There is one feature that makes the 4Trak stand out from the NS6, though, and it’s the integration of 12 extra knobs and buttons that sit at the head of the unit at a slight angle, and the requisite mounting plates to match. The choice of lighting colour is aligned to the bare metal look, with an attractive golden hue emanating from the primary controls and, in a sensible move, blue and green are used as differentiators for the decks depending on the decks (A/C, B/D) that they’re controlling at the time. I prefer the black of the NS6, but considering NI’s own controllers are black it’s understandable that Numark would want to make the 4Trak stand out. Save for the obvious change in anodising colour, the 4Trak is physically identical to the NS6, Numark’s four channel Itch controller. My only issue is just how loud the clicks on the crossfader are as the stem hits the edges – they do get annoying – but I’d prefer it to a cheaper, sloppier but quieter fader.Ī fairly strong feeling of deja vu strikes when looking at the 4Trak. Faders are nice and light, with fairly standard curve control, and the crossfader is Numark’s Pro crossfader design which feels like butter and has great cut-lag and a tight curve. The knobs are standard Numark, smooth and fairly, but not excessively, loose. It’s a bit of a shame that there’s no tension adjust possible on the platters, as that’s a feature I’ve really enjoyed on other controllers to help me tweak the best vinyl-like compromise for my taste, but they seem to get the balance between free rotation and enough tension to make them feel solid pretty right. The buttons all have the same clicky feel, which helps to build muscle memory confidence across the controller, and the standout feature – those big platters – are light and smooth. It’s incredibly tough, and the controls all feel like they’ve been designed with durability as a major focus. It’s always nice to use gear that doesn’t pull any punches and feels like it’s got genuine professional use in mind, and the 4Trak fits the bill perfectly. Is it, or is it just a massive paperweight? Build The Numark 4Trak is no different, and along with its imposing size it has a host of extra features – from standalone audio mixing to in-the-box Traktor licence and pretty flawless Traktor mapping (the ‘trak’ part of the title is supposed to give that away), which, on paper at least, seem to make it a massive bargain. When Numark aim for the pro end of the DJ controller market, they tend to come out with big, sturdy devices that more closely resemble gear from the pre-laptop era of DJing.
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