Display screen mods for S8 controller (and others)

simonz

I've not touched my S8 for a couple of years, but I'm getting right back into it. I'd really like to install better display mods for the S8, but although my research has turned up a load of old posts, I'm not sure what is currently working.

Could anyone help me put together a sticky list of all current S8 (and other platform) display mods?

Here's what I know so far:

Supreme Mod - https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/45/supreme-edition-mod - not free, €5/mth, but seems current

kokernutz - https://github.com/kokernutz/traktor-kontrol-screens - only seems to work up to 3.4, last update 2 yrs+

ErikMinekus - https://github.com/ErikMinekus/traktor-kontrol-screens  - only seems to work up to 3.4, last update 2 yrs+

Can anyone else add to this or update it?

lord-carlos

Supreme Mod - https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/45/supreme-edition-mod - not free, €5/mth, but seems current

It's €5/month if you want updates.

You could join the patreon for a single month, get the mod and stop the subscription.

At least that is how I understood it.

Isotoxin

You can try use this one:

https://mega.nz/file/VwA2kZrZ#tSMPtC1_SQQcsI4J19ImBLA2aDvSCHuz_PYVUbZ8nSM

This is the mod from someone on Github, but I have fixed colors with FX selection on displays.

Now I don't use S8, but it worked fine with a 3.5.x version of Traktor.

DJ5D

NI made a nearly perfect digital DJ hardware interface with the Kontrol S8 & S5, it's a beautiful design and layout- but when it came to how the stock screens displayed data and the gymnastics it took to perform simple functions, this is where they failed. (default FINE setting on the BPM knob, seriously??)

For me, it was unusable until I installed Erik Minekus's mods. After that, HEAVEN!!

If I hadn't known about these mods, I would have declared my S5 a POS and sold it. A lot of DJs probably did exactly that, and likely this is likely why it wasn't a bigger success- totally user unfriendly out of the box. If they would have put just a little more effort into it, listened to feedback and developed just a little more, it would probably still be selling quite well in 2023.

Sometimes its the most basic of functions that really count, like what Erik's mods corrected:

• Hold Sync to quickly adjust the BPM
• Switched BPM coarse and fine adjustment
• Use the Browse knob to zoom in and out of the waveform

They did have the insight to make Traktor and the hardware eminently moddable, but they could have implemented that customization in a much more more accessible way that didn't require a programmer.

I still use mine but I'm stuck at Traktor 3.4 until Erik updates, and the last time I checked out the Supreme mod it wasnt that great, but maybe it has improved since 2.0

skymakai

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/32690#Comment_32690

That's Kokernutz mod. It's my favorite. You mean you fixed the color for Effects on stem decks? What colors did you fix?

skymakai

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/6317/display-screen-mods-for-s8-controller-and-others

The Supreme Mod looks like an offshoot of Erik Minekus Prime Engine mod. I liked the look of that one, but the Kokernutz mod is still my preferred.

Isotoxin

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/62623#Comment_62623

Naaaah... not the stems part. Just the SHIFT+Filter FX, to select the filter effect and show the colors correctly with iton the S8 screens. It was a very small and simple fix.

Tellmeaboutit123

Some really posts here folks on those with some coding ability to get stuck in. I agree NI stock mappings can be baffling and half completed.

ErikMinekus

I have updated my mods to work with Traktor Pro 3.11 and added a ton of new features:

• Added bar markers on large waveform
• Added more waveform colors
• Implemented preferences
• Moved playmarker position to the left
• Press Shift+Flux to engage Flux Reverse
• [Remix Deck] Use the Browse knob to scroll through pages

In the Prime mod I have also added cue names on the large waveform and redesigned the loop hotcues.

hdelplan

amazing news @ErikMinekus !! Can’t wait to try this. I am using Supreme Mod but there’s no support since a few months.

DJ5D

@ErikMinekus I tried installing your latest on 3.11 and it didnt work. Please get caught up to the current! I will donate what I can.

3.2 introduced the "Elastique 3.3.0 Time Stretching Engine" its great, otherwise i would just stick with 3.11 which your older mods work fine on.

ErikMinekus

@DJ5D I have tested all my mods with 3.11.1 on macOS and didn’t find any issues. Which mod did you install?

luac

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/153797#Comment_153797

Where can I find your mod?

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/155049#Comment_155049

I his signature. Like here:

Display modifications for the Traktor Kontrol S8/S5/D2

DJ5D

@ErikMinekus Your update is fine. Native Access updated Traktor on my gig laptop to 3.8, not 3.11.1, and in the rush to prep for a set I missed that and assumed it was the mod, and didn't know different until today.

However, the silver lining is that I finally decided to learn how to mod.

I made a fork off of Jorge's updated 3.11.1 Kokernutz version and put all your main best features into it (bpm coarse, sync adjust bpm, waveform zoom, remix knob scroll). Also I added a default blue waveform in prefs, and changed the beatgrid style as shown in the pic below.

Inspired by the waveform color options in prefs, I'm making a version where there are a variety of beatgrid options to choose from as well.

I'm planning on making a fork off your github branch with the beatgrid options soon. If you wouldn't mind, I'd like to be able to contact you directly as I have a few questions. I'll message you here on this forum.

Sûlherokhh

https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/158070#Comment_158070

Cool! Looking forward to see what you create.