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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  

www.rane.com/mp4.html

. To keep up with the latest tips, and 

to check for software updates for your MP 4, visit the official 

Scratch 

LIVE

 Forum at 

scratchlive.net

For the questions that the Quick Start guide doesn't answer, 

please read through these operating instructions so you will know 

how to get the most from your MP 4 and the included Scratch 

LIVE

 software. Keep this manual in a safe place.

Minimum system requirements

•   Computer with USB 1 port supporting Full Speed Mode (USB 1.1).

•   Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher.

•   Hard drive space for storing music.

•   PC 

Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Vista

 

 

(64-bit XP not supported)

 

 

Pentium 4 / 1.5 GHz

 

 

1 GB RAM.

•   Mac 

OSX 10.3

 

 

G4 / 1 GHz

 

 

1 GB RAM.

Scratch 

LIVE

 is compatible with Intel-based Mac computers.

Note: no sound card is necessary.

Check List

These items are included with the MP 4 in the box:

•   Scratch 

LIVE

 software install disc.

•   1 USB cable.

•   IEC C5 line cord.

•   Package of 4 rubber feet.

•   Quick Start Guide.

•   This manual.

Copyright notices

© 2007 Rane Corporation. All rights reserved. Scratch 

LIVE

 and 

the Scratch 

LIVE

 logo are trademarks of Serato Audio Research. 

Trademarked in the U.S. and other countries. Licensed exclu-

sively to Rane Corporation. This software is based in part on the 

work of the Independent JPEG Group, and uses libpng code, 

copyright © 2000-2002 Glenn Randers-Pehrson. Control vinyl 

and CDs are available for single use only — any further copying 

or unauthorized reproduction is strictly prohibited. Windows 

XP and Vista is either a registered trademark or a trademark of 

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other coun-

tries. Apple, Mac, Macintosh and iTunes are trademarks of Apple 

Computer, Inc., registered in the US and/or other countries.

Important Safety Instructions

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a dry cloth.

7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance 

with manufacturer’s instructions. 

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, registers, 

stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-

type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than 

the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third 

grounding prong. The wide blade or third prong is provided for 

your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, 

consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord and plug from being walked on or 

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the 

point where it exits from the apparatus. 

11. Only use attachments and accessories specified by Rane.

12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table 

specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. 

When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/

apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over. 

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when 

unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is 

required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, 

such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been 

spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus 

has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate 

normally, or has been dropped.

15. The plug on the power cord is the AC mains disconnect 

device and must remain readily operable.

16. This apparatus shall be connected to a mains socket outlet 

with a protective earthing connection.

17. When permanently connected, an all-pole mains switch with 

a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be 

incorporated in the electrical installation of the building. 

18. If rackmounting, provide adequate ventilation. Equipment 

may be located above or below this apparatus, but some 

equipment (like large power amplifiers) may cause an 

unacceptable amount of hum or may generate too much heat 

and degrade the performance of this apparatus.

19. This apparatus may be installed in an industry standard 

equipment rack. Use screws through all mounting holes to 

provide the best support.

WARNING

: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not 

expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. Apparatus shall not 

be exposed to dripping or splashing and no objects filled with 

liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of electrical shock, do not open the unit. 

No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified 

service personnel.

The symbols shown below are internationally accepted symbols that 

warn of potential hazards with electrical products.

This symbol indicates that a dangerous voltage 

constituting a risk of electric shock is present 

within this unit.

This symbol indicates that there are important 

operating and maintenance instructions in the 

literature accompanying this unit.

WARNING

Summary of Contents for 17357 SCRATCHLIVE MP 4

Page 1: ...E USB LINE USB INPUT INPUT PGM CUE A B MP 4 MIXER A PROGRAM A PROGRAM B CUE PHONES MIC B PAN HOUSE LEVEL POWER 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 0 24 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 0 24 12 12 17357 SCRATCHLIVE MP 4 OPERATORS MANUAL 1 7 4 ...

