@@nullpointer242 if you are a beginner the z2 is fine. in this price range the only other option is the mixars duo which is basically a clone for serato dj
I own this tank since 2014. i scratch with it and use it nearly everyday. I upgraded it with an innofader pnp 2 and yeah guys its a beast. Never had any problems with this mixer. I love it!!!
He is just using 2 Traktor Timecoded vinyl records which connect directly to the mixer (i think, because i have never seen this mixer in person, but he says it's a soundcard also) .. but you can just buy a Traktor Sound Card (Audio 2,4,6,8 or 10). You connect your Decks to the external sound card and then with the time coded vinyl your mp3's will (by way of some Magic Fairy Dust) play on your vinyl (you need the Traktor software of course whihc usually comes with the sound card.. :)
i'm super excited....just ordered a pair of stanton str8 150's and the z2 mixer. just informed my order has shipped...yay ! been doin' my thing with my ns7...which i still love..but it will now take a back seat to them stantons and the z2.
and congrats to ean, to team up with riche and loco!!! those are really top top top djs for me! richie is no doubt my fav anyway... was a big suprise to see that ean would tour with them...
Definitely agree. Having been in the scene since 1990, 4-on-the-floor beats are in my heart and I can't stand what dubstep and pop media have done to the music. Everything goes through cycles though so as has been before, this phase will come and go. The true heads and supporters will stick around and continue to support the scene and music long after the trendies are gone.
The tables are 1200s mk2s , yes you can use the z2 WITHOUT Traktor , yes you can plug in an x1 f1 maschine whatever you want at the same time the z2 is running ...& yes you can use any cd decks or turntables with the z2.
I'm a laptop dj but I don't use the sync button, thank you very much. I hate how people just assume that laptop or vdj users use sync and that's it. It gets quite annoying. I know a fair few others that don't use it either. We actually all just covered it up or mapped it to something else.
From the website DJTechtools which Ean Golden Owns. The faders and knobs are called "Chroma Caps" and can be found in the DJTechtools Store! Hope that helps!
I totally agree with you nick, thinking real hard about getting rid of S4 for this baby and throw an F1 in to the mix to !!! 4 channels would be the icing on the cake.
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yeah I hadn't actually checked it out yet. I'm looking around the NI site to see how current Traktor 2.5 people can upgrade without buying the Z2 but nothing so far. I'm itching to get at those Macro FX
some of the controls on the mixer are MIDI assignable so you could tailor them to meet your needs but since there aren't many knobs/buttons, you'll be limited by what you can do with just the mixer.
WHY no 4 channels on the mixer? I understand the 2+2 concept but I have been hoping and praying N.I. would release a 4-channel version. Maybe a Z4 is in the works?
Wow, its exciting to see a mixer like this, especially with innofader crossfaders. I have an innofader in my mixer and I love it. I just wish they would come up with a solution to the usb 2.0 problem with the new macbook pros not having usb2.0 and all the native instruments products requiring it. It seems that the macbook pro is an excellent laptop for traktor, so its unfortunate that the 2 don't work together very well with the new macbooks. Thanks
can one seamlessly mix between analog vinyl and digital? let's say i have one turntable with timecode vinyl controlling the deck, can i switch the other turntable to analog and put a real record on and mix between the 2? i'm looking for a setup to complement my analog setup rather than replace it. so i want to keep playing real vinyl but every once in a while if i wanna play some digital tracks in the mix i can do that too (i know i'll have to have my laptop) also just to confirm this can work as a completely standalone 2 channel analog mixer right?
Timecoded CDs and Vinyls are included, the Hardware to play them is not, so you would need a pair of turntables or CDJs for manual operation if you didnt want to utilise the Traktor softwares dedicated onboard mixing platform on its own.
No, im not confusing it with usb 3.0. The recent models are usb 3.0. They are supposed to be "backwards compatible" but I have read that Native Instruments hardware does not work properly with those "backwards compatible" ports. I think it may be a driver issue, but I'm not sure. It seems that it is a problem to be resolved on Native Instruments' end. I don't own one, so I couldn't tell you for sure, but I have read about it in NI forums and there have definitely been some issues.
Liking the Flux mode effect on the loop, not sure about the macro FX yet though, unless you can configure your own combinations - that would be sweet. Dependent on price, I could go for this.
DJM800, DJM900, DJM1000, Xone mixers etc.. the Z2 seems more like a personal mixer as part of a self contained rig but like I said it isn't going to replace the mixers that most clubs use - still good for home and professional use though
I need to 'unmap' the automatic filter on/off that the factory mapping of Z2 has on the filter knobs. At the moment if I turn the filter from 12 o'clock the filter automatically switches on. If I switch it off with my newly mapped filter on off knobs it turns on again as soon as I move the filter knob just a bit. I tried remapping the Filter knobs to only filter control which didn't help. Is there any other command that I did not see? Any other Ideas?
