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Page 1: ...User Guide...
Page 2: ...Decks in Serato DJ 14 Navigating Loading Tracks 14 Playing Tracks 15 Performance View 15 Pitch Functions 18 Beatgrid Functions 19 Loop Functions 20 Pad Modes 21 Cue Mode 21 Cue Loop Mode 22 Flip Mode...
Page 3: ...Loading Tracks 33 Categories 35 Crates 36 Playlists 37 Playing Tracks 38 Performance View 39 Pitch Functions 41 Loop Functions 42 Pad Modes 43 Cue Mode 43 Roll Mode 43 Slicer Mode 44 Effects 44 Using...
Page 4: ...USB Cable Power Adapter Software Download Card Quickstart Guide Safety Warranty Manual Support For the latest information about this product system requirements compatibility information etc and prod...
Page 5: ...plifiers loudspeakers etc to MCX8000 6 Plug all devices into power sources and turn on devices in proper order When starting a session turn on 1 input sources 2 MCX8000 3 output devices When ending a...
Page 6: ...st also be set properly Also a channel s controls will only send MIDI information when its Input Selector is set to PC 2 Channel Level Turn this knob to adjust the level of the pre fader pre EQ audio...
Page 7: ...the Master Outputs 17 Mic EQ Turn these knobs to boost or cut the high and low frequencies for the corresponding microphones 18 Echo On Off Press this button to activate or deactivate the echo effect...
Page 8: ...s capacitive touch sensitive platter controls the audio playhead when the wheel is touched and moved When the Vinyl button is on move the platter to scratch the track as you would with a vinyl record...
Page 9: ...learn about Slicer Mode in Engine 41 Sampler Velocity Samp This Pad Mode button switches the pads between two modes in Serato DJ Sampler Mode and Velocity Sampler Mode When the button is unlit the fir...
Page 10: ...erato DJ press and hold this button and move the platter to slide the entire beatgrid to the left or right Press and hold Shift and then press this button to delete the entire beatgrid Important Your...
Page 11: ...ss and hold Shift and then press this button to zoom out of the waveform in the display 58 Single Cont Load Lock Press this button to switch between Single Mode tracks will play one at a time or Conti...
Page 12: ...olume is controlled using the Monitor Level knob 2 Crossfader Contour Adjusts the slope of the crossfader curve Turn the knob to the left for a smooth fade mixing or to the right for a sharp cut scrat...
Page 13: ...ition depending on the device connected to the Line Phono Inputs If you are using phono level turntables set this switch to Phono to provide the additional amplification needed for phono level signals...
Page 14: ...the software the right deck can control Deck 2 or 4 2 4 Navigating Loading Tracks While using Serato DJ with MCX8000 you can switch the display between two views the Library View and the Performance...
Page 15: ...ck loaded to a deck press Play Pause To activate or deactivate Autoplay press Single Cont on either deck This is a global setting in Serato DJ See the Serato DJ manual to learn more about Autoplay To...
Page 16: ...ning or Elapsed time depending on the current time mode Press the Time button to switch between Remaining or Elapsed 7 Pitch Range This field shows range of the deck s pitch fader Press and hold Shift...
Page 17: ...rrently loaded effect effects To switch between Single FX Mode and Multi FX Mode press and hold Shift and press Tap FX Mode on the desired deck In Multi FX Mode this area will show three effects with...
Page 18: ...tch Bend buttons To activate or deactivate Keylock on a track press Key Lock on the corresponding deck When Keylock is activated the track s key will remain the same 0 even if you adjust its speed wit...
Page 19: ...the track s BPM To set a beat marker at the audio playhead s current location press and hold Shift and then press Adjust Set on the corresponding deck To slide the entire beatgrid to the left or right...
Page 20: ...on which point you want to adjust 2 Move the platter to shift the Loop In or Loop Out point Playback will continue within the active loop using the Loop In or Loop Out point as you adjust it 3 Press...
Page 21: ...city Sampler Mode Flip Mode Pitch Play Mode Cue Mode In Cue Mode each pad assigns a hot cue point or returns the track to that hot cue point To enter Cue Mode press Cue Cue Loop Flip so that it lights...
Page 22: ...t and auto loop press a lit pad To delete an assigned hot cue point and auto loop press and hold Shift and press the corresponding pad To set the length of the auto loop select it in the software See...
Page 23: ...the Flip plays Alternatively press Pad 8 to play the active Flip To restart Flip playback press the button To immediately stop playback of a Flip press and hold Shift and then press the corresponding...
Page 24: ...in Serato DJ Pads 5 8 the bottom row will let you Beat Jump or adjust the Beat Jump Range See the Serato DJ manual to learn more about Beat Jump To trigger a Loop Roll press the corresponding pad 1 4...
Page 25: ...do not have loops assigned to them You can do this regardless of how the loop was created Saved Loop Mode Auto Loop etc To activate or deactivate a saved loop press the corresponding lit pad To immedi...
