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Table Of Contents

Title Page
Disclaimer
Contact
Table of Contents
1 Welcome
- 1.1 The TRAKTOR 2 Documentation
  - 1.1.1 Where To Start?
  - 1.1.2 In This Manual
- 1.2 System Requirements and Compatibility
2 Upgrading from TRAKTOR (SCRATCH) PRO/DUO and TRAKTOR LE
- 2.1 Backup
- 2.2 Installation
- 2.3 Importing Your Data
  - 2.3.1 Importing Your MIDI and Hotkey Mappings
  - 2.3.2 Importing Your Music
3 The Setup Wizard
4 The User Interface
- 4.1 The Big Picture
- 4.2 Main Elements
5 The Browser
- 5.1 The Track Collection
- 5.2 Importing Music Folders
  - 5.2.1 Alternative Import Methods
- 5.3 Tracks Managed by iTunes
- 5.4 Finding Tracks (Search)
- 5.5 Working with Collection & Playlists
- 5.6 Editing Track Meta Data
  - 5.6.1 Editing Track Properties via Inline Editing
  - 5.6.2 Editing Track Properties via the Edit Dialog
- 5.7 Track Icons
- 5.8 The Preview Player
- 5.9 Cover Art
  - 5.9.1 Show Cover Art
  - 5.9.2 Editing Cover Art
- 5.10 Collection Maintenance
- 5.11 Working with Audio CDs
- 5.12 Working with Digital Audio Players
  - 5.12.1 iPod
6 The Decks
- 6.1 Deck Flavors
- 6.2 Loading Tracks
- 6.3 The Deck Heading
- 6.4 The Waveform Display and the Stripe View
- 6.5 The Transport Controls
- 6.6 Loop Controls
- 6.7 Tempo Controls
- 6.8 The Advanced Panel
7 The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader
- 7.1 Channel Faders
- 7.2 Crossfader
- 7.3 Equalizer
  - 7.3.1 Equalizer Types
- 7.4 GAIN, Cue and PAN
- 7.5 FILTER, KEY and Effect Insert
  - 7.5.1 Headphone Controls
- 7.6 The Internal Mixer in External Mixer Mode
8 Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer
- 8.1 Requirements
  - 8.1.1 The Mixer
  - 8.1.2 Audio Device
- 8.2 Hardware Setup
- 8.3 Software Setup
9 Using the Header and Global Sections
- 9.1 Header
- 9.2 The Global Section
- 9.3 Effect Panels
10 Mouse Control for Faders and Knobs
- 10.1 Basic Controls
- 10.2 Advanced Control
11 Control via Keyboard & MIDI Hotkeys
- 11.1 Keyboard Hotkeys
- 11.2 MIDI Hotkeys
12 Setting Up TRAKTOR Scratch
- 12.1 The Turntable Setup
- 12.2 CD Player Setup
- 12.3 Mixed Setup
- 12.4 Calibration
- 12.5 Tracking Modes
- 12.6 Relevant Related Preferences
- 12.7 TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO/DUO 2 Troubleshooting
  - 12.7.1 Calibration Troubleshooting
  - 12.7.2 Audio Troubleshooting
13 Preferences
- 13.1 The Preferences Window
- 13.2 Audio Setup
  - 13.2.1 Audio Device
  - 13.2.2 Phono / Line
  - 13.2.3 Routing
  - 13.2.4 Built-in Soundcard (only Windows)
- 13.3 Output Routing
  - 13.3.1 Mixing Mode
- 13.4 Input Routing
- 13.5 MIDI Clock
- 13.6 Timecode Setup
- 13.7 Loading
- 13.8 Transport
- 13.9 Decks
- 13.10 Mixer
- 13.11 Global Settings
- 13.12 Effects
- 13.13 Mix Recorder
- 13.14 Loop Recorder
- 13.15 Broadcasting
- 13.16 Browser Details
- 13.17 Layout Manager
- 13.18 File Management
- 13.19 Controller Manager
  - 13.19.1 Overview
  - 13.19.2 Device Setup
  - 13.19.3 Assignment Table
  - 13.19.4 Device Mapping
  - 13.19.5 Mapping Details
  - 13.19.6 Available Controller Types
- 13.20 Traktor Kontrol X1
- 13.21 Traktor Kontrol S4
14 Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR
- 14.1 TRAKTOR Profiles
- 14.2 Syncing via MIDI Clock
- 14.3 Broadcasting
- 14.4 The Effects in Detail
15 Tutorials
- 15.1 Prerequisites
- 15.2 Goals of the Following Chapters
- 15.3 Playing Your First Track
- 15.4 Mixing In a Second Track
- 15.5 Adjusting Levels
  - 15.5.1 The Theory…
  - 15.5.2 …and the Practice
- 15.6 Looping and Cueing
  - 15.6.1 Playing with Loops
  - 15.6.2 Using Hotcues (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2)
- 15.7 Adding FX
- 15.8 Using Samples in Your Mix (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2)
- 15.9 Using the Loop Recorder (TRAKTOR PRO 2 / TRAKTOR SCRATCH PRO 2 Only)
- 15.10 Synchronization
16 Troubleshooting
- 16.1 TRAKTOR 2 Won’t Start
- 16.2 Latency Issues
- 16.3 TRAKTOR 2 Crashes
- 16.4 Updates
17 Getting Help
- 17.1 Knowledge Base
- 17.2 Technical Support
- 17.3 Registration Support
- 17.4 User Forum
18 Appendix A — Common Setups
- 18.1 TRAKTOR with an On-board Sound Card and Fallback
- 18.2 TRAKTOR with an External Audio Interface
- 18.3 TRAKTOR with an External Mixer
- 18.4 TRAKTOR with a Controller
  - 18.4.1 Controllers with Mixer Controls (and optionally a Built-In Audio Interface)
  - 18.4.2 Controllers without Mixer Controls
- 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
  - 18.6.2 Using Your Microphone as a Live Input and with TRAKTOR FX
- 18.7 Recording Setup (Not Available in TRAKTOR LE 2)
  - 18.7.1 Recording from the Internal Source
  - 18.7.2 Recording from an External Source
19 Default Keyboard Mappings
- 19.1 Performance Layout TRAKTOR
20 Assignable MIDI Controls
- 20.1 General Controls
- 20.2 Output Controls
Index

Index

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]

Preview [291]

Recording [289]

Sample Deck [287]

Tempo [290]

Timecode [284]

Track BPM [290]

Transport

[283]

Assigning FX to channels [240]

AUDIO [113]

Audio CDs [64]

Eject [64]

Favorites [64]

AUDIO indicator [33]

Audio input [66]

Audio latency

setting [144]

Audio Setup

Fallback [136]

Auto Analysis [63]

AUTO button [257]

Auto mode (tempo master) [257]

AUX knob [42]

Index

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