Looking to add Cue Points 5-8 to S4. Help.

[xJamieCKx]

Hello everyone,

I searched the forum for an answer to this problem and was unable to find one so I apologize if it has been covered before.

I am looking to use a button combination to access cue points 5-8 on the S4. In videos I have seen Ean use the loop buttons to map these, but since I use the loop decks quite a bit I was hoping to go another route.

So, the basic s4 mapping allows you access to cue points 1-4 with the appropriately labelled buttons, but if I would like to be able hold down the cue button and access cue point 5 by pressing 1, 6 by pressing 2, and so forth.

I tried using the controller editor, but had no idea what I was getting into. Any help would be appreciated.

[koffa]

Well, should be easy enough if you know how to map yourself. But from what I understand, then you have to change your entire S4-mapping. But for the thing you're after, you'd want to map the cue button a unused modifier and having it on hold and value one, then for the cue point buttons they should be mapped to hotcue 5-8 with the modifier condition... It's quite a steep learning curve for the mapping interface, but check if there isn't any mappings ready to go in the mapping subforum...

[koffa]

Or just learn it. Once you get the hang of it it's not that difficult. Only a bit annoying... :P

[photojojo]

Do you use the sample slots? You can change those to 5-8 in preferences. And if you did manage to map shift + 1-4 to do cues 5-8 how are you going to delete cues?

[Razehell]

Yeah I just switched the sample deck buttons over to 5-8 in settings.
If you need to use the sample decks, just hit the a/c b/d deck switch and than its available. I find it a better solution to doing a big remapping.

If you need the sample decks always ready, it's much more easy to remap sample functionality to a controller than re-mapping near perfection(S4 OG Mapping).

Hopefully the DJTT s4 mapping will be even closer.

[xJamieCKx]

Thank you everyone for your replies. I do use the sample decks so I would like to still be able to use those. I agree that the original s4 mapping is near perfect and don't want to mess with it too much.

It was mentioned that I would be able to switch the sample deck buttons over to 5-8 when using decks A/B? I was unable to find how to do this in controller editor (confusing) or preferences. If I were to do this would I still be able to load samples/loops from decks A/B into decks C/D if I switched over to them?

Again, any help on this would be much appreciated.

[Razehell]

In preferences > Traktor Kontrol S4 > S4 Control options > Sample Play Buttons
That is where the option is. Its not a user mapping function, just a setting.

In this mode, decks will work like default, just the 4 Sample deck buttons will now be cue points 5-8.
When you press A/C or B/D you will switch to the sample deck (or whatever is in the slot), All the buttons will now control the sample decks on the side you switched.
As I said in my last post, if you need access to everything at the same time, your gonna have a much easy time just mapping sample deck functions to another controller.

[Randallx]

Hey, I was also wondering about this. What I'm curious to know is, what was Native Instruments original intentions with cue points 5-8? Strictly using a mouse???

[Randallx]

Well, one solution is to get an X1 controller! Hit the 'Hot Cue' button and then you have access to all 8 hot cue points!

[MYE]

a midifighter would work