![]() The touchstrip, though, is the real pull. The Traktor Kontrol X1 Mk 2 also swaps out the orange/blue LEDs of the original Kontrol X1 for more flexible full RGB colours, and double-digit (ie seven-segment) LED too, for better parameter feedback. This is something I’ve not seen in production DJ gear before (although it has been promised for many of the controls on Numark’s forthcoming NS7 II). The browse and loop knobs are apparently genuinely touch sensitive, so for instance as soon as you touch the library browse knob to select a track, Traktor knows and automatically switches to library mode. A multi-use touchstrip, Flux mode, RGB LEDs and better library browsing features: One of digital DJing’s mainstay controllers just got a decent-looking overhaul. The same size as the original Kontrol X1 although with slightly updated styling (notably the new Traktor font and the shiny/matt parts on the top), the unit has some subtle control changes too in addition to the big news of the touchstrip. A “decks and effects” controller, as Native Instruments likes to refer to it. With the Kontrol X1 already a game-changing controller for all kinds of DJs, the Traktor Kontrol X1 Mk 2 looks to be ready to build on its predecessor’s runaway success, with the touchstrip being only the first of a number of improvements that don’t detract from the original purpose of this modular device: to offer control over transport, browsing, cues, sync, loops and effects in Traktor. ![]() What’s new in the Traktor Kontrol X1 Mk 2 This first appeared in Traktorland on the Kontrol Z2 mixer, and is similar to “slip” mode on Pioneer and Denon gear. The biggest change over the original is the addition of a touchstrip that lets you manipulate your music files without jogs, decks or CDJs (in a similar way to that pioneered by the Novation Twitch). The next most significant addition is the new Flux mode. A bit of an open secret after leaks on various retail outlets’ pages over the last few weeks, but nonetheless, Native Instruments today officially announced the Traktor Kontrol X1 Mk 2, as the video above shows. ![]()
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