You can sync the sample, change the key of the sample, reverse it, stretch it, chop it, adjust the start point, loop it or set it to be played like a keyboard and play samples as you hold a button down. These sounds can loop, in time with your DJing, or one-hit samples.Įach cell inside a Remix Deck can be manipulated in a number of different ways. This allows for a combination of 64 individual sounds to be triggered, all part of one “deck” (imagine a Remix Deck replacing one of your “track” decks). The original Sample Decks, from Traktor S4 edition, that came out at the same time as the Kontrol S4 Mk I.įor those who don’t know the basics, a Remix Deck is a grid of cells four wide and 16 down. Native Instruments created “Sample Decks” back in 2012, which later morphed into what are now called the Remix Decks. So what actually can they do for you when DJing? More about those Remix Decks In a nutshell, adding the Remix Decks to Traktor is similar to integrating a stripped down, baby version of Ableton Live right into your DJ experience. One area where this can be seen is in the introduction of the Remix Decks. (Maybe that’s why new third-party hardware for Traktor nowadays is pretty thin on the ground…) Serato is friends with a whole variety of hardware companies, allowing for some interesting integrations, but Native Instruments, like Apple, appear to want to own the whole experience, with its own hardware and software.
Each system has its benefits and its downsides, but hell can it get confusing!īut there is clear water between the brands.
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Serato and Traktor seem to always be battling it out at the top, with new emerging software offerings from Pioneer, Virtual DJ, on iOS… the list goes on. The DJ industry seems to contain almost an unlimited combination of gadgets, toys and software options for you to create your ultimate DJ arsenal. Hopefully you’ll have a deeper insight as to whether they’re for you by the end of it, and whether you should be hot-footing it to your local store to buy yourself a Kontrol F1… Traktor: A complete DJ ecosystemĪs any reader of Digital DJ Tips will know, there is a huge selection of DJ hardware and software on the market these days. In this article, we take a look at the Remix Decks, why you might want to use them, and how they stack up against innovations elsewhere in the DJ world. But then again, you may be one of those people who thinks “I really don’t get this at all!” Today we consider whether you should be adding this to your gear.Įven if you are not a Traktor user, the Traktor Kontrol F1 could be one of the reasons you consider switching, as the Remix Decks offer something quite unique in DJ software. For some, Remix Decks may be the reason they switch to Traktor, but for others, they remain an enigma.
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The Traktor Kontrol F1 in a full Traktor set-up.
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