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Press SHIFT + the pad assigned with a Cue Point.
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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 de-
fault, 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.
With Snap mode on, any HotCue you set in the track will snap to the closest beat, thus ensur-
ing that recalling a CuePoint will always trigger a downbeat.
2.9.2 Aligning Tracks using HotCues
Aligning both tracks is straightforward:
1. Make sure that Deck B is playing.
1. When you hear a downbeat in the other track, press the pad with the HotCue you just
used to store the downbeat position.
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The playback position on Deck B jumps to the stored Cue Point, and the playback contin-
ues from there. Both tracks now are perfectly aligned and ready to be mixed.
2.10 Adjusting Tempo
In this tutorial you will learn how to adjust the tempo of a track and the global tempo. The S8
doesn't feature a dedicated tempo fader per Deck which you might expect of a conventional DJ
controller. Instead, the S8 offers a new approach to controlling the tempo of your mixes descri-
bed in the following section.
Using Your S8—Getting Started
Using Cue Points
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