NUMARK MIXTRACK QUAD
SETUP
Firmware & Drivers
No drivers are required to be installed and no firmware update is currently available. Mixtrack Quad is a USB Class compliant device. However always check the Numark website for any updated notifications
http://www.numark.com/product/mixtrack-quad .
Connect the Mixtrack Quad to a USB port of your computer and let your Operating system to install the necessary OS drivers. Plug a pair of amplified speakers to the rear Sound Output of the unit and your Headphones to the right side socket.
VirtualDJ 8 Setup
Once VirtualDJ 8 is opened, a Login Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account.
A Pro Infinity or a PLUS License is required to use the Numark Mixtrack Quad. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ 8.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html
Click on the "Use Soundcard" button in order VirtualDJ to apply the pre-defined audio setup with the built-in sound card of the Mixtrack Quad (speakers need to be connected to the MAster Output of the unit at the rear panel).
Click on the Change Skin button to load the default 4 Decks skin of VirtualDJ.
Click to OK
The unit is now ready to operate.
MIDI Operation
The unit should be visible in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list.
The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.
Find more details at
http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html
AUDIO Setup
The unit has a pre-defined Audio setup and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to provide that. Alternative Audio setups can be applied in the same window
For further VirtualDJ settings and features please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ 8.
http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
LAYOUT
The functionality of each button and knob per section (as shown in the image below) will be explained in detail in the next chapters
A. Mixer & Browser Controls
B. Deck Controls
C. Effect Controls
D. Lower Pads
E. Rear & Side panels
MIXER & BROWSER CONTROLS
- CROSSFADER. Blends audio between the channels assigned to the left and right side of the crossfader.
Decks 1 and 3 are pre-selected as left and decks 2 and 4 as right. Those can be assigned differently from the VirtualDJ 4 decks default GUI - VOLUME. Channel Volume Faders (default mixer channel order is 3-1-2-4 decks). A different order can be applied using the Mixer Options menu of the default 4 Decks skin of VirtualDJ.
- PFL. Press these buttons to send this channel's pre-fader signal to the Cue Channel for monitoring. When engaged, the button will be lit.
- EQ LOW. Adjusts the low (bass) frequencies of the corresponding software deck.
- EQ MID. Adjusts the middle (mid) frequencies of the corresponding software deck.
- EQ HI. Adjusts the high (treble) frequencies of the corresponding software deck.
- CUE GAIN. Adjusts the volume level of the headphone output.
- CUE MIX: Turn to mix between Cue and Master in the Headphone channel. When all the way to the left, only channels routed to Cue will be heard. When all the way to the right, only the Master Output will be heard.
- MASTER GAIN: Adjusts the Master Output Volume
- LOAD. Press these buttons to load the selected track from Browser to the left or right selected deck. The left and the right decks are defined from the LAYER buttons (19) per side. Hold SHIFT down and then use these buttons to unload the same deck.
- BROWSE. Use this encoder to scroll through files or folders depending on the focused Browser window. Hold SHIFT down and use the BROWSER encoder to cycle through the available views of the Sideview (Automix, Sidelist, Karaoke, Sampler and Clone-Shortcuts).
Push the Encoder to set the focus to the next visible Browser Window. If focus is on the Folders window, hold SHIFT down and then push the encoder to open/close the subfolders. If the focus is on a different Browser Window, hold SHIFT down and then push the encoder to load the selected track to the next available/free software deck
DECKS
- STUTTER. Press this button to play-stutter the track from the last cued position.
- PLAY. Plays / Pauses the track.
- CUE. When the Deck is paused, you can set a Cue Point by moving the Platter to place the Audio Pointer at the desired location and then pressing the Cue Button.
During playback, you can press the Cue Button to return the track to this Cue Point. (If you did not set a Cue Point, then it will return to the beginning of the track.).
