Serato NUMARK MIXTRACK PRO Quick Start Manual

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Installation and Setup

The Numark Mixtrack Pro is a class compliant USB plug and play device and requires no further driver installation. NOTE: Please ensure you have the latest available drivers AND firmware updates, which may be required in order to be compatible with Serato DJ. Please go to http://serato.com/dj/support 1. Download and install the latest version of Serato DJ from http://serato.com/dj/ downloads 2. Connect your Pioneer DDJ-S1 to an available USB Port. 3. Open Serato DJ. 4. The Mixtrack Pro platters require a few touches by the user in order to calibrate to their environment. Tap the platters a few times to set their sensitivity. NOTE: You will need to connect your Mixtrack Pro RCA output 1 to your sound system/speaker setup. Output 2 is an output of the CUE, which you can use for monitoring. Serato DJ Activation To find out how to activate Serato DJ by either starting your free 14 day trial, or purchasing a license for Serato DJ, click here for the most up to date information. Main RCA output. Connect this to speakers/stereo setup Output 2 outputs the cue. This is useful for monitoring Insert USB from computer here

Note: View/Delete button is now SHIFT when used in conjunction with other controls.

# Mixtrack Pro Control Serato DJ Function Shift Function 1 PLAY/PAUSE Play/Pause 2 CUE Temp Cue 3 SYNC Sync On Sync Off (Press twice to return to Absolute Pitch when in Relative Mode) 4 PLATTER Adjust/Scratch or Jog Beat Skip 5 TEMPO FADER Adjust Tempo When in Sync mode, used to disable the Pitch Fader temporarily and change the zero position 6 PITCH BEND +/- Pitch Bend Up, Pitch Bend down 7 VIEW/DELETE Added Shift functionality is applied when used in conjunction with other controls 8 CUE1 Set/Trigger CUE 1 Delete Cue 1 9 CUE2 Set/Trigger CUE 2 Delete Cue 2 10 CUE3 Set/Trigger CUE 3 Delete Cue 3 11 KEYLOCK Keylock On/Off Cycle through available Tempo Range 12 BROWSE Browse Library/Click to Navigate forward 13 CUE GAIN Adjust Cue Output 14 CUE MIX Adjust Mix between Cue and Master 15 EQ Adjust Channel EQ's 16 EFFECT Slot 1 On/Off Slot 2 On/Off 17 SELECT (Knob) Adjust Beats Multiplier/ Tap to the desired FX tempo. To return to AUTO mode, press and hold. Slot 3 On/Off 18 CONTROL 1 (Knob) Adjust Slot 1 Parameter Select Effect in Slot 1 19 CONTROL 2 (Knob) Adjust Slot 2 Parameter Select Effect in Slot 2 20 RELOOP SEE LOOPING SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION 21 OUT SEE LOOPING SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION

SEE LOOPING SECTION FOR MORE INFORMATION

23 MANUAL/AUTO Toggle between Manual and Auto Loop Modes 24 SCRATCH Toggle between Scratch Mode On/Off for jog wheel 25 LOAD B Load track to Deck B 26 BACK Toggle between Crates and Library 27 MASTER GAIN Adjust Master Output 29 LOAD A Load track to Deck A 30 GAIN A Adjust Channel gain 31 CUE Cue selected channel in headphones 32 STUTTER Stutter Play

The DJ-FX in Serato DJ are powered by iZotope™. Click the FX tab

to open the FX panel. Select either 1, 2 or M to assign the selected effect bank to a deck or Master Output. To activate an effect, click the ON button on your FX UNIT in the software, or the EFFECT button on your controller. You can adjust effect parameters by using either software controls, or the SELECT/CONTROL knobs and the EFFECT button on the controller. Mixtrack Pro Control Single FX Mode Shift EFFECT (Button) Effect On/Off Adjust FX Parameter 2 SELECT (Knob Twist) Adjust Beats Multiplier Select Effect SELECT (Knob Click) Tap to the desired FX tempo. To return to AUTO mode, press and hold Adjust Parameter 4 CONTROL 1 (Knob) Adjust FX Parameter 1 CONTROL 2 (Knob) Adjust FX Parameter 3 Adjust FX Parameter 5 VIEW/DELETE (Shift) + Effect (Button) FX Button 1 VIEW/DELETE (Shift) + Select (Press Knob Down) FX Button 2 Mixtrack Pro Control Multi FX Mode Shift EFFECT (Button) Slot 1 On/Off Slot 2 On/Off SELECT (Knob Twist) Adjust Beats Multiplier SELECT (Knob Click) Tap to the desired FX tempo. To return to AUTO mode, press and hold Slot 3 On/Off CONTROL 1 (Knob) Adjust Slot 1 Parameter Select Effect in Slot 1 CONTROL 2 (Knob) Adjust Slot 2 Parameter Select Effect in Slot 2 The effect time is set using the tracks BPM value, but by applying the Beats Multiplier you can increase or decrease the effect timing. Modify this by using the SELECT knob on the controller. Automatic tempo requires that the track on the deck assigned to the FX Unit has BPM information. Manual tempo mode allows you to tap in the tempo yourself.

You have the choice of Auto or Manual Looping within Serato DJ with the

Numark Mixtrack Pro. NOTE You can also save a loop to the next available free loop slot in the software. To do this, click on an available loop slot. Your loops are saved to the file and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the file is moved or renamed. Mixtrack Pro Control Manual Loop Mode Loop IN Set loop in point (Loop not active) Loop IN Adjust loop in point (Loop active) Loop OUT Set loop out point (If loop in point is set) Loop OUT Adjust loop out point (Loop active Reloop Exit Loop (Loop Active) Reloop Reloop (Loop not active) NOTE: The best way to edit the in and out points of a loop is with the jog wheel/platter on your Mixtrack Pro. Mixtrack Pro Control Auto Loop Mode 1 Bar Auto Loop ON/OFF 1/2 Halve Auto Loop Length 2X Double Auto Loop Length NOTE You can also save a loop to the next available free loop slot in the software. To do this, either click the button in the manual/auto loop tab or click on an available loop slot. Your loops are saved to the file and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the file is moved or renamed. MIDI The MIDI feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to remap Serato DJ software functions to your primary Serato DJ controller, interface or mixer. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further enhance your performance. For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ click here. To remap your supported Serato DJ device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato DJ device supports hardware remapping it will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top. Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the “Allow Serato Hardware Remapping” option is checked. Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become available for you to start remapping. You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking ‘Restore Defaults’ will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default. Download the Serato DJ software manual for further information. NOTE: Official Serato Accessories do not currently support user remapping. Hardware features that cannot be remapped at this stage are Jogwheels/ Platters, Input Switches, Shift buttons and Performance Pad Mode buttons. Re-mapping any pad(s) in Hot Cue mode will also re-map the same pad in Saved Flip mode and vice versa.

Using the Tool Tips

Click on the icon to enable Tool Tips. This is located in between the MIDI and setup button in the top right hand corner of the screen. Tool Tips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ. Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool tip. Holding the mouse over the button with Tool Tips turned on will show you a list of all keyboard shortcuts. For more information about how to use Serato DJ, please go to our website www.serato.com or refer to the Serato DJ Software Manual. For more information on your controller, please refer to the hardware manual. For further help, please contact [email protected] or go to www.serato.com/ dj/support

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