Rane SL 1 User Manual

RA NE S L 1 FO R SE RATO S CR ATCH LI VE • OPE RATOR ’S M ANU AL 1.9 .2

RA NE SL 1 FOR SER ATO SC RATC H LIV E • O PER ATOR ’S M ANU AL 1. 9.2

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

For the continued safety of yourself and others

we recommend that you read the following safety

and installation instructions. Keep this document

in a safe location for future reference. Please

heed all warnings and follow all instructions.

Do not use this equipment in a location where

it might become wet. Clean only with a damp

cloth. This equipment may be used as a table

top device, although stacking of the equipment

is dangerous and not recommended.

Equipment may be located directly above or

below this unit, but note that some equipment

(like large power ampliers) may cause an

unacceptable amount of hum or may generate

too much heat and degrade the performance

of this equipment. Only use attachments

and accessories specied by Rane. Refer

all servicing to qualied service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such as spilled liquid,

fallen objects into an opened chassis, exposure

to rain or moisture, a dropped unit, or abnormal

operation.

INTRODUCTION

Refer to the separate Quick Start guide that

was included in the box. If you lose yours, a

new copy (along with this manual and all other

documentation) may be downloaded at rane.

com/scratch.html. To keep up with the latest

tips, and to check for Scratch Live software

updates, visit the Ofcial Scratch Live Forum at

scratchlive.net.

Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo

are trademarks of Serato Audio Research.

Trademarked in the U.S. and other countries.

Licensed exclusively to Rane Corporation. This

software is based in part on the work of the

Independent JPEG Group, and uses libpng code,

The Scratch Live Control Tone, the audio pressed

on Scratch Live Control Vinyl and Control CDs, is

The Control Vinyl and Control CDs are licensed

for personal use only. The creation of personal

backups of the Control CD is allowed, however

duplicating Control CDs for commercial benet

is strictly prohibited. For avoidance of doubt the

duplication or creation of Control Vinyl for any

use is strictly prohibited. Please respect our

XP and Vista is either a registered trademark

or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries. Apple,

Mac, Macintosh and iTunes are trademarks of

Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the US and/

or other countries.

WEAR PARTS: The SL 1 interface contains no

wear parts. The vinyl records and CDs are wear

parts as described in the Limited Domestic

Warranty section at the end of this manual.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• A DJ mixer with at least 2 channels.

• At least one turntable or CD player.

• Computer with USB 1 port supporting Full

Speed Mode (USB 1.1).

• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or

higher, or Vista with Service Pack 1 or

higher. We recommend XP over Vista.

• Intel processor, Pentium 4 / 1.5 GHz.

• 1 GB RAM.

• Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher.

• Hard drive space for storing music.

MAC

• Mac OSX 10.3 or higher.

• G4 / 1 GHz.

• 1 GB RAM.

• Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher.

• Hard drive space for storing music.

Scratch Live is compatible with Intel-based

Mac computers.

CHECK LIST

These items are included in the box:

• SL 1 interface.

• Scratch Live software install disc.

• 2 (two) control CDs.

• 2 (two) control records.

• 1 USB cable.

• 4 stereo RCA cables.

• Package of 4 rubber feet.

• Quick Start Guide.

• This manual.

