Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2 Technical Information

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9.2.5 Using the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 with a Laptop ... 188 9.3 Loose Jog Wheel Top Plate ...

6.1.2 Mixer The Mixer is sitting in the middle of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 controller and of TRAK-TOR’s window.The Mixer on the S4 contr

The Mixer receives on its four channels (1) the audio signals coming from the four Decks de-scribed above. There is one channel for each Deck. Hence,

The FX Unit 1 in TRAKTOR.By default, two FX Units are active. Both FX Unit 1 and FX Unit 2 can be freely assigned toany of the channels A-D.On the h

The Loop Recorder on your S4.The Loop Recorder in TRAKTOR.The Loop Recorder allows you to instantly create loops whether coming from the Mixer’s mas-t

6.1.5 Front and Rear Panels The front and rear panel of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 contain controls and connectors re-lated to the physical inputs and ou

The SHIFT ButtonsInstead of triggering any function themselves, the SHIFT buttons (one on each Deck) modify thebehavior of other control elements on y

Additionally, encoders have a “push” action available: pushing the encoder can trigger someother function.6.2.4 Jog Wheels A jog wheel on your S

This makes the jog wheel a versatile element that gives you a very precise control, e.g. forscratching, seeking in a track, or browsin

6.2.7 Switches A switch.Switches are only available on the rear panel. They control a few basic options needed whensetting your TRAKTOR KONTRO

6.3.1 Deck Flavors and Structure As described in section ↑6.1.1, Decks, TRAKTOR's software Decks can have three differentFlavors, dep

1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S4! We are delighted that you have chosen TRAKTOR KONTROL S4!1.1 What Is TRAKTOR KONTROL S4? TRAKTOR KONTRO

The Decks on Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4The two Decks on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 allow you to control all four Decks in TRAK-TOR:▪ The left Deck on your S

►To access the secondary function of any control element, hold SHIFT depressed when us-ing that control element.▪ For the Deck and FX Unit control ele

►On the left Deck, press SHIFT + DECK C to switch to another Layout in TRAKTOR.►On the right Deck, press SHIFT + DECK D to switch to another Layout in

▪ DECK C (or DECK D) indicator: lights up in white when the Deck on your S4 is focused onthe lower Deck (Deck C on the left, Deck D on the right) in T

►By pressing SHIFT + LOAD, you unload the track from the Deck.You will find more info on browsing and loading in section ↑6.7.1, Browsing Tracks and S

▪ Tempo bending: By spinning the jog wheel’s outer rim, you temporarily raise or lower theDeck tempo. When you stop spinning the rim, the Deck tempo r

The TEMPO fader controls the tempo of the focused Deck: Pulling the TEMPO fader down-wards/upwards increases/decreases the tempo, respec

Absolute ModeBy default, the TEMPO fader is in Absolute mode. In this mode, whenever you move the TEM-PO fader on your S4, its position is transmitted

LOOP IN and LOOP OUT ButtonsThe LOOP IN and LOOP OUT buttonsThe LOOP IN and LOOP OUT buttons allow you to manually define a Floating Loop in the play-

Loop MOVE EncoderThe Loop MOVE encoder.The Loop MOVE encoder allows you to activate/deactivate looping, move the Loop and jump inthe track:Loop MOVE e

First read the Setup Guide. Then proceed with this TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Manual to getmore familiar with TRAKTOR KONTROL S4!TRAKTOR KONTROL

Loop SIZE encoder No Loop active Loop activeTurn Selects a loop size (in beats) for the nextFloating Loop that you will set. The se-lected loop size i

If you don’t want to use Samples at all, or if you don’t want to mix Track Deck controls andRemix Deck controls, you can activate alternate functions

The Remix Slot now lights up dimmed to indicate that the Sample is loaded but not audible,because it is either muted or stopped.To tell whether the Sa

The Remix Deck C with the Advanced Panel on bottom. On the lower right you can see the cursor pointing on the Play Typebutton, which switches the Samp

Unloading a SampleYou can clear a Sample Cell by pressing SHIFT + Remix Slot button. The button’s LED turnsoff.More Controls over the SamplesBy defaul

