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Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 2 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! ........................................................ 10 1.1 Document Conventions ............................................................................................................... 10 1.2 Where to Start ............................................................................................................................. 11 Using Your S5—Getting Started ...........................................
Table of Contents 2.6 Switching Deck View and Zooming ............................................................................................. 47 2.7 Using Cue Points ........................................................................................................................ 51 2.8 2.9 3 2.7.1 Setting and Deleting Cue Points (HotCues) ............................................................... 52 2.7.2 Aligning Tracks using HotCues .............................................
Table of Contents Muting Remix Slots .................................................................................................... 104 3.5.5 Using the Touch Strip on a Remix Deck ..................................................................... 104 3.6 Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ........................................................ 105 3.7 Adding FX ................................................................................................................
Table of Contents 4.3 Display ......................................................................................................148 4.2.1.4 View Button ...............................................................................................151 4.2.1.5 Performance Mode Button .........................................................................151 4.2.2 BROWSE Controls ...................................................................................................... 151 4.2.
Table of Contents 4.5 4.6 5 6 4.4.2.1 Crossfader .................................................................................................175 4.4.2.2 CUE VOL Knob ............................................................................................176 4.4.2.3 CUE MIX Knob ............................................................................................176 4.4.2.4 TEMPO Encoder ..........................................................................................
Table of Contents 7 8 The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel ................................................................... 194 7.1 Settings on Mac OS X ................................................................................................................. 194 7.2 Settings on Windows: The Control Panel ..................................................................................... 194 Opening the Control Panel .....................................................................
Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! Document Conventions 1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! Thank you for choosing TRAKTOR KONTROL S5. What is TRAKTOR KONTROL S5? TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 provides a direct tactile interface to TRAKTOR PRO's features and allows you to achieve more with the controller hardware so you have to do less on your computer screen.
Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! Where to Start ▪ Text appearing elsewhere (labels of buttons, controls, text next to checkboxes etc.) in the software is printed in blue. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text appearing somewhere on the screen. ▪ Text appearing on the displays of the controller is printed in light grey. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text on a controller display.
Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! Where to Start TRAKTOR Manual The Manual helps you learn all of the workflows which make TRAKTOR a unique DJing solution. In addition to learning to use TRAKTOR's core features, this document gives advice on working in various configurations; from using TRAKTOR in the most basic setup on its own to integrating turntables, external DJ mixers and audio interfaces, as well as the SCRATCH extension. Access the TRAKTOR manual via TRAKTOR's Help menu. The 'Open Manual.
Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! Where to Start ▪ Technical Support ▪ Registration Support You will find more information on these in chapters ↑8.2, Getting Help and ↑8.1, Troubleshooting.
Using Your S5—Getting Started 2 Using Your S5—Getting Started This section will guide you through the most common tasks you will encounter during your work with TRAKTOR KONTROL S5. Most of the tutorials included are workflow-oriented. They start with the simplest tasks and progressively lead you to more complex operation, helping you to become familiar with TRAKTOR KONTROL S5.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using the Browser 2.1 Using the Browser This tutorial explains how to use the Browser to access your music library. You will learn how to sort and preview your tracks in the Browser, and how to load tracks into Decks. It is not possible to open the Browser on S5's left and right Decks simultaneously.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using the Browser 2.1.1 Opening the Browser To open the Browser: ► Push the BROWSE encoder. The Browser will be displayed in the display. 2.1.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using the Browser ► Rotate the BROWSE encoder. The selected entry will be highlighted in blue. The Browser View shows your current location in the folder structure at the top of the display, e.g. BROWSER>PLAYLIST>DEMO TRACKS. To open folders and load tracks: ► Press the BROWSE encoder to open a folder. ► Press the BROWSE encoder to load a track. To return to the previous folder: ► Press the BACK button.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using the Browser ► Press the VIEW button. The display will return to Track view. 2.1.3 Browsing using Touch Interactions In addition to regular interactions with S5, you can perform touch interactions. However, to use touch interactions when browsing, the touch sensitivity for the BROWSE encoder has to be enabled: 1. 2. 3. Open the TRAKTOR Preferences. Select the tab TRAKTOR KONTROL S5. Enable the Touch Control Auto Open Browser on Touch.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using the Browser 2. Press the LOOP encoder to start preview of the selected track. 3. Rotate LOOP encoder to seek within the track in preview. 2.1.5 Sorting Tracks To speed up scrolling through folders including a very large number of tracks, you can sort the tracks by categories TITLE, ARTIST, BPM, IMPORT DATE, #, and KEY. The selected category is displayed at the bottom-left in the Browser.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using the Browser 1. 2. Press the left Performance Mode button to enable SORT BY in the left bottom on the display. Rotate the LOOP encoder until the desired category is selected in the SORT BY pop-up window. The tracks will then be resorted. Additionally, you can display the tracks in ascending or descending order: ► Press the LOOP encoder to switch between ascending and descending order. The Browser displaying tracks in descending order.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track The Browser displaying tracks in ascending order. 2.2 Playing Your First Track In this tutorial, you will learn how to load and play back a track, how to check the audio outputs and how to quickly troubleshoot your system if no music can be heard. Before you proceed, ensure the following prerequisites are met: Prerequisites We assume your S5 is in the following state: ▪ The left Deck is focused on Track Deck A.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track ▪ On channel A, the channel fader is set to minimum, the EQ knobs, the GAIN knob, and the Filter knob are set to center position. ▪ The MAIN knob is set to minimum. 2.2.1 Loading a Track Let’s load the track “Techno 1” from the included demo tracks on to Deck A. Since Deck A is in the top-left part of the TRAKTOR window, we will use the left Deck on your S5.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track The Deck Display with DECK A indicator. While looking at the left Deck's display reading No Track Loaded. Push Browse Knob, do the following: 1. 2. Press the BROWSE encoder of the left Deck to open the Browser. Navigate to the folder FAVORITES > Demo Tracks.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track 3. Scroll to track Techno 1. 4. Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck A. → The track is loaded. Its waveform and info appear in the display. 2.2.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track 1. Press the PLAY button at the bottom of the left Deck. The PLAY button lights up. The waveform starts moving in the display. The track is assigned to MASTER. 2. Gradually raise the channel A fader to maximum position.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track 3. Gradually turn the MAIN knob clockwise. → You will hear the track Techno 1 playing back through your speakers. If not, please check ↑2.2.3, If You Don’t Hear the Track. Each Deck Has Its Own Channel The audio playing on each Deck can be further shaped by the controls on the corresponding channel of the Mixer.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track The Channel A. 2.2.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track ▪ At the bottom of your S5, verify that the Crossfader is moved all the way to the left: ▪ Above, the channel fader should be raised in channel A: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 28
Using Your S5—Getting Started Playing Your First Track ▪ The channel meter should show some activity. If not, check that the HI, MID, and LOW knobs in channel A are set to the center position. ▪ At the top of the channel, adjust the input level by turning the GAIN knob. ▪ At the top center of the Mixer, the MAIN knob should be turned at least part of the way to the right.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track 2.3 Mixing In a Second Track Now that you have learned how to load and play a track from the S5, let’s mix in a second track on Deck B. By doing so, you will learn a few mixing basics which are essential for every DJ: how to cue tracks, synchronize tracks, start the playback at the right position, and mix the tracks together using the Crossfader.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track ▪ The CUE VOL knob and the CUE MIX knob are set to minimum. 2.3.1 Loading a Second Track We will choose the track “Techno 2” and load it into the right Deck B, as we did for Deck A in the previous tutorial. Track Deck B in its empty state.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track 1. Press the BROWSE encoder of the right Deck to open the Browser. The Browser resumes at the last selected item. 2. Scroll to the track Techno 2. 3. Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck B.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track → The track is loaded. Its waveform and info appear in the display. 2.3.2 Playing the Second Track ► Press the PLAY button on the right Deck to start the playback. → The track “Techno 2” starts playing. The PLAY button lights up and the waveform in the display starts moving. You don’t hear anything from Deck B through the speakers yet because the Crossfader on the S5 is all the way to the left.