Traktor Scratch Vinyl Sync
When the setup wizard is finished open the traktor preferences and go to audio setup.
Traktor scratch vinyl sync. For the the wax enthusiasts digital vinyl support lets you control traktor decks using timecode vinyl on your turntables. Fine tune your setup with a new simplified midi map mode. 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. For performers blurring the lines of djing midi syncing ableton link and external inputs let you build extensive hybrid setups.
Sync that never skips a beat for mixing samples loops using flux mode and more. 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. Deck a and b are set to scratch control and for deck c and d the thru mode is activated. Sync is good but not always perfect.
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. In the traktor gui this configuration looks like this. 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.
Connect your turntables or cd players to the in connectors of the audio interface. The following figure shows the signal path when using timecode vinyl. Hit sync and traktor keeps the elements of your mix perfectly matched. The mixer channels on the s4 allow you to connect up to two phono level audio devices.
Outputs a and b supply the audio from traktor deck a and b. 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. It shouldn t be too much of a struggle to adjust if you end up playing on cdjs or vinyl dvs. Annoyingly traktor still uses a fixed beatgrid.
The native scratch technology features traktor scratch mk2 timecode vinyl and cd control for the next step in tight timecode performance. The traktor kontrol s4 gives djs the option of integrating turntables and using them to play vinyl or control the decks with timecode vinyl. A library ready for anything. Run the setup wizard by clicking on the setup wizard button in the lower left corner of the traktor preferences.