Mapping hotcues to your midi controller in Traktor Pro

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Mapping hotcues to your midi controller in Traktor Pro

Hi All,

I’m still pretty new to Traktor/MIDI. I have been having problems trying to map hotcues to my controller (MPD18), but I’ve finally figured it out. I thought I would share in case this would help anybody else. Also, if you have any hints/tips/tricks/corrections for mapping please help me out and let me know:

  1. Open Preferences & go to Controller Manager

  2. Select “Generic MIDI” in the Device Drop Down

  3. Click “Add In”

  4. Go to “Cue/Loops” and select “Select/Set+Store Hotcue”

  5. Click “Learn” and press the button on your controller where you want to store Hotcue #1

  6. Under “Button Options” set the value to HotCue 1

  7. Then you can click “Duplicate”, press the Hotcue #2 button on your controller, and change the “Button Option” value to HotCue 2

  8. Repeat for HotCue 3 and HotCue4 (or map all 8 HotCues if you want)

I hope that makes sense. If not, in the Traktor Manual (doc ver 1.3) check pages 158 & 159.

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i just mapped my apc 40 using your directions, thanks a bunch. I’ve been doing ok mapping it on my own but I couldn’t figure out which selection activated hotcues.

next step now is getting the button to light up green when there is an hotcue available in the slot, and red when empty…

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Will that work with the Maschine too? I have other mappings but they are alot different from what it came with. ie can i change the mappings I have?

Thank you
Chris aka DJ Panic

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Make sure you select the correct Deck also. :slight_smile:

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I’m using traktor duo with a nanopad and the preferences seem to be a little different. Can anyone help?

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this is just what i needed thanks alot

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do post when you get something like that figured out.

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I mapped almost everything in traktor pro to APC40.
I did not try but if you want led feedback on your apc for hotcues try like this.

In the controller-manager ad OUT “Select/Set+Store Hotcue” then select note of button/led on your apc.
then in Controller-Range set
min:-1 max-1 for hotcue 1
min:0 max-0 for hotcue 2
and so on…
in the midi-range set min:3 (for light up red) an max:1 (for light up green)
it should work..

on that way i set loop size led-feedback on APC button matrix.
If you need some more advice about mapping traktor to APC, just ask :slight_smile:

Need to get Hotcue State LEDs to stay on after pressing them on APC40
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Thanks a bunch for this, I appreciate it.

But is there any way to map the LEDs so the color changes depending on the track currently loaded into the deck?

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What do you want? To have different light if there is track loaded or not loaded in the deck?