Scrolling through the browser works perfectly and loading is swift but the track-seeking resolution could be a little less extreme. making the browser temporarily fullscreen). There are four endless stepped rotaries on the X1, with the first two controlling browser selection and loading with a click while its Shift-functions provide track-seeking and view-changing (ie. It's up to you how much of an annoyance this could be - initially, we found it confusing, but after some reshuffling, we got used to it and it does make sense.Ĭonveniently, hitting Shift and FX On will make these labelled effects active on that channel, so if you have gone crazy with effects selection you can reset it to the defaults with one click and start again. NI has also taken the questionable decision to label each of the on/off buttons and knobs with three of the most popular DJ effects: Delay, Reverb and Filter. "The X1 is laid out fairly logically, with the effects and transport sections being of main interest." Along with the standard effects on/off buttons and amount knobs, NI has included a Dry/Wet knob, a global on/off button on each effects channel as well as Shift functions to cycle through effects. The effects section is comprehensive to say the least with a total of 28 controls for what is essentially a fairly simple element of Traktor. The X1 is laid out fairly logically, with the effects and transport sections being of main interest.