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  • Page 1 User Guide Powered by Serato DJ Pro...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION............4 Box Contents ..................4 Support ....................4 Product Registration ................4 SETUP ................5 Connection Diagram ................5 FEATURES ..............6 Top Panel ....................6 Deck Controls ......................6 Performance Pads ....................8 Jog Wheel Display ..................... 10 FX Section ......................
  • Page 3 OPERATION ............... 16 Pad Display ..................16 Pad Modes .................... 17 Hot Cue ....................... 17 Roll ........................19 Sampler ....................... 19 Stems ........................18 Pitch Play ......................18 Saved Loops ..................... 18 Scratch Bank ....................20 Slicer Mode ...................... 20 APPENDIX ..............

  • Page 4: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the FOUR. At Rane, performance and reliability mean as much to us as they do to you. That’s why we design our equipment with only one thing in mind—to make your performance the best it can be.

  • Page 5: Setup

    2. Place FOUR on a flat, stable surface. 3. While the power is switched off, plug the included power cable into FOUR first, then plug the cable into a power outlet. Connect audio input sources (microphones, turntables, etc.) to FOUR.

  • Page 6: Features

    FEATURES Top Panel Deck Controls Deck Layer Section: Press to select 11 12 the active deck layer. Decks 1 & 3 are on the left deck. Decks 2 & 4 are on the right deck. Scroll/Load: Turn the encoder to navigate through software.
  • Page 7 Slip / Vinyl: Press this button to enable or disable Slip mode. In Slip mode, you can jump to Hot Cue Points, trigger Loop Rolls, or use the platters while the track’s timeline continues. In other words, when you stop the action, the track will resume normal playback from where it would have been if you had never done anything (i.e., as if the track had been playing forward the whole time).

  • Page 8: Performance Pads

    Stem-Split: Pressing this button performs the Stem-Split function within Serato DJ. The track that is loaded to the deck is instant doubled to the layers of the respective side. Decks 1/2 are always set to the acapella stem and decks 3/4 are always set to instrumental stem regardless of what deck is in focus when the Stem-Split button is pressed.
  • Page 9 Performance Pads: These pads have different functions on each deck depending on the current pad mode. Note: See the Operation > Pad Modes section to learn how to use the pads in each mode. Acapella: Press filter instrumental and only play the vocals for the current track.

  • Page 10: Jog Wheel Display

    Jog Wheel Display The jog wheel displays are populated with a waveform, graphics, and text, and controlled by Serato DJ via MIDI messages. Track Progress Ring: Displays the total track progress in the outer ring. Beat Jump Length: Displays the current size of the Beat Jump Length.

  • Page 11: Fx Section

    FX Section FX Display: Shows the current effect and its parameters. Main FX: Press one of these buttons to arm a post-fader effect. Press and hold a button and scroll with the encoder through the list of effects. Press encoder load selected effect.

  • Page 12: Mixer Controls

    FX Assign Buttons: Press these buttons to assign which channel will receive effects from the associated toggle: Decks 1 or 3 (Left side) or Decks 2 or 4 (Right side). Note: FX assignments can only be changed when the effect is inactive.
  • Page 13 Channel FX Knob: Turn this knob to adjust the filter applied to the deck. Turn the knob counterclockwise to apply a low-pass filter. Turn the knob clockwise to apply a high-pass filter. Set it to the center (“12:00”) position to deactivate the filters.

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    19. Mic 1 High: Turn this knob to boost or cut the high frequencies of the Mic 1 input. 20. Mic 1 Low: Turn this knob to boost or cut the low frequencies of the Mic 1 input. 21. Mic 1 Echo: Turn this knob to adjust the Echo level of Mic input 1.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    10. Power Input: While FOUR is powered off, connect the included power cable to this input and then to a power outlet. Power Button: Use this button to power FOUR on or off. Power on FOUR only after you have connected all your input devices and before you power on your amplifiers and loudspeakers.

  • Page 16: Operation

    OPERATION Pad Display FOUR has monochrome OLED displays above each performance pad area which offer two lines of text. The top line refers to the top row of pads and the second line refers to the bottom row of pads. If the text string is longer than the length of the screen, the line of text will scroll momentarily to show the full text and then return to the first character.

  • Page 17: Pad Modes

    Pad Modes This chapter describes the different pad modes. Each deck has eight pads, which are always in one of these modes, and each deck’s pads can be in a different mode. Press one of the Pad Mode buttons to enter the corresponding pad mode on that deck.

  • Page 18: Roll

    Roll In Roll mode, each of the performance pads will perform a different time division loop roll. Releasing the pad stops the loop roll and resumes normal playback where the playhead would be if you had not triggered the loop roll (i.e., as if the track had been playing forward the whole time).

  • Page 19: Pitch Play

    Pitch Play To enter Pitch Play mode, quickly double tap this button. In this mode, the performance pads offer a range of different keys for the active hot cue (adjustable by semitones). The Serato Pitch N Time plugin (included) must be installed to use this mode.

