wonderful native instruments, finally after so many years new hardware!! at last bring out a Z2 mk2 we've been begging you for so many years!!!!!!! or even better a Z4 that would be a dream!
Still love my first-generation X1. I bought it at the time to accompany my DVS setup but quickly found out it could really hold its own as a portable Traktor controller.
@@jzea5605 Yo he visto un video donde un chico ha creado un mapeo super way para mk1 y lo utiliza con traktor 3 sion problemas.Osea que no creo que haya problemas de firmware ni nada para usarla.
@@jzea5605 this comment speaks to me. I could do without their hardware at all. My preference would be more innovative software updates. That said this unit looks interesting.
I wish they would create a product that was like Denon DJ LC6000. All in one controllers will never take the place of a Pioneer Dj mixer in a pro club environment. Would like a product that i could easily fit two units in to one case and integrate with DJM 900 / A9 / V10
What about a modular traktor kontrol series so that you can have 4 physical decks, instead of 2 dual layer decks… 👽 (please NI, don’t forget the flight case for the 4 deck setup 😉)
MK2 owner here. I'd say this addresses a lot of the minor inconveniences of the MK2, parts which I've kinda avoided on the gear itself because it was so cumbersome (navigating/using FX and the transport controls, for me). So with that in mind, I think this is a win. My only criticism is that this feels maybe 6 years too late. This would've been perfect if it came out alongside the Kontrol S2/S3/S4 MK3 as an accessory controller for digital DJs. Today, I feel like those into digital DJing are getting full-featured (plug and play) DJ controllers w/ mixer and jogwheels, or are figuring out ways to use their production gear with DJ setups. Is there still a market for a controller like this? My hope is this is the lead-in to more gear from Native Instruments (it's been far, far too long!), or part of a larger vision on modular DJ setups once again (why else would this have 3x USB inputs?). We'll have to wait and see. For now I'm just excited that NI is putting investment in their DJ products once again!
My experience about those who are into digital DJing (myself included) is that when we play at different festivals and club events every time, we want our setup to be small and modular to not struggle with finding space for it on a usually cluttered table. Almost everyone of my peers use either a Traktor X1 or an AH K2 and an additional 4ch audio interface for an impeccable sound quality. The built in internal mixer control can be a lifesaver sometimes (as the chameleon mixer mapping for mk2 did for me) but frankly 99% of the time there is a pio nexus / xone mixer in place already with superior feel, workflow and sound compared to the internal mixer of a software. With all the inconveniences of the mk2 having adressed like you mentioned, this is going to be my next upgrade for sure. :)
@MrChoppington when Mo Jaxx dropped the pioneer buying serato video, my heart sank. The sad realization is that I probably have to switch over to pioneer & serato.
Everything in the new version seems too dark. During live performances, it's very difficult to see. The old version was much more visible and easier to use, not to mention the touchpad, which is wonderful and missing in this new version. Nobody really looks at the display, so in my opinion, that's completely unnecessary. I can't find much that the new version does better than the old one, except for the easier use of the four effect channels and the roll-back feature. The previous version had a much better finish and the knobs were of much higher quality. I'm sorry, but between this new version and the previous one, I would still choose the X1 Mk2. This new version should have been much better, especially considering the number of years since anything was launched.
This looks like the perfect X1 I must say..! Still think that Traktor hast the best way how beatjump is managed. Switched to Pioneer 3 years ago and everytime I see someone using Traktor I still want that beatjump functionality back 😭
This is so disappointing. Mixer mode with no audio interface built in. A missed opportunity. USB-A connectors. And no USB-C. The sync button oddly placed next to the play button. While the cue button above. Unnecessary (too many) small screens. Only 4 hotcues without (shift). . Naa. Love u N.I and Traktor team. But imma pass on this one. I'm still excited on what's to come 🙂
Seems to me You're the kind person really hard to please, or you just show disappointment just so you can appear like you know better than people working in design team -_-
Men.. USB C is totally disaster on DJ equipment, cable comes out very easy,with the USB B i didn't have ever any problem. I agree with you to anything for the mixer & no audio interface.
@@Oceanix__ Im sorry you feel that way bout me. In part I guess ur right. But that has to do with me being a Traktor fan since final scratch days and always defending and utilising they're products and for a very long time they were ahead and innovating, setting new standards that we see on most gear of today. But lately. It feels like everyone else has passed them. and when they finally release something.. well I guess I was hoping for the innovation that was there once. And for what it's worth. The design is great and futuristic wichI like. Its just the features that are the same with some screens and leds.
what I'm also trying to say : don't you think if they put audio interface then they would have to raise the price of the unit? And I'm sure alot of people would also love simplicity over one piece doing everything that it can? Might confuse a lot people like "what is this controller about??"
I like the size increase and the general design. The return of the 4 encoders above the cuepoint buttons is great! Sadly no NI Traktor Kontrol Stand like they offered for the X1 MK2, a hard stand is so much better than the softbag for a homesetup next to a mixer. Also no support for the Trakor Djay App on iOS - it would be a perfect little controller to bring along with an iPad.
I still have the carry bag/stand from the original X1. I remember back then, there were aftermarket stands on ebay. They looked great and matched the mixers height.
For me this is the best market for this controller is to use alongside a tablet. And not just iOS. I have the LumePad 2 tablet on Android which I love and definitely has the specs to run a mobile app. With the MK1, my friend and I mounted it and an iPad between the handlebars of an adult tricycle and we had a mobile DJ trike. It was the perfect size and use for this.
@@castielvargastv7931 I’m glad you don’t have any problem with beat gridding, but Elastic beat gridding is an important feature in Djs world today. That’s why Ableton is the king in that department. I use all kind of tracks in my mixers and remixes too.
I wanted to love this, but it still feels like it's missing something. Open Format DJs will still struggle a bit for tracks that have shifting beatgrids. Frankly, the two best things about this over the MK1 or MK2 was the OLED displays and the USB hub. I'd of also loved to have seen it be a USB-C with 80+ watts power delivery so it truly is one cable to my laptop. Until I try it out, I'd actually say that the backlit buttons on the MK2 are still my favorite. This design is also a drastic departure from other NI products, so I'm curious to see where they are going (I'm not particularly fond of this design).
