on your setup and also on the available input and output channels of your audio interface. In the following examples, we will use a TRAKTOR AUDIO 10 soundcard for exemplification. Note that TRAKTOR records audio in *.wav format and the recorded files can get large pretty quickly. 18.7.
Appendix A — Common Setups Recording Setup (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) 18.7.2 Recording from an External Source Recording from an external source works in Internal and External mixing mode and is also suit ed for TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO users. Recording in External Mixing Mode from an External Source In this mode, you can record from any external source you like. Since we’re in External mixing mode here, we will use your external hardware mixer as source.
Appendix A — Common Setups Recording Setup (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2) Recording in Internal Mixing Mode from an External Source The external source in this setup can be a turntable, a CD player, a microphone, etc. All you have to do, is to connect the device of choice to an available input of your audio inter face. In this example we use a microphone on Channel MAIN of the TRAKTOR AUDIO 10 soundcard. In TRAKTOR, do the following: 1.
Default Keyboard Mappings Performance Layout TRAKTOR 19 Default Keyboard Mappings TRAKTOR is installed with a variety of default keyboard mappings. The default mappings are documented in the following chapters. ► Click on Help > Start Setup Wizard from the Application Menu Bar to restore the de fault keyboard mappings. ► Click on Help > Downloads from the Application Menu Bar to open the TRAKTOR Downloads sub-site of the Native Instruments website.
Default Keyboard Mappings Performance Layout TRAKTOR Command Deck A Deck B Beat TAP I K KEY ON/OFF Shift + Y (Z) Shift + H Command Deck A Deck B Slot 1 Sample PLAY/MUTE Z (Y) B Slot 2 Sample PLAY/MUTE X N Slot 3 Sample PLAY/MUTE C M Slot 4 Sample PLAY/MUTE V , Trigger Slot 1 Shift + Z (Y) Shift + B Trigger Slot 2 Shift + X Shift + N Trigger Slot 3 Shift + C Shift + M Trigger Slot 4 Shift + V Shift + , Clear Slot 1 [Ctrl] + Z (Y) [Ctrl] + B Clear Slot 2 [Ctrl] + X [C
Default Keyboard Mappings Performance Layout TRAKTOR Command Deck A Deck B Loop OUT/Set Cue P ; (Ö) /2 (Half) Loop Size Shift + O Shift + L X2 (Double) Loop Size Shift + P Shift + ; (Ö) Active Shift + [ Shift + ‘ Adjust GRID Shift + I Shift + K 19.1.
Default Keyboard Mappings Performance Layout TRAKTOR 19.1.6 Zoom & Layout Command Global Zoom Out > Zoom In / (-) Reset Zoom Shift + > Reset Zoom Shift + / (-) Layout - [Ctrl] + > Layout + [Ctrl] + / (-) 19.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls 20 Assignable MIDI Controls In the sections below you will find a list of all MIDI controls available for assignment to external MIDI controllers. See chapter "MIDI Mapping" for more information. ► Click on Help > Downloads from the Application Menu Bar to open the TRAKTOR Downloads sub-site of the Native Instruments website. There you will find more keyboard mappings and a variety of MIDI mappings. 20.1 General Controls 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Keylock Reset original key Seek Position Seeks back/forth in the track Scratch On Holds playback preparing TRAKTOR to scratch Scratch Scratches track playback (requires Deck Scratch On) Jog Scratch & Tempo Bend Transport control through CD-DJ jog 20.1.3 Timecode Name Description Calibrate Calibrate timecode Scratch Mode Int/Rel/Abs Toggles Traktor Scratch Pro Scratch Modes Reset Tempo Offset Resets Tempo offset 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Loop Active Loop on/off Cue/Loop Move Size Define cue/loop move length Cue/Loop Move Mode Select move mode Cue/Loop Move Moves cue points/loops on the waveform Next/Prev Cue/Loop Skips to next/previous saved cue point/loop.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Key On Locks current key Key Set the key Effect Unit 1 On Toggle effect slot on/off Effect Unit 2 On Toggle Effect slot on/off Effect Unit 3 On Toggle effect slot on/off Effect Unit 4 On Toggle Effect slot on/off Deck Effect On Toggles Deck Effect on/off Deck Balance Controls the channel balance Gain Controls channel gain Monitor Cue Toggles monitor cue on/off X-Fader Crossfader control X-Fader Curve Set the mixing curve of
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Slot Scratch On Turn scratch command on Slot Scratch Use jog wheel to for scratch command Slot Tempo Bend (Stepless) Increase/decrease playback speed Slot Tempo Bend Increase/decrease playback speed in steps Slot Tempo Fader Increase/decrease tempo fader 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Effect 3 On Sets FX on FX Store Preset Store current settings as FX preset Effect LFO Reset Reset LFO parameters 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Beat Tap Tap the beat Beat Tick Activate tick sound 20.1.13 Master Clock Name Description Auto Master Mode Selects tempo master off/Master/Decks A-D Master Tempo Set the master tempo Master Tempo Tempo Bend UP Bends Up the master tempo Master Tempo Tempo Bend DOWN Bends Down the master tempo. Master Tempo Beat Tap Sets the master tempo via Tap Button. Master Tempo Tick Toggles master tick on/off.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Search Enables search function Search Clear Clear search box List Search in Playlists Search in Playlist List Show in Explorer Show selected track in the OS file browser List Clear Clear List Jump To Current Track Selects last loaded track Append To Preparation List Add to bottom of Preparation List Add As Next To Preparation List Add as next track in Preparation List Browser/Tree Name Description Save Collection Save collectio
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Tree Delete Playlist Delete folder Tree Create Playlist Folder Create Playlist folder Tree Delete Playlist Folder Delete Playlist folder Refresh Explorer Folder Content Refresh Folder Check Consistency Check consistency of tracks Add Folder To Music Folders Add the selected folder to Music folders (file and write paths set in Preferences) Browser/Favorites Name Description Favorites Select Select one of the Favorites Playlists Fav
Assignable MIDI Controls General Controls Name Description Select Advanced panel Selects Advanced panel Mode Deck Zoom Waveform Zoom In/Out Tool Tips Toggle Toggle Tool Tips On/Off 20.1.
