![]() The performance pads will come with a choice of hot cue and sample functions, which is basic but looping fares better, with loop size and loop move encoders per channel, something that Traktor has done well. It features a small six-bar cue VU per channel and there are buttons for toggling keylock and sync. There are also separate knobs for headphones mix, headphones volume, master volume, and sampler volume. The mixer will control the two available channels decks with the usual combination of crossfader (quite loose and adequate), stiff upfaders, gain/hi/low controls, and a one-knob FX, which features five settings. The pitch faders get tucked to the right side of the performance pads to make way for the oversized jogwheels, meaning they're quite short. Each deck features a slip button and a reverse button that works with Flux to give you a censor function. The cue and pause/play buttons are big, square, and in the now standard vertical arrangement, as well as the decks are laid out in the increasingly popular non-symmetrical way. The capable yet undeniably complicated Traktor Pro 3 software isn't the easiest to install or use, but things have drastically improved over the years and then suffice to say as long as you're careful and do everything in the right order that you will be fine.Īll of the buttons and knobs are plastic apart from the two sets of 8-colored rubber performance pads, which have a slightly pleasing "click" on use. Overall, it is pretty basic, but in a pleasing way, thinking minimal instead of cheap. It does not creak when you are doing the old "diagonal bend" on it and the jogwheels have the right amount of weight, and they're even a bit bigger than you might expect. Sure, this is a lightweight, plastic box, but it has just enough heft to feel series. This is what the Kontrol S2 MK3 is designed to do.įor a $299 controller, it feels surprisingly well built. It means that if the revitalized Traktor platform is to have any hope of keeping and growing its market share, it should appeal to the same people whose first taste of DJing is exactly this sort of device. Small, cheap, and capable DJ controllers have sold by the bucketload since the Numark Mixtrack series, the Pioneer DDJ-SB series, and now the Pioneer DDJ-400, as well as more basic but hugely popular controllers like the Numark Party Mix. This matters a lot because a lot has changed since the days of Traktor Kontrol S2 Mk2 a few years ago. More resources on 10+ Best Midi Controller Pads here. ![]() This makes it the first Traktor controller the first true offering for the beginner DJ. ![]() The reason here is that it is an unashamedly entry-level device, costing merely $299 for both the controller and a full version of Traktor Pro 3. The NI Traktor Kontrol S2 MK3 is an important controller for NI, possibly the most important controller that the company has ever made. ![]() Support for Traktor Pro 3 as well as Traktor DJ 2 for iPad Some of this controller's best features include -ĥ. It is obviously well made, with excellent performance pads, solid jogs, and even effect buttons on the mixer. It also supports Traktor DJ 2 on iOS devices on MAC/PC but even plays nice with Traktor Pro 3. The NI Traktor Kontrol S2 MK3 is a small evolution of the previous mode. This was until now, with two new controllers and a completely new software package, is this the upgrade that will put Native Instruments back to the top? Read the review to find out. With this sudden change in the climate, Traktor has felt forgotten about, not a lot of hardware or updates to speak of. A lot of this have happened in those five years with the launch of Rekordbox from Pioneer as well as Serato's decision to split their product line up for catering to the beginner market specifically. Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S2 MK3 Controller last updated the S2, its entry-level controller for Traktor. ![]()
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