Manual-10
Repeat
Use the repeat function to repeat the song across the
entire length of the control record.
Tip: Short “loop” samples can be turned into a
continuous track using the repeat function. The loops
must be less than 10 seconds long, and cut at the start
and end of a bar.
Autoplay
Click the
auto
button to
enable autoplay. With this
setting turned on, when one
track finishes playing, the next
track starts automatically. Load
from a crate to play through the
songs in that crate, or from your
library to play through your
library. Use the next
| and
previous |
buttons to jump
to the next track or go to the
previous track in the list. Auto-
play works in both
rel
and
int
modes.
Play from start
must
be checked in the
setup
screen
for autoplay to work correctly.
See page Manual-27.
Track gain
Use the track gain adjustment to
balance the volume of the tracks
in your library. Any adjustment
made to the gain of a track is
saved with the file, and will be
reapplied to the entire track
when it is loaded again.
The level meter shows
the level sent to the hardware
interface — after both individ-
ual track gain and master gain
adjustment.
Note: for automatic gain
setting of your tracks, see Set
auto gain on page Manual-20
and Reset track gain on page
Manual-6.
Master gain
The master output of Scratch
LIVE
can be controlled
using the
master gain
control. This adjusts the output
volume of all tracks played.
Note: for best results, set
the master gain to the 12 o’clock position, and adjust
the volume of individual tracks using the track gain
adjustment
.
33 / 45 Speeds
Set this to match the speed of your
turntable for normal playback.
Tracking indicator
The tracking indicators on the
main screen show the quality of
the signal coming from the con
-
trol record or CD. The length
of the bar indicates the speed
of the record or CD. The color
indicates the amount of position
information Scratch
LIVE
is
receiving. When you are playing
the record at normal speed, the
tracking indicator should be
grey. If it is mostly red there is a
problem reading the control sig
-
nal. Make sure your needles are
clean, and check the calibration
in the
setup
screen.
Note: it is
normal for the light to be red
when cueing or scratching.
Tap Tempo
For tracks with no BPM information, there is a tap tempo button displayed where the BPM
usually is, in the song info area.
Pressing
alt-space bar
activates the tempo tapper (press
alt-space bar
a second time to activate
the tempo tapper on the right Virtual Deck). Tap the space bar along with the 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 feel comfortable with – quarter notes, half note, whole notes.
Esc
resets the BPM,
Enter
saves
the BPM to the track. You can use the mouse if you prefer.
Your CD player or turntable’s pitch slider doesn’t need to be at zero, we do the math for
you. You can also use the tempo tapper when no song is loaded, for finding the BPM of regular
records, for example.
Key Lock
When Key Lock is on, the key
or pitch of the song stays locked
at what it would be if the track
was playing at normal speed,
regardless of the platter speed
of the turntable or CD player.
Key Lock has scratch detection,
so that it automatically turns off
when scratching for a natural
scratching sound. Turn Key
Lock on or off by pressing the
button to the top right of the
Virtual Deck.
Tip: F5 and F10 will turn
Key Lock on and off for the left
and right decks respectively.
