Serato DJ NUMARK NVII User manual

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NUMARK NVII

Installation and Setup
The Numark NVII is a class compliant device, but requires drivers for
Windows. You will nd these on the installation CD that is provided with your
Numark NVII, or go to http://numark.com for the latest Windows driver.
NOTE: Please ensure you have the latest available drivers AND rmware
updates, which may be required in order to be compatible with Serato DJ.
Please go to http://serato.com/support or visit the Numark website.
1. Download and install the latest version of Serato DJ from http://serato.
com/dj/downloads
2. Connect your Numark NVII to an available USB Port.
3. Open Serato DJ.
NOTE: The Numark NVII does not require a Serato DJ license purchase. When
you rst download Serato DJ you will see the MY SERATO panel appear on
the right hand side for you to manage your Serato DJ licenses and Expansion
Packs.
Simply tick the box in the bottom right hand corner, then
click on which will hide this panel. Serato DJ will remember these
settings for when you next open the software.

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NOTE: The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modier functions.
# Numark NVII CONTROL SERATO DJ FUNCTION SHIFT
1 DISPLAY Displays Serato DJ information
2 TOUCH FX Press once to enable touch sensitivity for FX knobs. Press twice to
enable touch sensitivity for both FX and EQ knobs.
3 MIC/AUX INPUT SWITCH Switch External Input between AUX, MIC and Off.
4 FX CHANNEL ROUTING Select FX routing for each channel
5 MIC TONE Adjust Mic input tone
6 MIC/AUX GAIN Adjust MIC/AUX volume
7 BEATMATCH INDICATOR Helps show the position of transients on each track when beatmatching
8 BOOTH OUTPUT GAIN Adjust Booth output volume
9 CHANNEL GAIN/EQ Adjust Gain and EQ for specic channel
10 MASTER OUTPUT GAIN Adjusts Master Output volume
11 MASTER FX ROUTING Assign all channels to FX unit A or B
12 PREP Open the prepare panel Load track to the Prepare Crate.
13 FWD Toggle FWD to library view from Crates view. Sort library by Album
14 SEL/LOAD Browser library Scroll. Push to Load highlighted track to deck.
15 BACK Toggles back to Crate view from Library and vice versa. Sort library by Artist
16 CRATE Show Crate list Sory library by Song
17 FX CONTROLS Controls Single or Multi FX Selects FX for each slot
18 SLIP Turns Slip on
19 BLEEP Censors currently playing track Reverse playing track
20 SHIFT Software Shift modier (used with other controls)
21 SYNC Enables SYNC for that deck Disables SYNC for that deck
22 CUE Set Temp Cue/Play from Temp Cue Cue next track
23 PLAY/PAUSE Play/pause the currently loaded track Stutter Play
24 FILTER LP/HP combo lter. Used as Filter Roll when TOUCH FX is activated

NOTE: The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modier functions.
# NVII CONTROLS SERATO DJ FUNCTION SHIFT
25 CHANNEL FADER Adjust Channel Volume
26 CROSSFADER START RIGHT CF Start for the right side On/Off
27 CROSSFADER CONTOUR Adjust the crossfader contour curve
28 CROSSFADER Crossfades from left to right channels (A/B)
29 CROSSFADER START LEFT CF Start for the left side On/Off
30 CROSSFADER CHANNEL ASSIGN Select Crossfader Channel for each deck
31 CHANNEL CUE Enables headphone monitoring for that channel
32 PERFORMANCE PADS Controls Performance Modes (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)
33 PITCH BEND Bends the pitch of playing track up or down
34 PARAMETER ADJUST Changes value/timing of currently selected Performance pad
mode or loop. (SEE PERFORMANCE PADS)
Second Parameter Function (if available in
selected perfomance mode)
35 SCRATCH JOG MODE Toggle Scratch Jog mode On/Off
36 JOG WHEEL/PLATTER Adjust/Scratch or Jog
37 TEMPO ADJUSTMENT INDICATOR Shows where the track has been pitch adjusted
38 TEMPO FADER Adjusts playing deck tempo/pitch Used to adjust relative pitch when in SYNC
39 BEAT JUMP/QUANT Press on the left deck to enable Beatjump. Press on the
right deck to enable Quantize.
Sort library by BPM
40 S. VIEW Shows the view Sort library by Key
41 DECK Toggles the active deck layer
42 RANGE Cycles through available Pitch Ranges. Keylock / Master Tempo
43 D. VIEW Shows the view

