![]() Sandwiched in the middle of the controller is the common section which houses the controls for browsing your track collection and one of the most interesting S4 exclusive functions of Traktor, the loop recorder. The top of the controller is where you'll find the knobs and buttons that directly map to the FX modules found in Traktor. Each side controls two decks-with dedicated knobs (for each deck's 3-band EQ, dual-mode filter and gain), volume faders and buttons (for cue and assign). The sizeable controller is split down the middle with each side housing a jog wheel, tempo and volume faders, and a score of buttons and knobs. Starting out on the hardware side, imagine that someone pulled up a screenshot of Traktor, handed it to an engineer and said "here, make this." It's as close to a 100% faithful recreation of the Traktor workflow as you'll find. This isn't a review of Traktor on its own, so in the interest of brevity we will concentrate on the hardware-in addition to the unique aspects of the S4 version of Traktor. They named it the S4, and promised it to be the "the ideal one-stop package for DJs who want pro features, instant usability and go-anywhere portability-a bold claim. It was big news, then, when Native Instruments announced they were releasing an "all in one" DJ controller this year, teased by a mysterious YouTube video of Dubfire road-testing it at Space in Ibiza. ![]() Should you go with the time-code system of controlling your music from a turntable or CDJ? Or maybe a straight-up MIDI controller approach is better? Should you send separate outs to a traditional mixer and use its EQs/filters/faders? Or mix in-the-box and just send the main outs directly to the sound system? Imagine the plight of a new DJ wanting to get into the game without anyone showing him/her the ropes the number of choices in addition to the body of knowledge required to get some setups up and running is overwhelming.įor proof, one needs look no further than on Native Instrument's page listing the devices that are approved as "Traktor ready." There you'll find over 30 devices ranging from the hyper-expensive Xone 4D to cheaper rackmount CD players, all the way down to quirky options like the touch-sensitive Stanton MIDI controllers. As we've progressed through the pioneer days of digital DJing, the trial-and-error ways of those early years have resulted in a dearth of options for the new user.
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