Page 26: ...lease the pad the track will resume normal playback from where it would have been if you had never pressed it i e as if the track had been playing forward the whole time To enter Slicer Mode press Sli...
Page 27: ...d to play that slice When you release the pad the track will resume normal playback from where it would have been in the loop if you had never pressed it i e as if the track had been playing forward t...
Page 28: ...yback of a sample press and hold Shift and then press the corresponding flashing pad 1 6 To cycle through the sample banks use the buttons To activate or deactivate Sampler Player Repeat for a sample...
Page 29: ...amples To play a sample press a lit pad 1 6 The pad will flash as the sample plays To stop playback of a sample press and hold Shift and then press the corresponding flashing pad 1 6 To cycle through...
Page 30: ...To select the range of transpositions the pads will use use the buttons see the diagrams below To play the track from the hot cue point press a lit pad Each pad corresponds to a specific transposition...
Page 31: ...if the track had been playing forward the whole time To reverse the direction of playback on a deck press and hold Shift and then press Censor Rev To adjust the brake time of a deck turn the Stop Time...
Page 32: ...t will scroll through the available effects To turn an effect on or off press On under the effect slot on the desired deck To adjust an effect parameter turn the FX Level knob under the effect paramet...
Page 33: ...s Playable Media for a list of supported file formats file sizes etc Important An Engine Target database requires approximately 500 MB of free space on your USB drive We recommend using a FAT32 partit...
Page 34: ...only Engine compatible files but they do not have to be part of the Engine Target database Note that you will not be able to use any cue points hot cue points or loop points within the track previousl...
Page 35: ...ill appear as Unanalyzed Key The keys of all tracks in the Engine Target database Tracks without a key ID3 tag will appear as unknown Artist The artists of all tracks in the Engine Target database Tra...
Page 36: ...ress the Select Load Knob when a crate or sub crate is selected After you enter a crate If the crate has no sub crates you will see a list of categories by which you can sort them See the Categories s...
Page 37: ...ist A track can appear on a playlist multiple times The tracks in a playlist will appear in the order they were added to it To enter a playlist press the Select Load Knob when a playlist is selected T...
Page 38: ...he track is stopped touch the desired part of the Needle Drop strip If the track is playing place the palm of your hand on the platter or press and hold Shift While doing that touch the desired part o...
Page 39: ...ack s original BPM unaffected by any pitch adjustment It will be empty if the track does not have a BPM ID3 tag 6 Current BPM This field shows the track s current BPM which includes any current pitch...
Page 40: ...he view The waveform color coding indicates the frequency of the audio signal o Red represents low frequency bass content o Green represents mid range frequency content o Blue represents high frequenc...
Page 41: ...rrent BPM and Pitch Adjustment fields will not show any change To adjust the range of the pitch fader press and hold Shift and then press one of the Pitch Bend buttons The Pitch Range field will show...
Page 42: ...on which point you want to adjust 2 Move the platter to shift the Loop In or Loop Out point Playback will continue within the active loop using the Loop In or Loop Out point as you adjust it 3 Press...
Page 43: ...s 1 4 the top row trigger a momentary Loop Roll while Pads 5 8 the bottom row will let you Beat Jump or adjust the Beat Jump Range To enter Roll Mode press Roll Saved Loop so that it lights aqua To tr...
Page 44: ...zation size press the corresponding pad 5 8 To shift the loop the left or right use the buttons Effects While using Engine on a deck you can apply Echo Phaser or Noise effects To turn an effect on or...
Page 45: ...or that setting 4 When you have selected the desired option press the Select Load Knob The new setting is saved automatically To change other settings repeat Steps 1 4 The Utility menu settings are de...
Page 46: ...ll load to a deck and remain stopped until you manually start playback Disable Slip on Load When this setting is On loading a track to a deck will deactivate the Slip function if it is active on that...
Page 47: ...PM in either direction and increase by increments of 10 When set to 3 the available options when viewing the BPM category may be 105 111 108 114 111 117 Each option will span a range of 6 BPM 3 BPM in...
Page 48: ...ngs MIDI Trans Interval In the rare instance that your connected computer cannot correctly receive real time MIDI messages from MCX8000 while using Serato DJ this setting determines a specific interva...
Page 49: ...Hz 16 24 bit stereo Storage Capacity 2 TB maximum per USB port Engine Database Size 100 000 playable files 512 crates with 7 subcrate layers 512 playlists Channels Channels 1 2 PC Serato DJ Engine or...
Page 50: ...l unbalanced 1 XLR 1 4 6 35 mm input Microphone 1 1 1 4 6 35 mm input Microphone 2 Other 2 USB ports for USB drives 5 V 1 A 1 USB port to computer 1 USB hub port to computer 5 V 500 mA 1 Ethernet port...
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