How to save loops as hotcues on s2 mk3?

tielogan

Hi friends, looking for a lifeline…. I am running an S2 MK3 with DJ pro software through a MacBook Air. Able to manually loop no problem using the loop knob on the controller, but when I try to save an active loop as a hot cue, the controller does not seem to "see" the loop, it just sets a cue point at whatever moment in time I hit the pad. So I can't yet see how to actually save a loop -- I can manually create it but not save it. I'm sure this is a simple solution but has me totally stuck... appreciate any guidance! Thanks!

Martiniix_NI

Heyo!

Have you checked this article already? I believe there might be some useful information about this topic and on how to save them!

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/traktor-s2-quickstart/hotcues-and-looping/#:~:text=Once%20you%20have%20activated%20a,by%20hitting%20the%20green%20pads.

ilove1981

When you say "DJ pro" do you mean "djay Pro" and not Traktor? If so then that's because djay Pro treats loops differently. I'm not sure you'll get help on this forum as the problem you're describing isn't a Traktor or controller issue, it's a limitation of djay Pro (it has little or no condition or modifier logic in it's MIDI mapping)

Martiniix_NI

Heyo!

Have you checked this article already? I believe there might be some useful information about this topic and on how to save them!

https://www.native-instruments.com/en/traktor-s2-quickstart/hotcues-and-looping/#:~:text=Once%20you%20have%20activated%20a,by%20hitting%20the%20green%20pads.

tielogan

Thanks @martiniix I did read that article but doesn't seem to solve the issue for me… will keep searching, appreciate it-

lord-carlos

So you are inside an active loop, you hit a free hotcue on the controller .. then what happens?

tielogan

It creates a new hotcue point, at the moment on the track that I hit the pad…. but it doesn't make the loop itself a hotcue — it's just a regular hot cue point…

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/155639#Comment_155639

Is the track actively looping when this happens?

tielogan

yes, while an active loop playing. I have tried stopping it and trying to save the hot cue right at the downbeat of the beginning of the loop but it seems to do the same thing?

ilove1981

When you say "DJ pro" do you mean "djay Pro" and not Traktor? If so then that's because djay Pro treats loops differently. I'm not sure you'll get help on this forum as the problem you're describing isn't a Traktor or controller issue, it's a limitation of djay Pro (it has little or no condition or modifier logic in it's MIDI mapping)