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EQ Selection

EQ Type: Choose between the classical 3-band-EQ (Classic) or an emulated mixer EQ from Pio-

neer DJM-600 (P600), Ecler Nuo4 (NUO) or Allen & Heath XONE:92 (Xone).

The EQ selection is not available in ME 2.

Filter Selection

• Ladder: Uses the ladder filter, also used in the Filter effect for the channel filter knobs.
• Xone: Uses the emulation of the Xone:92 filters, also used in the Filter:92 effect, for the

channel filter knobs.

Filter selection is not available in ME 2.

Crossfader

• Auto Crossfade Time: This slider adjusts the amount of time for the auto crossfade feature

to crossfade between tracks.

• Smooth/Sharp: Adjust the crossfader curve here.

Level

• Set Autogain when loading track: With this option checked, TRAKTOR adjusts the gain for

you.

• Enable Limiter: Enabling this option prevents clipping.
• Headroom: This setting is useful when you want to mix multiple tracks or sources in

TRAKTOR since each source added will increase the overall output of the mix. By using
this feature, TRAKTOR will attenuate its output in order to maintain digital headroom so
you don't have to turn down the Master volume via the MAIN knob. If you only mix two
Decks at a time, a setting of -3 dB is usually acceptable. If you wish to mix up to four
Decks or include multiple samples, a setting of -9 dB is recommended.

Preferences

Mixer

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Mixer Layout

• EQ + Fader: Add or remove the EQ and Fader from the Mixer by enabling or disabling this

option.

• Filter + Key + Gain + Cue + Balance: Add or remove the Filter, Key, Gain, Cue and Balance

from the Mixer by enabling or disabling this option.

• Crossfader: Add or remove the Crossfader from the Mixer by enabling or disabling this op-

tion.

14.13 Global Settings

Global Section

• Show Global Section: Add or remove visibility of the Global section by enabling or disabling

this option.

• Left: Select Effect 1 or Master Clock to be displayed by default on the left-hand side of

the Global section.

• Right: Select Effect 2 or Recorder to be displayed by default on the right-hand side of the

Global section.

Miscellaneous

• Fullscreen Resolution: Determines the zoom factor of TRAKTOR’s full screen view. If set to

Desktop, TRAKTOR uses the native resolution of your computer 1:1. When choosing an-
other option, the full screen view appears larger (zoomed in) because TRAKTOR assumes
a lower screen resolution. The available options depend on your hardware.

• Switch to Fullscreen on Startup: With this selected, TRAKTOR will open in full screen mode

(maximizing the TRAKTOR window) each time it is started.

• Show Tooltips: Enable or disable Tools Tips. If you would like to familiarize yourself with

TRAKTOR we recommend you enable Tool Tips as they provide a short descriptions of in-
terface.

• Deck Focus: Select control of the visual Deck Focus from the following menu:

Preferences

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◦

Software: Enable Software control of Deck Focus.

◦

Hardware: Enable Hardware control of Deck Focus.

◦

None: Disable Deck Focus.

• Show value when over control: With this option checked, knobs like Gain, Master Volume,

or the Effects’ knobs show their actual value when hovering over it.

• Enable Deck Header Warnings: By default TRAKTOR informs you of important deck related

warning messages directly through the Deck Headers. To disable these warning messages:

Click on TRAKTOR'S preferences>

Miscellaneous

Uncheck

Enable Deck Header Warnings

With the Deck Header Warnings disabled, TRAKTOR's status bar will still display warnings.

• Reset Hidden Dialogs: The

Reset

button will reset all dialogs that have been hidden by

clicking on the “Don’t Show This Again” checkbox.

14.14 Effects

FX Unit Routing

TRAKTOR can route all effects as insert, send, or post-fader effects.

• Insert: In Insert mode, the effect is inserted into the signal chain right before the channel

filter. The balance of the direct signal (Dry) and effect signal (Wet) is controlled by the

-knob in the effect panel.

• Send: In Send mode, the effect unit becomes independent from TRAKTOR’s internal sig-

nal flow. The effect unit receives input externally from one of the inputs of the audio in-
terface as selected in Preferences > Input Routing. The effect sends its output to one of
the Outputs of the audio interface, as selected in Preferences > Output Routing. Only one
soundcard input and output is supported. If you use more than one send effect, they are
chained in the order 1-2-3-4.

