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
8 Customizing TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 is a highly customizable DJ system. Many of its features can be modi-
fied so that it best suits your preferred way of DJing: customizable features include audio con-
figuration, Decks, Mixer, transport controls, overall software layout, FX, Browser, file manage-
ment, to mention a few.
Since the customization of TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 is not supposed to take place in a live sit-
uation, these settings are found in the software only. This also ensures you against accidental
modification of the settings while playing.
8.1 The Preferences Window
Most customization options in TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 occur in the Preferences window.
The Preferences button, at the top right of TRAKTOR's window.
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Click the Preferences button, located in the right part of the Header (at the very top of
TRAKTOR’s window) to open the Preferences of TRAKTOR.
Alternatively, you can select Preferences… in the File menu of the Application Menu Bar.
In the Preferences window, the settings are organized into various pages, each of them dealing
with a specific part of your system:
Customizing TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
The Preferences Window
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