Traktor

See also Remix Deck. Basic Settings Keylock on, to keep the same musical key when altering a track pitch.   Waveform Display Brighter color shades represents higher frequencies, darker color shades represents lower frequencies....

History The played history is auto cleared when Tracktor is closed.  In Windows each history playlist is saved in: "My Documents\Native Instruments\Traktor\History", or in your own root directory if you have set it to...

Good Resources http://blog.dubspot.com/traktor-pro-preferences-guide-troubleshooting-setup-tips-by-dubspots-dj-endo/ Important Settings (for me!) Loading > Loading only into stopped deck = Yes Transport > Sync Mode > Only On-Air Decks can be Tempo Master Transport > Sync Mode > Beat...

Using Cruise Mode 1. Copy the tracks you want to play into a playlist and set it as the preparation playlist (right click > Set as preparation playlist).  This can't be an iTunes playlist)...

Settings Transport > Sync Mode > Beat Sync 'BeatSync' Both the phase and tempo of your tracks are aligned when the sync button is pressed. You can only bend the pitch of the track...

F1 Select Remix Deck Hold shift and turn the F1 encoder Delete Sample CTRL+ALT + mouse click to delete an entry, or on the F1 SHIFT+DELETE+the sample button to delete. Copy Sample To Another...

Setting Cue Points To set a cue point to a position that is off the beat grid turn off snap mode while you create the cue point.

I use Traktor with a Kontrol S4 and Kontrol F1.  This area of the site is my notes on using the software and hardware.  

Basic Setup Use the top right 'full screen' button to maximize the screen area available Microphone input I use a SM58.  Set the S4 rear mic gain pot to 100% and the front gain...