NUMARK PARTYMIX MKII





for VirtualDJ 8.5
Last Update : May 2021


 

SETUP


STEP 1 : CONNECTIONS




STEP 2 : DRIVERS & FIRMWARE


Drivers : No driver is required to be installed. The Party Mix is a USB Class compliant device and your Operating system will automatically install the necessary drivers once the unit is connected to your computer via a USB port.

For Windows, an optional ASIO driver can be installed from https://www.virtualdj.com/documents/Drivers/Install%20Numark%20Party%20Mix%20MKII%201.0.0.exe

STEP 3 : VirtualDJ 8 Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ from https://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Once VirtualDJ is launched, a Connect window will appear to enter your virtualdj.com account credentials.

A Pro Infinity, a Plus Controller or a Pro Subscription License is required to fully use the Numark Party Mix MKII. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
https://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html




A detection window will appear when the unit is first connected with VirtualDJ, verifying proper connection.

Click on the "Party Mix MKII" if your speakers are connected to the Main Output at the left side of the Party Mix MKII.
You can still make changes in the Audio setup from VirtualDJ Settings->AUDIO tab.



Press OK.


The unit is now ready to operate.


 

CONTROLS





KEY

ACTION

U USB
Connect the PartyMix MKII with a USB port of your computer using the provided USB cable
M MAIN
Connect a pair of amplified speakers using a proper 1/8" cable
H HEADPHONES SOCKET
Connect your Headphones using a 1/8 " cable or adapter
L LIGHTS MODE
1 CROSSFADER
Blends audio signals from left and right decks
2 VOLUME
Adjust Volume Output for Left and Right deck
3 FILTER
Apply the selected ColorFX (Filter by default) to the Left/Right Deck. No ColorFX is applied when knobs are in middle position
4 2-BAND EQ
Adjust the High+Mid (Treble and Middle) and the Low (Bass) Equalizer Band
5 LEVEL
Adjust the pre-fader Output Level (Gain) of each Left/Right Deck
6 BROWSE
Scroll through Folders or Tracks
Push to toggle focus between Folders and Songs List.
When in Folders list, push for more than 1 second to expand/collapse sub-folders
7 LOAD
Load the selected track to Left/Right deck. Double-fast press to clone the Deck to the opposite one
8 HEADPHONE VOL
Adjust the Volume of the Headphones Output
9 CUE/PFL
Sends pre-fader audio signal to the Headphones channel (for pre-listening). Simultaneously press both to send both Decks to Headphones Output
10 MASTER VOL
Adjust the Volume of the Master Output
11 SYNC
Match BPM and Beat Phase with the opposite deck
12 CUE
Sets current position as Temporary Cue point.
Preview track when paused while button is pressed
Jumps and stops to the Cue point when playing
13 PLAY
Play/Pause track
14 PITCH
Adjust track's tempo (BPM)
15 PAD MODES
Cycles through the Pad modes (Hotcues, Loops, Sampler and Effects). See Pads
16 PADS 1-4
The 4 numbered Pads offer different functionality depending on the selected Pad mode. See Pads
17 JOG
Touch-sensitive jogwheel to scratch (when Vinyl/Scratch mode is enabled) or Bend (when Bend mode is enabled). Selection of Vinyl/Bend mode is done via the GUI of VirtualDJ


 

PADS


The 4 numbered Pads of the Numark Party Mix MKII offer different functionality, depending on the selected Mode. Use the PAD MODE button to cycle through the 4 available modes (Hotcues, Loops, Sampler and Effects).

HOTCUES


The unit will initialize with the Hotcues mode selected. To select the Hotcues mode - if another is selected - use the PAD MODE button until the first top Led (HOT CUE) is lit.
The PML Cues Pads page will be then selected and displayed in the default skins of VirtualDJ


PML CUES Page - VirtualDJ default Skin


In this mode the 4 numbered Pads assign a Hotcue (1-4) or trigger the Hotcue (if assigned). To delete an assigned Hotcue, hold down the PAD MODE button and then press the Pad of which the Hotcue you wish to delete.