Hotcue button Hotcue slot’s stateUnlit Empty Hotcue slot.Blue Hotcue slot contains a Cue Point.GreenYellowOrangeWhiteHotcue slot contains a Loop.Hotcu

Hotcue Buttons in a Remix Deck ContextIf the Deck in focus is a Remix Deck, the RGB Hotcue buttons function in the following way:►Pressing a Hotcue bu

The Hotcue Buttons drop-down menu from the Preferences.The Hoctcue Buttons preference for the S4 affects the REMIX SLOTS functionality differentlydepe

◦ Pressing an unlit REMIX SLOTS button will capture a Sample from the capture sourceDeck / start playback/ retrigger playback.◦ Pressing SHIFT + a

6.3.12 SYNC Button The SYNC button.The SYNC button activates/deactivates the synchronization of the Deck to the current tempomaster (anothe

▪ Chapter ↑4, Tutorials is a selection of tutorials focused on your controller. They will letyou progressively discover how to use

If you can’t match the beats with this method, most likely also the tempo of the Beatgrid hasbeen wrongly detected. In this case proceed as follows to

6.4 The Mixer The Mixer, in the middle of your S4.This section describes the general handling of the Mixer on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4.You will find in

6.4.1 Mixer Overview The Mixer is equipped with four channels, each of them controlling the signal coming from oneparticular Deck: channel A, B, C, an

Adjust the MAIN knob in TRAKTOR’s Master panel so that the values on your S4’s MAINLEVEL meters stay in the upper part of the blue areas without reach

The channels and the crossfader make up the core of the mixing scheme.Signal FlowAs a rule of thumb: the signal coming from a Deck arrives at the top

For the FX Unit assignment, press the left or right button to assign this channel to the FX Unit 1or 2, respectively. The button lights up when

Each channel boards an EQ section with the three usual knobs HI, MID and LOW for controllinghigh, medium and low frequency content of the signal, resp

In Browse mode, the Headphones Cue button is used to load the selected track on to thecorresponding Deck (Track Decks only). See section ↑6.7, Browsin

To correct the channel level, adjust the GAIN encoder at the very top of the channel. Formore info on how to set your levels correctly, see

If you rather use the channel faders instead of the crossfader for mixing, you can deactivatethe crossfader in order to avoid unwanted level i

This light bulb icon indicates that a note contains useful extra information. This informa-tion may often help you to solve a task more efficiently,

USB IndicatorThe USB indicator.The USB indicator gives you information about the status of the USB connection between yourS4 and your computer. The in

While a track or Sample is loaded into the Preview Player, holding the PREVIEW button andturning the BROWSE encoder serves as seek control. You ca

Clock Master Button and Indicator (MASTER)The Clock Master button and indicator.The Clock Master button allows you to set TRAKTOR’s Clock as tempo mas

6.4.5 The BROWSE Encoder The BROWSE encoder.The BROWSE encoder is used to browse and copy tracks or Samples in TRAKTOR KON-TROL S4. Yo

▪ (5) FX Knob 3▪ (6) FX Button 1▪ (7) FX Button 2▪ (8) FX Button 3▪ (9) FX Mode button (MODE)6.5.1 Single Mode and Group Mode In TRAKTOR, each FX Unit

Control element Single mode Group modeFX Button 1-3 FX Button 1: resets all FX parametersto their default value.FX Buttons 2 and 3: FX-dependent (litw

The Loop Recorder on your S4.The recording source for the Loop Recorder can be selected via the Loop Recorder’s Sourcemenu in TRAKTOR. P

►Press SIZE repeatedly to select the desired loop size.The selected loop size cannot be seen on your S4; for this, you have to look at the Loop Re-cor

6.6.5 PLAY Button The PLAY button starts/stops the playback of the Loop Recorder—provided of course thatsomething has been recorded int

You will find in ↑12.5, Loop Recorder Quick Reference a Quick Reference table summingup the basic functionality of each control element needed for bro

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►To load the selected track or Sample, press LOAD on the desired Deck:If the focus is on a Remix Deck, the Sample will be loaded into the first empty

►Press a flashing target to load the selected track or Sample.After a target has been selected, the Browse mode stays active, allowing you to load ite

If the Loop Recorder’s PLAY button is not selected as source, it stops flashing because it can-not be selected as target.►Press a target to select it.

