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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL D2! ........................................................
1.1 What's new for TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Users? ............................................................................ 9
1.2 Where to Start .............................................................................................................................10
1.3 Manual Conventions ................................................................................................................... 12
2 Using Your D2—Getting Started .................................................................................
2.1 Using the Browser ...................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 Loading and Playing a Track ...................................................................................................... 22
2.3 Switching Deck Focus ................................................................................................................. 24
2.4 Switching Deck View and Zooming ............................................................................................. 27
2.5 Using Cue Points ........................................................................................................................ 31
2.6 Adjusting Deck-specific tempo ................................................................................................... 34
2.7 Using Keylock ............................................................................................................................. 37
2.1.1 Opening the Browser ................................................................................................. 17
2.1.2 Scrolling through Music Folders ................................................................................ 18
2.1.3 Browsing using Touch Interactions ............................................................................ 19
2.1.4 Preview Tracks ........................................................................................................... 19
2.1.5 Sorting Tracks ........................................................................................................... 20
2.5.1 Setting and Deleting Cue Points (HotCues) ............................................................... 32
2.5.2 Aligning Tracks using HotCues .................................................................................. 34
3 Using Your D2—Getting Advanced .............................................................................
3.1 Using Touch Strip ....................................................................................................................... 42
3.2 Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode ........................................................................................... 55
3.1.1 Using Touch Strip to Seek .......................................................................................... 42
3.1.2 Using Touch Strip to Nudge/Pitchbend ...................................................................... 47
3.1.3 Using the Touch Strip to Scratch and Backspin ......................................................... 50
3.2.1 Engaging and Disengaging a Loop ............................................................................ 56
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3.3 Playing with Loops in LOOP Mode ............................................................................................... 60
3.4 Using FREEZE Mode ....................................................................................................................63
3.5 Using FLUX Mode ........................................................................................................................ 72
3.6 Remixing with Remix Decks ........................................................................................................ 74
3.7 Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ........................................................ 84
3.8 Adding FX ................................................................................................................................... 91
3.9 Using Performance Modes on Remix Decks ................................................................................. 103
3.2.2 Moving a Loop ........................................................................................................... 58
3.2.3 Storing a Loop ........................................................................................................... 59
3.3.1 Looping with Pre-defined Sizes .................................................................................. 61
3.3.2 Beatjumping .............................................................................................................. 62
3.4.1 Engaging Freeze mode on a track .............................................................................. 65
3.4.2 Adjusting the Freeze Slice Size .................................................................................. 67
3.4.3 Slicer Mode ................................................................................................................ 68
3.6.1 Loading a Remix Set .................................................................................................. 74
3.6.2 Triggering Samples ................................................................................................... 76
3.6.3 Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes ................................................... 81
3.6.4 Adjusting Levels and using Filters of Remix Slots ..................................................... 83
3.6.5 Using the Touch Strip on a Remix Deck ..................................................................... 83
3.8.1 Assigning Decks to the FX Units ................................................................................ 91
3.8.2 Setting up an FX Unit to Group FX Mode .................................................................... 92
3.8.3 Exchanging effects in the Group FX ........................................................................... 95
3.8.4 Setting up an FX Unit in Single FX Mode .................................................................... 97
3.8.5 Storing a Snapshot .................................................................................................... 102
3.8.6 Routing FX ................................................................................................................. 103
3.9.1 Selecting and applying a Performance Mode ............................................................. 104
3.9.2 Using Performance Mode Pitch .................................................................................. 105
3.9.3 Using Performance Mode Filter .................................................................................. 106
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3.10 Mixing Stem Files using Stem Decks .......................................................................................... 109
3.11 Working with Beatgrids .............................................................................................................. 119
3.9.4 Using Performance Mode FX SEND ............................................................................. 107
3.10.1 Loading and Playing a Stem File ............................................................................... 110
3.10.2 Switching between Track View and Stem View .......................................................... 112
3.10.3 Performing with Stem Decks ...................................................................................... 114
3.10.4 Adding another Stem File to the Mix .......................................................................... 117
3.10.4.1 Loading a Stem File into Deck B ................................................................117
3.10.4.2 Combining Sounds of different Stem Decks ...............................................119
3.11.1 Checking a Beatgrid .................................................................................................. 119
3.11.2 Correcting a Beatgrid Manually ................................................................................. 121
3.11.3 Additional Help Actions ............................................................................................. 125
4 Hardware Reference ..................................................................................................
4.1 Overview of the Controller ........................................................................................................... 128
4.2 The Deck ..................................................................................................................................... 130
4.2.1 DECK Button .............................................................................................................. 132
4.2.2 FLUX Button ............................................................................................................... 132
4.2.3 Mode Select Buttons .................................................................................................. 133
4.2.3.1 HOTCUE Button ..........................................................................................133
4.2.3.2 LOOP Button ..............................................................................................134
4.2.3.3 FREEZE Button ..........................................................................................135
4.2.3.4 REMIX Button ............................................................................................137
4.2.4 Loop Encoder ............................................................................................................. 137
4.2.5 EDIT Button ............................................................................................................... 138
4.2.6 CAPTURE Button ........................................................................................................ 139
4.2.7 Display Area and Controls ......................................................................................... 139
4.2.7.1 BACK Button ..............................................................................................140
4.2.7.2 BROWSE Encoder .......................................................................................141
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4.3 The FX Unit ................................................................................................................................. 156
4.4 The Rear Panel ........................................................................................................................... 159
4.2.8 Performance Controls ................................................................................................ 149
4.2.9 Slot Volume Faders .................................................................................................... 150
4.2.10 Pads .......................................................................................................................... 151
4.2.11 Touch Strip ................................................................................................................ 153
4.2.12 Transport Controls ..................................................................................................... 154
4.3.1 FX SELECT Button ...................................................................................................... 158
4.3.2 FX Unit Assignment ................................................................................................... 158
4.4.1 Kensington Lock Slot ................................................................................................. 160
4.4.2 USB Connector ........................................................................................................... 160
4.4.3 POWER Section .......................................................................................................... 161
4.4.4 USB Hub .................................................................................................................... 161
4.2.7.3 Settings Button .........................................................................................141
4.2.7.4 Display Buttons .........................................................................................143
4.2.7.5 Display ......................................................................................................144
4.2.7.6 View Button ...............................................................................................149
4.2.7.7 Performance Mode Button .........................................................................149
5 Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR ...................................................................................
