Here I am again with a question and some advice.
UPDATE 2: before reading all my ramblings, I guess I found the solution to my problem….so what you have to do to get the sound playing is, after you've loaded the Sequencer pack and the F1 is in sequencer mode, you have to press the BROWSE button. No idea why this is the case. I learned this after watching this video on YouTube ( see around 3.50) Then it works as it should… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7RTzji3ZJg
I use the latest version of Traktor Pro 4 on a Windows 10 laptop with a Kontrol S3 controller. Everything works fine. I use the Remix decks on my F1 without problems.
After seeing some videos about the F1 Step sequencer mode, I decided to give it a try. On the videos, they say to add a TSI file. Now I found out with Traktor 4, there is no more TSI option, but I can add a pre-mapped F1 file in the Controller manager Preference screen. However, this gave me nothing but problems. I couldn't change from one preset to another, light started flickering all over the place, no sound, etc> so I removed all F1 devices and restarted Traktor, so it installed the F1 automatically and then the step sequencer worked. So a tip for those who want to try the F1 step sequencer with Traktor Pro 4. Do NOT add the extra device, just try the SHIFT + BROWSE button combo on the F1 to see if the sequencer works.
Now for the problems: The step sequencer works, well at least the light moves, the Sequencer file I got from the NI website is loaded, but there is no sound when I load the sample (let's call it Drum pack 1). There's no movement in the sample deck. However, when I try to play the sample using the pads on my S3 controller, the sound does play (only once as the sample aren't loops)
Then, after some more fiddling (mostly with the edit function to change the name of the file), suddenly the sequencer sound does come on. so victory, right? However, if I load another sequencer pack (let's call it Drum Pack 2), same problem, no sound, no movement on the screen deck. The light on the F1 does do it's thing. I try the Drum pack 1 again, that one works. So my guess was that there was something wrong with Drum pack 2 or maybe the edit of the name messed something up. But after reloading Drum pack 2, suddenly it plays. Yeey !!! BUT….when I try to reload Drum pack 1, now that one doesn't work any longer!! I did try to import the Trak Pack again, no changes on the file names, but still it didn't work. Untill for no reason, suddenly it does.
I imported several of the NI sequencer packs, I can get 1 to work, the others won't do a thing, then suddenly another pack works, but the previous one that did work, doesn't anymore.
I know there is a problem with the S8 when loading a Stems file> You have to refresh the screen before it actually shows the Stem. Could it be that something needs a refresh before the sequence pack works, enabling one, but disabling another?
It's a good thing that I don't really need the sequencer, but if it's there, I would like it to work.
Does anyone else experience the same problems? Did you find a solution? Is this only a problem with Traktor Pro 4? I used Traktor 2.6.8 for the longest time, but I didn't have a F1, so I never tried the sequencer on Traktor 2 and 3.
UPDATE: Just discovered another problem: If I load a Remix set and I change the F1 to Remix deck setting it does strange stuff. I can play sample loop 1 in row 1, but if I then go to sample loop 2 in row 1, it plays once and then goes back to playing sample loop 1. (same for all the rows). I have to go back to the sequencer mode, make sure that it isn't running, before I can use my Remix decks as usual. Maybe this is normal? But shouldn't the two modes, Remix and Sequencer works totally independent from each other?
Thanks for your time and patience, I hope I explained the problem well enough? Thx for all the help.