Lo que yo le veo que le falta y lo mas importante para mi ,es que no lleva tarjeta de sonido,por lo demás se puede pinchar con ella bastante bien,otra cosa es que quieras ya hacer filigranas e historietas con ella,por lo demas no lo veo un mal aparato.
Hi there, there's no integrated audio interface because our X1 is made to be integrated into a bigger setup. You'd have to plug your speakers to your mixer.
@@NativeInstruments ok, but if I want to use 4 decks, I need to have a multichannel sound card such as the audio a8 or the a10, which today there are no longer available. Unless it has an integrated sound card for example in a mixer. What happens if I don't have a mixer with a sound card, do I have to buy a multichannel sound card, such as a Tascam 16x08 for example, or have to sell my mixer and buy a new mixer with an integrated sound card? And if I had an integrated sound card in the x1, as happens in the similar controller from the Allen & Heat brand, the You really tell me that this device is designed to be implemented with larger equipment. Come on, you don't include it because you don't want to and you prefer to put the x1 on little screens with information that the software itself gives you or put little lights down as if it were a fair so that tells us that the song is ending or to make our set more attractive. And if you listen to people's comments, it's not that I'm the only one who complains that it doesn't have a sound card, it's that there are a lot of people who We criticize that. That's why many people go from buying the Listened to those of us who use them, I think you have not listened to the truth much, because it is more of the same and what people are really asking for, which is a sound card, you have not paid attention to it and you have continued without implementing it in the x1
Any audio device with 4 channels would work in this case. If you have questions how other DJs integrate the X1 in their setup, product experts in our community will be happy help. Feel free to drop your question here: bit.ly/ni-community
a mi no me gusta donde han puesto ciertos botones como el del sync el play y el cue y lo que no me gusta para nada es eso de las lucecitas de abajo para los loops ,para cuando se esta acabando la cancion o para hacer bonito y tu set sea mas chulo.Yo me la acabo de comprar hoy y ya estoy preguntando en el grupo de fanaticos de traktor de aqui de facebook en espala que si alguien sabe desactivarlas para que no iluminen nunca.Para muchos será util eso ,pero para mi lo veo una cutrez muy cutre y no le veo utilidad.QUe me aporta a mi que se ilumine cuando se va a acabar la cancion y puedo verlo en la pantalla del portatil y en las pantalla esas que han puesto que te marca el tiempo,que otra para que quiero que me marque el tiempo que lleva sonando la cancion o cuanto le queda si tengo el portatil enfrente o en el lado ,lo miro y punto.
Although I applaud any new hardware from NI, i don't like the new design, but more importantly, I don't see any reasons to upgrade to this from my trusty X1 mk2 tbh
So Traktor is going back to the roots. Failing to stay competitive in the professional segment (where it somehow managed to land after first few years of disruptive innovation) it seems that's it's time again to win hearts and souls of teenage boys like the original Traktor DJ Studio did.
What are the two circular discs on the desk that its teasing us with in this video??? Is it some new DVS for turntables to compete with Rane Twelves etc? Or am I pie in the sky dreaming of what Native Instruments should be making to keep up with the competition????
This has to be a joke... Like, you're about to announce Traktor 4 Pro or a Z4, or S8 mkII with modern stems, or firmware updates for the original X1 mk1, or a Sc6000/CDJ3000 solution... Because this is just a controller that was perfectly able to be made 8 years ago. Better late than never. But wow, does NI know how to disappoint. Seriously, a design rollback. 2 extra buttons... And a flashing light. Oh and LED screens that don't look worse than anything on the market right now. Yeah I'm out.
I feel like people have already found much better workarounds for all of the new features this has. The X1 Mk2 is still a better option because it does one thing and it does it super well. It's going to be hard for me to upgrade to this. There's no way I'm taking a chance on the new Cue/Play button placement.
@@user-tj5sy4ed8e bueno pero eso no es un problema ,como bien sabe todo el mundo,el x1 da igual que sea el 1,2 o 3 se puede mapear a tu gusto.Yo tambien le he dicho lo mismo al de la tienda, que no se por que ponen el boton redondo a la izquierda del play/pause y a la derecha el sync y arriba del play el cue.Pero vamos que no pasa nada cambias en el mapeo a que el sync sea el cue por ejemplo,y el cue sea el sync ,o puedes cambiar a que el play sea el cue ,el sync el play/pause y el boton de cue sea sync .Lo unico es que las serigrafias no coinciden con las funciones de los botones y ya esta ,es simple y facil de hacer.Cuando se complica el mapeo es cuando por ejemplo tienes que hacer modificadores para que por ejemplo si pulsas un boton haga una cosa y si pulsas shift + dicho boton haga otra cosa distintia.O otro ejemplo para que si mueves una perilla haga una cosa y si lleva la perilla pulsador que haga otra cosa al pulsar la perilla hacia abajo.Ahí es donde es lo dificil a la hora de mapear, que es lo que no sabemos la gran mayoria de la gente.
Changes virtually nothing users were asking for for years and changes stuff nobody asked for. Really running this franchise under the ground guys. Let's hope you got something in the store for Maschine...
I would love to see if Joris Voorn or another huge traktor dj will pick this up. I believe allen & heath k2 is the standard for this type of device. The multi-deck mixer control on this has me intrigued.
Lo que pasa con el xone k2 aparte de que es mas caro ,tiene mas botones para poder mapear y puedes hacer mas cosas,aparte tambien la calidad de los materiales del k2 son mucho mejores que los del x1 ,eso es indiscutible,pero lo bueno que tiene el x1 es que el xone k2 tiene un mapeo que ha hecho allen & heat para poder usarlo con traktor y solo es para 2 decks ,si quieres tener 4 decks tienes que mapearlo y si no sabes pues tienes que pagar por alguien que te lo haga a tu gusto o buscar alguno por internet que te pueda acoplar.Sin en cambio el x1 es conectarlo al pc ,ahora con este nuevo a la corriente tambien y listo abres traktor y el mismo te lo reconoce y las funciones basicas para poder hacer una sesion te funcionan y no tienes que mapear nada a no ser que algun boton no te guste y lo tengas que modificar pero ya por tu gusto.
