Vestax VCI-400DJ manual

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    VERSION 1 . 1 Q UI C K - ST ART G UID E VES T A X V C I - 4 0 0[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 In st allat ion an d S et up The Vest a x VCI- 40 0 i s a cla ss c omp lia nt USB p lug a nd pl ay devic e for M ac, however re qui res d rive rs fo r Win dows. Y ou will n d the se on t he in sta lla tion c d provi de d with you r Vesta x VCI -4 00. NOTE: Plea se e nsu re you have the l ates t availa ble d rive rs A ND  rmwar e[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 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 VCI-400, Manual and Auto Loop modes are availa[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 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, 3, 4 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 adju[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 Performance Pads The performance pads have four different modes you can select. The four modes are; HOT CUE, LOOP, ROLL and SAMPLER modes. • HOT CUE Mode: When pressing buttons 1-8 you can add/trigger 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[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 NOTE: SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modier functions. # VCI-400 Control Function Shift Function 1 FX ON 1 (button) Slot 1 Effect On/Off Slot 1 Select Effect 2 FX ON 2 (button) Slot 2 Effect On/Off Slot 2 Select Effect 3 USB LED The USB LED indicates USB connection with your computer. (The LED will not turn[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 22 SHIFT The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modier functions 23 AUTO LOOP Auto Loop On/Off (Click Knob) Auto Loop Length (Twist Knob) Loop Shift Left/Right 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[...]

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    VERSION 1 . 1 # VCI-400 Control Serato DJ Function Shift Function 43 TEMPO FADER Adjust Tempo When in Sync mode, used to disable the Pitch Fader temporarily and change the zero position 44 PARAM Function is determined by Performance Pad Mode selected 45 PICK UP LED The Pick Up LED turns on when there is difference between the pitch fader position w[...]