NUMARK NS4FX






for VirtualDJ 8.5
Last Update : May 2022
 

SETUP


Step 1. Connections


Connect the NS4FX with your computer using the provided USB cable.
Connect your speakers to the rear Master Output using proper RCA or XLR cables and your Headphones to the front socket.

Step 2. Drivers


No drivers is necessary to be installed. Your Operating system will install the necessary drivers once the unit is connected to a USB port.

Firmware : At the moment this manual was written there was not any firmware update for NS4FX. However always check Numark's website for any possible Firmware updates. https://www.numark.com/product/ns4fx

Step 3. VirtualDJ


Install VirtualDJ from https://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Start VirtualDJ and login with your Account credentials.

A Pro Infinity or a Pro Subscription License is required. https://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html

Detection Window
A detection window will appear when the unit is first connected with VirtualDJ.



Choose where your speakers are connected and click to OK.



The NS4FX is now ready to operate with VirtualDJ.
 

LAYOUT





S SHIFT. Hold this button down to access secondary functions of the Numark NS4FX

The functionality of each button, knob and slider per section (as shown in the image above) will be explained in detail in the following chapters

A. Mixer & Browser Controls
B. Effects
C. Deck Controls
D. Performance Pads
E. Front & Rear Panels
 

MIXER & BROWSER CONTROLS






KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1 CROSSFADER
Blends audio signal from the decks assigned as left and right sides of the crossfader.
2 VOLUME
Adjust the Volume
Starts playback when the fader is moved from the minimum (low) position to a different one and stops to Cue position when moved from any position to the minimum (Fader Start/Stop)
3 VU METERS
The LED array indicates the pre-fader Level Output
4 CUE
Send the pre-fader audio signal of the Deck to the Headphones channel (for pre-listening)
5 FILTER
Apply the selected Color FX (Filter by default). When at center position, the Color FX is not applied. The Color FX can be selected from the VirtualDJ GUI.
6 BASS
Adjust the Low (Bass) Equalizer Band
7 MID
Adjust the Mid (Middle) Equalizer Band
8 TREBLE
Adjust the High (Treble) Equalizer Band
9 LEVEL
Adjust the pre-fader Level (Gain)
10 LOAD
Loads the selected track from the Browser to the Left/Right Deck. Double/fast press to clone the track of Left/Right Deck to the other Deck.
Unloads the track from the same Left/Right Deck
11 BROWSE
Scrolls through Folders or Tracks
Push to toggle focus between Folders and Songs List
Set focus to Folders list. If focus is in Folders list, expand collapse sub-folders
12 CUE GAIN
Adjust the Level of the Headphones Output Channel
13 CUE MIX
Send audio signal from the Master Output to the Headphones channel when in MIX (right) position.
Send audio signal from the Decks that have their PFL enabled to the Headphones channel when in CUE (left) position.
Blends the above audio signals when in all other positions.
14 MIC1/LINE AUX SWITCH
* Select whether you want to control the MIC1 input, or the AUX input.
15 MIC1/LINE LEVEL
* Adjust the Volume of the Mic 1 or the AUX Input (connections at the rear panel)
16 MIC1/LINE TONE
Apply a simple single band EQ on the MIC1/LINE Input
17 BOOTH
Adjust the Volume of the Booth Output
18 MASTER
Adjust the Volume of the Master Output


* Note: The Microphone inputs along with the AUX input of the NS4FX are directly routed to the Master Output of the device (hardware operation) and they are not part of the USB Audio interface. Therefore they cannot be recorded, used for broadcasting or controlled in any way from VirtualDJ. The MIC level knobs are not sending any MIDI messages and cannot be mapped to any VirtualDJ actions.
 

EFFECTS





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

19 FX ON/HOLD
Triggers the selected Effect. Move the paddle triggers up (for toggle) or down for momentary. No Effect is applied when at middle position.
20 FX SELECT
Select an Effect for both Left/Right Decks. Pre-defined Effects are High-Pass Filter, Low-Pass Filter, Flanger, Echo, Reverb and Phaser. Led will blink when the Effect is enabled on any of the Left/Right decks. Only one Effect can be selected each time.
21 FX DRY/WET
Adjust the 1st Parameter - usually the Strength - of the selected Effect on both Left/Right Decks.
22 FX BEATS
Adjust the 2nd Parameter - usually the Beats - of the selected Effect on both Left/Right Decks.
23 TAP
When track is paused, set current position as 1st beat of the Beat-grid, or tap beat when track is playing to manually adjust Track's BPM. (applies to the selected Deck)
Re-analyze track for BPM and Key of the selected Deck
 

DECK CONTROLS




KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

S SHIFT
Press this button down to access secondary actions as described in the SHIFT ACTION column
24 PLAY
Play/pause deck
Plays deck when paused. Jumps to Cue point and continues to play from there when deck is playing (play-stutter)
25 CUE
Sets a temporary Cue point when deck is paused and preview track while pressed.
Jumps and stops to the Cue point when deck is playing
Jumps and stops at the beginning of the track
26 SYNC
Matches track's tempo and phase with the ones of the Master Deck.
Reset Track's tempo to original value (same as having the Pitch fader to center position
27 LAYER
Switch Left side between decks 1 & 3 and Right side betweend decks 2 & 4.
28 JOG
Touch-sensitive jogwheel for scratch, bend, loop adjust.
In Scratch mode (SCRATCH button lit), use the top side of the jogwheel to scratch and the outer side to bend (temporary slow-down/speed-up).