Soooo I feel like my problem with Traktor at this point is that it feels directionless. All this video did was remind me that Traktor has some amazing effects, but this new product does very little to change the user experience of the effects. The layout and flow of this controller is the essentially the same Traktor has been using for over 10 years now. Macro/Micro effects, etc etc. I get that Traktor was always intended to foster creativity but its vast array of effects just feel very open source to me. If it were up to me I think its time for Traktor to design some hardware features that can be included on all their products that make the user experience of effects more practical and easy to access. I think this was kind of the intent of those all in one effects like the Wormhole but I just never found those useful. It's funny in 2023 when most tech companies need to hire more and more software engineers to keep up with the competition, I think Traktor needs to do the opposite. I will always die on the hill that Traktor was and is a software that was eons ahead of its time. It's just sad to see hardware de-prioritized so heavily. This is what is hampering the creativity of the community that remains loyal.
Definitely. Also they literally don't cater for pros who just want something compact to mix manually with that has RCA inputs. I literally never use looping or effects as the genres I play dont warrent it as many other people do too. So if i want to use traktor I either buy a crippled kids toy with the S2 MK3 or have to carry around a huge bulky S4 mk3 which is now 5 years old. They should literally be outsourcing traktor software to other controller manufcaturers and getting them to produce elite fully integrated hardware as they are basically incapable.
@NativeInstruments sorry to say - but its not about questions - it's about your direction as a company - and it seems pointless - milking the market, but not innovating which was your main target 10 years back. its sad - the amount of talent that you kicked out a few years back will never return.. @blake - i dont think its about the number of software engineers - it's about their priorities - making hardware costs a lot of money - money that investors dont want to see spent - rather try their luck with pro-subscriptions - it worked for the gaming market right? 'djing as a service' .. wild
Some of this new gear has got me really missing the S5/S8 era. Played a show on S5 with 2 D2s last night and can’t imagine playing on anything else or if those ever broke
Where the hell are the tactile strip to make corrections ? This is absolutely necessary for any pro sesion and they kill it? How it is supposed that we fix sync problems with this mk3?
The software takeover of knobs is still a thing I would never get used to. Can't someone invent and endless rotary knob that also stops turning when it's at 0 or 100%?
@@rybakarol do you understand my point? If you give one knob multiple functions, it's a lot of times out of sync. Would be nice if you switch function if it would rotate mechanically to it's value or make it a digital rotator, but a new kind that can enforce resistance at the boundaries.
Is it possible to get access to the 'out' information that displays the FX names on the displays? (e.g. via midi or USB HID) I'm curious if that's available for use when mapping other controllers with displays or if its proprietary and only available to NI controllers?
The biggest mistake in all DJ hardware companies: changing the location of PLAY and CUE buttons?! Are they crazy?! Also, the most useful tool : touch strips, are gone?🤦🏻
@@castielvargastv7931 you mean the MK2? i've used them for years and years, I can guarantee you they are very helpful. so you cant be glad something you never used is gone. especially if its replaced for something far worst: simple push buttons.
Kind of a dumb question but if you're using 4 decks, can you plug one controller to the other, so you don't need to plug in each controller to a hub or laptop? Hopefully that makes sense 😅
Are the other, Z1 and most important for me F1, modules updated as well and how long will it take for NI, because I will only upgrade if other modules are upgraded and on the market. To only buy 2 of this one will not cut it for me. Looks awesome and hopefully other modules are updated as soon as well.
Also. What we are all REALLY waiting for is the S2, S3 and S4 we have all been waiting for (for over a year?!) . This is a good indication of the future for 2024. I like the lights. I like design and layout. But this is just a teaser really of what is to come.
Is there something native on the mixer that allows pitch control? Or does that have to be mapped? I saw you can continuously resync things, but if I want to manually adjust the pitch, can I do that out of the box? I kind of dig this as a portable mixer. When I'm in the hotel, or friend's house and just want to play some mixes without needing my entire gear. Definitely packs a lot of features in a small footprint
That’s awesome I sold my Xone-92 bout 2 years ago But I still have all my tracks and my Traktor load on my MacBook I’m seriously considering getting a pair of this just to play around No mixer, no áudio interface This seens so compact to have
Hey, right now we're hosting an Ask-Me-Anything session with the Traktor team in our online community. Feel free to post your questions there! bit.ly/ama-x1mk3
really interested how the mixer works(because of shared knobs)? How to remember what was the positions of the frequencies if You switched to the effects and change positions of knobs, for example. Just imagine that we are playing 2 tracks in the same time(by cutting out the LOW from one of them and balance the MID), after that You go to the effects/pattern and change the position of shared knobs. WHen You return to the mixer to finish transition/or move away one track - how X1 Mk3 will tell You the previous positions of the knobs?
Hey there, if you're curious how the X1 MK3 can fit into your setup, feel free to drop a question in our online community here: bit.ly/ni-community We've got many product experts there who will be happy to help!
So sad for some reasons: - you abandoned the touch bar: it was the real innovation in comparison with other products, very helpfull to mix songs not straight, but instead it looks you think all djs are into using 4 different effects at the same time (maybe in their bedrooms at home). - leds on the bottom: they will be an extra weight on the battery of the laptop (in some situations you can't use the charger). - the touchbar was great to fix the cue points too...and why u removed it? to put a display that shows the effects infos you could already read on the laptop screen? Bah
Make sure to drop your questions in our online community here: bit.ly/ama-x1mk3 We'll be hosting an Ask-Me-Anything session with the Traktor team soon!
No native instruments es más de lo mismo lo único que cambia es esas pequeñas pantallas y lo miro más delicado por la parte de abajo es un plástico que se puede quebrar
Hello, I have the X1 MK3 and am looking for a function from the X1 MK2. Shift + Loop = Loop Active Mode. I can not find this function on the X1 MK3. Can you help me ?! thank you very much ALF
Should’ve brought the clear mold for the LED visuals up flush to the top surface as well so that if you were to mount these in a coffin etc you can still see it, wouldn’t take much just a thin clear line on both sides or suntin like that.
I already own and use the X1 mk2, but was considering adding another X1 mk2 anyway, so you did this at the ideal time. I may wait for the mk3 instead now. What Interfaces would you (or ppl in the comments?) recommend for external Mixer and 2 x X1's as your Audio 8 + Audio 10 Dj interfaces are discontinued now? Should I look for a second hand 8 or 10 via eBay or reverb or is there anything else you'd recommend? Cheers
Love the top, wish you'd strip out the LEDs and make the whole unit less thick. Also, why is SYNC next to PLAY when I would think CUE would be much more effective down there?