▪ (3) MAIN OUT section: Sockets for connecting the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 to your mainmixer or amplification system. See section ↑6.8.1, MAIN OU

▪ (2) Main/Booth Outputs 1/2 1/4" sockets (1/2) : main outputs of TRAKTOR KONTROL S4(line level, balanced). Use these sockets to co

6.8.3 MIC Section ▪ Microphone Gain knob (GAIN) : Adjust here the input gain for the connected microphone(see below).▪ (6) Microphone sock

The POWER section on the rear panel.▪ (1) USB socket : Connect here your S4 to your computer with the included USB cable.▪ (2) Power Supply connector

The front panel of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4.▪ (1) Headphones socket (PHONES) : Cue channel stereo output (jack 1/4"). Connect yourheadp

In Native Traktor mode, your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 will communicate directly with TRAK-TOR over USB using the Native Instruments proprietary NHL pr

When your S4 is in MIDI Mode, the two Loop Displays will show 'ON'.To customize the S4’s MIDI properties, such as MIDI channel or CC numbers

2 TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Overview This mini-chapter will quickly introduce you to TRAKTOR KONTROL S4’s main areas and con-cepts, both on your TRAKTOR

7 Customizing TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is a highly customizable DJ system. Many of its features can be modi-fied so that it best suits yo

The list of available pages at the left of the Preferences window.1. To display a particular page of settings, click on the page name in the left colu

For a detailed description of all settings available in the Preferences window, please referto the TRAKTOR 2 Manual.In the Preferences window, the

In this page, settings are grouped into four sections: S4 Control Options, Restore Default, Cali-bration and LEDs.7.3 S4 Control Options On the Trakto

The Direct FX 1-3 settings.Reminder: In Single mode, press SHIFT + FX Button 1, SHIFT + FX Button 2 or SHIFT +FX Button 3 to load the selected Direct

Hotcue ButtonsThe Hotcue Buttons menu lets you choose between a Legacy mode, where the Hotcue buttonsbehave as with TRAKTOR's former Sample

◦ When a Loop is active, holding one of these buttons while spinning the jog wheel al-lows you to move the corresponding Loop In Point or Loop Out Poi

it also allows you to go beyond this range and change the Deck tempo within ±100 %while preserving the current fader accuracy (as defined by the range

Jog WheelThe Disable Jog Wheel Push option will defeat the touch-sensitivity of the KONTROL S4 jogwheels when checked. If this option i

7.3.2 Calibration The Calibration section allows you to perform the calibration for various knobs, faders, and jogwheels on your S4 in order to

Hardware controller and software side by side.▪ (1) Decks: TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 provides you with four virtual Decks. The Decks arethe place w

7.4.1 Switching the Deck Flavors As explained in section ↑6.1.1, Decks, all Decks can be individually switched between differ-ent Flavors: Track Deck,

Using the Setup WizardWhen setting up TRAKTOR KONTROL S4, the easiest way is to start the Setup Wizard. Thisallows you to choose from a s

Input Routing page in the Preferences panel.In this page, you can choose the physical inputs to be used for each virtual input channel inTRAKTOR.For e

3. Click Close at the bottom of the window to confirm your modifications.→Your external audio source is now sent to Deck D, which acts as Live Input a

Due to the different FX routing scheme, the FX Assign buttons work differently:FX Assign button Function with four FX UnitsFX Assign 1 Channel A: Assi

►Select Start Setup Wizard in the Help menu of the Application Menu Bar (to see this bar,Fullscreen mode must be deactivated).►Or click the Setup Wiza

→TRAKTOR starts with the selected settings and a matching interface layout, e.g., if youselected to use an external DJ mixer, TRAKTOR's software

8 The S4 Audio Interface and Control Panel Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is equipped with a high-end 24-bit/96 kHz audio interface. Youcan adjust the audio

When converting audio information to digital and vice versa, the audio driver needs to storethe data in buffer packages (audio buffers) which

If you cannot find the Control Panel, the driver is most likely not installed at all. In this case,please re-install the driver as described in the se

▪ (2) FX Units: The signals coming from the Decks can be further processed by two FX Unitslocated at the top of your hardware and software interface.

