Controlling Traktor 3 Le - Native Instruments AUDIO KONTROL 1 Operation Manual

5.2. Controlling TRAKTOR 3 LE

Now let's take control of TRAKTOR 3 LE. To see what's happening, bring
TRAKTOR 3 LE to the front. Move the Controller Knob on your hardware: the
Master Knob in the Mixer instantaneously follows the Controller Knob movements,
adjusting the overall output volume of your mix.
If you press any of the three Buttons, nothing happens: they are all set to the
Modifier mode, meaning that they don't have a specific action, but instead they
modify the action of each Controller.
For example, press and hold the Left Button. You are now controlling Deck A. The
Controller Knob doesn't control the Master Volume anymore, but instead it drives
the Fine Pitch parameter for that Deck. This parameter is not actually displayed on
the TRAKTOR 3 LE interface; it can only be controlled via MIDI – and now via
AUDIO KONTROL 1. Like it says, this parameter is a fine pitch adjustment, much
more precise than the Tempo Knob that you see on each Deck.
With the Left Button still held down, the Middle and Right Buttons are the Play and
Cue Buttons for Deck A, respectively. There's no need to grab the mouse to start,
stop and cue the playback anymore, you just have to press and hold the Left
Button, and then play with the two other Buttons. Easy, isn't it? That's exactly what
AUDIO KONTROL 1's Remote Control is about.
Now that you've finished with the Left Button, release it and press and hold the Right
Button. You now have access to exactly the same features, but for Deck B. Fine Pitch,
Play and Cue for Deck B are on your hardware's top panel, right at your fingertips.
Up to now, we've played with the Main Layer (no Button pressed and held), and
the Left and Right Layers (Left or Right Button pressed and held, respectively). The
last Layer, the Middle Layer, is logically activated by pressing the Middle Button. You
then have access to the following parameters: the Controller Knob controls the
Crossfader, and the Left and Right Buttons control the first and second buttons of
the Master Effect currently loaded in TRAKTOR 3 LE.
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