I'm excited to test it out, but i rlly have to say that I dont like that there is literally 0 information written around the effectknobs, the loop- and the moveknob.. Idk if i just need to get used to the it but it was pretty hard for me to play on it when i tried it out with a friend of mine
The problem I see is the NO integration of a Soundcard on the device. To me is just a controller. $300 for this controller or $370 for the Xone K2 with built in Audio Interface, is your choice. I really Love the X1 MK3 the only issue is that extra investment to add an audio interface. What you think?
Now waiting for a refresh on the F1. I am hoping that it will support modern Stem separation. I am sure they are planning a new hardware piece for that. For DVS users, the Mk2 touch strip wasn't very valuable anyway. The encoders for track search are more useful and a return to the practicality of the Mk 1.
yo antes de comprarme una F1,me compraba un ableton push 2 de esos como el que lleva paco osuna o el richie hawtin ,le añadiria ableton live y le da mil patadas al F1.Esta claro que lo que he dicho no vale lo que vale el F1 ,esta claro,pero se puede hacer mas cosas que con el F1.
Nice! NI stepping up! I see a LOT of needed improvements over the original X1, especially connectivity. Very interesting, I'm curious if you guys will update some of the other ones, this could be the return of the modular dj rig and I'm all up for it
The "FX Groups" are called FX Units. And different Unit setups (hroup-single-pattetn) are called FX Unit Modes. Just had to have that clear as video is confusing on that matter.
@@NativeInstruments There are other midi capable applications for iPads. I believe the better question is, will iPad detect X1 Mk3 as a MIDI controller?
What about being able to control the filter FX on mixer mode? Surely if you have auto volume enabled you don't need to change the volume? Who changes the volume of a digital file these days?
the previous version of the X1, when it boots up it gives you the option of decks A, B or C,D is it possible to switch to C, D after selecting A, B initially? I am using Time Code with an external mixer
I love the controls and I only have one question, in all of the videos I see they have headphones and I don't understand why new mdi controls have headphones. It looks very nice but as a DJ I would like for it to have plug for headphones, for me, it would be the perfect control because there a DJ's who are old school and DJ's who are more modern. I think that the science of DJ's are headphones. Lots of usb to take out another control just to connect headphones?? Lots of lights but few plugs, Thank you.
wonderful native instruments, finally after so many years new hardware!!
at last bring out a Z2 mk2 we've been begging you for so many years!!!!!!! or even better a Z4 that would be a dream!
Ohhhh yes We definitly NEED This!
So Native - Listen please Listen to your Lovers🎉
Still love my first-generation X1. I bought it at the time to accompany my DVS setup but quickly found out it could really hold its own as a portable Traktor controller.
Same here. I bought the original X1 so I could use it with Serato. I loved it, but it no longer supported. :(
Agreed.Mk1 is a fab bit of kit.
Would have actually been more excited if they announced an X1 mk1 firmware update.
@@jzea5605 Yo he visto un video donde un chico ha creado un mapeo super way para mk1 y lo utiliza con traktor 3 sion problemas.Osea que no creo que haya problemas de firmware ni nada para usarla.
@@jzea5605 this comment speaks to me. I could do without their hardware at all. My preference would be more innovative software updates. That said this unit looks interesting.
Be nice if native instruments could come up with a new all in one controller
...they could of updated/upgraded a lot of us with a "Z2 - to a - Z4", would have held its own + the inofaders for the old school's.. just saying.
an all in one controller without the use of a laptop would be so good
I wish they would create a product that was like Denon DJ LC6000. All in one controllers will never take the place of a Pioneer Dj mixer in a pro club environment. Would like a product that i could easily fit two units in to one case and integrate with DJM 900 / A9 / V10
What about a modular traktor kontrol series so that you can have 4 physical decks, instead of 2 dual layer decks… 👽 (please NI, don’t forget the flight case for the 4 deck setup 😉)
One without huge jog wheels, perhaps what they used to be like in the 90’s
Again no Audio Interface? Oh man, that's a shame...
MK2 owner here. I'd say this addresses a lot of the minor inconveniences of the MK2, parts which I've kinda avoided on the gear itself because it was so cumbersome (navigating/using FX and the transport controls, for me). So with that in mind, I think this is a win.
My only criticism is that this feels maybe 6 years too late. This would've been perfect if it came out alongside the Kontrol S2/S3/S4 MK3 as an accessory controller for digital DJs. Today, I feel like those into digital DJing are getting full-featured (plug and play) DJ controllers w/ mixer and jogwheels, or are figuring out ways to use their production gear with DJ setups. Is there still a market for a controller like this?
My hope is this is the lead-in to more gear from Native Instruments (it's been far, far too long!), or part of a larger vision on modular DJ setups once again (why else would this have 3x USB inputs?). We'll have to wait and see. For now I'm just excited that NI is putting investment in their DJ products once again!
My experience about those who are into digital DJing (myself included) is that when we play at different festivals and club events every time, we want our setup to be small and modular to not struggle with finding space for it on a usually cluttered table. Almost everyone of my peers use either a Traktor X1 or an AH K2 and an additional 4ch audio interface for an impeccable sound quality. The built in internal mixer control can be a lifesaver sometimes (as the chameleon mixer mapping for mk2 did for me) but frankly 99% of the time there is a pio nexus / xone mixer in place already with superior feel, workflow and sound compared to the internal mixer of a software. With all the inconveniences of the mk2 having adressed like you mentioned, this is going to be my next upgrade for sure. :)
Glad you like the new X1! All the improvements were made with the previous versions in mind. If you get it, you get it 😉
@@NativeInstruments Uh, I like hearing that... 😀
Glad that you are still alive!😃
S2MK4 with effect knobs on top like the MK2!
Next week Z2 mk2 thanks 😅
I'm hoping so... I'm about to upgrade my set up. I'm dreading switching over to serato.
Z1 MK2 (if they ever come up with it) together with this new X1 seems like a golden portable setup
@@ricketycricket3242especially now pioneer own it, well pioneers parent company
I think so too. Just checked the NI website and the Z2 is missing from their list of DJ hardware.
