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
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1.2 The TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Documentation at a Glance
1.2.1 Which Documents Are There?
The Setup Guide
A Setup Guide is available on the product registration page. Find a link to the registration page
on the registration flyer, which is included in your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 product box. It will
guide you through the software and hardware installation of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 sys-
tem, from the very beginning to the first sound coming through your speakers. This should be
your first stop in learning TRAKTOR KONTROL S2.
First read the Setup Guide. Then proceed with this TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Manual to get
more familiar with TRAKTOR KONTROL S2!
The TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Manual
After having read the Setup Guide and followed its instructions, your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
system should be up and running. The next step is to read this document, the TRAKTOR KON-
TROL S2 Manual. The Manual first gives you a practical approach to TRAKTOR KONTROL S2.
Then, it provides you with a detailed reference of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 hardware con-
troller in the hardware reference chapter, and task oriented information in the task reference
chapter. Section ↑1.2.3, In This Manual will give you an overview of the manual content.
Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S2!
The TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 Documentation at a Glance
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