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Native Instruments today announced that Traktor Kontrol X1 is now available.

Traktor Kontrol X1 is a performance controller designed to give DJs hands-on control over vital aspects of their performance.

Native has introduced the Traktor Kontrol X1 with a series of videos, including a four-part effects tutorial series by Ean Golden, as well as an interview video featuring high-profile early adopters like Craze & Klever, Kenny Larkin, Loco Dice, Martinez Brothers, DJ Rafik, Treasure Fingers, and others.

Native Instruments Traktor is available for a suggested price of $229 / 199 EUR. In the NI Online Shop, the KONTROL X1 is currently sold out due to high demand, and only available for pre-order until further notice.

Features:

• Traktor Kontrol X1 features a total of 30 buttons, 4 push encoders and 8 knobs.
• Seamlessly adjustable LED brightness adapts to any environment from bright daylight to the darkest club
• Button off glow for reading button labels in absolute darkness.
• All buttons feature backlights in multiple colors for ease of use. FX buttons: orange. Transport buttons: blue MIDI mode: green. Shift + Hotcue buttons: white.
• Bi-directional communication with Traktor using NHL (Native Hardware Library). The NHL protocol features resolution that is almot 4 times that of regular MIDI
• Calibration wizard precisely and individually defines mid-point of each knob
• The controller is pre-mapped by the makers of Traktor, with the option to freely customize any individual part. Tweak the defaults or reconfigure the mapping entirely to your preferred workflow.Two controller overlays for alternative mappings / assignments are already included: one with the pre-configured mappings for Serato Scratch Live™, one blank overlay for marking your own assignments.
• Included powerful MIDI configuration software provides templates for various applications and gives access to advanced features such as encoder step size, note up/down encoder messages and more
• Fully hot-pluggable in Traktor. The X1 runs the instant you connect it to your computer with Traktor running. If the USB connection is accidentally disconnected Traktor continues to play unaffected. Simply plug the X1 back in and it’s good to go again.