How to setup and use a MIDI controller in Serato Scratch LIVE (DDM4000 response)

[AShahentertainment]

IT does not work for some reason!!! do you know why? I have the correct cable, mac and it won't work....

[jgassanja]

is there a need for a serato box when using this method?

[DJLazBoz]

hey guys, i have this mixer and when i turn it on it says "Adjust vr24 for best readability" and nothing works, so i have to turn it on and off till the red lights at the top turn on first for it to work... does anyone know how to fix this? pls inbox or reply to this

[biggocho]

@DJLazBoz Hey I just bought the DDM4000 and had the same problem. No idea why does that either, but I kept turning it on and off till I barely was able to see anything on the FX screen, but then also you need to turn the nob that is on the right side of the effect area to move the contrast of the screen up till you are able to see whats on the screen.. good luck

[tinydotakashadydot21]

i have everything connected but its not letting me map anything, what should i do? 

[tomrush08]

awesome thanks! ive had the DDM for like 4 years and serato but never even thought of using them together!!

[xNumb3rs]

can i also control the fader and the crossfader with the midi control? does the midi control als walk with "virtual dj" and "ultramixer pro"? thx for help :)

[djsaminda]

Will i abble to do the Midi mapping with the Pioneer DJM-700 like on the Video.

Thx

[Fediwillkillyou]

I have the same midi to USB adapter my comp is saying it is working fine but I'm not able to map anything nothing happens when I try to assign it. Is there something on the ddm that I need to set up so that it will let me do so? Or am I having a problem with the mixer? Thanks any help appreciated

[sempotnikk]

hello sr. what serato are you using?, is that an SL1, i want to know if ddm 4000 can be connect to SL3 ,tnx

[SeratoTutor]

@sempotnikk - Yes, the DDM is just a regular mixer and can be used with any of the Scratch Live soundcards (SL1, SL2, SL3, SL4).

[jeanviarel]

@SeratoTutor How to fix the light problem because i have one and when i turn it on, it says: Adjust VR24 for best readability, and during that time period, all the lights are on, steady....I need help pls, thx.

[jeanviarel]

@SeratoTutor How to fix the light problem because i have one and when i turn it on, it says: Adjust VR24 for best readability, and during that time period, all the lights are on, steady....I need help pls, thx. I mean, if you already encountered the same issue.

[MrDjiceq]

@jeanviarel Hi I recently bought the DDM 4000 slightly used i had the same issue. "VR24" particularly means the system is going for a system self check. I had switched on and off several time but did not pass that point until such time i had let the unit to do a full system re-test.. Just On the DDM4000 and Press only Once the OK knob (Console Set up knob) and let it go on by itself, after a while the system will start to test all its lights,buttons,knobs etc.... let it complete then restart..

[jeanviarel]

@MrDjiceq Thank you very much for the info....I think i will try it even though the self-check is supposed to last 2 days. I was going to send it back to Behringer for repair, thx again. I'll do as you said.

[zash199111]

is the master out through your computer or mixer? do you have to get an external sound card to get the audio to transmit through the mixer?

[djchuckc]

Very helpful thanks.

[alfonso704]

Is the Fader mappable for example can i crossfade videos with it?

[djdremusic1]

Is it possible to midi map the buttons in FX1 and FX2 section in the center of the mixer to control scratch live. I want to be able to midi map this section of the mixer because of the layout.

[SeratoTutor]

@djdremusic1 - No, the FX on the mixer cannot be used for MIDI control, sorry.

[stix6674]

so if set up without decks or a soundcard does tractor send the headphones to the mixer and where is the audio out then

[djpooch23]

I have a brand new MacBook pro and I have the exact set up as you and it will not let me map any thing. Why do you think that is?

[WCNSTUFF]

@djpooch23 i am having the same problem



[pazlavi]

You work without Rane's sound card?

If no card is how to see the two CDS???

[pazlavi]

You work without Rain's sound card?

If no card is how to see the two CDS???

[ggoodnites1]

can i get the files (mapper) for the ddm4000

thank you i need it

[djslimnasty]

If you can send it email it to djslimnasty@yahoo.com. The problem is I'm using the Alesis MIDI to USB and it's not responding so maybe I need to order the M-Audio UNO

[djslimnasty]

yo this is Dj Slim Nasty from Myrtle Beach SC, I need to know where did you get the drivers to connect my DD4000 to my Serato

[dftpnk1997]

I have a macbook if i just plug it in to macbook and load midi mapping this is for traktor btw

[foulmouthc1]

you sound a bit like kevin bacon - r u from the same area?

