![]() Not only does the flight case protect your S4, it also gives you a sturdy laptop stand on which to position your beloved computer. The handle is spring loaded and attached behind a sheet of metal that’s riveted to the case, locking the handle in place. ![]() The case is pretty tough and can be padlocked in two places. ![]() In fact, the case and the S4 are a perfect match. The cue pots and MIC volume pots can be pushed in to give the front panel a lower profile and make it easier to place the S4 in a flight case, but someone hadn’t done this and the flight case paid the price. It was only after many minutes of careful coaxing that the front panel came loose and I could see that this wasn’t some elementary design fault on the part of NI and the case manufacturer, but neglect and carelessness on the part of whichever uncaring hack had reviewed the S4 before me ( I swear it left here in first class order! Gizmo). Not only was the foam damaged, it also made it difficult to remove the front panel of the flight case. The front mounted pots had cut into the foam of the flight case. When I first popped the lid on the S4’s flight case my first impression was that it had been designed by a clown. ![]() Countless controllers have been anticipated with barely contained excitement, only to meet with readily expressed derision and disappointment when their jog wheel deficiencies have been exposed. And then there are the minuscule jog wheels, which are much smaller than those of an SL1210 or CDJ-1000. The Kontrol S4 is widely regarded as the ultimate Traktor controller, if for no other reason than it’s manufactured by Native Instruments, but is it really the best? It’s not particularly big, which is no problem in itself, but with so many controls crammed into such a relatively small space there’s going to be some impediment to use. ![]()
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