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I have a Traktor Kontrol S2, thinking about selling off and getting an S4 to replace

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  • January 30, 2012 at 7:38 pm #13685
    Hauzer
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    Depends on what you play and what you want to do with it. S4 indeed gives you a lot more options, but do you already really need them?

    January 30, 2012 at 7:53 pm #13690
    rerazo33@gmail.com
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    I play mostly EDM, however find it a little agravating pressing shift and then having the gain button become the filter but and etc etc for other functions, the layout for the S4 seems to have everything there already layed out and could do a lot more, just mulling it over, just don’t know if it would be that much of a difference than replacing the S2 to the S4

    January 30, 2012 at 8:06 pm #13694
    Hauzer
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    Well if money isn’t a problem go get the S4. My opinion is that the first thing a dj has to learn is beatmatching. If your good at that, then you can go expand your setup to give yourself more options while mixing.

    January 30, 2012 at 8:18 pm #13698
    rerazo33@gmail.com
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    very true, and I am pretty decent at beatmatching, what is your setup?

    January 30, 2012 at 8:23 pm #13700
    Hauzer
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    I play with two X1’s and a APC20, mapping it myself for Traktor 2. Probably will never stop fine-tuning!

    February 2, 2012 at 5:40 pm #13949
    eros
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    Get the S4 , it will make your life a lot easier. 4 channels allows you to get more creative and mash ups will be easier too. It’s better to have and not use rather than need and not have some smart guy once said…but seriously as you get better you’ll need 4 channels in the future anyway.

    February 2, 2012 at 5:55 pm #1002819
    rerazo33@gmail.com
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    eros, post: 13987, member: 536 wrote: Get the S4 , it will make your life a lot easier. 4 channels allows you to get more creative and mash ups will be easier too. It’s better to have and not use rather than need and not have some smart guy once said…but seriously as you get better you’ll need 4 channels in the future anyway.

    Thanks man I appreciate the advise and its what I have been leaning towards. I think everything laid out before me will allow me to get more experienced and creative with it.

    February 2, 2012 at 5:59 pm #13954
    eros
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    Yeah totally right, having to use the shift button all the time gets annoying not to mention the fact that it makes it easier to get confused and make mistakes. You won’t regret it, let us know how you find the difference when you get it.

    February 2, 2012 at 7:57 pm #13962
    Hee Won Jung
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    The biggest gripe i have with the S4 is how freakin big it is. Finding space in a booth to fit it is a bit of a pain in the ass.

    I will say that not having a dedicated filter knob was a deal breaker for me. As well the fact that the filter knob on the S2 is clickly and not smooth is a bit of a breaker. I use my filter knob like crazy.

    February 3, 2012 at 3:17 am #14040
    eros
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    Hee Won Jung, post: 14000, member: 948 wrote: The biggest gripe i have with the S4 is how freakin big it is. Finding space in a booth to fit it is a bit of a pain in the ass.

    I will say that not having a dedicated filter knob was a deal breaker for me. As well the fact that the filter knob on the S2 is clickly and not smooth is a bit of a breaker. I use my filter knob like crazy.

    Agree 100% about the filter knob

    February 3, 2012 at 3:21 am #14042
    VinnyBlanc
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    You may want to consider how the recent price drop in the S2 may affect your resale towards the S4 now…

    February 3, 2012 at 4:18 am #14046
    Lordamercy
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    Ive just been hit by that I bought the S2 two days ago for full price. I feel sick………..

    February 3, 2012 at 5:09 pm #14084
    Lordamercy
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    ……got the difference refunded hassle free thanks hard to find and native instruments for s bargain

    May 31, 2012 at 2:02 am #1005333
    Cesar Nakashima Wong
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    im just starting to djing and i really dont like the Shift + Gain = Filter thing, i would give a better use to that hand that is keeping the shift button on -.-
    Another thing is the Filter knob itself, sometimes it just dont dont work, i mean maybe im movin it too fast the knob…wth

    November 6, 2012 at 3:11 pm #31451
    F?BIO
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    what is the size of the pitch fader (KONTROL s2) 60 mm? 80 mm? 100 mm? help thanks 🙂

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