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2 Channel Digital DJ Controllers/4 Channel Control in Traktor Pro?

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  • November 20, 2011 at 5:21 pm #10125
    DJ Max D.
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    Well, most of that is handled by the software.. for example you have two faders and one button. The faders are set to control the volume of decks A and B when the button is not pressed and you can “map” them to control the volume of decks C and D when the button is pressed (just like shift on your keyboard) and in similar fashions (think caps lock for example).
    As for faders jumping when you switch them, there is an option (in Traktor) called “soft takeover” which lets the fader control the level only after it had reached the point where the level was set the last time it was changed.
    For example, your deck A volume is at 20% and you are controlling deck C with the same fader. The fader is at 100% when you press the button that changes the fader back to controlling deck A.. now the level won’t change until the fader reaches the point of 20% and aligns (so to say) with the level in the software and only after that will it resume controlling that value regularly.
    (I hope I helped at least a bit, English isn’t my first language so I tend to get lost in some explanations 🙂 )

    November 20, 2011 at 5:36 pm #10128
    DrewL
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    perfect explanation and great english thanks so much for the prompt reply!

    November 20, 2011 at 9:30 pm #10137
    DJ Max D.
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    You’re welcome 🙂

    November 20, 2011 at 10:18 pm #1002174
    softcore
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    Max D is correct! Additional stuff one might want to know is that Traktor allows ANY 2 decks controller to be used as a 4 decks one via the “modifier” keys found in controller mappings but it requires a total remapping of the controller.
    For example you can set a midi button to be used as “toggle” for modifier M1 value, in other words this button will toggle the M1 modifier to values 0 and 1. Then you can configure sayyyy a fader to control Deck A volume only when M1=0 and control deck C volume when M1=1.
    In fact, the modifier keys in Traktor is a controllerist’s dream.

    November 21, 2011 at 12:48 am #10144
    DrewL
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    I have seen the Modifier option in the “Controller Manager” tab in the settings (Im using Traktor Pro, the older 3 version). Thats a really useful tip thanks! I was wondering though about having to completely re-map the controller, what about controllers with intentionally blank buttons such as the Vestax VCI 400 (hypothetical question as the vci400 already has 4 channel faders)?

    These questions are in the context of me buying a controller that I could potentially use for mostly home practice, but solid and professional enough for the occasional club/bar gig. I currently have a biweekly residency at a bar in China where I am currently living and they have CDJ 2000’s, DJM 2000, SL3 etc. But I havent had a controller at home to practice with.

    November 21, 2011 at 2:23 am #10147
    DJ Max D.
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    You don’t necessarily have to remap the controller completely, it is sufficient just to have one control free and you can easily map two extra decks (duplicate command, change target device).. For example I keep my (software) master level on the same value at all times so I can use that pot to map a modifier: when it’s on 0 (closed) then the controller controls decks A and B and when it’s on 128 (open) the same commands apply for decks C and D.. so it isn’t too much trouble to map a controller to 4 decks this way 🙂
    Of course, controllers with intentionally blank buttons are even simpler to re-map in this fashion.

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