# NVII Control Function
1 1/8” HEADPHONES Connect your 1/8” headphones to this output for cueing
2 1/4” HEADPHONES Connect your 1/4” headphones to this output for cueing
3 CUE MIX Blend your headphone output between CUE and PGM
4 CUE SPLIT Turn Split Cue OFF/ON
5 CUE GAIN Adjust the volume of the headphone cue output
6 POWER SWITCH Turns NVII on and off
7 POWER IN Use the included power cable to connect NVII to a power outlet
8 USB Connect USB cable to this port from computer
9 EXTERNAL INPUT Connect an external RCA device to this input
10 MIC INPUT Connect an TRS or 1/4” jack microphone to this input
11 BOOTH RCA OUTPUT Use standard RCA cables to connect this output to a speaker or powered monitors
12 MASTER RCA OUTPUT Use standard RCA cables to connect this output to a speaker or powered monitors
13 MASTER OUTPUT LEFT (XLR) Connect this low-impedance XLR output to a PA system or powered monitors
14 MASTER OUTPUT RIGHT (XLR) Connect this low-impedance XLR output to a PA system or powered monitors
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The performance pads have ten different modes you can select. The rst
ve are activated by pressing the mode buttons once, the second ve are
activated by pressing the mode buttons a second time. For reference below
the pads are numbered 1-8 from the top left pad moving to the right.
• CUES: Pressing pads 1-8 will add up to 8 Cue Points. Holding SHIFT
and pressing buttons 1-8 will delete the Cue Points. Press CUES a
second time to activate CUE LOOP mode. Pressing a cue will play from
that cue and activate a loop. Loop size can be changed with left and
right Parameter Adjust buttons.
• ROLL: When pressing pads 1-8 you can activate Auto Loops of different
sizes. Pressing ROLL a second time activates Loop Roll mode. Pressing
pads 1-8 activate different loop roll lengths.
• LOOP: Pressing pads 1-4 can launch the rst 4 saved loops. Pad 5 will
start set a Manual Loop In point, Pad 6 will set the Loop Out point and
pads 7 and 8 will turn the Loop On/Off and Retrigger the loop. Pressing
LOOP mode a second time enables you to access the other 4 saved
loops in your loop bank.
• SAMPLER: Pads 1-3 trigger samples loaded in slots 1-3 of your Sample
Banks. Pads 5-7 trigger samples loaded in slots 4-6 of your Sample
Banks. Use the Parameter buttons to cycle through Sample Banks.
Holding SHIFT and pressing the Parameter buttons will cycle the output
channel for the SP6. Holding SHIFT and pressing pads 1-3 & 5-7 will
stop the sample playing. When a sample slot is empty, pressing the pads
1-3 & 5-7 + SHIFT will load the currently selected track in library panel to
the corresponding sample slot. There are also 2 sampler modier modes:
• Loop Sample – Holding pad 4 and pressing one of the sample slots
will cycle the playback type to LOOP and Single Play for that slot.
When a sample is playing and looped the playing Pad LED should ash.
• Cycle Playback Type – Holding pad 8 and pressing one of the
sampler slots will change the playback type of the sample from One
Shot/Toggle/Hold.
• SLICER: A specied range (or domain) is divided into eight equal
sections, and these eight sliced sections are assigned to the respective
performance pads. Pressing SLICER once for the rst mode, is a
shifting Slicer Domain. Pressing SLICER twice, for the second mode is
a xed Slicer Domain or “loop”. Use the Parameter buttons to set the
quantization for the slicer function. The quantization can be set in four
ways: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1. Hold SHIFT + the Parameter buttons will set
the domain. The domain can be set to one of six settings: 2 beats, 4
beats, 8 beats, 16 beats, 32 beats or 64 beats.
Performance Pads

