F1 Users, How to

Here's a quick How to for F1 Users.

I tried looking online and in the Read Me /guide folders and nothing says how to install them.

As stated in another thread, simply add the STEMS files to your music bank.
Open them with your music/ media player as if a regular song. (iTunes for Mac users)
In Traktor, locate the song, (in your iTunes folder if Mac)
Right click on the song then analyze it.
Now load / drop them in any deck(a,b,c d ), Deck switches automatically to a stem deck.
If you drop it into a Remix deck, it may only drop into one pad/button. Try dropping it onto the Letter button itself (if C, then drop the song onto the C button next to the track window. (usually to the right of the wave window)

Once they are analyzed, they will then display in the "All STEMS" folder.

This should change the song into a single Line-In window (Stem window), and now be playable on the F1 as intended.
You will notice each F1 column of buttons will represent the separated Stem pieces, as a volume bar.
There are no pad functions, only the slider & filters.
I've noticed the Sound effects are the same, but only for the entire song/source.
There is no GUI or fancy display if you are only using an F1 with the Traktor software, but the pads lighting up as volume levels is a easy indicator of which piece is playing.

This is as simple as it gets for now.

 

When I select a deck with stems, my F1 does not allow to switch decks anymore?

 

- the brightness of the pads indicates the current volume (post fader) of the stem
- you can use the STOP buttons to mute/unmute individual stems
- deck switchting: hold SHIFT and turn the BROWSE encoder

 

Lifesaver (as always). Thanks!

Next thing is to wait for Stems software so I can splice up my tracks from Ableton

 

mmm, FX are also supposed to work with SHIFT + FX, aren't they ? Don't work here. Everything else is OK.

EDIT : did a new setup wizard, work OK now.

 

So is this going to be integrated with an X1 working with the F1? As in hitting play, cue points and effects for the decks assigned to the F1 too? Would be good if it did and you didn't need to use your mouse. Or maybe I'm missing something here....

 

Typical, just assigned it and it worked! I like it!

 

no no, never heaed of this. X1 still required for transport.