Traktor s2 mk18/11/2023 ![]() I have been using the controller since the end of 2018. ![]() If you need something more serious you should look elsewhere (and invest more). I totally knew what I was getting when ordering. The sound is nice, just a little bit quiet.Īll in all, I don't regret the purchase. I recommend using XLR to RCA cable for connecting studio monitors. Also on the back there are only unbalanced outputs (RCA) and AUX, no XLR. Only 1/8" jack for the headphones, instead of the bigger more professional 1/4". The sound coming from this is somewhat on the quieter side. Set this in your software to +/- 8% and it will be better. The pitch slider is small and beatmatching could be quite hard. Also there is not an IN/OUT buttons for the loops, but you could do a mapping in Traktor for this pretty easily. You could use custom mappings for free, which are not ideal or invest in a Kontrol X1 (which is not so cheap) to manage this. It can get quite boring using only the mixer FX ( you can use only 1 for each channel). Most of the people have said this already, but yeah - why removing the effects knobs, when the MK2 already has it. I only don't like the hotques/sample buttons at the bottom, but lets say that they are OK. All the buttons and knobs feel really good and clicky. It is really well built and feels sturdy. For this task or for learning basics of DJ-ing this is a very good controller. Another thing you should be careful with: If jog on deck A works fine with 0.8 (and deck A plays fine too) but jog on deck B requires you to raise the value close to 1.0 (above 0.95) then most likely the jog, or jog sensor on deck B is damaged and needs to be fixed.I use this to mainly have quick fun by myself or with my friends, without the inconvenience of carrying or wiring mixers, turntables and etc. Take notice that the bigger the number you set, the "harder" you'll have to push your jogs in order to scratch. Start by doing small increments 0.81, 0.82, 0.83 e.t.c. Therefore you have to experiment a while until you find the correct value for your own jogs. To make things worst, each jog can (and most likely will) report different values when you don't touch them. Which means that even when you don't touch the jogs at all the sensor still reports a value. They report how much pressure the jogs apply on the sensor itself. However they don't work exactly like that. These sensors should report how much pressure you apply on the jogs. Example: param_bigger 0.85 ? touchwheel_touch on : touchwheel_touch off The maximum this value can get is 1.0 Technical stuff: Kontrol S2 does not have "touch" sensors on its jogs. Philįind the key "JOG_PRESSURE" on your mapper and click on it It should have the following action pre-defined: param_bigger 0.8 ? touchwheel_touch on : touchwheel_touch off Change the number to a bigger value, save the mapper and try again. Any help you could provide would be awesome. What I’m trying to prevent is going into the mapping on my own and making a bad problem worse. Pressing the “cue” button on the S2 correlates to VDJ, but again nothing happens. When I press the “Play” button on the S2, it lights up on the S2 and you can see the button actuation on VDJ, but the track doesn’t play. When I release the “shift” button on the S2 it’s the same as turning the power off to a turntable. My problem: When I press and hold the “Shift” button on the S2 alone the song plays only if I hold the button down. Pressing “Shift+Play” the key lock engages. The jog wheel works as advertised as well as seeing the operation in VDJ. When I manipulate the knobs and slides, you can see the same manipulation in VDJ. ![]() All the lights operate on the controller. ![]() When I plug the S2 into the laptop things get confusing. I immediately purchased a license for the S2 through VDJ. When I plug the S2 into the laptop, a message flashed saying I had no license for the controller. I’m pretty sure I downloaded the driver software correctly. I purchased a Traktor Kontroler S2 (MK1 I think) locally. That said, I didn’t want to spend a huge amount of money on something I had no idea I would like or not. Hello, all! First, I am brand new to using a laptop/controller for DJing. ![]()
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