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Effects

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• Post Fader: In Post Fader mode, the effect is inserted into the signal chain after the chan-

nel's volume fader so it will still be audible when turning down the volume on a channel.
The balance of the direct signal (Dry) and effect signal (Wet) is controlled by the

D/W

knob in the effect panel. Post Fader effects are not available in External Mixer mode.

• 2 FX Units/4 FX Units: Choose between 2 or 4 effect units.
• Restore Parameters when switching FX: Check this option if you wish to restore effects to

their default settings when switching.

Effect unit routing is not available in LE 2 and ME 2.

FX Panel Mode

FX1/FX2/FX3/FX4: choose between Single and Group effects.

• The Single mode provides a more detailed control over one selected effect.
• The Group mode gives you control of up to three selected effects in one panel.

FX Panel mode is not available in LE 2 and ME 2.

Effect pre-selection

TRAKTOR provides a vast range of effects. You can create a personal selection of all available
effects to narrow down the effects appearing in the Effect Selector of the effect units.

►

To remove an effect from the pre-selection, select it and press the

Remove

button, or

double-click it.

►

To add an available effect to the pre-selection, select it and press the

Add

button or dou-

ble-click it.

►

To change the order in which the effects appear in the drop down selection of the effect
units, move the pre-selected effect(s) up and down the list with the

and

Down

but-

tons.

Preferences

Effects

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14.15 Mix Recorder

Source

• Source: Choose

Internal

to record from TRAKTOR’s internal Master output or choose

Ex-

ternal

to record an external audio source like a turntable, microphone, or from your exter-

nal hardware mixer.

• External Input: Select which input channel TRAKTOR will record external audio. The drop-

down menu offers the following options:

◦

Deck A

◦

Deck B

◦

Deck C

◦

Deck D

◦

Input FX Send (Ext.)

File

• Directory: This determines the file path in which your audio recordings are stored.
• Prefix: Use a prefix for the filename of each recording.
• Split File at Size: With a file size selected, your audio recordings will be split each time the

file size is reached. The maximum file size is 2048 megabytes.

Recording not available in LE 2.

14.16 Loop Recorder

Latency

Rec. Latency: Adjust the recording latency of the Loop Recorder if in External mixer mode.

Preferences

Mix Recorder

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Overdubbing

Loop Decay: Adjust the percentage of how long it takes for recorded audio to fade out when

overdubbing.

14.17 Broadcasting

Broadcasting is not available in LE 2 and ME 2.

Broadcasting allows you to stream your DJ set live over the Internet. To do this you must first
setup a 'client and server' configuration. You can do this by installing a server on your comput-
er that will provide a stream of the source (TRAKTOR) to clients connected to your server.

►

You must have a server configured correctly and running before you can begin your broad-
cast. For more information on setting up a server and Broadcasting please refer to chap-
ter

↑

15.3, Broadcasting

A description of the Broadcasting preferences page follows:

Proxy Settings

Proxy Settings: If connecting to the Internet through a Proxy, use this section to configure
TRAKTOR to use your Proxy settings.

• Custom: Use this option if you want to add your own custom Proxy Settings.
• Default: Select this option to use the same Proxy Settings from your computer as the

Proxy in TRAKTOR.

• None: Select this option if you do not want to use a Proxy.

Server Settings

Use this menu to configure TRAKTOR to use your server.

• Address: Manually enter the IP (Internet Protocol) address of your computer.

Please refer to the help section of your operating system for information on how to find your

computers IP address.

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• Port: Most servers use the default port setting of 8000.
• Mount Path: Enter the mount path (a specific directory) you want your listeners to connect

to. This is useful when broadcasting two events on the same server.

• Password: Enter the password of your server.

For security remember to change the default password of your server!

• Format: Select the sound quality you want to broadcast. Higher resolutions will require

more bandwidth, so please use an appropriate setting for your connection.

Metadata Settings

Use this section to configure metadata for your broadcasting stream. This is the information
your listeners will see.

• Stream URL: This is the URL (User Resource Location) you are broadcasting on and the

URL you should give to your listeners.

