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  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Native Instruments GmbH. The software described by this docu- ment is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media. No part of this...
  • Page 3 6725 Sunset Boulevard 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90028 www.native-instruments.com NATIVE INSTRUMENTS K.K. YO Building 3F Jingumae 6-7-15, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Japan www.native-instruments.co.jp NATIVE INSTRUMENTS UK Limited 18 Phipp Street London EC2A 4NU www.native-instruments.com © NATIVE INSTRUMENTS GmbH, 2015. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! ............10 Document Conventions ....................... 10 Where to Start ..........................11 Using Your S5—Getting Started ................. 14 Using the Browser ........................15 2.1.1 Opening the Browser ....................16 2.1.2...
  • Page 5 Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes ........... 101 3.5.4 Muting Remix Slots ....................103 3.5.5 Using the Touch Strip on a Remix Deck ..............103 Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ............104 TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 5...
  • Page 6 Display Area and Controls ..................146 4.2.1.1 Settings Button ..................148 4.2.1.2 Display Buttons ..................148 4.2.1.3 Display ......................150 4.2.1.4 View Button ....................153 4.2.1.5 Performance Mode Button .................153 4.2.2 BROWSE Controls ...................... 153 4.2.3 Mode Select Buttons ....................155 TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 6...
  • Page 7 Mixer Main Section ....................175 4.4.2.1 Crossfader ....................177 4.4.2.2 CUE VOL Knob ....................178 4.4.2.3 CUE MIX Knob ....................178 4.4.2.4 TEMPO Encoder ..................179 4.4.2.5 BOOTH Knob ....................180 4.4.2.6 GLOBAL Section ..................181 4.4.2.7 MAIN Knob ....................181 TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 7...
  • Page 8 Audio Settings Panel ....................197 7.2.3 Diagnostics Panel ...................... 199 Using the S5 Audio Interface for Other Music Applications ............201 Setting up S5 as your Default Audio Interface ................202 7.4.1 Windows ........................202 TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 8...
  • Page 9 TRAKTOR Has Performance Issues ................205 8.1.4 Updates ........................206 Getting Help ..........................206 8.2.1 Knowledge Base ......................206 8.2.2 Technical Support ...................... 206 8.2.3 Registration Support ....................207 8.2.4 User Forum ........................ 207 Technical Specification ..................... 208 TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 9...

  • Page 10: Welcome To The World Of Traktor Kontrol S5

    Thank you for choosing TRAKTOR KONTROL S5. What is TRAKTOR KONTROL S5? TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 provides a direct tactile interface to TRAKTOR PRO's features and al- lows you to achieve more with the controller hardware so you have to do less on your computer screen.

  • Page 11: Where To Start

    Results of actions are introduced by this smaller arrow. Where to Start TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 installation provides you with many information sources. These are in- tended to be read in the following sequence to ensure easy access for users of all skill levels: ▪...
  • Page 12 Remix Decks from S5. Next, a comprehensive Hardware Reference details each and every component you will en- counter on the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 controller. The later chapters of this manual provide additional information on solving common issues, and the device's full technical specification.
  • Page 13 Welcome to the World of TRAKTOR KONTROL S5! Where to Start ▪ Technical Support ▪ Registration Support You will find more information on these in chapters 8.1, Troubleshooting 8.2, Getting Help. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 13...

  • Page 14: Using Your S5-Getting Started

    General Prerequisites We assume here that your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 system is already up and running. If that's not the case, please follow the instructions in the separate Setup Guide and return to this chapter when you are ready.

  • Page 15: Using The Browser

    Browser, and how to load tracks into Decks. It is not possible to open the Browser on S5's left and right Decks simultaneously. BROWSE Encoder, BACK Button, and Display section TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 15...

  • Page 16: Opening The Browser

    Using the Browser 2.1.1 Opening the Browser To open the Browser: ► Push the BROWSE encoder. The Browser will be displayed in the display. 2.1.2 Scrolling through Music Folders To scroll through music folders: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 16...
  • Page 17 ► Press the BROWSE encoder to open a folder. ► Press the BROWSE encoder to load a track. To return to the previous folder: ► Press the BACK button. To exit the Browser: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 17...

  • Page 18: Browsing Using Touch Interactions

    Browser. The display will return to Track view. 2.1.4 Preview Tracks In the Browser of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 it is possible to preview tracks directly. To preview a selected track: Press the right Performance Mode button to enable PREVIEW in the right bottom on the dis- play.

  • Page 19: Sorting Tracks

    To speed up scrolling through folders including a very large number of tracks, you can sort the tracks by categories TITLE, ARTIST, BPM, IMPORT DATE, #, and KEY. The selected category is dis- played at the bottom-left in the Browser. To sort your tracks by another category: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 19...
  • Page 20 The tracks will then be resorted. Additionally, you can display the tracks in ascending or descending order: ► Press the LOOP encoder to switch between ascending and descending order. The Browser displaying tracks in descending order. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 20...

  • Page 21: Playing Your First Track

    Prerequisites We assume your S5 is in the following state: ▪ The left Deck is focused on Track Deck A. ▪ The Crossfader is set all the way to the left. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 21...

  • Page 22: Loading A Track

    Since Deck A is in the top-left part of the TRAKTOR window, we will use the left Deck on your S5. You can check this by looking at the left Deck s display: you should see a blue indicator reading A: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 22...
  • Page 23 While looking at the left Deck's display reading Knob, do the following: No Track Loaded. Push Browse Press the BROWSE encoder of the left Deck to open the Browser. Navigate to the folder FAVORITES > Demo Tracks. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 23...

  • Page 24: Playing A Track

    Techno Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck A. The track is loaded. Its waveform and info appear in the display. 2.2.2 Playing a Track Once a track is loaded: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 24...
  • Page 25 Deck. The PLAY button lights up. The waveform starts moving in the display. The track is assigned to MASTER. Gradually raise the channel A fader to maximum position. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 25...
  • Page 26 The audio playing on each Deck can be further shaped by the controls on the corresponding channel of the Mixer. Since the track is loaded on Deck A, you can control its sound on chan- nel A: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 26...

