User Manual
Control element Single mode Group mode
FX Button 1-3 FX Button 1: resets all FX parameters
to their default value.
FX Buttons 2 and 3: FX-dependent (lit
when activated).
SHIFT + button: loads a predefined FX
(as set in Preferences > Traktor KON-
TROL S4 > S4 Control Options > Direct
FX 1-3).
Activates/deactivates FX slot 1-3 (lit when
slot activated).
SHIFT + button: loads in this slot the next
FX from FX list (as set in Preferences > Ef-
fects > FX Pre-Selection).
FX Mode button
(MODE)
Normal: switches the FX Unit between Single mode and Group mode (lit when
Group mode activated).
SHIFT: saves current settings as default settings (“snapshot”). These settings will
then be recalled the next time you load this FX, or by pressing the FX Button 1
(Single mode only).
12.5 Loop Recorder Quick Reference
See section ↑6.6, The Loop Recorder for more details on these control elements.
Control element Function
DRY/WET knob Adjusts the mix between master output and Loop Recorder output.
SIZE button Selects the size of the loop to be recorded.
REC button No loop stored: Starts/stops recording a loop.
Loop stored: Starts/stops overdub recording.
UNDO button No loop playing: Deletes the whole loop (and all its layers).
Loop playing: Undoes/redoes the last overdub layer.
PLAY button Starts/stops playback of the recorded loop.
Appendix C – Quick References
Loop Recorder Quick Reference
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