[allanxpoe83]

any videos with the dicer?

[SeratoTutor]

@allanxpoe83 - I don't own the dicers, but they're pretty much plug and play, no mapping needed, so I don't think a video would be necessary.

[maluppa18]

Hello, I wanted to ask if the mixer can 'be used in vinyl timecode mode without sound card and if this system works with traktor.

Thanks and regards.

[SeratoTutor]

@maluppa18 - The DDM does not have a soundcard built in, so you will still need to buy the Audio 4/8 with Traktor or SL1/SL3 with Serato.

[redgeeteeeye]

does this mean you can use this instead of the Rane sl????????

[littlescheets]

@redgeeteeeye no you still will need the sl1 or an SL3 TTM57SL, this only dose MIDI like he said

[partyspecialists]

what type of controller do i need to play videos though scratch live rane told me nano pad but that does not look it works for video

[djayamek]

@partyspecialists I recommend the Akai LPD-8. works great for me.

[hise1511]

hey dude, what ur recommend to use midi interface...

[DjTecniq]

I just got a brand new midi uno usb controller and can not get it to map anything in vsl using my djm 700. i need help

[bigperv82]

Ive got The berhringer .. i sold my pioneer djm600 for it... and as u would expect it doesnt work!!! i have had 3 midi djs round and they cant get it to work!!! Stick to the pioneers lads coz this is a dissapointment...

[Furbii327]

how would you map this for traktor scratch pro?!?!

[deftonesfan192]

What type of accent is this??? haha English? no

[SeratoTutor]

@crimbob69 Yes, it's simply a matter of turning the option(s) on or off.

[SeratoTutor]

@SeratoTutor Sorry, correction, the midi start/stop button only turns on/off the MIDI clock output. Actually turning off the MIDI control involves a few extra steps, but nothing major.

[SeratoTutor]

@crimbob69 Yes again, you can turn on/off which sections do MIDI on the fly mid play. You just go into the console menu on the mixer (push the knob in the very middle of the mixer) and select/deselect which things you want as MIDI or normal mixer function (audio channels, mic area, sampler, etc.).

[SeratoTutor]

@crimbob69 The DDM4000 can be both mixer and MIDI controller at the same time. I use the middle channels 2 and 3 for audio, and everything else is pretty much MIDI controls.

[JussAren]

so im gonna be buying this mixer and i have a serato and macbookpro and i have a external harddrive... so afer the midi to usb plugs in to my mac. and serato usb to my mac.... and how can i plug my exeternal harddrive cause macs only has 2usb

[Sikwidityo]

@JussAren Invest in a usb hub.

[DjMikeSkki]

mine does not work what kould i be doing wrong

[ed33058]

I bought key board midi control but dose not work,could you tell me why

[ravenmj]

can i use any midi interface

[JayDmusicproductions]

do u need a sound card and would u be able to cue your headphones without stuffing up thanks :)

[dgutierrez02]

i need help the same problem that cahs09 and choppstr have i hooked up eveything but when i assign them nothing happens it doesnt turn green bu the uno keeps flashing a light which shows on ur video i have a Macbook by the way

[dspaniard]

Where do you get the usb to midi driver? I have been looking for ages and cant find one that works!! Help

[DJPowersXD]

can you use the DDM for Virtual DJ?

[DjKaizor]

dude you are a life saver

[datphatax]

i have this setup, thanx for the info, it works great, but i want to control a drum machine with the midi clock from the ddm4000 as well, how can i do this? seeing as the midi out is already in use. can i use the midi in for serato?

[Maxsdiscos]

quite interesting

[choppstr]

Hey S.T

I have the same problem as Cahs09..I hook it up and nothing happen. It seems pretty cut & dry, hook up midi out and usb? Nothing? Any suggestion would be welcome?

[djreadyred]

Thanks for the info!!

[MrMindweb]

PLEASE HELP!!!

If i use ddm as a midi controller to my laptop, can i use my headphones to prelisten a song or i have to buy an extra sound card to do this?

(sorry for the bad english!)

[lucagasgas]

You need an external soundcard, midi transfers only data, not audio.

[rjfermin]

@lucagasgas

do i need a soundcard, even if i have 2 dns 3700....and de dmm4000...and i want to use as a midi controller...for ableton o virtual dj.......thank you

[lucagasgas]

You don't need further sondcards, the 3700s already integrate one, you just need a midi interface for the mixer.

[TheScarface808]

the audio becomes disabled whhen using the crossfader to fade video is there a way around this

[SeratoTutor]

No there's no way around this. Unfortunately the DDM's crossfader can only do audio or only do MIDI, not both at the same time.