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CONTENTS

Important Safety Instructions 3

Intro du ct io n 3

Minimum System Requirem ents 3

PC 3

Mac 3

Check List 3

GETTING STARTED 6

Installing Scratch Live 6

Mac 6

Windows 6

Additional Windows Drivers 6

Starting the Software 6

Using the Tool Ti ps 6

Connecting Your Hardware 7

System Overview 7

Connecting the SL 1 7

Turntable Setup 7

CD Player setup 7

Optional Power Supply 7

CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE 8

The Noise Thres ho ld 8

How to Calibrate Scratch Live 8

The Scopes 8

Calibration Troub le sh oo ti ng 8

IMPORTING AND PLAYING MUSIC 9

Importing Your Mu si c 9

Supported File Type s 9

Playing Music 9

Track Display 9

WHITELABEL.NET 10

PREPARING YOUR FILES 10

Analyzing Files 10

How to Analyze Files 10

About Corrupt Files 10

Set Auto-BPM 10

The Off li ne P la ye r 10

FILE MANAGEMENT 10

Rescan ID3 Tags 10

Relocate Lost Files 10

PLAYBACK CONTROL 11

The Control R ec ord 11

The Control C D 11

Vinyl Scrol l 11

MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW 12

Virtual Deck 12

Visual Aids 12

Tempo M at ch in g Di sp la y 12

Track Overview Display 12

Main Waveform Display 12

Beat Matching Display 12

Master Gain 13

33 / 45 Speeds 13

Tracking Indicator 13

Tap Tempo 13

Key Lock 13

Repeat 13

Censor 13

Eject 13

Autoplay 13

Input Reverse 13

Track Gain 1 3

USB Dro po ut I nd ic at or 14

SCRATCH LIVE MODES 14

Absolute Mode 14

Relative Mode 14

Internal Mode 15

Pitch Slider 15

Tempo ra ry C ue 15

Speed Range 15

More Co nt rols 1 5

CUE POINTS 16

Setting Cue Points 16

Enable Hot Cues 16

Triggering Cue Points 16

Editing Cue Points 1 6

Customizing Cue Points 16

LOOPING 16

Auto Looping 17

The A - Slot 17

Loop Roll 17

Loop Roll with MIDI 17

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SP-6 SAMPLE PLAYER 18

Loading the SP-6 18

Playing Samples 18

SP-6 Instant Doubles 1 8

Play Modes 18

SP-6 Pitch Contro ls 19

SP-6 ‘Play from ’ Se le ct or 19

SP-6 Track Overviews 19

SP-6 Slot Volu me s 19

SP-6 Output 19

Individual Output Selectors 19

SP-6 Sample Bank 19

SP-6 MIDI 19

MIDI CONTROL 20

Overview 20

MIDI Contro ll er S et up 20

Assigning Control s 20

MIDI Platters 20

Assigning MIDI to Other Control s 20

Ctrl-Click Functionality 20

Pre se ts 20

Native Contro ll er S up po rt 20

Techn ic al I nf or ma ti on 20

ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIC 21

Gro up in g Trac ks i nt o Cr at es 21

Subcrates 21

Sorting Your Fi le s 21

Using the Song Brow se r 21

Searc hi ng 21

Pre pa re Window 21

History 22

Editing ID3 Tags 22

Library Zoom 22

Display Album Art 23

Status Icons 23

More In fo o n Co rr up t Fi le s 23

Scratch Live Backup 23

Deleting Crates and Tracks 23

RECORDING 23

Sampling from V in yl 24

LIVEFEED 24

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 25

ADDITIONAL SETUP 26

Hardw are 26

USB Buffe r Si ze ( La te nc y) 26

Audio Input Level 26

Playback 26

Track End War ni ng 26

Playback Keys Use Shift 26

Lock Playing Deck 26

Sort Cues Chron ol og ic al ly 26

Enable Hot Cues 26

Use Auto Gain 26

Hi-Fi Resampler 27

Play From S ta rt 27

Instant Doubles 27

Play From F ir st C ue P oi nt 27

Braking 27

Audio Output 27

Vinyl Control 27

Adjust Loops with Vinyl 27

Next Song on Flip 27

Enable Vinyl Scro ll 27

Reverse Vinyl Scrol l 27

Vinyl Scrol l Sp ee d 27

Dro p To Absolute Position 27

Dro p To Cue Points 27

Vinyl Start Off se t 27

Library 28

Read iTunes Library 28

Pro te ct l ib ra ry 28

Custom Crate Columns 2 8

Center on Selected Song 28

Show All File Types 28

Include Subcrate Tracks 28

AutoFill Overviews 28

Import AAC Files 28

Display 28

Maximum Scree n Up da te s 28

Audio Cache 28

Horizontal Waveforms 2 8

Show Album Art On Deck 28

MIXING WITH ONE TURNTABLE OR CD PLAYER 29

SL 1 SPECIFICATIONS 29

TROUBLESHOOTING AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 30

CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND DIAGNOSES 31

SCOPE READING AND FIXES 32

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 34

FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE 35

LIMITED U.S.A. WARRANTY 35

LIMITED WARRANTY OUTSIDE THE U.S.A. 35

WARRANTY PROCEDURE - VALID IN U.S.A. ONLY 36

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GETTING STARTED

INSTALLING SCRATCH LIVE

MAC

1. Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM and

double-click the installer icon.

You will see the following screen:

1. Connect your SL 1 before you insert your

installation CD. When you rst connect it,

Windows will attempt to install the drivers via

the hardware wizard. Cancel and close the

hardware wizard.

2. Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM.

Make sure your SL 1 is connected rst. If a

window doesn’t open automatically, browse to

the CD drive. Run setup.exe.

