Look, last year’s Traktor Kontrol S4 was pretty damn awesome but, at $1,000 and concerning the size of your average Williamsburg DJ, it wasn’t exactly for everybody. That’s where the S2 is available in. In place of four channels, it is a “2+1″ setup that supplements the 2 standard audio ones with a dedicated sample channel. You continue to get an analogous high-resolution jog wheels and integrated 24bit / 96kHz sound card , but Native Instruments managed to shave about a inches, pounds and bucks off its predecessor. At $669 it’s a lot more affordable — still not exactly an impulse purchase, but in the range of most serious hobbyists. Try out the gallery bellow in addition to the video and the PR after the break.
DJ System
New “2+1″ DJ system in response to TRAKTOR PRO 2 provides the pro qualities of KONTROL S4 in a compact two-deck format
Berlin, August 25th, 2011 – Native Instruments today announced TRAKTOR KONTROL S2, a flexible integrated DJ performance system that was designed to set a brand new professional standard within the two-deck category. In line with a compact version of the market-leading KONTROL S4 hardware, the KONTROL S2 provides a “2+1″ setup with sample decks in addition to comprehensive mixing and effect features, all in keeping with the included full-featured TRAKTOR PRO 2 software.
To give DJs a more portable alternative to the pro 4-deck TRAKTOR KONTROL S4 system, the KONTROL S2 is centered around a brand new compact controller hardware. It provides an analogous patent-pending high-resolution jog wheels, combined with ergonomic controls for cueing, looping and effects. The integrated 24bit/96 kHz sound card with its dual stereo outputs is predicated at the award-winning technology of the TRAKTOR audio interface range, and offers the identical acclaimed sound quality with its supreme clarity and particularly high output volume.
Both full-featured playback decks of the TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 are complemented by the versatile Sample Decks of the newest TRAKTOR PRO 2 software, that could add as much as eight simultaneous one-shot samples or beat-synced loops to the combination. This effectively equips the KONTROL S2 system with a 3rd channel that opens up quite a lot of additional creative performance techniques beyond the common two-deck paradigm in its product category.
TRAKTOR KONTROL 2 benefits from the identical seamless bi-directional software-hardware integration because the KONTROL S4, featuring convenient plug&play configuration, dynamically backlit control elements and the high-resolution NHL protocol, for max efficiency both throughout the setup and the real DJ performance.
Pricing and availability
TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 could be available in October for a suggested retail price of $669 / 599 EUR.
Further product information and press material
Additional info on TRAKTOR KONTROL S2 is offered at www.native-instruments.com/s2
A digital press kit including picture material is on the market at www.native-instruments.com/press.info
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