[analher]

So what's betta tha SL3, traktor or ableton live? aka Blaze

[caddycuts]

is the fader nice on the ddm 4000 with serato?

[SeratoTutor]

The stock crossfader is ok. Not bad, but not great either. Luckily though, you can install an Innofader in the DDM and then you'll have a great crossfader, and I recommend this if you scratch.

[m63shredder]

I just bought the DDM4000, and an M-Audio Uno... I know it's not Serato, but I have Traktor installed, how do I make it work...?

Having LOTS of trouble

[SeratoTutor]

Traktor has no simple MIDI learn functionality, you must manually map each function you want to control individually in Traktor's setup/preference menu.

[sinetwo]

Wow, didn't know you could use analogue stuff like a knob for midi input... Selecting music like that is amazing..

[757HypedMagazine]

Your the reason why i wanna buy the DDM4000 !!! I wanted to buy the DJM-800 but so costly and i own PIoneer CDJ-400 and wanted to go all pios but no sir you got me on this video with the midi. i dont scratch alot just changing to the next song, but watching this and it has inspired me to purchase a DDM4000 and save my body parts with costing arm and leg lol thanks dude -DJ BRYAN ONE

[djfu859]

every time i turn on my ddm4000 it says " adjust vr24 for best readability" can any one help????

[SOULDEFIANT]

is the whole mixer can be midi map?

[SOULDEFIANT]

can you go from midi to firewire?

[bigred850]

how come you don't mention or hint that you need the serato hardware to run any midi controller with scratch live

[SeratoTutor]

I thought that would be fairly obvious. Scratch Live doesn't work unless you have one of the Rane hardware interfaces (SL1, SL3, TTM57).

[MakaShino]

Ive noticed the LEDs dont work anymore.

[SeratoTutor]

Yes, when you select an area on the DDM to do MIDI, the LEDs go out for that section, because the DDM can support MIDI feedback from the program so the LEDs can light up when pressed, but Scratch Live doesn't have MIDI output, only input. Traktor though, has MIDI output and the LED can light up when pressed in MIDI mode.

[MakaShino]

I see. When you bought your DDM4000, did it come with a printout with all the midi assignments?

[SeratoTutor]

Yes, mine came with a printout of all the commands. If yours did not come with the sheet, you can download the pdf from Behringer's website.

[MakaShino]

Thanks for the quick response. I'm sorry if I am annoying you but..

I read through the PDF file about 3 times and never found the commands. Is there any other source i can go to?

[SeratoTutor]

I will message you a scan of the MIDI commands.

[skylervee]

help me out cant get the uno to repond to the serato? what im i doing wrong? did the same way you are showing

[alchemearob]

Can this be done using the Pioneer Djm 700

[JonAvalon]

yes it can, works pretty much the same way.

[alchemearob]

Thank you Jon

[damex98]

I'm unnable to set up my Serato with the same setup your using. Although I'm using a Dell 32bit not Mac. Could you help? Oh, cannot assign midi buttons.

[faustsmith]

can the m-audio midisport uno be used for time code dj software between laptop's usb and the midi socket on the behringer ddm4000 ?

[justlooking108]

Question mark??? Can the ddm4000 work in both midi & audio at the same time. ie-ch1&2 midi 3&4 line in Audio? I think yes but not sure...any clues?

[SeratoTutor]

Yes, you can select each channel separately to do either audio or MIDI.

[justlooking108]

Thanks man...the word assumption starts with an ass.... so I always like to check the obvious against my needs. keep smiling!! :-)

[djmiz123]

Can I Use This With The DJM-800 And The M-audio Uno With Torq?

[SeratoTutor]

Yes.

[TheAdventuresOfKhris]

good walkthrough!

[ajpepe72]

Can this be set via midi to completely control serato or virtualDJ. What i mean is can you program it so that the only hardware you would need is your laptop with software and this mixer, so you could choose track, cue it and then play it via a button on DDM and then use other buttons on DDM to pitch bend and also increase/decrease pitch, so in essence doing away with mp3 compatible cd decks ?

Also once midi is assigned to do this how easy is it to revert back to normal to use with vinyl decks

[mrwtfpos]

hey i need help settng DDM4000 on virtual dj. can you make a video to help me out? also do need the mapper?

[TheInfadelKing]

this was totally not what i was looking for... but i enjoyed the vid. ghehehe

[SeratoTutor]

Well, sorry. What were you looking for specifically?

[TheInfadelKing]

actually to hook up 3 midi devices nd let them work together.. but i guess u can all do that just as easy as u showed... once again: nice vid dude

[334cream]

is it something i need to set the DDM4000 to for the mixer to recognize or interact with my pc and serato software?

