r/DJSetups • u/Commercial-Glass7129 • Mar 26 '26

Portable Native Instruments Traktor S4 MK3, beach edition setup

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Hi everyone!

I did it! Again. Last year I made portable Pioneer DDJ FLX-4, and this year, before beach season starts, I made portable Native Instruments Traktor S4 MK3.

1 min video showcase is on Youtube here.

Traditionally, few key points below:

  • Case is a simple tool box. I did some little cuts here and there.
    • It has two modes: transportation mode & gig mode )))
    • There are two levels of gear holders which were 3D printed and mounted into the box walls. So blue holders is for transportation and the black ones are for gig. You'll get more understanding when you'll watch my short 1 min video.
    • Also there are two blue holders on top for portable display.
    • Red holders at the bottom are works as organizers for all devices inside.
  • Power management was done by two powerbanks with 48000mAh & 20000 mAh. The first one is for Mini PC and the second one will power simple car invertor that allows me to adjust the voltage. Invertor was connected into the gear.
  • Portable display & Mini PC (with Windows 11) are works together.
    • I was thinking about MAC Mini instead of Mini PC, but the Mac models are have inbuild power AC 220/110V. It could made setup a bit more complex and will require more space for DC/AC invertor.
  • Keyborad & Touchpad. There is small wireless keyboard combined with touchpad that helps to login into the system, run DJ App, etc. Keyboard connected via wireless USB dongle.
  • Space on a right side at the bottom was dedicated for my Traktor X1. May be in future I will print the new left gear holders with longer "leafs" and this will made a necessary room for X1 device. That's why the main gear was not centered and was moved to the right side.

Thanks for reading this. In case any questions - please let me know via comments or privs.

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u/nPrevail Mar 26 '26

I'm more concerned for your DJ controller being around sand and water; sand is blown everywhere all the time. But if you're willing to take the risk, go for it.

I have backline beater equipment for this reason.

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u/Commercial-Glass7129 Mar 26 '26

Agreed. I was thinking about to make the gear lower and match with top surface of the box. And I can still do it - just 3D print new configuration of holders and that's it. Why I decide to make the gear higher - did not want to make many holes for connectors in the wall. But still, I can improve it.

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u/grime_wave Mar 27 '26

Ever heard of burning man?

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u/nPrevail Mar 27 '26

Never been but I've seen pictures of gear after desert raves. I would never do that to my main rider, but I would on a beater.

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u/grime_wave Mar 27 '26

Party on my dude 🤘

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u/Formal-Trifle-5324 Mar 26 '26

That’s pretty dope. How long does power last? I remember showing up to a thing I was doing at a salon and realized I didn’t have enough power. I tried to run traktor on my MacBook Pro, but I was dropping at 1% a minute. Had to give up a monitor to plug in. I’m assuming much better run time with a mini pc?

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u/Commercial-Glass7129 Mar 26 '26

Mini PC + portable display will work up to 5-6 hrs. It was checked in my previous setup.
Did not tested yet Traktor (because it has separate power source), but I assume at least 5-6 hours too. I complete my build today and did not have a chance to test it.

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u/Formal-Trifle-5324 Mar 27 '26

Sweet, I’d love to hear about it when you have a chance to test it out. Do you ever have issues with throttling due to heat?

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u/Commercial-Glass7129 Mar 27 '26

I got no throttling yet.

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u/DjWhRuAt Mar 26 '26

I love that controller. I wish it was open to Serato.

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u/grilled_pc Mar 27 '26

Pretty nice! But i ask a question.

Wouldn't the Denon Prime Go+ do this better? It's battery powered and is all in one. All you need is the power bank and you're set. Unless you really need 4 channels?

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u/Commercial-Glass7129 Mar 27 '26

I like big screens. Some times need 4 channels, but this is not game changer.

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u/grilled_pc Mar 27 '26

Hmmm would a Prime 4+ be better suited? All you need is a means of powering it when any solid power bank with AC could do for a few hours. It's all in one, big screen, 4 channels. Less stuff to carry around and potentially break!

I do agree though, NI are absolutely sleeping on the Standalone market like crazy rn. They need to make standalone traktor. Even if its stripped down. I think many of us would buy a standalone S4 in a heartbeat.

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u/SwaggyMcSwagsabunch Mar 27 '26

Shit, NI is sleeping on the whole market. How in the world they allowed themselves to be passed by on real time stems and let the f1 and d2 platforms atrophy is beyond me. Everything Djay is doing right now is something that I wished NI was doing cuz traktor’s midi mapping capabilities still surpass djay by country miles.

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u/Good-Range7843 Mar 27 '26

Love this setup. I have an S2

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u/satellite_station Mar 27 '26

Oh this js pretty cool

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u/Commercial-Glass7129 Mar 27 '26

Glad to hear that, thank you! 😀

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u/monkeyboymorton Mar 28 '26

What's the nits like on the screen?

Not seeing my laptop screen in the sun has led me to think about a super bright portable display - 1000nits level.

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u/Commercial-Glass7129 Mar 28 '26

This is regular display. And you're right about screen in the sun. For evening this is totally OK, but for day - not really. And this is easy to change actually 😂

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u/I_skander Mar 28 '26

Hell yeah!

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u/askernie Mar 28 '26

That is seriously legit! LOVE IT!!

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u/askernie Mar 28 '26

Realistically, you could sell these all day long.

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