5. TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 OVERVIEW
This section introduces you to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 and all its control elements and con-
nectors.
TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 Overview.
(1) Decks: You can use the Decks to control tracks and Samples, similar to DJ turntables or CD
players but with additional features. TRAKTOR controls four virtual Decks and each of them can
be operated in several Deck Types: Track Deck, Remix Deck, STEM, Deck, and Live Input.
TRAKTOR provides you with four virtual Decks. The two Decks on your S4 hardware controller al-
low you to control the four software Decks A, B, C and D in TRAKTOR: the left Deck on your S4
controls Decks A and C in the software. The right Deck on your S4 controls Decks B and D in the
software. For more information on the Deck control elements, refer to Decks.
(2) Mixer: You can use the Mixer to mix the audio signals coming from the Decks. The Mixer con-
sists of the two Mixer channels A and B which receive the individual audio signals from the
Decks A and B. Each Mixer channel contains controls to modulate the audio signal and to adjust
the outgoing volume before the audio signal is send to the MASTER output. The SAMPLE knob in
the middle of the Mixer controls the relative level of the combined channel for Deck C and D. Fur-
thermore, the Mixer provides the crossfader to instantly fade between the audio signals in the Mix-
er channels A and B. For more information on the Mixer control elements, refer to Mixer.
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