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#Traktor kontrol s4 tutorials portable

For that camp, the S4 might remain a solid controller for years to come. Especially for open format DJs and those who are doing more standard 1-to-1 blends. We will admit, touch strips will never appropriately replace spinning platters. When a track is stopped, hold the Shift button and you can move around in the track, needle drop style, and then fine-adjust the track with the Shift button released.Hold Shift on a playing deck, and you can scratch a track (you have to enable this in Traktor’s preferences).When a deck is playing, swipe left or right to pitch-bend, or if your tracks are synced, adjust phase.Once you get past that, it actually becomes pretty clear how powerful the touch strips are on the Kontrol S5 – they have a few different modes.

It’s got about the same dimensions as a Kontrol S4, and while is a few pounds heavier still is a reasonable back pack carry. In terms of portability, S5 is very reasonable to carry around. A few drinks into your local DJ night in the dark booth, and you’re going to want a controller that you know well and can quickly find all of the basic controls. The Kontrol S5 takes the more obvious one-to-one workflow of the Kontrol S4 and keeps the surface of the controller less cluttered and easier to navigate.

#Traktor kontrol s4 tutorials portable

It’s fantastic for technically-minded individuals and works well as a stay-at-home base of operations for a portable digital DJ rig, but it’s a bit of a beast. Let’s be honest here – the S8 is a lot of controller.

A Simple Control Interface The S5 (left) has a much cleaner interface than the S8 (right, not to scale) The bottom line: you could play an entire night without looking at your computer at all, and that’s a major plus for a lot of DJs.

#Traktor kontrol s4 tutorials full

Same goes for Remix Decks and Stem Decks – having the full visuals for each makes these powerful tools more realistic to incorporate into your DJ set – as they both require significant visual feedback to use effectively. The best element is the easy reference of Traktor’s FX units – which are often difficult to see even with a well-placed laptop. The screens are incredibly high resolution (just as on the Kontrol S8), allowing you to focus on the controller instead of the laptop (which you can hide away and turn off if you like). Having the ability to quickly reference exactly what’s going on in Traktor without looking at a second screen is fantastic. Screens: The Biggest Win On The Kontrol S5 The Bottom Line: A welcome addition to the Kontrol line – outclassing the S8 in many ways and giving Traktor users a very solid controller to access Stems and Remix Decks in an intelligent but simple workflow.Read on and chat with us about Native Instruments’ latest DJ device! Many of you had questions about the unit and how it works, so we’ve got a deep-dive review of the controller in today’s article. Today marks the official in-store date for the new Kontrol S5 controller for Traktor, and we’ve already got a number of DJs who have picked one up in the DJTT store.