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track ► Slowly move the Crossfader from left to right. → You should hear the track on Deck B fade in, whereas the track on Deck A progressively fades out as you move the Crossfader further to the right. If you followed the instructions above, the two tracks won't mix well, as they're not in sync. To mitigate this, we have to beat-match the track in Deck B to the track playing on Deck A as described in the following section.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track 2. On your S5, press the CUE button on channel B. The button lights up, indicating that Deck B is now sent to the CUE channel. 3. Gradually raise the CUE VOL knob. → You will hear the cued track in your headphones. Adjusting the balance between the cued track and main mix For a great mix, you need to sync the affected Decks, match their levels and make sure that the result sounds good.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track For smooth transitions, set the CUE MIX to the center position and adjust the cued Deck's GAIN knob so that both sound equally loud. 2.3.4 Synchronizing the Second Track Before mixing in the track playing on Deck B, we will use TRAKTOR’s automatic Sync feature to adjust its tempo to that of Deck A. Since playback of Deck A was started first, it is automatically assigned the role of Tempo MASTER.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track Cue the Track ► Slowly turn the CUE MIX knob clockwise. → You will hear the second track fade into the mix with both tracks in sync. Note that you should always adjust the tempo of the cued track which is not audible to the audience! Mixing In the Second Track When your track is ready for mixing: ► Slowly move the Crossfader from the left to the right. → You just did your first mix with S5. 2.3.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track ► On the left Deck, press Pad 1 to skip back to the beginning of the track. You can then resume from where you left off. 2.3.6 Mixing In the Track by Using the Channel EQ and Filter Besides simply using the Crossfader or channel volume faders to mix tracks, you can use TRAKTOR KONTROL S5’s EQs and filters to make the mixes smoother and more interesting.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track The EQ and FILTER knobs on channel B. Prerequisites We assume here that you have already followed the instructions in the previous tutorials and the S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A. The track is playing and audible. ▪ The track “Techno 2” is loaded on Deck B. The track is playing and audible. ▪ Both tracks are synched. ▪ The Crossfader is all the way to the left.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track To prepare the cued track with EQ or Filter: 1. 2. Put on your Headphones. Enable CUE on channel B. 3. Press the FILTER button on Deck B.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track 4. Turn any of the EQ or FILTER knobs on channel B to hear the effect on the cued track. The EQs and filters are excellent tools for making adjustments to tracks before mixing them in so that you get the smoothest transition possible. The most common technique is to filter the bass line out of the incoming track—having 2 bass lines running simultaneously rarely sounds good. We will now carry out a first version of the mix “for real.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track 1. With the Crossfader still on the left, turn down the LOW knob on channel B to take the bass out of the track on Deck B. 2. Progressively mix in channel B by gradually moving the Crossfader from the left to the center position. 3. When both tracks are running together and you want to bring the bass back in, gradually decrease the bass amount of channel A while simultaneously increasing that of channel B. 4.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Levels 2.4 Adjusting Levels Before we continue with the tutorials, let's talk about the importance of setting your mix levels correctly. We will provide a few simple hints which help you achieve the best sound with your mix. Even if this section looks a bit technical at first, please take the time to read these few pages, as this knowledge will help you later on, especially in a live situation! 2.4.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Levels A channel meter clipping In each channel, ensure that its channel meter shows a level in the upper range of the blue LEDs when playing the loudest section of a track, only occasionally reaching the orange LEDs.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Levels Note that the channel’s EQ and filter settings also affect the signal level, as well as the possible FX Unit(s) it is assigned to. Hence, when modifying any of these, you might need to readjust the GAIN knob accordingly. To get a good idea of the right levels to choose, we recommend you get to know the songs in your set - for tracks with a variable level over time (e.g.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Switching Deck Focus In this section, the MAIN LEVEL meters show you the (left and right) overall level of your mix after adjustment by the MAIN knob. Here, again, make sure not to exceed the safe range indicated by blue LEDs too often. For checking the level at the output of the TRAKTOR software, please refer to the meter in TRAKTOR's header. Set the channel levels so that the mix mostly stays in the blue safe range on the MAIN meter.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming ► Press the left DECK button to toggle between Deck A and Deck C. ▪ If Deck A is focused, the DECK button, the HOTCUE button, the FREEZE button will be lit in blue. ▪ If Deck C is focused, the DECK button, the HOTCUE button, the FREEZE button will be lit in white. 2.6 Switching Deck View and Zooming By default, the display shows only the focused Deck. This is called Single View.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming Deck A in Single View ► Press the View button located in the top-right corner of the display area to toggle Deck View between Single View and Split View. → The display now shows both Decks in Split View. The focused Deck always acquires the majority of space in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming Split View with focus on Deck A. Split View with focus on Deck C. Changing Deck View does not change the Deck's focus.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming Zooming To get a more precise view of the waveform at the current Playhead position, you can zoom in or out of the waveform. To zoom into the waveform: ► Press Display button 3 repeatedly until you reach the desired zoom level.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Cue Points ► 2.7 Press Display button 4 several times until you reach the desired zoom level. Using Cue Points This tutorial will explain how to work with HotCues for jumping directly to certain points within a track. HotCues can be assigned to the pads when the Track Deck is in HOTCUE mode. On a Track Deck in HOTCUE mode, pad 1 always represents the Start Cue Point that will be assigned automatically as soon as a track is loaded.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Cue Points Pad 1 as Start Cue Point. Prerequisites We assume here that you already followed the instructions in the previous tutorials (see Enabling Decks). TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A. ▪ The Deck A is set to HOTCUE mode (default state). 2.7.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Cue Points ► On the left Deck, whether or not the track is playing, press one of the unlit pads on a downbeat—let’s say pad 2. The pad lights up blue. → You have just stored a Cue Point that you can return to by pressing the same pad again. ► In the display, a CuePoint will be highlighted by a blue indicator and the pad number. You can store up to eight CuePoints per track, including the first which is automatically set to the track start.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Cue Points → The Cue point is deleted and the pad is unlit. Snapping to the Beats You don’t have to worry about being precise enough to set a HotCue directly on a beat; by default, TRAKTOR will make sure this happens automatically. This is because the Snap mode is on, indicated by the lit S button located in the top-mid on the S8: The S button on the Mixer.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Tempo 2.8.1 Global Tempo Adjustments Global tempo adjustments are made using the TEMPO encoder located in the center of the S5. The TEMPO encoder on the S5 Turning the TEMPO encoder will adjust the tempo of the assigned MASTER deck, along with any other decks that have their SYNC buttons active. You can adjust the tempo in whole steps or in decimal steps. Adjusting the Global Tempo 1. Press the PLAY button on Deck A. The Deck will be assigned to MASTER.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Tempo 2. Turn the TEMPO encoder clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the tempo of TRAKTOR's Master Clock in decimal steps. 3. Press any SHIFT button and turn the TEMPO encoder clockwise or counterclockwise to increase or decrease the tempo of TRAKTOR's Master Clock in whole steps. 4. Release the Deck's SHIFT button. → The global tempo has changed.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Tempo 2.8.2 Deck-specific tempo adjustments Deck-specific tempo adjustments can be made by using BPM mode which will be enabled on the Decks and the BROWSE encoders: Adjusting the Deck-specific Tempo 1. On a Deck press the Display Button 1. The BPM pop-up becomes visible on the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Adjusting Tempo 2. Turn the Deck's BROWSE encoder clockwise to increase the tempo; turn the Deck's BROWSE encoder counterclockwise to decrease the tempo. 3. Hold the Deck's SHIFT button + turn the Deck's BROWSE encoder clockwise to increase the tempo in whole steps; turn the Deck's BROWSE encoder counterclockwise to decrease the tempo in whole steps. 4. Press the Display Button 1 again or press the View Button to close the BMP pop-up.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock In this scenario, the BROWSE encoder has the same effect as the TEMPO encoder when making tempo adjustments. If the Deck is assigned as the MASTER, tempo adjustments made with the BROWSE encoder will also be applied to any other Deck with their SYNC button activated. In scenarios where automatic Deck synchronization isn't possible, e.g. syncing a TRAKTOR Deck with an external audio source, you can use this method to manually dial in a Deck's BPM. 2.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock 1. On a Deck, press the Display Button 2. The KEY pop-up opens on the display. For tracks which have been analyzed by TRAKTOR, their key is displayed here.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock 2. Press the Deck's BROWSE encoder to enable Keylock on the track. LOCK is now lit in white. 3. Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the KEY pop-up in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock 4. Now press Display Button 1 to open the BPM pop-up and adjust the track's tempo by turning the BROWSE encoder. → You can hear the tempo change, but the track's key remains intact.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock 1. On a Deck, press the Display Button 2. The KEY pop-up opens on the display. If the track has been analyzed by TRAKTOR, its key will be displayed here.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock 2. Press the Deck's BROWSE encoder to enable Keylock on the track. LOCK is now lit in white. 3. Now turn the Deck's BROWSE encoder to adjust the key of the track. 4. Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the KEY window in the display. → You will hear that the track's key has changed, while the tempo is preserved.
Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock ► Hold the BROWSE Back button for a few seconds. → The value will reset.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 3 Using Your S5—Getting Advanced 3.1 Using Touch Strip S5 doesn't feature the conventional Jog Wheels of a regular DJ controller. Functions usually associated with Jog Wheels are instead controlled by the intuitive Touch Strips.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 2. While holding the Deck's SHIFT button, the LED strip above the recessed touch-sensitive area will display this: The LED segments represent the entire length of the track. The three orange segments represent the current playhead position within the track.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 1. While holding SHIFT, place your finger on the Touch Strip beneath the orange LEDs and swipe to the right to move forwards in the track's waveform.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip ⇨ The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the right, as does the playhead in the waveform.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 2. Swipe your finger to the left to move backwards in the track's waveform.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip ⇨ The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the left, just as the playhead in the waveform. Alternatively, you can jump directly to an absolute position in the track by pressing SHIFT + placing your finger on the desired position on the Touch Strip. 3.1.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 3. Listen to the track playing in Deck A, and press the PLAY button of deck B on an appropriate downbeat to start playback. → If your timing was perfect, a single orange LED at the center of the LED strip lights up, indicating the phase-alignment of both tracks is correct. If your timing was a little off, a few blue LEDs above the Touch Strip light up, indicating the amount of phase-misalignment.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip ► Swipe your finger toward the right side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear and a single orange LED is shown. → The phase-alignment is corrected and both tracks are perfectly synched.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 3.1.3 Using the Touch Strip to Scratch and Backspin Similar to manually turning a vinyl on a turntable, swiping a finger over the recessed Touch Strip area allows you to create a scratch effect on a Track Deck or Remix Deck. This feature is not enabled by default and requires some configuration as follows: Enabling the preference Touch to Scratch To enable the preference Touch to Scratch for the S5: 1.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 2. Navigate to the Traktor Kontrol S5 page, check the Shift + Touch to Scratch preference in the Touchstrip section.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 3. Click Close to exit the Preferences window. Performing Scratching On the Deck: 1. 2. Hold the SHIFT button. On the Touch Strip swipe to the left. This will move the playhead slightly forwards in the track's waveform, and you will hear the typical scratch effect.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 3. On the Touch Strip swipe to the right. This will move the playhead slightly backwards in the track's waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 4. Try moving your finger across the Touch Strip (back and forth) to scratch the corresponding playhead over a beat. → As soon as you cease moving your finger on the Touch Strip, the playhead remains at that position. A scratch effect can only be created when the track is stopped. Performing a Backspin On the Deck: 1. Hold the SHIFT button.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip 2. On the Touch Strip swipe quickly from the very right to the very left. This will move the playhead backward in the track's waveform, and you will hear the backspin effect. → As soon as you lift your finger from the Touch Strip, the playhead remains at that position. Backspins are enhanced by the fact that TRAKTOR will stop the spin as soon as you release the SHIFT button.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode 3.2 Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode Now that we've covered all basic mixing techniques and how to use the Touch Strip, we will focus on S5’s looping facilities in HOTCUE mode. Prerequisites We assume here that the S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and stopped. ▪ The Crossfader is all the way to the left. ▪ The channel fader A is raised to the top. ▪ The MAIN knob has an adequate level. 3.2.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode → This will automatically add a loop at the current playback position in the track. The example above shows an engaged loop of four beats.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode ► Turn the Deck's LOOP encoder to change the loop size. You can choose a loop size of 32 beats down to a loop size of 1/32 of a beat. Note that you can adjust the loop size either before or after you’ve set the Loop! If you adjust the loop size beforehand, the next loop you set will acquire the set loop size value. To deactivate the Loop: ► Press the Loop encoder again.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode → Playback continues as normal. By pushing the Loop encoder when there is no Loop active, you activate looping: the next Loop in the track will be activated. To deactivate the Loop: ► Press the LOOP encoder again. → Playback continues as normal. By pushing the LOOP encoder when there is no Loop active, you activate looping: the next Loop in the track will be activated. 3.2.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode The step size you move the selection by is the same as the loop size, which is shown in the display. Turning the LOOP encoder when there is no Loop active lets you jump backward/forward through the track by the same step size. 3.2.3 Storing a Loop In a previous tutorial, you learned how to store Cue Points, which is as simple as pressing an unlit pad. Storing Loops works in a similar way.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode 3.3 Using FREEZE Mode FREEZE mode takes the playhead position, adds the number of bars set as Freeze Slice Size and splits this section of a track into eight equally sized slices. These are then mapped to the adjacent pads, which light up blue. Press any of these pads to trigger playback from the mapped slice. Playback continues to the end of the track until you lift your finger off the pad.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode Deck A in Freeze Mode. Prerequisites We assume here that the S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and stopped. ▪ The Crossfader is all the way to the left. ▪ The channel fader A is raised to the top. ▪ The MAIN knob has an adequate level. 3.3.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode 1. Press PLAY to trigger playback. 2. Press the FREEZE button. The current playback position is "frozen" and a section defined by the loop size on the display is automatically split into eight slices.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode 3. Press any of the eight pads to trigger playback and get a feel for the slices. 4. Press the HOTCUE button to exit Freeze mode. If no further slice is triggered, the Playhead position will leave the frozen area and playback continues towards the end of the track. 3.3.2 1. Adjusting the Freeze Slice Size Hold the FREEZE button and touch the LOOP encoder. The SLICE SIZE window pops up in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode 2. Turn the Loop encoder to increase or decrease the slice size from a 1/4 of a beat to a range of 4 beats. 3. Release the FREEZE and the LOOP encoder button. → The SLICE SIZE window pops up closes and the Slice size and zoom will change accordingly.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode 3.3.3 Slicer Mode There's an extension of Freeze mode's functionality, called Slicer Mode. Press the Loop encoder while in Freeze mode and the playback behavior of the pads changes. Instead of playing from the slice start to the end of the entire track, pressing and holding a pad in Slicer Mode will play back just the corresponding slice repeatedly. To enable Slicer Mode on a Deck: 1. Turn the LOOP encoder to define the desired Loop size.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode 2. Press the LOOP encoder to engage a loop. 3. Press the FREEZE button to engage Slicer mode to the active loop. The Slices appear in green.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode ► Press any of the pads to jump between the Slices. ► Hold a pad to retrigger its slice.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode ► Hold two pads simultaneously to loop the entire area between the first and last selected slice. ► Turn the LOOP encoder to change the Loop size. The slice size will be changed on the fly and the waveform in the display adjusts its zoom accordingly. ► Press the LOOP encoder or the HOTCUE button to exit Slicer mode. Playback continues as normal.