5.1 Restore Default ........................................................................................................................... 164
5.2 Touch Controls ............................................................................................................................164
5.3 Touchstrip .................................................................................................................................. 164
5.4 Calibrate .................................................................................................................................... 165
5.5 LEDs ........................................................................................................................................... 165
5.6 Loop Mode Sizes ......................................................................................................................... 166
5.7 Enable MIDI Controls .................................................................................................................. 166
6 Troubleshooting - Getting Help ...................................................................................
6.1 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 173
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6.2 Getting Help ............................................................................................................................... 174
6.1.1 TRAKTOR Won’t Start ................................................................................................. 173
6.1.2 TRAKTOR Crashes ...................................................................................................... 173
6.1.3 Updates ..................................................................................................................... 174
6.2.1 Knowledge Base ........................................................................................................ 174
6.2.2 Technical Support ...................................................................................................... 174
6.2.3 Registration Support ................................................................................................. 175
6.2.4 User Forum ................................................................................................................ 175
7 Technical Specification .............................................................................................
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Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL D2!
What's new for TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Users?
1 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL D2!
Thank you for choosing TRAKTOR KONTROL D2.
What is TRAKTOR KONTROL D2?
TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 provides a direct tactile interface to TRAKTOR PRO's features and allows you to achieve more with the controller hardware so you have to do less on your computer
screen.
D2 enables performance in various live situations, combining the power of computer-based
DJing with the immediacy and flow you need to focus on your audience.
1.1 What's new for TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Users?
This chapter provides a quick overview on D2's feature enhancements and improvements introduced with TRAKTOR 2.9.
New Stem Deck Flavor in TRAKTOR PRO
TRAKTOR 2.9.0 introduces a new Stem Deck which is capable of playing and mixing .stem.mp4 files. Thanks to the Automatic Deck Flavor Switching that was introduced in
TRAKTOR 2.8.0, a Deck will automatically switch to Stem Deck whenever you load
a .stem.mp4 file. The Stem Deck functions identically to a Track Deck, but just has additional
sub-mix features for controlling the four Slot Volumes, Filters, and FX Sends for the Stem
Files.
Due to the large amount of data that must be read from a Stem File, it is currently necessary that Stem Files are analyzed before loading into a Stem Deck. It is not possible to load
and play a Stem File before it has been analyzed. For more information on how to analyze
tracks or Stem Files, refer to the TRAKTOR Manual.
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Stem Support for TRAKTOR KONTROL D2
The TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 controller now natively supports Stem Decks. The D2 provide full
4-stem visualization of the Stems on the in-built display, and the Performance Knobs, Buttons,
and Faders control the sub-mix of the stems (such as Slot Volumes, Slot Filters, and Slot FX
Sends).
For more information on how to use Stem Decks, refer to section ↑3.10, Mixing Stem Files us-
ing Stem Decks.
Stem and Remix Deck Sub-mix Controls in Controller Manager
The sub-mix controls for the Remix Deck have now been upgraded to Deck Common controls in
the Controller Manager. Controls like Slot Volume, Slot Filter, Slot Mute, and Slot FX Send
Amount are now located in “Deck Common > Sub-Mix”. When mapping a MIDI Controller to
these controls, these controls will now control a Stem Deck or Remix Deck, whichever type is
loaded. If you had MIDI Mappings for Remix Deck mix controls previous to this update, those
controls are now automatically mapped to the Deck Common Sub-mix controls for convenience.
Stem file management in Browser
Where to Start
To support management of .stem.mp4 files, a new smart folder called “All Stems” is added to
the Browser Tree. All Stem files in the Track Collection can be found quickly by clicking on
this node in the Tree.
Performance Optimizations
Playback of Stems requires more resources from your computer, so the team implemented a
number of performance optimizations to TRAKTOR to reduce the overall CPU load. These optimizations can be enjoyed even when not playing Stem Files.
1.2
TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 installation provides you with many information sources. These are
intended to be read in the following sequence to ensure easy access for users of all skill levels:
Where to Start
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• TRAKTOR Getting Started
• TRAKTOR Manual
• TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Manual (this document)
Your First Stop: Getting Started
This document guides you through configuration of TRAKTOR to work with a hardware controller by means of the Setup Wizard, as well as importing music into your Track Collection. Afterwards, it introduces you to TRAKTOR's basic concepts and workflows and helps you set up
your system correctly.
TRAKTOR Manual
The Manual helps you learn all of the workflows which make TRAKTOR a unique DJing solution. In addition to learning to use TRAKTOR's core features, this document gives advice on
working in various configurations; from using TRAKTOR in the most basic setup on its own to
integrating turntables, external DJ mixers and audio interfaces, as well as the SCRATCH extension.
Access the TRAKTOR manual via TRAKTOR's Help menu. The 'Open Manual...' entry will
open the Documentation sub-folder inside TRAKTOR's application folder.
Where to Start
TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 Manual
The D2 Manual picks up where controlling TRAKTOR features from the D2 are concerned. A
detailed tutorial section guides you through accessing the basics like loading tracks, mixing,
setting cue points, looping, and using Remix Decks from D2.
Next, a comprehensive Hardware Reference details each and every component you will encounter on the TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 controller. The later chapters of this manual provide
additional information on solving common issues, and the device's full technical specification.
CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual
Besides using D2 with the dedicated TRAKTOR software, you can also use it as a powerful and
highly versatile MIDI controller with any other MIDI-capable application or device. This is
made possible by the CONTROLLER EDITOR software, an application which allows you to assign MIDI controller messages to D2's pads, knobs, faders and encoders. The CONTROL-
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Manual Conventions
LER EDITOR is usually automatically installed during TRAKTOR's installation. For more information on this, please refer to the CONTROLLER EDITOR Manual available as a PDF file in
the Documentation subfolder of the CONTROLLER EDITOR installation folder on your hard
disk.
Other Online Resources
If you are experiencing problems related to your Native Instruments product that the supplied
documentation does not cover, there are several ways of getting help:
• Knowledge Base
• User Forum
• Technical Support
• Registration Support
You will find more information on these in chapters ↑6.1, Troubleshooting and ↑6.2, Getting
Help.
1.3 Manual Conventions
This section introduces you to the signage and text highlighting used in this manual. This manual uses particular formatting to point out special facts and to warn you of potential issues.
The icons introducing these notes let you see what kind of information is to be expected:
Whenever this exclamation mark icon appears, you should read the corresponding note
carefully and follow the instructions and hints given there if applicable.
This light bulb icon indicates that a note contains useful extra information. This information may often help you solve a task more efficiently, but does not necessarily apply to the
setup or operating system you are using; however, it's always worth a look.
Furthermore, the following formatting is used:
• Text appearing in (drop-down) menus (such as Open…, Save as… etc.) and paths to locations on your hard drive or other storage devices is printed in italics.
