Table of Contents - Native Instruments

1 Table of Contents1. Disclaimer .. 12. Welcome to TRAKTOR .. Document Conventions .. 23. New in TRAKTOR PRO .. 34. The TRAKTOR Workflow .. 65. Setting Up TRAKTOR .. Importing Your Data from a Previous TRAKTOR Version .. Pre-Configuring TRAKTOR using the Setup Wizard .. Configuring TRAKTOR to Use with an External Audio Interface .. Selecting TRAKTOR Layouts .. TRAKTOR Layout Essential .. TRAKTOR Layout Extended .. TRAKTOR Layout Browser .. TRAKTOR Layout Parallel .. TRAKTOR Layout Preparation .. Switching Deck Layouts .. Deck Layout Micro .. Deck Layout Small .. Deck Layout Essential .. Deck Layout Full .. Deck Layout Advanced .. Deck Layout Parallel Slim .. Deck Layout Parallel Full .. 176. TRAKTOR Overview .. Application Menu Bar .. Header .. Global Section.

2 Master Control Panel .. FX Units .. Audio Recorder .. LOOP RECORDER .. Decks and Deck Types .. Common Deck Controls .. Track Deck .. STEM Deck .. Remix Deck .. Live Input .. Advanced Panel .. Advanced Panel on the Remix Deck .. Mixer .. Mixer Channel .. Crossfade Controls .. Browser .. 427. Global Concepts .. Tempo Synchronization .. Master Clock .. Tempo Master and Tempo Master Assignment .. Sync Modes .. Beatgrid .. Harmonic Mixing .. Enabling Tooltips .. 488. Basic Usage Tutorials .. Importing Music into the Track Collection .. Browsing for Music .. Navigating through Folders in the Browser Tree .. Performing a Text Search .. Previewing Tracks in the Browser .. Loading Music into Decks .. Loading Tracks from Your iTunes Library .. Mixing Your First Two Tracks.

3 Prerequisites .. Loading the First Track into Deck A .. Starting Playback of Deck A .. Loading the Second Track into Deck B .. Syncing the Track Tempos .. Starting Playback of the Second Track .. Mixing in the Audio Signal .. Adjusting Gain Levels for Incoming Audio Signals .. Dynamic Range .. Clipping .. Headroom .. Always Level Incoming Audio Signals .. Using the Equalizer .. EQing the Bass Frequencies of Tracks during Transition .. Working with Mixer FX .. About Mixer FX .. Enabling Mixer FX .. Selecting Mixer FX .. Applying Mixer FX .. Pre-Selecting Mixer FX .. Working with Hotcue buttons and Flux Mode .. Accessing the Cue Page in the Advanced Panel .. Storing Cue Points using Hotcue buttons .. Storing Loops using Hotcue buttons .. Triggering Stored Hotcues .. Remapping Stored Hotcues.

4 Using Flux Mode and Reverse Mode .. Working with Key Lock .. Locking the Original Key .. Transposing the Original Key in Semitones .. Locking a Specific Key .. Displaying Resulting Key in the Deck Header .. Resetting the Changed Key to the Original Key .. Working with the Waveform and the Stripe .. 669. Advanced Usage Tutorials .. Working with Cue Points .. About Cue Points .. Cue Point Types .. Accessing the CUE Page in the Advanced Panel .. Setting Cue Points .. Storing Cue Points .. Jumping to Cue Points .. Renaming Cue Points .. Changing the Cue Point Type .. Deleting Cue Points .. Setting Fade Out and Fade In Cue Points in Tracks for Automated Mix-ing .. Working with Loops .. About Looping .. Enable Looping with a Predefined Loopsize .. Enable Looping with a Customized Loop Size.

5 Disable Looping .. Storing Loops .. Moving the Loop .. Moving Loop In Points and Loop Out Points .. Working with FX Units .. Assigning FX Units to Mixer Channels .. Using the FX Unit in Single FX Mode .. Switching between Single FX Mode and Goup FX Mode .. Using the FX Units in Group FX Mode .. Saving a Snapshot of FX Parameter Settings .. Using the Cue Channel for Mixing .. Working with STEM Decks .. About STEM Files .. Loading a STEM File .. Playing Back the STEM File .. Adjusting STEM Parts Volumes .. Applying Filter FX to STEM Parts .. Applying FX Send to STEM Parts .. Working with Remix Decks .. About Remix Sets .. Loading Remix Sets .. Enabling and Adjusting the Remix Deck's Quantize Mode .. Triggering Samples .. Switching Sample Grid Pages .. Adjusting the Volume and Muting Sample Slots.