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FLUX Mode 3.4 Using FLUX Mode With FLUX mode activated, for every Deck, a second Playhead continues playing along the natural progression of a track, even if you loop a section, temporarily jump back to a cue point, skip forward or backward, etc. That way, the beat of a track keeps flowing, no matter what you do. These are the changes in FLUX mode compared to regular operation: ▪ HOTCUE mode: press and hold a pad to play back from a cue point.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks Note that when the FLUX button is engaged, you cannot make use of Slicer mode on the pads. Perform a backspin effect for two Beats using FLUX mode If the option Touch to Scratch is enabled in the TRAKTOR Preferences you can perform a backspin effect for two beats by using FLUX mode: 1. 2. 3. Press the FLUX button to enable FLUX mode. Hold the SHIFT button, and swipe quickly from the very right to the very left on the Touch Strip.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks 3.5.1 Loading a Remix Set 1. On the left Deck, press the DECK button to switch to Deck C. Remix Deck C should be shown in the left display. 1. 2. 3. Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser. Navigate to the folder TRACK COLLECTION > All Remix Sets > Remix Deck Tutorial. Select the Remix Set Remix Deck Tutorial and press the BROWSE encoder to load it.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks → The Remix set is loaded to Deck C. The display has the following appearance: The pads now illuminate orange and green, corresponding to the Remix Deck page shown in the display. 3.5.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks 1. Press pad 1 to trigger its Sample Intro Beat. Playback of the Deck will start accordingly. The Sample is highlighted, the Playhead of its waveform moves, and the Sample will loop. 2. 3. 4. Raise the channel C fader. You should now hear the Sample playing. Press SHIFT + pad 1 to stop playback. Now press pad 1, pad 2, pad 3, and pad 4 to trigger their samples.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks → The first four pads light up. The Samples play back. Select another Sample of a Remix Slot While the Samples are playing, you can switch to other Samples within the Remix Slots.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks ► Press pad 5. The Sample of pad 1 Intro Beat will stop and instead the Sample of pad 5 808 Deep will start without interruption. The Sample of pad 5 808 Deep is highlighted in the display. Note that only one Sample per Remix Slot (column in the display) can play at a time. Select other Pages of a Remix Set A Remix Set can include up to 64 samples.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks ► Press Display Button 4 or 3 to scroll a page downwards or upwards. Alternatively, hold the REMIX button while turning the Deck's LOOP encoder. Muting Remix Slots In order to mute or unmute a Remix Slot: 1. 2. 3. 4. Hold the REMIX button. The Pads’ colors turn white. Press a Pad that refers to the Remix Slot you want to mute. The Remix Slot is muted and the respective Pads are now dim. Press the Pad again to unmute the Remix Slot.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks 3.5.3 1. Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes Press Display Button 2. The QUANTIZE window opens in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks 2. Turn the Decks's BROWSE encoder to select a quantize value of 16 beats. 3. Press Display Button 2 again to close the QUANTIZE window. The quantize value is visible in the display. 4. Now press the pads to trigger samples. → After you press a pad, TRAKTOR will play out the currently playing sample to the end of the 16 beats segment and then start playing back the sample assigned to the pad you pressed.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks It's a good idea to experiment with Quantize Values. Depending on the scenario, you will often want to keep the values long (four beats, eight beats, or even longer) to keep your musical phrases synced up. But for rapid changes between sounds, and a more "active" remixing, try for values of one beat or less. 3.5.4 Muting Remix Slots Muting Remix Slots In order to mute or unmute a Remix Slot: 1. 2. 3. 4. Hold the REMIX button.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ► Swipe along the Touch Strip to tempo bend. ► Hold the SHIFT button, and swipe from right to left to backspin the Samples. ► Hold the SHIFT button, and hold your finger on the Touch Strip to hold the Samples. The SHIFT-behavior is always the same on Remix Decks regardless if the option Touch to Scratch is disabled in TRAKTOR's Preferences. 3.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ▪ On Deck C, the Capture Source is set to Deck A. Capturing a Sample and Playback 1. Press the REMIX button to enable REMIX Mode. The pads should now be unlit because nothing is loaded into Remix Deck C.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) 2. Press the View button to switch to Split View. Both Decks A and C are shown in the display. 3. Turn the Loop encoder to define the capture size. 4. 5. On Deck A press the PLAY button to start playback. Press one of the unlit pads to capture a Sample from the current playback position.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) → You have captured a Sample of the track. The pad now illuminates a new color and the captured Sample is shown in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ► Capture further Samples from another Capture Source and/or using another Capture size. The pads now illuminate with new colors and the first four captured samples are shown in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX ► Press the illuminated pads to trigger playback. The Samples are now being mixed with the track playing in deck A. The Samples will continue to loop within their Remix Slot. ► Hold the SHIFT button and press the illuminated pad to stop playing. You can save a new Remix Set by clicking on the corresponding Deck letter in the TRAKTOR software and selecting Save Remix Set. Rename the set by clicking on the Deck header where New Remix Set is displayed.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX ► On the mixer press the left FX Assign button of a channel to assign FX Unit 1 to a Deck. The FX Assign button lights up brightly. ► Press it again to unassign the Deck from FX Unit 1. To assign FX Unit 2 to a Deck: ► On the mixer press the left FX Assign button of a channel to assign FX Unit 2 to a Deck. Press it again to unassign the Deck from FX Unit 2. FX Unit 1 and 2 can be assigned to all four Decks simultaneously: 3.7.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX 1. On the left Deck press the SHIFT button + Button 1 of FX Unit 1 at the top left of the S5. The FX Unit 1 menu opens displaying the FX Unit 1 options. 2. Turn the BROWSE encoder to select Group, and press the BROWSE encoder to enable Group FX mode. Three default effects are loaded into the Group FX and the FX Unit is set up as Insert. 3. Press the SHIFT button + Button 1 of FX Unit 1 again to exit the FX Unit 1 menu.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX Apply the Group FX to the Track In order to apply the Group FX to the Track and control the parameters of each effect you can now perform the following actions: ► Activate the effects slots with the FX buttons. ► As soon you touch any FX knob, the FX panel will drop down in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX ► Experiment with the FX Knobs 1 to 4 and listen to the resulting changes. The parameter adjustments are also visible in the FX panel. ► You can activate/deactivate each effect slot individually by pressing the corresponding FX buttons 2 to 4 below.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX 3.7.3 Exchanging effects in the Group FX To exchange any of the effects slots in a Group FX setup: To load a Group FX into FX Unit 1: 1. 2. On the left Deck press the SHIFT button + Button 1 of FX Unit 1 at the top left of the S5. The FX Unit 1 menu opens displaying the FX Unit 1 options. In the FX Unit menu, press FX Button 3 to exchange the effect in effects slot 2. An overview of available FX will be displayed.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX 3. Turn the BROWSE encoder to select the Gater effect and press the BROWSE encoder to load it. → You have exchanged effects slot 2 in the Group FX. Repeat this process for any of the remaining effects in the Group FX. 3.7.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Adding FX 1. 2. 3. Adjust the FX knobs and buttons to your liking. Press the FX button 1 to display the FX Unit's options. Turn the BROWSE encoder to select Snapshot. 4. Press the BROWSE encoder to save the Snapshot. → The next time you press FX Button 1 with this effect loaded, its parameters will assume the values you stored. 3.7.5 Routing FX TRAKTOR’s effects are insert effects by default, but you can also use them as post fader effects or as send effects. ► 3.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks or apply effects and EQ to just to a specific stem instead of the entire track. To get really creative, try swapping elements across multiple Stem Decks, for example, you could take the vocals from one track and mix it with the beat from another. Utilizing your S5, in combination with TRAKTOR, you can mix music at a deeper level. Stem Files A Stem File is a track in the file format .stem.mp4 that contains four audio tracks (Stem Parts).