@MrChoppington when Mo Jaxx dropped the pioneer buying serato video, my heart sank. The sad realization is that I probably have to switch over to pioneer & serato.
Everything in the new version seems too dark. During live performances, it's very difficult to see. The old version was much more visible and easier to use, not to mention the touchpad, which is wonderful and missing in this new version. Nobody really looks at the display, so in my opinion, that's completely unnecessary. I can't find much that the new version does better than the old one, except for the easier use of the four effect channels and the roll-back feature. The previous version had a much better finish and the knobs were of much higher quality. I'm sorry, but between this new version and the previous one, I would still choose the X1 Mk2. This new version should have been much better, especially considering the number of years since anything was launched.
This looks like the perfect X1 I must say..! Still think that Traktor hast the best way how beatjump is managed. Switched to Pioneer 3 years ago and everytime I see someone using Traktor I still want that beatjump functionality back 😭
The play button is where the cue button used to be and the sync button is where play was..... my muscle memory is going to hate this.
This is so disappointing. Mixer mode with no audio interface built in. A missed opportunity. USB-A connectors. And no USB-C. The sync button oddly placed next to the play button. While the cue button above. Unnecessary (too many) small screens. Only 4 hotcues without (shift). . Naa. Love u N.I and Traktor team. But imma pass on this one. I'm still excited on what's to come 🙂
or just not get the unit at all ;)@@AlienShine
Seems to me You're the kind person really hard to please, or you just show disappointment just so you can appear like you know better than people working in design team -_-
Men.. USB C is totally disaster on DJ equipment, cable comes out very easy,with the USB B i didn't have ever any problem.
I agree with you to anything for the mixer & no audio interface.
@@Oceanix__ Im sorry you feel that way bout me. In part I guess ur right. But that has to do with me being a Traktor fan since final scratch days and always defending and utilising they're products and for a very long time they were ahead and innovating, setting new standards that we see on most gear of today. But lately. It feels like everyone else has passed them. and when they finally release something.. well I guess I was hoping for the innovation that was there once. And for what it's worth. The design is great and futuristic wichI like. Its just the features that are the same with some screens and leds.
what I'm also trying to say : don't you think if they put audio interface then they would have to raise the price of the unit? And I'm sure alot of people would also love simplicity over one piece doing everything that it can? Might confuse a lot people like "what is this controller about??"
Damn I wish you guys would of came up with this years ago when I used to use traktor. I would of loved this
I finally migrate to Rekordbox and THEN NI releases new hardware.
All in one controller is needed 😝🥳 something really fresh
I like the size increase and the general design. The return of the 4 encoders above the cuepoint buttons is great!
Sadly no NI Traktor Kontrol Stand like they offered for the X1 MK2, a hard stand is so much better than the softbag for a homesetup next to a mixer. Also no support for the Trakor Djay App on iOS - it would be a perfect little controller to bring along with an iPad.
I still have the carry bag/stand from the original X1. I remember back then, there were aftermarket stands on ebay. They looked great and matched the mixers height.
Wow... NI brought back the iPad app? I thought they took that down a while ago! Looks like it's back.
For me this is the best market for this controller is to use alongside a tablet. And not just iOS. I have the LumePad 2 tablet on Android which I love and definitely has the specs to run a mobile app. With the MK1, my friend and I mounted it and an iPad between the handlebars of an adult tricycle and we had a mobile DJ trike. It was the perfect size and use for this.
New S8 soon?! Best controller ever made tbh
S5
lit and the D2's
The thing that I would like to see is Traktor Pro 4 with elastic beat grid and better GUI.
We're working on it 🤘
I use traktor since it came out and never missed elastic grids and the gui is just fine
@@castielvargastv7931
I’m glad you don’t have any problem with beat gridding, but Elastic beat gridding is an important feature in Djs world today. That’s why Ableton is the king in that department. I use all kind of tracks in my mixers and remixes too.
@@NativeInstruments same codebase?
With splitscreen windows for library
I wanted to love this, but it still feels like it's missing something. Open Format DJs will still struggle a bit for tracks that have shifting beatgrids. Frankly, the two best things about this over the MK1 or MK2 was the OLED displays and the USB hub. I'd of also loved to have seen it be a USB-C with 80+ watts power delivery so it truly is one cable to my laptop. Until I try it out, I'd actually say that the backlit buttons on the MK2 are still my favorite.
This design is also a drastic departure from other NI products, so I'm curious to see where they are going (I'm not particularly fond of this design).
Lo que yo le veo que le falta y lo mas importante para mi ,es que no lleva tarjeta de sonido,por lo demás se puede pinchar con ella bastante bien,otra cosa es que quieras ya hacer filigranas e historietas con ella,por lo demas no lo veo un mal aparato.
Hi there, there's no integrated audio interface because our X1 is made to be integrated into a bigger setup. You'd have to plug your speakers to your mixer.
@@NativeInstruments ok, but if I want to use 4 decks, I need to have a multichannel sound card such as the audio a8 or the a10, which today there are no longer available. Unless it has an integrated sound card for example in a mixer. What happens if I don't have a mixer with a sound card, do I have to buy a multichannel sound card, such as a Tascam 16x08 for example, or have to sell my mixer and buy a new mixer with an integrated sound card? And if I had an integrated sound card in the x1, as happens in the similar controller from the Allen & Heat brand, the You really tell me that this device is designed to be implemented with larger equipment. Come on, you don't include it because you don't want to and you prefer to put the x1 on little screens with information that the software itself gives you or put little lights down as if it were a fair so that tells us that the song is ending or to make our set more attractive. And if you listen to people's comments, it's not that I'm the only one who complains that it doesn't have a sound card, it's that there are a lot of people who We criticize that. That's why many people go from buying the Listened to those of us who use them, I think you have not listened to the truth much, because it is more of the same and what people are really asking for, which is a sound card, you have not paid attention to it and you have continued without implementing it in the x1
Any audio device with 4 channels would work in this case. If you have questions how other DJs integrate the X1 in their setup, product experts in our community will be happy help. Feel free to drop your question here: bit.ly/ni-community
a mi no me gusta donde han puesto ciertos botones como el del sync el play y el cue y lo que no me gusta para nada es eso de las lucecitas de abajo para los loops ,para cuando se esta acabando la cancion o para hacer bonito y tu set sea mas chulo.Yo me la acabo de comprar hoy y ya estoy preguntando en el grupo de fanaticos de traktor de aqui de facebook en espala que si alguien sabe desactivarlas para que no iluminen nunca.Para muchos será util eso ,pero para mi lo veo una cutrez muy cutre y no le veo utilidad.QUe me aporta a mi que se ilumine cuando se va a acabar la cancion y puedo verlo en la pantalla del portatil y en las pantalla esas que han puesto que te marca el tiempo,que otra para que quiero que me marque el tiempo que lleva sonando la cancion o cuanto le queda si tengo el portatil enfrente o en el lado ,lo miro y punto.
