Setting Up The Traktor Kontrol S2 With Djay Pro
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- Aug 30, 2017 I'm trying to setup the audio on my Traktor Kontrol s2 via laptop. My problem is that I can't get any sound in my headphones, and 'cue' button is on. I have set the audio setup with the laptop soundcard. In output routing i have choosen internal. And then it says speaker/phones L and speaker/phones R. Thats the only two options I get.
- Jun 14, 2015 Midi mappings are the link between Traktor and your controller. Without a midi mapping your midi controller has no way of communicating with Traktor. Working with mappings can be tricky at first, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Today Ryan Dejaegher is going to help you get started with midi maps in Traktor and show you how to avoid common mistakes that keeps your controller from working.
Hey Jesse, I’m in a very similar situation to you considering those very same controllers/ipad option so will just add my two cents. Don’t forget that Traktor has the Remix decks so if you wanted to incorporate Ableton like / Launchpad sample stuff in your set, you could do that in the future whereas with djay, you can’t. I use djay almost everyday so am also trying to figure out my setup as well (it’s 6am sunday morning where I am, haha, so yeah, I’m stressing over it as well)
Good luck and let us know what you choose (and why?)
If you really want the powerhouse of iPad DJ apps and don’t mind a slightly steeper learning curve, DJ Player can be your friend. Be sure to check out their offering.
Out of them I would go for Traktor S2 mk2 .
But if you like Djay 2 I pesonally think its better than Traktor Dj . The best platforms for Djing on iPad i think would be the Reloop BeatPad or the Numark IDJ PRO , you can use DJ Player on the IDJ PRO too. 🙂Imho you shouldn’t use Spotify in a club. It’s one thing to use something like spotify to play that one request you don’t have at a wedding or something, but in a club, play only stuff that you know and that you have prepped properly. Just my opinion of course.
The S2 and iDJ Pro are the same price here, and if I were to go for anything other than Traktor software, the iDJ Pro would be my choice. The only thing lacking is the channel faders. It is natively mapped for both DJay2 and DJ Player. The iPad sits perfectly inside the unit, which is safe and provides a very stable and flat platform for using the touch features of the iPad/app. I like this much better than any bracket/slit way of standing the iPad on it’s side. This is prone to being knocked-off, leaned on (and breaking the bracket) and will most likely make the iPad move when you touch it (springy feeling), making it a less accurate way of using it.
DJ Player supports all midi-compliant devices, so you can map the WeGo3 yourself (not too many buttons anyway). The only problem with making mappings is the return stuff usually (like lights and meters).
Bro, you totally want a WeGO3 for what you want to do. I have an MC3000 in a flight case but picked up a WeGO3 for small gigs and iPad djing and it I love it so much, I started taking it to gigs I used to do with my MC3000. The lights on the WeGO are annoying but everything else about the controller is awesome for the money. I especially like the sound quality and the fact that I can map it to Virtual DJ to use with my laptop.
Hi Jesse, I’m in the same situation. I think you have to really decide your preferred software first. I’ve been mixing on the ipad for quite a while now and have tried out the various apps around. Cash is a bit limited so I want to buy the right controller first time out. Problem is I like using Traktor DJ the best and unless someone out there can correct me, you can only use NI controllers with this app. Even though I don’t like DJAY2 quite as much there are so many controllers to choose from at really good prices. I’m going with my gut feeling and buying the Kontrol S2 mk11. It’s not a whole lot more than the Z1 and really has everything you need. Just hope NI start supporting Traktor DJ a little bit more!!!
Hi Jesse, from someone who is new to DJing but I have a lot of gigs under my belt including wedding, hayrides, backyard parties, clubs, and different genres and crowds, I actually have an S2. It was well worth the cost, and has not failed me one time. I am on a budget as well, but it is true that once you get a good piece of gear its one less thing to worry about. I had never used traktor and now I am looking forward to learning how to use features I never thought I would need and adding to my setup with my S2 as my main piece. It gives so much room to grow.
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In order to set up your Traktor Kontrol S2 for djay Pro please follow this step-by-step guide: First of all, after connecting the Traktor Control S2 with your Mac, please press both 'SHIFT' buttons on each deck in order to set the controller to 'Midi Mode'. Mar 09, 2012 In part 1 of the series, Endo walks us through Traktor audio setup and timecode configuration, revealing all the nuts and bolts and showing you how to make Traktor work the way you want it.
There has been lots of talk about DJing with the iPad or iPhone, and programs like djay have got off to a great start in this new DJing field, but another way of using your iOS device for DJing is as a remote control for your existing software – just like a DJ controller.
