![]() ![]() The mixer is priced at $899, which includes a high quality full sized mixer, a full version of Traktor Pro 2, scratch vinyl and a bevy of controls – the Z2 is a great value for those that want to move to a professional, full-sized DJ mixing interface. Built-in powered USB hub: With two ports, this means plugging in Midi Fighters, F1s, etc is a snap, and doesn’t take up a precious USB port on your computer.Great cue/sample triggering features: The cue points triggers are lined up perfectly next to the turntables for quick access.Three Innofaders: Smooth as butter, these extremely high-quality faders are designed to have some of the best response and durability.Removable top panels: There’s a good chance there will be future color and style options available to Kontrol Z2 owners.One of the really nice things about putting the Z2 in a CDJ setup is that if you’re not ready financially to upgrade to the CDJ-2000 Nexus units, the Z2 allows you to access a similar set of digital features that those offer – like the beatmatching and sync technology. The mixer stands at a standard height, matching CDJs and turntables, and packs a 24-bit soundcard with XLR outputs, booth outputs, microphone and photo/line inputs. The Kontrol Z2 also delivers when it comes to having a sensible place in a wide array of setups. Flux Mode is very similar to the Slip Mode that a lot of CDJ units now include – the track keeps playing while you use effects or scratch the track, and then jumps back to where the track would have been.Macro Effects operate in a similar way to the Super Knob effects found in most of the DJ TechTools mappings, combining effects motions into a single action – making fills, sweeps, builds and breakdowns more exciting to create with just a single knob.Post-Fader Effects the new version of Traktor allows users to choose when effects are applied allowing more creativity post fader.The new update includes three new major features that complement the workflow of the Z2 – but that all users of the software can get pretty stoked about: THE NEW TRAKTOR FEATURESĪlongside the launch of the new Z2 mixer is a new version of the Traktor Pro 2 DJ software, Traktor 2.6. The mixer has some of the best innovations in more recent digital DJ developments as well, offering advanced HID integration with CDJs, a complete browse section that allows for selection and loading of tracks, and simple control of Traktor’s new Macro Effects and Flux mode (see below). All three faders (channel faders and crossfader) are Innofaders, and on either side of the mixer are four cue point/Remix Deck buttons backlit with multi-color LEDs. The unit is Traktor Scratch Pro certified, so timecode signals can be wired straight into the unit for a complete DVS solution. The mixer has a spacious mixing section, with plenty of room in the layout to allow for broad motions that intense scratching, juggling, and channel gating techniques sometimes require. While not a full channel strip, this proves to be sufficient for basic level adjustments. Both auxiliary decks have a single knob that is used for volume control. In practice, it makes the most sense to have decks A and B running full songs, with C and D pumping in loops, samples, and acapellas. While the Z2 is on the surface a two channel mixer, it still offers full control over all four decks in Traktor. (Editor’s Note: We don’t think small photos quite do this unit justice- so we’ve uploaded a full set from our photo shoot on Facebook.) A 2X2 MIXER The mixer is clearly aimed to become the professional club mixer for Traktor users, matching and potentially surpassing the legendary Rane TTM 57/61/62 series of mixers that many Serato DJs know well. It’s not the MIDI-only mixer that devoted S4 users have been clamoring for – but instead a club-ready, standalone-mixer mixer that also offers complete control over any connected computer running Traktor. Designed to be a true pro-level mixer, the unit is housed by an aircraft-grade aluminum body and sits at standard mixer/turntable height. It’s essentially a control surface and analogue mixer with a sound card all wrapped in one package. The Traktor Kontrol Z2, Native Instruments first foray into the DJ mixer world, is a digital/analogue hybrid. Ships with: Traktor Scratch Pro, Control Vinyl and the mixer. In today’s exclusive video, I walk you through the Z2 and show you some of my favorite features of the mixer and of the new Traktor 2.6 that I used in NI’s launch video that was just released.Īvailability: Preorders now in the DJTT store – Expected ship date Nov. As many of you know, I’m a big believer in standalone mixers for serious DJing, so it was a pleasant surprise to find out NI was making a dedicated Traktor mixer. Today we’ve got the full details on the Kontrol Z2 mixer teased a few weeks ago by Native Instruments. ![]()
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