You will see the following screen:

With your hardware still connected, run the

Scratch Live driver updater. This is usually

located in:

C: > Program Files > Serato > driver_updater32.exe

or for 64-bit systems:

C: > Program Files (x86) > Serato > driver_

updater64.exe.

Repeat this process for each of your USB ports.

TIP: The driver updater can install drivers for

different types of Scratch Live hardware, not

just the SL 1. For example, if you play at a

club that uses a TTM 57SL mixer, just connect

the mixer and run through the driver updater

as above.

STARTING THE SOFTWARE

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Once the installation is complete, Scratch Live

will appear in your applications list. You may like

to drag the Scratch Live icon to your dock for

quick launching.

2. Plug in your SL 1. No extra hardware or driver

installation is required.

WINDOWS

It is important that Windows users install the

SL1 drivers as well as the Scratch Live software.

The easiest way to do this is to allow the Scratch

Live installer to do all the work.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Once the

installation is complete, Scratch Live appears

in the Start Menu under All Programs > Serato

> Scratch Live.

Because the SL 1 was connected prior to

installing Scratch Live, no extra hardware

installation is required.

NOTE: Select the custom install option if you

wish to change the installation location of

Scratch Live.

ADDITIONAL WINDOWS DRIVERS

Windows treats each USB port individually.

You might like to install the Drivers for the SL 1

hardware on all of your USB ports.

Connect your Scratch Live hardware to a

USB port. Windows will again attempt to install

the drivers via the hardware wizard. Cancel and

close the hardware wizard.

Close all other programs on your Mac or PC.

When you load Scratch Live for the rst time,

you will see the screen shown above.

USING THE TOOL TIPS

Click on the ? icon to enable tool tips. Tool tips

provide a handy way to learn the various features

of Scratch Live. Move the mouse over a section

of the screen to bring up a context-sensitive

tool tip. Holding the mouse over the ? button

with tool tips turned on will show you a list of

all keyboard shortcuts. Tool tips are available in

several languages. Scratch Live will display the

tool tips in the language that your computer is

set to. If your language is not available, the tool

tips will be displayed in English.

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CONNECTING YOUR

MIC IN

TO MIC

PHONO LINE PHONO LINE

FROM TURNTABLE OR CD PLAYER OUT

FROM TURNTABLE GROUNDFROM TURNTABLE GROUND

GROUND

USB TO COMPUTER

HARDWARE

SYSTEM OVERVIEW

The Scratch Live control records and CDs

are pressed with an audible tone specically

developed for controlling the Scratch Live

software application.

The SL 1 interface converts the control signal

coming from each deck into digital audio, to be

sent via USB to the Scratch Live software, which

decodes that signal into a stream of information

based on what the DJ is doing with the control

disc. A virtual ‘deck’ replicates the movements

of the control disc. Audio les loaded onto the

Virtual Decks are then played back through the

outputs of the hardware, with any manipulation

of the control discs reproduced on the audio,

effectively emulating vinyl control of the les

loaded in software.

CONNECTING THE SL 1

To integrate an SL 1 unit into a typical DJ setup,

connect it to your turntables (or CD players) and

mixer as follows:

1. Connect the Turntables or CD Players.

Plug the cables from your decks, into the input

sockets of the SL 1, plugging the left deck into

input 1 and right deck into input 2.

2. Connect the Line Outputs to your Mixer.

The output from Scratch Live comes from the

LINE OUTPUTS on the SL 1.

Using the included RCA cables, Connect the

Deck 1 Line outputs into the left line input your

mixer, then repeat for the Deck 2 Line outputs,

into the right Line Input of your mixer.

If your mixer has selectable input levels, make

sure these are set to Line level.

3. Connect your Thru Outputs to your Mixer.

The THRU outputs on the SL 1 are used if you

want to play regular vinyl or CDs during your

set. They allow you to bypass your Scratch Live

software, sending audio direct from the SL 1

inputs to your mixer (i.e. the sound from your

records or CDs).

Connect these to your mixer inputs, matching

the level of your decks. In general, turntables are

phono level, and CD players are line level.

Once your THRUS are connected, you can

switch to your vinyl or CD’s using the phono/line

switch or transform switch on the top of your

mixer.

If you hear the sound of your control discs

instead of music from Scratch Live, you are

listening to the thrus rather than the line outputs.

The thrus only work when the SL 1 is

powered, either by a computer over USB, or by

the optional DC power supply.