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Manual Conventions
• Text appearing elsewhere (labels of buttons, controls, text next to checkboxes etc.) is
printed in blue. Whenever you see this formatting applied, you will find the same text appearing somewhere on the screen.
• Text appearing on the display of the D2 controller is printed in light grey. Whenever you see
this formatting applied, you will find the same text on a controller display.
• Text appearing on labels of the hardware controller is printed in orange. Whenever you see
this formatting applied, you will find the same text on the controller.
• Important names and concepts are printed in bold.
• References to keys on your computer’s keyboard you’ll find put in square brackets (e.g.,
“Press [Shift] + [Enter]”).
Single instructions are indicated by this play button type arrow.
►
Results of actions are indicated by this smaller arrow.
→
Naming Conventions
Throughout the documentation, we will refer to the TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 hardware controller either as the controller or simply D2.
The TRAKTOR 2 software and TRAKTOR SCRATCH will be referred to as TRAKTOR.
Button Combinations and Shortcuts on Your Controller
Most instructions will use the “+” sign to indicate buttons (or buttons and pads) that must be
pressed simultaneously, starting with the button indicated first. E.g., an instruction such as:
“Press SHIFT + PLAY”
means:
1. Press and hold SHIFT.
2. While holding SHIFT, press PLAY and release it.
3. Release SHIFT.
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FX Knobs and Buttons
Above each of the Displays, there's a row of FX knobs and FX buttons which aren't labeled.
Similarly, the knobs below the display are unlabeled, the buttons are all labeled ON. To differentiate them, we'll refer to them as FX knobs 1-4 and FX buttons 1-4 for the elements above the
display and Performance knobs 1-4 and Performance buttons 1-4 beneath the display.
Numbering scheme for FX and Performance controls
Display Buttons
On each side of a display, there are two buttons marked by a square icon. To differentiate
them from each other, we'll refer to them as depicted here:
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Numbering scheme for Display Buttons
Pads
Each Deck comes with eight multi color pads. Where necessary, we'll refer to them in this order:
Numbering of the Pads in the PERFORMANCE section
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Using Your D2—Getting Started
2 Using Your D2—Getting Started
This section will guide you through the most common tasks you will encounter during your
work with TRAKTOR KONTROL D2. Most of the tutorials included are workflow-oriented. They
start with the simplest tasks and progressively lead you to more complex operation, helping you
to become familiar with TRAKTOR KONTROL D2.
The tutorials presented here make use of the included demo tracks, which were automatically
copied to your hard disk during the TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 installation procedure. Therefore,
you can follow these tutorials even if you haven't imported your own music.
The tutorials here focus on using the device as the integrated controller for the TRAKTOR software on your computer. By the end of this chapter you will be equipped with the fundamental
knowledge to enjoy using your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2, and begin to uncover the creative opportunities it presents to your DJ sessions.
General Prerequisites
We assume here that your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 system is already up and running. If that's
not the case, please follow the instructions in the separate Setup Guide and return to this
chapter when you are ready.
In case you already changed some settings in TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 before you start with
these tutorials, we strongly recommend you to reset your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 system to
the factory settings by doing the following:
1. In the TRAKTOR software, click the Help menu in the menu bar at the top of your screen
(on Mac OS X) or at the top of the window (on Windows), and select Help > Start Setup
Wizard.
2. In the window that opens, click Next to skip the setup screens.
3. On the YOUR TRAKTOR SETUP screen, click Finish at the bottom right corner without selecting anything else.
⇨ Your TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 is now reset to the factory settings.
The tutorials presented here assume that TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 is in its default factory
state. If it’s not the case, we cannot guarantee that you will experience what is described here,
and as a result you might find it difficult to follow the instructions.
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Using the Browser
2.1 Using the Browser
This tutorial explains how to use the Browser to access your music library. You will learn how
to sort and preview your tracks in the Browser, and how to load tracks into Decks.
2.1.1 Opening the Browser
To open the Browser:
Push the BROWSE encoder.
►
The Browser will be displayed in the display.
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2.1.2 Scrolling through Music Folders
To scroll through music folders:
Rotate the BROWSE encoder. The selected entry will be highlighted in blue. The Browser
►
View shows your current location in the folder structure at the top of the display, e.g.
BROWSER>PLAYLIST>DEMO TRACKS.
Using the Browser
To open folders and load tracks:
Press the BROWSE encoder to open a folder.
►
Press the BROWSE encoder to load a track.
►
To return to the previous folder:
Press the BACK button.
►
To exit the Browser:
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Using the Browser
Press the VIEW button. The display will return to Track view.
►
2.1.3 Browsing using Touch Interactions
In addition to regular interactions with D2, you can perform touch interactions. However, to
use touch interactions when browsing, the touch sensitivity for the BROWSE encoder has to be
enabled:
1. Open the TRAKTOR Preferences.
2. Select the tab TRAKTOR KONTROL D2.
3. Enable the Touch Control Auto Open Browser on Touch.
The touch sensitivity is now enabled on the BROWSE encoder.
→
With touch sensitivity enabled the following touch interactions can be performed:
To open the Browser:
Touch the BROWSE encoder. The Browser will be displayed in the respective display.
►
To exit the Browser:
Release the BROWSE encoder or stop interacting in the Browser. The display will return
►
to Track view.
2.1.4 Preview Tracks
In the Browser of the TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 it is possible to preview tracks directly. The preview will be audible in TRAKTOR's Output Review channel routing to an output channel on
your audio interface that is connected to your mixer.
For more information on how to route audio channels with TRAKTOR, refer to section 14.3
Output Routing in the TRAKTOR Manual.
To preview a selected track:
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Using the Browser
1. Press the ON button 4 to start preview. The preview is now audible in the Output Preview
channel.
2. Rotate Performance knob 4 to seek within the track in preview.
2.1.5 Sorting Tracks
To speed up scrolling through folders including a very large number of tracks, you can sort the
tracks by categories TITLE, ARTIST, BPM, IMPORT DATE, #, and KEY. The selected category is displayed at the bottom-left in the Browser.
To sort your tracks by another category:
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Rotate Performance knob 1 until the desired category is selected in the SORT BY pop-up
►
window. The tracks will then be resorted.
Additionally, you can display the tracks in ascending or descending order:
Press the ON button 1 to switch between ascending and descending order.
►
Using the Browser
The Browser displaying tracks in descending order.
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Loading and Playing a Track
The Browser displaying tracks in ascending order.
2.2 Loading and Playing a Track
Let’s load the track “Techno 1” from the included demo tracks on to Deck A. You can check
this by looking at the display: you should see a blue indicator reading A:
The Deck Display with DECK A indicator.
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Look at the display reading No Track Loaded. Push Browse Knob, do the following:
1. Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser.