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks The Pads’ colors when a Stem File is loaded on a Stem Deck Additionally, the Pads also have a secondary functionality which can be accessed by pressing the SHIFT button. When SHIFT is pressed, the upper row of Pads (red) operate as FX SEND On buttons, whereas the lower row of Pads (white) resets the volume and Filter adjustments of the corresponding Stem Parts.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 3.8.1 Loading and Playing a Stem File Prerequisites We assume here you already have imported and analyzed your Stem Files in your Track Collection and your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 is in the following state: ▪ Decks A and B are focused and stopped. ▪ Channel faders A is set to the maximum level. ▪ Channel fader B are set to the minimum level. ▪ The Crossfader is set to center position.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 3. Select a Stem File. 4. Press the BROWSE encoder again to load the Stem File. → The Deck Flavor automatically switches to Stem Deck and the upper row of the Pads reflect the colors of the Stem Parts. Playback the Stem File ► Press the PLAY button to start playback. → The Stem File is playing back and the waveform is moving in the display. → The Stem File is playing back and the waveforms are moving in the display. 3.8.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks Stem Deck in Track View. In Stem View the display shows the four colored waveforms of the Stem Parts. Stem Deck in Stem View. To switch the view: 1. 2. Hold the SHIFT button. Depending on current view either Display Button 3 or 4 will light up. Press the unlit Display button to switch the view in the display.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 3.8.3 Performing with Stem Decks While the Stem File is playing back you can perform the following actions on the Stem Deck: Adjusting Volumes of Stem Parts In order to adjust the volume of e.g. Stem Part 1: 1. Press the Performance Mode buttons until the VOLUME page is selected in the Performance Mode pane.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 2. Press Stem Selector 1 (the most left Pad) to select the corresponding Stem Part 1. The Stem Selector Pad flashes indicating Stem Part 1 is selected. The Footer in the display expands and the selected Stem Part name is underlined.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 3. Rotate the BROWSE encoder to adjust the volume of Stem Part 1. 4. Press the BROWSE encoder to reset the volume to maximum level. 5. Press Stem Selector 1 again to unselect the corresponding Stem Part 1. The Stem Selector Pad is dim. The Footer in the display diminishes. When all Stem Parts are selected you can adjust and reset the volumes of all Stem Parts simultaneously.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks ► Press the Pads corresponding to the Stem Parts. → You will hear the audio of the Stem Parts are muted and the Pads are dim. Applying FILTER Effect to Stem Parts In order to apply the FILTER e.g. to Stem Part 1: 1. Press the Performance Mode buttons until the FILTER page is selected in the Performance Mode pane.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 2. 3. Press Stem Selector 1 (the most left Pad) to select the corresponding Stem Part 1. The Stem Selector Pad flashes indicating Stem Part 1 is selected. The Footer in the display expands and the selected Stem Part name is underlined. Press the LOOP encoder to activate FILTER on the Stem Part.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 4. Rotate the LOOP encoder to apply a high-pass or a low-pass filter. 5. Press Stem Selector 1 again to unselect the corresponding Stem Part 1. The Stem Selector Pad is dim. The Footer in the display diminishes. When all Stem Parts are selected you can apply FILTER effects to all Stem Parts simultaneously. Simultaneous Reset of VOLUME and FILTER Settings In order to reset VOLUME and FILTER settings on a Stem Part simultaneously: 1.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 2. Press the dim Pad to reset the Stem Part’s volume → The VOLUME and FILTER are reset and the Pad now lit brightly. and FILTER settings. The simultaneous reset of VOLUME and FILTER settings can be done to all Stem Parts at once. Applying FX SEND to Stem Parts You can also apply FX SEND to any of the Stem Parts. In order to activate the FX Unit’s FX on Stem Parts: 1. 2.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks Additional Information about Performing with Stem Decks Besides the aforementioned actions for performing on Stem Decks you can also make use of setting Hotcues, applying Loops, using FREEZE mode, using FLUX mode, and using the Touch Strip as you learned in previous tutorials. It is not possible to capture Samples from Stem Files. 3.8.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 3. Select a Stem File. 4. Press the BROWSE encoder to load the Stem File. The Deck Flavor automatically switches to Stem Deck and is set to SYNC. 5. Press the PLAY button to start playback. → The Stem File is playing back on Deck B and in sync with the Stem File on Deck A. After channel fader B is set to minimum position, you should not hear any audio from the Stem File of Deck B.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks 3.8.4.2 Combining Sounds of different Stem Decks While the Stem Files are playing back on Deck A and Deck B, you can now perform the following actions for mixing both Stem Files. We assume here that the Stem Parts of both of your chosen Stem Files are using the same naming and coloring scheme e.g. Stem Part 1 for drums, Stem Part 2 for bass, Stem Part 3 for melody, and Stem Part 4 for vocals.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids 1. Load a track into a Track Deck. The Track will be analyzed. 2. Press Display Button 3 to zoom into the waveform and get a more precise view. 3. Check the Beatmarker at the beginning of the track.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids → In this example, you can see the Beatmarker isn't aligned with the very beginning of the waveform. As a result, the track will not sync with others. In the following section you will learn how to fix a misaligned Beatgrid manually. 3.9.2 Correcting a Beatgrid Manually If it a track is not correctly aligned to the beat, use Beatgrid mode to fix it. The following section will explain the required steps.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids 1. Press the SHIFT button and the Display Button 1. The Beatgrid mode opens in the display. A four beat loop at the current playback position is displayed. 2. Press the Deck's PLAY button to trigger playback of the track. On the display, you'll see a four beat loop, based on the detected BPM value, which serves as a reference for manual Beatgrid adjustments.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids ► When BPM is selected rotate the LOOP encoder to correct the detected BPM value in coarse steps. Try to align the second, third and fourth beat (in most cases indicated by the biggest peaks in the waveform) with the second, third and fourth Beatmarker. ► When FINE is selected rotate the LOOP encoder to correct the detected BPM value in fine steps. ► When SCAN is selected rotate the LOOP encoder to scroll through the track.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids 3.9.3 Additional Help Actions Tap the Tempo Tap allows you to manually set the tempo by tapping along the playing track: ► Press Display Button 3 (TAP) four times in sync with the playback. → The tempo is calculated and the Beatgrid adapts to the tempo. Tick (Audible Beatgrid) The Tick works like a metronome, giving you an audible pulse for every beat. Align the Tick and the beats in your track for perfect sync.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids ► Press Display Button 2 to enable Tick. → The beat tick will then be audible in your headphones when cued. Reset your edits If your edits do not produce the desired result, you can undo your edits: ► Press Display Button 4 (RST). → This will reset your edits to the auto-detected values.
Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Working with Beatgrids Lock the Beatgrid Once the Beatgrid is correctly aligned with the beat throughout the whole track: ► Press Display Button 1 (LOCK). → All buttons in the Beatgrid panel are deactivated. The stored tempo (BPM) is locked and cannot be changed until you unlock it by clicking LOCK again. All tracks with a locked Beatgrid will show a small Lock Icon within the Browser.
Hardware Reference Overview of the Controller 4 Hardware Reference This chapter details the interface elements on your S5 and explains how they interact with the TRAKTOR software. This includes an overview of the main areas of the user interface, as well as a full reference for every button, knob, fader, and the color displays. 4.1 Overview of the Controller This section provides you with an overview of the different areas of the controller's user interface.
Hardware Reference Overview of the Controller Sections on S5's Top side The top panel of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 is divided into three main areas: (1) Decks: The Decks are the place where tracks, Stem Files, and Samples are played back. For more information on the Decks and it’s elements refer to section ↑4.2, The Deck. (2) FX Units: Adding effects to playing audio can tremendously expand the sonic possibilities of your mix. For that purpose, TRAKTOR provides you with a great selection of high-quality FX.
Hardware Reference The Deck 4.2 The Deck This chapter provides a detailed description of how the knobs and buttons on S5's Decks relate to the TRAKTOR workflow. S5 features two identically equipped Deck sections at the far left and right sides of the unit. These give you hardware control over the software Decks in the TRAKTOR software. Active TRAKTOR Decks always work in one of the Deck modes, as Track Deck, Stem Deck or Remix Deck.
Hardware Reference The Deck Interface elements on the Left Deck (1) Display Area and Controls: The display reflects the information of TRAKTOR’s Decks and provides further display controls as well as BROWSE controls. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.1, Display Area and Controls. (2) BROWSE controls: These controls let open the Browser and navigate through your Track Collection. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.2, BROWSE Controls.
Hardware Reference The Deck (3) Mode Select Buttons: The Deck can operate in several modes which can be easily enabled by the Mode Select Buttons. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.3, Mode Select Buttons. (4) Pads: The Deck comes with a set of eight pads. Depending on the mode selected via the Mode Select buttons, these pads are assigned different functions. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.4, Pads.
Hardware Reference The Deck Display Area and Controls (1) Display: By means of the 4.3-inch color displays, you can use a lot of TRAKTOR's features without looking at your computer's display. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.1.3, Display. (2) Settings Button: The Settings button opens the device settings, allowing you to adjust RGB calibration (color rendition) and screen brightness, as well as TOUCH sensitivity of the knobs. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.1.1, Settings Button.
Hardware Reference The Deck (5) View Button: This button toggles between Single View and Split view, which gives you a very basic overview of the corresponding secondary Deck. For more information, refer to section ↑4.2.1.4, View Button. 4.2.1.1 Settings Button The Settings button opens S5's device settings screen. Settings Button Display Settings (RGB) Within the settings, you can adjust the screens' color rendition (saturation of RED, GREEN and BLUE colors), as well as the screen's BRIGHTNESS.
Hardware Reference The Deck Display Buttons This is an overview of what these buttons do depending on what you see on the display. Track Deck View (1) Display Button 1: Opens the BPM pop-up. (2) Display Button 2: Opens the KEY window. (3) Display Button 3: Zooms into the waveform. (4) Display Button 4: Zooms out of the waveform. Stem Deck View (1) Display Button 1: Opens the BPM pop-up. (2) Display Button 2: Opens the KEY window. (3) Display Button 3: Zooms into the waveform.