You could run it either way, as a dedicated Digital Mixer running through your PC or Mac (with or without Turntables or CDJs) or you could run it with Turntables or CDJs without a Computer in a fully analogue setup.
Hello Ean, how good is this mixer for scratching? Traktor will come with it as well correct or do I have to buy that separately? Thanks for the awesome video reviews!
Hello Ean can you tell us when can we get those other effects on this video ex, roll flutter, shape twister, vokalkrush, water fountain. Will Traktor release these effects? Thank you for all your videos.
Can you give me the measurements from turntable 1 to turntable 2 including the mixer to see if they fit on my table please? Please measure the length and also the depth. Thanks.
Could you explain me this - If I want to use turntables with digital vinyl (traktor scratch control vinyl), do I also need the external DVS soundcard (like scratch A6 or A10) added to the whole setup, or is it like integrated in this mixer ?
+Edgars Ļebedevs - The Z2 has built in scratch and a soundcard so plugging in a turntable is honestly as easy as putting 2 phono leads in placing the timecode vinyls on and hitting play! You wont need an external soundcard unless you want to have 4 timecode decks
Hi, great review, but I do have a question. I think it may have been covered but I just wanna check. So with the integrated soundcard I don't need to buy the Traktor A6 interface to run the software on the laptop? I see you are plugged straight into the laptop from the mixer, but I don't need the interface even for old skool analogue vinyl? Cheers
Which do you prefer? Pioneer DDJ T1 OR Traktor Z2 with a set of vinyls or cdj's? I'm looking to upgrade from a mixtrack but i dont wanna go to serato because traktor has so much more options. Any help?
...but I can't compare this unit to a DJMxxxx, maybe we can make a comparison between the Pioneer DJM-T1 and the Z2, is the Z2 equal or superior to DjM-T1 iyo?
It is compared to any other scratch mixer. Maybe you should go take a look at how much a Rane/Pioneer mixer costs. That's not even including the fact that you would need an A6 or A10 as well if you wanted to use Traktor.
this mixer has been out for 8 years and it's still amazin
You consider this already a good current mixer?
@@FilippoMidali What would be a better mixer ? I am considering to buy one in the next days :-)
the mixer is great but traktor isnt anymore. every other software is so far ahead of traktor...
@@Padbangers Can you recommend me one ??
@@nullpointer242 if you are a beginner the z2 is fine. in this price range the only other option is the mixars duo which is basically a clone for serato dj
I own this tank since 2014. i scratch with it and use it nearly everyday. I upgraded it with an innofader pnp 2 and yeah guys its a beast. Never had any problems with this mixer. I love it!!!
He is just using 2 Traktor Timecoded vinyl records which connect directly to the mixer (i think, because i have never seen this mixer in person, but he says it's a soundcard also) .. but you can just buy a Traktor Sound Card (Audio 2,4,6,8 or 10). You connect your Decks to the external sound card and then with the time coded vinyl your mp3's will (by way of some Magic Fairy Dust) play on your vinyl (you need the Traktor software of course whihc usually comes with the sound card.. :)
i'm super excited....just ordered a pair of stanton str8 150's and the z2 mixer. just informed my order has shipped...yay ! been doin' my thing with my ns7...which i still love..but it will now take a back seat to them stantons and the z2.
and congrats to ean, to team up with riche and loco!!! those are really top top top djs for me! richie is no doubt my fav anyway... was a big suprise to see that ean would tour with them...
Just had a real good go of this thing at the BPM show in the UK and it rocks, it's an insanely good mixer for the price!!!
Definitely agree. Having been in the scene since 1990, 4-on-the-floor beats are in my heart and I can't stand what dubstep and pop media have done to the music. Everything goes through cycles though so as has been before, this phase will come and go. The true heads and supporters will stick around and continue to support the scene and music long after the trendies are gone.
ok this is a must, probably the best thing NI ever made!
This is the best Native Instruments Mixer. I dont think they know that.
The tables are 1200s mk2s , yes you can use the z2 WITHOUT Traktor , yes you can plug in an x1 f1 maschine whatever you want at the same time the z2 is running ...& yes you can use any cd decks or turntables with the z2.
I'm a laptop dj but I don't use the sync button, thank you very much. I hate how people just assume that laptop or vdj users use sync and that's it. It gets quite annoying. I know a fair few others that don't use it either. We actually all just covered it up or mapped it to something else.
