![]() ![]() Fortunately there are two new small LCD displays that provide some feedback based on what is presently being controlled. There comes a time where it is impossible to visually represent everything that you can do with a single control, and the X1 MK2 seems to have reached that point. ![]() This is especially true for the loop encoders, which lost their labels altogether and gained new functionality (tempo change) to boot. While this makes for a nicer overall look, it does mean that at least one trip to the manual is required to really understand what's possible. Aesthetically the controller has been simplified quite a bit, with much less text cluttering up the front. The same is true here-no additional mixing features have been added. Generally speaking, the original X1 was designed as a side-caddy to whatever is performing the actual mixing duties (volume, gain, EQ, filter), whether that's an external mixer or another controller mapped to Traktor's internal one. You can still browse and load tracks, set loop and cue points, trigger tracks with tempo adjustment and control the effects units directly from the controller itself. It retains the same overall purpose in the Traktor DJ workflow. If you're familiar with the original, it won't feel like much of a shock. The X1 is now back, with a refreshed update that Native Instruments calls the MK2. The O.G., though, is the X1, which first appeared in 2009. There are now no less than six Traktor-centric hardware units, from the do-it-all S4 to the remix deck-dedicated F1. One look at the Traktor DJ controller page on NI's website shows how fast things have progressed since then. It's hard to believe that as little as four years ago, the concept of dedicated hardware controllers for Native Instruments' flagship DJ software Traktor was largely a fantasy. ![]()
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