Hardware Reference The Deck Remix Deck View (1) Display Button 1: Opens the BPM pop-up. (2) Display Button 2: Opens the QUANTIZE pop-up. (3) Display Button 3: Scrolls up in the Sample Grid in steps of two. (4) Display Button 4: Scrolls down in the Sample Grid in steps of two. Please note that you can leave any pop-up by pressing the same button again or, alternatively, the View button. 4.2.1.3 Display TRAKTOR's default layout is 2 Track + 2 Remix Decks (Scratch).
Hardware Reference The Deck Track Deck and Stem Deck Track Deck or Stem Deck View The Track Deck or the Stem Deck view on S5 provides information about: (1) Artwork, Song title and Artist name. (2) Loop size: From 1/32 - 32 beats. (3) Playhead position: time played and time remaining. (4) Deck tempo in BPM. (5) Deck Focus: Deck A - D. (6) Sync state: If a Deck is assigned Tempo Master, MASTER is displayed underneath the BPM value. SYNC indicates that the Deck is synchronized to a Tempo Master.
Hardware Reference The Deck Remix Deck Remix Deck View The Remix Deck view on S5 provides information about: (1) Artwork graphic, Set title and Artist name. (2) Loop size: from 1/32 - 32 beats. (3) Quantize Value. (4) Deck tempo in BPM. (5) Deck Focus: Deck A - D. (6) Sync state: If a Deck is assigned Tempo Master, MASTER is displayed underneath the BPM value. SYNC indicates that the Deck is synchronized to a Tempo Master.
Hardware Reference The Deck 4.2.1.4 View Button The View button switches between view types in the display. View Button It switches between view types: ▪ Single View: Only the focused Deck is displayed. ▪ Split View: Both Decks are displayed; the focused Deck is visualized by a big waveform and detailed information, while the unfocused Deck is reduced to a small waveform, showing markers and a playhead. Whenever you open a pop-up from a Deck view (e.g.
Hardware Reference The Deck BROWSE Encoder The BROWSE encoder can be pressed and rotated. Primarily it has following functionalities: ▪ Pressing the BROWSE encoder opens the Browser in the display. ▪ Turning the BROWSE encoder lets you scroll through the list items. Pressing it again enters a sub folder and again loads an item. Besides browsing, the BROWSE encoder can be used for adjusting parameters and selecting options in other menus and pop-ups.
Hardware Reference The Deck 4.2.3 Mode Select Buttons On any Deck, next to the eight pads, S5 features the four Mode Select buttons HOTCUE, LOOP, FREEZE, and REMIX. Depending on which of the four modes is active the pads’ functionality varies as explained in this section. On any Deck, next to the eight pads, S5 features the four Mode Select buttons HOTCUE, FREEZE, and REMIX. Depending on which of the three modes is active the pads’ functionality varies as explained in this section.
Hardware Reference The Deck FREEZE Button FREEZE Button Freeze Mode Freeze mode takes the playhead position, adds the number of bars set as loop size and splits this section of a track into eight equally sized slices. These Freeze Slices are then mapped to the adjacent pads, which light up blue. By pressing any of these pads the playback continuous at the mapped Freeze Slice position and will play to the end of the track if no other Freeze Slice is triggered.
Hardware Reference The Deck 4.2.3.3 REMIX Button When on a Track Deck or Stem Deck the REMIX button enables Remix mode to get direct access to the current Remix Set page of the corresponding Remix Deck. The pads reflect the colors of the underlying Remix Cells. REMIX Button The Remix mode can only be enabled when the underlying Deck is configured as Remix Deck. Otherwise the REMIX button remains unlit.
Hardware Reference The Deck 4.2.4 Pads Pads Here's an overview of what the pads do in each mode: HOTCUE mode During playback, pressing in an inactive pad sets a cue point. The pad lights up and the cue point is automatically assigned to this pad. Pressing that pad again let jump back the playhead to the cue point just defined.
Hardware Reference The Deck By pressing the Loop encoder while Freeze mode is active this will enable the Slicer mode. The slices in the display and pad color change from blue to green. REMIX Mode In Remix mode, the pads trigger the content of corresponding Remix Cells - the tracks, loops or Samples defined in the Remix Set. After loading a Remix Set, the pads take on the Sample Cells' color. By pressing Display buttons 3 and 4 you can scroll through the rows of Remix Cells in steps of two. 4.2.
Hardware Reference The Deck Above the Touch Strip, a number of LEDs provide visual feedback for the actions taken on the touch strip. Phase Meter For Track Decks, Stem Decks and Remix Decks, the LEDs work as a Beat Phase Meter, showing the focused Deck's beat phase offset from the MASTER Deck. This is the same meter as displayed in TRAKTOR's Deck. Direction of Scratching If you didn't learn scratching with LPs and turntables, you may find inversing the Touch Strip's direction more intuitive.
Hardware Reference The Deck Sensitivity S5 comes with a Sensitivity setting which should accommodate most users in most situations. You might, however, find that the Touch Strip doesn't react immediate enough to your input or just the opposite, it may recognize input where there was none intended. You can adjust the Touchstrip's Bend Sensitivity and Scratch Sensitivity separately in: Preferences> Traktor Kontrol S5>Touchstrip. 4.2.
Hardware Reference The Deck ▪ If a Deck is playing, pressing CUE let you jump to the Floating Cue Point and stop playback. ▪ If a Deck is stopped, holding CUE starts playback as long the CUE button is hold. ▪ If a Deck plays while CUE is hold, pressing PLAY let keep playing after releasing the buttons. ▪ Press SHIFT + CUE to skip back to the beginning of the track and playback continuous immediately. SYNC Button The SYNC button activates/deactivates the synchronization to the Master Deck.
Hardware Reference The Deck SHIFT Button You will find examples of using the SHIFT button to access secondary functions throughout this document. 4.2.7 FLUX Button The S5's FLUX button enables Flux Mode for the focused Deck. FLUX Button Flux Mode In Flux mode, for every Deck, a second playhead continues playing the track, even if you loop a section, temporarily jump back to a cue point, skip forward or backward, etc. That way, the track keeps progressing, no matter what you do. 4.2.
Hardware Reference The Deck You cannot permanently engage a loop when Flux mode is active. The loop only remains engaged for as long as you hold the Loop encoder and turns off again when released. Adjustments to loop size can be made whether a loop is engaged or not. Moving the Playhead When a loop is inactive, the Loop encoder can also be used for moving the playhead in increments of the Loop size by holding SHIFT and then turning the loop encoder. 4.2.
Hardware Reference The FX Unit FX Units 1 and 2 FX Units allow you to creatively process a track, ranging anywhere from just adding reverb for a build-up to completely messing up a beat with stutter effects. For that purpose, the TRAKTOR software offers a great selection of high-quality FX. These can easily be configured from S5 and be controlled utilizing the FX Unit controls. The FX Unit By default, FX Units 1 and 2 are always active.
Hardware Reference The FX Unit ▪ Single Mode: select one effect; the FX knobs let you control up to 4 parameters. ▪ Group Mode: select up to three effects as an effects chain; the FX knobs let you control one parameter per effect. The following table gives a detailed overview of the parameters controlled by FX buttons and FX knobs and it provides links referring to sections with further information. Name Function in Single Mode FX Button 1 Activate/deactivate the entire FX Unit.
Hardware Reference The Mixer FX Assign Buttons ► 4.4 In TRAKTOR's default setup with 2 FX Units, press the left FX button to assign the mixer channel to FX Unit 1. Press the right FX button to assign the channel to FX Unit 2. The FX assign buttons light up bright orange when assigned. The Mixer This is a brief overview of the mixer's layout, its function and operation. After that, the detailed hardware reference explains each and every component found in S5's mixer section.
Hardware Reference The Mixer S5's Mixer (1) Mixer channels A, B, C, and D: Each channel receives its input signal from TRAKTOR's corresponding virtual Deck or, alternatively, from an external source (e.g. a CD player, or a microphone) via the inputs on S5‘s rear panel. Each channel has dedicated controls such as the channel fader to smoothly fade into and out of the mix. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.1, Mixer Channel.
