![]() Here’s what it packs into its (rather understated) frame: Pro inputs and outputs mark this as a unit clearly designed for professional installation and use. While the mixer is laid out spaciously in a pretty classic “battle” style (think Rane’s Serato mixers), it is anything but traditional in its feature set. Also, don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions related to this mapping or need help setting it up! Hit me up on Twitter, or drop me an email.The Traktor Kontrol Z2 will be available as of Nov 1, and will come with Traktor control vinyl and CDs.Īs comprehensively outed a few weeks back here on Digital DJ Tips, Native Instruments has a new product in its range: the Kontrol Z2 pro DJ mixer, which was officially launched today. Heading straight into Pioneer and Allen & Heath territory, the Kontrol Z2 is designed for the DJ booth, with a high-quality sound card, Innofaders, aluminium construction and standard profile sizing to fit flush with other pro gear. ![]() ![]() Their shift functions, labelled Pitch Up and Pitch Down, refer to pitch bending.Īnd lastly, here’s a video of me testing the mapping out… nothing serious, just messing around :p haha. The C, A (left side) and B, D (right side) buttons labelled Beat Up and Beat Down, refer to the beat amount of Serato DJ’s FX.To turn on the third effect in multi FX mode, hold shift and push Auto Loop/Loop Shift encoder down. In multi FX mode the FX On buttons will turn on the first effect, and when pressed while holding shift will turn on the second effect.Holding shift and turning these controls will allow you to select the effect for each slot. The FX1a, FX1b, FX1c (left side) and FX2a, FX2b, FX2c (right side) knobs control the amount of each effect in multi FX mode, and the parameters of a single effect in single FX mode.Holding shift and pressing this button will play/pause the track once you’re in internal mode. This is slightly different to how Scratch Live behaved where you required a button per mode. The INT buttons will switch back and forth between internal mode and the mode you were previously in relative (REL) or absolute (ABS).If you want the buttons to light up I recommend using version 1.7.6. Serato are aware of this issue and are looking into it. Everything functions as it should, the lights just stay off. There is an issue with the latest update to Serato DJ – version 1.7.7 – that stops the button lighting on this mapping from working.I’d like to think most of the controls should be pretty self-explanatory as I’ve tried to match the labels on the hardware to Serato DJ functions as much as possible, but there are a few things worth noting: The image above shows the default layer on the left and the shift functions on the right. The Z2 is a few years old now but remains an amazing mixer for the money and it’s just had another price drop to £399! You’ll get the most out of this mixer by using it with Traktor (obviously) but it still has A LOT to offer when mapped to other software, such as Serato.Īfter downloading these files, you’ll need to import the “DJ SP’s Z2 Serato DJ Mapping.nckz2” file into Controller Editor, and place the “Traktor Kontrol Z2.xml” file in your Serato MIDI folder. PLEASE NOTE: YOU STILL REQUIRE SERATO COMPATIABLE HARDWARE! (Rane SL2/3/4 or Denon DS1 for example). First up I’m going to share my Traktor Kontrol Z2 mapping for Serato DJ. This is the first in a series of posts I’m going to call, “For The DJs,” (FTDJs) where I’ll be sharing anything that can help out my fellow DJs! I’ll include everything from custom MIDI maps and DJ edits/bootlegs to Serato tips and tricks anything I feel that could be of benefit to other DJs.
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