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Denon DJ MC7000 Quickstart Guide

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 Denon DJ MC7000 is a class-compliant USB plug and play device on macOS,
but requires drivers on Windows.

If using a Windows operating system, please ensure you have the latest available driver and firmware updates, which you can download from Denon DJ's website:

Overview

# MC7000 CONTROL FUNCTION
1 HEADPHONES 1/4” and 1/8” headphone output
2 X-FADER CONTOUR Adjust crossfader curve
3 POWER Turn MC7000 unit on
4 DC INPUT Connect power supply
5 USB1 Connect USB to computer
6 USB2 Connect USB to computer
7 MIC 2 TRS IN TRS microphone input for MIC 2
8 MIC 1 XLR IN XLR microphone input for MIC 1
9 LINE IN 4/DVS IN RCA input / DVS input for channel 4
10 PHONO/LINE Toggle Phone/Line for input source
11 GROUNDING POST Connect grounding wires from turntable
12 LINE IN 1/2 RCA RCA input for channel 1/2
13 LINE IN 3/DVS IN RCA input / DVS input for channel 3
14 PHONO/LINE Toggle Phone/Line for input source
15 BOOTH OUT XLR Booth output
16 MASTER OUT XLR XLR Master output
17 UNBALANCED RCA Unbalanced RCA Master output
18 STEREO/MONO Toggle Stereo/Mono Master output
19 KENSINGTON LOCK Connect Kensington Lock to secure unit

# MC7000 CONTROL FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
1 FX SECTION SEE DJ-FX SECTION FOR
MORE INFORMATION
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2 PLAY STOP TIME Adjust time it takes for track to stop -
3 DECK SELECT Change deck layer -
4 BACK Toggles focus back between Library and Crate list.
Press while holding SORT to sort tracks by BPM
Toggle focus foward between Library and
Crate list
5 BROWSER Library scroll, push in
to load track to deck
Fast Library scroll
6 CHANNEL GAIN / EQ Channel gain and EQ controls -
7 INPUT SELECT Change channel input select -
8 SPLIT CUE Toggle split cue on / off -
9 HEADPHONE MIX Adjust headphone mix between
CUE / MASTER
-
10 MASTER LEVEL Adjust master gain -
11 BOOTH LEVEL Adjusts booth gain -
12 HEADPHONE LEVEL Adjusts headphone gain -
13 LP/HP CHANNEL FILTER Dedicated channel LP/HP Filter -
14 USB DECK SELECT Toggle USB1 or USB2 -
15 SORT MODIFIER Hold while pressing Back/L.Prep/Files/Panel, to sort -
16 LOAD PREPARE Add to prepare crate.
Press while holding SORT to sort tracks by Key
Open Prepare pane
17 FILES Open Files panel.
Press while holding SORT to sort tracks by Artist
Open History panel
18 PANEL Cycle panels.
Press while holding SORT to sort tracks by Title
Cycle View mode
19 NEEDLE DROP Jump to track position -
20 KEY LOCK Toggle Key lock Toggle Key sync
21 KEY SHIFT Adjust Key shift. Push to reset -
22 CENSOR Censors playing track Enable reverse
23 TEMPO SLIDER Adjust tempo/pitch Ignore tempo/pitch
24 PITCH BEND + / - Pitch bend up / down Pitch range up / down
25 SHIFT Used with other controls that have the SHIFT modifier -
26 PARAMETER Adjust Parameter1 in
performance pad modes
Adjust Parameter2
in performance pad
modes
27 CUE Cues from temp cue point / Set Temp Cue point Load previous track
28 PLAY / PAUSE Toggles Play / Pause on selected deck Stutter Play
29 SYNC Turn SYNC on Turn SYNC off
30 CHANNEL CUE Cue selected channel for headphone monitoring -
31 CROSSFADER
CHANNEL ASSIGN
Assign crossfader to channel A/Thru/B -
32 SAMPLER LEVEL Adjusts Sampler gain -
33 CROSSFADER Crossfade between channels A-B -
34 CHANNEL FADER Channel volume CH Fader Start
35 BEATGRID SLIDE Enable Beatgrid slide mode.
Use platter to slide beatgrid left/
right
Clear Beatgrid markers
36 BEATGRID ADJUST Enable Beatgrid adjust Set Beatgrid marker
37 PERFORMANCE PADS SEE PERFORMANCE PAD SECTION
FOR MORE INFORMATION
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38 LOOP X2 Double (2x) current loop size Adjust Loop Out point
39 LOOP 1/2 Halve (1/2) current loop size Adjust Loop In point
40 AUTOLOOP Enable Autoloop Reloop
41 SLIP Enable Slip mode -
42 VINYL Toggle platter jog mode -
43 PLATTER Control Serato DJ Pro deck playback Platter skip
44 MIC LOW EQ Adjust low-band EQ for MIC input -
45 TALK OVER Enable microphone talk-over -
46 MIC HI EQ Adjust HIGH-band EQ for MIC input -
47 MIC ON/OFF Enable MIC -
48 MIC GAIN Adjust MIC volume -

