Sergio, where did you hear that?

From the 1.7.1 beta forums - most of the issues threads there are mac issues

ran 1.7.1 on Mac today with no issues and wifi on and recording a 90 min mix.

^ Whoot! we can't be the only ones loving the 1.7.1 - its a clear improvement off of 1.7 - which worked for me but really always got me scared because of how heavy it was on the CPU - for - what appeared to be NO reason at all. ha - but I don't know?...

All I know is - 1.7.1 is a clear improvement and I'm putting the love out there since there is a lot of the opposite on the forum.

just did a recorded 90 min mix using everything plug into a powered hub --- no drop outs --- LET's GO

woot!

Ok, I have my VCI back in the box after weeks of forums and Serato- Vestax to fix a microphone problem plaguing me for months with a perfectly updated Macbook and fantastic microphones(plural). I am swapping it out for something completely different since i cant get help. By the way, I have a Serato Bridge, TTM57, APC40, etc. that work flawlessly with same computer.
Being from Detroit and knowing most of the good DJs here, NO one uses it, so I had no one to relate with.
VESTAX - I LOVE your VCI-100 which Ive had for more than 2 years!. However, I am thankful that the extra warranty I bought will replace it with a completely different piece of hardware. DJS USE MICROPHONES and DON'T WANT IT TO SOUND TERRIBLE!
You lost a customer on that end, but thanks for trying.
As for RANE, Keep up the good work, as you continue to be an industry leader.

Cool beans. Thanks for the update. I never really used 1.7 and am still on 1.5. I'll give 1.7.1 another week and if the majority of poster have pos results, I'll bump it up.

Do you guys can confirm a DRAMATIC decrease in CPU usage?

On the NS7 it now sits at around 15-20%.

Its a hell of an improvement for me - I have 1.5 - 1.7 and the new one on my system and it has been a big improvement

I think if you need to understand better - open it in offline mode first - even 1.5 used way too much cpu for doing - again, as far as I could tell - nothing. Same business in 1.7 but not so in the new one.

Also back spin / effects and scratching stress test I did and 1.7.1 and 1.5 hit about the same level. 1.7 hit closer to 75% - very shocking!

mac book pro mid 201o edition running two v7,s and vestax vci 300 mk2 using 1.7.1 and kue it for drops and effects running around 20/25% on the processor meter no probs here keep up the good work serato now just drop 2.0 with all the bells and whistle that we request and watch all the scratchlive band waggonist jump ship trust me i have the ttm 57 sitting around just waiting to go on ebay or craigslist.

shhhh they dont want the scratch live band wagon to jump ship SSL is still money in the pocket --- now the virtualDJ and traktor band wagon ....

kraal you are correct traktor and virtual in my opinion i,ve had the oppotunity to use them both traktor is ok but dont need all that clutter, virtual always had alot of ok features without any stability and for me stability is the most important thing not over killing bells and whistle so we will see alot of them jumping ship too i think 2.0 is going to change this whole itch game.

i will test 1.7.1 tonight with 10.6.5

BBC I hope you're right about that X7. If it turns out the way you say then my new X1600 will be ebayed. :-|

Oops! sorry guys I posted in the wrong thread...

DJ Sergio B wrote

'' It appears that Macs have more issues with this release '' -


You Have To Be Kidding Me, My Itch 1.7.1 Runs Flawless On My Mac, I Actually Had To Purchase A Mac Because My PC Just Would Not Cut It. You Should Do More Research Before You Post Something About Mac Computers, Since Majority Of Serato Users Get Quality Results From Mac; And Not PC.

actually he is right the random drop outs that appeared in 1.7 but ran flawless in 1.5 were reported more on macs than any other computer.

my mac works fine with my serato 1.7, no dropout issues what so ever. with the wifi on

Ran 1.7.1 today.. the decks started getting a scetchy while scrathcing in and juggleing a while on 1.7, 1.7.1 never saw a major jump in the CPU and no wierd reactions anymore.. I like!

were you running 1.7.1 on mac or pc ?

It wasn't said to be offensive about the macs - I just stated that in the beta forums - there are tons of issues with macs but less than 8 threads from pc users - that's all. No fires were meant by the comment - just passing along info.

Oh and I recal'd my ns7 - scratching is sick - doooo it! So much ns7 love its amazing.

Didn't experience any drop outs on 1.7, however I was seeing the CPU usage bug. I upgraded to 1.7.1. recently, seems solid so far on my HP laptop. Win7 core-i3, 4GB ram.