Assignable MIDI Controls Output Controls 20.2 Output Controls Name Description Phase Monitor Phase output Beat Phase Monitor Phase output Track End Warning Blinking lights Toggle Last Focus Toggles between the current and the last Deck focus selected.
Index Index A Adjusting levels [232] Advanced Panel [81] BeatJump [81] Cue Points [91] Grid Panel [94] Hotcue:Mapping [93] Move Loop Out [88] Move:BeatJump [83] Move:Loop [84] Move:Loop In [86] Aligning tracks [225] Analysis [47] [62] [260] Application Menu Bar [32] Assignable MIDI Controls [283] Browser Controls [292] Cue/Loops [284] FX Group [288] FX Single [289] Global Controls [295] Layout [294] Load [283] Loop Recorder [288] Master Clock [291] Mixer [285] Modifier Controls [295] Output Controls [296]
Index B Backup [19] BAT [113] BAT status Show in Explorer/Finder [63] Track Icons [58] checking [113] Battery indicator [33] Beat Sync [149] Beat Syncing [79] Beatgrid [260] Audible Tick [99] create [95] Grid view [152] Lock [99] Beatmarker auto [97] manual [98] Beatmarkers deleting [98] BeatSync [80] BPM [260] Broadcast Configuring [182] Broadcasting [181] Browser [43] [45] [217] Collection Maintenance [60] Consistency Check [61] Consistency Check on Startup [62] Cover Art [59] Favorites [53] Maximize
Index C Changing the size of a Loop [235] Channel [31] [42] [213] CUE button [221] fader [215] [233] FILTER knob [215] FX Assign buttons [241] [244] GAIN encoder [215] [233] HI knob [215] LOW knob [215] meter [215] [233] MID knob [215] Channel fader [215] Channel meter [215] [233] Clearing a Hotcue [238] Clipping [232] [234] Clock [256] [257] panel [257] setting as tempo master [258] [259] setting the Clock’s tempo (BPM) [260] Collection saving samples into the [249] Common setups [268] Compatibility [18]
Index D Data Directories [63] Deactivating looping [237] Deck [31] [38] [66] flavor [38] [66] Track direct copy [72] Deck Display MASTER indicator [258] Deck Flavor [71] Deck Focus [71] Deck Heading [71] Deck Layout [71] Deck Mode [71] Default FX [242] Default Keyboard Mappings [279] Delay (FX) [242] Deleting Tracks [51] from Playlist [52] Demo Tracks [212] Distortion [234] Documentation [16] DRY/WET knob (FX Unit) [242] [244] DRY/WET knob (Loop Recorder) [251] Dynamic range [232] E Edit Dialog [57] Edi
Index F Faders channel [215] TEMPO [230] Favorites [246] Features Audio Recorder [37] Browser:Browser list [43] Browser:Browser List [44] Browser:Cover View [44] Browser:Favorites [43] [44] Browser:Preview Player [43] Browser:Search field [43] Browser:Search Field [43] Browser:Status Bar [43] [44] Cruise [34] [114] Cue Points:Setting a Cue Point [223] Decks [38] [66] Effects [239] Fullscreen mode [34] Fullscreen mode:activating [115] FX Units [36] Hotcues [238] Interna Mixer [213] iTunes [48] Jump to Sta
Index Filter:92 [196] Filter:92 LFO [195] Filter:92 Pulse [195] Flanger [188] Flanger Flux [189] Flanger Pulse [188] Formant Filter [204] Gater [190] [193] Iceverb [200] Mulholland Drive [202] Panel Modes:Group [184] Panel Modes:Single [184] Peak Filter [205] Phaser [197] Phaser Flux [198] Phaser Pulse [198] Ramp Delay [206] Reverb [187] Reverb T3 [201] Reverse Grain [199] Ring Modulator [201] Tape Delay [205] Transpose Stretch [203] Turntable FX [200] G GAIN encoder [215] [233] Gater (FX) [243] Getting
Index H Header [32] [112] Utility Buttons [114] Headphone Controls [107] Headphones [217] Headphones Mix knob (CUE MIX) [221] Headphones socket (PHONES) [219] Headphones Volume knob (CUE VOL) [219] Help [266] HI knob [215] Hotcue buttons [224] Hotcue Mapping [93] Hotcues [238] clearing [238] storing [224] Hotkeys [279] K Key Lock Preferences [150] Keyboard Mapping [279] Keyboard Shortcut Overview Card [17] Keylock [262] Knowledge Base [266] I Import Data Import [19] Mappings [20] Music folders [46
