Showing my "noobness"

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Showing my “noobness”

So I went to a local DJ store today, and was playing around on an Numark NS7. I noticed that they did not have any knobs for effects, and was wondering if that is common. The VMS4 (which is what I would like to get) does not have any knobs for effects on it (at least to my knowledge). How would I use Flanger, phaser, etc on those? Other controllers (like the DJ tech hybrid 202) have knobs for flanger and phaser built right in…

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The Numark NS7 looks to me like a bit of an Itch purest vinyl emulation piece of kit.

Which software do you want to use? Itch or Traktor?

I’d be looking at a VCI-100 and soundcard if i were you…

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Traktor

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There is a separate effects controller that goes with the NS7.

I know a couple guys who use this with both itch and Virtual DJ and love it. With Tractor I would just use a Kontrol X-1 instead.

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The vms4 doesn’t have specific knobs dedicated to an effect instead its an effect select knob with the effect on button below it, and the parameter knob next to it.

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See the section that says effect? That knob on the left will scroll through the effects in the software, hit the on/off button below it, then you can turn on parameter, and use that knob to adjust the effects

[Edit] After posting I realized I can’t wait to get one of these!

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The only thing I’m a little confused about is how they expect you to switch between decks, this being a four channel controller…I know the DX has a layer button, this does not haha…maybe just shift activate the second set of decks who knows

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I would use the shift button on there as a toggle deck function. Like most controllers, the standard mapping will blow goats. Great controller for you to learn midi on mate :slight_smile: