Setup
Licensing & software
This is a Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked device, meaning it unlocks Serato DJ Pro when connected.
It is also a paid upgrade to Serato DVS device, meaning it requires the purchase & activation of a Serato DVS license, in order to use Serato DVS functionality.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:
Drivers & firmware
The Mixars PRIMO requires manufacturer-specific drivers on both Mac & Windows operating systems. Connect the device to your computer, open Serato DJ Pro - and when prompted, click “Install Driver”.
Overview
| # | PRIMO CONTROL | FUNCTION |
| 1 | BOOTH | Booth 1/4” output |
| 2 | MASTER 1 | XLR Master output |
| 3 | MASTER 2 | RCA Master output |
| 4 | CH2 LINE/PHONO | Channel 2 RCA input |
| 5 | LINE/PHONO SWITCH | Toggle LINE/PHONO for CH2 |
| 6 | GROUNDING POST | Connect grounding wire |
| 7 | LINE/PHONO SWITCH | Toggle LINE/PHONO for CH1 |
| 8 | CH1 LINE/PHONO | Channel 2 RCA input |
| 9 | MIC IN | XLR & 1/4” microphone input |
| 10 | USB INPUT | Connect USB cable from PC to USB INPUT |
| 11 | POWER SWITCH | Turn device on |
| 12 | DC IN | DC power input |
| 13 | MIC / OFF / AUX | Mic / Aux toggle |
| 14 | AUX IN | Auxiliary input |
| 15 | MIC / AUX LEVEL | Adjust MIC / AUX Gain |
| 16 | MIC / AUX TONE | Adjust MIC / AUX Tone |
| 17 | MIC / AUX ECHO | Adjust MIC / AUX Echo |
| 18 | REVERSE ON / OFF | Crossfader Reverse On / Off switch |
| 19 | CROSS FADER CURVE | Adjust crossfader curve |
| 20 | HEADPHONE MIX | Adjust headphone mix between CUE and MASTER |
| 21 | HEADPHONE LEVEL | Adjust headphone gain |
| 22 | SPLIT CUE ON / OFF | Split Cue On / Off switch |
| 23 | HEADPHONE OUTPUT | 1/4” / 1/8” Headphone output |
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# |
PRIMO CONTROL | FUNCTION | SHIFT FUNCTION |
| 1 | SOURCE/INPUT SELECT | Toggle between sources per deck | - |
| 2 | TRIM | Channel Trim / Gain | - |
| 3 | LIBRARY SCROLL | Library Scroll. Press to toggle between track and crate selection. | Toggle back through Serato DJ Pro areas |
| 4 | MASTER LEVEL | Adjust Master output level | - |
| 5 | LOAD | Load selected track to deck. Press twice to instant double | - |
| 6 | EQ | Channel EQ Controls | - |
| 7 | DECK ASSIGN | Deck 1 + 2 Assign | Deck 3 + 4 Assign |
| 8 | FX SECTION |
Control FX |
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| 9 | BEAT GRID CONTROLS | Adjust Beat Grid | Set Beat Grid |
| 10 | BEAT GRID CONTROLS | Slide Beat Grid | Clear Beat Grid |
| 11 | SLIP | Toggle Slip mode on selected deck | Change BPM Range |
| 12 | TEMPO SLIDER | Adjust tempo/pitch | Ignore adjustment (if sync is enabled) |
| 13 | PITCH BEND | Pitch Bend Up / Down | Key Shift Up / Down |
| 14 | KEY LOCK | Toggle Keylock | Toggle Key Sync |
| 15 | AUTO LOOP |
Engage autoloop, and 1/2x or 2x loop length |
Reloop/Exit loop, or Beat Jump forward / backward |
| 16 | PARAMETER 1 / 2 | Adjust Parameter 1 in Performance pad modes | Adjust Parameter 2 |
| 17 | PERFORMANCE PADS | SEE PERFORMANCE PADS FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 18 | CHANNEL CUE | Press to cue channel for monitoring in headphones | - |
| 19 | RIGHT CHANNEL FADER | Adjust right channel volume | Channel Fader start |
| 20 | HARDWARE FX | Noise / Filter / Echo / Crush, FX amount | - |
| 21 | CROSSFADER | Crossfade audio between channel A-B | - |
| 22 | MASTER METER | Master meter for left and right channels | - |
| 23 | LEFT CHANNEL FADER | Adjust left channel volume | Channel Fader start |
