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Vestax VCI-380

Installation and Setup

The Vestax VCI-380 is a class compliant USB plug and play device for Mac, however requires drivers for Windows. You will find these on the installation cd provided with your Vestax VCI-380.

NOTE: Please ensure you have the latest available drivers AND firmware updates, which may be required in order to be compatible with Serato DJ.

Please go to http://serato.com/dj/support

1. Download and install the latest version of Serato DJ from http://serato.

com/dj/downloads

2. Connect your Vestax VCI-380 to an available USB Port.

3. Open Serato DJ.

NOTE: The Vestax VCI-380 does not require a Serato DJ license purchase.

When you first download Serato DJ you will see the MY SERATO panel appear on the right hand side.

Simply tick the box in the bottom right hand corner, then click on which will hide this panel. Serato DJ will remember these settings for when you next open the software.

Controller

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NOTE: SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions

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PLAY/PAUSE

CUE

Play/Pause track

Add/Trigger Temporary Cue

SYNC

PLATTER

RANGE

VINYL

TEMPO (fader)

Sync

Adjust/Scratch or Jog

Cycles through available Tempo Range options

Toggles vinyl mode on/off

Adjust tempo of respective track

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PAD FX (knob)

PARAMETER (touch strip)

HOT CUE

SLICER

AUTO LOOP

ROLL

FWD

BACK

TRIM (knob)

Adjust Beats Multiplier. Click to toggle Slot 2 effect on/off.

Multiple functions depending on selected performance mode (SEE

PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION)

Activate Hot Cue performance pad mode

Activate Slicer mode in shifting domain Slicer mode. Press again to

switch to fixed domain Slicer Mode.

Activate Auto Loop performance pad mode. Press again to switch to

Stored Loop performance mode.

Activate Loop Roll performance pad mode. Press again to swtich to

Manual Loop performance mode.

Navigate forward in Library

Navigate back in Library

Shift Function

Cue Stutter Play

Jump to start of track (more than 2

Sec elapsed) Previous track (less than 2

sec elapsed)

Sync Off (Press twice to return to

Absolute Pitch when in Relative Mode)

Beat skip

Toggle Keylock on/off

Activate Slip mode

When in Sync mode, used to disable

the Pitch Fader temporarily and change

the zero position

Slot 2 Select Effect

Playhead jump to position

Activate SP-6 Sampler performance pad

mode.

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VCI-380 Control Function Shift Function

DECK A Input Selector (switch) Switch to PC to use with Serato DJ. Switch to MIXER for external audio input.

AREA Cycle between Files, Browse, Prepare and History Panels Open Prepare Panel

SCROLL (knob) Browses through currently focused area (library/crates/open panels) Press to move between library and crates

Fast Scroll

MASTER (knob)

VIEW

SORT

Adjust Master Output

Cycle View Modes

Sort Library by Track Number/Song/Artist/BPM

Cycle Rec/FX/SP6 Panels

Add selected file to Prepare Panel

DECK B Input Selector (switch) Switch to PC to use with Serato DJ. Switch to MIXER for external audio input.

EQ Controls (knobs) Adjust the HI, MID and LOW

Performance Pads

SHIFT

CUE B

SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION

SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions

Cue channel B in your headphones

DEPTH

FX ON/OFF

CHANNEL FADER

Adjust Slot 1 FX Parameter

Slot 1 Effect On/Off

Adjust channel volume

CROSSFADER

JOG SCROLL

CUE A

DEPTH

Crossfades the output sound between the two decks

Press in combination with CUE A/B to load selected track to deck

Cue channel A in your headphones

Adjust Slot 1 FX Parameter

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TOUCH SENSOR ADJUST LEFT (knob) Adjusts touch sensitivity of left platter

TOUCH SENSOR ADJUST RIGHT (knob) Adjusts touch sensitivity of right platter

CROSSFADER CURVE ADJUST (knob) Adjusts the slope of the crossfader curve

INPUT FADER CURVE ADJUST (knob)

CUE/MASTER (knob)

Adjusts the input fader progression curve. Extreme position creates very sharp curves, middle position is

very smooth and progressive

Adjusts the balance between the master output (maximum position) and the Cue output (minimum

position)

HEADPHONE OUTPUT LEVEL

Headphone port

Headphone port

MIC 2 LEVEL (knob)

MIC 2 INPUT TERMINAL (RCA)

Sets the volume of the headphones

Connect your 1/8” (3.5mm) headphones to this output for cueing

Connect your 1/4” headphones to this output for cueing

Adjusts the audio level of Mic 2, signal is routed directly to master without latency

Connect Mic 2 cable

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MIC 1 LEVEL (knob)

MIC 1 INPUT TERMINAL (XLR)

INPUT B LEVEL (knob)

INPUT B PHONO/LINE (switch)

INPUT B TERMINAL (RCA)

INPUT A LEVEL (knob)

INPUT A PHONO/LINE (switch)

NPUT A TERMINAL (RCA)

GROUND TERMINAL

BOOTH OUTPUT LEVEL (knob)

BOOTH OUTPUT (RCA)

MASTER OUPUT (XLR)

POWER TERMINAL

POWER ON/OFF (switch)

USB TERMINAL

KENSINGTON LOCK

Adjusts the audio level of Mic 1, signal is routed directly to master without latency

Connect Mic 1 cable

Adjusts the pre-amp level of Input B

Selects the pre-amp type depending on what type of player is connected

Connect external source to Input B here

Adjusts the pre-amp level of Input A

Selects the pre-amp type depending on what type of player is connected

Connect external source to Input A here

Connect the ground cables here to minimize feedback

Adjusts the output volume from the Booth output

Connect an additional amplifier or powered speakers

Connect the main amplifier or the main powered speakers

Connect the included SDC-7 (DC7.5V 1000mA) power adaptor to this socket

Set this switch to ON position

Connect the USB cable here

Attach Kensington lock to this slot

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 controller, Loop Roll, Manual Loop, Auto Loop, and Stored Loop Modes all can be activated and controlled via the eight performance pads and the parameter touch strip above each deck.

Pad 7

Pad 8

PARAMETER

TOUCH STRIP

8 Bar Loop Roll

16 Bar Loop Roll

Loop size adjust

Selected Loop ON/OFF

Shift down through available loop slots

Not Mapped

Loop Roll Mode and Manual Loop Mode:

Loop Roll Mode and Manual Loop Mode are two of the performance pad modes.

Activate Loop Roll mode on the performance pads by pressing the

ROLL button on your controller, or press a second time to activate Manual Loop Mode

SEE

PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

VCI-380 Control

Pad 1

Pad 2

Pad 3

Pad 4

Pad 5

Pad 6

Loop Roll Modes

1/8 Bar Loop Roll

1/4 Bar Loop Roll

1/2 Bar Loop Roll

1 Bar Loop Roll

2 Bar Loop Roll

4 Bar Loop Roll

Manual Loop Mode

Reloop/Exit

Not Mapped

Save loop to next available loop slot

Shift up through available loop slots

Set loop in point (Loop not active); Edit start of loop point

(Loop active)

Set end of loop point (If Loop in point set); Edit end of loop point (Loop active)

NOTE:

The best way to edit the start and end points of a manual loop is with the jog wheel/platter on your Vestax VCI-380.

Auto Loop Mode and Stored Loop Mode:

Auto Loop Mode and Stored Loop Mode are another two performance pad modes.

Activate Auto Loop mode on the performance pads by pressing the

AUTO LOOP button on your controller, or press a second time to activate Stored Loop Mode

SEE

PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

VCI-380 Control

Pads 1-8

SHIFT + Pads 1-8

PARAMETER

TOUCH STRIP

Auto Loop Modes

Auto Loop On/Off

Not Mapped

Loop size adjust

Stored Loop Mode

Toggles on/off saved loops in the 8 available loop slots

Reloops saved loops in the 8 available loop slots

Not Mapped

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.

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 to assign the selected effect bank to a deck. To activate an effect, click the ON button on your FX UNIT in the software, or by pressing either the FX ON/OFF button or the outer PAD FX knob on each deck of the controller. You can adjust effect parameters by using either software controls, or the knobs/buttons in the FX1 and FX2 section on your controller.

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.

VCI-380 Control Multi FX Mode Shift Function

FX ON/OFF Slot 1 Effect On/Off

FX SELECT (knob) Adjust Beats Multiplier Slot 1 Select Effect

DEPTH (knob)

PAD FX (knob)

Adjust Slot 1 FX

Parameter

Adjust Beats Multiplier.

Click to toggle Slot 2 effect on/off.

Slot 2 Select Effect

NOTE: When PAD FX are activated, Pads 1-8 will adjust FX Parameter 1 when pressed. The FX parameter will be affected by the amount of pressure applied.

