Vestax Typhoon Quickstart Guide For Serato DJ
Vestax Typhoon Quickstart Guide For Serato DJ
Vestax Typhoon Quickstart Guide For Serato DJ
VESTAX TYPHOON
Vestax Typhoon Control MASTER OUT TOUCH SENSOR LEVEL ADAPTOR POWER SOURCE USB MIC IN MIC LEVEL PHONES LEVEL PHONES
Function RCA Master Output Adjust level of touch sensitivity for the platters To power Typhoon with optional DC adaptor Select between Adapter, Off and USB For connecting the Typhoon to your computer Microphone Input Socket. Hardware microphone input gain control Adjust the volume of the headphone output 6.5mm jack for headphone output
Serato DJ Activation
To find out how to activate Serato DJ by either starting your free 14 day trial, or purchasing a license for Serato DJ, click here for the most up to date information.
NOTE: The mic level can be further adjusted in the Serato DJ setup screen under the MIXER tab.
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. 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 file and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the file is moved or renamed. Typhoon Control LOOP SET LOOP LOOP + Function Auto Loop On/Off Halve Loop Length Double Loop Length
You can select between the two FX modes by clicking either the Single FX mode button or Multi FX mode button
Single FX Mode FX UNIT 1 Effect On/Off Adjust FX Parameter 1 FX UNIT 2 Effect On/Off Adjust FX Parameter 1
Multi FX Mode FX UNIT 1 Slot 1 Effect On/Off Adjust Slot 1 FX Parameter FX UNIT 2 Slot 1 Effect On/Off Adjust Slot 1 FX Parameter
Serato Video is a software plugin for Serato Software which adds the ability to playback and mix video files, use effects and fader transitions with your Serato DJ Controller, an additional MIDI controller or your mouse/keyboard. For more information on Serato Video go to http://serato.com/video
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 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 adjusted. Multi FX Mode allows you to select up to three effects per FX bank, and adjust only one parameter, the FX Depth. The same effects available in Single FX mode are available in Multi FX mode, as well some additional presets.
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 by going to http:// serato.com/dj/downloads NOTE: You can not MIDI Map your Vestax Typhoon, you will need to connect an additional MIDI controller to use these MIDI functions.
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NOTE: SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions Numark N4 Control 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PLAY/PAUSE PLATTER + SYNC TEMPO FADER DRY/WET (FX1/2) EQ NAVIGATION SONG LIST SHIFT FX 1/2 GAIN LED METER OUTPUT LOOP SET LOOP LOOP + CUP CUE Play/Pause track Touch the top to scratch or jog. Moving the outside of the wheel will jog. Pitch bend up Pitch bend down Sync On Adjust Tempo Adjust FX UNIT 1/2 Slot 1 FX Parameter Adjust the High, Mid and Low Frequencies for each channel Library Scroll Up/Down or LOAD 1/2 to load track to selected deck (Tap twice for Instant Double) Toggle open panels The SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions FX UNIT 1/2 Slot 1 Effect On/Off Adjust gain for selected channel Monitors the audio levels of the Master Output Adjust Master Output Auto Loop On/Off Halve Loop Length Double Loop Length Stutter Play Add/Trigger temporary cue Load Next Track Jump to start of track (more than 2 Sec elapsed) Previous track (less than 2 sec elapsed) Function Stutter Play SHIFT Function
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Activate platter filter mode. The Platter now acts as a combo filter. Adjust Channel Volume Fade between the two channels
24 CUE Cue selected channel NOTE: When using the CUE function, you can adjust the CUE MIX between the cue output and the master output. This is done by using CUE MIX found in the SETUP screen under the MIXER tab. NOTE: Due to Vestax Typhoon mapping limitations, there is no Sync Off functionality. To turn Sync Off, click the OFF button on screen in Serato DJ