Vestax VCI-300 Mark 1 here.

To DJ Sergio B, Are There Specific Settings You Must Put In Place On The Itch And NS7 To Sratch ?

Itch 1.7.1 + NS7 + Windows 7 runs flawlessly for me!

My Numark V7 Will Not Load Completely, I Double Click The Itch Icon And The Program Opens And Begins To Load. But Then After Loading The Library I Get A Message Stating, "There Is Not Enough Space To Complete This Command" I Get A Chime Sound And Then The Program Freezes. Can Anyone Help Me.

I Just Made The Jump From The Technics MK5's To The Numark V7's With Serato Itch

if you promise you'll end writing the first letter of every word in Caps I'll help you :-)

I apologize, now can you help me.

OK, begin with giving all your computer specs

Nah nothing crazy. I just didn't realize that the ns7 could be recalibrated. If your ns7 hot cue "1" button lights up when you turn it on - that's your unit way of saying "umm you should prolly check me out!"

If you had your ns7's firmware updated and you've never done it - you might need to.

And those of you who do - ill drop something on you that may save some time....on the last step to recalibrating your ns7 - it tells you to line up the knobs and faders all to their exact middle...no big! So you'll look at the ns7 (lovingly, of course) and notice that even the knob's name is perfectly design atop to be centered - creating this reference point - good right? Then your eq knob have a little notch they fit in to be in the middle - good! then your faders have a little middle mark you can align with the mark on the fader - great!

Then you get to the volume faders - and my logic homies in the house will count the level markers to find the middle - so 1, 2, skip a few....10! Where's the middle? 5? Well yes if you enjoy math but - WRONG! Its some where between the fifth and sixth mark.

...10 mins of my life wasted on wishing I was better at counting - EVEN when I am pretty good with numbers....as it turns out - Numark hates me sometimes. Ha.

My laptop specs
Toshiba Satellite L555
Windows 7 Home Premium
Processor: Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GHz 2.10GHZ
Installed memory (RAM) 4.0 GB (3.84 GB usable)
System type: 64-bit Operating System

OK I thought you were on a Mac. I suggest you to open a help ticket in the numark v7/ns7 section explaining the problem, they'll help you quickly.

Ok thanks

Hm - on a 64 bit system - you are currently under specs - needing at least 2.2 ghz... And your L2 cache is 1 MB. So you'll want a different pc I believe.

I found the instructions on calibrating the NS7 to be confusing. Is there a video somewhere showing exactly how to do it?

no - if I had a cam I'd do it but ...don't - what problems did you run into?

I don't remember the process or steps... I just recall that they weren't very intuitive and seemed like someone didn't follow them through when they wrote it. I never attempted to calibrate my unit again.

well if your "1" isn't lighting up on the left deck - you don't need it....but if it does - I could try to break it down with pictures - It is really important that you do so if needed - hell I couldn't use loops for a little there til I did it. Got a firmware update and it was all off.

errr - the "1" lights up and blinks when you first power on the Ns7 if it needs to be recal'd

I got a hp envy 15 icore7 chip..2 v7s...soundplant....
and 1.7.1 works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so farr not 1 drop out !!!!!!!!!!

this is so much better then 1.7

nice work serato...good to see you guys getting on top of things asap...1.7 was really shocking....

I got a hp envy 15 icore7 chip..2 v7s...soundplant....
and 1.7.1 works !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

so farr not 1 drop out !!!!!!!!!!

this is so much better then 1.7

nice work serato...good to see you guys getting on top of things asap...1.7 was really shocking....

1.7.1 is better although i still had 2 dropouts in a 4hour set.... they seem to be faster and less noticeable though....

CPU usage is far far better although i see the meter rise to red in a cyclical fashion ....

The Serato team needs to get this down to 0 dropouts. Have you done all the usual recommended troubleshooting steps? PC or Mac?

PC or Mac ?

custom built pc with windows 7 ????

I've tried and has been using gamebooster, a free application that temporarily turns off unnecessary programs. This dramatically lessened my cpu usage. My NS7 + Itch 1.7.1 + Windows 7 on Pentium Dual Core runs smoothly without any audio dropouts since then.

I think that would help alot of window users

That's a pretty cool app. And free is always a good thing.

I tried it.. but it took me less time to get less cpu usage on my own.. so I dropped it. but for some people it might be better.