4. Connect the SL 1 to your computer.

Using the provided USB cable, connect your

SL1 to an available USB port on your computer.

Make sure you connect it directly to your

computer and not through a hub or splitter.

TURNTABLE SETUP

1. Set the tone arms to the specic

recommendations of the cartridge used, such

that the needle never leaves the record, but

not heavy enough that it heats up signicantly.

Both produce poor tracking.

2. Grounding is extremely important when using

Scratch Live. Make sure you have good

connections from the ground wires of your

turntables to the grounding post of your DJ

mixer. All DJ mixers with turntable inputs have

built in grounding points for this purpose. If

you do not ground your turntables properly,

the control signal will be noisy and the tracking

of the record position will be erratic.

CD PLAYER SETUP

Disable all built-in effects on the CD player,

including keylock/master tempo. Ensure the

input level in Scratch Live is set correctly to

accept a LINE level signal. SEE “AUDIO INPUT

LEVEL” ON PAGE 26.

OPTIONAL POWER SUPPLY

Connect an external power supply to the

SL 1 to power the THRU channels when

USB power is not present. This allows

you to play vinyl or CDs when the host

computer is not present; useful for permanent

installations or using more than one computer.

The power supply is 9 volts DC, 300 mA, using

a P6 type barrel plug. Any substitute must meet

these specications.

-(5.5mm) +(2.5mm)

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CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE

Since Scratch Live is controlled by an analogue

signal, there is no guarantee of what state that

signal will be in by the time the software gets to

interpret it. Therefore, Scratch Live needs to be

able to handle a wide range of signals, and be

congurable to use them optimally. Calibrating

is just conguring the software to your situation.

Calibration is equally important for both vinyl

and CD users of Scratch Live.

There are two parts to the Scratch Live control

signal: The directional tone, and the noise map.

Listening to the control vinyl, the directional tone

is the 1 kHz tone. The noise map sounds like

random noise over the top of the tone.

The directional tone provides the current

speed and direction of the record, while the

noise map tells the software precisely where on

the record the needle is currently.

THE NOISE THRESHOLD

A threshold is a lower limit, below which a

process will not occur. In the case of Scratch

Live, the noise threshold is the limit below which

the input signal will not be interpreted as control

signal; in other words if it’s below the threshold,

it is considered noise and ignored.

This setting is necessary because a stylus is

very sensitive, and will inevitably pick up noise

from the environment as well as the signal on the

record, especially in the noisy environment of a

live show.

HOW TO CALIBRATE SCRATCH LIVE

With music playing in the background (from

any source), put your needle on record with the

turntable stopped. If you are using CD players,

the same rules apply. Have the CD deck paused

or stopped while calibrating.

Click and hold the estimate button until the slider

stops moving. Moving the threshold slider to the

left will make Scratch Live more sensitive to slow

record movement, but also more sensitive to

background noise.

Repeat the process for each deck

Things to remember:

• Your needle must be on the record.

• Your turntable (or CD player) must be stationary.

• The background music playing must be at a

similar level to which you will play your set at.

• You should calibrate Scratch Live every time

you play.

TIP: If the slider jumps to the far right,

then you have a problem with noise in your

turntables/CD players/mixer. Check all your

connections and make sure your equipment

is well earthed. In some situations you will

not be able to improve the signal quality, and

you will have to play on regardless. In this

situation, stick to rel mode.

THE SCOPES

The scopes on the setup screen in Scratch Live

display the input signal as a phase diagram. The

key factors to look at on the scope display are

crisp clean lines, round shape, and the tracking

percentage in the lower right corner.

Start both turntables or CD players. You will

see green rings appear in the scope view, as

shown above.

For optimal performance the inner ring should

be as close to circular as possible. Use the

scope zoom slider (1x to 16x) to zoom in or out

as necessary. Use the scope L/R balance and

P/A balance controls to adjust the shape of the

inner ring.

The number in the top left corner of the scope

view gives the current absolute position within

the control record or CD. The number in the

top right corner is the current speed in RPM. In

the bottom left is the current threshold setting,

and the number in the bottom right shows the

percentage of readable signal – this number

should be close to 85% when your system is

calibrated properly.

CALIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING

After calibration, the number in the upper right

corner of the scope view should say 0.0 while

the needle is on the record and the turntable is

stopped.

If that number is uctuating then manually

move the estimate slider to the right until that

number is stable at 0.0. If you’ve moved the

slider all the way to -24 and its still uctuating

then you have a grounding or interference

problem somewhere in the chain.

