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3.

Click CUE (1) to move the Floating Cue Point to this position.

4.

Click STORE (4) to convert the Cue Point into a Stored Cue Point.

5.

Drop-down the Cue Type Selector (3) menu and select Fade-Out.

6.

An orange Fade Out Cue Point (2) will appear in the Waveform Display and the Stripe View.

7.

Load a track into Deck B.

8.

Set a Stored Cue Point at the beginning of the track by clicking STORE (6).

9.

Dropdown the Cue Type selector (5) and select Fade-In from the menu.

10. An orange Fade In Cue Point (7) will appear in the Waveform Display and Stripe View.
11. Start the playback of the track in Deck A shortly before the Fade Out Cue Point (2).
12. When the Fade Out Cue Point (2) in Deck A crosses the play position, the track in Deck B

will automatically begin playing from its Fade In Cue Point (7).

Note:

• You  have  to  enable  the 

Activate  Fade  In  &  Fade  Out  Markers

  option  in:  Preferences  >

Loading > Loading.

• While a Fade Out Cue Point always triggers the playback of the next track, a Fade In Cue

Point triggers no action.

• If the opposite Deck is empty, no action is triggered.
• You can also use Fade In and Fade Out Cue Points with Cruise mode.

Load (Load Cue Point)

A  track  with  a  Load  Cue  Point  will  automatically  cue  to  this  point  when  loaded,  saving  you
from the need to manually cue your track to this point. Load Cue Points are displayed in yel-
low.

►

If you want to make use of the Load Cue Points, enable the option 

Initially cue to Load

Marker

 in: Preferences > Loading > Loading.

Grid (Beatmarker)

A Beatmarker sets the starting point for a Beatgrid. This is a special cue point from which a
regularly  spaced  grid  of  beat  lines  is  created.  TRAKTOR  then  uses  these  grids  to  sync  your
tracks. Beatmarkers are displayed in white. Please read 

↑

7.8.6, Beatgrid Panel (GRID)

 for a de-

tailed explanation of Beatmarkers and Beatgrids.

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Loop (Loop In Point)

The process of storing Loops is essentially the same as storing Cue Points. Loop markers are

displayed in green.
1.

Set a loop with the Loop controls (see 

↑

7.6, Loop Controls

).

2.

Click 

STORE

.

3.

The loop markers change to green Loop In and Loop Out Points and the Loop is now a
Stored Loop.

Stored Loops are accessed in the same manner as Stored Cue Points.

7.8.4

Deleting a Stored Cue Point or Loop

 

Deleting a Stored Cue Point or Loop.

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If you want to delete a Stored Cue Point or Loop permanently, perform the following:
1.

Choose the Cue Point or Loop from the dropdown menu (2) or by using the Next/Previous

Cue buttons (1).

2.

Click on the Bin button (3) (There is no undo).

3.

The Cue Point or Loop is deleted.

7.8.5

Hotcue Mapping

 

In TRAKTOR, you can assign any Stored Cue Point or Loop to one of the 8 Hotcue buttons.
This allows for instant access to your most important Cue Points and Loops.

• Storing a Cue Point instantly maps it to the next available Hotcue. Click a second time on

STORE

 to duplicate the Hotcue.

• If you want to change the assignment; click on the assigned Hotcue, then click on 

MAP

and then on the new Hotcue button.

• To  delete  a  Cue/Loop  In  point:  select  the  Cue/Loop  In  Point  and  click  on  the 

Wastebin

Icon. This deletes the Cue/Loop In Point permanently.

MAP enables you to store Cue Points and Loops in a non-sequential order.

How to use Hotcues

The behavior of a Hotcue button depends on the playback status of the track.

• When  the  Deck  is  playing,  clicking  a  Hotcue  button  will  jump  the  play  position  to  the

mapped Cue/Loop In Point and continue playing.

• When the Deck is paused, the Hotcue buttons behave in the same manner as the 

CUE

button  in  the  Transport  Controls,  i.e.  clicking  it  jumps  the  play  position  to  the  mapped
Cue/Loop In Point. Holding the Hotcue button will continue playback until it is released.
Upon release the playback position will jump back to the Cue/Loop In Point and remain

paused.

Activate Snap (

S

) and Quantize (

Q

) in the Master panel to get a seamless Hotcue jump.

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7.8.6

Beatgrid Panel (GRID)

 

The Beatgrid is the foundation for setting perfect loops. Beatgrids act as a visual reference for

the DJ in showing a visible tempo for a track.
The Beatgrid panel (

GRID

) gives control over the Beatmarker, Beatgrid and the stored BPM of

a track.

