User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- 1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S2!
- 2 TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Quick Overview
- 3 Preparing Your Music Library
- 4 Tutorials
- 4.1 Playing Your First Track
- 4.2 Mixing In a Second Track
- 4.2.1 Loading and Playing the Second Track
- 4.2.2 Using Headphones to Prepare the Mix
- 4.2.3 Synchronizing the Second Track
- 4.2.4 Setting a Cue Point as Starting Point
- 4.2.5 Interlude: In Case the Left Track Has Reached Its End
- 4.2.6 Mixing In the Track by Using the Channel EQ and Filter
- 4.2.7 Doing Everything by Hand
- 4.3 Adjusting Levels
- 4.4 Looping and Cueing
- 4.5 Using Samples in Your Mix
- 4.6 Adding FX
- 4.7 Synchronization
- 5 Using the S2 with TRAKTOR DJ
- 6 Hardware Overview
- 7 Hardware Control Reference
- 8 Customizing TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
- 9 The S2 Audio Interface and Control Panel
- 10 Troubleshooting and Help
- 11 Appendix A – Common Setups
- 12 Appendix B – Technical Information
- 13 Appendix C – Quick References
- Index
Absolute Mode
By default, the tempo fader is in Absolute mode. In this mode, whenever you move the tempo
fader on your S2, its position is transmitted 1:1 to the tempo fader of the software Deck — no
matter what the current position of the tempo fader on the software is.
In Absolute mode, the software Deck’s tempo always matches the tempo fader position on your
S2, unless you have somehow changed the software Deck’s tempo by other means such as:
▪ Activating SYNC on that Deck to sync it to another tempo, thus modifying the tempo on
the software Deck. As long as SYNC is on and this Deck is not the tempo master, the
Deck tempo cannot be manually controlled via the faders (they are deactivated both on
the software and hardware Deck).
▪ Moving the tempo fader in the software.
Relative Mode
You can also switch the tempo faders to Relative mode. In this mode, each tempo fader on
your S2 affects the tempo fader of the software Deck relatively to its current position, even if
this position does not match the position of the tempo fader on your S2. This notably resolves
possible conflicts between the tempo fader and the Deck synchronization or Deck switching.
To activate the Relative mode, open Preferences > TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 > S2 Control Op-
tions > Tempo Faders. Please refer to section ↑8.2.1, S2 Control Options for more info in this.
7.3.2
Tempo Reset
You can reset a TRAKTOR Deck its original speed by:
►
Press SHIFT + the corresponding FLUX button on the S4.
→
The tempo of the focused Deck is reset to 0 % and the TEMPO fader is deactivated.
Locking the tempo will deactivate the tempo fader on the controller; however, a track's tempo
can still be changed by syncing to another Deck (when SYNC is activated), and by operating
the tempo fader on the software. To enable the TEMPO fader again:
►
Press SHIFT + the corresponding FLUX button on the S4.
Hardware Control Reference
Using the Tempo Unit
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