All user reviews for the Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S2

The Kontrol S2 changes the philosophy of mixing the creative with links that can be created between the effects, samples and pads can become the remixer composer of songs played. As long as you associate with F1 is simply a source of endless temptations composition. Create their samples, the twist with effects, mix it back in his short, but happiness. It takes time to know exactly what effect combinations, after a time when it explodes with an escalation of effects, we find that the best will be made in the subtlety of these, and always depending on the atmosphere of the dancers. Do not forget that the background over form, as it is technical and will never replace a good track, although it was a bit stuck in a sequence ...

My little mapping for Kontrol S2: https://maps.djtechtools.com/mappings/1268

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How long have you been using?
- This 1year do I use

Did you try many other models before buying it?
-I had a numark MIXTRACK PRO before my kontrol s2, as you say it changes when you go from one to the other ..

What is so special that you like most and least?
- Plus: Very easy to install, a move, to use (the grip to do quickly). Many effects, lots of fun live, the capabilities of the machine are fairly consistent even when we can do a lot of stuff and make good sympatic. For my part I use a launchpad I map for traktor and it is pleasant enough, the combination of the two is quite pretty and makes a lot more thing.

-The least: It is not very reliable / solid, let me explain: I have two buttons that effect do not work very well and my left deck no longer works very well for scratching.

How do you rate the quality / price?
- I bought mine new and promo (€ 399) so at this price I judge the quality / price excellent. Now I came across a promo and I think the base price (€ 480) a bit expensive.

With experience, you do again this choice?
- Without hesitation, I think this is the best mixer 2voie market at this price. If you do not hesitate héistez is perfect for beginners who want to go up a level and enter a world of "semi-pro". The possibilities are numerous and it is a delight to evenings with this table

hi!
I use this controller for 7 months

this is the first I try

I love being able to take it everywhere, instaler in 2/2 being mobile enough (I work in season) it really m'convient.

the less impossible to cut trebbles / medium / low mini ... c con but we made it and maybe quality over time? Finally, I do not ca air as beefy enough gear.

its a great value for money there is no better j'pense for a beginner it is easy to use and the sync! dj and confirmed will be bursting with well and is both complete (indeed, cue, samples, 2 decks + 2 decks, etc. ..) and can be used as an adjunct or possibly in troubleshooting at a party It will be a serious case!

I remake that choice without hesitation

I mix half a score of years since, I mixed all the time on vinyl plate (mk2) never paltines cd I bought traktor scratch (timecode) 2 years ago, the product I was more and more mobility (I live half the year in truck), I wanted to test this controller and the ca frankly quite well.
The knob is really faders and cross frankly c solid, we can go, good must not be a nag as normal then what! traktor interface is very well thought intuitive, it is a pleasure to mix a beginner or already confirmed will find happiness. the size of the controller is small enough it is quite confusing at first but got used to it very quickly, and chock tracks with jogs is simple enough for the purists! I even mixed in ptites 3 nights this summer on walls ptits speakers, the sound was really good, I eatais surprised and no bug, the browser selection is great for practice, and ther are a lot of thing more ...
to buy with your eyes closed! (In this price range, not tested after the other but more expensive)

* _ I have been using is almost 7 months
* _ Before that I had them pack IBIZA SOUND useless said his has nothing to do ^ ^

_ * The + is that it is ultra portable, less hassle than a set pioneer lugged example or even her big sister S4

The - I would say that there should've put a knob on the filter apart as the S4 and much more.

* _ Level value for money is not a quibble in these prices are not the best investment level I think.

Without hesitation I choose to remake and eyes CLOSE!

This is ideal for larger launched after like S4 or even remained on the S2 wants transportable.

Native instruments make good stuff, we feel that it is solid and the Traktor software and the best in my eyes. Mixed with the possibility of its HUGE!
Anyway I could talking hours, I recommend it!

How long have you been using?

I used it for 6 months (until the day I drowned at a party)

Did you try many other models before buying it?

Previously I was on 2 cdj 210 gemini and in DJX 750 at behringer. Conclusion H2 me change my life, I assure you

What is so special that you like most and least?

I really love the software, and 4 hot cue and the samples (it's great to give his life a mix), against damage by that there is no filter knob (like the S4)

How do you rate the quality / price? With experience, you do again this choice?