Although I applaud any new hardware from NI, i don't like the new design, but more importantly, I don't see any reasons to upgrade to this from my trusty X1 mk2 tbh
So Traktor is going back to the roots. Failing to stay competitive in the professional segment (where it somehow managed to land after first few years of disruptive innovation) it seems that's it's time again to win hearts and souls of teenage boys like the original Traktor DJ Studio did.
What are the two circular discs on the desk that its teasing us with in this video??? Is it some new DVS for turntables to compete with Rane Twelves etc? Or am I pie in the sky dreaming of what Native Instruments should be making to keep up with the competition????
I hoping they teasing a new S4 or something, as they look about the size of there standard jog wheels 🤞
@@DjMixterMark It is old Traktor logo on them though. Those look like 24 MK2 and S2 MK2 jog top plates.
This has to be a joke... Like, you're about to announce Traktor 4 Pro or a Z4, or S8 mkII with modern stems, or firmware updates for the original X1 mk1, or a Sc6000/CDJ3000 solution... Because this is just a controller that was perfectly able to be made 8 years ago. Better late than never. But wow, does NI know how to disappoint.
Seriously, a design rollback. 2 extra buttons... And a flashing light. Oh and LED screens that don't look worse than anything on the market right now.
Yeah I'm out.
I feel like people have already found much better workarounds for all of the new features this has. The X1 Mk2 is still a better option because it does one thing and it does it super well. It's going to be hard for me to upgrade to this. There's no way I'm taking a chance on the new Cue/Play button placement.
100%, I hit CUE waaaaay more often than SYNC so its a bit of a head scratcher why they changed the placement.
@@user-tj5sy4ed8e bueno pero eso no es un problema ,como bien sabe todo el mundo,el x1 da igual que sea el 1,2 o 3 se puede mapear a tu gusto.Yo tambien le he dicho lo mismo al de la tienda, que no se por que ponen el boton redondo a la izquierda del play/pause y a la derecha el sync y arriba del play el cue.Pero vamos que no pasa nada cambias en el mapeo a que el sync sea el cue por ejemplo,y el cue sea el sync ,o puedes cambiar a que el play sea el cue ,el sync el play/pause y el boton de cue sea sync .Lo unico es que las serigrafias no coinciden con las funciones de los botones y ya esta ,es simple y facil de hacer.Cuando se complica el mapeo es cuando por ejemplo tienes que hacer modificadores para que por ejemplo si pulsas un boton haga una cosa y si pulsas shift + dicho boton haga otra cosa distintia.O otro ejemplo para que si mueves una perilla haga una cosa y si lleva la perilla pulsador que haga otra cosa al pulsar la perilla hacia abajo.Ahí es donde es lo dificil a la hora de mapear, que es lo que no sabemos la gran mayoria de la gente.
if the displays were better, IE showing waveform id get one, ill stick with the D2 for now
Was starting to think NI was dying... tractor is still the best software player hands down!
Appreciate it!
Changes virtually nothing users were asking for for years and changes stuff nobody asked for. Really running this franchise under the ground guys. Let's hope you got something in the store for Maschine...
I would love to see if Joris Voorn or another huge traktor dj will pick this up. I believe allen & heath k2 is the standard for this type of device. The multi-deck mixer control on this has me intrigued.
For sure, Dubfire will also be using it
Lo que pasa con el xone k2 aparte de que es mas caro ,tiene mas botones para poder mapear y puedes hacer mas cosas,aparte tambien la calidad de los materiales del k2 son mucho mejores que los del x1 ,eso es indiscutible,pero lo bueno que tiene el x1 es que el xone k2 tiene un mapeo que ha hecho allen & heat para poder usarlo con traktor y solo es para 2 decks ,si quieres tener 4 decks tienes que mapearlo y si no sabes pues tienes que pagar por alguien que te lo haga a tu gusto o buscar alguno por internet que te pueda acoplar.Sin en cambio el x1 es conectarlo al pc ,ahora con este nuevo a la corriente tambien y listo abres traktor y el mismo te lo reconoce y las funciones basicas para poder hacer una sesion te funcionan y no tienes que mapear nada a no ser que algun boton no te guste y lo tengas que modificar pero ya por tu gusto.
Soooo I feel like my problem with Traktor at this point is that it feels directionless. All this video did was remind me that Traktor has some amazing effects, but this new product does very little to change the user experience of the effects. The layout and flow of this controller is the essentially the same Traktor has been using for over 10 years now. Macro/Micro effects, etc etc.
I get that Traktor was always intended to foster creativity but its vast array of effects just feel very open source to me. If it were up to me I think its time for Traktor to design some hardware features that can be included on all their products that make the user experience of effects more practical and easy to access. I think this was kind of the intent of those all in one effects like the Wormhole but I just never found those useful.
It's funny in 2023 when most tech companies need to hire more and more software engineers to keep up with the competition, I think Traktor needs to do the opposite. I will always die on the hill that Traktor was and is a software that was eons ahead of its time. It's just sad to see hardware de-prioritized so heavily. This is what is hampering the creativity of the community that remains loyal.
Definitely. Also they literally don't cater for pros who just want something compact to mix manually with that has RCA inputs. I literally never use looping or effects as the genres I play dont warrent it as many other people do too. So if i want to use traktor I either buy a crippled kids toy with the S2 MK3 or have to carry around a huge bulky S4 mk3 which is now 5 years old. They should literally be outsourcing traktor software to other controller manufcaturers and getting them to produce elite fully integrated hardware as they are basically incapable.