If so, the rst thing to check is that the

grounding wire coming from your turntable is

connected to your mixer’s grounding posts.

Next, make sure that the SL 1 isn’t sitting

next to a power source such as a power strip

or power box and that the rca cables connected

to the SL 1 aren’t laying across other power

conducting cables.

If you are still experiencing issues, you might

have to adjust the placement of your setup. For

example, make sure bass bins aren’t directly

under the turntables. FOR MORE CALIBRATION

TROUBLESHOOTING HELP SEE “SCOPE READING

AND FIXES” ON PAGE 32.

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IMPORTING AND PLAYING MUSIC

2. Once you have located your music, drag

the folder or les you want to import onto the

purple “All...” icon. This is located to the left of

your screen at the top of the crates and playlist

window. If you wish to import all of your music,

just drag your whole music folder onto this icon.

PLAYING MUSIC

Click on the All… icon to show all the tracks in

your library. Use the keyboard shortcut Shift +

Left Arrow to load the highlighted track on to

the left deck, and Shift + Right Arrow to load the

highlighted track on to the right deck.

IMPORTING YOUR MUSIC

The easiest way to load music into your library is

by using the les button:

1. Click on the les button to open the les

panel. The left side of this window displays

various locations on your computer hard drive

(and external drives if you have one). Click on

these locations to navigate your computer and

nd your music.

By default, your music will usually be found in

either “Music” (Mac) or “My Music” (Windows).

TIP: You can also import by dragging ﬁles

and folders directly from Windows Explorer

(PC version) or Finder (Mac version) into the

Scratch Live library.

SUPPORTED FILE TYPES

Scratch Live supports xed and variable bit

rate .MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, .AIFF, .WAV and

Whitelabel (wl.mp3) le types. M3U playlists

are also supported. For more on Whitelabel.net

audio les, see “Whitelabel.net” on page 10.

NOTE: iTunes Music Store DRM ﬁles cannot

be played back by Scratch Live. iTunes Plus

ﬁles are DRM-free.

TIP: You can also load tracks to decks using

the mouse. Click and drag a track from the

track list area on to either deck.

To start playing a track, simply put the needle on

the record and start the turntable. The track will

start playing as soon as it detects the signal from

the control vinyl (or CD).

In ABS mode, the track will play from the

position dictated by the placement of the

needle on the record. If you place the needle at

the beginning of the record, the track will start

playing from the beginning. You can skip through

the track by picking up the needle and placing

it further into the record, just as with regular

records (this is known as needle dropping). SEE

“SCRATCH LIVE MODES” ON PAGE 14.

TRACK DISPLAY

When a track is loaded, the track name, artist

and length are displayed in the track title bar,

and the Virtual Deck shows a solid black line.

If the track has BPM or key information written

in the tag this will also be displayed. SEE “SET

AUTO-BPM” ON PAGE 10.

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SET AUTO-BPM

WHITELABEL.NET

The Serato Whitelabel Delivery Network is a

unique system that allows record labels to

digitally deliver promotional releases directly to

DJs.

To download Whitelabel audio les and to sign

up to receive updates on the latest promotional

releases, visit www.whitelabel.net.

WHITELABEL AUDIO FILES

Whitelabel.net audio les are a unique format

(le extension wl.mp3) developed by Serato.

They are specially prepared for use in Scratch

Live; pre-analyzed, tagged with song and artist

info, BPM and album art where possible.

Whitelabel audio les play as high quality 320

kbps stereo audio in Scratch Live when Rane

Scratch Live hardware is connected. Without

Scratch Live hardware connected, or when

playing these les through other mp3 software

and devices, they will play as low quality 32 kbps

mono audio.

Whitelabel audio les are promotional releases

from records labels available to Scratch Live DJs

for free from Whitelabel.net.

PREPARING YOUR FILES

ANALYZING FILES

Before you play your music in Scratch Live, It is

important to rst analyze your les.

The analyze les function processes the

songs in your library to detect le corruption,

saves the waveform overview to an ID3 tag*, and

calculates auto-gain and BPM values.

HOW TO ANALYZE FILES

To analyze les start Scratch Live with the

hardware disconnected. On the left side of the

main screen, you will notice a button labeled

“analyze les”. Click this to automatically build

the overviews for all the tracks in your library.

TIP: You can drag and drop individual folders,

crates or ﬁles onto this button to force the

building of overviews at any time.