Virtual DJ has already released an app like this for the iPhone (iRemote), and of course TouchOSC is a favourite with Ableton Live users. But there have not been any apps designed especially for Traktor – until now, when two happen to have come along at once.
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1. Wireless DJ
Wireless DJ is a minimal two-channel wireless mixer/controller for Traktor Pro running on Mac and an iPad (although as it is a Midi application you can map it to any Midi software, in theory at least). It’s stylishly presented with a gun-metal effect scratch-style mixer on your screen, but with iPad-style gloss touches too. The whole lot happens on one screen – a mixer.
Installation is simple – there’s no IP address stuff or mapping issues. You get the iPad and the Mac on the same wireless network, use your Mac’s Audio MIDI Setup utility to link things up, install the TSI file and and you’re off. (You can use with a Windows PC but you’d need extra software.) It works well and coupled with the ease of set-up it’s pretty impressive and undeniably fun – there are faders, EQ, headphone and playback controls and even needle search.
Instead of jogs, it has vertical strips down the sides of the mixer that they call “magic stripes”- Moving your finger up and down one of these executes a pitch bend, two fingers is fine tempo control. So that’s all good – but there are no cue points past the first one, there’s no control over loops and effects, absolutely no library browsing – you won’t be wanting to stray far from your Mac.
However, set up alongside your computer, it gives you a really smart way of controlling the basic functions, while you can then resort to the keyboard shortcuts for library, loop, cue points and FX.
Find out more:Wireless DJ website
TrakProDJ
Iximix’s TrakProDJ is exactly the same in concept, although this time the app can also run on the iPhone / iPod Touch (or even both together!) with concessions made on the latter due to the screen size, of course. It’s for Mac and Windows. So again, for Mac you get the iOS device on the same network, link the two together for Midi using the Audio MIDI Setup utility, and install the TSI file in Traktor. It’s slightly more complex for Windows apparently, but I didn’t test this.
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This app is different in that it attempts to offer a more complete DJ controller. On the iPad, it looks like a typical control surface with two jogwheels and a mixer in the middle. On the iPhone, you can flick between decks, mixer and FX. I found the sensitivity on the jogs a bit much – you had to be careful not to overdo your actions. There’s a needle search too, and this time there’s also a track browse function, although for some reason I couldn’t get it to work fully – it’d load the selected track, but the scrolling didn’t work for me.
Access to both effects units is included, and there are hotkeys you can assign to cues, loops etc as you see fit. You also get a filter control for each deck, and kills alongside the EQs – good for touchscreens as turning knobs is kind of awkward.
I liked this one too, although the VU meters on the iOS screen peak out of time with the music, which is a bit disconcerting.
Find out more:Iximix website
Conclusion
These are both fun. The Iximix app is the most complete of the two, and if you were to buy the iPad and the iPod / iPhone Touch versions, you could have your iPad set up in the DJ booth alongside your laptop, and then wander out on the dancefloor with your iPod / iPhone Touch as you saw fit – that’s pretty cool. (I’m assuming the browsing issue was a glitch, by the way.)
But that’s not the whole story. By just copying the types of controls you find on a “normal” controller (and I’m thinking mainly the jogs) I think TrakProDJ misses a trick – after all, it’s a touchscreen, not something tactile. This is where Wireless DJ has an edge – those “magic strips” are more fun than jogs, and suit the surface better. For me Wireless DJ looks better to – TrakProDJ, you feel, should “look” like Traktor, which it doesn’t, whereas Wireless DJ makes sense just looking like a cool scratch mixer.
With Wireless DJ, you’d definitely want it set up next to your laptop, to use alongside it – it won’t work without that as you need to use your keyboard for many functions still. With TrakProDJ, you could in theory DJ from just the surface, although in reality I think you’d want to use your laptop still for certain functions. If you’re looking for a complete remote control solution, though, it has to be TrakPro DJ.
So – they’ve both got their strengths and weaknesses. I don’t think either is quite there yet as far as practical DJing from an iOS surface goes (they both support only two decks, for instance), but they’re both perfectly usable as they are.
Wireless DJ is the more minimal and the most expensive of the two at an overpriced US$14.99 against TrakProDJ at a still-pretty-expensive US$9.99 (iPad) and US$5.99 (iPhone/iPod Touch), but I actually prefer the former. I could see the laptop and the iPad both set up on stands, to give a really novel little portable DJ set-up. You’d have to start learning those Traktor keyboard shortcuts for your loops, cues and FX though…
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Have you tried a remote control device for DJ software on your smartphone or iOS device? Would you be tempted to try one of these? Please let us know your thoughts in the comments.