There was no hesitation in the same price range you have in the ddi ergo pioneer but more like a play ...
With the S2 you go to discover the fun of mix but you go quickly evolve to S4

I use it since November 2011.

I tested before VCI300 Vestax, Denon MC6000 Numark MIXDECK and.

the +:
ease of installation that the product is dedicated to Traktor, the plugin is done alone, however you can modify according to your needs. This is a quality product, I carry regularly (even do one faith or fall 2) and no problems. The sound card is good too (although I'm not audiophile). Its use is incredibly easy.

the -:
I do not see. Perhaps management samples but I have not looked further.

The value for money is very good, for € 490 at its output with Traktor Pro2 course.

Today I would change for the S4
but otherwise yes I would do this choice )

as I received a few requests I start.
- I use it since I changed my config for Imac quadcore (ie with a pentium 4 it could work with 2GB ram tt but still too unstable (crunches, swings, followed the pc too bad ) with the mac integration plug and play, just like traktor pro 2.5 (comes with S2), quality apple and Native Instruments. going perfectly together. If your computer is powerful enough, everything goes well. Installation is bug free, without lugging 30min on site for drivers recent OS X instantaneously.
- The surface is recognized usb 2. there is a fairly well done wizard wizard that guides you through the installation of your devices (other control surface, vestax, numark, pioneer .. possible, besides it not recognize evil and allows mapping facilities) for s2 is the Traktor certified so all controls respond INSTANTLY (happiness). Same conclusion. Pamphlets / diagram showing the color very nice features and connections are supplied in the box. (Native thank you!)
- I have not tried the other controller (with jogs etc.. Similar) except store to see manufacturing (plastic, less good. Except pioneer good or what is allen and heath, but of course it is more expensive). I assignais windows awkwardly on my master keyboard commands traktor pro a few for me already a little fun with the knobs and faders on the keyboard (edirol pcr800). but it did not have the same opportunities! I waited impatiently for the S2.

- Jogs are soft, super good match, very little latency as the buffer / selected settings .. and they are not cheap. The pads are perfectly. this is what strikes with Native, this German quality (design, choice of manufacturing elements, because the realization is probably made in China) but with specifications Berlin, happiness, plastic (looks like) the brushed aluminum, everything is solid, no fader that is too hard, too slow, not rotten or potentiometer plasticky. no gum, superb, sometimes toothed (when he takes to the grave med treble) for example. I also pilot itunes (just for listening / main volume S2) because my saffire 24dsp is not yet arrived, I use the s2 as an internal audio interface to maximize the sound of a youtube video for example. Warning it can hardly replace a sound card such mao (very few connectors).
- Other interest traktor pro: integration (mac) to iTunes directly in the library of traktor to choose your tracks when you mix (which is what 90% of dj, I watched Magda at rex club the other night choose its tracks) Namely, the S 2 has a clickable knob allows you to send the selected track on deck A or deck B (we choose in the list, up down, turning) and click: it sends the track on a particular platinum (button A and B is right next door) practice! everything is intuitive.
- Traktor "analysis" tracks before your loader in each deck (deck). It does not train, but in my old pc it took ages: so make sure you have 2 or 4GB of ram. I probably add to 4GB to 8GB of ram go on the imac).
- Excellent value for money, yes I remake this choice, but if you have a budget S4 is probably worth (more inputs and outputs, filter, phono preamps for platinum (because only regret I have well connected vinyls). on s2 can connect a mic in front or hear the cue mix on headphones, with the volume of course.
- Tjs settings are not the wealthiest in the audio setup 'of traktor but I have not used enough stupid pr criticize the simplicity of the parameters (that is it is a very simple setup not sure !

- To repeat, in the price range I think this is the best! it offers many pads, integrated effects .. does not scratch the tilter the computer (but that it has also the power mac, that we may authorize to your multicore processors, I think my quadcore help I'm not sure that using traktor up to 4 cores but at least 2).
- I recommend the product to their native usually serious. I read a lot of tests before taking course.
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How long have you been using?
I use it for almost 1 year.

