His new heads up display shows substantially more information on the track screen:Īs well as showing more details on the browser screen (I love that he has added indications for matching keys here with the four decks in the bottom right – green is one step away, orange is two steps away): this is a first attempt at a new display format, showing lots more info then before, thus even further reducing to look at the PC screens. My ultimate goal is to completely remove the need for PC screens 🙂 I have rewritten the deckheader file completly from scratch, so it makes more sense and allows for easier modifications. I have always wondered why the display of the S8 are so dull and boring and do not provide the info everyone is asking for. Sydes Custom Kontrol Screensįirst up is Sydes, a user on the Native Instruments forums who, in late July, started a now-popular thread on the topic of modding these screens. Two different Traktor power users took on their own independent forays into making their own versions of the heads-up displays on these controllers. Owners of these controllers already know what these displays look like. Native Instruments uses QML files to help tell Traktor Pro what information is displayed on the screens on the Kontrol S8/S5/D2. QML is a markup language based on Javascript used for programming user interfaces. Having a window into Traktor on the Kontrol S8, S5, and D2 is great, but what if you want to change what you’re seeing? Too bad – until now. This often comes when there’s a new big advance – like adding display screens to DJ controllers. This can mean adding stickers, custom knobs, changing the software layout, building a unique DJ booth, or any number of other projects.īut with modern digital DJ equipment, there’s often a closed system that prevents modification on the digital/software side. We love to find new ways to modify gear to make it our own.
Out With The Old (Screens), In With The NewĬustomizing your DJ setup is one of the most exciting parts of being a DJ. Check out a project by some enterprising DJs to hack the screens on these controllers with advanced layouts.
But their power is limited by what information is shown on the screen – and for some, the default display wasn’t good enough. The Traktor Kontrol S8 and S5 are two powerful Traktor DJ controllers with screens.
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