It is possible to alter the visual appearance of the Beatgrid using Preferences > Decks >
Miscellaneous > Grid Mode.

Working with Beatgrids

Working with Beatgrids.

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To guarantee that all Tempo, Loop and Move controls work as expected, you will have to verify
the Beatgrid for your tracks:
1.

Analyze a track (see 

↑

6.10.2, Analysis

) and load it into a Deck. This can be set to happen

automatically  depending  on  settings  in  Preferences  >  File  Management  >  File  Manage-

ment.

2.

Click the 

+

 symbol in the Waveform display to get a more precise view. The 

+

 symbol will

become visible as you mouse over the Waveform Display.

3.

Check the Beatmarker (1) at the beginning of the track. If it does not sit directly on the
beat,  use  the  Move  Grid  buttons  (3)  to  correct  it.  Alternatively,  you  can  manually  set  a
Beatmarker at the position of your choice by using the CUE panel (2). To set an Auto-Beat-
marker, manually click the AUTO button (9).

4.

Move  the  track  slowly  forward  (by  dragging  the  Waveform  Display)  from  the  Beatmarker
and check that the Beatgrid sits correctly on the beat. In Snap mode, you can click in the
Waveform to audibly check the position of the Beatgrid. Turn on the TICK (5) button with-
in the Master Clock (Global section) to help audibly align the Beatgrid while in playback.

5.

Use the BPM Increase and Decrease buttons (4) to make precise adjustments to the align-
ment of the grid.

6.

Use the x2 and /2 buttons (8) to double or half the tempo, as well as use the TAP button
(10) to tap the precise tempo. Alternatively, double-click in the Tempo display (7) to man-
ually enter a BPM value. (Quickly set the Beatgrid by clicking four times during playback
on the TAP button (10) according to the tempo of the track. Thus you set the proper tempo
and downbeat location and it also saves lots of time compared to using all the other con-
trols in the Advanced Panel.)

7.

Continue on until you reach the end of the track. Once the Beatgrid sits correctly on the
beat throughout the whole track, click the Lock Beatgrid button (6) and you are done—a
precise tempo has been permanently defined for the track.

Here are a few things you should consider when creating a Beatgrid:

►

In External Mixer Mode you will also need to activate the Internal Mixer Cue button in
order to hear the Beat Tick (5).

►

If using an internal sound card on a laptop you will need to activate the Cue button on
the Internal Mixer and adjust your output monitor settings to hear the Tick. You can ad-
just monitor settings in Preferences > Output Routing > Output Monitor.

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►

When pressing the Move Beatmarker buttons (3) the Left mouse-click moves the Beatmark-
er in fine steps, right-/[Ctrl]-click in coarse steps.

►

When pressing the BPM Increase and Decrease buttons (4) the Left mouse-click changes

the Grid in fine steps, right-/[Ctrl]-click in coarse steps.

►

If no Beatmarker is set, enable 

Set Beat-Grid when detecting BPM

 in: Preferences > File

Management > BPM Detection.

►

Press the highlighted Lock Beatgrid button (6) to unlock a track with a locked Beatgrid.

►

Press the RESET button if you want to start over.

Beatgrid Examples

The Beatgrid is too tight, so you have to widen it.

The Beatgrid is too wide, so you have to tighten it.

This is an example of a perfect Beatgrid.

It is possible to alter the visual appearance of the Grid using Preferences > Decks > Miscel-
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Auto Beatmarker

TRAKTOR automatically sets a Beatmarker on the first bass drum detected during the analysis.

So when you analyze your tracks a first Beatgrid is built based on the tempo TRAKTOR has

determined.

• Click on the AUTO button in the 

GRID

 advanced panel to rebuild the Beatgrid.

Manual Beatmarker

Setting a Beatmarker Manually.

Alternatively, you can also manually set a Beatmarker with the CUE panel (1):
1.

Search  for  an  appropriate  downbeat  in  the  track  and  move  the  play  position  precisely
upon it.

2.

Click the CUE button (2).

3.

In the 

CUE

 panel choose STORE (5) and then the Cue Type, Grid (4).

4.

Double-click in the Cue Name Display (3) to name the Beatmarker if desired.

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Activate Snap (

S

) and Quantize (

Q

) in the Master panel to position the marker exactly on

the beat. If the beat is not detected correctly deactivate Snap Mode.

Deleting Beatmarkers

Deleting a Beatmarker is done from the 

CUE

 panel:

1.

Navigate to the Beatmarker by using the Next/Previous Cue Point buttons, or the dropdown
menu next to the Cue Name Display.

2.

Click the Delete (Bin) button to permanently delete the Beatmarker.

