Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 MK2 22400 Data Sheet
Product codes
22400
4.8
Synchronization
It is now time to give a closer look at the advanced synchronization features offered by TRAK-
TOR. Once you will get more familiar with them, you will be able to use these powerful tools to
build rich and complex mixes.
TOR. Once you will get more familiar with them, you will be able to use these powerful tools to
build rich and complex mixes.
4.8.1
Introduction
In the previous tutorials, we have already seen TRAKTOR’s synchronization facilities many
times in action:
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We synchronized a track to the previous one before we mixed it in (see
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We played with Loops and jumped to Cue Points without losing the beat (see
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We captured a Sample from a track and it played in sync with the track (see
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We noticed that the Gater FX was synchronized to the track it was processing (see
).
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We recorded a loop in the Loop Recorder and it played in sync with the track (see
).
The Tempo Master
For all this to work, TRAKTOR needs both a tempo and beat reference it can synchronize
things with. We call this the tempo master. The tempo master doesn’t have to be the same
throughout your mix, but there is always one tempo master—and only one.
things with. We call this the tempo master. The tempo master doesn’t have to be the same
throughout your mix, but there is always one tempo master—and only one.
For example, by activating
SYNC
on a Track Deck, you say to TRAKTOR: “Synchronize the
track on this Deck with the current tempo master.” Samples playing in Looped mode on a
Remix Deck, as well as loops recorded in the Loop Recorder, always play in sync with the
current tempo master.
Remix Deck, as well as loops recorded in the Loop Recorder, always play in sync with the
current tempo master.
In TRAKTOR, the Clock or any Track Deck can be the tempo master:
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TRAKTOR’s Clock can provide a tempo and a tick.
Tutorials
Synchronization
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