Numark V7

Geschreven door Reind Dooyeweerd zaterdag, 16 januari 2010 20:03

Dit is iets waarvan ik vorig jaar op de Messe al wist dat het zou gaan komen en waar ik naar uitgekeken heb, de V7. De V7 is een NS7 maar dan zonder mixer, gewoon een enkel deck en dat is iets waar volgens mij veel meer behoefte aan is dan aan de NS7 (wat overigens een verdomd mooi apparaat is) en waarmee Numark een potentiële HIT met hoofdletters in handen heeft. Voor mij is in ieder geval 1 ding zeker, als de V7 net zo aanvoelt als de NS7 dan gaan de CDJ's er definitief uit en komt er een V7 voor in de plek.

Numark V7, The turntable, evolved.
V7 is the turntable for today’s DJ. V7 delivers outstanding feel and unprecedented power in a single-platter digital DJ controller. V7 is based around the acclaimed adjustable torque, motorized-platter design from Numark's NS7 and delivers a host of professional features including real vinyl and a slipmat that analog turntablists will love, plus turntable control at ten times the resolution of standard MIDI, mouse-less library navigation, and Strip Search virtual-needle drop. V7’s link function enables you to combine multiple V7s with your choice of any mixer and your Mac or PC for a completely customizable, totally seamless performance environment.

V7 includes a professional 24-bit audio interface and contains premium faders, knobs, and buttons including controls for selecting tracks and blending audio effects in the included Serato ITCH software.

Perfect feel
Forget your experiences with other controllers. V7 has a seven-inch, motorized, high-torque aluminum turntable platter. The turntable features modern and classic settings that alter the feel to model the feel you prefer. A seven-inch, legit vinyl record with 45RPM adapter sits on a real slipmat. There’s no simulation here – V7 is the real deal.

We used nothing but premium, rugged, rubberized buttons and knobs for an unquestionably high-quality feel. Its recognizable, professional appearance is supported by clean design in matte and glossy black. V7 is housed in a heavy-gauge, industrial-strength metal casing that is ready for the torture of travel.

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Professional setup
Forget the mouse. Forget the keyboard. V7 renders software perfectly simple to operate, with its click knob and large, backlit buttons navigating though your music library. You’ll spend less time looking at the screen and more time enjoying performing thanks to the visual feedback you get from V7’s extensive LEDs and hands-on controls.

Grab a pair of V7s and your favorite mixer, such as DXM PRO, and you’re ready to rock. V7 has onboard audio outputs so it’s the only piece of gear you need to connect to the PA system or powered speakers. The front panel contains mic input, RCA line input, and both 1/4" and 1/8” headphone outputs with volume control.

To complete your system, you can add our LAPTOP STAND to elevate your computer to comfortable height. Our custom 7-INCH COLOR VINYL records enable you to customize the look of V7 with eye-catching, translucent looks.

Precission control
V7 sends control information over USB at more than ten times the standard MIDI rate. This innovative communication technique yields extremely high-precision, low-latency control.

There’s nothing like dropping the needle on a record for quickly locating a point in the track. We took that idea and developed our own modern take on it with Strip Search, the unique virtual-needle-drop touch strip. You can locate a point instantly within the track using the on-screen waveform and Strip Search. Five hot-cue-assign buttons on each deck digitally mark your cues on the track. These marker points are recallable in ITCH, and you can even load Scratch LIVE cue points in ITCH

We developed an extensive loop-controls section for creative remix capabilities. You can choose between manual and auto-loop functions and an automatic BPM analyzer further assists loop makers. Creating automatic smart loops of any measure length is a breeze, and you can mutilate and modify to your heart’s content with a variety of controls such as Doubling, Halving, Shift, and manual controls. Multiple loop banks make V7 a great choice for scratch and club DJs alike.

Beat matching is straight ahead with 100mm, smooth, stiff pitch sliders and plus and minus buttons, by popular request, for bending. There’s a zero-point LED, so it’s easy to know when you’re in the middle.

Audio quality
We took extraordinary care in selecting the components of the audio signal chain. V7 contains a host of professional audio connectors and a multichannel, 24-bit USB digital-audio interface. It outputs high-resolution, 24-bit audio to the sound system on XLRs and RCAs.

The high-definition post-mix analog audio output features a minimized circuit path with containing only one audiophile-grade bipolar capacitor. This optimized design maximizes phase coherence, ensuring that audio is tight and punchy.

Serato ITCH software
V7 comes with Serato ITCH. For one-to-one communication, each knob, button, and control on V7 corresponds exactly to that function in the software. Serato ITCH is already familiar if you use Scratch LIVE. ITCH builds on Scratch LIVE and adds some key, new features. ITCH makes timecode a thing of the past, so you won’t need to worry about needles skipping or vinyl wearing out. You can load your Scratch LIVE crates, loops, presets, and cue points seamlessly in ITCH. V7 also works with most other MIDI DJ software and supports iTunes.

Key features:

• High-resolution turntable software controller
• Direct-drive, motorized turntable platter with high and low-torque setting
• Includes Serato ITCH software, compatible with Serato Scratch LIVE libraries
• Works with all DJ mixers for custom system configuration
• Extensive loop, cue, and track-access controls
• Strip Search virtual needle-drop control
• Complete effects controls for audio manipulation
• Premium, rugged, all-metal construction with high-end knobs and buttons