Lock the Beatgrid

If the Beatmarker and Beatgrid are set, you can lock your results by clicking the Lock button.
1.

After clicking the Lock button, all buttons in the 

GRID

 panel are deactivated.

2.

The stored tempo (BPM) is locked and cannot be changed until you unlock it by clicking
Lock again.

3.

All tracks with a locked Beatgrid will show a small Lock Icon within the Browser.

Tick (Audible Beatgrid)

The Tick is essentially a metronome used to obtain audible feedback as to the positioning of
the Beatgrid relatively to the beats of the track (the Tick is on the same channel as the Monitor
Output).

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Setting audible Beatgrid.

(1) Cue: Pre-listen to a track over the internal TRAKTOR mixer.
(2) Tick: With the Tick button (small headphones icon) you can activate an audible beat tick
that works like a metronome and helps you while editing Beatgrids.

►

In Internal Mixer mode the tick is only audible on signals cued over the headphones.

►

In External Mixer mode the tick is laid over the Deck channel signal when Headphone
Cue on the Internal Mixer is active.

(3) MIX: The 

MIX

 knob lets you mix the cued signal with the master signal in your headphones.

(4) VOL: The 

VOL

 knob controls the volume of the Monitor output for your headphones.

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►

If using an internal sound card on a laptop you will need to activate the Cue button on
the Internal Mixer and adjust your output monitor settings to hear the Tick. You can ad-

just monitor settings in Preferences > Output Routing > Output Monitor.

7.9

Freeze Mode and Slicer Mode

 

This section provides information on how Freeze Mode and its extension Slicer Mode works. Be-

fore using Freeze Mode and Slicer Mode, please read the following important notes:

• Note  that  Freeze  Mode  can  only  be  accessed  via  a  MIDI  assignable  controller  as  the

TRAKTOR KONTROL S8. The Freeze Mode controls are assigned to the TRAKTOR KON-
TROL S8 controller by default. For using the Freeze Mode with another MIDI assignable
controller than the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8, a user defined MIDI hardware mapping is re-
quired. For more information on MIDI hardware mappings, refer to section 

↑

14.22, Con-

troller Manager

.

• For  information  on  how  to  use  Freeze  Mode  in  general,  refer  to  the  TRAKTOR  KON-

TROL S8 Manual. Here you will find a comprehensive tutorial on using Freeze Mode and
Slicer Mode. You can access the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 Manual via the Open Manual…
> entry from the 

Help

 menu in the TRAKTOR software.

• For  a  list  of  Freeze  Mode's  assignable  MIDI  controls,  refer  to  the  Deck  Common  table

shown in section 

↑

21.1, Deck Common

.

• There are no assignable MIDI controls for Slicer Mode; it relies on the Freeze Mode as-

signments made with your controller.

Freeze Mode

Freeze Mode provides the opportunity to instantly create a set of temporary cue markers (or sli-
ces) on a Track Deck or Remix Deck. Slices can be triggered in real time, similar to triggering
HotCues. When Freeze Mode is engaged you can use a MIDI assignable controller to trigger Sli-
ces  to  perform  finger  drumming  techniques.  The  size  of  Slices  can  be  determined  from  1/4
beat to 4 beats. The number of Slices made is determined by the “Freeze Slice Count Adjust”
control in the Controller Manager. You can assign up to sixteen pads. For example, if Freeze
mode is engaged using the TRAKTOR KONTROL S8 eight Slices will be created to match the
eight pads on the controller. If a TRAKTOR KONTROL F1 controller is used the “Freeze Slice
Count Adjust” control can be set to value "16".

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Deck A engaged in Freeze Mode.

Slicer Mode

An extension of Freeze Mode's functionality is Slicer Mode. The Slicer Mode divides an active
loop into Slices. If Freeze and Loop are active at the same time (on a deck); this enables the
Slicer Mode. The size of the Slicer area is determined by the deck's selected loop size. Slices
can be triggered in real time, and allow you to jump between different sections of an active
loop. Once a Slice is triggerd, looping will commence within the selected Slice for as long as
the pad is depressed. Playback continues within the active loop area until the loop is exited.

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Deck A engaged in Slicer Mode.

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8

The Internal Mixer & the Crossfader

 

The Internal Mixer is the nerve center of TRAKTOR. With the Internal Mixer you can control the

mix and modulate the sound of your tracks for smooth transitions.

8.1

Channel Faders

 

The Channel Faders adjust the channel volume. Their Channel Level meters help you to adjust
the volume of the next track against the currently running track.

►

The Channel Faders are only visible when Micro, Essential, Full or Advanced Deck Layouts
are selected. Select these layout modes by double-clicking the Deck Heading or from
Preferences > Decks Layout > Deck Layout.

