Mixing with Traktor 2, X1 controller and a club mixer…?

You got it.

Not sure what you’re asking. You do exactly what you said – beatgrid the tunes then let Traktor keep them in sync.

Another way that is more accepted as a form of DJing (not saying that what u stated above is not DJing but is frowned upon a lot because of the fact you are using sync) is the exact same setup but using timecode to control Vinyl or CDJs and using the X1 more for effects and samples…(Timecode for CDs Sucks on Traktor so it would be Vinyl)

Yeah I have an X1 with my S4 and a midifighter pro Beatmasher…and i know what u mean about finding space in a booth…its a PITA…I always bring 1″ foam with me so i can lay it over the Turntables or CDJs. As I tried gigging with an X1 and was totally not happy with it at all. I love having the platters and all the functions right on my S4 instead of having to go into a different mode or shift modifiers to do everything on an X1. When theres a will theres a way to make shit work with ur S4

ive been recently playing with the new k2. its a bit easier to use than a single x1 but if you use 2 x1s or 2 k2s, you can easily have all you need without having to switch layers or use shift functions.

as you said, you gotta make sure you beat grid all your songs. since im not totally comfortable with the set up, its harder to do some spontaneous experimental mixing which usually require a jogwheel. im thinking of adding a denon sc controller to my setup in the future to help with this. although still hoping a smaller controller with a jogwheel comes out soon

I use my Macbook with my X1, you don’t actually have to use sync with this you can if you so desire use the slider on the traktor software with pitchbend. However the sync function just makes it a whole lot easier, I play quite a bit and in my opinion it is the tunes that matter, if the crowd are jumping, who cares if another DJ is scowling at you over your shoulder.

What is really cool is that there is a 4 deck mapping for the X1 over at DJTT that feels EXACTLY like the stock mapping, only difference is, you use the FX Assign Buttons to switch between decks A/C on the left and B/D on the right, now if you wanna FX assign you press the same buttons + shift. Otherwise completely identical workflow, so you have all for decks in one X1 and with the LED feedback it works perfectly!

I also played with the Reloop Contour and the A&H K2 today, which are about the same form factor as the X1. The X1 fitted my specific needs more, but if you want a 4 deck, small footprint modular controller and it fits your workflow, the Contour is a really cool small unit with a Jogwheel that has 4 different modes and feels really nice 🙂