Traktor Scratch Vinyl Sync

For performers blurring the lines of djing midi syncing ableton link and external inputs let you build extensive hybrid setups.

Traktor scratch vinyl sync.

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 turntable that requires a separate phono preamp has to be connected to mixer channel a or 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. This is especially good for more advanced techniques like triggering additional loops and samples or for syncing external gear with your traktor setup via midi or ableton link.

Outputs a and b supply the audio from traktor deck a and b. 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. A library ready for anything. It shouldn t be too much of a struggle to adjust if you end up playing on cdjs or vinyl dvs.

Sync is good but not always perfect. For the the wax enthusiasts digital vinyl support lets you control traktor decks using timecode vinyl on your turntables. The following figure shows the signal path when using timecode vinyl. Fine tune your setup with a new simplified midi map mode.

Sync that never skips a beat for mixing samples loops using flux mode and more. In the deck layout selection choose 2 track decks scratch. Connect your turntables or cd players to the in connectors of the audio interface. When the setup wizard is finished open the traktor preferences and go to audio setup.

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. Annoyingly traktor still uses a fixed beatgrid. 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. The mixer channels on the s4 allow you to connect up to two phono level audio devices.

The native scratch technology features traktor scratch mk2 timecode vinyl and cd control for the next step in tight timecode performance. In the traktor gui this configuration looks like this. Hit sync and traktor keeps the elements of your mix perfectly matched. Use these two faders while using timecode media on the corresponding turntable cd player.