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I own a production company and just purchased the controller. As a beginner DJ ( I'm a producer), it's easier to use if you have a background in production, but not necessary. It's user-friendly and we just recently played a music series where I was able to DJ. I had 48 hours to learn the basics by watching tutorials like this. To me, completely worth the cost.
I have a Pioneer DDJ-FLX6. Its a 4 channel controller with full size hog wheels. I've owned one for a little over a year now and have been very pleased with it. I think Pioneer is asking 599 for it brand new. I'm thinking about selling it and going with the ddj-1000.
Numark NS4-FX Mic Solution/Workaround: 1. Get/Buy an RCA to female XLR cable 2. Plug in the RCA to the RCA Aux - White and Red. 3. Plug the Mic to the other end of the cable: The XLR female end 4. The Mic1 / Line Button Switch -- Set it to Line. That's it. Now you have a perfectly sounding Microphone with NO distortion.
Great review sir! I wish I waited to buy this, but i had no idea it was released, so I bought the Platinum FX. Its all good because i never use 4 decks, only 2. But I really like the outputs and input, on this one, where I can attach a turntable for example. That's a really nice touch. I feel it's about $100 more than id like
I'd use Virtual DJ 2021, to get access to all channels and all features, however, I've got the NS6 ll, the best controller, I've ever owned, always hoped that Numark may have moved to an NS6 lll , and tided up some weak point's on the MK2. like the Microphone control, and placing a switch on it, like the NS4 had (I wore that controller out), and also put a digital Microphone that would run through too DJ software, So that you can stream and record, I use a Focusrite Scarlett for streaming my sets, maybe this feature is similar on the NS4 FX to what I'd love to see on an NS6 lll (If they ever build one) However, I do like the look of the looping buttons on the NS4FX, I'd like to see similar on an NS6 lll, however, I bet Virtual DJ would unlock the control in the due cause, I did, unfortunately, purchase a Pioneer DDJ FLX6 (i was not impressed) as a backup controller while the NS6 ll was in for repair, however, Virtual DJ did a fantastic job of mapping all effects on the DDJ FLX6 including the big Magic Button or the "Get Out Of Jail Big Button " control. I'm still wondering why Numark stopped the production of the NS6 ll, after such a short production run and seemed to move more toward more budget and mid-level controllers and streaming stand-alone? Just another point to note my Numark NS6 ll cost me 500 euros in 2019, if you want one now, I've seen them online for sale now at $1500, three times their original price, I wish Numark would move back toward flagship models. Great Review, Best Wishes from Zakynthos Greece
Its main point for me is the Power Supply. It take away the worry of overpowering you MacBook bus power. Makes the sound better and the screens and pads much brighter compared with other £400 controllers.
this will be my new updrage for the ddj 400 . looks good looks solid , and lots of fun . idk why love tohave 4 channels to lurn from aswell . just the tempo adjust is bigger i like that a lot , plus the battle fx control is somthing i think and just mutch better to use then to switch a know like on the ddj 400 . jogs are bigger , looks some vids , the look loser then the FLX6 , make backspins ezer . the rest looks solid and lopts of fun for a home dj . not to expensive like other high end ones . yet you got desend stuff for the price.
I could classify myself as a beginner as I only started playing in Dec 23. But I’m retired so I can get away with 4-6 hours of practice a day. I really like my Mixtrack Pro FX but I need more than 2 channels to have more control over creating remixes. Sure, I could hop on over to Serato Studios to produce tracks like that but I’d rather learn how it’s done manually before I let a computer handle it 🤷🏼♀️ I also really like the tactile notch that “clicks” in the middle on the tempo control slider, which is absent on the Mixtrack Pro FX. It’s a great quality of life improvement that simply always me to beat match faster without taking my eyes off the screen. Thank you Crossfader for the video. Your content is super helpful and informative. I appreciate that your advertising plugs are always short and professional! Caio ❤
yo al principio del video: dios necesito comprarla! 4 Canales genial! yo al final del video: mejor sigo con mi DDJ400 y perfecciono en 2 canales excelente review en todos los sentidos
FLX6 < NS4FX easily! I'm looking into upgrading from 2 to 4 channels! This seems like a great product and I wish I had this as my first controller, shit I'd use to the end of my days! But my current is a beginner controller and I'm in the market for a stand alone and/or a 4-channel deck! Great video once again!
