Native Instruments TRAKTOR KONTROL Z2 Manual page 42

D / W knob: Controls the amount of FX signal (Dry/Wet). Turning this knob completely to
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the left results in a completely dry (no FX) signal; turning it completely to the right produ-
ces the full amount of effect.
FX knob: This knob controls the effects mix of the Macro FX in TRAKTOR. The effect will
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vary according to the particular Macro FX preset you have loaded and the position of this
knob. For Non-MACRO-FX (the ones without an
works the following way: if the TRAKTOR FX mode is set to Single mode, the FX knob on
the Z2 will control the right-most FX parameter knob on the TRAKTOR software. This is
generally the knob which is most performance-oriented. In Group FX mode, the Z2's FX
knob will control the left-most knob FX knob (the "first" effect in the Group) on the TRAK-
TOR software. Press and hold
ed into TRAKTOR.
You cannot change between single and group effect type from the Z2 hardware — you have
to do this in the TRAKTOR software. However, you can change the actual effect by pushing
SHIFT and turning the
towards the right) are all the Macro FX. In other words, if you are in Single FX mode, you
can choose any single effect and Macro FX. If you are in Group FX mode, you can choose
any group effects and Macro FX. Either way, you can access all of TRAKTOR's Macro FX in
this way!
ON (PRE / POST) button: Toggles the selected FX on and off. Press and hold
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(PRE / POST) to set the effect from Insert mode to Post Fader mode and vice versa. In
Insert mode, the effect is inserted into the signal chain right before the channel filter. In
Post Fader mode, the effect is inserted into the signal chain after the channel's volume
fader so it will still be audible when turning down the volume on a channel.
TRAKTOR's Macro FX give you a very fast and easy way to add complex effects to your mix.
Try out the different Macro FX presets in TRAKTOR to get an idea of the potential for your
tracks!
Preparing Your Effects List
You can limit your FX choice in TRAKTOR Preferences > Effects > FX Pre-Selection to make it
easier to choose between only a handful of your favorite effects. In addition, the order of the
FX on this list depends on the order you add them. This way, if you put three FX in your "FX
SHIFT while rotating the
FX knob at the same time. At the bottom of the list
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M in front of their name), the FX knob
FX knob to change the effect load-
(FX
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knob turned
SHIFT + ON