User Manual

2.1.1 The Remix Deck: A Full-Featured Deck Flavor
A Remix Deck behaves like a Track Deck: you can pause, play, cue, loop, and scratch with
Timecode control. You can also beat-match Remix Decks manually or let TRAKTOR do the
work for you via the new SYNC and MASTER buttons.
2.1.2 Remix Deck Terminology
With the new Remix Decks, we need new ways to describe things. Here is a list of some of the
main terms that specifically relate to TRAKTOR's Remix Decks and the F1:
▪ Remix Deck: TRAKTOR's Decks can be operated in different modes, called Flavors in TRAK-
TOR terminology. The Remix Deck Flavor is what the F1 is all about. A Remix Deck be-
haves just like a Track Deck, but also gives you additional possibilities to load, capture,
and remix with Samples on the fly.
▪ Remix Set: This is what the F1 controls so elegantly! TRAKTOR let's you load one Remix
Set into any given Remix Deck; since you can use up to four Decks in TRAKTOR, you can
have up to four Remix Decks if you decide to use only the Remix Deck Flavor. Remix Sets
are stored like normal Tracks in TRAKTOR's Track Collection. Make sure to regularly check
the website for free Remix Sets provided by NI. Also there is an increasing number of third-
party producers making Remix Sets for TRAKTOR, but you'll probably want to create your
own Sets as well. We'll explain that in ↑3, Tutorials and Workflows.
▪ Sample Slot: There are four Sample Slots in each Remix Deck. Each Sample Slot contains a
Slot Player and sixteen Sample Cells, but only one Sample can be playing in one of the
Sample Slots at the same time. You can see the physical arrangement of the Sample Slots
by the four vertical channels at the top of your F1 controller. Each Filter knob and Volume
fader controls the respective parameters of a single Sample Slot. In addition, the Pad Ma-
trix on the F1 provides a secondary function (obtained by pressing SHIFT) which activates
the Sample Slot parameters (see ↑4.1.2, A Word on Sample Slot Parameters for further in-
formation).
▪ Sample Grid: The entirety of all Sample Slots' Sample Cells amounts to the Remix Deck's
Sample Grid. There are four Sample Grid pages in a Remix Set. Each page contains sixteen
Sample Cells (four per Sample Slot). A Sample Grid page is represented by the sixteen
pads on your F1. This means that there are sixty-four Sample Cells in total per Remix Set.
You'll get the hang of it quickly...
TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 Overview
About Remix Decks
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