![]() I could see it being an excellent partner to the X1 allowing you the freedom to control 2 track decks and 2 remix decks. NI pitch the F1 as an add on controller, to be used in conjunction with other controllers. ![]() Ideally 2 F1 controllers would be nice to control 2 remix decks with ease, however, you can switch from one deck to another using your F1. For a more indepth look at this, please check out an article by Peter Kirn over at CreateDigitalMusic. The F1 is currently the only controller that can utilise all 16 vertical slots in the remix deck, but NI do plan on making this accessible to more 3rd party controllers as time progresses. It maybe a nice feature if Native Instruments later change this so more cells can be played together unleashing even more potential. As you begin to play a loop in a lower cell the cell above stops playing. All four slots in each deck can play simultaneously but only one cell per slot can be played at once. Each remix deck has 4 slots for loops or samples, each slot has 16 cells. Native Instruments has now taken this a step further by turning the sample decks into ‘ Remix Decks‘. In previous versions of Traktor you could set your track decks to sample decks and use those decks to launch clips and samples. With the release of Traktor 2.5.1 Native Instruments released a new controller to function with the new additions to the software. It truly is the only controller you need, until now! Kontrol F1 You can create as many different mappings as you like for the controller depending on what uses you have for it or if you decided to pair it with other controllers. If however, you want to create different mappings for your X1, you can. There is nothing technical that needs to happen once you have unboxed the X1, just plug and play. It also allows you to add effects onto each deck and control the parameters of each effect, change the effects and to nudge tracks using buttons if you chose not to ‘sync’ your tracks. All its controls are pre-mapped to the necessary functions within the software allowing you to navigate your track collection, load tracks into decks, skim through tracks, play your tracks, set and delete cue points and loops. The X1 has been designed by Native Instruments purposefully for use with Traktor. It has been my goto controller for Traktor from that point on. I have been using the X1 for Traktor since its release date, I tested it against an Allen & Heath Xone 1D and the X1 came out on top. Recently a Traktor Tips subscriber asked what the difference was between the X1 and F1 and so I thought I would explain them both here. ![]()
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