Very nice! I can't wait for this mixer!
From the website DJTechtools which Ean Golden Owns. The faders and knobs are called "Chroma Caps" and can be found in the DJTechtools Store! Hope that helps!
I totally agree with you nick, thinking real hard about getting rid of S4 for this baby and throw an F1 in to the mix to !!! 4 channels would be the icing on the cake.
Pure Gold. Thanks Ean and all DJTT Team! :)
DUDE THAT MIXER IS DOPE!!!
I WANT THAT mix of Flowers and Sea Creatures -The Sitting Room SO BADLY!!!!!!!!!!!
My Z2 is arriving tomorrow. This is a great tutorial.
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Your haircut is awesome!!
Yes check out the record functions in the options. You can set it up to the soundcard on the mixer if it has a built in one as well.
Love my Z2!!
Track on 2:54 Supernova - I Can't Do Without You
just saw the native instruments vid staring and i noticed the mixer in the video...its sick
I've been wanting this for a while too.
random quesion is it possible to use this mixer with serato scratch live?
yeah I hadn't actually checked it out yet. I'm looking around the NI site to see how current Traktor 2.5 people can upgrade without buying the Z2 but nothing so far. I'm itching to get at those Macro FX
Still, gotta respect the places it all started!
Can't wait to have this one too... Thanks for the Video
Love, 313
you should put the names of the songs that you use in the description, i know that you guys do most of the time
I think I will go with the Z2 over the S5 for my portable/backup mixer to the S8 which I love but is too big to take on the plane! Great review!
some of the controls on the mixer are MIDI assignable so you could tailor them to meet your needs but since there aren't many knobs/buttons, you'll be limited by what you can do with just the mixer.
So very clear that Ean can't scratch for shit hahaha. Sick video as always tho, keep up the good work
Thanks for your work!
Great video.
WHY no 4 channels on the mixer? I understand the 2+2 concept but I have been hoping and praying N.I. would release a 4-channel version. Maybe a Z4 is in the works?
Hell yeah, new features and THEY ARE MIDI MAPABLE! He said it right?
Hello ! i would like to know how to connect the Traktor Z1 To turntables
Man I', surprised you looking clean up Ean, compared to previous videos.
the macros are like the color fx on pioneer mixers if you think about it
sooo goood demo bro... seriously...
Wow, its exciting to see a mixer like this, especially with innofader crossfaders. I have an innofader in my mixer and I love it. I just wish they would come up with a solution to the usb 2.0 problem with the new macbook pros not having usb2.0 and all the native instruments products requiring it. It seems that the macbook pro is an excellent laptop for traktor, so its unfortunate that the 2 don't work together very well with the new macbooks. Thanks
The vid cutter was sleeping
like the effects at 3:50 in the video lots of good infon here!
Just got one used and it’s the truth truth 😎😎😎
can one seamlessly mix between analog vinyl and digital? let's say i have one turntable with timecode vinyl controlling the deck, can i switch the other turntable to analog and put a real record on and mix between the 2? i'm looking for a setup to complement my analog setup rather than replace it. so i want to keep playing real vinyl but every once in a while if i wanna play some digital tracks in the mix i can do that too (i know i'll have to have my laptop)
also just to confirm this can work as a completely standalone 2 channel analog mixer right?
Yes and yes
thank you! awesome track!
Timecoded CDs and Vinyls are included, the Hardware to play them is not, so you would need a pair of turntables or CDJs for manual operation if you didnt want to utilise the Traktor softwares dedicated onboard mixing platform on its own.
No, im not confusing it with usb 3.0. The recent models are usb 3.0. They are supposed to be "backwards compatible" but I have read that Native Instruments hardware does not work properly with those "backwards compatible" ports. I think it may be a driver issue, but I'm not sure. It seems that it is a problem to be resolved on Native Instruments' end. I don't own one, so I couldn't tell you for sure, but I have read about it in NI forums and there have definitely been some issues.
the NASL soundguy is everywhere.
You guys need to make the fader knobs plastic. It's hard to do scratch with the rubber coating.
Liking the Flux mode effect on the loop, not sure about the macro FX yet though, unless you can configure your own combinations - that would be sweet. Dependent on price, I could go for this.
Can you make a full mix version from your Z2 video performance ??
Dude. I love you!
DJM800, DJM900, DJM1000, Xone mixers etc.. the Z2 seems more like a personal mixer as part of a self contained rig but like I said it isn't going to replace the mixers that most clubs use - still good for home and professional use though
you can adjust it in the software in the options panel. :)
I have the feeling they're gonna release a Z4 with not 2 but 4 channels! And it's gonna be "groundbreaking"! *Sarcasm*
Hi guys, how is this regarding to latency connecting direct CDJ input?