6 Applying Filter Effects the Sample Slots .. Locking Key for Sample Slots .. Sending Sample Slots to FX Units .. Routing Sample Slots into the Headphones Cue Channel .. Enabling Punch Mode for the Sample Slot .. Creating Remix Sets .. Importing Samples to the Track Collection .. Creating an empty Remix Set .. Loading Samples into Samples Cells .. Capturing Samples from Tracks .. Changing Sample Colors .. Adjusting Sample Parameter Settings .. Saving a Remix Set .. Exporting Remix Sets .. Correcting Beatgrids .. 8910. Working with Playlists .. Creating Playlists .. Adding Tracks to Playlists .. Sorting Tracks in Playlists .. Organizing Playlists in Folders .. Exporting Playlists .. Importing Playlists .. Importing iTunes Playlists .. Using Preparation Playlist .. History Playlists.

7 Track Status Icons in the Track List .. Playlist Maintenance .. Renaming a Playlist .. Removing Tracks from Playlists .. Restore Auto GAIN Value .. Resetting Played State of Tracks .. Deleting Playlists .. Removing Duplicates from Playlists .. Saving Playlists as Webpage File .. Search Tracks in Playlists .. Clearing Playlists .. 9611. Managing Your Track Collection .. About the Track Collection .. Compatible Audio File Formats .. Importing Music Files from the Local Music Folder .. Adding Music from Other Folders .. Importing iTunes Tracks into Your Track Collection .. Importing Remix Sets .. Show Tracks on Your Local Drive .. Editing Track Metadata in the Track List .. Editing Track Metadata using the Edit Dialog .. Editing Track Cover Artwork .. Assigning Playlists and Folders to the Favorites.

8 Track Collection Maintenance .. Checking Consistency of your Track Collection .. Analyzing Tracks Manually .. Relocating Missing Tracks .. Deleting Tracks from the Track Collection .. Saving Your Track Collection .. Exporting Your Track Collection .. Restoring the Track Collection from an Automatic Backup .. Clearing Your Track Collection .. 10612. Advanced Operation of TRAKTOR .. Synchronization using Ableton Link .. Connecting to a Network .. Joining and Leaving a Link Session .. Synchronizing TRAKTOR Decks to the Link Timeline .. Syncing TRAKTOR via MIDI Clock .. Syncing TRAKTOR to External MIDI Clock Signal .. Using TRAKTOR as Master Clock .. Syncing two Instances of TRAKTOR .. Recording Your Mix with the AUDIO RECORDER .. Broadcasting Your Mix .. Streaming Protocol .. Using Cruise Mode for Automatic Mixing.

9 Enabling FX Unit 3 and FX Unit 4 .. Configuring the FX Units to be used in Send FX Mode .. Additional Mouse Controls for Faders and Knobs .. Managing TRAKTOR Layouts .. 11713. Setting up TRAKTOR for SCRATCH Control .. Connecting Audio Interface to Computer .. Connecting Audio Interface to DJ Mixer .. Connecting Turntables to Audio Interface .. Connecting CD Players to Audio Interface .. Connecting Amplification System to DJ Mixer .. Connecting Headphones to DJ Mixer .. Final Hardware Preparations .. Configuring TRAKTOR for SCRATCH Control .. Control TRAKTOR using Timecode Media .. Switching to Scratch Playback Mode .. The Control Zones on CD .. The Control Zones on Vinyl .. Tracking Modes .. 12414. Common TRAKTOR Setups .. Using TRAKTOR with an External Mixer .. Using TRAKTOR with an Add-On Controller.

10 Integrating a Microphone to Your TRAKTOR Setup .. 12615. Configuring MIDI Controller for Controlling TRAKTOR .. Importing Controller Mapping .. Controller Manager Overview .. Device Setup Section .. Assignment Table Section .. Device Mapping Section .. Mapping Details Section .. Available Controller Types .. Assigning MIDI Controls .. Assignable MIDI Controls .. AUDIO RECORDER .. Browser .. Deck Common .. FX Unit .. Global .. Layout .. LOOP RECORDER .. Master Clock .. Mixer .. Modifier .. Preview Player .. Remix Deck .. Track Deck .. 14416. Preferences .. Preferences Dialog Overview .. Preferences Audio Setup Page .. Preferences Output Routing Page .. Preferences Input Routing Page .. Preferences External Sync Page .. Preferences Timecode Setup Page.