The marketing for the D2 was specific: "For producers who DJ." The logic was sound. A traditional DJ thinks in waveforms, EQs, and long transitions. A producer thinks in clips, mute groups, and Scenes. The D2 allowed a DJ to perform a live remix of their own track on the fly.
was part of a bold era where Native Instruments attempted to move DJs away from traditional "spinning" and toward live remixing. native instruments d2
The by Native Instruments is often remembered as one of the most ambitious and "misunderstood" pieces of DJ hardware ever released. Launched in 2015 as a modular version of the flagship Kontrol S8 , it was designed to kill the "laptop stare" by moving everything from the computer screen onto a high-resolution, full-color display on the unit itself. The Vision: Moving Beyond the Jog Wheel The marketing for the D2 was specific: "For producers who DJ