Denon DN-HC5000 - Serato ITCH Hardware/Software Package, Full Manual, Page: 13 / 34

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5. Importing Music 6. Preparing Your Files
ADDING FILES TO THE ITCH LIBRARY
There are several ways to add files to your ITCH
library:
Press the FILES button on the Denon DJ
DN-HC5000 to open the files panel where you
can browse your hard drives for music to add.
Loading a file to either deck from the files panel
will automatically add it to your library.
You can also access the files panel in ITCH
using your mouse by clicking on the files button
in the main screen. You can drop files and
folders directly into the library (including crates)
or straight onto either virtual deck.
Dragging a file or folder from Finder or Explorer
into ITCH will also add the track to your library.
TIP: Dragging a folder into the crates view will
instantly create a crate
USING EXTERNAL DRIVES
Any external hard drive connected to your
computer will show in the files panel. You can add
files to your library from an external drive just like
you would do when importing from the internal
hard drive of your computer. If the external hard
drive is not connected when you run ITCH, any
files added from this drive will not display in your
library. The library information for files on your
external drive is stored on the drive itself. This
means if you add tracks on an external drive to
your library and then plug that external drive into
another machine running either ITCH or Scratch
LIVE, the crates and tracks will automatically be
visible in the other machine's library.
ADDING YOUR ITUNES LIBRARY
ITCH can import your iTunes™ library allowing
you to play your iTunes music and access
playlists. To enable this feature go to the setup
screen, open the library tab and check the
“Show iTunes Library” box.
NOTE: Your iTunes library can be minimized
by clicking the iTunes library icon.
HOW TO GET MUSIC FROM CDS INTO ITCH
ITCH does not have a CD ripping function. We
suggest you use a 3rd party application like
iTunes to convert your audio CDs into a suitable
file type for ITCH. We recommend 320 kbps MP3
files for a good balance of audio quality and file
size. ITCH can play Audio CDs direct from your
computer's CD ROM or DVD drive, however
playback performance can be impeded by the
speed of the drive and computer.
NOTE: We recommend ripping your CDs
rather than playing from them directly.
SUPPORTED FILE TYPES
.MP3 , .OGG , .AAC , .AIFF , .WAV
Fixed and variable bit rate files are both supported.
Tracks protected by DRM are not compatible
with Serato ITCH.
ANALYZING FILES
Before you play your music in ITCH it is very
important to analyze your files first. The analyze
files function processes the tracks in your library
to detect file corruption, prepares the waveform
overview, and if enabled calculates the BPM
values.
HOW TO ANALYZE FILES
To analyze your files open ITCH with the Denon
DJ DN-HC5000 disconnected. On the lower right
side of the main screen you will see the analyze
files button. Click this to automatically analyze all
the tracks in your library.
TIP: You can also drag and drop individual
folders, crates and even individual files onto
the button to analyze small or specific groups
of files at a time.
To force ITCH to re-analyze all files, hold ctrl while
clicking on the analyze files button. Dragging
a file, folder or crate which has already been
analyzed onto the button will also force ITCH to
re-analyze these files.
ABOUT CORRUPT FILES
If you have a corrupt file in your library,
hover your mouse over the status
icon for information on what type of
corruption was found.
SEE “CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND
DIAGNOSES” page 19
SET AUTP BPM
If this option is checked, ITCH will calculate
the BPM and add the value to your file during
the analyze files process. The range drop down
allows you to specify the BPM range of your
tracks to avoid half or double BPM values being
calculated.
For example:
You have a selection of house
tracks, that you guess are in the 120 - 130 BPM
range. Set the drop down range to 68-135 BPM,
setting the lower and upper limits. That way,
when ITCH runs into a 120 BPM file, it will know
for sure that it is 120 BPM, and not a half value of
60 BPM (60 BPM is lower than the set threshold
of 68 BPM).
NOTE: As Auto BPM is part of the analyzing
file process, it will not apply to any files that
already have already been analyzed. Re-analyze
these files to calculate the BPM.
OFFLINE PLAYER
The offline player is available when the
DN-HC5000 is not connected and will output
through the current default audio device. Load
a track to the offline player by dragging and
dropping onto the offline player or by pressing
shift+left arrow. If the end of the loaded track is
reached, the next track in the current playlist will
automatically play next.
TIP: The offline player is a useful tool for
preparing crates, auditioning tracks, and
setting cue and loop points.