2. Navigate to the folder FAVORITES > Demo Tracks.
Scroll to track Techno 1.
3.
Using Your D2—Getting Started
Loading and Playing a Track
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Switching Deck Focus
4. Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck A.
The track is loaded. Its waveform and info appear in the display.
5. Press the PLAY button to start playback. The PLAY button lights up.
The waveform starts moving in the display. The track is assigned to MASTER.
→
The track should now be audible on your mixer. If you don't hear the track, check the cable
connections and read the manual of your mixer.
2.3 Switching Deck Focus
Although you can control four TRAKTOR Decks with the D2, it is only possible to have the focus on one Deck. To access the respective other Decks, you have to switch the Deck focus.
Depending on the D2's Deck position you can either toggle between Deck A and C respectively
Deck B and D by the following action:
Press the DECK button.
►
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Switching Deck Focus
• If Deck A or B is focused, the DECK button, the Mode Select Button and the LED ring
around the LOOP encoder will be lit in blue.
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Switching Deck Focus
• If Deck C or D is focused, the DECK button, the Mode Select Button and the LED ring
around the LOOP encoder will be lit in white.
Switch the D2's Deck Control
In order to access the other Deck side:
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Switching Deck View and Zooming
1. Hold the DECK button. The two Deck Assign buttons of the current Deck side lit up
brightly.
2. Press one of the dim lit Deck Assign buttons to switch to the other Deck side.
3. Release the DECK button.
2.4
Switching Deck View and Zooming
By default, the display shows only the focused Deck. This is called Single View. Additionally,
you can switch to Spilt View to show both Decks together in the display - Decks A and C on the
left side, Decks B and D on the right side. The display focused on just one Deck has the following appearance:
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Switching Deck View and Zooming
Deck A in Single View
Press the View button located in the top-right corner of the display area to toggle Deck
►
View between Single View and Split View.
The display now shows both Decks in Split View.
→
The focused Deck always acquires the majority of space in the display.
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Split View with focus on Deck A.
Using Your D2—Getting Started
Switching Deck View and Zooming
Split View with focus on Deck C.
Changing Deck View does not change the Deck's focus.
Zooming
To get a more precise view of the waveform at the current Playhead position, you can zoom in
or out of the waveform.
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To zoom into the waveform:
Press Display button 3 repeatedly until you reach the desired zoom level.
►
Using Your D2—Getting Started
Switching Deck View and Zooming
To zoom out of the waveform:
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Press Display button 4 several times until you reach the desired zoom level.
►
Using Your D2—Getting Started
Using Cue Points
2.5 Using Cue Points
This tutorial will explain how to work with HotCues for jumping directly to certain points within
a track. HotCues can be assigned to the pads when the Track Deck is in HOTCUE mode.
On a Track Deck in HOTCUE mode, pad 1 always represents the Start Cue Point that will be
assigned automatically as soon as a track is loaded. The remaining pads can be assigned with
further HotCues, as explained in the following section.
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Using Cue Points
Pad 1 as Start Cue Point.
Prerequisites
We assume here that you already followed the instructions in the previous tutorials (see Enabling Decks). TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 is in the following state:
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A.
• The Deck A is set to HOTCUE mode (default state).
2.5.1 Setting and Deleting Cue Points (HotCues)
To set Cue Points within a track:
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Whether or not the track is playing, press one of the unlit pads on a downbeat—let’s say
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pad 2. The pad lights up blue.
You have just stored a Cue Point that you can return to by pressing the same pad again.
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In the display, a CuePoint will be highlighted by a blue indicator and the pad number.
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You can store up to eight CuePoints per track, including the first which is automatically
set to the track start.
Using Cue Points
The highlighted CuePoint in the display.
To delete a Cue Point:
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Using Cue Points
Press SHIFT + the pad assigned with a Cue Point.
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The Cue point is deleted and the pad is unlit.
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Snapping to the Beats
You don’t have to worry about being precise enough to set a HotCue directly on a beat; by default, 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 in the TRAKTOR software:
The S and Q button in the TRAKTOR software.
With Snap mode on, any HotCue you set in the track will snap to the closest beat, thus ensuring that recalling a CuePoint will always trigger a downbeat.
2.5.2 Aligning Tracks using HotCues
Aligning two tracks is straightforward:
1. Make sure that Deck C 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.
The playback position on Deck B jumps to the stored Cue Point, and the playback contin-
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ues from there. Both tracks now are perfectly aligned and ready to be mixed.
2.6 Adjusting Deck-specific tempo
Deck-specific tempo adjustments can be made by using BPM mode:
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Adjusting the Deck-specific Tempo
1. Press the Display Button 1.
The BPM pop-up becomes visible on the display.
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Adjusting Deck-specific tempo
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Adjusting Deck-specific tempo
2. Turn the BROWSE encoder clockwise to increase the tempo; turn the BROWSE encoder
counterclockwise to decrease the tempo.
3. Hold the SHIFT button + turn the BROWSE encoder clockwise to increase the tempo in
whole steps; turn the BROWSE encoder counterclockwise to decrease the tempo in whole
steps.
4. Press the Display Button 1 again or press the View Button to close the BMP pop-up.
The Deck-specific tempo has changed.
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If the Deck is assigned as the MASTER, tempo adjustments made with the BROWSE encoder will
also be applied to any other Deck with their SYNC button activated.
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In scenarios where automatic Deck synchronization is not possible, e.g. syncing a TRAKTOR Deck with an external audio source, you can use this method to manually dial in a
Deck's BPM.
2.7 Using Keylock
When synchronizing tracks, you end up altering at least one track's tempo, which consequently
changes their pitch (or key). For small tempo adjustments, this mostly isn't going to be an issue; but when the tempo is changed more significantly, the resulting pitch change might
sound unsuitable: kick sounds would lose their impact, vocals would sound unrealistic, harmonic instruments would become dissonant when mixed, etc. To avoid issues like these,
TRAKTOR provides the Keylock feature which uncouples the pitch and the tempo of a track.
This allows you to basically lock the pitch while adjusting the tempo or vice versa. In order to
activate Keylock from the D2, do the following:
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
Using Keylock
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and playing.
Adjusting the Tempo and preserving the Original Pitch
If you want to mix a track in its original key to another track with a faster tempo, you need to
lock the key before adjusting the tempo of the track:
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1. On a Deck, press the Display Button 2.
KEY pop-up opens on the display. For tracks which have been analyzed by TRAKTOR,
The
their key is displayed here.
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Using Keylock
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2. Press the Deck's BROWSE encoder to enable Keylock on the track. LOCK is now lit in
white.
3. Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the KEY pop-up in the display.