LOOPS


Use the PAD MODE button until the second from top Led (LOOP) is lit to set the Pads to Loop mode. The PML Loop page will be then selected and displayed in the default skins of VirtualDJ


PML Loop Page - VirtualDJ default Skin


In this mode, the 4 numbered Pads trigger an auto-Loop of a different size in beats, depending on the selected Loop Bank.
3 different Banks are available (Small, Normal and Large) offering loop sizes from 1/8 to 64 beats. Use the top arrow buttons on the Skin (1st Parameter) to select the next/previous Loop bank.

Additionally a Loop Roll can be applied using the Pads on the Party Mix MKII.
Hold down the PAD MODE button and then press a Pad to temporary (while pressed) apply a Loop Roll of a different size in beats, depending on the selected Roll Bank
2 different Banks are available offering loop roll sizes from 1/8 to 8 beats. Use the bottom arrow buttons (2nd Parameter) on the Skin to select the next/previous Loop Roll bank.

SAMPLER


Use the PAD MODE button until the 3rd Led (SAMPLER) is lit to set the Pads to Sampler mode. The PML Sampler page will be then selected and displayed in the default skins of VirtualDJ


PML Sampler Page - VirtualDJ default Skin


In this mode, the 4 numbered Pads will trigger a Sample (1-4) from the selected Sampler Bank of VirtualDJ.
If the selected Bank has less than 5 samples, both sides of the Party Mix MKII will trigger the same Samples. If the selected Bank has more than 4 Samples, the left side of the Party Mix MKII will trigger samples 1 to 4 and the right side will trigger samples 5 to 8. Samples further to slot 8 can be triggered from the Sampler view of Sideview, either by selecting a different Sampler Layout view or the List view.

If the selected Sampler Trigger mode is set to Unmute or Stutter and you need to stop the playing Sample, hold down the PAD MODE button and then press the Pad to stop its assigned Sample.

See further details about Sampler in VirtualDJ User Guide https://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/interface/browser/sideview/sampler/index.html

Use the arrow buttons on the skin, to select a different Sampler Bank or choose a different Trigger mode (On/Off, Hold, Stutter or Unmute).

EFFECTS


Use the PAD MODE button until the bottom Led (EFFECT) is lit to set the Pads to Effects mode. The PML FX page will be then selected and displayed in the default skins of VirtualDJ


PML FX Page - VirtualDJ default Skin


In this mode the 4 numbered Pads trigger an Effect as following:



Notes

 

LIGHT SHOW


The three LED light arrays sync to your mix, flashing from the back of the Party Mix MKII, illuminating your performance. They add a cool dimension to your performance, moving to the beat, setting the perfect party mood.

Use the small button at the right panel of the unit to cycle through the 5 hard-coded Light modes.

Light Modes


  1. OFF : Leds are always Off
  2. VDJ PRG : Leds illuminate depending on the selected VirtualDJ Program mode.
  3. AUTO-BEAT : Leds illuminate in a random order based on the tempo of the Master Deck received from VirtualDJ
  4. AUTO : Leds illuminate in a random order based on a pre-defined tempo
  5. ON : Leds are always On.


To check which of the available Light modes is selected, you can select the PML Lights Page in the Pads section of VirtualDJ GUI.



Note that the Pads on the GUI will not change the Lights mode on the PartyMix MKII, but will follow the selection you make from the device.

VirtualDJ Program modes


VirtualDJ has pre-defined 3 different Programs for the Party Mix Leds and those are available when the VDJ PRG (2) mode is selected. The Programs 1 to 3 can be selected from the PML Lights Pads page using the arrow buttons (1st Parameter)



 

ADVANCED SETUP


MIDI MAPPING


The unit should be visible in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list. The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.



Read further details at
https://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj/settings/controllers.html
https://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html

AUDIO Setup


Default Audio setup


The unit has a pre-defined Audio setup and a special button in the AUDIO tab of Config to provide that.
If the pre-defined audio setup is selected, speakers and Headphones need to be connected to the left -side panel.



Alternative Audio setup


No Speakers available to connect.
In case no speakers are available to connect to the Party Mix MKII and wish to listen through the built-in speakers of your computer, you will need to manually apply the following audio configuration.



Select the built-in sound card of your computer for the Master (on Chans 1,2) and the Party Mix MKII sound card for the Headphones (at Chans 3,4)

Click to APPLY

Note : The Headphones channel in this case will be still routed to the front socket of the Party Mix MKII for you to connect your Headphones for pre-listening


For further software settings please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ . https://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj/index.html






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