Whilst the F1 has RGB lights (although they only work properly in Traktor mode right now) and slightly bigger and nicer buttons, the K2 has more knobs. So just to echo the review, I can’t help but think that it you want the most up to date features with seamless Traktor integration, the F1 is for you. The reason I’m giving the K2 the nod is because of the nutted rotary pots and pro grade, large fader stems.

There’s nothing else on the market that can handle such a task with arcane hackery, so if you’re dead set on travelling down NI’s new road, the F1 is the controller for you.Download the latest driver and connect both Xone:1Ds, run the installer, when this has finished, restart OSX then once restarted, check the OSX MIDI device window to ensure 2 instances of the Xone MIDI Device (direct) icon are present and not greyed out, this indicates the installation was successful.

I would specify that this is not a gap of the controller since any other software actually fully support HSB messages over midi.Download the latest driver from the link above and run the installer, connect both XONE:1Ds when prompted on-screen, once driver installation is completed there will be 2 instances of the XONE MIDI device in the Sounds, Video and Game Controllers section of the Windows Device Manager, this indicates the installation has completed successfully.

The two controllers are so close to each other in all the important stakes that it’s really tough to put one ahead of the other overall. The K2’s extra controls and layering mean it’s probably the better choice if you use other software or just want to control standard Traktor functions… and that’s about as much of an official line as I think you’ll get out of me, guys!There’s really nothing in it when it comes to controls; it seems to me that around an equal amount of people will prefer the options offered by each controller. The bottom line is that because both units are so good, and their added extras are worth roughly as much in ‘real money’ as each others, I’m declaring this area a tie as well.