Native Instruments Traktor 2 - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

Table of Contents iii
Table of Contents
Table of Contents................................................................................................................ iii
Introduction ........................................................................................................................ v
Chapter 1 ............................................................................................................................ vii
Checking the Equipment ................................................................................................. 3
Necessary Hardware ..................................................................................................... 3
Necessary Software ....................................................................................................... 3
Setting Up Traktor 2 with the Kontrol S4 ....................................................................... 4
Installing Traktor 2 ....................................................................................................... 4
Using the Setup Wizard ................................................................................................ 5
Routing the Audio Output ............................................................................................ 6
Connecting Speakers .................................................................................................... 6
Customizing the Program View ....................................................................................... 7
The Essential View........................................................................................................ 7
The Extended View ....................................................................................................... 8
The Browser View ......................................................................................................... 8
The Mixer View ............................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 2 ............................................................................................................................ 11
What Is Mixing? ............................................................................................................. 13
Finding New Music ........................................................................................................ 13
Finding Music on the Internet ................................................................................... 13
Finding Music in Stores .............................................................................................. 14
Analyzing New Music ..................................................................................................... 14
Building a Library ....................................................................................................... 14
Analyzing Genre ......................................................................................................... 15
Analyzing Beats per Minute (BPM)............................................................................ 15
Analyzing Key ............................................................................................................. 15
Following Common Mixing Trends ............................................................................... 16
Mixing By Genre ......................................................................................................... 16
Mixing By BPM ............................................................................................................ 17
Mixing By Key .............................................................................................................. 17