What is so special that you like most and least?
I love the build quality is very good, Traktor Pro 2, which is for me THE SOFTWARE mix (even more surprising with version 2.6), good ergonomics on s2, impeccable quality effects, short : try it and you'll think I far from being disappointed.
I do not like the jog because they do not touch, it gives the impression that they are low-end (this is only an impression

Did you try many other models before buying it?
Traktor Kontrol S4, Pioneer CDJ 850, Audiophony CDX6, Gemini CDJ 210.

How do you rate the quality / price? With experience, you do again this choice? ...
With the price drop of € 115, the price / quality ratio is very good.
I would do this choice without hesitation!

After a year of daily use, a 30aine evenings the gear has not changed, no sizzling knobs / faders, no game in the disc tray.
UMIX control mixvibes pro / VCI 100.
The main feature is the full compatibility between software and hardware. Note that this is really the highlight of native instruments.
The EQ is good but I would have liked to see in the way Nuo or another the ability to cut all frequencies when the knobs are at zero. but it's really the only negative. Attention, equalization is not the height of a good mixer (Allen & Heath, Pioneer or eclerc)
Excellent price / quality ratio / size. Ideal for Dj hypermobile! all the gear in the backpack and go!
I remake this choice because there is no real equivalent for me in this format. Otherwise you have to go with the Pioneer TT1.

I use it for about 6 months.
I had a Vestax Typhoon before, nice but too "simple". I tried other models from Hercules.

I like its efficiency, simplicity, its design. All in one, at a good price with a perfect service in Traktor Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Mac OS X Lion.

What I like least is that it really lacks a knob for the filter. I use it a lot and I particularly liked the typhoon, the button that allowed you to use the jogs to the filter.

The value for money sounds pretty good compared to other products, I would not choose this model if I was mixing on anything other than Traktor but the match between the two is perfect, so much so that I feel I will soon be sold for S4.

I use it for one month and this is my first controller, who had CDJ1000 I was a little apprehensive about the quality of this material in terms of finishes and reaction (I had not seen until now that controllers Beringher and Hercules with friends turning with Virtual DJ and it was not really broke).
But having made me a friend tried the Kontrol X1 I could see the strength and the response time and mix on traktor I was amazed, so I therefore made the plunge.

What is really significant at first glance is the price, € 499 for a table with 2 votes 4 effects simultaneously insertable, a controller loops on the fly and a sound card in all its footprint size, I BANCO said!

Where my old set of pionneer + mixer + box asks you to effect a safe not too small for a trip taken + the fact of having to type the connection, the Kontrol S2 will tune nicely in a corner of the car and will plug in 2 seconds via USB on your laptop. It's nice, no need to empty the car buddies!

The sound quality is really ideal, the map is really great job and transcribed really well, it's feeding even at high volume and saturate with sounds.

In the controls, ba nothing to say, everything is at hand, the effects are selected on the screen with the mouse and manipulate the knob on the front of the controller.
The jogs are really good, coming from the cdj 1000 I had an understanding when to hit well and they are great, the smaller sizes is not a problem and it is reactive.
The ability to create loops to automatically take over the beat is really great and opens up significant opportunities in two clicks.
The ability to calibrate its track pitch to delight aficionados of old vinyl, the ability to auto-sync in the past is significant and also allows all comers to be able to play easily and old to concentrate on his game rather has work his pitch.

After what he should not be forgotten is that this is a controller so it implies that you need a pc / mac to be able to work the beast, so to consider before purchasing because the beast is apparently capricious with computers to saturate the memory and it does not cost anything if you do not. Personally I ordered a macbook pro in 2012 which serves to make me turn to pull the S2 and it does it very well without breaking its default or other trouble.

Then it's on, it's less class than the big flashy stuff from home but his pionneer filled his job the same way seeing more simply, so as the other would say "there's not to twist your ass" I this choice would do without hesitation.

How long have you use it?

I use the S2 KONTROL ince 1 month and a half



What is so special that you love the most, least?

+ Good quality, good sound, intuitive
- RCA connectors can feeble one at the rear.
I look forward to UDG bag that will carry avec.pour with the macbook.


Have you tried many other models before buying it?

This is my first set up an all-digital, I started on MK2 and on CDJ1000, I'm not on it. good material adapted to my use pro / SemiPro


How would you rate the quality / price?

Very good, buy a Hong Kong 140 euro cheaper than the French market

With experience, you do again this choice? ...
yes without hesitation