This is the FX Enable option.Ĭopy From Loop Recorder is an option I haven’t used much in this concept personally, but used heavily when running 3 decks and 1 sample deck, messing with the effects while ‘ plooping’ then copying the resulting sound into a sampe slot. The normal mapping for effects on to a track deck still applies, but you can go deeper by putting in the option to stop a slot from being affected, or being the only one affected – running Beatmasher on only a drum loop for example, and leaving everything else normal. See links at the end of this article) Extra ControlsĪs mentioned at the start, there is an option for enabling/disabling a slot from the FX. (These controllers are all available for purchase online. The buttons at the bottom control transport/loading for either deck A/C on one side and B/D on the other, depending on modifier state. To be honest a VCI isn’t the best choice, and something like a K2, APC40 or even Midi Fighter Pro – basically anything with a grid of buttons and a few knobs/faders – would work better.
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This basically equates to 16 buttons to control playback and 16 for loading, plus the same amount of knobs for volume & filter, unless you use modifiers.Īs an example, I’m using a VCI for this.
They can be stopped, started, scratched and manipulated just like a individual song. The only thing missing to make that into a basic four deck mixing layout is individual EQs – luckily they still exist on the mixer controls for the channel.Įach group of sample decks can also be controlled as a group just like a deck. Looking at the screenshot you can see we have key correction, effects assign and monitoring options along the top, and basic controls for start/stop, volume and filter along the bottom.
The decks themselves are simple enough to get to grips with, and very similar to a stripped back track deck.
What would happen if you switched all 4 decks into loop players? In this article I’m going to explore the concept, and feasibility, of running all four decks in sample mode, allowing for on the fly remixing and building tracks from the ground up in a live situation and trying to push the sample decks into being more than an auxillary tool. As some of you probably know, Traktor offers the ability to change any of its decks into 4 sample/loop players.