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2.
If not done already, choose now your external audio interface as Audio Device.
3. Open Preferences > Output Routing.
4.
Choose External Mixing Mode.
5. Select an output pair for every Deck.
6. 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. Connect the master out of your hardware mixer with your amplifier or speakers.
While you can now control all mixer related functions with your external hardware mixer, you
still can’t control the rest of TRAKTOR’s features with it. For this, you would need a MIDI
controller. Read the next chapter how to add a MIDI controller to your setup.
18.4 TRAKTOR with a Controller
TRAKTOR LE 2 is limited to the use with the controllers provided in the Setup Wizard.
Nowadays, you can choose from a wide variety of controllers in all price ranges from a lot
of different manufacturers. Most controllers will be connected via USB to your computer.
Generally, you can differentiate between two kinds of controllers:
▪ Controllers with mixer controls, i.e. TRAKTOR KONTROL S4.
▪ Controllers without mixer controls, i.e. TRAKTOR KONTROL X1
Furthermore, there are controllers with built-in audio interfaces and those without. Typically,
only controllers with mixer controls contain a built-in audio interface, therefore we will de
scribe this case in the next section and take the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 as an example.
Generally speaking, controllers are “dumb” — it’s the versatility of the software that
makes them exciting. In TRAKTOR 2, you can assign every function and feature complete
ly to your likings and you can also do crazy stuff like Macros (two commands on one con
trol to be executed simultaneously) or work with Modifiers (enable secondary functions
with a self-designed “shift” key). The possibilities are nearly endless and that’s why TRAK
TOR 2 provides default mapping examples for a huge amount of controllers. These are a
good point to start with. You can read how to import and build mappings in ↑13.19, Con
troller Manager.
Appendix A — Common Setups
TRAKTOR with a Controller
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