Great review. But I think I'd stick with my Impulse 500 to learn on and then later on down the line then spend more money on high end gear. Id highly recommend people who wants to learn to use these guys they give top quality lessons.
Can anyone comment on the performance pads and jogs? On the mixtrack platinum fx (2 channel version) the pads are not very responsive, they require a hard press. The jogs are also heavy and not ideal for scratching, and the led marker indicator is very laggy delayed-has numark fixed this?
Hey man I recently bought the platinum Fx and absolutely love it. Its a fantastic piece of kit. The jogs are heavy but feel fantastic. I'm not a scratch dj but have no doubt someone could scratch well on them. As for the pads I haven't noticed any issues.
Coming from someone who used to be strictly a numark fan, pioneer is way better. These controllers have tiny unresponsive pads, and believe me when I tell you, the jogwheels are NOT good for scratching at all. They're heavy and way too loose
Man I have one. I practice scratch: Baby, Drop, Chrip, Boomerang, Two click flare. I love, Its hard, but scratch its hard. I hope in a year will be good at scratching
Thanks for the great review Jamie! I currently have a NS6 II so not really an upgrade for me but the paddles and dedicated loop controls (and price) make it a worthwhile purchase. You didn’t comment on the build quality; I’m going to assume it’s more like the Platinum FX than NS6 II? Thanks again
Im the user of Numark Axis 2 (CDJ) and Numark Matrix 2 Mixer, im the mobile DJ too. I think i need this controller because Numark give a Cheap Price but with Professional Features like Build In XLR Output, if i buy this, i dont need a converter from RCA to XLR and also its a Lightweight to bring it anywhere.
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Can you recommend where I can get a good case for this??? I actually want to buy one, but can’t find a reasonably priced case anywhere, so I’m sticking with my Numark Platinum FX for now.
I have a Pioneer DDJ-SB2 with Serato DJ Pro - It's fine, but I fancy a new upgrade and don't want to spend more than £500. I need balanced outputs, so the Pioneer DDJ-FLX6 is a no from me.. The Numark NS4FX seems like a good bet.. Any advice? Is it much of a step up from the DDJ-SB2? I was thinking of getting a second hand Pioneer DDJ-SX2 or SR2, but they are hard to find and I hate dealing with people when trying to buy second hand..
Excellent review, thank you! Do you know if its possible to map different effects to the effects buttons? If not do you have a recommendation for an add on fx controller that can access the other effects without having to use the mouse?
I have been DJing with a platinum FX for the past year and honestly never used the 4 channels. That’s not really my style and I’m not saying 4 channels isn’t cool, I’m just saying you have to go in with the intent to use the 4 channels. I like the pro xlr outputs but that’s the only real upgrade I can see. That and the 4 channel mixer
@@tepanganiban great hear overall especially if you’re an EDM DJ. But if I could go back I’d get something more simplistic with less bells and whistles and more scratch features, but I’m a hip hop DJ. Like I said it just depends. Platinum FX pro is dope and it’s cheap and this looks like the older brother
I also have the platinum Fx and like you have no intention of using the 4 deck capability. I think people who need this will already have more expensive gear. I absolutely love my platinum Fx. I used to have pioneer cdj 200s years ago with a djm 400 which cost about 500 in total and just cannot believe that I only payed 150 for the platinum Fx. There's so much you can do on it and has a really good build. The jog wheels are fantastic
As I see on this controller, the same problem can be found on it like my Platinum FX. The selected pad function button has almost the same bright light like the others. Could you please inform about this problem the Numark? I did that, but nothing has changed... :(
Perfect video thanks!!! I'm between this one and the ddj800 I do use VDj not serato and Djay pro ... I love the idea of the 4 channels as I used to dj with the denon dnmc6000 that thing is a small format beast... but sold it and now coming back to djing for fun cause I miss it, so I'm thinking on buying this one or the ddj800... I'm more of a mobile dj so ins and outputs are important to me... I'm not sure which one to go with... I got some real thinking to do here... but at the end I know I will get both... haha however which one to get first??? not sure... this was a great video helped a lot, thanks! and hi from Utah USA
@@robertbaileyjr.3524 It should be a fair upgrade if you bought Serato DJ Pro while you had the SB3. Even if you did, I assume you would need a Serato-compatible media player to make all four decks individually interactive.
