New Traktor? New NI Controller?

[kiss-o-matic]

Chalk me down as a "software: gimme, controller: cool, but don't need it" guy.

EDIT: Live Recording... a feature I will never, ever use.

[space monkey]

Pretty nice controller design and integration.

I hate integration (all-in-one designs) though. This will be pretty popular, however, a forthcoming T-Pro update will be even more popular--for me at least.

[DJMilk3y]

we need custom faders and knobs :P, defs gunna get one of these

[wrong chris]

i guess it's cool... but honestly it's nothing we haven't seen before so i'm not that blown away.

the addition of sampling in the software is a welcome update. i'm eager to see the evolution of the traktor software more than developments in controller technology, it almost feels like midi controllers have hit a plateau for development and we're just seeing the same ideas repackaged with different labels by competing companies.

[joshrobbs]

I love it! Am I the only one that wants to see Eans vids of him tearing this up?

[djryanl]

Can anyone answer my question regarding whether or not TSP and the S4 software will work from the same settings folders? I'm curious how those of us that use the original audio 8 dj with timecode for some gigs and then want to use the controller for other gigs will work? Will they be separate entities on a software level and will there be issues having both installed??

[joshrobbs]

Not that one. This one

The matrix seems even better!Matrix pack

[GPS]

ok, hype blew over. now i can live with not getting one

Gianmarco

[dafe]

i guess it's cool... but honestly it's nothing we haven't seen before so i'm not that blown away.

the addition of sampling in the software is a welcome update. i'm eager to see the evolution of the traktor software more than developments in controller technology, it almost feels like midi controllers have hit a plateau for development and we're just seeing the same ideas repackaged with different labels by competing companies.

I may not have been following the hardware/controller scene much, but I've been finding myself asking for a good 4 deck mixer for traktor, and have not really been that excited by what I could find (looking around a couple of months ago)

the S4 comes with a built in sound card, Midi/HID, TIMECODE support!!! and 4 dedicated channels for 4 decks or 2 decks + 2 sampler decks.

This feels like the benchmark to me, not just a competing product.

I do understand where some people are coming from where this does not meet their requirements and where they were hoping for more changes to the software, but luckily I'm in the "pleased" category, as this announcement ticks all of the boxes that were previously empty. Happy days

[JesC]

I was able to mess around with the s4 at the dj expo. It's a pretty cool unit. Can't wait.