![]() ![]() It can become a bit complex at times but its a fantastic option to have for DJ’s looking to get a bit more creative. These extra decks are then controlled by the pads in sampler mode. From within the Traktor software you can decide whether deck C and D are stem decks, remix decks, live audio input or regular track playing decks. The sampler volume control is found in the centre of the mixer and controls the volume of both sample decks simultaneously. Loop and beat jump controls are found on individual knobs just above the pads, the length selectable by turning and activated by a press. It is interesting to note that unlike rival units, these pads are only used for hot cues and samples. The feel of the pads are nice and consistent, they are a little small and do click at the bottom of the press meaning there isn’t any velocity triggering. It’s fantastic to finally see RGB colouring on entry level controllers, the colours of hot cues and samples being customisable within the software. Flux mode is Traktors take on slip, meaning you can activate performance features such as rolls and hot cues without losing position in the playing track.Īt the bottom of the deck we find large dedicated cue and play buttons that sit to the left of 8 RGB pads. The reverse button acts as a censor button, reversing for only the time you are pressing down before jumping back to the play head. The transport mode buttons are found to the left, these consist of reverse and flux. ![]() We particularly like the prepare button, allowing the DJ to load tracks into a preparation area so less time is used on track selection. These are found on both decks which is great, most units in this price bracket use a single browse knob for both decks which can lead to confusion. The S2 features a beat grid adjustment mode, this button is found to the left of the jog wheel and allows the user to move the beat grid with the jog wheels to tighten up any badly analysed tracks.Ībove the jog wheels we find the browser knob complete with a library view and prepare buttons. The latency is fine but the amount of physical travel required to move across the track was more than we have been used to. We found the larger jog wheels to be a little slow compared to other controllers on the market too. These feel superb but lack the haptic feedback and motorised features found on the larger S4 unit. Also gone are the small jog wheels, replaced by brand new 14cm capacitive units. The design of the S2 has been completely reworked in the Mk3 and one of the biggest visual changes has to be the duplicate decks rather than the old mirrored layout of old.
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