The new RGB buttons for the transport and cue controls are a huge improvement on the Mk1, with a smooth rubberised “MPC” feel to the surface (and the elimination of the previous problem of the buttons getting stuck in the down position, getting caught on the edge of the button aperture when pressed hard). Previous reviews of the S4 have covered its features and performance extensively, so here we’re going to concentrate on what’s new, and where the successes and failures lie in this upgrade: The S4 Mk2 comes with a full version of Traktor Pro 2 (as before) and although it’s now mapped to work out of the box with Traktor DJ, the fact that the S4 retains the identical casing assembly as its predecessor means that there’s no iPad or iPhone stand, slot or docking station, leaving you to figure that one out for yourself (or wait for the inevitable Traktor-branded iOS stand as an accessory). Little touches like the slimmer fader caps and grey filter knobs in tandem with the RGB buttons and aluminium jogwheel tops have combined to give the S4 a fresh, modern look. But because of the way my s4 behaves, I can't as the touch parameter that activates the FX will be hijacked by the adjust parameter (so I need to create two controls totally divided, one for the adjust, one to turn the fx off, which is kinda ok but defeats the purpose of having a single easy gesture to do all things at once).First Impressions / Setting up New, slimmer fader caps for the track volumes, crossfader and tempo adjust contribute to the sleeker more streamlined look of the S4. So I created a touch osc template to control that and complement my s4 (and I use A&H eq anyway so it made sense to map that externally). Only one finger to control that, it's so cool. The best controls for the mixer FXs for me are instant/touch controls like a touch fader. The way this is implemented or shall I say the way that impacts other mappings sucks. So with a s4 the knob adjust will also activate the fx, and without any hardware where there's a kind of built-in behavior, the mixer fx adjust will not activate the mixer FX. If you're using something like a S4 mk1 that doesn't have dedicated on/off buttons for the filters/mixer FXs, the behavior is different and will be replicated (strangely enough) to any additional/external mapping. also tried playing with the soft release (can't remember exact name) but this also doesn't give the desired effect.Īny help much appreciated, I'm well and truly stumped and this has been driving me mad all day!! This works in the sense that it kills Knob 1 so technically i can move the physical knob back to centre but obviously the software is still at 100%. I've tried to play around with modifiers - my Mixer FX ON/OFF button also toggles Modifier #1 value to 1/0 and I subsequently set Knob 1 to only work when the modifier is set to 1. I can turn knob 1 back to centre and it doesn't put the FX live. I tried mapping a standard FX unit the same way and it works no problem, the effect is only LIVE when the unit is switched ON, i.e. The behaviour only seems to occur with the mixer effects. Likewise if i map an ON/OFF button for the mixer filter on the S4, turning the filter knob on the S4, causes it to go live again. Now here is the issue, once i've killed the effect using the toggle button, i need to be able to turn Knob 1 back to the centre but as soon as I turn it, it switches the mixer effect back on. I've mapped the button to Mixer FX On - toggle and it works great. I also want to map the F1 mute button to kill the mixer effect so that I have an instant kill switch rather than having to turn Knob 1 back to the centre. So, I've created a basic map which uses the F1 pads to choose the type of mixer effect (Delay/Filter/Noise etc) then I've mapped the knob 1 encoder etc. I upgraded to the new Traktor Pro 3 this morning and looking to put the spare F1 to work by mapping the new Mixer FX to the F1. Since introducing the Maschine MK3 into my setup running into Deck D, I now have a spare F1. Please forgive me if this is a daft question but I'm very new to mapping and have hit an early hurdle!Ĭurrent setup is an S4 MK1 and 2 x F1's and Maschine Mk3.
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