NumarkV7 Turntable Software Controller

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.

I was coming from DJing with Ableton Live for about a year and a half, trying to get a more tactile and turntable-like experience. I got that in droves, and the hardware is absolutely amazing, on par with turntables I've looked at and tried. The lights on the buttons, the rubber feel of the controls, and the metal enclosure feel amazing.But Serato Itch is terrible. Compared to Ableton Live or Traktor, it has basically no features. You can use two effects at a time, there are only two decks with no ability to add extra loops or sounds, and the search bar only searches through the titles of songs (not artist or album). I'm hoping that the next version of Itch is better, or at least has all of the features that Serato Scratch has today - it's really inexcusable that Itch is missing some of the basic features of its brother when the hardware is more than capable.If you could use this with other programs like Traktor, or if Itch were better, it would be an easy five star rating.

I just started DJing a year ago with a Hercules RMX. After getting into it, I began saving up for a more professional setup, and finally got a pair of V7's with a DDM4000. After having slight trouble getting the drivers installed onto my computer, the V7's worked perfectly. There are plenty of buttons for sending many commands, but the layout is clean and does not feel crowded at all. Unlike the RMX, where there is a very slight delay when sending commands, the V7's have an instant response time, and with the 7 inch motorized platter, they are perfect for scratching. Strip search is sometimes hard to use, but it just takes practice. I have used Virtual DJ since I started DJing, so I have not used Itch too much, but from what I can tell it runs fine (after all, it is one of the industry standard programs used by many professional DJ's). My only complaint would be although each V7 has sound outputs for 2 different decks, if you have 2 V'7s connected to a computer there is no way to control 4 decks, 2 from each, you need a sound card like the Audio 8 DJ from native instruments.Overall, I am extremely pleased with the V7's, they are everything I could have hoped for. For the price, you are not going to find any better scratch controllers for computer. A DJ is nothing without good equipment. Although I am no big shot pro DJ yet, I am one step closer because I have V7's as part of my setup.

NUMARKABLE!20+ years of mixing starting with 1200's. Got a bit older and carrying crates and equipment in a Chrysler 1982 convertible, was long overdue.Went from Denon CD players, to ION iCUE, to Vestax-VCI-100, and for the most part have been using the Vestax with Traktor for a few years. I heard about the NS7, but was not very impresses with having two units connected. If one went bad, what do you do? When the V7's came out, I was very very excited. Dished out the cash and got me a pair along with the Numark M6. What can I say but MAN, these things ROCK! I play House, Alternative, Disco, Classics, Industrial, basically everything and they bring me back to my earlier years with my Technics. They feel like mini 1200's. The parties I did would literally draw crowds at the tables. I've even had old partners who quit or stopped for years, jump right in and started mixing off the bat, with a little direction. I recommend these units to any DJ who is passionate as I am for the love of blending music. Itch is a very stable software, though I run it on my Macbook Pro and not a PC, I would like one day to operate Traktor with these bad boys. They connect via analog audio which makes it almost compatible with any setup you encounter when performing. Blend, scratch, reverse, slow-stop, everything can be done including effects built right into each unit. The newest and best in digital DJing available.Just get'em. You will not regret it.

Turntable is amazing! great torque lots of buttons and effects, but itch is too weak. I have two of these which means i should have the ability to control up to 4 turntables, but itch limits you to two. I could use virtual dj but i feel the product it was intended for should be able to play its full abilities.