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SCRATCH Live: GeTTinG STARTeD  6

Connecting Your Hardware 

6

Connecting the SL 3 

6

Turntable Setup 

6

CD Player setup 

6

Installing Scratch Live 

7

Starting the Software 

7

Using the Tool Tips 

7

Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs 

8

Power Supply 

8

CALiBRATinG SCRATCH Live 

8

The Noise Threshold 

8

The Scopes 

8

Calibration Troubleshooting 

9

ImpORtIng and pLayIng muSIc  9

Importing Your Music 

9

Supported File Types 

9

PRePARinG YOUR FiLeS 

10

Analyzing files 

10

How to Analyze Files 

10

About Corrupt Files 

10

Set Auto-BPM 

10

The Offline Player 

10

Playing Music 

10

Track Display 

10

FiLe MAnAGeMenT 

11

Rescan ID3 Tags 

11

Relocate Lost Files 

11

PLAYBACk COnTROL 

11

The Control Record 

11

The Control CD 

11

Vinyl Scroll 

11

MAin SCReen OveRvieW 

12

Virtual Deck 

12

Visual Aids 

12

Tempo Matching Display 

12

Track Overview Display 

12

Main Waveform Display 

12

Beat Matching Display 

12

Thru Buttons 

13

Master Gain 

13

33 / 45 Speeds 

13

Tracking Indicator 

13

Tap Tempo 

13

Key Lock 

13

Repeat 

13

Censor 

13

Eject 

13

Autoplay 

14

Input Reverse 

14

Track Gain 

14

USB Dropout Indicator 

14

SCRATCH Live MODeS 

14

Absolute Mode 

14

Relative Mode 

14

Internal Mode 

15

Pitch Slider 

15

Temporary Cue 

15

Speed Range 

15

More Controls 

15

CUe POinTS 

16

LOOPinG 

16

Auto Looping 

17

The A - Slot  

17

Loop Roll 

17

Loop Roll with MIDI 

17

SAMPLe PLAYeR 

18

Play Behavior 

18

Play Modes 

18

Volume 

18

MIDI 

18

Important Safety Instructions 

3

Introduction 

3

Copyright Notices 

3

Wear Parts 

3

Minimum System Requirements 

3

   PC 

3

   Mac 

3

Check List 

3

cOntentS

RANE SL 3 

FOR

 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE •

 

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

 

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Page 1: ...RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9...

Page 2: ...RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 2...

Page 3: ...the work of the Independent JPEG Group and uses libpng code copyright 2000 2002 Glenn Randers Pehrson The Scratch Live Control Tone the audio pressed on Scratch Live Control Vinyl and Control CDs is...

Page 4: ...ontrol CD 11 Vinyl Scroll 11 Main Screen Overview 12 Virtual Deck 12 Visual Aids 12 Tempo Matching Display 12 Track Overview Display 12 Main Waveform Display 12 Beat Matching Display 12 Thru Buttons 1...

Page 5: ...6 Lock Playing Deck 26 Sort Cues Chronologically 26 Use Auto Gain 26 Hi Fi Resampler 27 Play From Start 27 Instant Doubles 27 Play From First Cue Point 27 Braking 27 Audio Output 27 Vinyl Control 27 R...

Page 6: ...tch Live Make sure you have good connections from the ground wires of your turntables to the grounding post of your SL 3 If you do not ground your turntables properly the control signal will be noisy...

Page 7: ...ption 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 3 hardware o...

Page 8: ...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 Scrat...

Page 9: ...cables connected to the SL 3 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 bin...

Page 10: ...nalyze files 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 o...

Page 11: ...e either moved or altered 1 Click the relocate lost files button to search all your drives internal and external for files currently marked as not found in your library 2 When this process is complete...

Page 12: ...useful for finding transitions within the track The waveform is colored according to the sound spectrum red representing low frequency bass sounds green representing mid frequency sounds and blue repr...

Page 13: ...beat After you ve tapped the first beat you can switch to double time tapping half time start of each bar etc The range is set by the first two taps after that you can switch to any steady rhythm you...

Page 14: ...e beginning of the track is mapped to the start of the record and by picking up the tone arm and moving the needle to another part of the record needle dropping you can move to a different position wi...