In Bend mode (SCRATCH button unlit), use the jogwheel to bend (temporary slow-down/speed-up)

In Loop In/Out Adjust modes , use the jogwheel to fine-adjust the Loop In (Start) / Loop Out (End) points of a manual loop.
Fast search (seek) through track's time
29 PITCH
Adjust Deck's tempo (BPM)
30 SCRATCH
Toggle between Scratch (Vinyl) and Bend (CD) modes for the Jogwheel
31 PITCH BEND -
Temporary slow-down deck's tempo. Tempo will return to the value designated by the Pitch fader, once the button is released
Select the next available -/+ % range for the Pitch fader
32 PITCH BEND +
Temporary speed-up deck's tempo. Tempo will return to the value designated by the Pitch fader, once the button is released
Enable/disable Key-Lock (Master Tempo). When enabled, the key of the track will retain its value when the Pitch/Tempo is changed.
33 LOOP
Triggers a Loop of the selected size in beats.
Enables the last triggered loop (reloop)
34 LOOP 1/2
Halves the length of the loop.
Set the Entry point of a Loop (Loop-In position). When in loop, sets Jogwheel to Loop-In Adjust mode
35 LOOP x2
Doubles the length of the loop.
Set the Exit point of a Loop (Loop-Out position). When in loop, sets Jogwheel to Loop-Out Adjust mode



LCD JOG Display




DISPLAY

DESCRIPTION

D1 DECK#
Displays the number of the Deck assigned on the Left/Right side of the Platinum FX
D2 RED RING
Indicates the current track's position of the software jogwheel - shows rotation
D3 WHITE RING
Indicates the track's position in time, starting with an empty circle and ending to a full circle when track reaches its end. The white circle will start blink when track reaches near the end of the track
D4 BPM
Displays the current BPM value of the track
D5 TIME
Displays the Remain (with a minus mark) or the Elapsed Time of the track.Time Display is toggled between Elapsed and Remain via SHIFT+CUE(PFL) button.
D6 KEY LOCK
Will be displayed when the Key-Lock (Master Tempo) is enabled on the deck
D7 PITCH ARROW
The down arrow will be displayed when Pitch has a positive value (track's speed higher than original)
The up arrow will be displayed when Pitch has a negative value (track's speed lower than original)
None of the arrows will be displayed when Pitch is at the zero/middle position (track's speed equal to original)

The arrows will blink if the actual position of the Pitch fader and the software Pitch values don't match and will indicate the direction the hardware Pitch faders needs to be moved to, in order to catch the software value.
This may happen if the SYNC button is used.
D8 PITCH RANGE
Displays the selected % range for the Pitch fader
D9 PITCH
Displays the current pitch % value
 

PADS





KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

36 PADS 1-8
Performance Pads offering different functionality depending on the selected mode
Different functionality depending on the selected mode
37 CUE
38 AUTO LOOP
39 FADER CUTS
Sets Pads to Fader Cuts mode. A hardware/internal mode in which Pads perform a on-beat Crossfader movement pattern, simulating Scratch
40 SAMPLE
 

FRONT & REAR PANELS





KEY

DESCRIPTION

41 HEADPHONES SOCKET
Connect your Headphones using a 1/4" or/and a 1/8" cable or adapter. The Volume of the Headphones channel is controlled from the top panel of the unit
42 CROSSFADER ASSIGN
Assign each deck to the left (A) or the right (B) side of the crossfader. Put the switcher on the middle position (Off) if you want to disable the crossfader for one or more decks
43 MIC2 INPUT
Connect a Microphone * using a 1/4" cable or adapter.
44 MIC2 LEVEL
Control the volume of MIC2 input
45 MIC2 TONE
Apply a simple single band EQ on MIC2 input
46 POWER
Connect the provided PSU and press the POWER button to turn on the unit
47 USB
Connect the NS4FX with a USB port of your computer, using the provided USB cable
48 MASTER OUTPUT
Connect your amplifier or amplified speakers using proper XLR cables. The Level of this Output is controlled from the top panel of the unit
49 BOOTH OUTPUT
Connect a second amplifier or another set of amplified speakers using proper RCA cables. The Level of this Output is controlled from the top panel of the unit
43 AUX INPUT
Connect a device that provides "Line level" audio signal. The Level of this Input is controlled from the top panel of the unit
43 MIC1 INPUT
Connect a Microphone * using a 1/4" cable or adapter. The Level of this Input is controlled from the top panel of the unit



* Note : The Microphone Inputs along with the AUX input are directly routed to the Master Output of the NS4FX. The inputs are not available in the USB Audio Interface, therefore they cannot be included in the Audio Setup nor can be recorded directly. However, recording your mix along with the Microphone Input is possible via Record LoopBack




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