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THE CONTROL RECORD
The control record has two sides. The first side
is 10 minutes long and contains the Vinyl Scroll
section. The second side is 15 minutes long.
Scratch Live can be configured 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.
The mode will switch when it reaches the
end of the record so your track won’t stop.
See
“ABSOLUTE MODE” ON PAGE 22.
THE CONTROL CD
The control CD has
two tracks. The first
track is 15 minutes
long and controls
playback. The second
track is 40 seconds
long and controls vinyl
scroll.
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 39
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SET AUTO BPM
If this option is checked while analyzing files,
Scratch Live will calculate the estimated tempos
of your files. If Scratch Live is confident that the
Auto BPM estimate for a file is accurate, it will be
written to an ID3 tag* in the file. The Auto BPM
function will not be applied if the track already
contains BPM information. To re-analyze these
files and use Auto BPM or auto gain on them,
drag them onto the
Analyze Files
button. If you
know your file’s BPM will fall within a certain
range, use the range drop down to avoid double
or half value BPMs being calculated.
*
NOTE: 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 33.
THE OFFLINE PLAyER
The offline player is a useful tool for preparing
crates, auditioning tracks, and setting cue and
loop points. The offline player is available when
Scratch Live hardware is not connected, and
outputs through the current default audio device.
Load a track to the offline 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. Click the Offline Player Controls
button (
outlined below
) to expand and hide the
offline player controls.
For information on rescanning, moving, copying,
deleting and backing up your files,
SEE “FILE
MANAGEMENT” ON PAGE 33
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