| 24 | SHIFT | Used with other controls that have SHIFT modifier function | - |
| 25 | PLAY/PAUSE | Toggles Play/Pause on selected deck | - |
| 26 | CHANNEL CUE | Cues from temp cue point/Set temp cue point | - |
| 27 | SYNC | Turn Sync ON | Turn Sync OFF |
| 28 | NEEDLE SEARCH/TOUCH STRIP | Jump to track position | - |
| 29 | CENSOR | Censors playing track | Reverses playing track |
| 30 | JOG WHEEL | Control waveform within Serato DJ in vinyl mode, or pitch bend |
Fast waveform scroll in vinyl mode or aggressive pitch bend |
| 31 | SAMPLER VOLUME | Adjust Sampler volume |
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| 32 | BOOTH MONITOR VOLUME | Adjust Booth output volume |
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| 33 | VINYL | Toggle Vinyl mode |
Quantize On / Off |
Performance Pads
The Mixars PRIMO comes with 8 RGB performance pads, that can be used across 8 different performance pad modes. These consist of:
HOT CUE mode: Pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro Cue points, and if no Cue point is present on that slot/pad, pressing that pad will set a Cue point. Holding SHIFT while pressing a pad will clear the Cue point from that pad/slot.
CUE LOOP mode: Hold SHIFT while pressing the HOT CUE mode button to enter CUE LOOP mode.
Pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro Cue points but also triggers an autoloop of variable sizes. If the selected slot has no Cue point present, one will be set. Pressing the same pad again will exit the autoloop; pressing another Pad while an autoloop is active will trigger an autoloop of the same length from this cue point. Holding SHIFT while pressing a pad will retrigger that Cue Loop. Use the Parameter left & right buttons to increase or decrease the loop size.
SAVED FLIP mode: A second press of the HOT CUE mode button will open SAVED FLIP mode. In this mode pads 1-8 trigger your saved flips. Select a saved flip using the highlighted pads, then hit play to trigger a flip. If the track loaded to deck is already playing, pressing a highlighted pad will trigger a flip immediately.
ROLL (LOOP ROLL) mode: In this mode holding pads 1-8 activates a loop roll of varying sizes. Release the pad to exit the Loop Roll. Use the ‘Shift Autoloop range’ controls in Serato DJ Pro to change ---the 8 selected loop size options.
MANUAL LOOP mode: Hold SHIFT while pressing the ROLL mode button to enter MANUAL LOOP mode.
SEE LOOPING SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS
SLICER mode: In this mode a specified range (or domain) is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced sections are assigned to the respective performance pads (1-8), and can be triggered by pressing them. The domain shifts as the track duration elapses. Use the Parameter left & right buttons to decrease or increase the quantize size, or hold SHIFT while pressing them to decrease or increase the domain size.
SLICER LOOP mode: Same as Slicer mode, but uses a fixed Slicer Domain or “loop”. Use the Parameter left & right buttons to decrease or increase the quantize size, or hold SHIFT while pressing them to decrease or increase the domain size.
SAMPLER mode: Press pads 1-8 to trigger samples loaded into the Serato DJ Pro Sampler. Hold SHIFT while pressing a pad to stop the sample playback once triggered, or load a sample to the respective Sampler slot if no sample is loaded. Use the Parameter left & right buttons to cycle through the Sample Banks, and hold SHIFT while pressing them to cycle through the Sampler Output options.
