Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2 22400 Data Sheet

7.

By turning the 

BROWSE

 encoder, you can seek through the track and cue other parts of

the track.

8.

To unload the track from the Preview Player, press the 

PREVIEW

 button again.

→ You get back to the list browsing. You can select another track for cueing or load the de-

sired track on a Deck.

4.2.2

Loading and Playing the Second Track

 

We will choose the track “Techno 2” and load it on Deck B, as we did on Deck A in the previ-
ous tutorial:
1.

Turn the 

BROWSE

 encoder to select the track Techno 2 in the Playlist.

2.

Press the 

LOAD 

button on the right Deck to load the track on to Deck B.

In the TRAKTOR window, the track info and waveform appear on Deck B.

3.

Press the 

PLAY

 button on the right Deck to start the playback.

→ The track starts playing. The 

PLAY

 button lights up and the waveform starts moving on

TRAKTOR’s Deck.

We don’t hear anything from Deck B through the speakers yet because we have set the cross-
fader on the S4 all the way to the left—our plan is to slowly mix in the track on Deck B.
You can already give it a try: by slowly moving the crossfader to the right, you should hear the
track on Deck B fade in, whereas the track on Deck A progressively fades out as you move the
crossfader further to the right. Obviously, our mix is not satisfying at all yet: before mixing in
the second track, we first have to beat-match it to the track playing on Deck A. So for now,
pull the crossfader all the way back to the left.
If you don’t hear any sound coming from Deck B even with the crossfader all the way to the
right, check the few troubleshooting guidelines in section 

above.

4.2.3

Using Headphones to Prepare the Mix

 

From now on, let’s get used to preparing our mix with headphones until the next track (here on
Deck B) is ready to be mixed in.

Mixing In a Second Track

 

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