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(More customer reviews)I purchased the Numark V7 from Amazon (after confirming with Numark that Amazon itself was an authorized Numark distributor and my 1 year warranty would be honored) a few weeks ago, after determining that they were offering the lowest price on the internet for this product.
I've had an opportunity to put a few hours on the unit and thought I should share my thoughts. As someone who has played strictly vinyl for the past 10 years, I really think that Numark has done an excellent job in designing this product and here's why:
-Build Quality. Numark really upped their reputation when they released the NS7 and now the V7. The unit screams quality with an all metal enclosure and brushed anodized black aluminum finish. It weighs ~16 pounds and feels very solid.
-Feature Set. It seems like they really listened to actual working DJs when determining the features to include. On one hand you have the traditional elements of the motorized platter and real vinyl feel, on the other hand you have the advanced loop and cue controls provided by interfacing with Serato ITCH.
-Easy to use and just fun. Despite having 35 buttons, 5 knobs, 2 switches as well as a pitch slider and effects slider, the controls are layed out in a logical fashion, and the integration with ITCH is seamless. Using the V7 is effortless, and the feel of cueing the track as you would on a traditional turntable is wonderful.
I had no stability or latency issues on my machine running Windows XP SP3 on an E8400@3ghz and 4gb RAM. A note to Windows 7 64 bit users: Numark's Windows 7 64 driver is still listed as "Beta" on their website, this might be worth taking into consideration. That being said, I have to say that I've been impressed by Numark's tech support. I exchanged a few emails with them and got responses in under 12 hours, and it turned out it wasn't even about an issue directly caused by the V7 - they were still happy to help!
For anyone looking to add a digital aspect to their setup, I highly suggest considering the V7. The motorized platter is a must for turntable purists looking to keep that tactile response that a spinning piece of vinyl provides. I have absolutely no buyer's remorse whatsoever and I'm really satisfied with the V7.
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Numark V7 Motorized Turntable Software ControllerV7 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 two 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 FEELForget 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 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.PROFESSIONAL SETUPForget 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 right and left deck audio outputs to connect directly to your mixer. 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. V7 is the first digital DJ system that enables two DJs to transition or play at the same time, on the same computer-based setup. That means that, with a pair of V7s, you can play your set, and continue spinning while the next DJ plugs into the other V7, mixes in with you, and allows you to unplug. The music never stops and the transition is seamless. With a four-channel mixer, two DJs can play side-by-side with two computers using just a pair of V7s. It's easy to assign Master and virtual-deck designations using V7's intuitive deck-select controls. PRECISION CONTROLV7 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 QUALITYWe took extraordinary care in selecting the components of the audio signal chain. V7 contains a multichannel, high-resolution 24-bit USB digital-audio interface. The high-definition 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 SOFTWAREV7 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 compatible MIDI DJ software and supports your iTunes library.With natural vinyl feel, precise control, pristine sound, custom flexibility, advanced performance, and rock solid design, the turntable has evolved. Meet V7.
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