Setup
Licensing & software
This is a Serato DJ Lite hardware unlocked device, meaning it unlocks Serato DJ Lite when connected.
It is also a paid upgrade to Serato DJ Pro device, meaning it requires the purchase & activation of a Serato DJ Pro license, in order to be used with Serato DJ Pro.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Lite installed:
You can also try Serato DJ Pro, before making a purchase:
Drivers & Firmware
The Numark Mixtrack Quad is a class-compliant USB plug-and-play device and requires no further driver installation.
Hardware
The Mixtrack Quad platters require a few touches by the user in order to calibrate to their environment. After power up and start of Serato DJ, tap the platters a few times to set their sensitivity.
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MIXTRACK QUAD CONTROL | FUNCTION | SHIFT FUNCTION |
| 1 | FX UNIT | See DJ FX section | - |
| 2 | PERFORMANCE PADS | See Performance Pads section | - |
| 3 | FILTER | Adjust Super Filter depth | Adjust beats multiplier |
| 4 | LOAD A | Load track to left deck | - |
| 5 | CUE GAIN | Adjust headphone volume | - |
| 6 | BROWSE | Turn to browse through open panel. Push to cycle forwards through open panels | Turn to browse fast through open panel. Push to cycle backwards through open panels |
| 7 | CUE MIX | Mixes between the headphone cue and master output | - |
| 8 | MASTER GAIN | Adjust master ouput level | - |
| 9 | LOAD B | Load track to left deck | - |
| 10 | CHANNEL EQ | Bass, Mid, Treble channel equalizers | - |
| 11 | PITCH BEND | Use to nudge the pitch up or down. This will slightly speed or slow down your track temporarily. | SHIFT + KEYLOCK toggle keylock ON/OFF. SHIFT + RANGE toggles pitch range. |
| 12 | PITCH FADER | Adjust tempo of playing track | When in Sync mode, used to disable the Pitch Fader temporarily and change the zero position |
| 13 | LAYER | Use to swap the deck layer so you can control decks 3 & 4 | Use in conjunction with performance pads to change the lighting on your platters |
| 14 | PLATTER | Touch the top to scratch or jog. Moving the outside of the wheel will jog | Beat skip |
| 15 | STUTTER | Stutter play | - |
| 16 | PLAY/PAUSE | Play/Pause track | - |
| 17 | CUE | Add/Trigger Temp Cue | Jump to start of track (more than 2 Sec elapsed) Previous track (less than 2 sec elapsed) |
| 18 | SYNC | Sync on | Sync Off (Press twice to return to Absolute Pitch when in Relative Mode) |
| 19 | SCRATCH | Toggle between Scratch or Jog | - |
| 20 | CHANNEL FADER | Adjusts channel volume | - |
| 21 | CROSS FADER | Crossfades between the two channels | - |
| 22 | SHIFT | SHIFT button is used with other buttons that have shift modifier functions. | - |
| 23 | CUE | Cue selected channel in headphones | - |
Performance Pads
The performance pads have three different modes; LOOP, SAMPLE (S), CUE (C).
To enter a peformance mode, press SHIFT + LOOP, SAMPLE or CUE pads. The LED will light up below the pad to indicate this mode is active.
LOOP mode: The LOOP IN and OUT pads place the IN and OUT points of a manual loop. RELOOP will turn loop ON/OFF. Press the 1/2X button to halve the loop length, hold SHIFT + 1/2X button to double the loop length. You can set Auto Loops by Holding SHIFT + AUTO1, AUTO2, AUTO4, AUTO16.
SAMPLER mode: S1, S2, S3 and S4 trigger samples loaded in your Sample Player.
HOT CUE mode: C1, C2 & C3 will add or trigger Cue Points. To remove Cue Points, hold C4 and press C1, C2 & C3.
Looping
You have the choice of Auto or Manual Looping within Serato DJ with the Numark Mixtrack Quad.
NOTE: You can also save a loop to the next available free loop slot in the software. To do this, click the + icon (pictured below) 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.
Manual Mode
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MIXTRACK QUAD CONTROL |
MANUAL LOOP MODE |
| LOOP IN | Set loop in point (Loop not active) |
| LOOP IN | Adjust loop in point (Loop active) |
| OUT | Set loop out point (If loop in point is set) |
| OUT | Adjust loop out point (Loop active) |
| Reloop | Exit Loop (Loop Active) |
| Reloop |
Reloop (Loop not active) |
| 1/2X |
Press to halve the loop length, hold SHIFT + 1/2X button to double the loop length. |
NOTE: The best way to edit the in and out points of a manual loop is with the jog wheel/platter on your Mixtrack Quad.
Auto Mode
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MIXTRACK QUAD CONTROL |
AUTO LOOP MODE |
| SHIFT + AUTO 1 | Auto Loop 1 Bar ON/OFF |
| SHIFT + AUTO 2 | Auto Loop 2 Bar ON/OFF |
| SHIFT + AUTO 3 | Auto Loop 4 Bar ON/OFF |
| SHIFT + AUTO 4 | Auto Loop 16 Bar ON/OFF |
DJ-FX
The FX panel button is displayed in the top left area of the main Serato DJ Pro screen, click on this to toggle the DJ-FX panel.
With the DJ-FX panel open, you have control of two DJ-FX units, and if your hardware supports it, Channel FX, which can be applied to tracks played through your connected Serato DJ-hardware.
Both DJ-FX & Channel FX can be controlled with your mouse, by using dedicated controls on your hardware (where available), or by MIDI mapping controls to the respective software functions.
Learn more about how to use DJ-FX & Channel FX:
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MIXTRACK QUAD CONTROL |
FX FUNCTION | SHIFT |
| AUTO 1 (Button) | Slot 1 Effect On/Off | - |
| AUTO 2 (Button) | Slot 2 Effect On/Off | - |
| AUTO 3 (Button) | Slot 3 Effect On/Off | - |
| RESET (Button) | Turn Super Filter On/Off | - |
| SELECT 1 (Knob) | Adjust Slot 1 FX Parameter | Select Effect in Slot 1 |
| SELECT 2 (Knob) | Adjust Slot 2 FX Parameter | Select Effect in Slot 2 |
| SELECT 3 (Knob) | Adjust Slot 3 FX Parameter | Select Effect in Slot 3 |
| FILTER (Knob) |
Adjust Super Filter depth |
Adjust Beats Multiplier |
MIDI
The MIDI feature in Serato DJ Pro allows you to remap Serato DJ Pro software functions to your primary Serato 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 Pro, click here.
To remap your supported Serato device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato device supports hardware remapping, it will appear in the MIDI DEVICES list.
Select your connected device from the MIDI DEVICES list and check the Allow Serato Hardware Remapping option.
Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the main Serato DJ Pro interface 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.
Help
Show Tooltips
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Show Tooltips to enable Tooltips. Tooltips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ Pro.
Move the mouse over a section of the software to bring up a context-sensitive tooltip that describes the feature.
Click on the Help button again to turn off Tooltips.
Show Shortcut Keys
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then click Show Shortcut Keys to launch a pop-up window displaying shortcut keyboard combinations.
These shortcuts can help you perform various actions quickly, such as triggering specific deck functions, controlling playback, or navigating the library.
Watch Tutorials
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Watch Tutorials to launch
your default internet browser and watch tutorials to help you get familiar with Serato DJ Pro.
Get Support
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Get Support to launch your default internet browser and navigate to the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base, where you can find helpful articles and guides on Serato DJ Pro. Alternatively, type keywords in the Search Help box to search the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base for specific, related topics.