Now press Display Button 1 to open the BPM pop-up and adjust the track's tempo by turn-
4.
ing the BROWSE encoder.
Using Keylock
You can hear the tempo change, but the track's key remains intact.
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Adjusting the Key without changing Original Tempo
If you want to change just the key of a track without affecting its tempo, proceed as follows:
1. On a Deck, press the Display Button 2.
The KEY pop-up opens on the display. If the track has been analyzed by TRAKTOR, its key
will be displayed here.
Using Keylock
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2. Press the Deck's BROWSE encoder to enable Keylock on the track. LOCK is now lit in
white.
3. Now turn the Deck's BROWSE encoder to adjust the key of the track.
Using Keylock
4. Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the KEY window in the display.
You will hear that the track's key has changed, while the tempo is preserved.
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Using Touch Strip
3 Using Your D2—Getting Advanced
3.1 Using Touch Strip
D2 doesn't feature the conventional Jog Wheel of a regular DJ controller. Functions usually associated with Jog Wheel are instead controlled by the intuitive Touch Strip. This tutorial explains how to use the Touch Strip for the following actions:
• Seek/navigate through the entire track.
• Tempo bend (nudge).
• Scratching, backspinning and holding.
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and is not playing.
3.1.1 Using Touch Strip to Seek
Press the PLAY button.
1. While holding the SHIFT button, the LED strip above the recessed touch-sensitive area
will display this:
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Using Touch Strip
The LED segments represent the entire length of the track. The three orange segments
represent the current playhead position within the track.
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Using Touch Strip
1. While holding SHIFT, place your finger on the Touch Strip beneath the orange LEDs and
swipe to the right to move forwards in the track's waveform.
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Using Touch Strip
The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the right, as does the playhead
in the waveform.
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2. Swipe your finger to the left to move backwards in the track's waveform.
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Using Touch Strip
The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the left, just as the playhead in
the waveform.
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Using Touch Strip
Alternatively, you can jump directly to an absolute position in the track by pressing SHIFT
+ placing your finger on the desired position on the Touch Strip.
3.1.2 Using Touch Strip to Nudge/Pitchbend
Traditional DJ's who don't have an automatic Sync function at hand are used to physically
nudging, twisting, and tweaking a conventional turntable with either Timecode vinyl or traditional vinyl to temporarily speed up or slow down a track and align the beats manually. The D2
allows you to work in a similar way by using the Touch Strip:
The LEDs above the Touch Strip provide visual information about a Deck's phase alignment.
They help you make the necessary tempo bend adjustments to get your tracks aligned.
The following tutorial will demonstrate how to manually beatmatch the two demo tracks "Techno 1" loaded on Deck A and "Techno 2" loaded on Deck B by means of the Touch Strip, without using the Sync function.
First step: Playing the Tracks
On Deck A press the PLAY button to start playback. The Deck will be assigned to MASTER.
1.
On Deck B press the SYNC button to disable Sync. The SYNC button's backlight goes dim.
2.
Listen to the track playing in Deck A, and press the PLAY button of deck B on an appropri-
3.
ate downbeat to start playback.
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Using Touch Strip
If your timing was perfect, a single orange LED at the center of the LED strip lights up,
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indicating the phase-alignment of both tracks is correct.
If your timing was a little off, a few blue LEDs above the Touch Strip light up, indicating
the amount of phase-misalignment.
Second Step: Correcting phase-alignment
To correct the phase-alignment of both tracks, proceed as follows:
If blue LEDs are shown above the right side of the Touch Strip on the Deck not assigned to
MASTER:
Swipe your finger toward the left side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear
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and a single orange LED is shown.
If blue LEDs are shown above the left side of the Touch Strip on the Deck not assigned to
MASTER:
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Swipe your finger toward the right side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear
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and a single orange LED is shown.
Using Touch Strip
The phase-alignment is corrected and both tracks are perfectly synched.
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3.1.3 Using the Touch Strip to Scratch and Backspin
Similar to manually turning a vinyl on a turntable, swiping a finger over the recessed Touch
Strip area allows you to create a scratch effect on a Track Deck or Remix Deck. This feature is
not enabled by default and requires some configuration as follows:
To enable the preference Touch to Scratch for the D2:
1. In the TRAKTOR window click File, then Preferences to open the preferences window.
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Using Touch Strip
2. Navigate to the Traktor Kontrol D2 window, check the Shift + Touch to Scratch preference
in the Touchstrip section.
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Using Touch Strip
3. Click Close to exit the Preferences window.
Performing Scratching
On the Deck:
1. Hold the SHIFT button.
2. On the Touch Strip swipe to the left. This will move the playhead slightly forwards in the
track's waveform, and you will hear the typical scratch effect.
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Using Touch Strip
3. On the Touch Strip swipe to the right. This will move the playhead slightly backwards in
the track's waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect.
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Using Touch Strip
4. Try moving your finger across the Touch Strip (back and forth) to scratch the corresponding playhead over a beat.
As soon as you cease moving your finger on the Touch Strip, the playhead remains at that
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position.
A scratch effect can only be created when the track is stopped.
Performing a Backspin
On the Deck:
1. Hold the SHIFT button.
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Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode
2. On the Touch Strip swipe quickly from the very right to the very left. This will move the
playhead backward in the track's waveform, and you will hear the backspin effect.
As soon as you lift your finger from the Touch Strip, the playhead remains at that posi-
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tion.
Backspins are enhanced by the fact that TRAKTOR will stop the spin as soon as you release the SHIFT button.
3.2 Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode
Now that we've covered all basic mixing techniques and how to use the Touch Strip, we will
focus on D2’s looping facilities in HOTCUE mode.
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Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode
Besides using the dedicated LOOP mode which will be explained in the next tutorial, you can
work with loops in default HOTCUE mode. This allows you to perform with HOTCUES and
loops at the same time.
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and stopped.
3.2.1 Engaging and Disengaging a Loop
Let’s add a loop to the track on Deck A.
To engage a loop on a Deck:
1. Press the PLAY button to start playback.
2. Press the HOTCUE button to enable HOTCUE mode.
3. Press the Loop encoder. The LED ring around the Loop encoder starts to rotate to indicate
the loop is activated.
This will automatically add a loop at the current playback position in the track.
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Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode
The example above shows an engaged loop of four beats. You can change the loop size while
the loop is active:
Turn the Loop encoder to change the loop size.
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You can choose a loop size of 32 beats down to a loop size of 1/32 of a beat.
Note that you can adjust the loop size either before or after you’ve set the Loop! If you adjust the loop size beforehand, the next loop you set will acquire the set loop size value.
To deactivate the active Loop:
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Playing with Loops in HOTCUE Mode
Press the Loop encoder again.
