![]() ![]() By default, the S8 gives you the artist name, track name, BPM, key and rating of the tracks. You can change the sort order of playlists using the performance controls below the display-a crucial feature that is curiously not documented in the manual at the time of this review. Navigating through the tree from the S8 is fairly straightforward by way of the clickable Browse encoder and an accompanying Back button. To start with, when you push the Browse encoder, the display changes to show the same browser tree you see within Traktor Pro. As the spotlight feature of the S8, it's important to understand what they bring to the table. As an audio interface, the S8 gives you four pairs of inputs and two pairs of outputs (booth and main) that run at 24 bit, 48 kHz. If you're looking to connect MIDI gear, you can use the hardware MIDI connections or the USB connection, which can also be used to turn the S8 into an audio interface. Around back you'll find an impressive array of connectivity jacks: four stereo RCA pairs and two microphone jacks (one XLR, one 1/4 inch) for input, and for output you have your choice of XLR or RCA for the mains and 1/4-inch for the booth. The front has crossfader-assign switches for each of the four mixer channels and a recessed knob that alters the crossfader's curve. The front and back panels of the S8 are new as well, with features one would hope for from a high-end DJ mixer. Additionally, there are on/off buttons for both the filters and the tracks themselves, the latter allowing you to easily switch between external (turntables, CDJs) and internal (Traktor) decks. In the center mixer section, the differences are subtle but important-the loop controls are gone, presumably due to the prominence of the remix deck controls on the S8, and the cue mix and volume knobs have filled the void. Jog wheels have been replaced with a sort of merging of the X1 and F1 controllers, with the new LED displays prominently featured near the top. The overall layout has also changed substantially, especially when it comes to the outer deck control sections. Some of that weight gain can be attributed to the extra internal hardware required to let it function as a standalone mixer. At 58.5-by-38.7 cm, it's substantially bigger than the S4, and it weighs about 50% more as well. With two high-resolution displays built right into the controller, the S8 looked like another leap forward.īesides those two built-in displays, the first thing you notice about the S8 is the size. That has apparently been on the mind of Native Instruments as well, as evidenced this October when they released their most advanced Traktor hardware to date: the Kontrol S8. But there was still plenty of room for improvement. Visually, the feedback that the S4 provided helped free Traktor DJs from the laptop. Having almost every parameter of Traktor at your fingertips felt amazing to those of us who had spent ages MIDI-mapping to get our controllers to play well with Traktor. When I first got my hands on the Traktor Kontrol S4 at the end of 2010, it felt like a leap forward in DJ technology. ![]() et Cie, S.C.A., 22-24 Boulevard Royal, L-2449, Luxembourg. PayPal Pay in 3 is a trading name of PayPal (Europe) S.à.r.l. Pay in 3 performance may influence your credit score. T&Cs apply.Ĭheck out securely with PayPal and choose Pay in 3 from your account. Split purchases into three interest-free monthly payments at millions of stores online. Please click here for the full details about paying by finance. You must have an active valid email address.You must have a good credit history with no late payments, debt relief orders, CCJs, IVAs or bankruptcies.You must be a permanent UK resident with at least 3 years UK address history.You must be employed at least 16 hours per week, self-employed, retired in receipt of a pension or receiving disability payments.Once you are at the checkout choose "Apply for Finance" as your payment option. Simply add the items you love to your basket. ![]() We have partnered with etika so you can spread the cost of your purchase. ![]()
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