PITCH PLAY mode: Hold SHIFT while pressing the SAMPLER mode button to enter PITCH PLAY mode. PITCH PLAY mode requires the Serato Pitch ‘n Time DJ expansion pack activated, see the PITCH PLAY section for more information.
SEE PITCH PLAY SECTION
Looping
You can control Auto and Manual Loops within Serato DJ Pro, using controls on the Mixars PRIMO.
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.
Auto Loop controls:
|
PRIMO CONTROL |
MANUAL LOOP MODE | SHIFT |
| AUTO LOOP | Activate Autoloop | Reloop or Exit current loop |
| 1/2X | Halve Loop Size | Edit Loop IN point |
| 2X | Double Loop Size | Edit Loop OUT point |
When in the Loop Roll pad mode, you may also control Loop sizes with the 1/2x and 2x buttons.
Manual Loop controls:
|
PAD # |
FUNCTION | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | - | - |
| 2 | ON / OFF | Enable / Disable loop |
| 3 | Set loop out point (If loop in point is set) | Save current loop to selected slot |
| 4 | PREVIOUS SLOT | Select previous loop slot |
| 5 | IN | Set loop in point. Once a loop has been created, press pad again then use parameter controls to adjust IN point |
| 6 | OUT | Set loop out point. Once a loop has been created, press pad again then use parameter controls to adjust OUT point |
| 7 | EXIT / RELOOP | Exit / trigger selected loop again. |
| 8 | NEXT SLOT | Select next loop slot |
NOTE: The best way to edit the in and out points of a manual loop is with the jog wheel/platter on your Slate.
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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PRIMO CONTROL |
FX FUNCTION | SHIFT FUNCTION |
| FX BUTTON 1 | Slot 1 Effect On/Off | Slot 1 Select Effect |
| FX BUTTON 2 | Slot 2 Effect On/Off | Slot 2 Select Effect |
| FX BUTTON 3 | Slot 3 Effect On/Off | Slot 3 Select Effect |
| FX MODE | Tap in the BPM value | Change FX mode |
DVS
When a Serato DVS license is purchased and activated, this paid upgrade to Serato DVS device allows you to use connected turntables, media players or CD players to control Serato DJ Pro using NoiseMap™ Control Tone.
NOTE: Serato DVS is only available once the Serato DVS expansion pack has been activated in the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Make sure Vinyl / CDJ Control is then checked in the Expansion Packs tab of the Setup screen.
Find our more about Serato DVS:
Pitch Play
There are 3 key ranges to choose from, and the following tables show the pitched key ranges (in Semitones) while using the 8 performance pads in Pitch Play mode.
The root keypad (0) is always lit white, which will play the cue point at its regular pitch.
Use the Parameter Left & Right buttons to move the Key Range up or down.
In Pitch Play mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently selected cue point up or down the following ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
| +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
| 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones)
| 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
| -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
| -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
When Pitch Play mode is first enabled, the middle range is selected. Pitch Play mode will default back to the middle range if a new track is loaded. The selected range is recalled if another pad mode is selected, then
the user switches back to Pitch Play mode.
Pitch Play can only pitch one Cue point at a time. To change the selected Cue, hold the SHIFT button and press a performance pad where the cue point you want to select would be (as shown in the HOT CUE performance pad mode).
While holding SHIFT, press the corresponding performance pad for:
| Cue 1 | Cue 2 | Cue 3 | Cue 4 |
| Cue 5 | Cue 6 | Cue 7 | Cue 8 |
The selected cue point defaults to Cue Point 1 on track load, even if instant doubled. A new cue point will be created if a pad with no cue point is selected. Deleting a cue point is not possible in Pitch Play mode.
NOTE: Pitch Play mode is available once the Pitch 'n Time DJ Expansion Pack has been activated in the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Then ensure Pitch 'n Time DJ is checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the Setup screen.
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.