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Playback continues as normal.
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By pushing the Loop encoder when there is no Loop active, you activate looping: the next
Loop in the track will be activated.
3.2.2 Moving a Loop
With a loop size selected, you can move the Loop selection to another position within your
track.
To move the Loop:
Press the SHIFT button and turn the Loop encoder. The loop selection will be moved
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through the track on the fly and looping continues at the respective position.
The step size you move the selection by is the same as the loop size, which is shown in the
display.
Turning the Loop encoder when there is no Loop active lets you jump backward/forward
through the track by the same step size.
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3.2.3 Storing a Loop
In a previous tutorial, you learned how to store Cue Points, which is as simple as pressing an
unlit pad. Storing Loops works in a similar way. Let's say you have stored two HotCues in the
track currently playing:
1. Press the Loop encoder to engage a Loop.
2. To store the active Loop, press an unlit pad. The pad lights up green.
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Playing with Loops in LOOP Mode
The display will show a green marker indicating the Loop. The marker also shows the number
of the corresponding pad.
You have just stored a Loop that you can return to by pressing the same pad again.
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Deleting a Loop
To delete a Loop:
Press the SHIFT button and the pad assigned to the Loop you want to delete.
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3.3 Playing with Loops in LOOP Mode
LOOP mode offers a different set of control options for using loops on track Decks and Remix
Decks, which you will learn in the following tutorial.
When LOOP mode is activated, the top row of pads light up in green and the bottom row of
pads light up in orange. The green pads represent four Loop sizes. The orange pads represent
Beatjump sizes.
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Pads illuminated in LOOP mode.
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and is not playing.
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Playing with Loops in LOOP Mode
3.3.1 Looping with Pre-defined Sizes
In LOOP mode, with the first row of pads you can engage loops with pre-defined values. By
default, these are (from left to right) 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 or 1 beat.
To engage a loop:
1. Press the PLAY button to start playback.
2. Press the LOOP button to enable LOOP mode.
The LOOP button lights up brightly and the pads also illuminate.
With a track playing and Loop mode enabled, you can perform the following actions:
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Press one of the green pads to engage a Loop of 1/8 beat, 1/4 beat, 1/2 beat, or 1 beat.
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The LED ring around the Loop encoder starts to rotate indicating a loop is engaged.
Press the same green pad again or press the Loop encoder to disengage the Loop.
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While a loop is engaged, rotate the Loop encoder to alter the Loop's size. This will pro-
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duce some interesting sound variations.
Loop sizes can be changed in TRAKTOR's software preferences: Preferences>TRAK-
TOR KONTROL D2>Loop Mode Sizes>Loop.
3.3.2 Beatjumping
With the orange pads, you can jump forward or backward in the track by the amount predefined as Beatjump size. By default, the orange pads 6 and 7 represent the Beatjump sizes of 1
beat backward and forward, whereas the beat-jump sizes of pad 5 and 8 are defined by the
Loop encoder.
To beat-jump within a track by 1 beat:
1. Press the PLAY button to start playback.
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Using FREEZE Mode
2. Press the LOOP button to enable LOOP mode.
The LOOP button lights up brightly and the pads also illuminate.
3. Press pad 6 to jump back by 1 beat. If doing so causes the Playhead to cross the boundaries of an active Loop area, it continues to loop again.
4. Press pad 7 to jump forward by 1 beat. If jumped out of a loop, playback continues as
normal.
Beatjump sizes can be changed in TRAKTOR's software preferences: Preferences>TRAK-
TOR KONTROL D2>Loop Mode Sizes>Beatjump.
Using the Loop encoder to define Beatjump sizes in real time
By default, pad 5 and pad 8 skip position back and forward by the amount shown in the display as loop-size value. To change this value:
1. Turn the Loop encoder to define a Beatjump size between 1/32 of a beat and 32 beats.
The Loop size will change in the display.
2. Press pad 5 to jump the playback position backward by the loop-size value displayed on
the display. If doing so causes the Playhead to jump into an active Loop area, it continues
to loop again.
3. Press pad 8 to jump the playback position forward by the beat-jump size defined in the
display. If you jump out of a loop this way, playback continues outside the loop.
3.4 Using FREEZE Mode
FREEZE mode takes the playhead position, adds the number of bars set as Freeze Slice Size
and splits this section of a track into eight equally sized slices. These are then mapped to the
adjacent pads, which light up blue. Press any of these pads to trigger playback from the mapped slice. Playback continues to the end of the track until you lift your finger off the pad.
In FREEZE mode, the numbers 1 - 8 are overlaid on the waveform to indicate the location of
the slices. The first row of pads triggers slices 1 - 4, the second row triggers slices 5 - 8
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FREEZE overlay in the display.
The pads are now lit blue, and the Freeze slices are shown on the track's waveform. The pad
that is currently illuminated brightest represents the current playback position in the Freeze
area (see the image above).
Deck A in Freeze Mode.
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and stopped.
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3.4.1 Engaging Freeze mode on a track
On Deck A:
1. Press PLAY to trigger playback.
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Using FREEZE Mode
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2. Press the FREEZE button.
The current playback position is "frozen" and a section defined by the loop size on the display is automatically split into eight slices.
Using FREEZE Mode
3. Press any of the eight pads to trigger playback and get a feel for the slices.
4. Press the HOTCUE button to exit Freeze mode.
If no further slice is triggered, the Playhead position will leave the frozen area and playback
continues towards the end of the track.
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3.4.2 Adjusting the Freeze Slice Size
1. Hold the FREEZE button.
The SLICE SIZE window pops up in the display.
2. While holding the FREEZE button, turn the Loop encoder to increase or decrease the slice
size from a 1/4 of a beat to a range of 4 beats.
3. Release the FREEZE button.
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Using FREEZE Mode
The Slice size and zoom will change accordingly.
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3.4.3 Slicer Mode
There's an extension of Freeze mode's functionality, called Slicer Mode. Press the Loop encoder while in Freeze mode and the playback behavior of the pads changes. Instead of playing
from the slice start to the end of the entire track, pressing and holding a pad in Slicer Mode
will play back just the corresponding slice repeatedly.
Slicer mode enabled.
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To enable Slicer Mode on a Deck:
1. Turn the Loop encoder to define the desired Loop size.
2. Press the Loop encoder to engage a loop.
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Using FREEZE Mode
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3. Press the FREEZE button to engage Slicer mode to the active loop.
The Slices appear in green.
While Slicer mode is engaged you can perform the following actions:
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Using FREEZE Mode
Press any of the pads to jump between the Slices.
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Hold a pad to retrigger its slice.