Is anybody can tell me that Traktor Z2 is still worth to buy? I think about new one.
I don't know, I'm going to buy one too, but second-hand. You can always sell at the same price and it is one more experience! hhh
It is. Currently available for about 480 € new
I need to 'unmap' the automatic filter on/off that the factory mapping of Z2 has on the filter knobs. At the moment if I turn the filter from 12 o'clock the filter automatically switches on. If I switch it off with my newly mapped filter on off knobs it turns on again as soon as I move the filter knob just a bit. I tried remapping the Filter knobs to only filter control which didn't help. Is there any other command that I did not see? Any other Ideas?
nice new haircut, ean :)
...And what brands, models or references would you consider as standard club mixers my friend?
Looks great, whats the name of the tune on the credits at the end?
Awesome..definitely a lot better than S2!!!!!
You could run it either way, as a dedicated Digital Mixer running through your PC or Mac (with or without Turntables or CDJs) or you could run it with Turntables or CDJs without a Computer in a fully analogue setup.
I love my z2 :)
You just know that NI is going to put out a Z4 later.
I'm nervous to transfer to the z2, but i like challenges. time to move up to a bigger better world of djing
Love the mixer. Except you don't have scratch control over remix decks when in c or d. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Hello Ean, how good is this mixer for scratching? Traktor will come with it as well correct or do I have to buy that separately? Thanks for the awesome video reviews!
OH MY GOD FLUX MODE IS AMAZING
Hello Ean can you tell us when can we get those other effects on this video ex, roll flutter, shape twister, vokalkrush, water fountain. Will Traktor release these effects? Thank you for all your videos.
when are NI going to make some turntable controllers and just do away with control vinyl? =\
Also waiting for 4 channel Turntable Mixer with integrated Audio 10 and 2x X1 in one unit. :)
Nice video
love it
It's the timecode vinyl that he is using to control Traktor. It says that on the vinyl, not the turntable, because that is who makes it.
What was that sound at 02:41/42 - that DIRTY electric switch kinda sound? tell me that was not the mixer???
Can you give me the measurements from turntable 1 to turntable 2 including the mixer to see if they fit on my table please? Please measure the length and also the depth. Thanks.
Does this have the same crossfader/faders as the S4? If so in my opinion Rane's Serato mixers will have the edge
pure awesome
do you guys think we re going to see this in big clubs? or is this product for home only
Could you explain me this - If I want to use turntables with digital vinyl (traktor scratch control vinyl), do I also need the external DVS soundcard (like scratch A6 or A10) added to the whole setup, or is it like integrated in this mixer ?
+Edgars Ļebedevs - The Z2 has built in scratch and a soundcard so plugging in a turntable is honestly as easy as putting 2 phono leads in placing the timecode vinyls on and hitting play! You wont need an external soundcard unless you want to have 4 timecode decks
Hi, great review, but I do have a question. I think it may have been covered but I just wanna check. So with the integrated soundcard I don't need to buy the Traktor A6 interface to run the software on the laptop? I see you are plugged straight into the laptop from the mixer, but I don't need the interface even for old skool analogue vinyl? Cheers
Great video! Will the Z2 work in any country? Does it come with adapters like the s8? Thanks!
GREAT!
best review
I am getting it!!!!!!!
Which do you prefer?
Pioneer DDJ T1
OR
Traktor Z2 with a set of vinyls or cdj's?
I'm looking to upgrade from a mixtrack but i dont wanna go to serato because traktor has so much more options. Any help?
usb is backward compatible, also all the recent macbook models support usb 2.0. perhaps you are confusing it with usb 3.0?
I have the s8 and want the z2 because I'm more into scratching and sampling and deck c d on the z2 line straight to the tables when the s8 only A b do
once seen it cannot be unseen :(
i really hope this comes with a controller editor
How can people not recognise those beautiful 1200's!? They are classics. Prefer them over 1210's.
Yep, seems like it. Currently only CDJ 900s and CDJ 2000 NX have it.
...but I can't compare this unit to a DJMxxxx, maybe we can make a comparison between the Pioneer DJM-T1 and the Z2, is the Z2 equal or superior to DjM-T1 iyo?
EPIC POST
It is compared to any other scratch mixer. Maybe you should go take a look at how much a Rane/Pioneer mixer costs. That's not even including the fact that you would need an A6 or A10 as well if you wanted to use Traktor.
make a Z4!!!!! 4 decks would be incredible
I see thay they are more additional Macro effects how so you get those? For exame the "slow bubble","shapetwister" I don't have those!