Hardware Reference The Mixer (2) Mixer Main Section: The Mixer channels feed into the Mixer Main section which routes the signal to MAIN, and BOOTH outputs. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.2, Mixer Main Section. 4.4.
Hardware Reference The Mixer From top to bottom, a mixer channel consists of the following controls: (1) GAIN knob: The GAIN knob controls the level directly after the channel input so you can adjust the relative levels between Decks. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.1.1, GAIN Knob. (2) FX Assign buttons: The FX Assign buttons assign the channel to the FX Units. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.1.2, FX Assign Buttons.
Hardware Reference The Mixer GAIN is applied after the INPUT and conversion to digital. So if you connect a turntable or any other external device and your channel level meter is constantly moving beyond the four orange segments with the GAIN knob in center position, dial back that device's output level until only the loudest passages reach the orange range of the Input level meter. 4.4.1.2 FX Assign Buttons Each channel offers two FX Assign buttons which activate routing through TRAKTOR's FX Units.
Hardware Reference The Mixer EQ knobs At the center position, the knobs have a detent, marking the position where the EQ doesn't change the frequency balance. S5's internal EQ sounds identical to the Z ISO which is the default in the TRAKTOR software. TRAKTOR provides you with various types of EQ, each of them with its own “personality.” You can choose the EQ type in Preferences > Mixer > EQ Selection. 4.4.1.
Hardware Reference The Mixer Channel fader A channel's fader setting doesn't affect its volume in the CUE - use the GAIN knob to balance its relative level and then pull the faders up to fade in. 4.4.1.
Hardware Reference The Mixer The channel meter gives visual feedback to set up the optimal signal level. If your source is a TRAKTOR Deck, the level can be adjusted with the GAIN knob. If you connect external turntables or CD Players, use their volume knobs to set the correct channel level. If S5's input starts clipping, lowering GAIN will make the channel quieter, but it won't resolve clipping at the input.
Hardware Reference The Mixer 4.4.1.7 CUE Button Press the CUE button to send the channel’s signal to the cue channel in order to audition it over your headphones. CUE Button The channel fader doesn't affect the channel volume in the CUE. Keep it down until you are ready to fade the channel into the MAIN mix. For a practical tutorial on using headphone controls in the mix, please refer to section ↑2.3.3, Using Headphones to Prepare the Mix. 4.4.
Hardware Reference The Mixer Mixer Main Section Elements (1) MAIN knob: The MAIN knob controls the overall volume of the signal being sent to the MAIN OUT. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.2.7, MAIN Knob. (2) GLOBAL section: The GLOBAL section allows you to enable and disable TRAKTOR's Snap and Quantize functions. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.2.6, GLOBAL Section. (3) BOOTH knob: The BOOTH knob controls overall volume of the signal being sent to the BOOTH OUT.
Hardware Reference The Mixer (4) TEMPO encoder: The TEMPO encoder controls the global tempo. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.2.4, TEMPO Encoder. (5) CUE MIX knob: The CUE MIX knob balances your headphone mix between the signal going out to the MAIN and the CUE. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.2.3, CUE MIX Knob. (6) CUE VOL knob: The CUE VOL knob controls the headphone level for both headphone connectors on the front panel. For more information, refer to section ↑4.4.2.
Hardware Reference The Mixer The Crossfader For information on how to re-assign channels to the crossfader, refer to the TRAKTOR software manual. 4.4.2.2 CUE VOL Knob The CUE VOL knob adjusts the volume of the headphone output. The CUE VOL Knob S5's high power headphone amps deliver enough volume even in loud environments. Please be careful and start with a low setting. 4.4.2.
Hardware Reference The Mixer CUE MIX Knob Pre-view a new track in your CUE and raise the channel's GAIN until the mix of both tracks sounds good when the CUE MIX is in center position. That way, when you actually mix it in to the MAIN, you can be certain that it blends well. 4.4.2.4 TEMPO Encoder The central TEMPO knob controls TRAKTOR's Tempo Master in BPM. All synced Decks automatically follow tempo changes. TEMPO Encoder The TEMPO encoder changes tempo in increments of .01 BPM.
Hardware Reference The Mixer 2. Turn the BROWSE knob to adjust MASTER tempo in .01 BPM increments. To adjust in full BPM steps, hold SHIFT while turning the knob. → The Track/Remix content playback speed is adjusted. If you need to manually sync a Deck to an external source like a turntable, use the tempo adjustment in combination with the Deck's touch strip as described in section ↑3.1, Using Touch Strip.
Hardware Reference The Mixer 4.4.2.6 GLOBAL Section Snap and Quantize modes can be enabled/disabled directly from the S5 by pressing the corresponding buttons S and Q buttons in the GLOBAL section. GLOBAL Section These S5 controls only affect TRAKTOR's Decks. Snap Button The Snap button, labeled S, allows you to activate/deactivate Snap mode. With Snap mode active, every Cue Point or Loop Point you set will snap to the closest beat.
Hardware Reference The Mixer The LED meters to the left and right show the output level. If the MAIN knob is turned left (towards its minimum value) the associated main level meters will go down, accordingly. Adjust the MAIN knob so that the loudest passages of your performance stay in the upper part of the blue area without exceeding the orange LEDs 4.4.2.
Hardware Reference The Rear Panel (1) MAIN OUT section: The MAIN OUT section connects to active Speakers or a main P.A.. For more information, refer to section ↑4.5.1, MAIN OUT Section. (2) BOOTH OUT section: The BOOTH OUT connects to a second P.A., typically for use on stage. For more information, refer to section ↑4.5.2, BOOTH OUT Section. (3) AUX section: The AUX section connects a microphone and a line level audio device. For more information, refer to section ↑4.5.3, AUX Section.
Hardware Reference The Rear Panel (1) Unbalanced RCA: connect the RCA outputs to practice with your home stereo or to another DJ mixer or recording device. (2) Balanced XLR: the balanced XLR outputs allow you to connect professional-grade cables which are much more resistant to electrical interferences than unbalanced cables, especially over longer distances. Connect XLR cables from the S5 to your active speakers or power amp. 4.5.
Hardware Reference The Rear Panel 4.5.3 AUX Section AUX Section The AUX section provides you with connectors allowing you to integrate a microphone and any external line level audio source you want to use during your performance. This section contains: (1) MIC input (balanced TRS): connect your microphone to this MIC input via a balanced 6.3mm (or 1/4-inch) connector. (2) LINE RCA sockets: CD players and line level audio sources can be connected to these LINE inputs using a stereo-RCA cable. 4.5.
Hardware Reference The Rear Panel Use a Kensington-slot compatible lock to lock your S5 to a heavy object like a table to prevent theft. 4.5.5 USB Connector USB Connector Connect S5 to your computer here, using the included USB cable. The connection is USB 2, but is compatible to USB 3-equipped computers. Due to the large amounts of data transmitted to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5, it may not work properly when connected to a USB hub.
Hardware Reference The Rear Panel 4.5.6 POWER Section POWER Section In the POWER section, you make the connection to the power supply and to your computer: (1) Power Supply connector (15V - 2.66 A): connect the included power supply. (2) ON/OFF switch: press this switch to turn your device on or off. Do not use the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 with a power supply other than the one included in delivery.
Hardware Reference The Front Panel S5's Front Panel (1) PHONES: The PHONES section offers two headphones connectors. You can audition tracks via the CUE, as well as listen to the MAIN mix. ▪ Small Headphone Jack: Connect 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) stereo headphone plugs. ▪ Large Headphone Jack: Connect 6.3 mm (1/4-inch) stereo headphone plugs. Adjust the Headphone levels with the CUE VOL knob on S5's top panel.
Adding External Audio Devices Adding a Microphone 5 Adding External Audio Devices 5.1 Adding a Microphone Connecting a microphone allows you to expand the scope of your performance. You can talk to your audience or integrate a beat boxing routine. Connecting the Microphone In order to connect a microphone to your S5: ► Connect your microphone using a 6.3 mm connector into the MIC socket on the rear panel of the S5.
Adding External Audio Devices Adding a Line Level Audio Device ► Rotate the LOOP encoder on the right Deck. → The microphone’s volume changes and the illumination of the Touch Strip’s LEDs indicate the current volume level. Volume adjustments for the microphone and the external audio devices will not retain when the AUX button is released. The volume level of the microphone will reset to 50 % whereas the volume level for the external audio device will reset to maximum. 5.
