We would've liked a little more pressure required to stop the track when touching the top of the wheel (we found ourselves accidentally stopping tracks we were merely trying to beatmatch on a couple occasions), but otherwise, it's great... and we eventually learned that we could avoid the drama by keeping our hands to the outer edge as Native Instruments intended.

ENGADGET: Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 review Alt

Earlier this year the Philadelphia native was shortlisted for a Golden Globe award for his role in Arbitrage, a New York-based drama set in the risky world of high finance.

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