Serato VESTAX VCI-400 User manual

VERSION 1.1.2
QUICK-START
GUIDE
VESTAX VCI-400

VERSION 1.1.2
Installation and Setup
The Vestax VCI-400 is a class compliant USB plug and play device for Mac,
however requires drivers for Windows. You will nd these on the installation cd
provided within your Vestax VCI-400 box.
1 Connect your Vestax VCI-400 to an available USB Port.
2Open Serato DJ.
NOTE You will need to connect your Master Out (XLR or Phone) on the back of
the Vestax VCI-400 to your sound system/speaker setup.
Always make sure your controllers rmware is the latest available. Go to the
controller manufacturers website for the latest rmware update.
Activate Serato DJ
To activate Serato DJ, click on in the bottom right corner of the screen.
Secondly, click
In the forthcoming online window click Activate Serato DJ.
If you have not yet purchased Serato DJ, clicking on this button will take tyou
through an online process to purchase the software.
NOTE If you receive an error code when activating, please contact
[email protected]
Manage Serato DJ
Authorizations
To make changes to your activation, click in the
License panel.
You can deactivate and activate your licenses here.
MANAGE AUTHORIZATIONS
License
USB MIDI AND AUDIO CONTROLLER
ADAPOTOR
POWER
OFF ON
USB
MASTER OUT (BAL.)
RL
RL
R L
MASTER OUT
LINE 2
LEVEL
INPUT
LINE 1
LEVEL
R L
INPUT ROUTING
DIRECT
(MASTER)
DECK C/D
DECK C/D
LEVELLEVEL
MIC 1 MIC 2
MIC ROUTING
DIRECT
(MASTER)
Mic Input 1 & 2
Mic Levels 1 & 2
Mic Routing
Input Routing
Input Levels 1&2
Input 1 & 2
Master Out
(Phones Unbal-
anced.)
Master Out (XLR
Balanced.)
Power Adaptor/
On/Off
USB

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Performance Pads
The performance pads have four diferent modes you can select. The four modes
are; Hot Cue Mode, Loops, Loop Rolls and Sampler.
• Hot Cue Mode: When Pressing buttons 1-8 you can add up to 8 Cue Points.
Holding SHIFT and pressing buttons 1-8 will delete the Cue Points.
• Loop Mode: Buttons 1-4 select the rst 4 slots. Button 5 and 6 place in the IN
and OUT points of loops. Buttons 7 turns the currently selected loop slot ON/
OFF and Button 8 will Reloop the currently selected loop slot. SEE LOOPING
FOR MORE INFORMATION.
• Loop Roll Mode: When pressing buttons 1-8 you can activate a loop roll. The
Loop Length is determined by the Auto Loop Range currently selected in the
Auto Loop section in the software.
• Sampler Mode: Buttons 1-6 Trigger Samples loaded in your Sample Banks.
Buttons 7-8 cycles between banks A,B,C and D.
Looping
You have up to 8 loops per track in Serato DJ, and the choice between either
manual or auto loops. You can choose whether you have 4 loops (and 4 cuepoints)
showing on screen, or 8 loops. To switch between Manual and Auto looping, click
(Manual) or (Auto) onscreen. When using your controller, manual and auto
modes are available when using the performance pads by selecting the Loop mode
and using the Auto Loop knob.
Manual Mode
Manual Mode is one of the performance pad modes and controlled using the
Performance Pads. SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function
5Set loop in point (Loop not active)
5Adjust loop in point (Loop active)
6Set end of loop point (If loop in point is set)
6Edit end of loop point (Loop active
7 Selected Loop ON/OFF
8 Reloop
NOTE The best way to edit the in and out points of a loop is with the jog wheel/
platter on your Vestax VCI-400.
Auto Mode
VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function
AUTO LOOP Auto Loop ON/OFF (Click Knob)
AUTO LOOP (Twist Left) Half Auto Loop length
AUTO LOOP (Twist Right) 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 le and recalled the next time it is
loaded. They are not lost if the le is moved or renamed.
LOOP
ROLL
SAMPLER
HOT CUE
CLEAR CLEAR
CLEAR CLEAR
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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 in the Deck Assign area
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 FX1 or FX2 areas of
your controller. You can adjust effect parameters by using either software controls,
or the knobs/buttons in the FX1 and FX2 section on your controller.
VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function
FX ON 1 (button) Effect On/Off
FX MODE (button) Choose Effect
FX 1 (knob) FX Dial 1
FX 2 (knob) FX Dial 2
FX 3 (knob) FX Dial 3
FX ON 2 (button) FX Button 1
FX ON 3 (button) FX Button 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
BEATS 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.
NOTE To change to MANUAL mode, simply tap the BEATS knob until a desired
rate is established. To return to AUTO mode, click and hold BEATS for 1 second.
VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function
TAP (Press for 1 second) Auto
TAP Tap down the BEATS to
the desired rate
BEATS Beats Dial
Serato Video
Serato Video is a software plugin for Serato Software which adds the ability to
playback and mix video les, use effects and fader transitions with your Serato
DJ Controller, an additional MIDI controller or your mouse/keyboard. For more
information on Serato Video click here.
MIDI
The MIDI control feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to map Serato DJ
software functions to MIDI controller functions such as keyboards, triggers, sliders,
and knobs. Integrating MIDI controllers into your Serato DJ setup can improve live
performance usability, such as hitting pads on a MIDI controller to trigger Loops
and Cue Points. For more information download the Serato DJ manual here.
NOTE You can not MIDI Map your Mixtrack Pro, you will need to connect an
additional MIDI controller to use these MIDI functions.

