Native Instruments hints at new Traktor controller. Xone:K2 Competitor?

[Ed Paris]

must resist to say anything! aaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhh

[Louie_V]

pretty sure this is what my rep was leaving subtle hits about... either way put me down for 2!

[kooper1980]

If NI is smart they will add a soundcard and the a built-in hub to connect two X1s. Im waiting for the K2 to drop, so I can cop one and return the DX before the end of the month.

a soundcard and usb hub will only be beneficial if you are thinking this is a midi mixer. (which i don't think it is). If it really is an add on controller (or Kontroller ) to control sample decks (which i believe it is) then a sound card and usb hub is a COMPLETE waste of cost and hardware so i doubt they will be included.

[tekki]

This!

I'm with them!

[padi_04]

must resist to say anything! aaaarrrrrgggggghhhhhh

You can PM me to relieve some of the tension. I won't tell

[MyUsername]

Jesus, some people are considering buying this already based on some rumors, one picture, and the fact that it will have a NI logo.

I love NI, but I 'm gonna wait and see.

[midifidler]

Still, this probably means that we have a somewhat clear channel to somewhere inside of Native Instruments. Want to fire up the suggestion threads and I'll get drawing, anyone?

Really this is a bit of a stretch - while your drawing is remarkably similar it is hardly rocket science to come up with such a layout when designing a sample deck controller.

However who really knows.....

[bartboy]

More like Midifighter Pro knock off :P JK Im sure it'll be great if you really wanna buy a good Traktor setup on the cheap you should be able to buy an X1 at a time plus 1/2 of these and you'd be good to go. Not a huge investment right off the bat.

[DJAttackZ]

Jesus, some people are considering buying this already based on some rumors, one picture, and the fact that it will have a NI logo.

I love NI, but I 'm gonna wait and see.

has NI yet to release anything not worth buying?

[rdej47]

Maybe I'm ging out on a limb here, but would it be possible that the new controller points towards Maschine integration into Traktor a la The Bridge? Being able to launch clips from within Maschine, maybe even use the step sequencer?

I don't doubt NI has plans for this kind of integration but I think it's also a ways off, they just came out with 2.1 not to long ago. Something like this seems like it would require serious overhaul of both programs for the workflow to be very streamlined. I feel like they have a ways to go in streamlining the use of samples so they need to figure that out before they try doing Maschine. But I could be wrong. For all I know it could be something as simple as making Maschine available as a Deck D option, again this isn't much different then what you can do now with just syncing them and outputting it on one of the channels.