The Control Panel with Audio Settings page opened.The Audio Settings page consists of two sections:▪ Audio Processing: settings for the analog-to

▪ Process Buffer : Lower the buffer size value for a quicker response of your computer toTRAKTOR controller and software actions.When conver

8.2.3 Diagnostics Page The Diagnostics page allows for monitoring the controller’s performance and for detecting er-rors.The Control Panel with Diagno

Drop-Out Detection SectionThe Drop-Out Detection section holds two displays and a button:▪ USB I/O Errors: counts USB input/output errors. A h

setting in the options or preferences of your music applications allowing you to select theTRAKTOR KONTROL S4 as audio interface. For mo

9 Troubleshooting and Help This chapter covers the most common issues. Most of what can go wrong when setting up andusing TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 should be

9.2.2 USB and Driver Issues Once your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is connected and turned on, wait a few seconds and give alook at the USB indicator located in

▪ If you do not know whether or not you have previously installed the drivers of the TRAK-TOR KONTROL S4 to your computer, it is advisable to start ag

9.2.5 Using the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 with a Laptop Please check if your computer is suited for handling real-time audio processing without drop-outs. T

Once the plate has clicked back into place, it should be securely fastened to the unit. If it isstill loose, try running through the procedure again.

3 Importing Your Music Most likely you already have a collection of music files on your computer. For those of you whocan’t wait for mixing their own

When communicating with the Native Instruments support team, keep in mind that the moredetails you can provide about your hardware, your operating sys

10 Appendix A – Common Setups This appendix shows you how to connect your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 with your other gears invarious setups.For a reference of

Connect the Power Supply1. Connect the included power supply to a power outlet using the appropriate adapter foryour region.2. Connect th

We strongly recommend you to use an external power supply with your S4 via the includedpower supply unit. Although operation is also po

►Connect one end of the included USB 2.0 cable to the USB socket on the rear panel ofyour S4, and the other end to an available USB 2.0 port on your c

Turn Down All Volume Controls►Before you plug any audio cable, make sure to turn down all volume controls, both onyour S4 and on your amplification sy

Connect your Headphones to the PHONES Socket (Front Panel)►On the front panel of your S4, plug your headphones into the Headphones socket(PHONES).Befo

Turn On Your S4►On the rear panel of your S4, engage the ON/OFF switch to turn on the device.→Look at the top panel of your controller: after a quick

1. Open the Preferences window by clicking on the Preferences button in TRAKTOR’s Head-er:2. Go to Preferences > Decks > Deck Flavor and select

Before you proceed, please follow the steps for the basic setup described in section ↑10.1,TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Basic Setup.Connect Your M

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To make use of the Track Collection, you have to populate it by importing your music files.3.2 Importing Music Folders TRAKTOR offers an easy import f

socket (MIC) on your S4 until the level meters on your screen show a satisfying level (toadjust the microphone input gain, you can follow the

▪ By having assigned the microphone signal to the Aux channel, you still have four internalDecks at your disposal (Track Decks or Remix Decks).10.3 Us

Control via timecode vinyls/CDs (Scratch Control) is not available in TRAKTOR KONTROL S4yet.►Starting from the basic setup, we will connect the audio

Set the LINE/PHONO Switch to PHONO The LINE/PHONO switch.►On the INPUT CHANNEL B, set the LINE/PHONO switch to PHONO.Set the Input Routing and Deck Fl

4. Go to Preferences > Decks > Deck Flavor and select Live Input in the A and B menus.5. Click Close at the bottom of the Preferences window to

11 Appendix B – Technical Information You will find here the technical specifications and the block diagram for the audio interface ofyour TRAKTOR KON