If you have questions for the Traktor team, don't miss the Ask-Me-Anything session in our online community here: bit.ly/ama-x1mk3
@NativeInstruments
sorry to say - but its not about questions - it's about your direction as a company - and it seems pointless - milking the market, but not innovating which was your main target 10 years back.
its sad - the amount of talent that you kicked out a few years back will never return..
@blake - i dont think its about the number of software engineers - it's about their priorities - making hardware costs a lot of money - money that investors dont want to see spent - rather try their luck with pro-subscriptions - it worked for the gaming market right?
'djing as a service' .. wild
S88 MK3 ❤
Some of this new gear has got me really missing the S5/S8 era. Played a show on S5 with 2 D2s last night and can’t imagine playing on anything else or if those ever broke
That is a gorgeous piece of hardware, now with an Z4 mixer would be awesome...
Where the hell are the tactile strip to make corrections ? This is absolutely necessary for any pro sesion and they kill it? How it is supposed that we fix sync problems with this mk3?
Looks so elegant and minimalist! Wow!❤
elegant with those lights 😅
Where is the touch strip? 😢 I liked mapping FX to the strip using touch for beat repeat and other effects. 😞
The software takeover of knobs is still a thing I would never get used to. Can't someone invent and endless rotary knob that also stops turning when it's at 0 or 100%?
@@rybakarol do you understand my point? If you give one knob multiple functions, it's a lot of times out of sync. Would be nice if you switch function if it would rotate mechanically to it's value or make it a digital rotator, but a new kind that can enforce resistance at the boundaries.
It exists already - Nina synthesizer by Melbourne Instruments
We want Video dj in Traktor waiting for that
Is it possible to get access to the 'out' information that displays the FX names on the displays? (e.g. via midi or USB HID)
I'm curious if that's available for use when mapping other controllers with displays or if its proprietary and only available to NI controllers?
Great, love the new X1❤❤
The biggest mistake in all DJ hardware companies: changing the location of PLAY and CUE buttons?! Are they crazy?! Also, the most useful tool : touch strips, are gone?🤦🏻
I did not buy the mk3 because of the useless atrips. I am glad they are gone
@@castielvargastv7931 you mean the MK2? i've used them for years and years, I can guarantee you they are very helpful. so you cant be glad something you never used is gone. especially if its replaced for something far worst: simple push buttons.
@@castielvargastv7931 Same here, using touchstrip on the Mk2 only when I have to.
Yes, it looks like the new generation of DJs need the sync button more than the cue button. only ridiculous 😂
Great to see some new gear looks class
D2 mk2 would be sick as stand alone
Hey. What about a standalone controller? Anything coming sometime soon?
i hope soon they come with a dj controller ,to impress us
New hardware 😮 thanks 👍🏿
Finally new Traktor hardware ❤ really great to see ❤❤
Now please tell me there's an S4 mk4 on the way?? 😅🙏
u can wait more 5 years lol
@@daflux7 don't take away the little hope I have 😅😅😅
@@DjMixterMark sry im with u,i do waiting too bro
Maybe my mind is reaching, but whats up with the two metal discs on the left...? Gotta be a hint for something!!!
Kind of a dumb question but if you're using 4 decks, can you plug one controller to the other, so you don't need to plug in each controller to a hub or laptop? Hopefully that makes sense 😅
No faders? How do you chop up sounds and crossfade?
Are the other, Z1 and most important for me F1, modules updated as well and how long will it take for NI, because I will only upgrade if other modules are upgraded and on the market. To only buy 2 of this one will not cut it for me. Looks awesome and hopefully other modules are updated as soon as well.
So it's basically just a good mapping with LED lights :D
Damn this thing looks dope!
I was nearly sold until I heard, "subscription."
S8 mk2 next. Please?
I’m curious, can you use this without a mixer and decks to where you can hook this up to a computer and then outputs to a sound system?
6:41 the effect wasn't activated (you had to turn number 4 on to hear the changes)
😂
Awesome!!!💯💯❤❤
Also. What we are all REALLY waiting for is the S2, S3 and S4 we have all been waiting for (for over a year?!) . This is a good indication of the future for 2024. I like the lights. I like design and layout. But this is just a teaser really of what is to come.
I will take this anyway over an s4...small,light,stealthy,fits anywhere I need my MacBook,my E&S DJR 400 throw in a small backpack and off
Awesome! 🔥
Not sure if I need one but could be helpful next to the maschine. Find the silly transparent led bottom very unessesary tho. But thats just me
Is there something native on the mixer that allows pitch control? Or does that have to be mapped? I saw you can continuously resync things, but if I want to manually adjust the pitch, can I do that out of the box?
I kind of dig this as a portable mixer. When I'm in the hotel, or friend's house and just want to play some mixes without needing my entire gear. Definitely packs a lot of features in a small footprint
On the old ones sync+encoder changed tempo. I assume it's the same on this one
The X1 mk II let you hold sync and adjust the loop encoder of a track to adjust the bpm. My guess is you can do the same thing on the mk III
That’s awesome
I sold my Xone-92 bout 2 years ago
But I still have all my tracks and my Traktor load on my MacBook
I’m seriously considering getting a pair of this just to play around
No mixer, no áudio interface
This seens so compact to have
Hey, right now we're hosting an Ask-Me-Anything session with the Traktor team in our online community. Feel free to post your questions there! bit.ly/ama-x1mk3
if only it didnt need a laptop
It would be nice to have a 4 channel controller such as the Xone:K2
F1?
@@lumar_music not even closer compared with the K2 😅
really interested how the mixer works(because of shared knobs)?
How to remember what was the positions of the frequencies if You switched to the effects and change positions of knobs, for example. Just imagine that we are playing 2 tracks in the same time(by cutting out the LOW from one of them and balance the MID), after that You go to the effects/pattern and change the position of shared knobs. WHen You return to the mixer to finish transition/or move away one track - how X1 Mk3 will tell You the previous positions of the knobs?
Hey there, if you're curious how the X1 MK3 can fit into your setup, feel free to drop a question in our online community here: bit.ly/ni-community We've got many product experts there who will be happy to help!
So sad for some reasons:
- you abandoned the touch bar: it was the real innovation in comparison with other products, very helpfull to mix songs not straight, but instead it looks you think all djs are into using 4 different effects at the same time (maybe in their bedrooms at home).
- leds on the bottom: they will be an extra weight on the battery of the laptop (in some situations you can't use the charger).
