KORG NANOPAD





for VirtualDJ 8.2
Last Update : August 2017
 

SETUP


Drivers & Firmware


(Windows & Mac)
No drivers is required to be installed. The Korg nanoPAD is a USB compliant device and your Operating system will automatically install the necessary drivers for the unit.

VirtualDJ 8 Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ 8 from http://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)

Once VirtualDJ 8 is launched, a Login Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account credentials.

A Pro Infinity, a Pro Subscription or a PLUS License is required to use the Korg nanoPAD. Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html



A detection window will appear next verifying the proper connection.

Click to OK



The unit is now ready to operate.


MIDI Operation.


The unit should be visible in the CONTROLLERS tab of Config and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list. The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.

Find more details at http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html




For further software settings please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ 8.
http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
 

CONTROLS



S SHIFT
This Pad has been assigned as SHIFT. Press this Pad down and then press a different Pad to trigger its secondary action (see tables below)
S SCENE
Use this button to cycle through the 4 available scenes and assign the Pads to a different mode. The Pads will trigger different actions depending on the selected mode
H HOLD
Hardware operation button. Cannot be assigned to any VirtualDJ action
When enabled, the triggered Effect will not be deactivated when the XY Pad is released. See Effects.
F FLAM
Hardware operation button. Has no effect on VirtualDJ assigned actions and cannot be assigned to any VirtualDJ action
R ROLL
Hardware operation button. Has no effect on VirtualDJ assigned actions and cannot be assigned to any VirtualDJ action



GLOBAL KEYS


The following keys offer the same functionality, regardless the selected Scene (mode)

KEY

ACTION

D DECK
Assigns the unit to the next available VirtualDJ Deck. All the actions described in this manual apply to the assigned/selected Deck.
When only 2 decks are used, deck selection will toggle through Left and Right. When more than 2 decks are used, the selection will cycle through the available Decks
F XY PAD
Press and hold the XY Pad to trigger the selected Effect. Move across X Axis to adjust the 1st Parameter of the selected Effect. Move across Y Axis to adjust the 2nd Parameter of the selected Effect




SAMPLER MODE (SCENE 1)


Use the SCENE button until the Scene 1 is selected (1st LED from the top will be lit), to assign the PADs to the Sampler mode.
The Sampler Pad page will be then automatically selected in the Pads section of VirtualDJ GUI.

KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1-8 PADS 1-8
Triggers Sample 1 to 8 from the selected Sampler Bank
Stops the Sample 1 to 8 from the selected Sampler Bank (useful if the Unmute or the Stutter trigger mode is selected)
P- PARAM-
Select and Load the previous available VirtualDJ Sampler Bank
Select the previous available Sampler Trigger mode (On/off, Hold, Stutter and Unmute)
P+ PARAM+
Load and select the next available VirtualDJ Sampler Bank
Select the next available Sampler Trigger mode (On/off, Hold, Stutter and Unmute)





HOTCUES MODE (SCENE 2)


Use the SCENE button until the Scene 2 is selected (2nd LED from the top will be lit), to assign the PADs to the Hotcue mode.
The Hotcue Pad page will be then automatically selected in the Pads section of VirtualDJ GUI.

KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1-8 PADS 1-8
Assigns current track's position to Hotcue 1 to 8 (if empty) or jumps to the stored position if Hotcue 1 to 8 is assigned
Delete the assigned Hotcue 1 to 8
P- PARAM-
Jumps to the previous available Hotcue
Moves track backwards by 1 beat
P+ PARAM+
Jumps to the next available Hotcue
Moves track forward by 1 beat





LOOP MODE (SCENE 3)


Use the SCENE button until the Scene 3 is selected (3rd LED from the top will be lit), to assign the PADs to the Loop mode.
The Loop Pad page will be then automatically selected in the Pads section of VirtualDJ GUI.

KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1-8 PADS 1-8
Triggers a Loop of a different size in beats, depending on the selected Loop page (bank)
P- PARAM-
Selects the previous available Loop page(bank)
Selects the previous available Loop mode (On/Off, Hold, Roll)
P+ PARAM+
Selects the next available Loop page (bank)
Selects the next available Loop mode (On/Off, Hold, Roll)





EFFECTS MODE (SCENE 4)


Use the SCENE button until the Scene 4 is selected (bottom LED will be lit), to assign the PADs to the Effects mode.
A special Korg FX Pad page will be then automatically selected in the Pads section of VirtualDJ GUI.

Korg FX VirtualDJ Pad page

KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

1-8 PADS 1-8
Selects the Effect as per the image above, to be controlled from the XY Pad The currently lit Pad on the VirtualDJ GUI will indicate the selected Effect
Triggers the assigned Effect as per the image above
P- PARAM-
Selects the Hold FX Trigger mode. When selected, the XY Pad will trigger the selected Effect while the XY Pad is pressed
Selects the Single Selection mode. When selected, all the activated Effects will be turned off, when a new Effect is selected
P+ PARAM+
Selects the On/Off FX Trigger mode. When selected, the XY Pad will toggle (activate/deactivate) the selected Effect on every XY Pad press
Selects the Multi Selection mode. When selected, the enabled Effects will not be turned off when a new Effect is selected (allowing multi-chained Effects)







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