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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 beat-
gridding).
▪ A Track Deck can provide the tempo and the phase from the track that it is currently
playing.
TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) DUO 2 and TRAKTOR LE 2 users only have the option to set a Deck
as tempo master.
Who’s the Master?
You can build your mix using various Deck setups: you can mix with two Track Decks only,
or make use of the lower Sample Decks (default setup), or even replace the Sample Decks
with another two Track Decks.
Depending on your preferred way of DJing and Deck setup, you will have different needs
and perspectives for choosing your tempo master. We will describe here the various use
cases.
What’s New in the New Synching Concept?
Up until now, if you had synced a track to another, the Phase has always been synced as
well. TRAKTOR 2 now decouples the phase-syncing from the tempo-syncing when using
TempoSync mode. In other words, SYNC doesn’t get completely deactivated if TempoSync
is selected and you nudge the tracks out-of-phase—instead, it turns dim. If you use Beat
Sync, the
SYNC button will turn dim when the tracks are out of phase, but TRAKTOR will
then force the tracks back into sync.
This concept allows all users, including the TRAKTOR SCRATCH users, to keep their
tracks
tempo-matched, thus enabling them to raise the tempo of two or more tracks simul
taneously, even if their phases are shifted!
What Is Synced and What Is Not?
Basically, samples playing in Looped mode and time-evolving FX are always automatically
synced to the current tempo master.
Tutorials
Synchronization
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