I just upradged my ddj-400 to this numark. Did not received it yet, but im really really looking forvard to play on it. Im a bedroom dj, I only play for myself and for friends, I think if you want to be a DJ thats kinda cringe xdd but just to be 100% transparent with my use case. I have been using my ddj-400 for at least 4 years, and i lovit. BUT the reason for the upradge is pretty simple: 4 hannel!!! And the beefy booy output, and the ACTUALLY really competetive/agressive pricing!!! I really dont care about the other stuff. Once I get it, I might write down here my exprerience, if others are interested in it.
@@yaayimanalien tldr: Mixed, but overall i'm happy with it. Just need a few extra steps to be a fully functioning begginer dj controller. 7/10 A bit longer: The deck itself and the build quality feels super good! The ddj-400 felt so cheap. Not this one. The knobs and Display is super good! Unfortenatelly I had a problem with one of my jog-wheels touch capacity thing. It is a common problem with this controller, I bought it new so they gave me a new one. So far no problem with this one. I did not pay for the fix or anything else. Overall with the hardware itself I'm super happy! But not with the software. I really miss rekordbox. Curently I'm using Serate Lite (The free version) and it's kinda wack for what I use. I don't really mess with the fx section I would only use the 4 channels. But with the free version you can only SEE 2. ( you can use the 4 channels!! but you will need to pay to see the other two channels ) And there is something very weird going on with the latency. Even if I put the latency to the absolut lowest 1ms (I think) response time, there is still a noticeable delay. I'm using my desktop PC, it's a decent video editor PC (i5 12600k + Vega 56) so power is not the problem, I also saw others complain about this issue. BUT you can use other DJ software with it, I did not tried the other ones yet. Tbh I think maybe I'm just gonna get a p*r*ted version of serate. Pluss: The hardware is good quality, The output + jog wheel display is super super nice! Cons: I miss the rekordbox software
@@richardnemes2055 i see. i personally use serato pro through "unofficial ways" and it works well. i was trying to decide between this numark controller and the traktor s3, as these are the cheapest 4 channel controllers with professional audio outputs. the s3 looks way better aesthetically, but there's a lot of mapping of my own that I'd have to do. does support serato as of yesterday though. might be interesting.
@@yaayimanalien they are physical buttons with the name of the actuall fx, you can not change them on the free version of serato. (Maybe you can on the paid version) but since the buttons are named after the fx itself i doubt its possible
Thank you for your video. I was interested in what you said at the end regarding the 4 channels. I've been djing for 10 years now using my Numark Express which has 3 channels. If I were to buy another mixer and a 2 channel Pro to take out on a gig or as a back up what would you recommend please.
Looks nice. But I love my Mixstream Pro (people don't like the speaker but you don't have to use them) and I know how to work Engine DJ so we'll after all the practice with it. 😁. So my next upgrade would be something crazy like SC6000 or else the Prime 4. Question tho, where is the slip mode on this?