Line Inputs Cross talk -111 dBFull scale level +12.4 dBDNR (a-weighted) 98.3 dBuTHD+N 0.05 %Frequency response ±0.5 dB 20 Hz – 40 kHz Microphone I

Audio Outputs (D/A) Bit resolution 16, 24Converter Cirrus Logic Line Outputs (1/4'' TRS balanced) Max output level +18 dBuDNR (a-weighted

Headphones Outputs THD+N@1kHz 0.013 %Frequency response ±1 dBuCrosstalk@1kHz20 Hz – 240 kHz-111dBPower Supply▪ In: 100-240V - 60/50Hz - 0.4A▪ Out: 15V

12 Appendix C – Quick References This appendix provides you with you Quick Reference tables summing up the basic functionali-ty of each control elemen

2. Click Add… at the bottom of the Music Folders section.3. Navigate to a folder you want to add.4. Confirm with OK.Repeat to add all of your Music Fo

Control element FunctionDECK C or DECK D indicator Lit when your S4 Deck is focused on the lower Deck (Deck C or Deck D).KEYLOCK indicator Lit when Ke

Control element FunctionLoop SIZE encoder Push: activates/deactivates looping. Activating looping automatically sets aFloating Loop at current playbac

Control element FunctionCUE button Deck playing: jumps to Floating Cue Point and stops playback.Deck paused: sets a new Floating Cue Point. Track is p

Control element FunctionON AIR indicator Lit when the Deck is audible on the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 main output.REMIX indicator Lit (showing that this Dec

Control element FunctionLoop MOVE encoder In Remix modePush: activates/deactivates looping.Loop active: Loop move controls. Turn to move the Loop by t

Control element FunctionREMIX SLOTS buttons Unlit: empty Sample Slot. Press to load a Sample from the capture source atcurrent playback position (if p

Control element FunctionCUE button Stopped Samples: Press & hold to trigger Sample Slots. Upon release, playbackstops and skips back to start.Play

12.3.2 Channel and Crossfader Quick Reference Control element FunctionGAIN encoder Turn: adjusts input gain level for that channel.Push: resets input

12.3.3 Master Display Quick Reference Control element FunctionAlert indicator Flashes when there is something wrong: Main Volume knob or Head-phones V

Control element Single mode Group modeFX Button 1-3 FX Button 1: resets all FX parametersto their default value.FX Buttons 2 and 3: FX-dependent (litw

▪ Any of the jog wheels:▪ Any of the Loop MOVE encoders, located below each jog wheel:▪ The BROWSE encoder, located beneath the MAIN knob in the cente

12.6 Browsing, Loading and Copying Quick Reference See section ↑6.7, Browsing, Loading and Copying for more details on these control ele-

IndexAAbsolute (prefs) [166]Absolute mode [117]Adjusting levels [40]Alert indicator [139]Aligning tracks [35]Analysis [20] [67]Assigning FX to channel

CCalibration [169]CD deck [201]Changing the size of a Loop [45]Channel [18] [28] [101] [134]Crossfader Assignment indicator [138]CUE button [33] [37]

CUE MIX knob [31] [33] [37] [157]Cue PointsFloating Cue Point [118]setting and storing [34]storing [125]CUE VOL knob [31] [157]Cueing [34] [44]Cueing

Displays [107]Distortion [41] [43]Documentation [11]Driver issues [186]Drop-Out Detection (Control Panel) [183]DRY/WET knob (FX Unit) [57] [60]DRY/WET

FX Knobs 1-3 [58] [60]FX On button [57] [59]FX Unit [18] [42] [55] [101]Assigning to channels [57] [135]controlling [58]DRY/WET knob [57] [60]FX Butto

IImporting music [19]Importing your music [67]Indicators [107]Information (Control Panel) [183]INPUT CHANNEL C section [155]INPUT CHANNEL D section [1

Loop Buttons (prefs) [165]LOOP IN buttonon Track Decks [45] [118]Loop mode [51]Loop MOVE encoderon Track Decks [46] [47] [119]LOOP OUT buttonon Track

