User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL D2!
- Using Your D2—Getting Started
- Using Your D2—Getting Advanced
- Using Touch Strip
- Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode
- Playing with Loops in LOOP Mode
- Using FREEZE Mode
- Using FLUX Mode
- Remixing with Remix Decks
- Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode)
- Adding FX
- Using Performance Modes on Remix Decks
- Using Step Sequencer Mode on Remix Decks
- Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks
- Working with Beatgrids
- Hardware Reference
- Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR
- Troubleshooting - Getting Help
- Technical Specification
2.7 Using Keylock
When synchronizing tracks, you end up altering at least one track's tempo, which consequently
changes their pitch (or key). For small tempo adjustments, this mostly isn't going to be an is-
sue; but when the tempo is changed more significantly, the resulting pitch change might
sound unsuitable: kick sounds would lose their impact, vocals would sound unrealistic, har-
monic instruments would become dissonant when mixed, etc. To avoid issues like these,
TRAKTOR provides the Keylock feature which uncouples the pitch and the tempo of a track.
This allows you to basically lock the pitch while adjusting the tempo or vice versa. In order to
activate Keylock from the D2, do the following:
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
▪ The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and playing.
Adjusting the Tempo and preserving the Original Pitch
If you want to mix a track in its original key to another track with a faster tempo, you need to
lock the key before adjusting the tempo of the track:
Using Your D2—Getting Started
Using Keylock
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