Can I ask you as I need to know if you can manual loop on the NUMARK NS4FX as I can't find how to do it rather than auto loop. Please Explain. Thanks in advance
I like the newmark brand and it’s a really nice controller but maybe VMS5 has pretty much those same features but it’s a stand alone controller as well.
I have ddj-1000 and numark 3 platinum (same build quality with platinum fx), the ddj1k is much better, and rekordbox also (e.g sync not so good in serato), worth the +price
@@d_m1nhh...also SRT 1000 has 2 extra channels for aux/mic/turnt....etc. This numark does not..but for the price...wow... cant wait to get my hands on this one
@@tomekTG yeah, I also prefer Pioneer layout rather than anything. But for the price and the features, build, sound quality,... Seems like Numark is the winner
I still don't like the position of the tempo faders. They should be lower to not constantly get in the way when using the wheels for beat matching. I have the FX Platinum wiht the very same annoyance.
nice mixer, but i have 2 mixtrack plat. fx, i was really hoping that numark would add to it new controller on board efx, bluetooth that would been a plus feature, oh and i must mention i do have the numark scratch i was waiting the uprade to the scratch..... i gotta say other mixer and controller are looking better i'm so confuse at numark after this....2 visible channels, 2 mic inputs, booth out, and xlr outs and this is what we are getting from numark........... hmm
I use sampler pad mode as an extra channel(s) on my two deck controller, but one thing I miss is that I don't have control over EQ, all I do is freeing one of the decks and load quiclky what is playing from a sampler and then deck level up, sample off so that I can control eq and transition smoothly. So having extra real channel is important. I'm using vdj. I think the only downside here is the price and serato lite, because if you will want to go Pro latter on, you'll pay more money than buying straight away Serato pro supported controller.
My NS4FX just arrived and it will NOT connect with my Serato DJ Pro (I have a lifetime license when I bought it years ago). I am using Windows 10, latest version of Serato Pro and have tried every USB port and different cables but all I get is "Error loading MIDI xml" and "Hardware cannot connect to Serato DJ Pro" .. Can anyone please help!!? Thanks
The biggest con I have with this controller is the fact that it comes with Serato DJ Lite instead of Pro I don't understand why Numark want their customer to spend more money. Just add DJ Pro and call it a day. The price is good until you have to pay extra for the software.
I’m thinking about buying a ddj-800 or a 1000, but I’m worried that maybe pioneer may release something new that would overcome those models in the next months or so… so I don’t know what to do, do you guys have any news about it?
Same here im waiting for buy some new controller like prime 4 but im waiting for new model come first. Its hard for see leaked for dj than new technology leaked coming tho
All you have to ask yourself are 3 questions: 2 or 4 channel? Portability important to you? Bc the 1000 is big and quite heavy...lastly how's the used dj gear market where you live? If it's good you can always sell and upgrade
__Why 4 channels is better than 2? You can have separate channel for white noise, since noise too agressive and would need to be EQ-d down a bit - and that's what a seperate channel can do. Leting 2 monotonous tracks play at the same time and coming in with a third track - another need for an extra channel. __4 channels is way better than two. But it kind of looses its point, if you can't use those two extra channels for external sources, or at least one of the channels for external source. __Another con is that you can't really choose where to send the effects (or can you?), they just apply to whatever is master out. Let's say you use the advantage of playing on 3 channels at the same time, but can't apply an effect to a channel seperately (except filter), then what's the point? Complexity demands its ways. __What I do find awsome is the functionality of the pads. Toneplay for instance, even NS6II doesn't have that. Using pads for beat-jump is nice new feature (for the pads) and a scratch bank if quiet clever. Pads feel probably as good as on any Numark controller, at least they don't click as they do on some of the Pioneer controllers. The toggle knobs are attractive to be messed around, let your fingers dance. __Good it has seperate loop section and the general position buttons is not mirrored, get your mucle memory satisfied. __It's a shame the pads are white only, no colours on them. If you take the money to go serato pro, but then discover there is no physical slip/quantize button, then it really is midrange controller.