MMAIN knob (software) [30]Main level [42]MAIN LEVEL knob [30]MAIN LEVEL meters [30]MAIN OUT section [153]Main Outputs 1/2 [195]Main section [18] [42]

OOffsetmanually correcting [39]ON AIR indicator [112]ON/OFF switch [156] [197]One-shot mode [51] [123]Online Support Form [189]Output Latency [181]Ove

▪ The CUE buttons, located on each channel of the Mixer,Please do the following:1. Push the BROWSE button to enter Browse mode. On your computer scree

Processing State (Control Panel) [181]QQUANT button and indicator [35] [70] [142]Quantize mode [35] [70] [142]Quick Loadingsamples [122] [149]tracks [

Settings button (prefs) [178]Setup Guide [11]Setup Wizard [168] [174]SHIFT button [110]tapping [130]Signal flow in channels [134]Single mode [59] [144

TTechnical Specs [205]Tempoadjusting manually [38]automatically adjusting (Sync) [33]Tempo bendingon Track Decks [39] [115]TEMPO Fader [38]Absolute mo

UUNDO button [64] [65] [147]Updates [190]USB indicator [140] [186]USB issues [186]USB socket [156] [194]User Forum [190]Using a master mixer [201]Usin

2. Select the tracks to import into the Track Collection.3. Drag the selection onto the Track Collection icon in the Browser Tree.4. Alternatively rig

4 Tutorials This chapter will guide you through the most common tasks that you will encounter during yourwork with TRAKTOR KONTROL S4.The tutorials a

→Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is now reset to the factory settings.The tutorials presented here assume that TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is in its defaul

Release SHIFT and turn the BROWSE encoder to scroll through the Playlist and navigateto the track House 1.2. Once the track is highlighted, press the

4.1.2 Playing the Track ►Once the track is loaded, simply press the PLAY button at the bottom of the left Deck:→The track starts playing. The PLAY but

The Channel A.At this point you will hear some audio coming through your speakers or PA. If not, pleasecheck the following section.4.1

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▪ Above, the channel fader should be raised on channel A:▪ The channel meter (the vertical bar of LEDs along the channel fader, see picture above)shou

PrerequisitesWe assume here that you already followed the instructions in the previous tutorial (see ↑4.1,Playing Your First Track). TRAKTOR KONTROL

7. By turning the BROWSE encoder, you can seek through the track and cue other parts ofthe track.8. To unload the track from the Preview Player, press

The CUE button on channel B.►On your S4, press the CUE button on the channel B.→The button lights up, indicating that Deck B is now sent to the CUE ch

By slowly turning the CUE MIX knob on the front panel, you will hear the second track comeinto the mix in sync with Deck A.Note that you should always

The SNAP button and indicator on the Master Display.With Snap mode on, any point you set in the track will snap to the closest beat, thus ensuringthat

4.2.7 Mixing In the Track by Using the Channel EQ and Filter Now would be a great time to audition some of TRAKTOR KONTROL S4’s EQs and filters:The EQ

3. When both tracks are running together and you want to bring the bass back in, graduallydecrease the bass amount of channel A while simultaneously

Adjusting the TempoThe tempo for each Deck can be manually controlled via the TEMPO fader:Use the TEMPO fader to adjust the Deck’s tempo.►Adjust the T

Use the jog wheel to manually seek through the track.1. On the left Deck, press and spin the jog wheel’s top plate to seek through the track. (Youcan

Table of Contents1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S4! ...11 1.1 What Is TRAKTOR KONTROL

►On the left Deck, move the jog wheel’s outer rim in the desired direction to temporarilybend the tempo and adjust the phase in order to cancel any mi

▪ By using the full dynamic range available, you keep the noise level low relative to yourmix. As a result, all the details of your mus

A GAIN encoder sits at the top of each channel.►Adjust the channel’s GAIN encoder so that the level displayed on the channel meter staysin the upper p

The Main section on your S4.In this section, The LED meters show the actual level being output from the device. So, whenthe MAIN LEVEL knob is turned

