Native Instruments Kontrol S4 Tutorial

This 1 hour DVD tutorial is included for free with all S4 purchases through DJ TechTools, however due to over-whelming demand we are now offering it as a separate purchase. Over the course of a intense 1 on 1 tutorial, Ean Golden--the designer of the S4, takes you through 16 Chapters on all the essential functions of the software and hardware including: 

• Chapter 1 - Hardware layout: Explains all hardware connections and important things to know. 

• Chapter 2 - First Steps:  Getting Started and Getting Sound running

• Chapter 3 - Browsing Music: (watch for free above) how to get tracks into the S4 and browse playlists/trees/crates without touching the mouse. 

• Chapter 4 - Basic Mixing: basic transport controls and mixing principles on the S4

• Chapter 5 - Prepping Music: How to beat grid tracks in the S4, set cue points, store loops and fine tune SYNC settings. 

• Chapter 6 - Advanced Mixing: How to fine tune the pitch faders and other manual beat matching tips.

• Chapter 7 - Basic Effects:  routing and trouble shooting. 

• Chapter 8 - Advanced FX: How to use advanced FX, chained FX, custom presets and scrolling through FX on the controller

• Chapter 9 - Master Clock: How Sync works, What is internal and External mode?

• Chapter 10 - Multiple Deck Mixing: Using multiple decks, routing and sync questions

• Chapter 11 - Loop Decks: (watch for free bellow) How to load loops, store them and use all features of the loop decks

• Chapter 12 - Basics of the Loop Recorder: Recording loops and transferring them to the loop decks

• Chapter 13 - Advanced Loop Recorder: Mutliple takes, overdubbing, clearing and other features

• Chapter 14 - Preference Window: Goes into detail on what each option in the S4 preferences pane will do

• Chapter 15 - Preference Window: How to customize and add functions on top of the default S4 functions. All goes into how to use the S4 as just a midi device and how to use it to control traktor and ableton at the same time! 

• Chapter 16 - Special Functions and Synth Trick:  Covers hidden Shift functions and how to create a synthesizer in the S4 using micro loops.