User's Manual

3. CONCEPTS
This section quickly introduces the main areas and concepts of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2
hardware controller with reference to the TRAKTOR PRO software.
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2.
(1) Decks: You can use the Decks to control tracks and Samples, similar to DJ turntables or CD
players but with additional features. TRAKTOR controls four virtual Decks and each of them can
be operated in several Deck Types: Track Deck, Remix Deck, STEM, Deck, and Live Input.
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 provides you with two physical Decks. The left Deck on your S2 controls
Deck A in the software and the right Deck controls Deck B in the software. Additionally, you can
gain control over TRAKTOR's Decks C and D using the S2's SAMPLE mode.
The S2 is designed to control Track Decks on Deck A and B and to control Remix Decks on C and
D. Hence, the software's upper Decks should always are Track Decks or STEM Decks, whereas
the software's lower Decks should always are Remix Decks.
(2) Mixer: You can use the Mixer to mix the audio signals coming from the Decks. The Mixer sits in
the middle of the TRAKTOR software as well as on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 controller. On
the S2, the Mixer consists of the two Mixer channels A and B which receive the individual audio
signals from the Decks A and B. Each Mixer channel contains controls to modulate the audio sig-
nal and to adjust the outgoing volume before the audio signal is send to the MASTER output. The
SAMPLE knob in the middle of the Mixer controls the relative level of the combined channel for
Deck C and D. Furthermore, the Mixer provides the crossfader to let you fade between the audio
signals in the Mixer channels A and B.
Concepts
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