User Manual

The Decks on Your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4
The two Decks on your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 allow you to control all four Decks in TRAK-
TOR:
▪ The left Deck on your S4 can control both Decks on the left of the TRAKTOR window: the
upper Deck A and the lower Deck C.
▪ The right Deck on your S4 can control both Decks on the right of the TRAKTOR window:
the upper Deck B and the lower Deck D.
At any time, each S4 Deck controls a particular Deck in the software: we say that the focus of
the S4 Deck is on that particular software Deck. You can switch the focus of an S4 Deck be-
tween two software Decks (e.g., between A and C). This is done via the Deck Assign buttons,
see section ↑6.3.3, Deck Assign Buttons: Switching Deck Focus below.
Depending on the Flavor of your Decks in TRAKTOR (Track Decks, Remix Decks or Live Input),
the Deck’s control elements have slightly differing functions on your S4. These differences will
be pointed out at the relevant places in the subsequent chapters.
Using a Deck as Live Input
When a Deck is switched to Live Input, the Deck simply forwards audio signals coming from
your S4’s physical audio inputs to its corresponding channel on the Mixer. As a consequence,
all control elements for this Deck are deactivated. On your S4, you cannot put the focus on a
software Deck working as Live Input. For an in-depth description of the Live Input, please refer
to the separate TRAKTOR 2 Manual.
6.3.2
SHIFT Buttons: Accessing Secondary Functions
The SHIFT buttons have an overall purpose, regardless of the Deck Flavor (Remix Deck or
Track Deck).
A SHIFT button.
The SHIFT buttons (one on each S4 Deck) act as “modifiers” for other control elements on
your TRAKTOR KONTROL S4; they allow you to access a secondary function when using other
control elements simultaneously—much like the [Shift] key on your computer keyboard.
Hardware Reference
The Decks
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