User Manual

• Text appearing on displays of the S8 controller is printed in light grey. Whenever you see
this formatting applied, you will find the same text on a controller display.
• Text appearing on labels of the hardware controller is printed in orange. Whenever you see
this formatting applied, you will find the same text on the controller.
• Important names and concepts are printed in bold.
• References to keys on your computer’s keyboard you’ll find put in square brackets (e.g.,
“Press [Shift] + [Enter]”).
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Single instructions are indicated by this play button type arrow.
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Results of actions are indicated by this smaller arrow.
Naming Conventions
Throughout the documentation, we will refer to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 hardware control-
ler either as the controller or simply S8.
The TRAKTOR 2 software and TRAKTOR SCRATCH will be referred to as TRAKTOR.
Button Combinations and Shortcuts on Your Controller
Most instructions will use the “+” sign to indicate buttons (or buttons and pads) that must be
pressed simultaneously, starting with the button indicated first. E.g., an instruction such as:
“Press SHIFT + PLAY”
means:
1. Press and hold SHIFT.
2. While holding SHIFT, press PLAY and release it.
3. Release SHIFT.
FX Knobs and Buttons
Above each of the Displays, there's a row of FX knobs and FX buttons which aren't labeled.
Similarly, the knobs below the display are unlabeled, the buttons are all labeled ON. To differ-
entiate them, we'll refer to them as FX knobs 1-4 and FX buttons 1-4 for the elements above the
display and Performance knobs 1-4 and Performance buttons 1-4 beneath the display.
Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S8!
Manual Conventions
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