Page 15: ...d clicking on the pitch slider resets it to 33 RPM or 45 RPM depending on which you are closest to at the time Scratch Live automatically switches to int mode when the end of the control record is rea...

Page 16: ...returns to the cue point If this is done using the keyboard while the track is playing in either internal or relative mode the cue point will be repeatedly triggered producing a stuttering effect TIP...

Page 17: ...0 for the right deck They correspond to the looping buttons as laid out on screen ie if the onscreen buttons display 1 2 4 8 16 bar loops alt 1 triggers 1 bar loop and alt 5 triggers a 16 bar loop Loo...

Page 18: ...r mode When play is pressed the audio plays through until the end of the track Pressing repetitively will trigger the audio from the beginning of the track To stop the audio hold the alt key while eit...

Page 19: ...IDI assign mode While in MIDI assign mode controls which have MIDI inputs assigned show a green box indicator around them MIDI Platters The Scratch Live virtual decks are not user assignable to MIDI c...

Page 20: ...e can incorporate your existing iTunes library and playlists Scratch Live uses digital crates for quick access to your favorite collections There is no limit to the number of crates you can create and...

Page 21: ...text file with your session information contained within csv to create a file for use in spreadsheet software m3u to create a playlist file which can be imported into media players Note that an m3u do...

Page 22: ...This folder is created on a drive when files are added to Scratch Live A copy of each Scratch Live folder called ScratchLivebackup is created next to the folder it is backing up This folder is create...

Page 23: ...clipping on the input of the SL 3 You should turn down the level at your audio source before it reaches the SL 3 TIPS The keyboard shortcut ctrl n turns recording on and off You can load a recording...

Page 24: ...me available to record is determined by your audio cache setting The track overview display shows the amount of usable audio you have to play with from the recording Click anywhere in the track overvi...

Page 25: ...ft 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 r...

Page 26: ...gital equivalent loading a new track to the wrong deck When this option is checked you can only load a track if the target deck is stopped Sort Cues Chronologically The five cue points can be placed i...

Page 27: ...1 Adjust Loops with Vinyl Loop end points can be adjusted using the control vinyl Disable this option if you wish to use the computer s arrow keys to adjust loops and keep audio playback controlled by...

Page 28: ...Show All File Types Enable this option to show all files when importing tracks into Scratch Live If this option is not selected only files that Scratch Live can play will be displayed Include Subcrat...

Page 29: ...o to the setup menu click on the playback tab Make sure instant doubles is checked and lock playing deck is unchecked 1 Load a track onto the right deck in Scratch Live and play as usual 2 Put the lef...

Page 30: ...utor You may also order these in the online store at www rane com if you are in the USA Scratch Live makes a strange digital noise even when no track is playing Scratch Live is interpreting background...

Page 31: ...mul tiple layers While scanning this file Scratch Live found frames belonging to multiple MPEG layers Scratch Live does not support MP3s containing frames from multiple layers some frames may output...

Page 32: ...r turntables directly to the hardware BAD TURNTABLE VIBRATION Bass is reaching the stylus Try to isolate the turntable from the speakers DUSTY NEEDLE Dust is preventing the stylus from tracking the gr...

Page 33: ...cable and cartridge connections LEFT CHANNEL IS NOISE Left signal has been lost with a noisy loose connection Signals are summing to mono The left and right signals have been combined into one somewhe...

Page 34: ...rters 24 bit 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz sample rate DAC Dynamic Range 104 dB A weighted Line Thru Dynamic Range 101 dB A weighted Phono Thru Dynamic Range 98 dB A weighted THD N 0 009 at 1 kHz at 2 Vrms All I...

Page 35: ...t shall accept full responsibility for compliance with the LV directive and EMC directive in the event that the equipment is modified without written consent of the manufacturer Type of Equipment Prof...

Page 36: ...SCRIBED TO THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER BY THE AUTHORIZED RANE DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE Rane Corporation does not however warrant its products against any and all defects 1 arisi...

Page 37: ...rchased in the U S AT THE RANE FACTORY IN THE U S If the product is being sent to Rane for repair please call the factory for a Return Authorization number We recommend advance notice be given to the...

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