Native Instruments Traktor S2 MK3 5-stars Reviews

Great Value for money

Possibly the best budget controller on the market

Топ для начала!

Конечно не хватает ему в пару F1, тогда и S3 не нужен. Нравится, что есть только hot cue и сэмплер, и отдельная регулировка громкости сэмплера. В остальном, хороший, качественный начальный контроллер. Конечно с Трактором работает превосходно, дружит со всеми топ программами. Конечно S4 это уже другой звук и качество, но S2 за свои деньги хорош! Много выбирал, купил этот. Брал с кейсом, очень круто!!!

good controller, best for biginners

a little problem

Very easy for use but i played 10 times and the fader had broken.

Amazing

Good stuff I’m happy with that

Epic

It’s so user friendly it’s amazing. Great interface and not bad sound

worth it

its exactly what i wanted

Quality product

This is the essential item if you are DJing, super easy to use too!

Great Present

I bought this for my best friend for his birthday and he loved it as his 1st set of decks. It is easy to use and looks very good. The mixing ability is very high and recommended by several of my DJ friends.

Worth the money for begginers

For an beginners the product has all the basic functions to start out as dj. The finish of the product is amazing and I really like jog wheels. The controls are great. If you want to use multiple effects at once this might not be thing for you but with the price tag it serves its purpose

No competitors in price range

So, Traktor S2 MK3 doesn't have competitors among entry-level DJ controllers. Build quality is really good, everything feels sturdy and will able to resist hard party usage for sure (well, okay, not so hard). It works with Traktor out of the box (obviously) but can work with any other DJ software with some small efforts.

The product came excellent

This is the first time I see such excellent equipment, everything is done with high quality! I will learn to play on it and please others. The product matches the description and included software.

Great Starter Decks

Great for beginner djs. Simple and easy to use and robust. They are restrictive on features like effects, only having color effects and no separate effect section.

But for a beginner djs, this is good as it makes you focus on transition techniques and creativity when mixing, which helps improve your skill as a dj.

Highly recommend for new djs.

Good

Cool controller to start with. Have enough options for first 1000 hours, then you might want to upgrade to something bigger

It's the best choice in that price range

I have been using the controller since the end of 2018. First, I want to note the reliability of the USB connector - this is the first thing you come across. Before the S2 MK3, I used the Numark Mixtrack Pro II controller and now I'm really happy with the ergonomics. No difficulties with the first installation and setting up software - it saves a lot of time and nerves. The sound quality on both outputs (RCA and mini-jack) is excellent. I used the controller with an old Lenovo W541 laptop under Windows 10 x64 with constantly updating OS - no errors or crashes for all time. All controls (faders, encoders, knobs) are tactile friendly, when it be able to push it's understood by touch. My advice: understand the Shift button modification for a smooth experience with the controller out of the box – use it to quickly navigate the track and extend the pitch range when you play unfamiliar tunes and want to do your best for the first time. I'm totally satisfied with the price/quality and plan to extend my gear park by NI S4 asap.

Good stuff

Perfect for mixing ... easy to carry. The programme work well and also easy to use.

Great simple controller and pro Software Bundle

I Have been a traktor pro user for years using a variety of timecode and midi controller setups. My audio 8 and s2 mk1 were starting to have issues after years of use so i was looking at replacing both units.

When Traktor pro 3 was announced the feature that really got my attention was that you no longer needed a native instruments audio interface to use timecode vinyl. When the s2 mk3 was announced as being bundled with 2 licenses for a full version of traktor pro 3 with timecode functionality this seemed like a great value bundle.

Controller:

Simple non cluttered layout, huge improvement with the Jog wheels, larger and very responsive. fun for basic scratching. non symmetrical deck layout is a nice touch. RGB performance pads give great visual feedback for hotcues and loops. all knobs, faders and buttons seem to be where you would expect to find them, pitch control surpisingly accurate for the size.

The mixer effects section and lack of separate effects units/controls at the top has had mixed reviews, my original plan was to simply re map if needed, and thats what i did. If you have a good understanding of mapping and modifiers then you can tweak the effects section to your own preference. works well with other midi controllers as well, when used with my zomo mc1000 ive every control i'm going to need.

Software:

Great software, has worked flawlessly with different setups for me, Timecode vinyl works with my american audio versaport and my m audio connectiv, low latencey with both interfaces.

if you have an existing audio interface that you will be using instead of the s2 then you can use it with windows 7 and just use the s2 as a midi device, just make sure your interface has a headphone monitor

Summary:

huge value for money without a cheap looking product. Not being locked into native instruments audio interfaces for vinyl control is a welcome new feature! Reading the manual is advised to get the most out of the software.

Great cheep choice

Very satisfied with the new S2 Mk3 .

Pros: the price ,the handling ,the features ,easy to work ,the size also is good.

Cons : maybe one because it works only on windows 10,it would be great if it works with windows 8-8.1

I love it

Great price, has Traktor 3 new software free.Very light in comparison to previous version. Only strange thing it doesn't have AC cable included.

Nice boombooms

Waited for ages to buy a controller and just ran 1210s with traktor before and while it's not the same at all I'm glad I got it.

Looping is pretty fun and the effects are excellent. Traktor 3 seems pretty good.

Lack of balanced outputs is a bit of a downer and it does sound a bit 'Native Instrumentsy' (my traktor audio 6 never sounded like it had a flat sound either) but it's a very good product that's hopefully gonna smash out a lot of parties before it dies - it's well built so that might be really quite a long time.