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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. However,
you can change the Deck MASTER manually by clicking on the respective MASTER button of a
Deck. The Master Clock panel however is disabled.
Let’s first give a look at TRAKTOR’s Master Clock:
► Click on the metronome icon at the top left of the window to show the Master Clock
panel:
Fig. 15-33 — The Master Clock panel in TRAKTOR 2
In this Master Clock panel, you see the activated AUTO button, meaning that TRAKTOR is
in Auto mode.
Auto mode is activated by default, and this the mode we used in all the previous tutorials.
With AUTO activated, TRAKTOR automatically switches the tempo master between Track
Decks in the following situations:
▪ When the Track Deck set as tempo master is stopped.
▪ When you load a new track onto it.
This way, you don’t have to worry about setting the tempo master yourself during your mix.
Should there be no other Track Deck playing, the Master Clock would become the tempo
master, thus keeping in sync any FX and/or looped samples still on air!
Tutorials
Synchronization
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