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Hold two pads simultaneously to loop the entire area between the first and last selected
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slice.
Using FREEZE Mode
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Turn the Loop encoder to change the Loop size. The slice size will be changed on the fly
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and the waveform in the display adjusts its zoom accordingly.
Press the Loop encoder or the HOTCUE button to exit Slicer mode. Playback continues as
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normal.
Using FLUX Mode
3.5 Using FLUX Mode
With FLUX mode activated, for every Deck, a second Playhead continues playing along the natural progression of a track, even if you loop a section, temporarily jump back to a cue point,
skip forward or backward, etc. That way, the beat of a track keeps flowing, no matter what you
do. These are the changes in FLUX mode compared to regular operation:
• HOTCUE mode: press and hold a pad to play back from a cue point. When you let go,
playback resumes at the second Playhead's position instead of continuing from the cue
point.
• LOOP mode: when leaving a loop, playback will continue at the position of the second
Playhead instead of the loop end position
• FREEZE mode: press and hold a pad to play back from a cue point. When you let go, playback resumes at the second Playhead's position instead of continuing playback from the
cue point.
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Using FLUX Mode
Prerequisites
We assume here that the D2 is in the following state:
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and stopped.
Enabling Flux Mode
To enable Flux mode within HOTCUE mode, LOOP mode, or FREEZE mode on Deck A:
1. Press the PLAY button to start playback.
2. Press the FLUX button to enable FLUX mode. The button lights up in orange.
3. Perform on the pads as usual. As soon as a pad is released, playback continues at the
second Playhead's position to preserve the musical phrasing.
4. Press the FLUX button again to exit FLUX mode.
Note that when the FLUX button is engaged, you cannot make use of Slicer mode on the
pads.
If the option Touch to Scratch is enabled in the TRAKTOR Preferences you can perform a
backspin effect for two beats by using FLUX mode:
1. Press the FLUX button to enable FLUX mode.
2. Hold the SHIFT button, and swipe quickly from the very right to the very left on the Touch
Strip.
3. Two beats later, release the SHIFT button.
The Backspin will stop and normal playback will resume right on the beat you desire.
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Remixing with Remix Decks
3.6 Remixing with Remix Decks
In the previous tutorials you learned how to mix using the Track Decks and how to work with
some advanced functionalities of the D2. In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Remix
Decks. With the Remix Decks you can play and perform with pre-defined Remix Sets as well as
create your own Remix Sets by capturing samples of tracks.
Prerequisites
• Deck C is enabled.
• All Remix Slot Volume Faders are raised.
3.6.1 Loading a Remix Set
1. Press the DECK button to switch to Deck C. Remix Deck C should be shown in the left
display.
1. Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser.
Navigate to the folder TRACK COLLECTION > All Remix Sets > Remix Deck Tutorial.
2.
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3. Select the Remix Set Remix Deck Tutorial and press the BROWSE encoder to load it.
Remixing with Remix Decks
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The Remix set is loaded to Deck C. The display has the following appearance:
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The pads now illuminate orange and green, corresponding to the Remix Deck page shown
in the display.
Remixing with Remix Decks
3.6.2 Triggering Samples
For a demonstration of how a Remix Deck works, please perform the actions listed below in the
following order:
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Remixing with Remix Decks
1. Press pad 1 to trigger its Sample Intro Beat. Playback of the Deck will start accordingly.
The Sample is highlighted, the Playhead of its waveform moves, and the Sample will loop.
2. Press SHIFT + pad 1 to stop playback.
3. Now press pad 1, pad 2, pad 3, and pad 4 to trigger their samples.
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The first four pads light up.
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The Samples play back.
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Remixing with Remix Decks
Select another Sample of a Remix Slot
While the Samples are playing, you can switch to other Samples within the Remix Slots. For
example:
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Press pad 5. The Sample of pad 1 Intro Beat will stop and instead the Sample of pad 5 808
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Deep will start without interruption.
The Sample of pad 5 808 Deep is highlighted in the display.
Remixing with Remix Decks
Note that only one Sample per Remix Slot (column in the display) can play at a time.
Select other Pages of a Remix Set
A Remix Set can include up to 64 samples. On the D2 controller, the Remix Set is split into
eight pages where each set of eight samples is stored.
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To select another page of a Remix Set:
Press Display Button 4 or 3 to scroll a page downwards or upwards.
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Alternatively, hold the REMIX button while turning the Deck's LOOP encoder.
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Remixing with Remix Decks
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3.6.3 Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes
1. Press Display Button 2.
The QUANTIZE window opens in the display.
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Remixing with Remix Decks
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2. Turn the Decks's BROWSE encoder to select a quantize value of 16 beats.
3. Press Display Button 2 again to close the QUANTIZE window. The quantize value is visible in
the display.
4. Now press the pads to trigger samples.
After you press a pad, TRAKTOR will play out the currently playing sample to the end of
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the 16 beats segment and then start playing back the sample assigned to the pad you
pressed. If you selected a quantize size of 8 beats, TRAKTOR will finish the currently
playing 8 beats segment before playback of the new sample commences.
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Remixing with Remix Decks
It's a good idea to experiment with Quantize Values. Depending on the scenario, you will
often want to keep the values long (four beats, eight beats, or even longer) to keep your
musical phrases synced up. But for rapid changes between sounds, and a more "active" remixing, try for values of one beat or less.
3.6.4 Adjusting Levels and using Filters of Remix Slots
You can adjust the output levels of the Remix Slots to balance out differences in volume or to
fade in our fade out samples smoothly:
Move the Slot Volume faders slowly upwards or downwards to fade in or fade out samples
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smoothly.
3.6.5 Using the Touch Strip on a Remix Deck
In this brief tutorial we'll learn how the Touch Strip can be used with the Remix Deck.
On a Remix Deck which isn't playing a track:
Swipe on the Touch Strip to move the playhead positions within the active Samples.
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Swiping toward the right will move the Remix Slot playhead position in the current Remix
Deck row backward; swiping toward the left will move the Remix Slot playhead position
forward.
Just like Track Decks the Remix Decks can become out-of-phase at times, even when they
have their corresponding SYNC button engaged. The Touch Strip provides you with immediate visual feedback (via its LEDs) to allow you to make necessary adjustments.
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You cannot use the Touch Strip for seeking functions on a Remix Deck.
On a Remix Deck which isn't playing a track:
Swipe along the Touch Strip to tempo bend.
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Hold the SHIFT button, and swipe from right to left to backspin the Samples.
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Hold the SHIFT button, and hold your finger on the Touch Strip to hold the Samples.
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The SHIFT-behavior is always the same on Remix Decks regardless if the option Touch to
Scratch is disabled in TRAKTOR's Preferences.