You can select between the two FX modes by clicking either the Single FX mode button or Multi FX mode button

VCI-380 Control Single FX Mode Shift Function

FX ON/OFF Effect On/Off

Adjust Beats Multiplier.

Click to toggle effect on/ off

FX SELECT (knob) Adjust Beats Multiplier Select Effect

DEPTH (knob) Adjust Parameter 1

PAD FX (knob) Select Effect

Performance Pads

The performance pads have five different modes you can select. The five modes are;

Hot Cue, Sampler, Slicer, Auto Loop, and Roll.

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Hot Cue Mode: When pressing buttons 1-8 you can add up to 8 Cue Points.

Holding SHIFT and pressing buttons 1-8 will delete the Cue Points.

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Sampler Mode: Buttons 1-6 trigger samples loaded in your Sample Banks.

Using the PARAMETER TOUCH STRIP cycles between banks A,B,C and D.

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Slicer Mode: A specified range (or domain) is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced sections are assigned to the respective performance pads. Pressing SLICER once for the first mode, is a shifting Slicer Domain.

Pressing SLICER twice, for the second mode is a fixed Slicer Domain or “loop”.

Use the PARAMETER TOUCH STRIP to set the quantization for the slicer function. The quantization can be set in four ways: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2 and 1.Hold SHIFT +

PARAMETER TOUCH STRIP to set the domain. The domain can be set to one of six settings: 2 beats, 4 beats, 8 beats, 16 beats, 32 beats or 64 beats.

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Auto Loop Mode: Buttons 1-8 toggle Auto Loops on/off. Each pad activates increasing lengths of Auto Loops from those visible in the software.

SEE

LOOPING FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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Loop Roll Mode: When pressing buttons 1-8 you can activate a loop roll. The

Loop Length is determined by the Auto Loop Range currently selected in the

Auto Loop section in the software.

HOT CUE

SLICER AUTO LOOP ROLL HOT CUE SLICER AUTO LOOP

ROLL

SYNC

CUE

SYNC

CUE

Beat Jump

To activate

Beat Jump, open the Setup screen and under the DJ

preferences tab turn on “

Show Beat Jump Controls”.

When you close the Setup screen you will see Beat Jump controls underneath the existing Auto Loop values on each deck. Checking this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let you control Beat Jump from on your supported Serato DJ hardware.

When the Beat Jump option is enabled, controllers with 8 performance pads that have an

AUTO LOOP or LOOP ROLL mode

will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls.

This is designed to mirror the change in deck Auto Loop area (from

8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).

Performance

Pad Function

Pad 5 Pad 6 Pad 7 Pad 8

Beat Jump

disabled

Auto Loop/

Loop Roll 5

Auto Loop/

Loop Roll 6

Auto Loop/

Loop Roll 7

Auto Loop/

Loop Roll 8

Beat Jump

enabled

Beat Jump

Left

Beat Select

Left

Beat Select

Right

Beat Jump

Right

Controllers with Loop Shift controls can now do a Beat Jump by enabling Beat Jump in the Setup screen. Regular Loop Shift is still available if Beat Jump is disabled in the Setup screen.

MIDI

The MIDI feature in Serato DJ provides the ability to remap Serato DJ software functions to your primary Serato DJ controller, interface or mixer.

You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further enhance your performance.

For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ click here

To remap your supported Serato DJ device, open the

SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato DJ device supports hardware remapping it will show up in the MIDI Devices list at the top.

Select your connected device from the MIDI Devices list and make sure the

“Allow Serato Hardware Remapping” option is checked.

Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the screen will become available for you to start remapping.

You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking ‘Restore Defaults’ will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default.

Download the Serato DJ software manual for further information.

NOTE: Official Serato Accessories do not currently support user remapping.

Hardware features that cannot be remapped at this stage are Jogwheels/

Platters, Input Switches, Shift buttons and Performance Pad Mode buttons.

Re-mapping any pad(s) in Hot Cue mode will also re-map the same pad in

Saved Flip mode and vice versa.

Using the Tool Tips

Click on the icon to enable Tool Tips. This is located in between the MIDI and setup button in the top right hand corner of the screen. Tool Tips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ.

Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool tip.

Holding the mouse over the button with Tool Tips turned on will show you a list of all keyboard shortcuts.

For more information about how to use Serato DJ, please go to our website www.

serato.com or refer to the Serato DJ Software Manual. For more information on your controller, please refer to the hardware manual.

For further help, please contact [email protected] or go to www.serato.com/dj/ support