More than that, though, the screen's GUI is well-designed and feels like a separate piece of software in its own right, as it responds quickly without lag. (To be clear, I was testing two D2s.) The experience was preferable to squinting at a busy laptop GUI from a distance, and I wondered if the D2 could be the beginning of the end for floating Apple logos and lit-up faces in the booth. In fact, I turned my laptop screen off and never felt the need to check my computer. The Kontrol range historically excels in this area, and the D2 is no different, thanks largely to the built-in display.
#NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KONTROL D2 MANUAL#
When reviewing a controller, I like to spend my first hour away from the manual to see how intuitive it might be-an important trait for live use. NI have also included a double-headed power supply, meaning you can power two D2s with one plug. I ran a Kontrol S2 and a Kontrol F1 through the hub with a separate interface for audio without any problems, giving me three controllers on one USB cable. A two-port USB hub makes it easy to add extra devices, though NI recommend chaining controllers and not audio interfaces.
Give or take a few buttons, it's identical to a single deck section of the Kontrol S8 that came out earlier this year.Īround the back of the unit, you'll find a few clever additions. Eight knobs and buttons surround a full-colour display, and volume, performance and transport sections make up the rest of the unit. While it feels like it’ll survive in the booth, it does have a plastic feel similar to the Kontrol S range. The D2 is significantly larger than any of the other standalone Kontrol devices, boasting a 37-by-19 cm footprint, 6 cm height (with the built-in legs retracted) and 1.5 kg weight. As with Remix Decks, Stems have arrived with their own hardware associate: the Kontrol D2. The new Stems format-a multichannel audio file capable of splitting four elements of a track, allowing for individual manipulation within a single Traktor deck-is another shift in the program's MO.
#NATIVE INSTRUMENTS KONTROL D2 FULL#
Capable of loading up to 16 loops, one-shots, samples or full tracks in a single deck, Traktor became an increasingly individual, performance-led software. Traktor Pro 2's initial two-to-four decks-and-a-mixer architecture evolved with the launch of Remix Decks and their hardware counterpart Kontrol F1. And although the software's GUI has remained fairly intact, its potential and principles have changed radically. It's been five years since the Kontrol S4, NI's first dedicated, pre-mapped, purpose-built Traktor controller.
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