3.7 Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode)
You can create your own Remix Sets by capturing (or sampling) parts of a track playing back
on a Track Deck.
Note: in Remix mode, you can only capture Samples to the current Remix Set Page. Before
you start capturing select another Remix Set Page.
The Capture Source must always be a Track Deck.
Prerequisites
• The track “Techno 1” is loaded on Deck A and stopped.
• Deck C is set up as an empty Remix Deck.
• All Remix Slot Volume Faders are raised to the top.
Capturing a Sample and Playback
To capture a Sample of a track on Deck A:
1. Set the focus on Deck A.
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2. Hold the CAPTURE button. The LED ring around the Loop encoder starts to lit alternating
in white and blue.
3. While holding CAPTURE, touch the Loop encoder to let the CAPTURE window pop-up and
turn the Loop encoder to select the capture Source DECK A.
4. Release the Loop encoder to close the CAPTURE window and release the CAPTURE button.
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5. Press the REMIX button to enable REMIX Mode.
The pads should now be unlit because nothing is loaded into Remix Deck C.
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6. Press the View button to switch to Split View.
Both Decks A and C are shown in the display.
7. Turn the Loop encoder to define the capture size.
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8. On Deck A press the PLAY button to start playback.
9. Press one of the unlit pads to capture a Sample from the current playback position.
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You have captured a Sample of the track.
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The pad now illuminates a new color and the captured Sample is shown in the display.
Playback of Captured Samples from a Track Deck
As soon a Sample is captured, you can perform the following actions:
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Capture further Samples from another Capture Source and/or using another Capture size.
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The pads now illuminate with new colors and the first four captured samples are shown in
the display.
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Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode)
Press the illuminated pads to trigger playback. The Samples are now being mixed with
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the track playing in deck A. The Samples will continue to loop within their Remix Slot.
Move the Slot Volume Faders above the pads to smoothly fade the Samples out or in.
Hold the SHIFT button and press the illuminated pad to stop playing.
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You can save a new Remix Set by clicking on the corresponding Deck letter in the TRAKTOR software and selecting Save Remix Set. Rename the set by clicking on the Deck header where New Remix Set is displayed. Saved Remix Sets will be added to: BROWSER>TRACK
COLLECTION>ALL REMIXSETS.
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3.8 Adding FX
In this tutorial section, we will walk you through the basics of using the FX Units. By default,
TRAKTOR provides you with control over two FX Units, which can be assigned to any of the
Decks. You can set up two types of FX: Single FX and Group FX. The following sections will
explain both.
With a second TRAKTOR KONTROL D2 controller you can enhance the full potential of
TRAKTOR and your mixing abilities due to simultaneous control of all Decks and FX Units.
3.8.1 Assigning Decks to the FX Units
The FX Unit at the top of the D2 controls either FX Unit 1 or FX Unit 2 of the TRAKTOR software. This depends on the current Deck control:
• When the Deck control is currently on Decks A and C, the FX Unit controls FX Unit 1 of
the TRAKTOR software.
• When the Deck control is currently on Decks B and D, the FX Unit controls FX Unit 2 of
the TRAKTOR software.
Adding FX
To assign the Decks A and C to the active FX Unit:
Press the FX Assign buttons A and C. The buttons light up brightly.
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To unassign the Decks A and C to the active FX Unit:
Press the FX Assign buttons A and C again.
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3.8.2 Setting up an FX Unit to Group FX Mode
When an FX Unit is set to Group FX mode, it allows up to three different audio effects to be
used simultaneously within an FX Unit. The following section explains how to set up your own
Group FX, and how to control its three effects via the FX knobs and FX buttons.
Prerequisites
• The track "Techno 1" is loaded on Deck A. The track is playing and audible.
• All FX knobs of the FX Unit are set to center position.
Setting up the FX Unit to Group FX Mode
To load a Group FX into the FX Unit:
1. Press the FX SELECT button of the FX Unit at the top left of the D2.
The FX Unit 1 menu opens.
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2. Press the FX Button 1 to display the FX Unit 1 options.
Turn the BROWSE encoder to select Group, and press the BROWSE encoder to enable
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Group FX mode. Three default effects are loaded into the Group FX and the FX Unit is set
up as Insert.
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4. Press the FX SELECT button again to exit the FX Unit menu.
Apply the Group FX to the Track
As soon you set up your Group FX, activate the effects slots with the FX buttons and control
one parameter of each effect with the FX knobs:
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The FX Knobs and FX buttons.
As soon you touch any FX knob, the FX panel will drop down in the display.
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Experiment with the FX Knobs 1 to 4 and listen to the resulting changes. The parameter
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adjustments are also visible in the FX panel.
You can activate/deactivate each effect slot individually by pressing the corresponding FX
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buttons 2 to 4 below.
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3.8.3 Exchanging effects in the Group FX
To exchange any of the effects slots in a Group FX setup:
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1. Press the FX SELECT button of FX Unit at the top left corner of the D2 to open the FX
Unit menu.
2. In the FX Unit menu, press FX Button 3 to exchange the effect in effects slot 2. An overview of available FX will be displayed.
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3. Turn the BROWSE encoder to select the Gater effect and press the BROWSE encoder to
load it.
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You have exchanged effects slot 2 in the Group FX. Repeat this process for any of the
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remaining effects in the Group FX.
3.8.4 Setting up an FX Unit in Single FX Mode
While a Group FX setup gives you control over up to three effects with one parameter each,
setting an FX unit to Single mode provides access to three parameters of a single effect.
Adding FX
We will set up FX Unit 2 in Single FX mode and load a Delay effect:
Prerequisites
• The D2 controls the right Decks B and D so that the FX Unit of the D2 controls FX Unit 2
of the TRAKTOR software.
• The track "Techno 2" is loaded into Deck B. The track is playing and audible.
To load a Single FX to FX Unit 2:
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1. Press the FX SELECT button in the top right of the D2.
FX Unit 2's setup menu opens in the display.
2. Press FX Button 1 to display the FX Unit 2 options.
3. Ensure the options Single and Insert are selected.
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4. Press FX Button 2 to display the list with available FX.
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5. Turn the BROWSE encoder to select Delay, and press the BROWSE encoder to assign the
FX. The FX Unit 2 menu closes.
6. Press FX button 1 to activate the Delay. You will hear a delayed signal being added to the
playing track.
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With the Delay enabled, you can perform the following actions:
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Turn FX Knob 1 clockwise. The Delay effect gets louder. The mix value in the FX drop-
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down panel in the display increases.
Turn FX Knob 1 counter-clockwise. The Delay effect gets quieter. The mix value in the FX
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drop-down panel in the display decreases.
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