• Stream Name: Enter a name for your broadcast.
• Stream Description: Enter a description for your broadcast.
• Stream Genre: Enter the genre of music you broadcast.

14.18 Browser Details

Editing

• Allow Inline Editing in List Window: If checked, you can edit metadata of your music files

by double-clicking them in the Browser List.

◦

Check this option if you’re preparing tracks at home for faster access to the tags.

◦

With this option unchecked, Inline Editing of a track’s tags in the Browser List is not

allowed to prevent unwanted changes, e.g. during a live set.

Browser Details

• Show Preview Player: switches the Preview Player on and off.

Preferences

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• Show Cover Art: switches the cover art window on and off.
• Show Playlist Favorites: switches the Browser Favorites on top of the Collection Browser on

and off.

• Show Track Info: switches the Info Window on and off.
• Show Status Bar/Error Messages: switches the Status Bar on and off. This area also dis-

plays error messages.

Browser Details not available in LE 2.

• Font & Font Size: Here you can choose the font and the font size TRAKTOR uses in the

Browser.

• List Row Height: Choose how big your Browser List rows will be.

14.19 Layout Manager

Learn in this chapter how to adjust TRAKTOR’s layouts.

The Layout Manager is not available in LE 2 and ME 2.

• Change Name: Here you can type in a name for the selected Layout. Click Rename to veri-

fy your entry.

• Personal Layouts: In this list all stored Layouts are shown. To activate a Layout, double-

click the entire row. The active layout is marked with Active in the first column. The order
in this list also defines the order of layouts in the

Layout Selector

of TRAKTOR’s Header.

Clicking

Add

appends a new layout to the Layout Manager.

Remove

deletes the selected

layout.

Move Up/Down

changes the position of the selected layout in the layout dropdown

of TRAKTOR’s header section.

14.20 File Management

This subdirectory contains options related to your music files.

Preferences

Layout Manager

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File Management

• Import Music-Folders at Startup: With this selected, each time TRAKTOR is started, it will

automatically import all tracks in your Music Folder that have not already been imported.

• Determine track-time automatically (before analysis): With this option checked TRAKTOR

estimates the track-time before analyzing it.

• Analyze new imported tracks: Performs an automatic analysis of all new tracks when im-

ported into the Collection.

• Analyze new tracks when loading into deck: This option triggers the analysis only when

loading a track into a Deck. A progress bar at the bottom of TRAKTOR will provide visual
feedback on analysis and alert you if there is a problem. By analyzing the tracks on de-
mand you don’t run into the CPU problems you may encounter with a permanent back-
ground analysis.

Analysis generates high CPU load. Due to lower prioritization of the analysis process there

is no risk of slowdowns for TRAKTOR itself, but when using additional software along with
TRAKTOR, you may note that the software performs slower than usual.

• Save created Loops and Samples automatically: Automatically saves the Loops and Samples

you created in TRAKTOR for later use.

• Show Consistency Check Report on Startup: With this selected, the Consistency Check Re-

port will be displayed each time you start TRAKTOR. This report displays information
about your Track Collection and gives options to manage it.

The File management ist not available in LE 2.

File Structure Mode

The File Structure mode determines the file structure when exporting a Playlist.

• None: File names will not be changed during export.
• Flat: File names will be changed into a 01 Artist - Title format during export.
• Artist: During export, sub-folders with the artist names will be created.
• Label: During export, sub-folders with the label names will be created.

Preferences

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Directories

• Root Dir: This is the path to your Collection/Playlists/Settings/History/Mappings files. You

can change the folder. To change it, click the

…!

button and select the path of your pre-

ferred folder. Click on

Default Dir

to reset the paths back to the defaults.

• Sample Dir: This is the path to your Sample files used in Remix Decks. You can change

the folder. To change it, click the

…!

button and select the path of your preferred folder.

Click on

Default Dir

to reset the paths back to the defaults.

• iTunes Music Library: If you want to use TRAKTOR’s iTunes integration you have to select

the path of your iTunes Library. Click the

…!

button and choose the path to your iTunes

Library file.

Music Folders

If you want to use your own music folder structure you can add your music folders in this list.
TRAKTOR can automatically import all music files stored within this Music Folder.