  • Page 27: If You Don't Hear The Track

    If You Don’t Hear the Track If the track is playing but the audio coming through your amplification system is not loud enough, or if there is no sound at all, check the following: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 27...
  • Page 28 Playing Your First Track ▪ At the bottom of your S5, verify that the Crossfader is moved all the way to the left: ▪ Above, the channel fader should be raised in channel A: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 28...
  • Page 29 If you see some activity on the MAIN meters of your S8 but don t hear any sound, then double- check the connection starting with the cable going from the S8 s Main Outputs to your PA. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 29...

  • Page 30: Mixing In A Second Track

    ▪ The Crossfader is all way to the left. ▪ On channel B, the channel fader is set to minimum, the EQ knobs and the GAIN knob are set to the center position. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 30...

  • Page 31: Loading A Second Track

    We will choose the track Techno 2 and load it into the right Deck B, as we did for Deck A in the previous tutorial. Track Deck B in its empty state. While looking at the right Deck display reading "No Track Loaded, Touch Browse Knob", do the follow- ing: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 31...
  • Page 32 Deck to open the Browser. The Browser resumes at the last selected item. Scroll to the track Techno Press the BROWSE encoder to load the track into Deck B. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 32...

  • Page 33: Playing The Second Track

    You don t hear anything from Deck B through the speakers yet because the Crossfader on the S5 is all the way to the left. To mix in the track Techno 2 on Deck B: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 33...

  • Page 34: Using Headphones To Prepare The Mix

    Typically, a DJ needs to be able to prepare a mix on the headphone cue before committing to it and sending it to the main out. This is how you use your headphones for the preparation on Put on your headphones. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 34...
  • Page 35 You are now ready to work on the track playing on Deck B without interfering with the main mix sent to your audience. Regardless of the mix that you re hearing in your headphones, the main mix is still controlled by the Crossfader and channel faders. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 35...

  • Page 36: Synchronizing The Second Track

    Deck to synchronize its tempo and phase with those of Deck A. SYNC button lights up and the display of Deck B displays SYNC. Now the two tracks are in perfect sync. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 36...

  • Page 37: Interlude: In Case The Left Track Has Finished

    The track Techno 1 on Deck A has been playing since we started with the tutorials, and it might happen that the playback reaches the end of the track. In this case, just do the follow- ing: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 37...

  • Page 38: Mixing In The Track By Using The Channel Eq And Filter

    Mixing In the Track by Using the Channel EQ and Filter Besides simply using the Crossfader or channel volume faders to mix tracks, you can use TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 s EQs and filters to make the mixes smoother and more interesting. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 38...
  • Page 39 ▪ The Crossfader is all the way to the left. ▪ On channel B, the channel fader is set to minimum, the EQ knobs, the GAIN knob, and the Filter knob are set to center position. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 39...
  • Page 40 Using Your S5—Getting Started Mixing In a Second Track To prepare the cued track with EQ or Filter: Put on your Headphones. Enable on channel B. Press the FILTER button on Deck B. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 40...
  • Page 41 We will now carry out a first version of the mix for real. Thus, turn the CUE MIX knob fully clockwise to hear the main mix in your headphones (or put off your phones and lis- ten to your mix coming through your amplification system). Do the following: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 41...
  • Page 42 A while simultaneously increasing that of channel Complete the transition by gradually moving the Crossfader all the way to the right. You did your first mix using EQs and Filters of your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 42...

  • Page 43: Adjusting Levels

    To assist you in adjusting levels, S8's Mixer is equipped with various level meters and controls. Each level meter consists of a range of blue LEDs, indicating the safe signal range, along with an orange LED at the top indicating the clipping. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 43...
  • Page 44 The GAIN knob sits at the top of each channel ► Adjust the channel s GAIN knob so that the level displayed on the channel meter stays in the upper part of the blue area without reaching the orange clipping LED. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 44...
  • Page 45 The signals coming from all channels are mixed together according to the relative levels deter- mined by the channel faders and by the Crossfader. This mix is then sent from TRAKTOR s main output to the Main section: The Main section on your S5 TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 45...

  • Page 46: Switching Deck Focus

    Although you can mix four TRAKTOR Decks with the S5, it is only possible to have the focus on two of the Decks simultaneously. To access the respective other Decks, you have to switch the Deck focus. In this example, toggle between Decks A and C by the following action: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 46...

  • Page 47: Switching Deck View And Zooming

    Spilt View to show both Decks together in the display - Decks A and C on the left side, Decks B and D on the right side. The display focused on just one Deck has the fol- lowing appearance: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 47...
  • Page 48 Press the View button located in the top-right corner of the display area to toggle Deck View between Single View and Split View. The display now shows both Decks in Split View. The focused Deck always acquires the majority of space in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 48...
  • Page 49 Using Your S5—Getting Started Switching Deck View and Zooming Split View with focus on Deck A. Split View with focus on Deck C. Changing Deck View does not change the Deck's focus. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 49...
  • Page 50 To get a more precise view of the waveform at the current Playhead position, you can zoom in or out of the waveform. To zoom into the waveform: ► Press Display button 3 repeatedly until you reach the desired zoom level. To zoom out of the waveform: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 50...

  • Page 51: Using Cue Points

    On a Track Deck in HOTCUE mode, pad 1 always represents the Start Cue Point that will be assigned automatically as soon as a track is loaded. The remaining pads can be assigned with further HotCues, as explained in the following section. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 51...

  • Page 52: Setting And Deleting Cue Points (Hotcues)

    Prerequisites We assume here that you already followed the instructions in the previous tutorials (see Ena- bling Decks). TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A. ▪ The Deck A is set to HOTCUE mode (default state).
  • Page 53 You can store up to eight CuePoints per track, including the first which is automatically set to the track start. The highlighted CuePoint in the display. To delete a Cue Point: ► Press SHIFT + the pad assigned with a Cue Point. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 53...

