How to pre-activate loop with the Kontroller S3

snowbro · 2025-01-31T19:32:30+00:00

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I have a Pioneer DDJ-Sz and a Kontrol S8. If I have a track where one of the cue points is a loop, I can push SHIFT + Loop and when the track reaches the Loop point, the loop will automatically activate. This worked in all versions of Traktor. At present, I use Traktor Pro 4.

Somehow, this handy trick doesn't work with the S3 I just bought. Now pressing the loop button or the SHIFT + Loop buttons combo have the same result…it starts a loop where the playhead is.

Is there a way to adjust the mapping, so that Shift + Loop will 'pre-activate" the Loop that I set as a cue point?

Thanks for all your advice.

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Darren of London

That's normal for the S3, just push move without shift, this will activate all existing loops without creating a new one at the playhead.

snowbro

Thanks alot, indeed just pushing the Move button (and not the Shift + Loop button) pre-activates the loop. Another thing I have to get used to. Thanks again Sulherokhh and Darren of London

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/208033#Comment_208033

You don't need SHIFT, just press the MOVE encoder.

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Sûlherokhh

MOVE ENCODER (Press) toggles LOOP ACTIVE, which on the S8 is SHIFT+LOOP.

Darren of London

That's normal for the S3, just push move without shift, this will activate all existing loops without creating a new one at the playhead.

snowbro

Thanks alot, indeed just pushing the Move button (and not the Shift + Loop button) pre-activates the loop. Another thing I have to get used to. Thanks again Sulherokhh and Darren of London

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/208033#Comment_208033

You don't need SHIFT, just press the MOVE encoder.

snowbro

Just a little tip for those who use the Push Move encoder to auto-active the pre set loop. If you do this, you will lose the Beat jump function, so if you need to use that, then don't auto-activate your loop in the beginning of the track.

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