Adding External Audio Devices Adding a Line Level Audio Device 2. On the S5 Hold the AUX button. → The audio of the external audio device is now into the main mix. The audio is integrated in the main mix as long you keep the AUX button hold. Adjusting Volume of Line Level Audio Device While holding the AUX button the LED rows on the Touch Strips change the illumination and the LEDs next to the LOOP encoders flash.
Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR 6 Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR Once configured via the Setup Wizard, a dedicated pane for S5 is added to TRAKTOR's Preferences window, which lets you configure the behavior of the touch controls, as well as overall LED brightness for the back-lit buttons and the Loop and Beatjump Sizes assigned to each Deck's pads.
Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR Restore Default 6.1 Restore Default This button recalls all factory default settings for the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 and lets you choose its basic deck configuration via the Setup Wizard. 6.2 Touch Controls A number of controls are sensitive to touch. TRAKTOR lets you activate touch functions, which will save you the dedicated press of a button for a few features.
Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR Calibrate ▪ Scratch Invert: by default activated; swiping to the left advances playback position in the track. If deactivated, swiping to the left goes back in a track. ▪ Shift + Touch to Scratch: by default deactivated, holding the SHIFT button +swiping within the Touch Strip performs an absolute seek. If activated, holding the SHIFT button +swiping within the Touch Strip performs a scratch effect or backspin. 6.
Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR Stem Control 6.6 Stem Control In the Stem Control area you can define the Stem Deck behavior. ▪ Stem Select: This option defines the behaviour of the Stem Selectors (pads on Stem Deck). By default the Stem Selectors’ behavior is Toggle. When a Stem Selector is pressed the Stem Part stays selected. When the Stem Selectors’ behavior is Hold the Stem Part(s) is selected as long as you keep the Stem Selector(s) depressed.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Settings on Mac OS X 7 The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 comes with an integrated high-end 24-bit/48 kHz audio interface. You can adjust the audio interface settings to your needs and computer performance. This section covers the setup on Windows and Mac OS X. 7.1 Settings on Mac OS X On Mac OS X, you can adjust the settings for the S5 audio interface from within each music application.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Settings on Windows: The Control Panel 7.2.1 Opening the Control Panel You can open the Control Panel in various ways: ► From within TRAKTOR: Go to Preferences > Audio Setup and click the Settings button, located at the right of the Latency slider and display: If you cannot find the Control Panel, the driver is most likely not installed at all. In this case, please re-install the latest version of TRAKTOR and make sure the S5 driver is selected for installation.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Settings on Windows: The Control Panel Audio Settings pane in S5's Control Panel application Audio Processing Section This section provides settings for the analog-to-digital/digital-to-analog conversion done by your audio interface. Process Buffer: Lower this value for a quicker response to hardware interactions like playing a Remix Cell by pressing one of S5's pads.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Settings on Windows: The Control Panel Device Monitor Section This section displays information about the audio interface's processing status and your system's output latency. Processing State: The processing state monitor provides feedback on the current status of the device. There are three possible status messages: ▪ Idle: controller is connected, but no audio data is being streamed. ▪ Streaming: driver is working and processing audio data.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Settings on Windows: The Control Panel Diagnostics panel in S5's Control Panel application Drop-Out Detection Section This section provides data for troubleshooting: USB I/O Errors: Counts USB data transfer interruptions between your computer and S5. Buffer Underruns: Buffer underruns occur when your computer isn’t able to process an audio stream in time.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Using the S5 Audio Interface for Other Music Applications Number of Clients: Displays the number of clients connected to the interface. Multiple ASIO applications are counted separately, WDM and WASAPI increase the number by one, no matter how many WDM/WASAPI applications play audio. USB Data Errors: Counts USB data errors. Poor quality or too long cables, as well as interference, can be the source of data errors on the USB bus.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Setting up S5 as your Default Audio Interface 7.4 Setting up S5 as your Default Audio Interface S5 can function as your system's default playback device for all sound including system sounds (not only for music software). This section describes how to configure the system settings. 7.4.1 Windows For Windows 7 (and later) you can define the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 as your default audio interface as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Setting up S5 as your Default Audio Interface 5. 6. Click the Input tab, and select TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 from the Select a device for sound input list. Close the window to confirm your changes.
Troubleshooting - Getting Help Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting - Getting Help This chapter covers the most common issues. Most of what can go wrong when setting up and using TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 should be listed here along with some tried-and-tested ways to solve these issues. 8.1 Troubleshooting There are a few things you should check in case S5 doesn't work with your system. 8.1.1 TRAKTOR Won’t Start ▪ Check the system requirements for TRAKTOR KONTROL S5.
Troubleshooting - Getting Help Troubleshooting 8.1.2 TRAKTOR Crashes In case of a crash during operation, please contact the Native Instruments technical support team and send them your crash log. You will find the crashlog in the following folders: ▪ Windows: \My Documents\Native Instruments\Traktor 2\Crashlogs\ ▪ Mac OS X: YourUserFolder/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/ 8.1.3 TRAKTOR Has Performance Issues Please check if your computer is suited for handling real-time audio processing without dropouts.
Troubleshooting - Getting Help Troubleshooting ▪ Windows 7 tuning tips for audio processing: http://www.native-instruments.com/knowledge/questions/847/ ▪ Windows 8 tuning tips for audio processing: http://www.native-instruments.com/knowledge/questions/1395/ 8.1.4 Updates Whenever you encounter problems, it is recommended that you first download and install any available software updates in Service Center or on our website: http://www.native-instruments.
Troubleshooting - Getting Help Getting Help 8.2.2 Technical Support If no Knowledge Base entry matches your problem, or if the matching entry does not solve the problem, you can use the Online Support Form to contact the Technical Support team of Native Instruments. The Online Support Form will ask you to enter information about your hardware and software setup. This information is essential for our Support team to be able to provide you with quality assistance.
Troubleshooting - Getting Help Getting Help 8.2.4 User Forum In the Native Instruments User Forum, you can discuss product features directly with other users and with experts moderating the forum. Please be aware that the Technical Support team does not participate in the forum. If you’re encountering an issue that can’t be solved by other users, contact Native Instruments’ Technical Support team via the online support form as described above. Find the User Forum at: http://www.native-instruments.
Technical Specification 9 Technical Specification Input/output connectors A-D: Four pairs of RCA input connectors MIC: One 6.3 mm (1/4") TRS (balanced) microphone input connector BOOTH OUT: Two balanced 6.3 mm (1/4") TRS line out connectors MAIN OUT: Two balanced XLR outputs MAIN OUT: Two RCA outputs PHONES: One stereo 6.3 mm (1/4") headphone output PHONES: One stereo 3.5 mm (1/8") headphone output K: One Kensington lock slot USB: One USB 2.
Technical Specification Line Inputs THD+N 0.001% Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.1 dB) Cross talk @ 1kHz -116 dB Microphone Inputs Full Scale Level @ 1 kHz -7.2 dBu DNR (a-weighted) @ 1 kHz 104 dB THD+N @ 1 kHz 0.006% Frequency Response 20Hz - 20kHz (±0.6 dB) Phono Inputs Input impedance 47 kΩ Full Scale Level @ 1 kHz -23.5 dBu DNR (a-weighted) @ 1 kHz 84 dB THD+N @ 1 kHz 0.
Technical Specification Line Outputs (XLR & 1/4'' Booth) Max Output Level +20 dBu DNR (a-weighted) 108 dB THD+N @ 1kHz 0.001% Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.2 dB) Crosstalk @ 1kHz -115 dB Line Outputs (RCA) Max Output Level +14 dBu DNR (a-weighted) 108 dBu THD+N @ 1kHz 0.001% Frequency Response 20 Hz – 20 kHz (±0.1 dB) Crosstalk @ 1kHz -117 dB Headphones Outputs Load Impedance 16 Ω – 600 Ω Max Output Level (32 Ω load) +7.2 dBu DNR (a-weighted) 109 dB THD+N @ 1kHz 0.
Technical Specification Dimensions and Weight ▪ Depth: 32.2 cm ▪ Height: 6.6 cm ▪ Width: 50 cm ▪ Weight: 3.7 kg Environmental Specifications ▪ Operating temperature: +5 to +35 °C (41 to 95 °F), max 85% non-condensing humidity ▪ Storage temperature: 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F), max 85% non-condensing humidity Do not install this unit in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight.
