User Manual
Table Of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- 1. Disclaimer
- 2. Welcome to TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
- 3. Concepts
- 4. Setting up TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
- 5. TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Overview
- 6. Mixing Your First Tracks using SYNC
- 7. Tutorials
- 7.1. Browsing and Loading Tracks
- 7.2. Controlling Track Playback
- 7.3. Adjusting Volume Levels
- 7.4. Using the Equalizer to Tweak Your Sound
- 7.5. Adjusting Track Tempo
- 7.6. Locking the Key of Tracks
- 7.7. Playing with Mixer Effects
- 7.8. Playing with Cue Points
- 7.9. Playing with Loops
- 7.10. Snap Mode and Quantize Mode
- 7.11. Using Flux and Reverse Modes
- 7.12. Previewing Tracks using the CUE Channel
- 7.13. Working with the Preparation List
- 7.14. Adding Samples to Your Mix
- 7.15. Correcting Beatgrids of Tracks
- 7.16. Mixing Tracks Using Jog Wheels
- 8. Preferences
- 9. Integrating a Microphone
- 10. Setting the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 as Your Default Audio Interface
1. In the Browser Tree in TRAKTOR, click on plus icon of the Track Collection folder to ex-
pand it.
2. Select the subfolder All Samples to show all Samples in the Track List.
3. In the Track List, drag the Samples and drop it into the first Sample Cell of any Sample Slot
in the Remix Deck one-by-one.
The Samples are loaded. The Pads 1 to 4 now reflect the colors of the Samples.
Alternatively, you also can load a Remix Set from the All Remix Sets folder. In this case the first
Sample of the Sample Slots are loaded.
Step 4 - Controlling Samples
To control the loaded Samples in the Remix Deck:
1. Press the SAMPLES button on that Deck.
2. Press Pad 1 to 4 to trigger the individual Samples.
The Samples are audible. As long as the Samples or One-Shot Samples play, the Pads light
up brightly and the LED next to the SAMPLE knob lights up.
3. Turn the SAMPLES knob to adjust the volume for the Samples channel.
4. Mute or unmute the individual Sample Slots by pressing the white illuminated Pads 5 to 8.
A muted Sample Slot is reflected by a dim lit Pad.
7.15. Correcting Beatgrids of Tracks
When a track contains a complex rhythm or an uneven timing, it can happen that the Beatgrid cal-
culated by TRAKTOR does not precisely match the beat of the track. It is then not possible to
match the beats of that track when mixing it using the SYNC function. Miscalculated Beatgrids can
be corrected using the GRID mode on the S2.
Checking Beatgrid
To check the Beatgrid for the selected track:
1. Load the track into a Deck.
2. Press Play/Pause to start playback of the track.
3. Press the CUE button of the Mixer channel corresponding to that Deck.
4. Press and hold the GRID button on that Deck to make the Beatgrid tick audible.
Besides the beat of the track, you now hear a second beat tick (like a metronome tick) repre-
senting the Beatgrid. If the beat tick does not match the beat of the track, the Beatgrid is set
incorrectly.
Correcting Beatgrid
To correct the Beatgrid setting, proceed as follows:
1. While holding the GRID button, slightly turn the Jog Wheel clockwise or counterclockwise to
move the Beatgrid forward or backward, respectively.
By turning the Jog Wheel you are able to adjust the Beatgrid, so that the beat tick matches
the beat of the track.
Tutorials
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