  • Page 54: Aligning Tracks Using Hotcues

    We assume here that S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A and stopped. ▪ The track Techno 2 is loaded on Deck B and stopped. ▪ The tracks are not in sync. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 54...

  • Page 55: Global Tempo Adjustments

    SYNC buttons active. You can adjust the tempo in whole steps or in decimal steps. Adjusting the Global Tempo Press the PLAY button on Deck A. The Deck will be assigned to MASTER. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 55...
  • Page 56 TEMPO encoder clockwise or counterclockwise to in- crease or decrease the tempo of TRAKTOR's Master Clock in whole steps. Release the Deck's SHIFT button. The global tempo has changed. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 56...

  • Page 57: Deck-Specific Tempo Adjustments

    Deck-specific tempo adjustments can be made by using mode which will be enabled on the Decks and the BROWSE encoders: Adjusting the Deck-specific Tempo On a Deck press the Display Button 1. The BPM pop-up becomes visible on the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 57...
  • Page 58 Deck's BROWSE encoder counterclockwise to decrease the tempo in whole steps. Press the Display Button 1 again or press the View Button to close the BMP pop-up. The Deck-specific tempo has changed. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 58...

  • Page 59: Using Keylock

    Adjusting the Tempo and preserving the Original Pitch If you want to mix a track in its original key to another track with a faster tempo, you need to lock the key before adjusting the tempo of the track: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 59...
  • Page 60 Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock On a Deck, press the Display Button 2. pop-up opens on the display. For tracks which have been analyzed by TRAKTOR, their key is displayed here. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 60...
  • Page 61 Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock Press the Deck's BROWSE encoder to enable Keylock on the track. LOCK is now lit in white. Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the pop-up in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 61...
  • Page 62 You can hear the tempo change, but the track's key remains intact. Adjusting the Key without changing Original Tempo If you want to change just the key of a track without affecting its tempo, proceed as follows: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 62...
  • Page 63 Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock On a Deck, press the Display Button 2. pop-up opens on the display. If the track has been analyzed by TRAKTOR, its key will be displayed here. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 63...
  • Page 64 Press the Display Button 2 again to exit the window in the display. You will hear that the track's key has changed, while the tempo is preserved. Resetting Your Edits In order to reset your edits: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 64...
  • Page 65 Using Your S5—Getting Started Using Keylock ► Hold the BROWSE Back button for a few seconds. The value will reset. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 65...

  • Page 66: Using Your S5-Getting Advanced

    ▪ Tempo bend (nudge). ▪ Scratching, backspinning and holding. Prerequisites We assume here that the S5 is in the following state: ▪ The track Techno 1 is loaded on Deck A and is not playing. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 66...

  • Page 67: Using Touch Strip To Seek

    Using Touch Strip 3.1.1 Using Touch Strip to Seek While holding SHIFT, place your finger on the Touch Strip beneath the orange LEDs and swipe to the right to move forwards in the track's waveform. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 67...
  • Page 68 Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip ⇨ The three orange LEDs will follow your finger movement to the right, as does the playhead in the waveform. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 68...
  • Page 69 Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip Swipe your finger to the left to move backwards in the track's waveform. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 69...

  • Page 70: Using Touch Strip To Nudge/Pitchbend

    First step: Playing the Tracks On Deck press the PLAY button to start playback. The Deck will be assigned to MASTER. On Deck press the SYNC button to disable Sync. The SYNC button's backlight goes dim. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 70...
  • Page 71 Swipe your finger toward the left side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear and a single orange LED is shown. If blue LEDs are shown above the left side of the Touch Strip on the Deck not assigned to MASTER: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 71...
  • Page 72 Swipe your finger toward the right side of the Touch Strip until the blue LEDs disappear and a single orange LED is shown. The phase-alignment is corrected and both tracks are perfectly synched. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 72...

  • Page 73: Using The Touch Strip To Scratch And Backspin

    Enabling the preference Touch to Scratch To enable the preference Touch to Scratch for the S5: In the TRAKTOR window click File, then Preferences to open the preferences window. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 73...
  • Page 74 Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip Navigate to the Traktor Kontrol S5 page, check the Shift + Touch to Scratch preference in Touchstrip section. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 74...
  • Page 75 On the Deck: Hold the SHIFT button. On the Touch Strip swipe to the left. This will move the playhead slightly forwards in the track's waveform, and you will hear the typical scratch effect. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 75...
  • Page 76 Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using Touch Strip On the Touch Strip swipe to the right. This will move the playhead slightly backwards in the track's waveform and you will hear the typical scratch effect. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 76...
  • Page 77 As soon as you cease moving your finger on the Touch Strip, the playhead remains at that position. A scratch effect can only be created when the track is stopped. Performing a Backspin On the Deck: Hold the SHIFT button. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 77...
  • Page 78 As soon as you lift your finger from the Touch Strip, the playhead remains at that posi- tion. Backspins are enhanced by the fact that TRAKTOR will stop the spin as soon as you re- lease the SHIFT button. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 78...

  • Page 79: Playing With Loops In Hotcue Mode

    PLAY button to start playback. Press the Deck's HOTCUE button to enable HOTCUE mode. Press the Deck's LOOP encoder. The LED next to the LOOP encoder flashes to indicate the loop is activated. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 79...
  • Page 80 This will automatically add a loop at the current playback position in the track. The example above shows an engaged loop of four beats. You can change the loop size while the loop is active: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 80...
  • Page 81 Note that you can adjust the loop size either before or after you ve set the Loop! If you adjust the loop size beforehand, the next loop you set will acquire the set loop size val- To deactivate the Loop: ► Press the Loop encoder again. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 81...

  • Page 82: Moving A Loop

    To move the Loop: ► Press the Deck's SHIFT button and turn the LOOP encoder. The loop selection will be moved through the track on the fly and looping continues at the respective position. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 82...

  • Page 83: Storing A Loop

    You have just stored a Loop that you can return to by pressing the same pad again. Deleting a Loop To delete a Loop: ► Press the Deck's SHIFT button and the pad assigned to the Loop you want to delete. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 83...