• Add…: lets you add folders as Music Folders.
• Delete: deletes the selected Music Folder from the list.
• Change…: if you changed the directory or the name of a Music Folder click this button to

tell TRAKTOR about this change.

14.21 Analyze Options

This section provides options concerning the default settings of the Analyzis function when im-
porting/analyzing audio files.

Preferences

Analyze Options

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The Analyze Options.

BPM Detection

• BPM Range: Select the minimum and maximum beats per minute (BPM) values of the

tracks you are going to analyze.This will help TRAKTOR’s BPM-analysis find the correct
BPM value when analyzing.

• Set Beatgrid when detecting BPM: By checking this option, TRAKTOR will place a Beat Grid

on the track and will align it to the nearest downbeat. If the track already contains a Beat
Grid, TRAKTOR will move it, if necessary, to the nearest downbeat.

• Store Beatmarker as Hotcue: When TRAKTOR analyzes a track it creates a Beatmarker as

reference for the Beat Grid. With this option enabled the Beatmarker is also available for
use as a HotCue. Disable this option to prevent accidental erasure; as a result, you will
not be able to use the Beatmarker as a HotCue.

Musical Key

TRAKTOR now automatically detects a track’s key which can be displayed in either classical
musical notation or Open Key format. Which notation form is best suited can be controlled via
the below settings:

• Displayed in Traktor: Select the notation to be displayed in the

Key

column of the Browser

from this drop-down menu. This option can be changed at any time and will change the
way all Keys are displayed in TRAKTOR. Available notations are:

◦

Musical

◦

Musical (all sharp)

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◦

Open Key

• Written to FileTags: Select the notation to be exported with the metadata of a track when

exporting it. Available notations are:

◦

Musical

◦

Musical (all sharp)

◦

Open Key

◦

Key Text

If you have previously utilised third party software applications to identify the Key of your
tracks, it is recommended that the Key Text option is checked to ensure that your ID3 in-
formation is unaltered when exported from TRAKTOR.

14.22 Controller Manager

This section offers an in-depth explanation of TRAKTOR's Controller Manager (Preferences >
Controller Manager). Before creating any new controller mappings, we recommend to first
check if your controller hardware is included in the TRAKTOR Setup Wizard (please refer to
chapter

↑

4, TRAKTOR's Setup Wizard

). There are templates available for many MIDI control-

lers, which can be loaded easily with the Setup Wizard.

We recommend leaving TRAKTOR's Preferences page open while editing and testing a con-
troller mapping, otherwise a different mapping might be selected when reopening the Pref-
erences window.

14.22.1 Overview

The Controller Manager unifies all of TRAKTOR's MIDI and Keyboard Mappings, as well as
MIDI setup in one preference page. Settings and mappings can be imported, exported, and
customized all from this one preferences page.
For the purposes of this manual, a "Control" can be considered a TRAKTOR mapping as MIDI
channels, controls, and controlled parameters correspond to each other.

Preferences

Controller Manager

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14.22.2 Device Setup

Device Setup allows you to create multiple mappings for your computer keyboard, MIDI con-

trollers, and some HID devices.

The Device Setup section.

By default, all MIDI In- and Out-Ports are active per mapping. This can cause unintended be-
havior of your whole MIDI setup. The first thing to do is to select the appropriate MIDI device
for each MIDI mapping instead of leaving it on "All Ports".
All mappings are concurrently active! If unintended behavior is observed for certain Controls,
try to isolate the problem by disabling all other mappings, which can be done by setting the In-
and Out-Ports to "None."

• Device: Choose a mapping to edit. The selection does not define the active mapping be-

cause always all mappings are active unless you set the In- and Out-Ports to "None."

• In-Port: Defines the MIDI In port for the selected mapping. It is set to All by default and

should be changed to your physical MIDI in-port or to a virtual MIDI port.

A virtual MIDI connection can be used to send MIDI data between two applications on the

same computer.

• Out-Port: This defines the MIDI Out port for the selected mapping. It is set to "All" by de-

fault and should be set to your physical MIDI out-port or to a virtual MIDI port.

• Add...: This opens a drop-down menu with the following options:

◦

Generic Keyboard: Creates a mapping for assigning computer keyboard keys to TRAK-
TOR Controls.