If the Deck is paused, you can press and hold the Cue Button to play the track from the Temporary Cue Point. Releasing the Cue Button will return the track to the temporary Cue Point and pause it. To continue playback without returning to the Temporary Cue Point, press and hold the Cue Button, then press and hold the Play Button, and then release both buttons.
- SYNC. Press this button to automatically match the corresponding Deck's tempo with the opposite Deck's (or the Master Deck’s if using a 4 decks Skin) tempo and phase. Hold SHIFT down and then press this button to set this deck as Master Deck.
- SCRATCH. Press this button to set the Jogwheel to Vinyl (Scratch) or CD (Bend) mode. In Vinyl mode, use the outer part of the Jogwheel to bend (temporary speed up – slow down the tempo of the track).
Hold SHIFT down and then press this button to set the deck in Slip mode. While Slip mode is enabled the led will blink to indicate the mode and several functions (scratching, HotCues, loops etc.) will act temporary and the track will resume to the point it would have been if the applied function was never triggered. - JOG. Touch sensitive jogwheel. Use the jogwheel to scratch (if Vinyl mode is selected) or pitch bend. Hold SHIFT down and then use the jogwheel to fast seek through the track.
The Jogwheel also offers Loop In and Loop Out point adjustment (see LoopIn, LoopOut buttons) - SHIFT. Press and hold this button to access secondary functions (mainly in orange lettering) of other controls on the Mixtrack Quad
- LAYER. Switch Left decks (1 and 3) and Right Decks (2 and 4). The left side of the Mixtrack Quad will control VirtualDJ decks 1 or 3, and the right side will control VirtualDJ decks 2 or 4.
Hold SHIFT down and then press this button to change the illumination color of the jogwheel. Select one of the 16 available colors by pressing any of the 16 PADs - PITCH. Adjust the track's playback speed (tempo).
The actual pitch fader will not alter the pitch of the track if the actual pitch and the software pitch value do not match (software soft-takeover, ghost fader visible on the GUI). In most cases this may happen if SYNC is prior pressed or switching decks and the other deck is having a different pitch software value.
The Led right next to the pitch fader will be lit if the pitch is at the zero (middle position) and will blink if the values of the software and hardware pitch don’t match. - PITCHBEND-. Press and hold down this button to temporary slowdown the song while pressed. When released, the track playback will return to the speed designated by the Pitch Fader
Hold SHIFT down and then press this button to "lock" the track's pitch to its original key. The track's tempo will remain at the speed designated by the Pitch Fader. - PITCHBEND+. Press and hold down this button to temporary speed up the song while pressed. When released, the track playback will return to the speed designated by the Pitch Fader
Hold SHIFT down and then press this button to adjust the range of the Pitch Fader ( to ±6%, ±8%, ±10%, ±12%, ±20%, ±25%, ±33%, ±50%, and ±100%).
EFFECTS & UPPER PADS
The upper 4 PADs (24) of the Mixtrack Quad offer multi-slot Effect controls but also offer Quick Loop and Loop Rolls functions depending on the SHIFT button and the Slip mode.
Effects & Filter
- FX ENC
FX1 Enc. Use this encoder to control the 1st parameter of the selected Effect on FX Slot 1. Hold SHIFT down and then use this knob to select the Effect on FX Slot 1.
FX2 Enc. Use this encoder to control the 1st parameter of the selected Effect on FX Slot 2. Hold SHIFT down and then use this knob to select the Effect on FX Slot 2.
FX3 Enc. Use this encoder to control the 1st parameter of the selected Effect on FX Slot 3. Hold SHIFT down and then use this knob to select the Effect on FX Slot 3.
- FX ON
FX1 ON: Press this button to trigger the selected Effect on FX Slot 1.
FX2 ON: Press this button to trigger the selected Effect on FX Slot 2.
FX3 ON: Press this button to trigger the selected Effect on FX Slot 3. - FILTER. Use this encoder to apply a resonance Filter on the left and right selected software decks.
