Track Controls; Pitch Controls; Navigation Controls; Effects Controls - Numark NS6 Quick Start Manual

TRACK CONTROLS

32. STRIP SEARCH – The length of this strip represents the length of the entire track. Place your finger on a point along
this sensor to jump to that point in the track. (If you want to scroll through a track, we recommend using your computer
rather than running your finger along the strip.)
33. CLEAR / SET – When using the software's Beat Grid, press SET to set a Beat Marker where the Audio Pointer is
currently located. To delete the closest Beat Marker (i.e., the Beat Marker nearest to the Audio Pointer), press CLEAR
(by holding SHIFT and pressing the button). Refer to the Serato ITCH Reference Manual for more information.
34. ADJUST / SLIP – When using the software's Beat Grid, hold SLIP and move the PLATTER to "slip" (i.e., shift or slide)
the entire Beat Grid to the left or right. To "warp" or stretch the Beat Grid between two Beat Markers, place the Audio
Pointer between them, hold ADJUST (while also holding SHIFT), and move the PLATTER. These two features are
helpful when the Beat Grid is slightly misaligned with the track's transients. Refer to the Serato ITCH Reference Manual
for more information.

PITCH CONTROLS

35. TAP – Tap this button at the same tempo as the track to help the software detect a more accurate BPM reading.
36. MASTER TEMPO – If you have changed the pitch of the track, you can press the MASTER TEMPO button to return the
track's pitch to its original key. The track's tempo will remain at the speed designated by the PITCH FADER.
37. PITCH RANGE – Press this to adjust the range of the PITCH FADER to ±8%, ±16%, and ±50%.
38. PITCH FADER – Controls the track's playback speed. An LED next to the fader will light up when set at 0%.
39. PITCH BEND ( + / – ) – Press or hold down either of these buttons to temporarily adjust the track's playback speed.
When released, the track playback will return to the speed designated by the PITCH FADER.
40. BPM METER – This meter is an aid for matching the tempo of both decks. When the white center LED is lit, the BPMs
are matched. Otherwise, the meter will tend towards the faster deck. The further from center, the greater the difference
between the two BPMs.
The meter is also an aid while adjusting Loop In or Loop Out points. If you are making fine adjustments to your Loop In
or Loop Out points using the PLATTERS, the lit LED will "wrap around" the meter. It will rest on the white center LED
whenever the loop's length has been doubled or halved exactly.
Note: The BPM METER will aid in loop adjustments only if (1) a BPM reading has been entered for that track and (2) the
two Decks' tempos have been synchronized.
41. TAKEOVER LEDs – When you select the other Deck with the DECK SELECT switch, the position of the NS6's PITCH
FADER may not match the Pitch setting for that Deck in the software. Slowly move the PITCH FADER in the direction
indicated by the TAKEOVER LED arrow until it turns off. At this point, the PITCH FADER matches the Pitch setting in
the software and can control it again.

NAVIGATION CONTROLS

42. SCROLL KNOB – Use this knob to scroll through lists of tracks,
Crates, etc. in the software. You can also press it to move between
the panels shown in the software.
43. FWD / BACK – These buttons move the selector between various
panels in the software.
44. CRATES – Press this to move the selector to the Crates Panel in
the software.
45. PREPARE – Press this to move the selector to the Prepare Panel in
the software.
46. FILES – Press this to move the selector to the Files Panel in the
software.
47. LOAD A / LOAD B – Press one of these buttons while a track is
selected to assign it to Deck A or Deck B, respectively.
Tip: Pressing the LOAD A or LOAD B button twice quickly will load
the opposite Deck's track to that Deck as well, with its Audio Pointer in the same position. For more information, see
"Instant Doubles" under "Playback" in the SOFTWARE SETUP section.
48. LOAD PREPARE – Press this to add a selected track to the list of tracks in the Prepare Panel in the software.
49. VIEW – Press this to toggle through the available software layouts.

EFFECTS CONTROLS

50. FX SELECT – Turn this knob to select an effect to apply to the channel, which will be displayed in the software. You can
also press the knob to move automatically to the next effect.
51. FX MIX – Adjusts the amount of the effect, which will be displayed the software. To hear less of the effect (a "dry" mix),
move this fader to the left. To hear more of the effect (a "wet" sound), move this fader to the right.
52. FX PARAM – Turn this knob to adjust the parameter of the effect, which will be displayed in the software.
53. FX ON / OFF – Press this button to activate or deactivate the effect. The button's LED will illuminate when the effect is
on.
54. FX SEND – Use these buttons to apply Effect A and/or B to the corresponding channel. You can apply Effect A and/or B
to the entire Program Mix by using the FX SEND buttons below the MASTER VOLUME knob. (Each effect can be
applied to one of the four channels or the Program Mix.)
Hold DELETE CUE / SHIFT and any of these
buttons to access their alternate functions:
FWD: Sort current Library/Crate/Panel View
by album.
BACK: Sort current Library/Crate/Panel View
by track number.
CRATE: Sort current Library/Crate/Panel
View by song.
PREPARE: Sort current Library/Crate/Panel
View by artist.
FILES: Sort current Library/Crate/Panel View
by BPM.
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