- the touchbar was great to fix the cue points too...and why u removed it? to put a display that shows the effects infos you could already read on the laptop screen? Bah
Make sure to drop your questions in our online community here: bit.ly/ama-x1mk3 We'll be hosting an Ask-Me-Anything session with the Traktor team soon!
No Usb-c? Bus power? Audio card? Kensington lock? Will it be freely midi mappable? Api for screens? Guess not.
The X1 MK3 comes with a fully fledged customization page so you can tweak the mapping as you like. ✌️
@@NativeInstruments so .. does it have midi?
does it have API for screens?
guess not.
No native instruments es más de lo mismo lo único que cambia es esas pequeñas pantallas y lo miro más delicado por la parte de abajo es un plástico que se puede quebrar
Hello,
I have the X1 MK3 and am looking for a function from the X1 MK2. Shift + Loop = Loop Active Mode.
I can not find this function on the X1 MK3.
Can you help me ?!
thank you very much
ALF
The x1 is essential and first controller by Native Instruments for the Traktor... i love this modulars options 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Should’ve brought the clear mold for the LED visuals up flush to the top surface as well so that if you were to mount these in a coffin etc you can still see it, wouldn’t take much just a thin clear line on both sides or suntin like that.
I already own and use the X1 mk2, but was considering adding another X1 mk2 anyway, so you did this at the ideal time. I may wait for the mk3 instead now.
What Interfaces would you (or ppl in the comments?) recommend for external Mixer and 2 x X1's as your Audio 8 + Audio 10 Dj interfaces are discontinued now? Should I look for a second hand 8 or 10 via eBay or reverb or is there anything else you'd recommend?
Cheers
Love the top, wish you'd strip out the LEDs and make the whole unit less thick. Also, why is SYNC next to PLAY when I would think CUE would be much more effective down there?
I'm excited to test it out, but i rlly have to say that I dont like that there is literally 0 information written around the effectknobs, the loop- and the moveknob.. Idk if i just need to get used to the it but it was pretty hard for me to play on it when i tried it out with a friend of mine
I don't get the point of it? If you already have a Traktor controller this isn't required, and without any faders it's pretty useless on its own.
The X1 is if you want an add on in your existing setup for loop and FX control 🔥
The problem I see is the NO integration of a Soundcard on the device. To me is just a controller. $300 for this controller or $370 for the Xone K2 with built in Audio Interface, is your choice. I really Love the X1 MK3 the only issue is that extra investment to add an audio interface. What you think?
Sleek!! Also, who is this guy? He explains things very well.
All we were wanting was functional automation in Maschine but they figure out how to put useless leds under their least sold DJ controller
Can the encoders be programmed/mapped to play four decks? It should be an optional shift function for the bottom 2 encoders
also curious
Hey there, you'll need 2 units of the X1 for a 4-channel control.
@@NativeInstruments Don't think my arms are long enough on four turntables 😂, thanks for the reply
So you don't need a Z1 if you have the X1?
You need the Z1 as the X1 does not have an audio interface or a headphone o/p.
Now waiting for a refresh on the F1. I am hoping that it will support modern Stem separation. I am sure they are planning a new hardware piece for that. For DVS users, the Mk2 touch strip wasn't very valuable anyway. The encoders for track search are more useful and a return to the practicality of the Mk 1.
yo antes de comprarme una F1,me compraba un ableton push 2 de esos como el que lleva paco osuna o el richie hawtin ,le añadiria ableton live y le da mil patadas al F1.Esta claro que lo que he dicho no vale lo que vale el F1 ,esta claro,pero se puede hacer mas cosas que con el F1.
@@javierserranolopez249 Good to know!
Does this mean there is a Z3 Dj Mixer coming?
Nice! NI stepping up! I see a LOT of needed improvements over the original X1, especially connectivity. Very interesting, I'm curious if you guys will update some of the other ones, this could be the return of the modular dj rig and I'm all up for it
Appreciate it!
The "FX Groups" are called FX Units. And different Unit setups (hroup-single-pattetn) are called FX Unit Modes. Just had to have that clear as video is confusing on that matter.
I’m missing something… where are the audio outputs? How are you supposed to connect speakers?
Where is touchstrip? How can we find cue points now…? How to beatmatching? Why do you change the place of Cue and Sync button? I’ll stay on my mk2…
Does it work with ipad?
The X1 MK3 is compatible with Traktor Pro 3, which is not supported on iOS unfortunately.
@@NativeInstruments There are other midi capable applications for iPads. I believe the better question is, will iPad detect X1 Mk3 as a MIDI controller?
The screens are way too small and won't be ideal for live performance.
Cool little controller. I need a bigger one because of my finger size
Ever innovative
Can't wait to order NI
What about being able to control the filter FX on mixer mode? Surely if you have auto volume enabled you don't need to change the volume? Who changes the volume of a digital file these days?
Very excited 🎉🎉🎉
Love it!❤❤
good but what about essential controls like tempo adjust, switching decks? would be nice to get basic informations, thanks
Can we have a new S4 please?
Please please pretty please 😅
Whats wrong with current one?
@@jeffszurgot Digital display on the jog dial, like other top controllers... do I need to list everything?
@@mr_clottey? Why this is wrong?
I want the Headphones..seems the software doesn't have anything new. Would have been mice to see something or upcoming to keep us excited.
no. color for hotcue button ? instead of putting leds in the bottom they should have added lights to the bass/mid/high
the previous version of the X1, when it boots up it gives you the option of decks A, B or C,D is it possible to switch to C, D after selecting A, B initially?
I am using Time Code with an external mixer
A nice refresh. I think we need more software progress to reclaim lost users, however. Missing stems and video mixing abilities..!!!
When will Traktor have Real Time Stems like Serato has? The Gap was never that big.. 😔
Yes, you're right, it's sad!
Z2 MK2 . . . YES PLEASE!!!
I love the controls and I only have one question, in all of the videos I see they have headphones and I don't understand why new mdi controls have headphones. It looks very nice but as a DJ I would like for it to have plug for headphones, for me, it would be the perfect control because there a DJ's who are old school and DJ's who are more modern. I think that the science of DJ's are headphones. Lots of usb to take out another control just to connect headphones?? Lots of lights but few plugs, Thank you.
Now just add the main and headphones outputs and it's perfect