◦

Generic MIDI: Creates a mapping for assigning MIDI controls to TRAKTOR Controls.

Preferences

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◦

Import: Here you can add a mapping to the Device list from the hard disk. Mappings
that are already loaded will not be overwritten or deleted. Since this function always
creates a new device, you need to delete the other devices in the list if you do not

want to use them at the same time.

◦

The Add... menu includes all mappings for the devices natively supported by this ver-

sion of TRAKTOR.

• Edit...: This opens a drop-down menu with the following options:

◦

Edit Comment: Add a comment to the Mapping name. This will appear at the begin-
ning of the mapping name in the Device drop-down list.

◦

Duplicate: Makes a copy of the currently selected mapping.

◦

Export: Allows you to store the currently selected mapping as a file on your hard disk.

◦

Delete: Deletes the currently selected mapping.

◦

Show Version: Shows the version of the underlying TSI file.

• Device Target: Chooses the device you wish to control. Available options are Decks A—D,

or Deck Focus.

• Modifier State: This line displays the current value for each of the eight modifiers within

the current mapping, and is mainly used as a debugging tool for complex mappings. If
you work with modifiers, it is important to know what value is currently assigned to a
modifier, particularly if something is not working as intended.

14.22.3 Assignment Table

The Assignment table lists all assignments for the mapping that is currently selected in Device.
Remember that all mapped devices are active at the same time, not just the currently selected
mapping.

Preferences

Controller Manager

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The Assignment table.

You can sort the Assignment Table by any column if you click on the header of the column,

which is very useful for large mappings. Also adding descriptive comments for each Control
assignment can be very helpful allowing you to sort by the comment column.

• Control: This is the name of the function assignment. You can add Controls via the Add

in... and Add Out... buttons. A complete list of all Controls and their meaning can be
found in chapter 20 of the TRAKTOR manual.

• I/O: States if a Control will be used as an input (from a knob, button, or encoder) or an

output (to an LED or level meter).

◦

Use MIDI input Control (In) when you want to assign a TRAKTOR element to an exter-
nal MIDI controller element (like a knob on a MIDI controller).

◦

MIDI output Controls (Out) are mostly used when your controller has the ability to re-
ceive feedback, such as LED output, to show the current state of the software user in-
terface.

• Assignment: This shows the target you have specified under Assignment in the Mapping

Details section. This can be Deck A to D or Device Target for Deck controls, and Global for
other Controls and modifiers. These settings are explained in the Mapping Details section
below.

• Mode: Shows the interaction mode you have set for a Control in the Mapping Details sec-

tion. The available modes depend on the type of Control (e.g. button, fader/knob, encod-
er). Interaction modes are explained in the Mapping Details section below.

Preferences

Controller Manager

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• Mapped to: Shows either the source for the Control (input devices) or the target (output

devices).

• Cond1 and Cond2: Display the values of the first and second conditions as set in the Map-

ping Details section. Modifiers are explained in the Mapping Details section below.

• Comment: You can enter a comment in this field, which is stored with the Control assign-

ment.

The currently selected Control in the list is highlighted in yellow. If there is another Control in

the list and it has the same Control source assigned in the Mapped to column as the selected

Control, this will be highlighted in a darker yellow. This feature is especially useful for debug-
ging large mapping lists.

14.22.4 Device Mapping

The Device Mapping section.

• Learn: Allows you to map the control to the desired knob/button/key by simply turning/

pressing/hitting the relevant input parameter.

◦

The Learn function is available for MIDI Input controllers and HID controls (keyboard,
mouse etc.)

◦

Learn mode stays active until you press this button again. This allows you to assign
several controls in one go.

◦

Do not forget to disable Learn when you are finished in order to avoid undesired as-
signments.

• Assignment Drop-Down menu: Here you can manually assign a Control.

◦

This is the only way to assign a MIDI output controller or HID (keyboard, mouse etc.).
On the first level of the drop-down list you choose the MIDI channel (1-16). If no as-
signment is working, check which MIDI channel your MIDI controller or HID is set to
for sending and receiving MIDI.

• Reset: This button deletes the current assignment.

Preferences

Controller Manager

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