[coolmjr]

How do you go back to defaults?

[SnakesMF]

I found the Pioneer DJM-800 was terrible for midi controls, based on my experienced djing out and about with serato. I couldn't believe how much better this was when i used it considering its about 1/4 the price. pity about where the headphone jack is located....

[sun9woo]

can you set the quick keys on your mac keyboard as well? i started using serato and i would like to have the quickkeys set on the keyboard so whenever i play in the club with different equipments it would be nice to have it set up on the computer rather than setting up on every equipments i have to play on.

[BeeJizzo]

i have the pioneer djm-700 with serato and i cant seem to assign any midi controls to it.. i also have it connected with a m-audio uno.. i am running it with a toshiba satellite..

[laurencejones2005]

Hello Serato Tutor, my question is as follows:

With the new video sl 1.1 being released soon, serato are eliminating the need for a ttm57sl. but as the controls on this mixer (ddm4000) are midi assignable, does that mean that you can use the crossfader etc with the new vsl1.1 and be able to "cut" between videos. just a brainwave i was mulling over in my head..... will this fufill all the same functions that the ttm57sl does with the vsl application??

cheers

[laurencejones2005]

assuming of course that i have the scratch live hardware unit

[SeratoTutor]

Yes, but if you're going to use the DDM's crossfader as MIDI to crossfade the videos, it won't fade the audio. So you'll have to mix the audio with just the channel faders, and the video with the crossfader, or visa versa. Either way, there's no way you'll be able to scratch both audio and video at the same time and make it sound/look good. If you don't scratch then it's fine I suppose.

That's one of the advantages of the 57 is its crossfader crossfades both the video and audio.

[tyvngo]

I always wondered how to do this and finally I know how. I can't wait to map out my DJM-800. Your videos are very intuitive. We really appreciate you taking your time to explain and show us new things!

[BROWNCHARLIEBROWN]

I have this mixer, good except the plf / cueing over to the other channel does not work !and is a known issue

6/10

[selectajay2000]

nice vid! i  wonder if its possible to midi up other dj hardware like..sp samplers & so on?..peace

[vanWareh]

hey..

how much is the scratch live set

[djmadskills]

I am having problems i installed the drivers for the m audio and tried to assign someting but its not working i am using vista

[dashjoedash]

what if you want to connect 2 turntables to the ddm4000?

would serato recognize them through that midi connection if you threw the timecode vinyls on top?

[SeratoTutor]

No, the only way turntables work in SSL is if they are connected to the SL1 box first.

[S0CLOSE7]

whats the whole process to set up midi on ssl?...you show us the connections, but what else we need to do?

[S0CLOSE7]

hey my friend,thanks for such a good video, i just bought the ddm400,the midisport uno, and already have serato, following those steps in that video and i just can't set the midi. after install the drivers from the cd, after i get to midi learn from serato, i click to assign controls but nothing happends doesn't change green after i press a button or knob on the mixer,....any help?

[SeratoTutor]

Have you assigned which sections on the mixer (mic, sampler, crossfader, channels, etc.) you want to use as MIDI. You need to do that first in the DDM's MIDI console panel/menu.

[S0CLOSE7]

yes, today i download the 1.8.3 version of SSL and i got the green light after i assign the button, do i need to save something after that to make it work?....after i have it assing doesn't work, its weird works with the 1.8.3 version but not with the 1.8.2

[icdedsquids]

nice! thanx 4 the quick response.

[icdedsquids]

would this work w/ ableton live?

[SeratoTutor]

The DDM? Sure, it's a MIDI controller and will work with any software that has MIDI.

[kcutz]

hhhmmmm i need that Lemur/jazz mutant interface.

[najib999]

will it work wid the bcd3000?

[DjDere]

hey man still not working if u have video when u set the mixer pls post so i'll see it thanks

[FunkyRob]

So what 10" dj mixers are out there with MIDI capabilities like this?

The TTM57 is way out of my budget

[DjDere]

mine it is not function well means i assigned it and then it doesn't work may be i'm missing step the way u show its easy but not with me do u have to set up on the mixer or somewhere please i need more info

[SeratoTutor]

Well, I did forget to mention that you need to set which areas of the mixer (channels, sampler, mic, crossfader, etc.) you want as MIDI. You set that in the console menu on the DDM4000.

[djkoopz]

Thanks so much for the info!

[sainifabulous]

how would you use the buttons you replaced on ur mixer?

or are those buttons made for midi?

[DJLOUIEMIX]

great info !!!!