  • Page 84: Using Freeze Mode

    The pads are now lit blue, and the Freeze slices are shown on the track's waveform. The pad that is currently illuminated brightest represents the current playback position in the Freeze area (see the image above). TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 84...

  • Page 85: Engaging Freeze Mode On A Track

    ▪ The Crossfader is all the way to the left. ▪ The channel fader A is raised to the top. ▪ The MAIN knob has an adequate level. 3.3.1 Engaging Freeze mode on a track On Deck A: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 85...
  • Page 86 Press PLAY to trigger playback. Press the FREEZE button. The current playback position is "frozen" and a section defined by the loop size on the dis- play is automatically split into eight slices. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 86...

  • Page 87: Adjusting The Freeze Slice Size

    If no further slice is triggered, the Playhead position will leave the frozen area and playback continues towards the end of the track. 3.3.2 Adjusting the Freeze Slice Size Hold the FREEZE button and touch the LOOP encoder. SLICE SIZE window pops up in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 87...
  • Page 88 Turn the Loop encoder to increase or decrease the slice size from a 1/4 of a beat to a range of 4 beats. Release the FREEZE and the LOOP encoder button. SLICE SIZE window pops up closes and the Slice size and zoom will change according- TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 88...

  • Page 89: Slicer Mode

    Slicer Mode will play back just the corresponding slice repeatedly. To enable Slicer Mode on a Deck: Turn the LOOP encoder to define the desired Loop size. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 89...
  • Page 90 Press the FREEZE button to engage Slicer mode to the active loop. The Slices appear in green. While Slicer mode is engaged you can perform the following actions: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 90...
  • Page 91 Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Using FREEZE Mode ► Press any of the pads to jump between the Slices. ► Hold a pad to retrigger its slice. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 91...
  • Page 92 Loop size. The slice size will be changed on the fly and the waveform in the display adjusts its zoom accordingly. ► Press the LOOP encoder or the HOTCUE button to exit Slicer mode. Playback continues as normal. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 92...

  • Page 93: Using Flux Mode

    Perform on the pads as usual. As soon as a pad is released, playback continues at the second Playhead's position to preserve the musical phrasing. Press the FLUX button again to exit FLUX mode. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 93...

  • Page 94: Remixing With Remix Decks

    ▪ The EQ knobs of channel C are set to center position. ▪ The MAIN knob is set to an adequate output level. ▪ The Crossfader is all the way to the left. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 94...

  • Page 95: Loading A Remix Set

    Browser. Navigate to the folder TRACK COLLECTION > All Remix Sets > Remix Deck Tutorial. Select the Remix Set Remix Deck Tutorial and press the BROWSE encoder to load it. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 95...

  • Page 96: Triggering Samples

    The pads now illuminate orange and green, corresponding to the Remix Deck page shown in the display. 3.5.2 Triggering Samples For a demonstration of how a Remix Deck works, please perform the actions listed below in the following order: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 96...
  • Page 97 Raise the channel C fader. You should now hear the Sample playing. Press SHIFT + pad 1 to stop playback. Now press pad 1, pad 2, pad 3, and pad 4 to trigger their samples. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 97...
  • Page 98 The first four pads light up. The Samples play back. Select another Sample of a Remix Slot While the Samples are playing, you can switch to other Samples within the Remix Slots. For example: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 98...
  • Page 99 A Remix Set can include up to 64 samples. On the S5 controller, the Remix Set is split into eight pages where each set of eight samples is stored. To select another page of a Remix Set: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 99...
  • Page 100 Press a Pad that refers to the Remix Slot you want to mute. The Remix Slot is muted and the respective Pads are now dim. Press the Pad again to unmute the Remix Slot. The Pads turn back to lit white brightly. Release the REMIX button. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 100...

  • Page 101: Triggering Samples Using Different Quantize Sizes

    Using Your S5—Getting Advanced Remixing with Remix Decks 3.5.3 Triggering Samples using Different Quantize Sizes Press Display Button 2. QUANTIZE window opens in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 101...
  • Page 102 16 beats segment and then start playing back the sample assigned to the pad you pressed. If you selected a quantize size of beats, TRAKTOR will finish the currently playing 8 beats segment before playback of the new sample commences. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 102...

  • Page 103: Muting Remix Slots

    (via its LEDs) to allow you to make necessary adjustments. You cannot use the Touch Strip for seeking functions on a Remix Deck. On a Remix Deck which isn't playing a track: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 103...

  • Page 104: Capturing Samples From Track Decks (Using Remix Mode)

    ▪ Deck C is set up as an empty Remix Deck. ▪ The Crossfader is set to center position. ▪ Channel faders A and C are raised to the top. ▪ The EQ knobs are set to center position. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 104...
  • Page 105 ▪ On Deck C, the Capture Source is set to Deck A. Capturing a Sample and Playback Press the REMIX button to enable REMIX Mode. The pads should now be unlit because nothing is loaded into Remix Deck C. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 105...
  • Page 106 Turn the Loop encoder to define the capture size. On Deck press the PLAY button to start playback. Press one of the unlit pads to capture a Sample from the current playback position. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 106...
  • Page 107 The pad now illuminates a new color and the captured Sample is shown in the display. Playback of Captured Samples from a Track Deck As soon a Sample is captured, you can perform the following actions: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 107...
  • Page 108 Capturing Samples from Track Decks (Using Remix Mode) ► Capture further Samples from another Capture Source and/or using another Capture size. The pads now illuminate with new colors and the first four captured samples are shown in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 108...

  • Page 109: Adding Fx

    Decks. You can set up two types of FX: Single FX and Group FX. The following sections will explain both. 3.7.1 Assigning Decks to the FX Units To assign FX Unit 1 to a Deck: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 109...

