User Manual

The top panel of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 is divided into three main areas listed in the ta-
ble below: The table also provides the links referring to the section with more information.
Callout Description Link to section providing further information
(1) Decks ↑4.2, The Deck
(2) FX Units ↑4.3, The FX Unit
(3) Mixer ↑4.4, The Mixer
4.2 The Deck
This chapter provides a detailed description of how the knobs, buttons and faders in S8's Deck
section relate to the TRAKTOR workflow.
Since the left and right Decks work identically, we'll just talk about the left one. Implicitly,
though, the descriptions also apply to the right Deck.
S8 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 PRO software. Active
TRAKTOR Decks always work in one of the Deck modes, as either Track Deck, Remix Deck or
Live Input.
If you connect an external device to S8, you can also bypass the Deck completely by
switching the corresponding Mixer channel from TRAKTOR mode to Thru mode. This will
automatically de-activate the Deck.
For more details about the Deck modes, please refer to the TRAKTOR Manual.
The left-hand hardware Deck controls TRAKTOR's Decks A and C. The entire section can be
focused on either the primary (A) or secondary (C) Deck. The positions of Decks on S8 are con-
sistent with the Deck layout in TRAKTOR PRO:
• The left-hand Deck controls TRAKTOR Decks A (on top) and C (below).
• The right-hand Deck controls TRAKTOR Decks B (on top) and D (below).
The following image and table give a detailed overview of the Deck's elements and links refer-
ring to sections with further information.
Hardware Reference
The Deck
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