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Traktor s4 mk3
gegenava
Hello, everyone. I'm just wondering, is it planned to support this controller in the near future?
Posté Mon 22 Oct 18 @ 4:35 pm
djdad
Yes, but no estimation for how "near" will be
Posté Mon 22 Oct 18 @ 5:11 pm
gegenava
Ok, thank you for the answer. Hope it will be soon, because s4 is really cool controller for my opinion)
Posté Mon 22 Oct 18 @ 5:39 pm
eliasFMC
28th of December and still waiting.....
Posté Fri 28 Dec 18 @ 10:50 am
rbsdj
I recently bought Traktor Kontrol S4 MK3 and it would be great if virtual DJ added support for this controller. I do not like Traktor software.
Posté Sun 30 Dec 18 @ 2:12 pm
klausmogensen
eliasFMC wrote :
28th of December and still waiting.....
That was to be expected, I think
When a new regular midi+hid+soundcard controller comes out, the support usually arrives within days/weeks. Like for the Pioneer DDJ-400 - or the S2 MK3 that got supported almost right away
But when new inventions like the S4 MK3s "haptic feedback" is added to a new controller, if takes longer, because that's usually new proprietary tech that needs to be researched and understood by the devs, and sometimes needs to be added to the VDJ core program
So I usually find it pretty easy to guess if a new controller will be supported within days, or if it will take months
Posté Mon 31 Dec 18 @ 3:12 am
groovindj
Agreed - from what I understand, even Native Instruments themselves haven't fully implemented the haptic stuff into Traktor yet.
Posté Mon 31 Dec 18 @ 8:41 am
djxhalx
It would be great to have at least basic stripped down version of working mapping for S4 MK3 - without screens, haptic feedback or motorized jogs - just for us working DJs to test out new hardware and work! Those new features could be added in later updates - as for 21 january my S4 MK3 is still a brick in VDJ...
Posté Mon 21 Jan 19 @ 6:12 pm
Mobile Zombie
Rule number one: Don't buy new hardware and think it can be used instantly with VDJ. Let the developers do their job as good as they always do doing support of new controllers. The process takes its time. VDJ users are too spoiled with VDJ supporting every controller on the planet.Posté Tue 22 Jan 19 @ 10:54 am
djxhalx
I'm saying - "It would be great if" - because s2 mk3 is already supported, so my guess is that it's not that big of a problem to do and share normal mapping - it's rather the added features like screens, haptic drive response, motorized jogs and such that makes the process longer.I'm asking for a beta version of mapping that supports all the basic stuff like eq, effect knobs, basic jog mode, cuepoints and such - because I imagine it would take really low effort to make one of these - since s2 mk3 is already done.
Posté Tue 22 Jan 19 @ 6:16 pm
Dj Chachi
When I am going to buy a controller before all the research and reviews, unboxing and what so ever, one of the first things I do is, I search the Virtualdj Hardware Manual Page. I don't buy a controller then expect VirtualDj to program the dam thing, I go the other way around. If the Team already has native support for it, then I go to the process of reviews and etc, etc and buy it if I am convince.This process has never fail me.
Posté Tue 22 Jan 19 @ 6:31 pm
djxhalx
Ye dude, I do the same - but my main controller went for 30 days warranty service and I wanted to try out this new controller in the meantime. I have no problem with testing it out on Traktor Pro 3, but if s2 mk3 is already supported in VDJ - why not doing the same with s4 mk3? It's already 3 months out on the market.I would say it's a reasonable thing to ask out on the VDJ forum for a controller support - or at least a date for a planned support.
Posté Tue 22 Jan 19 @ 7:42 pm
gegenava
Agree. It would be great to get beta version of mapping right now, and add haptic drive response, motorized jogs etc. later.
Posté Wed 23 Jan 19 @ 7:23 pm