Page 2: ...ug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord and plug from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where it exits from the apparatus 11 Only use attachment...

Page 3: ...display 12 Beat Matching display 12 Gain adjustment 12 Master gain 12 Tap Tempo 12 Organizing your music 13 Grouping tracks into crates 13 Sorting your files 13 Using the song browser 14 Searching 14 Prepare window 15 Review window 15 Editing ID3 tags 15 Status icons 15 Display album art 15 Playing tracks direct from audio CD 16 Previewing tracks 16 Recording 16 Keyboard shortcuts 17 Additional se...

Page 4: ...sed as a generic sound card with other software applications for best performance and support we highly recommend using Scratch LIVE Performance using other applications may vary and compatibility is not guaranteed The computer sees the MP 4 as three USB audio devices two stereo play and one stereo record ASIO for PC and CoreAudio for Mac drivers are included The digital audio format is 24 bit 3 b...

Page 5: ...rd When it s all the way right only PROGRAM B is heard When it s in the middle both PROGRAM A and B are mixed together equally This is an Active Crossfader which uses a VCA to deliver an extended life with reduced travel noise but to insure trouble free operation see Fader Cleaning on page Manual 4 7 HOUSE LEVEL control Adjusts the Output Level of the Main mix to the HOUSE Outputs 8 CUE switches S...

Page 6: ...tch out Each of these may be assigned to PROGRAM A or B using the front panel INPUT selectors The PHONO GROUND screw connects those extra wires coming out of the turntables 7 MIC Input jack Accepts either a balanced TRS or unbalanced TS microphone plug controlled by the front panel MIC LEVEL control MADE IN U S A RANE CORP RIGHT LEFT RIGHT RIGHT LEFT LEFT LEVEL R L PHONO LINE PHONO GROUND MIC TO U...

Page 7: ... with it On the Mac you can use the MP 4 with any audio application though technical support is limited to Scratch LIVE Getting started on Windows Windows XP 1 Disconnect any unneccessary USB devices from your PC 2 Connect the MP 4 to your computer with the supplied USB cable 3 The Found New Hardware bubbles appear MP 4 USB Composite Device MP 4 USB1 Out USB Audio Device MP 4 USB2 Out USB Audio De...

Page 8: ...o install the Scratch LIVE driver Windows Troubleshooting If you have a USB PCI card your computer may have allocated bandwith to other devices including your mouse preventing Scratch LIVE from recognising the MP 4 Unplug unneccesary devices and install Scratch LIVE again You may need to tempo rarily move your mouse to the built in USB port After installa tion reconnect USB units as needed If othe...

Page 9: ...verviews If you run Scratch LIVE with the hardware interface discon nected you will notice a button labeled build overviews on the main screen Click this to automatically build the overviews for all the tracks in your library The track name and location are shown in the bar immediately below the button Below this are three more bars The first bar shows track reading progress the second bar shows o...

Page 10: ...r hold the shift key and drag the pitch slider to move it slowly Drag the center of the small pitch slider to make fine pitch adjustments or click on either side of the small slider to pitch bend Play pause forward Bend up Fast forward Track gain Repeat Fine Pitch adjust Pitch adjust Auto play Fader start Key lock Bend down Rewind Play pause reverse Loop Controls Playback speed Censor Loop Selecto...

Page 11: ...ered from the Crossfader using the fader start feature To start playback using the Crossfader pause the track at the desired position and press the fader start button Now each time you move the Crossfader from its end position the track will start playing from that point Moving the Cross fader from the right end point will start the left deck when fader start is turned on and moving the crossfader...

Page 12: ...behind the loop number will be green Press the x button to clear the loop If you click on the number of a occupied loop slot a red border will appear This indicates the loop is locked and you will not be able to adjust the end points or delete the loop until you unlock it by clicking on the number again Autoplay Click the auto button to enable autoplay With this setting turned on when one track fi...