4.4 Looping and Cueing Now that you have learned the basic mixing tasks, we will focus on one of TRAKTOR KON-TROL S4’s great features:

The loop size will correspond to the number on the Deck Display just above the Loop SIZE en-coder:The Loop SIZE Display.►To change the size of the Loo

Moving a LoopYou can also quickly move the active Loop across your track by using the Loop MOVE encoder,at the left of the Loop section:The Loop MOVE

Deactivating LoopingIf you want to deactivate the current Loop, do the following:►To deactivate looping, push either of the Loop MOVE or Loop SIZE enc

►To clear a Hotcue, hold down the SHIFT button and press the corresponding Hotcue but-ton.→You can see that the button is no longer lit.Creative Uses

The Remix Deck C with a Sample loaded in the upper Sample Cell of the first Sample Slot..You can also use the Remix Decks to build new tracks on the f

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4.5.1 Loading a Sample from the Collection You can load Samples directly from your Track Collection. This will give us the opportunity totry the Brows

▪ In TRAKTOR, the Remix Deck C now holds the Sample in the upper Sample Cell of thefirst Sample Slot.▪ On your S4, the corresponding Sample Play

The Remix Deck C with the Advanced Panel on bottom. On the lower right you can see the cursor pointing on the Play Typebutton, which switches the Samp

3. On the same Deck, press an unlit Sample Play button — let’s say the Sample Play button1.→This automatically captures the current Loop playing on Tr

The Sample Play buttons offer you the same playback controls as described earlier (press tounmute/mute the Sample, SHIFT+ press to stop

▪ The jog wheel allows tempo bending (outer rim) and scratching (top plate) of the RemixDeck including all Sample Slots.▪ The Hotcue button under each

An FX Unit on the S4.PrerequisitesAs always, we assume here that you already followed the instructions in the previous tutorials.TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 no

1. Hold the SHIFT button and press the FX On button (at the far left of the FX Unit) to loadthe three default effects: You now have the Delay, the Rev

The FX Assign buttons on each channel.Let’s assign the FX Unit 1 to Deck B:1. Press the left FX Assign button (labeled “1”) on channel B to

1. Hold SHIFT and press the FX Button 1 repeatedly to scroll through all available FX untilthe Gater is selected in the first slot of the FX Unit 1 in

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4. On channel B, press the right FX Assign button (labeled “2”) to assign Deck B to this FXUnit as well. You can deactivate the left FX Assign button

The Loop Recorder on your S4.You could, for example, capture the signal from the microphone input on the S4, record yourscratching in real-time, or

4.7.1 Choosing a Source The Loop Recorder can capture the input from several sources. In TRAKTOR, you can choosethe desired source by clicking on

►Press the SIZE button on the S4 repeatedly to cycle through loop record sizes (in bars).You can see the current loop size in the software at the top

The Loop Recorder’s DRY/WET knob.You can stop and start again the recorded loop by using the PLAY button. By doing this, you’llnotice the following:▪

4.7.3 Overdubbing You can also dub over the current recorded loop, building additional recorder layers on the fly.To do this:1. Press the REC butto

4.8 Synchronization It is now time to give a closer look at the advanced synchronization features offered by TRAK-TOR. Once you will get more familiar

▪ A Track Deck can provide the tempo and the beats from the track that is currently play-ing.The BeatgridSo that a Track Deck can provide relia

4.8.2 Who’s the Master? You can build your mix using various Deck setups: you can mix with two Track Decks only, ormake use of the lower Remix Decks (

1. Stop any playing Deck.On the Master Display of your S4, the MASTER button and indicator light up, indicatingthat the Clock currently is the tempo m

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1. In TRAKTOR’s Clock panel, deactivate the AUTO button.2. Set the Clock as tempo master, whether by activating the MASTER button in the

▪ The Snap mode ensures that any Loop or Cue Point you set in a track will snap to theclosest beat.▪ The Quantize mode ensures that

1. Load two tracks with quite different tempos on Deck A and B.2. Start the playback on both Decks and synchronize Deck B to Deck A.You can clearly he