  • Page 20: Scratch Bank

    Scratch Bank In Scratch Bank mode, each pad loads samples and tracks from your Serato DJ Pro library to a pad. You can assign the song and set the starting point in the software. This is useful for preparing and performing with song samples for scratching. To enter Scratch Bank mode, quickly double tap the Sampler pad mode button.

  • Page 21: Appendix

    APPENDIX Internal Hardware Effects Effects Notes: • Beat time divisions are unique per effect. • Each effect will initially load at their default values (seen in the tables below). • During a session, the parameter and beat values can be changed. The values for the last used state are recalled when changing between effects.
  • Page 22 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Beatbreak Samples the 4 Paddle Pattern: HPF Cut Off: 0-100% beats of each 1-10 40 Hz, The effect wet bar of the 80 Hz, mix is applied Default: 1 original signal 140 Hz, 244 on a linear and replays Hz, 427 Hz,...
  • Page 23 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Cyclone Adds delays of the Paddle Beats: Delay Time: 0-100% original signal at 1/64, 1/32, 5-400 ms The effect wet the specified beat 1/16, 1/8, mix is applied Default: time or delay time. 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, on a linear 360 ms Turn FX Depth to...
  • Page 24 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Echo Adds echoes of Paddle Beats: HPF Cut Off: 0-100% the original 40 Hz, 1/32, 1/16, The effect wet signal at the 80 Hz, 1/8, 1/4, mix is applied specified beat 140 Hz, 244 1/3, 1/2, on a linear time.
  • Page 25 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Flanger Adds a slightly Paddle Beats: Feedback: 0-100% delayed copy of 0-100% 1/16, 1/8, The effect wet the original 1/4, 1/2, 1, Default: 34% mix is applied signal to create 2, 4, 8, 16, on a linear Polarity: a comb-filter...
  • Page 26 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Matrix Performs a Paddle Beats: Length: 0-100% rapid sweep 1/32, 1/16, Default: The effect through beat 1/8, 1/4, FX 5 Default: 5 wet mix is values lower 1/3, 1/2, applied on a than the 3/4, 1, 3/2, linear scale.
  • Page 27 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Pitch DN Samples the Paddle Beats: Length: <50% - The original signal 1/16, 1/8, effect is and repeats at 1/4, 1/3, mixed with the Default: 7 the specified beat 1/2, 3/4, 1, program audio time while from the pitching the...
  • Page 28 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Recycler This adds Paddle Beats: Resonance: 0-100% echoes of the 1/64, 1/32, Low, Med, Default: FX 2 The effect original signal 1/16, 1/8, 1/4, High wet mix is at the specified 1/3, 1/2, 3/4, Default: applied on beat time or...
  • Page 29 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Rider This samples the Paddle Beats: Scale: <50% - The original signal and 1/16, 1/8, Major, effect is mixed repeats at the 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, Minor, with the specified beat time 3/4, 1, 2 Oct1, Oct2, program audio while pitching the...
  • Page 30 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Riser This samples Paddle Beats: Length: <50% - The the original effect is mixed Default: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4, signal at the with the FX 4 1, 2 Default: 7 specified beat program audio Default: 3/4 time and from the repeats it while...
  • Page 31 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Roll This samples Paddle Beats: HPF Cut Off: 0% - The effect is the original 1/64, 40 Hz, 80 Hz, not heard, and the signal and 1/32, 140 Hz, 244 Hz, effect buffer repeats it at the 1/16, 1/8, 427 Hz, 748 Hz, reset if the effect...
  • Page 32 Name Description Control Beats Parameter Depth Scale DN This Paddle Beats: Scale: <50% - The samples the 1/32, 1/16, Major, effect is mixed Default: FX 3 original 1/8, 1/4, Minor, with the signal and 1/3, 1/2, Whole, program audio repeats at 3/4, 1, 2, 3 Penta from the...

  • Page 33: System Menu

    System Menu The FOUR System menu allows you to customize crossfader, microphone, display, and other device settings. To access the System menu settings, press and hold Shift and press the HW / SW FX button. The joystick and the Parameter/FX Select encoder can be used to navigate the menu.
  • Page 34 • FACTORY RESET: This setting allows you to reset all device settings back to their default values. FACTORY RESET: RESTORE, CANCEL (Default = CANCEL)

  • Page 35: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Digital Audio Converters Cirrus Logic, 24-bit PCM, 48 kHz Digital Signal Processing 32-bit, Floating Point, Double precision Dynamic Range 113 dB (A-weighted, unity gain) 113 dB CD Input to Analog Output 110 dB CD Input to USB Output 113 dB USB Input to Analog Output 113 dB...
  • Page 36 Wheel Displays (2) 320 x 240 Color LCD’s Pad & FX Displays (9) 128 x 32 Monochrome OLED’s Faders (1) MAG FOUR tension-adjustable crossfader with contour (4) Standard channel faders Connectors (2) XLR outputs (Main) (2) 1/4" outputs (Booth)

  • Page 37: Trademarks & Licenses

    Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks & Licenses Rane is a trademark of inMusic Brands, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Serato, Serato DJ Pro, and the Serato logo are registered trademarks of Serato Audio Research.
  • Page 38 Manual Version 1.0...

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