  • Page 110: Setting Up An Fx Unit To Group Fx Mode

    ▪ The track "Techno 1" is loaded on Deck A. The track is playing and audible. Setting up an FX Unit to Group FX Mode To load a Group FX into FX Unit 1: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 110...
  • Page 111 Group FX mode. Three default effects are loaded into the Group FX and the FX Unit is set up as Insert. Press the SHIFT button + Button 1 of FX Unit 1 again to exit the FX Unit 1 menu. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 111...
  • Page 112 In order to apply the Group FX to the Track and control the parameters of each effect you can now perform the following actions: ► Activate the effects slots with the FX buttons. ► As soon you touch any FX knob, the FX panel will drop down in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 112...
  • Page 113 Experiment with the FX Knobs 1 to 4 and listen to the resulting changes. The parameter adjustments are also visible in the FX panel. ► You can activate/deactivate each effect slot individually by pressing the corresponding FX buttons 2 to 4 below. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 113...

  • Page 114: Exchanging Effects In The Group Fx

    The FX Unit 1 menu opens displaying the FX Unit 1 options. In the FX Unit menu, press FX Button 3 to exchange the effect in effects slot 2. An over- view of available FX will be displayed. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 114...

  • Page 115: Storing A Snapshot

    You have exchanged effects slot 2 in the Group FX. Repeat this process for any of the remaining effects in the Group FX. 3.7.4 Storing a Snapshot You can save a default state for any of the effects by doing the following: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 115...

  • Page 116: Routing Fx

    Stem Files allow you to interact with four different musical elements of a track independently while DJing. The four stems of a track can be modified individually to create spontaneous in- strumentals, remixes, or mashups. You can create transitions between elements stem-by-stem, TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 116...
  • Page 117 Stem Files, refer to the TRAKTOR Manual. The Stem Deck On the display of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 the Stem Deck looks identical to a conventional Track Deck but showing the additional identifier STEM. Furthermore, the titles of the Stem Parts are visible in the Performance mode pane.
  • Page 118 Pads (white) resets the volume and Filter adjustments of the corresponding Stem Parts. When SHIFT button is hold Pads function as FX Send On and Reset buttons TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 118...

  • Page 119: Loading And Playing A Stem File

    Prerequisites We assume here you already have imported and analyzed your Stem Files in your Track Collec- tion and your TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 is in the following state: ▪ Decks A and B are focused and stopped. ▪ Channel faders A is set to the maximum level.

  • Page 120: Switching Between Track View And Stem View

    To have an individual view of the Stem Parts waveforms switch the view in the display from Track View to Stem View. In Track View the display shows the waveform of the entire Stem File. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 120...
  • Page 121 Stem Deck in Stem View. To switch the view: Hold the SHIFT button. Depending on current view either Display Button 3 or 4 will light Press the unlit Display button to switch the view in the display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 121...

  • Page 122: Performing With Stem Decks

    While the Stem File is playing back you can perform the following actions on the Stem Deck: Adjusting Volumes of Stem Parts In order to adjust the volume of e.g. Stem Part 1: Press the Performance Mode buttons until the VOLUME page is selected in the Performance Mode pane. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 122...
  • Page 123 Press Stem Selector 1 (the most left Pad) to select the corresponding Stem Part 1. The Stem Selector Pad flashes indicating Stem Part 1 is selected. The Footer in the display expands and the selected Stem Part name is underlined. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 123...
  • Page 124 Pad is dim. The Footer in the display diminishes. When all Stem Parts are selected you can adjust and reset the volumes of all Stem Parts si- multaneously. Muting Stem Parts To mute key elements from the music: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 124...
  • Page 125 Applying FILTER Effect to Stem Parts In order to apply the FILTER e.g. to Stem Part 1: Press the Performance Mode buttons until the FILTER page is selected in the Performance Mode pane. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 125...
  • Page 126 Stem Selector Pad flashes indicating Stem Part 1 is selected. The Footer in the display expands and the selected Stem Part name is underlined. Press the LOOP encoder to activate FILTER on the Stem Part. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 126...
  • Page 127 Hold the SHIFT button to access the Pads secondary functions. The lower row of Pads now lit white. The Stem Part where volume and FILTER settings are changed the corre- sponding pad is dim. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 127...
  • Page 128 On the left Deck hold the SHIFT button to access the Pads secondary functions. The up- per row of Pads now dim red. Press the red Pads to activate the FX SEND on the Stem Parts. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 128...

  • Page 129: Adding Another Stem File To The Mix

    3.8.4.1 Loading a Stem File into Deck B To load a Stem File into the right Deck B: Press the BROWSE encoder to open the Browser. Turn the BROWSE encoder to navigate to TRACK COLLECTION > All Stems >. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 129...
  • Page 130 The Stem File is playing back on Deck B and in sync with the Stem File on Deck A. After channel fader B is set to minimum position, you should not hear any audio from the Stem File of Deck B. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 130...

  • Page 131: Combining Sounds Of Different Stem Decks

    S5 provides you with the controls to do this. 3.9.1 Checking a Beatgrid To guarantee that all Tempo, Loop and Move controls work as expected, you will have to verify the Beatgrid for your tracks: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 131...
  • Page 132 Load a track into a Track Deck. The Track will be analyzed. Press Display Button 3 to zoom into the waveform and get a more precise view. Check the Beatmarker at the beginning of the track. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 132...

  • Page 133: Correcting A Beatgrid Manually

    If it a track is not correctly aligned to the beat, use Beatgrid mode to fix it. The following sec- tion will explain the required steps. Enabling the Beatgrid Mode To enable the Beatgrid mode: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 133...
  • Page 134 While the track is playing with Beatgrid Mode enabled: ► Rotate Performance knob 1 (OFFSET) to shift the entire waveform underneath the Beatgrid. Align the first Beatmarker with the first peak in the loop's waveform. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 134...
  • Page 135 Beatmarker. ► Rotate Performance knob 3 (FINE) to fine-adjust the BPM value. ► Press SHIFT and turn Performance knob 2 (BPM) to double or halve the current BPM val- TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 135...
  • Page 136 BPM value in coarse steps. Try to align the second, third and fourth beat (in most cases indicated by the biggest peaks in the waveform) with the second, third and fourth Beatmarker. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 136...
  • Page 137 (rather than a large amount of motion) thus allowing for precise setting of the Beatgrid tempo over the length of the track. Beatgrid Zoom Mode To set the position of the Beatgrid with greater precision you can use the Beatgrid Zoom mode: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 137...