5 Using the S4 with TRAKTOR DJ The TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 is designed to work with the TRAKTOR DJ app on iOS devices. Inthis section we will describe the

5.1.1 Browsing & Loading Tracks Follow the below tutorial to quickly familiarize yourself with how to use the S4 to browsethrough y

5.1.2 Quantize Functions Located in the center of the S4 device beneath the BROWSE encoder, the QUANT button al-lows you to toggle through TRAKTOR DJs

The Mixer section of the S4, and the corresponding TRAKTOR DJ Equalizer section.In TRAKTOR DJ, Deck A is located at the top, and Deck B found below. I

5.1.5 Using EQs When you move one of the S4's EQ knobs on either of Channels A or B, the corresponding ef-fect can be observed via TRAKTOR DJ&apo

5.1.6 Using the Filters The S4's FILTER encoders located on Channels A & B can be used to apply the Filter effect toa TRAKTOR DJ Deck. Moving

Turning Channel A's FILTER anti-clockwise to initiate a LPF Filter, and the corresponding Filter movement along the X Axisin TARKTOR DJ.5.1.7 Hea

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2. Click the play button on both Decks to begin playback.3. Turn the CUE MIX knob to the center position.4. Set the headphone volume to a comfortable

5.1.8 Deck Control An S4 Jog Wheel.You can use the S4's jog wheels to scratch, find cue points, manually adjust a tracks tempo,rewind, and seek o

Note that you can also stop the playback (by pressing the PLAY button) before you seek an in-teresting point with the Jog Wheel. Once you have

Using the Tempo FadersThe S4 allows you to control the tempo of a track/s playing in TRAKTOR DJ by manually ad-justing the Track Deck's tempo. Ad

▪ Hotcues▪ Loop Functions▪ Move Functions▪ Deck Sync (& BeatGrid Mode) functions▪ Flux mode functionsThis section will take you through the fu

When using TRAKTOR DJ, there are occasions when a Deck is in a Half-Sync state. This iswhen the BPMs of the Decks match, but the phase

5.2.5 Hotcue Buttons The Hotcue buttons are numbered 1-4 on each transport area of the S4. These RGB backlitbuttons directly reflect TRAKTOR&

5.2.6 Using Loops You can use the S4 to perform Loop functions in TRAKTOR DJ by either manually engagingthe LOOP IN/OUT buttons, or by sel

1. Trigger a loop on your chosen deck, using either the Loop encoder or manually via theLOOP IN/OUT buttons.2. Press the MOVE encoder t

5.2.7 Using the MOVE Encoders The MOVE encoders serve a number of purposes when used with TRAKTOR DJ. The defaultmode of these encoder

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Freeze mode takes the currently viewed section of the track playing, and allows you to triggerindividual sections as cue points. These Freeze Mode cue

Holding SHIFT + turning the MOVE encoder to adjust TRAKTOR DJ's viewing scale.When in Freeze Mode, turning the MOVE encoder can be used

5.3.1 Reveal a Deck's Effect Display You can use the S4 to reveal a Deck's Effect display in TRAKTOR DJ by:►Pressing FX button 1, located at

Triggering and Controlling an EffectPressing any of the S4's FX buttons (1-3) (located in the FX 1 or FX 2 sections) will engage thecorresponding

1. Now turn FX knob 1 all the way to the right.→You will hear the amount of the Delay Effect increasing and observe that the Effects Dis-play moves to

→All three FX buttons are now illuminated orange, and you will now hear that the trackplaying is affected by 3 of TRAKTOR DJ's effects.1. Moving

6 Hardware Reference This chapter details all you can do with your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 controller.After a quick introduction to the main areas on your

A Deck on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 hardware controller.Hardware ReferenceAreas and Concepts Traktor Kontrol S4 - Manual - 97

The equivalent control elements on a Track Deck in TRAKTOR.The two Decks on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 allow you to control the four software Decks(label

Both left and right Decks also provide a SHIFT button (9): when held depressed, this buttonmodifies the function of many other control