ABOUT CORRUPT FILES

If Scratch Live detects a corrupt le it

will tag it with a corrupt le icon:

It is very important that you delete

ANY corrupt les from your library as they can

cause Scratch Live to crash regardless if you

play the le or not. SEE “STATUS ICONS” ON

PAGE 23 AND “CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND

DIAGNOSES” ON PAGE 31.

If this option is checked while analyzing les,

Scratch Live will calculate the estimated tempos

of your les. If Scratch Live is condent that the

auto-BPM estimate for a le is accurate, it will be

written to an ID3 tag* in the le. The auto-BPM

function will not be applied if the track already

contains BPM information. To re-analyze these

les and use auto-BPM or auto gain on them,

drag them onto the analyze les button. If you

know your les BPM will fall within a certain

range, use the range drop down to avoid double

or half value BPMs being calculated.

*ID3 tags contain data about your tracks

and are saved inside the ﬁles themselves.

Genre, track name and artist are examples

of common tag information. SEE “EDITING ID3

TAGS” ON PAGE 22.

THE OFFLINE PLAYER

The ofine player is available when Scratch Live

hardware is not connected, and outputs through

the current default audio device. Load a track to

the ofine player by dragging and dropping onto

the deck, or pressing shift+left arrow. If the end

of the loaded track is reached, the next track in

the current playlist is played automatically.

The ofine player is a useful tool for preparing

crates, auditioning tracks, and setting cue and

loop points.

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FILE MANAGEMENT

Located in the les pane are two buttons, rescan

ID3 tags, and relocate lost les. Use these tools

for ongoing le and library management.

RESCAN ID3 TAGS

Click this button to force Scratch Live to re-read

all le tags. Alternatively, you can drag and drop

les, folders, or drives onto the rescan id3 tags

button from the les pane. This will only scan the

les that you drag and drop, resulting in much

faster processing.

TIP: Rescanning the tags is a handy way to

identify all the ﬁles that Scratch Live can’t ﬁnd

(for example if the ﬁles have been altered or

moved). These tracks will show up red in the

main track list, with an exclamation mark in

the status column. You can sort by the status

column to group all these tracks together.

PLAYBACK CONTROL

THE CONTROL RECORD

The control record has two sides. The rst side

is 10 minutes long and contains the Vinyl Scroll

section. The second side is 15 minutes long.

Scratch Live can be congured to work with

records playing at either 33 RPM or 45 RPM,

depending on your preference. The record has

thin marks every minute, and a thicker mark

every 5 minutes (when playing at 33 RPM).

These marks are to assist you when using needle

dropping to move through the track. These

marks do not affect the playback of the track.

VINYL SCROLL

Vinyl Scroll allows you to select and load tracks

using only your turntables (or CD player) – no

contact with the computer necessary! To use

Vinyl Scroll with turntables, lift the needle off

the record and drop it into special “bonus track”

section at the end of the record’s A side. The

movement of the control disk now controls the

selected track within your library. Lift the needle

out of the Vinyl Scroll section of the record and

into the lead out (between the Vinyl Scroll area

and the end of the record) to change crates or

iTunes playlists. Go back to the Vinyl Scroll area

of the record to choose a track within the crate or

playlist. Once you have found the track you wish

to play, put the needle back at the beginning of

the record and it will load automatically. This

feature is available to CD users. Go to track 2 on

the control CD to access Vinyl Scroll. Find the

track you want to load, and go back to track 1.

The track you selected will be loaded and ready

to play. You can reverse the direction of Vinyl

Scroll and set the sensitivity in the setup screen.

TIP: You can also use Vinyl Scroll in the

prepare window. SEE THE OPTIONS FOR “VINYL

CONTROL” ON PAGE 27.

RELOCATE LOST FILES

This feature nds music and folders on your

computer that you have either moved or altered.

1. Click the relocate lost les button to search

all your drives (internal and external) for les

currently marked as not found in your library.

2. When this process is complete, your Scratch

Live library will be updated with the new

location of your les.

TIP: Drag and drop ﬁles, folders, or drives

onto the relocate lost ﬁles button from the

ﬁles pane. This is useful if you know the

location of your ﬁles, as it only scans the drag

and drop location, with faster relocation.

RA NE SL 1 FOR SER ATO SC RATC H LIV E • O PER ATOR ’S M ANU AL 1. 9.2

THE CONTROL CD

The control CD has

two tracks. The rst

track is 15 minutes

long and controls

playback. The second

track is 40 seconds

long and controls vinyl

scroll.

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