  • Page 138: Additional Help Actions

    Rotate Performance knob 3 and 4 to adjust the Beatgrid. Press the button 1 again to exit Beatgrid Zoom mode. 3.9.3 Additional Help Actions Tap the Tempo Tap allows you to manually set the tempo by tapping along the playing track: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 138...
  • Page 139 The Tick works like a metronome, giving you an audible pulse for every beat. Align the Tick and the beats in your track for perfect sync. You can only hear the Tick on the CUE (headphones), not the MAIN (audience). TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 139...
  • Page 140 The beat tick will then be audible in your headphones when cued. Reset your edits If your edits do not produce the desired result, you can undo your edits: ► Press Display Button 4 (RST). This will reset your edits to the auto-detected values. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 140...
  • Page 141 The stored tempo (BPM) is locked and cannot be changed until you unlock it by clicking LOCK again. All tracks with a locked Beatgrid will show a small Lock Icon within the Browser. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 141...

  • Page 142: Hardware Reference

    Overview of the Controller This section provides you with an overview of the different areas of the controller's user inter- face. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 142...
  • Page 143 Overview of the Controller Sections on S5's Top side The top panel of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 is divided into three main areas: (1) Decks: The Decks are the place where tracks, Stem Files, and Samples are played back. For more information on the Decks and it s elements refer to section 4.2, The...

  • Page 144: The Deck

    ▪ The right-hand Deck controls TRAKTOR Decks (on top) and (below). The following image and table give a detailed overview of the Deck's elements and provide links referring to sections with further information. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 144...
  • Page 145 For more information, refer to section 4.2.1, Display Area and Controls. (2) BROWSE controls: These controls let open the Browser and navigate through your Track Col- lection. For more information, refer to section 4.2.2, BROWSE Controls. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 145...

  • Page 146: Display Area And Controls

    Display buttons adjacent to the display. The following image gives a detailed overview of the Display area and its controls, as well as a table with links referring to sections with further information. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 146...
  • Page 147 (4) Performance Mode Buttons: These two buttons are used to select the Performance Mode. These modes apply to Remix Decks and Stem Decks. For more information, refer to section 4.2.1.5, Performance Mode Button. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 147...

  • Page 148: Settings Button

    BRIGHTNESS. The rotation of the Performance knobs beneath the display adjust the parameters. Display Settings View 4.2.1.2 Display Buttons The Display buttons provide different functionality depending on current view. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 148...
  • Page 149 SHIFT and pressing Display button 3 will show Full Track view. (4) Display Button 4: Zooms out of the waveform. Secondary function: When in Full Track view and holding SHIFT and pressing Display button 4 will show Stem view. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 149...

  • Page 150: Display

    ▪ The right display provides feedback about Decks and D. Every active TRAKTOR Deck is a Track Deck, Stem Deck, Remix Deck or Live Input Deck. Here's an overview of the information S5's displays provide for each of these: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 150...
  • Page 151 BPM value. SYNC indicates that the Deck is synchronized to a Tempo Master. If a Deck isn't synchronized at all, the Deck header shows tempo deviation in percent from the file's original tempo. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 151...
  • Page 152 Deck is synchronized to a Tempo Master. If a Deck isn't synchronized at all, the Deck header shows tempo deviation in percent from the file's original tempo. (7) The absolute position on TRAKTOR's timeline measured in Bars.Beats.Phrases. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 152...

  • Page 153: View Button

    FILTER, PITCH, and, if enabled, MIDI. FX SEND Left Performance Mode Button 4.2.2 BROWSE Controls BROWSE Encoder BROWSE encoder lets you access the Browser and navigate through your track collection and playlists. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 153...
  • Page 154 You can configure the Browse encoder to open the Browser on touch. To do so, activate Auto Open Browser on Touch option in TRAKTOR's TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Prefer- ences. BROWSE Back Button When in the Browser displayed, the...

  • Page 155: Mode Select Buttons

    HOTCUE mode is not available for Remix Decks. When a Remix Deck is focused, the HOTCUE button is disabled. 4.2.3.2 FREEZE Button FREEZE button activates Freeze mode. On Decks A and B the button lits blue whereas on Decks C and D it lits white. FREEZE Button TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 155...
  • Page 156 In Slicer Mode, the pads turn green and while playing back the selected loop, pads flash bright green while the assigned slice is played back. This is also reflected on the Deck's display. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 156...

  • Page 157: Remix Button

    If the Deck you set as capture source is empty, S5's display shows Error while copying in the Deck header. For more detailed information on capturing samples, refer to section 4.2.6. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 157...

  • Page 158: Pads

    ▪ In Slicer mode, holding a pad will infinitely loop the corresponding slice. ▪ In Slicer mode, holding two pads will loop the range between the start of one pad and the end of the second. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 158...

  • Page 159: Touch Strip

    If you select this option, swiping to the right on the Touch Strip will move forward in the track's waveform. ► Inverse the directional response by unchecking the Invert checkbox in TRAKTOR's S5 preferences: Preferences> Traktor Kontrol S5>Touchstrip>Scratch Sensitivity. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 159...

  • Page 160: Transport Controls

    Traktor Kontrol S5>Touchstrip. 4.2.6 Transport Controls PLAY Button PLAY button starts/stops the playback of a focused Deck. When playback is active the but- ton lits green brightly. When playback is stopped it is dim. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 160...
  • Page 161 ▪ Press SHIFT to skip back to the beginning of the track and playback continuous im- mediately. SYNC Button SYNC button activates/deactivates the synchronization to the Master Deck. SYNC Button TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 161...

  • Page 162: Flux Button

    SHIFT Button You will find examples of using the SHIFT button to access secondary functions throughout this document. 4.2.7 FLUX Button The S5's FLUX button enables Flux Mode for the focused Deck. FLUX Button TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 162...

