Lol . I'm working on my Traktor StemJam concept and asked Perplexity AI to brainstorm more possible control options:
"2. Mode: Stereo Width.
Touch Faders control Stereo Width per Stem (Drums, Bass, Other, Vocals):
Center = Default Width: Towards Bottom = Decreased Stereo Width, Towards Top = Increased Stereo Width.
Advantage:
Spatial mixing of Stems: Widen Vocals in the Breakdown, Narrow ____ in a Build-up."
→ Not yet possible in Traktor but sounds really cool :D
Same for:
"3. Mode: Stem Pitch / Key Shift:
Touch Faders: control Pitch/Key shift for each stem."
"4. Mode: Stem Compression Amount:
Touch Faders: control “compression amount” per stem.
Behavior:
Bottom = dry (no extra comp) ←> Top = heavily compressed / pumped.
Advantage:
Performance dynamics: bring drums forward by “slamming” their comp, make vocals more intimate, or pump the entire groove for drops."
"16. Mode: Global “Macro” Performance Controls
Touch Faders: Control 4 global macros that each move multiple parameters across a deck and FX.
Example Macros:
Macro 1: “Build-up” – opens filters, raises FX sends, increases reverb on vocals.
Macro 2: “Breakdown” – kills drums and bass, adds delay and reverb.
Macro 3: “Drop” – slams drums and bass, reduces reverb, engages sidechain.
Macro 4: “Dub” – sends selected stems to dub delay and resonant filter.
Advantage:
Very DJ-friendly: big musical gestures mapped to intuitive faders, a bit like a live show “scene” controller."
"19. Mode: Tempo / Sync Nudge Control:
Touch Faders: Control nudging for Decks A–D."
"20. Mode: “Freeze” / Slicer Strips:
Touch Faders: act as 4 temporal positions in a beat-freeze/slicer effect.
Behavior:
Each strip represents a region (e.g., 1/4-bar slice).
Touching a position “locks” playback into that slice for the selected deck or stem.
Advantage:
Highly performative glitch/slicer effects, where the strips become a mini beat-grid you can “play.”
StemJam: A Modular DJ Controller with two rows of 4 Touch Faders as the main feature 😎
