Connect your turntables or cd players to the in connectors of the audio interface.
Traktor scratch vinyl sync.
For the the wax enthusiasts digital vinyl support lets you control traktor decks using timecode vinyl on your turntables.
Run the setup wizard by clicking on the setup wizard button in the lower left corner of the traktor preferences.
The native scratch technology features traktor scratch mk2 timecode vinyl and cd control for the next step in tight timecode performance.
Annoyingly traktor still uses a fixed beatgrid.
Outputs a and b supply the audio from traktor deck a and b.
The traktor kontrol s4 gives djs the option of integrating turntables and using them to play vinyl or control the decks with timecode vinyl.
Spin super precise 2khz control signal on 120g vinyl it feels just like your digital track was cut to a 12 inch and with the innovative vinyl marker stickers you get clear visual reference at all times.
Serato actually has beat warp markers provided a track has a well defined bpm which most electronic dance music does it does pretty well at detecting it.
In traktor s preferences midi clock menu moving the sending offset slider up and down until the traktor tick and the live metronome are running in sync.
It shouldn t be too much of a struggle to adjust if you end up playing on cdjs or vinyl dvs.
In the traktor gui this configuration looks like this.
Deck a and b are set to scratch control and for deck c and d the thru mode is activated.
A turntable that requires a separate phono preamp has to be connected to mixer channel a or b.
When the setup wizard is finished open the traktor preferences and go to audio setup.
In the deck layout selection choose 2 track decks scratch.
All the setup action needed for getting traktor scratch duo working with timecode is about getting the signal path between the turntable cdj and the master out of the mixer properly configured.
A library ready for anything.
For performers blurring the lines of djing midi syncing ableton link and external inputs let you build extensive hybrid setups.
This is especially good for more advanced techniques like triggering additional loops and samples or for syncing external gear with your traktor setup via midi or ableton link.
Verify the settings by turning the master clock start pause button off and back on in traktor.
Use these two faders while using timecode media on the corresponding turntable cd player.
The mixer channels on the s4 allow you to connect up to two phono level audio devices.
Fine tune your setup with a new simplified midi map mode.
Sync is good but not always perfect.