  • Page 163: Loop Encoder

    SHIFT and then turning the loop encoder. 4.2.9 DECK Button DECK button allows you to switch the focus (and controls) between the primary and secon- dary Decks in a Deck section. DECK Button TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 163...

  • Page 164: The Fx Unit

    For that purpose, the TRAKTOR software offers a great selection of high-quality FX. These can easily be configured from S5 and be controlled utilizing the FX Unit controls. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 164...
  • Page 165 Reset all FX parameters to their Activate/deactivate FX slot 1. default value. FX Button 3 Depends on the selected effect. Activate/deactivate FX slot 2. FX Button 4 Depends on the selected effect. Activate/deactivate FX slot 3. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 165...

  • Page 166: Fx Unit Assignment

    In TRAKTOR's default setup with 2 FX Units, press the left FX button to assign the mixer channel to FX Unit 1. Press the right FX button to assign the channel to FX Unit 2. The FX assign buttons light up bright orange when assigned. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 166...

  • Page 167: The Mixer

    S5, as well as TRAKTOR's software interface. When connected to TRAKTOR, the knobs in S5's mixer section control the corresponding knobs on the software mixer. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 167...
  • Page 168 S5 s rear panel. Each channel has dedicated controls such as the channel fader to smoothly fade into and out of the mix. For more information, refer to section 4.4.1, Mixer Channel. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 168...

  • Page 169: Mixer Channel

    (2) Mixer Main Section: The Mixer channels feed into the Mixer Main section which routes the signal to MAIN, and BOOTH outputs. For more information, refer to section 4.4.2, Mixer Main Section. 4.4.1 Mixer Channel Mixer Channel Details TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 169...

  • Page 170: Gain Knob

    4.4.1.4, Channel Fader. 4.4.1.1 GAIN Knob GAIN knob controls the level a channel receives from the corresponding Deck or audio in- put in order to avoid differences in loudness when mixing. GAIN knob TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 170...

  • Page 171: Fx Assign Buttons

    If you activate both FX assign buttons, your track will first run through FX1, then FX2. 4.4.1.3 EQ Knobs Each channel provides a 3-band EQ section: HI, knobs allow you to restore the tonal balance between different tracks by increasing or decreasing the corresponding frequen- cy band's volume. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 171...

  • Page 172: Channel Fader

    You can choose the EQ type in Preferences > Mixer > EQ Selection. 4.4.1.4 Channel Fader The channel fader controls the channel s level being sent to the Crossfader and MAIN OUT. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 172...

  • Page 173: Channel Meter

    A channel's fader setting doesn't affect its volume in the CUE - use the GAIN knob to balance its relative level and then pull the faders up to fade in. 4.4.1.5 Channel Meter Channel Meter TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 173...

  • Page 174: Filter Button And Filter Knob

    FILTER knob is in its center position, no filter is applied. TRAKTOR provides you with different types of dual-mode filters. You can choose the fil- ter type in the Preferences>Mixer>Filter Selection. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 174...

  • Page 175: Cue Button

    This chapter gives a brief overview of the Mixer's Main section first and then an explanation of every control element. The following image and table give a detailed overview of the Mixer Main section's elements and provide links referring to sections with further information. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 175...
  • Page 176 Quantize functions. For more information, refer to section 4.4.2.6, GLOBAL Section. (3) BOOTH knob: The BOOTH knob controls overall volume of the signal being sent to the BOOTH OUT. For more information, refer to section 4.4.2.5, BOOTH Knob. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 176...

  • Page 177: Crossfader

    TRAKTOR Software. By default, Decks A and C are assigned to the crossfader s left side and Decks B and D are assigned to the right side. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 177...

  • Page 178: Cue Vol Knob

    Please be careful and start with a low setting. 4.4.2.3 CUE MIX Knob CUE MIX knob determines whether you hear the MAIN mix only, the channel only, or a mix of both signals in your headphones. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 178...

  • Page 179: Tempo Encoder

    Tempo Master's BPM change along with it. So for behavior similar to using a dedicated Tempo slider, make sure the Deck isn't synced. Press Display Button 1 to open the pop-up. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 179...

  • Page 180: Booth Knob

    P.A. system. BOOTH Knob BOOTH knob works the same regardless of whether the mixer is being used in TRAKTOR mode, with a mixed setup, or as a stand-alone mixer. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 180...

  • Page 181: Global Section

    MAIN Knob and MAIN Level meters The LED meters to the left and right show the output level. If the MAIN knob is turned left (towards its minimum value) the associated main level meters will go down, accordingly. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 181...

  • Page 182: Aux Button

    Connections on S5's Rear Panel (1) MAIN OUT section: The MAIN OUT section connects to active Speakers or a main P.A.. For more information, refer to section 4.5.1, MAIN OUT Section. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 182...

  • Page 183: Main Out Section

    MAIN OUT Section MAIN OUT section offers two sets of output sockets: (1) Unbalanced RCA: connect the RCA outputs to practice with your home stereo or to another DJ mixer or recording device. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 183...

  • Page 184: Booth Out Section

    The most common use for these outputs is connecting additional speakers on stage. Ad- just the BOOTH OUT's level with the dedicated BOOTH knob located in the center of S5's mix- TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 184...

  • Page 185: Aux Section

    6.3mm (or 1/4-inch) connector. (2) LINE RCA sockets: CD players and line level audio sources can be connected to these LINE inputs using a stereo-RCA cable. 4.5.4 Kensington Lock Slot Kensington Lock Slot TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 185...

  • Page 186: Usb Connector

    USB 3-equipped computers. Due to the large amounts of data transmitted to the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5, it may not work properly when connected to a USB hub. Make sure to connect S5 directly to a USB port on your computer if possible.

