Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol X1 MkII 3-stars Reviews

X1 Mk1 was better

I've been using the MK1 since it came out, but the play and cue buttons have stopped responding which forced me to upgrade to the newer version, but I can not get used to the slight changes that NI "improved" in this version. Removing one of the knobs was a big mistake in my opinion. I used them to move my loop sections - a lot of times in the heat of the moment you trigger a loop too late, and for this it was extremely useful to be able to move them by one beat with the two top knobs. However, this cannot be done now without completely remapping the unit. I think it's a shame that they've discontinued support for the MK1 in later OS X versions - I really hope NI will release an MK3 version which is more similar to the original unit. I will have to sell these ones and look for two Mk1 on the second hand market. Please make sure you're comfortable with the changes before you upgrade the from MK1.