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Controller
# VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function Shift Function
1 FX ON 1 (button) Effect On/Off Choose effect
2 FX ON 2 (button) FX Button 1 (FX Parameter)
3 USB LED The USB LED indicates USB connection with your
computer. (The LED will not turn on if the power adapter is
not connected.)
4 ADAPTOR LED The Adaptor LED indicates the power status. The LED turns
on when the power adaptor is connected when the power
switch is set to ON.
5 FX ON 3 (button) FX Button 2 (FX Parameter)
6TAP (button) Tap down the BEATS to the desired rate for the FX Beats
Multiplier/Hold for 1 second for AUTO
7 TRIM (knob) Adjusts the gain for each channel
8 EQ (knob) Adjusts the EQ for each channel
9 BACK (button) Toggles focuse between library, crates, open panels
10 AREA (button) Cycle Files, Browser, Prepare, History Panels Cycle performance views
11 MASTER (knob) Adjusts the master ouput level
12 MASTER PFL (button) Instant PFL selection to monitor the master ouput through
your headphones
13 PANEL (button) Cycle REC/FX/SP-6 panels Cycle REC/FX/SP-6 panels in reverse
14 PREPARE (button) Loads track to prepare panel Open Prepare panel
15 SYNC (button) Sync on Sync off
16 LOAD (button) Load track to selected deck
17 FX 1 (knob) FX Dial 1 (FX Parameter)

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18 FX 2 (knob) FX Dial 2 (FX Parameter)
19 DATA SEND LED The Data Send LED indicates the MIDI data transmission
from each VCI-400 Control
20 FX 3 (knob) FX Dial 3 (FX Parameter)
21 BEATS Beats Dial to adjust Beats Multiplier
22 SHIFT Added Shift functionality is applied when used in
conjunction with other controls
23 AUTO LOOP Auto Loop ON/OFF (Click Knob) Auto Loop Length (Twist
Knob)
Loop Shift
24 HOT CUE Activate Hot Cue performance mode
25 LOOP Activate Loop performance mode
26 ROLL Activate Loop Roll performance mode
27 SAMPLER Activate SP-6 Sampler performance mode
28 VINYL Toggle between Scratch or Jog
29 HEADPHONE
OUTPUT
Headphone connection. Connect your Headphones to this
socket.
30 CUE/MASTER
HEADPHONE MIX
Control knob to adjust the headphone monitor mix balance
between master output and monitor ouput.
31 FILTER LP/HP lter combo adjust
32 FX ASSIGN 2 Assign FX Unit 2 to selected channel
33 FX ASSIGN 1 Assign FX Unit 1 to selected channel
34 CROSSFADER Crossfades the output sound between the two selected
decks
35 BROWSER Browses through currently focussed area (library/crates/
etc)
# VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function Shift Function

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# VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function Shift Function
36 SAMPLER VOL Adjusts the master colume of the sample player
37 PFL Cue selected channel in hophones
38 PLAY/PAUSE Play/Pause Reverse
39 CUE Temporary Cue
40 CENSOR Reverses the track while held down. When Censor is
released, the track will continue as if censor had not been
pressed.
41 DECK SELECT Select Deck C/A (Left Deck or B/D (Right Deck)
42 PERFORMANCE
PADS
SEE PERFORMANCE PAD MODE SECTION
43 PITCH FADER Changes Pitch of track
44 PARAM N/A
45 PICK UP LED The Pick up LED turns on when there is difference between
the pitch fader position when switching deck. The LED will
turn off when the pitch fader is moved and the difference in
tempo is resolved
46 FX MODE Choose effect
47 MASTER FX Assign FX to Master Output
NOTE SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modier functions.
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.