  • Page 187: Power Section

    (2) ON/OFF switch: press this switch to turn your device on or off. Do not use the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 with a power supply other than the one includ- ed in delivery. In case of loss or damage, make sure to purchase a replacement power supply approved by Native Instruments for use with the S5.
  • Page 188 ▪ Small Headphone Jack: Connect 3.5 mm (1/8-inch) stereo headphone plugs. ▪ Large Headphone Jack: Connect 6.3 mm (1/4-inch) stereo headphone plugs. Adjust the Headphone levels with the CUE VOL knob on S5's top panel. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 188...

  • Page 189: Adding External Audio Devices

    LEDs next to the LOOP encoders flash. The LOOP encoders now function as Volume knobs and the LEDs of the Touch Strips indicate the current volumes. In order to adjust the volume of the microphone: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 189...

  • Page 190: Adding A Line Level Audio Device

    S5 using a stereo RCA cable. Integrating a Line Level Audio Device into Your TRAKTOR Workflow In order to integrate a line level audio device into the mix: Start media playback on the connected audio device. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 190...
  • Page 191 Volume adjustments for the microphone and the external audio devices will not retain when the button is released. The volume level of the microphone will reset to 50 % whereas the volume level for the external audio device will reset to maximum. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 191...

  • Page 192: Preferences Pane In Traktor

    LED brightness for the back-lit buttons and the Loop and Beatjump Sizes assigned to each Deck's pads. The S5 pane in TRAKTOR's Preferences TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 192...

  • Page 193: Restore Default

    Preferences Pane in TRAKTOR Restore Default Restore Default This button recalls all factory default settings for the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 and lets you choose its basic deck configuration via the Setup Wizard. Touch Controls A number of controls are sensitive to touch. TRAKTOR lets you activate touch functions, which will save you the dedicated press of a button for a few features.

  • Page 194: Calibrate

    The pad and button backlights on the S5 offer two distinct brightness levels to indicate On and Off states. Depending on your light conditions during a performance, it can be necessary to ad- just these. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 194...

  • Page 195: Stem Control

    Reset Filter + Volume when loading Stem Track the Stem Parts volumes will reset to maximum position and Filter adjustments will go back to center position (0 %) when a new Stem File is loaded. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 195...

  • Page 196: The S5 Audio Interface And Control Panel

    Settings on Windows: The Control Panel On Windows, access the settings for the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 audio interface via the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Control Panel application. The Control Panel is automatically instal- led along with the S5 drivers during the TRAKTOR installation procedure.

  • Page 197: Opening The Control Panel

    TRAKTOR and make sure the S5 driver is selected for in- stallation. 7.2.2 Audio Settings Panel Audio Settings page allows you to adjust the settings of the audio interface. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 197...
  • Page 198 Process Buffer alone. Lower the USB buffer size for smaller USB buffer packaging, which should further reduce the audible latency. If you notice any audio drop-outs, you should raise the buffer size until you have a clear sound. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 198...

  • Page 199: Diagnostics Panel

    This information can be helpful to see the results of Process Buffer value adjustments and may help troubleshooting in case you need to contact our technical support. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 199...
  • Page 200 Reasons for underruns can be too many devices communicating on the USB bus at the same time or too high CPU load. Reset: Click this button to reset the error count. Connection Monitor Section This section provides USB connection information: TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 200...

  • Page 201: Using The S5 Audio Interface For Other Music Applications

    TRAK- TOR KONTROL S5 as the audio interface. For more info, please refer to the documentation of your music application. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 201...

  • Page 202: Setting Up S5 As Your Default Audio Interface

    Default. Click to close the dialog. 7.4.2 Mac OS X For Mac OS X, you can define the TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 as your default audio interface as follows: From the Apple menu, select System Preferences. In the panel that opens, click Sound.
  • Page 203 The S5 Audio Interface and Control Panel Setting up S5 as your Default Audio Interface Click the Input tab, and select TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 from the Select a device for sound input list. Close the window to confirm your changes.

  • Page 204: Mac Os X

    Troubleshooting Troubleshooting - Getting Help This chapter covers the most common issues. Most of what can go wrong when setting up and using TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 should be listed here along with some tried-and-tested ways to solve these issues. Troubleshooting There are a few things you should check in case S5 doesn't work with your system.

  • Page 205: Traktor Has Performance Issues

    Please check if your computer is suited for handling real-time audio processing without drop- outs. The TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 Control Panel application offers a tool for measuring Sys- tem Performance and for monitoring the number of audio dropouts, which cause audible click- ing noises.

  • Page 206: Updates

    Getting Help If you are experiencing problems related to your Native Instruments product that the supplied documentation does not cover, there are several ways of getting help! The links in the following sections are also accessible from the Service Center application: ►...

  • Page 207: Registration Support

    Troubleshooting - Getting Help Getting Help When communicating with the Native Instruments support team, keep in mind that the more details you can provide about your hardware, your operating system, the version of the software you are running, and the problem you are experiencing, the better they will be able to help you.

  • Page 208: Technical Specification

    POWER: One power supply connector Audio Specifications Audio Inputs (A/D) Channels 4 Stereo Sample Rate 48 kHz Bit Resolution 24-bit Converter Cirrus Logic Line Inputs Full Scale Level +13 dBu DNR (a-weighted) 113 dBu TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 208...
  • Page 209 DNR (a-weighted) @ 1 kHz 84 dB THD+N @ 1 kHz 0.002% Crosstalk @ 1kHz -105 dB Audio Outputs (D/A) Channels 2 Stereo Sample Rate 48 kHz Bit Resolution 24-bit Converter Cirrus Logic TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 209...
  • Page 210 109 dB THD+N @ 1kHz 0.07 % Frequency response ±1 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz (±0.2 dB) Crosstalk @ 1kHz -63 dB Power Supply ▪ Input: 100-240VAC, 50/60Hz, 1.5A ▪ Output: 15VDC, 2660mA TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 210...
  • Page 211 ▪ Operating temperature: +5 to +35 °C (41 to 95 °F), max 85% non-condensing humidity ▪ Storage temperature: 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F), max 85% non-condensing humidity Do not install this unit in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight. TRAKTOR KONTROL S5 - Manual - 211...

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