Use 2 buttons on controller to make an action?

[claudek]

Is it possible in Traktor Pro to have two buttons work to make something happen? The reason is I am trying to make a TSI for my VCI-300 and all is good but some things are like SHIFT/ and another button together that loads track into a deck..I wonder if I can keep this style as it is like a safety to avoid hitting a button and loads the track.

[DvlsAdvct]

You can use the modifiers for this. So a certain modifier needs to be active to load to a specific deck. What's the protection you're going for, though? You can always set it to not load into the playing deck.

[claudek]

I was wondering about those modifiers..How do those work?
Any info on this? I looked at the online help pdf but nothing..

[claudek]

Well, I was trying to keep it like on the VCI-300. It has 3 buttons and to load a track it is needed to push the middle button and at same time hit left button or right button, depending on which track you wish to load. How do these modifiers actually work? I tried to read documentation on this, but could not find in the demo manual.
Thanks

[DvlsAdvct]

For something like this you would go into your MIDI Mapping in Traktor and set

Modifier #1 - Direct - Value=1.
Hit Learn and press that middle button.
Then set
Load Track
Select Deck A
Learn and press applicable button. In the modifier section select M1 and value 1.

Now, whenever Modifier 1 is set at a value of 1 (When you are holding down the middle key) the top button will load to deck A. You can set it so that when no modifier is down it can do anything else.

When you release the middle button then the top button should not load to Deck A. It should not do anything.

If this doesn't make sense I can give a more detailed description when I get home.

[claudek]

cool..nice to know this. Is there any tutorial on modifiers here?
Seems like cool control.

[claudek]

Hi DvlsAdvct ,
I tried to do as you said, but the middle button does not do anything.
When I hit the left button it just loads the track. See the snapshots of the midi set, maybe I am doing something wrong. I am new to this modifier thing.

Any ideas?

[DvlsAdvct]

Set it to Hold instead (dunno why I said Direct, was at work, brain wasn't functioning)

Make sure that whatever other function the button is supposed to o is set to M1 V0 so it doesn't try both actions :-)

[claudek]

cool.
Can you explain what the values mean? I assume 0 is off..but 1-7?
I read these articles on NI, basic midi, but still confused.

[claudek]

yes..works..cool
Thanks