User Manual

4.8 Synchronization
It is now time to give a closer look at the advanced synchronization features offered by TRAK-
TOR. Once you will get more familiar with them, you will be able to use these powerful tools to
build rich and complex mixes.
4.8.1 Introduction
In the previous tutorials, we have already seen TRAKTOR’s synchronization facilities many
times in action:
▪ We synchronized a track to the previous one before we mixed it in (see ↑4.2, Mixing In a
Second Track).
▪ We played with Loops and jumped to Cue Points without losing the beat (see ↑4.4, Loop-
ing and Cueing).
▪ We captured a Sample from a track and it played in sync with the track (see ↑4.5, Using
Samples in Your Mix).
▪ We noticed that the Gater FX was synchronized to the track it was processing (see ↑4.6,
Adding FX).
▪ We recorded a loop in the Loop Recorder and it played in sync with the track (see ↑4.7,
Using the Loop Recorder).
The Tempo Master
For all this to work, TRAKTOR needs both a tempo and beat reference it can synchronize
things with. We call this the tempo master. The tempo master doesn’t have to be the same
throughout your mix, but there is always one tempo master—and only one.
For example, by activating SYNC on a Track Deck, you say to TRAKTOR: “Synchronize the
track on this Deck with the current tempo master.” Samples playing in Looped mode on a
Remix Deck, as well as loops recorded in the Loop Recorder, always play in sync with the
current tempo master.
In TRAKTOR, the Clock or any Track Deck can be the tempo master:
▪ TRAKTOR’s Clock can provide a tempo and a tick.
Tutorials
Synchronization
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