Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol Z2 DJ Mixer

Un mixer fantastico sia a livello audio che per quanto riguarda le funzioni MIDI che può avere se collegato al computer e ad un apposito programma. Il case ed i tasti sono di buona fattura (secondo gli standard di qualità Native Instruments), nella scatola inoltre è contenuto tutto il necessario per iniziare fin da subito con il Timecode. Un prodotto davvero consigliassimo ed affidabile!

SMOOTH AND SHAPE CROSSFADER. SOLID. WORK WELL IN BOTH REAL VINYLS AND CONTROL TIMECODE VINYLS.

Ich wollte mir nun schon eine ganze Weile diesen Mixer kaufen und nun hab ich es endlich getan und ich muss sagen, dass ich den Kontrol Z2 nicht mehr missen möchte! Einen ähnlich vielseitigen Mixer/Controller, der auch noch DVS fähig ist, gibt es in dieser Preisklasse schlichtweg einfach nicht, was aber nicht heißr, dass der Z2 billig ist! Die Verarbeitungsqualität ist absolut genial! Alle Fader laufen sauber, alle Potis drehen reibungslos und wackeln nicht, das Chassie ist aus stabilem Aluminium, die Faceplates machen optisch richtig was her und alle Anschlüsse sind sauber verbaut. Zudem wurden hier Profifader von Innofade verbaut... Absolutes Spitzenprodukt alsi für einen sehr fairen Preis! Die symbiose aus Mixer und der Software Traktor läuft tadellos, was heißen will, dass man über den Mixer nahezu alle Funktionen der Software steuern kann (vielleicht sogar alle und ich habe das bisher nur noch nicht herausgefunden). Software und Treiber installieren und der Mixerläuft sofort tadellos... Plug and play eben! Absolute Kaufempfehlung also meinerseits!

I've gone through many mixers in my life time; this is my favorite. It's got all the standard features of a standard mixer you'd want, but after over 2 years owning this thing, i keep discovering new awesomeness every time. Only thing that i'd say would be a complaint is that it *does* do so much that I spent a lot of time not understanding the value of many of the functions, and have had to progressively discovered them. You can do your mixing, but the real time mixing capabilities are bananas, if not complex. I wish the software was a little better, especially with regards to playlist exporting and live broadcasting. I've created some nice workarounds, but it's an area they could focus on a little more, IMO.

I really liked the Traktor Kontrol Z2. It looked on unboxing like it could have been a complex beast, and while it is indeed an advanced piece of kit, everything has been designed for performance in mind. It's not trying to control every function of Traktor - just the stuff that you're likely to use most of the time to put killer DJ sets together. Basically, having cues, loops and filters right there at your fingertips is very, very handy, never mind anything else. The addition of Macro FX adds a new dimension to Traktor's effects capabilities, although they're not as good for me as, for instance, the range of effects Pioneer has on mixers like the DJM-850 that we have here. Flux mode is a really great addition for expressive DJ tricks, although again it's not as good as best-in-class, in that it only works with loops and cues, not scratching. While the Kontrol Z2 is not a true four-channel mixer, in the same spirit as the Kontrol S2 it's called "2+2", and it does give you meaningful enough access to Decks C and D for some decent sample and acappella action. But if you were to add an X1, for instance (and I'd advise it if using with record decks due to the lack of transport controls on the Z2), you might want to look at mapping some knobs to add EQs back to decks C and D, because I missed having some way of EQing those channels from the unit.