- FILTER RESET. Press this PAD to reset the value of the Filter for the left or right selected decks to zero (off) position. The LED of the PAD will lit if a Filter is applying.
Quick Loops
When SHIFT is pressed, the leds of the PADs will change color to indicate the different functionality.
Loop Rolls
Once the triggered loop is disabled (using the same pads), the track will resume to the point it would have been if the loop was never enabled.
When Slip mode is enabled, the leds of the PADs will change color to indicate the different functionality.
LOWER PADS
The lower 4 PADs (27) of the Mixtrack Quad offer Loop, Sampler and HotCues controls depending on the selected mode
Loop mode
Hold SHIFT down and then press the 1st PAD from left to set the lower PADs to Loop mode. The small orange led right below the 1st PAD will be lit to indicate the selected mode.Press the 1st PAD to set a Loop In (Entry) point and then press the 2nd PAD to set the Loop Out (Exit) point and trigger a manual loop.
If a Loop is enabled press the 1st or 2nd PADs to set the Jogwheel to Loop In or Loop Out Adjust mode and then use the jogwheel to fine adjust the Entry and Exit points of the Loop. The Leds of the PADs will blink to indicate the selected mode.
Use the 3rd PAD to exit the Loop (if triggered) or trigger the last enabled Loop (re-loop).
Press the 4th PAD to half the size of the Loop or hold down SHIFT and then press the same PAD to double its size.
Sampler mode
Hold SHIFT down and then press the 2nd PAD from left to set the lower PADs to Sampler mode. The small orange led right below the 2nd PAD will be lit to indicate the selected mode.Each one of the 4 lower PADs (27) will trigger a Sample from the selected Bank of VirtualDJ. If the selected bank has less than 5 samples (slots), both sides of the Mixtrack Quad will control the same samples. If a bank has more than 4 samples (slots), the left side of the Mixtrack Quad will control samples 1 to 4 and the right side samples 5 to 8.
Hold SHIFT down and then press the 4th PAD from left to select and load the next available Sampler Bank.
Note. The Mixtrack Quad offers 16 different colors for the Leds of the PADs, and those will tend to display the assigned color of each Sampler slot.
HotCues mode
Hold SHIFT down and then press the 3rd PAD from left to set the lower PADs to HotCues mode. The small orange led right below the 3rd PAD will be lit to indicate the selected mode.Each one of the 4 lower PADs (27) assigns a Hot Cue Point (1 to 4) or returns the track to that Hot Cue Point. When a Hot Cue Button is unlit, you can assign a Hot Cue Point by pressing it at the desired point in your track. Once it is assigned, the Hot Cue Button will light. To return to that Hot Cue Point, simply press it.
Hold SHIFT (18) down and then press the 4th PAD from left to enter the Delete HotCue mode. The Leds of the 4 Pads will be lit red (if a HotCue is assigned). Press the Pads to delete its assigned HotCue.
Hold SHIFT and then press the 4th PAD to return to the HotCues mode.
If no HotCue point is assigned, the Pads will not enter the Delete HotCue mode. When the pads are in Delete HotCues mode, the 4th PAD will be lit orange as an indication of this mode.
REAR & SIDE PANELS
- MASTER OUTPUT (RCA): Use standard RCA cables to connect this output to amplified speakers or amplifier system. The level of this output is controlled by the Master knob on the top panel.
- USB. This USB connection sends and receives audio and control information from a connected computer.
- HEADPHONES SOCKET. Connect your headphones to this output for cueing and mix monitoring.
- MIC INPUT. Connect a 1/4" microphone to this input.
- MIC LEVEL. Adjust the Volume of the Microphone Input of the Mixtrack Quad
Note. The offered Microphone Input of the Mixtrack Quad is routed directly to the Master Output and cannot be assigned or controlled by VirtualDJ, therefore the Microphone section of the VirtualDJ GUI will be unavailable.
Due to the Hardware operation of the Microphone, it cannot be added to the Audio Setup or recorded from the software.