Performance Pads

The MC7000 comes with 10 different Performance Pad modes you can select.
The first four are activated by pressing the Performance Pad mode buttons once, the second four are activated by pressing the mode buttons a second time.

The last two pad modes (Saved Flip mode, and Pitch Play mode), can be activated by holding SHIFT and pressing the respective pad (SHIFT + CUE for Saved Flip mode, and SHIFT + SAMPLER for Pitch Play mode).

  • CUE: Pressing pads 1-8 will add up to 8 Cue Points. Holding SHIFT and pressing buttons 1-8 will delete the Cue Points. Press CUES a second time to activate CUE LOOP mode. Pressing a cue will play from that
    cue and activate a loop. Loop size can be changed with left and right Parameter Adjust buttons.
    Hold SHIFT and press CUE pad mode to enable Saved Flip mode.
    You can trigger saved Flips in this mode by pressing the corresponding pad.
  • ROLL: When pressing pads 1-8 you can activate a loop Roll of different
    sizes. Pressing ROLL a second time activates SAVED LOOP mode.
    Pressing pads 1-8 in this mode will trigger saved loops.
  • SLICER: 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 SLICER LOOP mode, a fixed Slicer Domain or “loop”. Use the Parameter buttons 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 + the Parameter buttons will 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.
  • SAMPLER: Buttons 1-8 Trigger Samples loaded in your Sample Banks. Use PARAM 1 Left/Right buttons to cycle through Sample Banks. Press the SAMPLER mode button twice to enable VELOCITY SAMP Mode. When enabled the Sampler sample slot volume will now be velocity
    sensitive when played using the performance pads.
    NOTE: Holding SHIFT and pressing the SAMPLER performance pad mode will enable PITCH PLAY mode. See the Pitch Play mode section on the following page for more information.

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)

-3-2-10
-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 1Cue 2Cue 3Cue 4
Cue 5Cue 6Cue 7Cue 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.

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:

MC7000 CONTROL FX FUNCTION SHIFT FUNCTION
FX ON BUTTON 1 Slot 1 Effect On/Off Slot 1 Select Effect
FX ON BUTTON 2 Slot 2 Effect On/Off Slot 2 Select Effect
FX ON BUTTON 3 Slot 3 Effect On/Off Slot 3 Select Effect
FX MIN-MAX KNOBS Adjust FX Parameter 1-3 -
BEATS Adjust Beats Multiplier -
TAP Tap Tempo (hold for AUTO) Toggle between default FX view and Slim FX view

Beat Jump

To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen, navigate to the DJ preferences tab and 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 your supported Serato DJ Pro hardware.

When the Beat Jump option is enabled, performance pad modes AUTO LOOP or ROLL mode (where applicable) will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls. This is designed to mirror the change in the deck Auto Loop area (from 8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).

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:

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.