User Manual

6.3 Touchstrip
Touch technology relies on the electrical properties of your skin, which differ from one person
to another. The default value will work for most people under most conditions. However, if you
feel the touch strips should react more sensitively, or start registering too soon, you can adjust
the behavior here.
• Bend Sensitivity: by default set to 50%; adjust the Tempo bend sensitivity and check in
real time if the change accommodates you better.
• Scratch Sensitivity: by default set to 50%; adjust the Scratch sensitivity and check in real
time if the change accommodates you better.
• Bend Invert: by default deactivated; swiping to the left slows playback down momentarily.
If activated, swiping to the left nudges playback forward.
• 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.
6.4 Calibrate
Calibration ensures that each control allows adjustments over their full range and with maxi-
mum precision. These settings are precisely calibrated during production, although they might
need to be recalibrated over the lifetime of your S8 unit. Recalibration is necessary when a
control ceases to allow you to set actual minimum and maximum values.
Calibration is done in groups of control elements, just click the corresponding Recalibrate but-
ton:
• FX Knobs: for recalibrating the FX knobs on both FX Units 1 and 2.
• Short Faders: for recalibrating the Slot Volume Faders.
• Mixer Knobs: for recalibrating EQ (HI, MID, LOW) and FILTER knobs.
Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR
Touchstrip
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