►

Select Mixer from the Layout Selector in the TRAKTOR Header. By default the Channel
Faders are visible with this layout.

8.2

Crossfader

 

The Crossfader.

The 

Crossfader

 enables you to make transitions between Decks by dragging it from one side to

the other.
(1) Crossfader Assign Buttons: Select which Decks are audible on the left and right position of
the Crossfader.

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►

A Deck that is not assigned to one side of the Crossfader is only controlled by the Chan-
nel Fader.

(2) Manual Crossfade: Click, hold and drag the Crossfader from one side to the other.

►

Double-clicking the Crossfader resets it to the middle position.

(3) Manual Crossfade Buttons: Click the Crossfader Switch buttons to move the Crossfader fur-
ther in the dedicated direction.

►

Double-clicking the Crossfader resets it to the middle position.

(4) Automatic Crossfade: Crossfading can also be automated by using the Crossfader Move but-
tons. If you click a Crossfader Move button, the Crossfader will automatically fade to the re-
spective side.
To stop the transition, click the Crossfader Move button again.

►

You can adjust the Auto Crossfade Time in Preferences > Mixer > Crossfader.

8.3

Equalizer

 

The Equalizer is an important mixing tool. It adjusts the sound of your mix according to fre-
quency. The individual frequency range depends on the selected EQ type.

Classic 3-Band EQ.

(1) HI: Use this dial to cut or boost high frequencies.
(2) MID: Use this dial to cut or boost mid frequencies.
(3) LO: Use this dial to cut or boost low frequencies.
(4) Kill Switch: Use this to kill a frequency band. Each band has a separate Kill Switch.

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The EQ knobs have all the advanced functionality described in chapter 

↑

11, Mouse Control

for Faders and Knobs

.

Equalizer Types

TRAKTOR offers 4 different types of EQ, modeled after today’s top DJ mixers. To change the
EQ type, go to Preferences > Mixer > EQ Selection.

EQ types are not available in LE 2.

It’s always a good idea to use the EQs during a transition to avoid clipping that can easily
occur when two tracks play together with full volume.

Classic: The Classic Equalizer is the standard, classic TRAKTOR 3-Band EQ. It offers controls
for adjusting the low, mid and high range frequencies of each Deck.
Each knob controls its frequency band by +12/-24 db. It also offers Kill Switches that cut the
frequency entirely when activated.
P600: The P600 is a standard club DJ mixer EQ with 3 bands (low, mid and high). It works
like the Classic EQ, but offers a range of +12/-26 dB and the Kill Switches cut the frequencies
to -26 dB.
NUO: The NUO is an emulation of the EQ found on the Ecler NUO four channel DJ mixer. It

offers 3-band equalization (low, mid, high). The adjustment range for low and mid frequencies
is +10/ -30 dB and for high frequencies +10/ -25 dB. Like the Classic and P600 Mixer Types
it offers Kill Switches for all frequencies, but sets them to -30/-25 dB.
Xone: The Xone is an emulation of the EQ found on the Allen & Heath XONE:92 DJ mixer. It is
unique in that it offers 4-band EQ controls (low, mid-low, mid-high and high). The high and
low bands have infinite attenuation (total kill) with a sharp 12 dB/oct roll-off. The mid bands
offer -30 dB of cut.

Only the Classic EQ is available in ME 2.

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GAIN, Cue and PAN

Mixer with Gain, Cue and Pan.

(1) GAIN: With the GAIN knob you can control the pre-fader level of each channel shown in the
Level Meters of the Channel Faders.

•

GAIN

  is  only  visible  when  full  size  Deck  Layouts  are  activated.  If 

GAIN

  is  not  visible

please change the layout in Preferences > Decks Layout.

• TRAKTOR offers a powerful Autogain function enabled in Preferences > Mixer. This func-

tion  relies  on  the  gain  values  extracted  from  the  Analysis  process.  You  can  at  any  time
adjust the Autogain set during track Analysis with the 

GAIN

 knob. To do so, click the little

button next to the 

GAIN

 label. The label then reads 

AUTO

, and the knob is in Autogain

mode. You can then adjust the previously set Autogain to your liking. The new Autogain
value will be saved with the track file.

(2) Cue: With the 

Cue 

button you can audition the Deck via the Monitor outputs.

To use the cue functionality a multi channel audio device is required. Cue is only visible when
full size Decks are activated.
(3)  PAN:  With  the 

PAN

  knob  you  can  control  the  balance  between  the  left  and  right  stereo

channels for each Deck individually.

►

The 

PAN

 knob is only visible when the Track Deck Advanced Panels are activated.

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