Kontrol X1 and new Traktor

[Percy]

Hi.
I recently upgraded Traktor so that I could use it with my new Xone 96 but it doesn't see my original Kontrol X1. Is it no longer going to work? Is it a paper weight now? I hate using a mouse to select tracks and use the affects.

[astromech]

The X1 Mk1 is no longer supported by Traktor. It's eight years old, and is not MIDI class compliant, meaning that NI would have to cobble together new drivers that work with macOS. Even the X1 Mk2 is five years old...

It might be a good chance to find a preowned Xone:K1 and make use of that X:LINK connection.

[RMJ]

Woah.. I have the first X1, that would be disappointing. I guess I don't need to upgrade to Traktor 3 yet.

[keithace]

The X1 Mk1 is no longer supported by Traktor. It's eight years old, and is not MIDI class compliant, meaning that NI would have to cobble together new drivers that work with macOS. Even the X1 Mk2 is five years old...

It might be a good chance to find a preowned Xone:K1 and make use of that X:LINK connection.

Would that be the same for the s4mk1 and all the earlier native instruments products?

[Patch]

X1 MK1 no longer supported???

Fucking cunts, NI. Dick move.

[astromech]

Would that be the same for the s4mk1 and all the earlier native instruments products?

They dropped support for those in macOS a while ago.

[Percy]

All this new tech has a hell of a downside. I would almost guarantee the turntables I bought in about 1986 will still be alive and kicking somewhere but it is accepted that solid well built relevant gear bought in the last 10 years are bricks. Planned obsolescence at its worst.

[astromech]

All this new tech has a hell of a downside. I would almost guarantee the turntables I bought in about 1986 will still be alive and kicking somewhere but it is accepted that solid well built relevant gear bought in the last 10 years are bricks. Planned obsolescence at its worst.

I believe it's more about technology outpacing buyer habits as much as 'planned obsolescence'. Especially in cases like this. It's not like a lot of tech where it literally dies the moment it moves out of the product cycle. The X1 still works fine with older versions of Traktor, and you could do the USB-host hack to get DVS with the 96. I'd say this is more a case of chasing the dragon of new and shiny (TP3/Xone:96).

/controversial opinion

[Percy]

I believe it's more about technology outpacing buyer habits as much as 'planned obsolescence'. Especially in cases like this. It's not like a lot of tech where it literally dies the moment it moves out of the product cycle. The X1 still works fine with older versions of Traktor, and you could do the USB-host hack to get DVS with the 96. I'd say this is more a case of chasing the dragon of new and shiny (TP3/Xone:96).

/controversial opinion

No dragon chasing. My last mixer was a firewire Korg Zero 4 that I got for my 40th birthday thinking it would be the last mixer I bought. That was almost 11 years ago so Im not really just chasing new shiny gear.. My new laptop has no firewire and Korg don't support that mixer anymore so I had my hand forced. The reason I wanted my X1 to work is it was instant plug and play with no mapping. I would happily fork out 300 dollars for the MK2 if it was much of an up grade but that is also very old now (in native instrument terms anyway).

[Jester]

Mine work fine with 3.0.2