Looping
You have up to 8 loops per track in Serato DJ, and the choice between
either manual or auto loops. When using your controller the four different
looping modes, ROLL mode, LOOP mode, AUTO LOOP mode, and MANUAL
LOOP modes can all be activated and controlled via the eight performance
pads.
NVII Control Cue Loop Mode Auto Loop mode Loop Roll Mode
Pads 1-8 Cue Loop trigger Auto Loop On/Off Loop Roll On/Off
Pads 1-8 +
SHIFT
Not Mapped Not Mapped Not mapped
Parameter
Adjust
Adjust Cue Loop
range
Adjust Loop size Toggle Loop Roll
size view
Parameter
Adjust + SHIFT
Not Mapped Shift Loop Not mapped
LOOP performance
mode Control
Serato DJ Loop Control
Pad 1 Activate Saved Loop in Slot 1/Select Slot
Pad 2 Activate Saved Loop in Slot 2/Select Slot
Pad 3 Activate Saved Loop in Slot 3/Select Slot
Pad 4 Activate Saved Loop in Slot 4/Select Slot
Pad 5 Start manual loop. Edit start of loop point (if
Loop already active)
Pad 6 End manual loop. Edit end of loop point (if
Loop already active)
Pad 7 Turns Loop On/Off
Pad 8 Retriggers current Loop and turns Loop On (if
Off)
Parameter Adjust Halve/Double Loop length
Parameter Adjust +
SHIFT
Loop Shift/Beat Jump
Loop Roll Mode, Auto Loop Mode and Hot Loop Mode
Cue Loop, Auto Loop, and Loop Roll are three of the performance pad
modes. Activate Cue Loops on the performance pads by pressing the CUE
mode button twice on your controller. Press the ROLL button to activate Auto
Loop mode and Press ROLL twice to activate Loop Roll mode.
SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Manual Looping
Manual Looping enables you to manually set the length of your loops, save
your loops as well as launch previously saved loops. Activate Manual Loops in
the LOOP performance mode on your controller
SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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 le and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the le is
moved or renamed.

DJ-FX
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.
There are two available modes in the DJ-FX. Single FX Mode allows you
to select one effect per FX bank, and has multiple parameters that can be
adjusted. Multi FX Mode allows you to select up to three effects per FX bank,
and adjust only one parameter, the FX Depth. The same effects available
in Single FX mode are available in Multi FX mode, as well some additional
presets.
You can select between the two FX modes by clicking either the Single FX
mode button or Multi FX mode button
NVII Control Single FX Mode Multi FX Mode
Master FX
A, B
Assigns master to left (A) or
right (B) FX units
Assigns master to left (A) or
right (B) FX units
Channel FX
assign A, B
Assigns channel to left (A)
or right (B) FX units
Assigns channel to left (A) or
right (B) FX units
FX 1-3 On/
Off
Turns effect on (FX 1) and
adjusts effect parameters
(FX 2-3)
Turns FX slot On/Off
FX 1-3 On/
Off + SHIFT
Selects next single effect
(FX 1)
Selects next FX in slot
BEAT button Tap to set BPM. Hold for 1
second to reset to auto.
Tap to set BPM. Hold for 1
second to reset to auto.
BEAT knob Adjust FX beats multiplier Adjust FX beats multiplier
BEAT +
SHIFT
Toggle Single/Multi FX mode Toggle Single/Multi FX mode
Serato Flip
Flip is an Expansion Pack for Serato DJ. Flip controls are only available
once the Flip expansion pack has been purchased and activated. The
expansion pack can be purchased in-app through the Serato DJ Online
window, or online at http://serato.com/accessories
In CUES performance pad mode the Left and Right Parameter buttons are
used to record and trigger Flips.
Press SHIFT + CUES mode to enter Flip performance pad mode. Pressing
pads 1-6 in will trigger saved Flips, pressing SHIFT + pads 1-6 will turn
saved Flips on/off. Pressing an empty Flip slot will save any active Flip to
that slot.
For more information on Flip, go to http://serato.com/dj/ip
Control Serato DJ function Shift
Left Parameter
button
Starts the recording
of a new Flip
Turns Flip Loop on/off
Right Parameter
button
Starts the current Flip
/ re-trigger Flip
Turns current Flip On/Off

Beat Jump
To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen and under the DJ
preferences tab turn on “Show Beat Jump Controls”.
When you close the Setup screen you will see Beat Jump controls
underneath the existing Auto Loop values on each deck. Checking
this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let
you control Beat Jump from on your supported Serato DJ hardware.
When the Beat Jump option is enabled, controllers with 8
performance pads that have an AUTO LOOP or LOOP ROLL mode
will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls.
This is designed to mirror the change in deck Auto Loop area (from
8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).
Performance
Pad Function
Pad 5 Pad 6 Pad 7 Pad 8
Beat Jump
disabled
Auto Loop/
Loop Roll 5
Auto Loop/
Loop Roll 6
Auto Loop/
Loop Roll 7
Auto Loop/
Loop Roll 8
Beat Jump
enabled
Beat Jump
Left
Beat Select
Left
Beat Select
Right
Beat Jump
Right
Controllers with Loop Shift controls can now do a Beat Jump by
enabling Beat Jump in the Setup screen. Regular Loop Shift is still
available if Beat Jump is disabled in the Setup screen.
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: Ofcial 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/support