Page 13: ... sync Visual aids When the track is playing several waveforms are displayed Each shows a different aspect of the track being played Track Overview display This view provides a complete overview of the waveform of the track and includes a marker to show the current position within the track This view is useful for finding transitions within the track The waveform is colored according to the spectru...

Page 14: ...mpo Matching display 2 Adjust the pitch of the right deck until the blue peaks sit under the orange peaks in the Tempo Matching display Once they are aligned the two tracks have the same tempo 3 Next align the markers in the Beat Matching display Watch the color of the items passing by in the Main Waveform dis play Remember that a kick or bass drum will be red in color and a snare drum will be gre...

Page 15: ... the setup screen applies to removing editing and renaming crates Check this option to prevent changes to your crates If you do delete a crate by ac cident you can get it back from the recycle bin trash Crate files have the extension crate Subcrates You can drag and drop crates into other crates to make subcrates If you drag a crate to the very left of the crate panel it will stay in the top level...

Page 16: ...te or playlist that you might be in and into your main library so you can find any track in your collection If you then click on a crate or playlist the search query will be cleared To select which fields the search function will look through click on the left hand side of the search box The drop down menu shows which fields are currently being used Press esc or the x button on the right of the se...

Page 17: ...l p to add tracks to the prepare window Tip Select the contents of the prepare window and drag them onto the new crate button to save the selection Review window The review window shows the tracks you have recently played in the order in which they were played Tracks you have played recently are colored green press the clear button to reset the list of recently played tracks Tip Select the content...

Page 18: ...gram B respectively The mic function will ignore all other inputs saving only the microphone input Press the red record button to start and stop recording Enter a name for the recording in the text field to the right of the elapsed time Press the save button b to save the recording to disk Tip Use keyboard shortcut ctrl n to start a new recording Playing tracks direct from audio CD You can play tr...

Page 19: ... track from library remove track from crate delete crate does not delete the file ctrl shift del and ctrl shift backspace Delete the file from your library and send to the recycle bin Note to iTunes users files in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way ctrl shift Toggle the input reverse switch esc Clear search string if searching or exit Scratch LIVE Note Playback cue and speed controls u...

Page 20: ...ate and looping settings copied This setting overrides the play from start and play from first cue point options Play from first cue point Enable this option to start all tracks from the first cue point This setting overrides the play from start option Play from start Enable this to start all tracks from the beginning If this setting is not enabled freshly loaded tracks will continue to play from ...

Page 21: ...his setting to automatically generate the track overview as soon as a track is loaded If this setting is not enabled the track overview will be generated as the track plays Automatically generating the track overview uses more of the computer s CPU power and should be disabled on slower computers Center on selected song With this option on scrolling up and down in your library holds the selected t...

Page 22: ...ion visit www support microsoft com I want to backup my library and crates or move them to another machine so where are they stored Your database and crates are stored in the folder Home Mu sic ScratchLIVE on a Mac and My Documents My Music Scratch LIVE on a PC Crates have the file extension slc If your library contains tracks that are stored on a drive other than your boot drive a hidden folder c...

Page 23: ... dB EQ 12 dB 12 A LOW HI EQ LOW HI 12 dB EQ 12 dB 12 B MAIN RIGHT MST REC LEFT MST REC RIGHT LEFT RIGHT MIC LEVEL 24 0 12 24 0 12 USB 2L USB 1L RIAA PHONO LINE IN 1 RIAA PHONO LINE IN 2 USB 2R USB 1R SELECT AR SELECT BR SELECT AL SELECT BL A LEVEL A LEFT MIC B LEVEL B LEFT A LEVEL A RIGHT B LEVEL B RIGHT MIC TO USB RECORD ...

Page 24: ... frames belonging to multiple MPEG layers Scratch LIVE does not support MP3s that contain frames from multiple layers some frames may be output as silence Unsupported file This file is more than 2GB in size Self explanatory At the moment Scratch LIVE does not support files that are 2GB in size or larger Unsupported file This file has data blocks greater than 2GB in size This file contains chunks o...

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