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
1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S2!
On behalf of the whole Native Instruments team, we are delighted that you have chosen TRAK-
TOR KONTROL S2 as your DJ controller!
1.1 What Is TRAKTOR KONTROL S2?
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 is a fully integrated hardware and software DJ performance system
created by the makers of TRAKTOR. TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 fuses the full-featured TRAK-
TOR KONTROL S2 hardware controller with the state-of-the-art TRAKTOR PRO 2 software.
The all-in-one TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 controller offers you an ergonomic DJ mixer, a built-in
24-bit/96 kHz audio interface, and a high-resolution control surface, perfectly tailored for
TRAKTOR PRO 2. All controls needed for live performances now are at your fingertips!
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Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S2!
What Is TRAKTOR KONTROL S2?
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