Numark NS7 User manual

REFERENCE MANUAL

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................1
BOX CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................1
REGISTRATION ..................................................................................................................................1
GROUND RULES ................................................................................................................................1
PLATTER ASSEMBLY........................................................................................................................2
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................3
CONNECTING THE NS7 .................................................................................................................... 3
CONNECTION DIAGRAM ..................................................................................................................4
REAR PANEL OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................. 5
FRONT PANEL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 5
TOP PANEL OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................6
MIXER CONTROLS..........................................................................................................................6
TRANSPORT CONTROLS ...............................................................................................................7
USING SERATO ITCH WITH THE NS7............................................................................................. 9
GETTING STARTED .......................................................................................................................9
STARTING THE SOFTWARE.......................................................................................................9
IMPORTING MUSIC ......................................................................................................................9
PREPARING YOUR FILES .........................................................................................................10
SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................11
SOFTWARE SETUP ......................................................................................................................13
PLAYBACK................................................................................................................................. 13
LIBRARY..................................................................................................................................... 14
DISPLAY .....................................................................................................................................14
THE LIBRARY................................................................................................................................15
CRATES & SUB-CRATES ..........................................................................................................15
SEARCHING & BROWSING.......................................................................................................15
COLUMNS................................................................................................................................... 16
ICONS .........................................................................................................................................16
TAGGING ....................................................................................................................................16
PREPARING & REVIEWING TRACKS.......................................................................................17
LIBRARY ZOOM ......................................................................................................................... 17
SCRATCH LIVE COMPATIBILITY.............................................................................................. 17
USING EXTERNAL DRIVES....................................................................................................... 17

MIXING WITH THE NS7................................................................................................................... 18
PLAYING YOUR FIRST TRACK ...................................................................................................18
RESETTING THE MIXER............................................................................................................ 18
NAVIGATING THE LIBRARY ..................................................................................................... 18
LOADING A TRACK TO THE DECK .......................................................................................... 18
STARTING PLAYBACK..............................................................................................................18
ADJUSTING GAIN ...................................................................................................................... 18
EQUALIZATION..........................................................................................................................19
MIXING IN THE NEXT TRACK ....................................................................................................19
FINDING THE NEXT SONG........................................................................................................ 19
LOADING IT TO THE DECK....................................................................................................... 19
PREVIEWING IT IN THE HEADPHONES...................................................................................19
FINDING THE RIGHT PART OF THE SONG .............................................................................19
GETTING THE TRACKS IN TIME............................................................................................... 20
DROPPING A TRACK IN ............................................................................................................ 21
ADVANCED FEATURES ...............................................................................................................21
MIC & AUX MIXING ....................................................................................................................21
USING PITCH / TEMPO CONTROLS ......................................................................................... 22
USING CUE POINTS...................................................................................................................22
LOOPING ....................................................................................................................................23
BLEEP / REVERSE..................................................................................................................... 23
RECORDING............................................................................................................................... 24
TRANSITIONING BETWEEN DJs WITH NS7 & SERATO ITCH ............................................... 24
USING THE NS7 AS A SOUND CARD............................................................................................ 25
UPDATING THE FIRMWARE........................................................................................................... 26
NS7 CALIBRATION ..........................................................................................................................27
TROUBLESHOOTING.......................................................................................................................30
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................................31

1
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to NS7 – a professional motorized DJ software mixing system. NS7 gives you outstanding high-resolution control of Serato™
ITCH (included in this package). If you have an existing Serato Scratch LIVE library, you can use all those tracks, loops, and cue points
in ITCH, so there's no need to create a new library. Here are a few features that you’ll come to love when using NS7 with Serato ITCH:
High-resolution, precise MIDI-over-USB control at over ten times the speed of standard MIDI
High-definition, post-mixing analog audio output (over XLR and RCA connections) with 24-bit, 44.1kHz digital-to-analog
conversion
Unique Strip Search touch sensor allows for virtual "needle drop”-style track navigation
Manual and automatic looping controls let you manage and manipulate several loops in a track
Extensive cue controls let you assign and return to multiple cue points that are saved to the track
Smooth pitch faders with adjustable range and pitch bend buttons for finer adjustments, plus keylock button
Automatic tempo-matching for easier, faster mixing
Headphone outputs with full cue mixing controls
2 7” motorized, direct-drive turntable controls with vinyl surfaces, slipmats, and aluminum platters with adjustable torque (for
simulating the heavier, stronger feel of “modern” turntables or the lighter, graceful feel of “classic” turntables)
Professional, replaceable CP-PRO crossfader and high-performance D-Type digital VCA line faders
Solid, all-metal construction
We hope the NS7 serves you well for many years to come.
Sincerely,
The People of Numark
BOX CONTENTS
NS7
2 Platter Assemblies:
oAluminum Platter
oSlipmat
oVinyl (with 45 RPM Adapter attached)
Quickstart Poster
Accessories Box:
oIEC Power Cable
oUSB Cable
oSoftware/Driver CD
oSpindle Screw
oAllen Wrench
oStickers
oSafety Instructions & Warranty Information
REGISTRATION
Please go to http://www.numark.com to register your NS7. Registering your product ensures that we can keep you up-to-date with
any last-minute product developments and provide you with world-class technical support, should you run into any problems.
GROUND RULES
READ SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS & WARRANTY INFORMATION BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT.
Make sure all items listed in BOX CONTENTS are included.
Before getting started and connecting devices to NS7 or turning NS7 on/off, make sure all devices are off and all faders and gain
knobs are set to “zero.”
READ AND FOLLOW THE SOFTWARE & DRIVER INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
* Serato™ is a trademark of Serato Audio Research.

2
PLATTER ASSEMBLY
1. Remove NS7 from the packaging. Remove the two platter assemblies from package (underneath NS7).
Place NS7 on a flat, stable surface for operation. Ensure unit has adequate air flow to all ventilation ports (especially if installed in
a case).
2. Place the platter onto NS7 by aligning the pins in the bottom of the platter with the holes in NS7’s motor.
3. Place the slipmat onto the platter, then place the vinyl over the slipmat.
4. Line up the notch in the spindle with the screw in the vinyl’s 45 RPM adapter. Use the allen wrench (included) to tighten the screw,
locking the platter assembly to the spindle.