Index L Latency setting [144] Layout Selector [34] [113] Level meters [233] Levels adjusting [232] Library iTunes [48] Limiter [234] Live Input [66] Loading Layout [34] [113] samples [246] Track [211] tracks [211] Loading Tracks [70] Loop Auto [76] Manual [77] Loop Controls [76] LOOP IN button on Track Decks [236] Loop Move [81] LOOP MOVE encoder on Track Decks [236] LOOP OUT button on Track Decks [236] Loop Recorder [37] [250] Overdubbing [254] PLAY button [253] Playback [253] REC button [254] Record b
Index M MAIN [33] [113] MAIN knob (software) [216] Main level [234] MAIN LEVEL knob [234] meters [234] MAIN level meters [216] Manual Beatmatching [229] Manual Conventions [17] Mappings importing [20] Master Display [226] MASTER button and indicator [258] QUANT button and indicator [226] [261] SNAP button and indicator [261] MASTER indicator (Deck Display) [258] MASTER indicator (Master Display) [258] Master panel controls [38] indicators [38] Meta Data editing [57] Meters channel [215] Metronome icon [2
Index N Noise level [232] O One-shot mode [246] Overdubbing [254] Overview [29] Features: Sample Deck [40] Features:Live Input [41] [70] Features:Sample Deck [69] Features:Track Deck [39] P Phase Meter [79] PHONES socket [219] Pitch (tracks) [262] PLAY button (Deck) on Track Decks [213] PLAY button (Loop Recorder) [253] Playing a track [211] Playlist [66] [246] create [50] deleting tracks [52] in iTunes [48] Playlists adding tracks [51] Exporting [54] filtering [49] folder organization [53] Importing
Index Deck Style [151] Decks [151] Effects [155] File Management [159] Global Settings [154] Import and Export [143] Input Routing [146] Layout Manager [159] Loading [147] Loop Recorder [156] Mix Recorder [156] Mixer [153] Output Routing [144] Setup Wizard [142] Timecode Setup [111] [146] TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 [169] TRAKTOR KONTROL S4:Calibration [174] TRAKTOR KONTROL S4:Control Options [170] TRAKTOR KONTROL S4:Layout Switch Left and Right (prefs) [170] TRAKTOR KONTROL S4:LEDs [175] TRAKTOR KONTROL S4:Restor
Index S Sample Deck [66] [245] concept [66] Sample slot [66] [246] Samples [245] grabbing from a track [72] [148] [247] loading [246] Loading a Sample (Collection) [246] Loading a Sample (Track) [247] playback mode [246] playing [246] Sample Controls [249] Specific Hotkeys [250] stopping & skipping back to start [246] triggering [246] unloading [250] Unloading a Sample [250] Scratch Absolute mode [134] Calibration [133] Calibration Troubleshooting [138] Control Zones on CD [132] Control Zones on Vinyl [1
Index SYNC button on Track Decks [222] [259] Sync Mode BeatSync [80] Preferences [149] TempoSync [80] Synchronization [255] Auto Mode [257] Beatgrid [260] Clock mode [259] Manual Beatmatching [229] Phase meter [230] Quant button [261] Snap button [261] Synching concept [256] Tempo fader [230] Tempo Master [255] Synchronizing tracks by hand [229] using automatic sync [222] System Clock [33] [113] System requirements [18] T Tempo automatically adjusting (Sync) [222] manually adjusting [230] Preference
Index Sample Play Buttons (prefs) [170] TRAKTOR KONTROL X1 preferences [168] TRAKTOR Versions [18] TRAKTOR 2 Logo [32] Transport CUE [75] CUP (Cue/Play) [75] Play [75] Troubleshooting [264] Audio Drops [264] Crashes [265] Help [266] Help:Forum [267] Help:Knowledge Base [266] Help:Support [266] Latency [264] no audio [214] TRAKTOR won’t start [264] Tutorials [209] Goals [210] Prerequisites [209] video [16] [17] U UNDO button [254] Updates [265] Upgrade Upgrading from TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO/DUO and TRAK
