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\Music\_Serato_ on a Mac, and
My Documents\My Music\_Serato_ in Windows
XP, and Libraries\Music\_Serato_ in Windows
7. If your library contains tracks that are stored
on a drive other than your boot drive, a folder
called _Serato_ will be created in the root of that
drive, and a separate database will be made in
this folder. If it is a removable drive, the tracks
will only appear in your library when the drive
is connected.
SEE “SCRATCH LIVE BACkUP” ON
PAGE 34
.
I HAVE PINk FILES WHICH DON’T PLAy
These are files which Scratch Live thinks are
missing. You can use the Relocate Lost Files
feature in the Offline player to re-associate these
with their new location. To do this you can either:
drag the file itself from Finder/Windows explorer
onto the button to relocate an individual file,
drag an entire folder onto this button, or press
the button (this will search all connected drives
for all the missing files in your library).
I HAVE CUE BURN AT THE BEGINNING OF
My CONTROL RECORD, DOES THAT MEAN
I NEED TO REPLACE IT?
No, use the Vinyl Start Offset function (in the
Vinyl Control tab of the Setup screen) to move
the point at which tracks begin to a position
further into the vinyl.
SEE “VINyL START OFFSET”
ON PAGE 40.
WHAT ARE THE BEST CARTRIDGES TO USE
WITH SCRATCH LIVE?
We recommend the Ortofon | Serato S-120
cartridges for use with Scratch Live. These
employ revolutionary new cantilever suspension,
which delivers high output volume, unrivaled
tracking ability and low record wear.
NOTE: To keep up with the latest tips, visit the
Official Scratch Live Forum at
serato.com
.
TROUBLESHOOTING
AND FAQ
(FREQUENTLy ASkED QUESTIONS)
THE TRACkS ARE PLAyING BACkWARDS!
The inputs (from the turntables or CD players)
are the wrong way around. Try swapping red and
white wires at one end.
I CAN’T GET THE SCOPE VIEW TO SHOW
NICE CLEAN CIRCLES
Check your needles and make sure they are
clean. If the circles look fuzzy, try cleaning your
control record. If the Scope View shows a line
instead of a circle, Scratch Live is only receiving a
signal from one channel — check all your cables,
and the connection between your cartridges and
the tone arm. You can order replacement control
records from your local distributor. You may also
order these in the online store at www.rane.com
if you are in the USA.
THE FIRST TIME I PLAy A NEW TRACk, IT
TAkES A WHILE TO LOAD
Scratch Live has to read the entire file and create
a file index (overview) the first time it is loaded.
This may take a few seconds for longer files.
After the first load, it should load instantly.
See
“PREPARING yOUR FILES” ON PAGE 17.
I HAVE A PARTICULAR MP3 THAT WON’T
PLAy / PLAyS BADLy / TAkES A LONG TIME
TO LOAD / CRASHES THE PROGRAM. WHAT
SHOULD I DO?
The file may be damaged, and may need to be
deleted from your library. Please go to the forum
at
serato.com
and notify the support team that
you have a bad file. By reporting damaged or
corrupt files, you help the developers to improve
Scratch Live’s ability to play damaged MP3 files
in the future.
SCRATCH LIVE FREAkS OUT WHEN I USE
THE MASTER TEMPO (kEy CORRECTION)
FUNCTION ON My CD PLAyER
Scratch Live interprets the signal coming out
of the CD player, and uses this information
to control the playback of the files on your
computer. Any audio processing performed
on the signal before it reaches the hardware
interface, such as key correction, will scramble
the signal making it illegible to Scratch Live. Use
key correction within Scratch Live instead.
See
“kEy LOCk” ON PAGE 20.
THE AUDIO PLAyBACk IS DROPPING OUT /
CLICkING / POPPING
Scratch Live is not getting a clear signal from the
record, or your computer is not able to process
the information quickly enough. Go to the Setup
screen and check the scope views. When the
record is playing, the circles should be round,
and the value in the bottom right corner should
be close to 100%. If this is not the case, you
need to calibrate.
SEE “CALIBRATING SCRATCH
LIVE” ON PAGE 15.
Also try increasing the
USB Buffer Size
in
Hardware Setup if your computer is close to the
minimum spec.
Clean your needles! This is the most common
cause of audio drop-out. Because you are
playing the same record over and over, the
needles will get dirty more quickly than usual.
THE THRESHOLD GOES TO THE FAR RIGHT
WHEN I CLICk THE ESTIMATE BUTTON
Make sure the needle is on the record and the
record is stopped when you click estimate. If
the slider goes hard right and stays there, you
most likely have an grounding problem with your
turntables/mixer. If you cannot eliminate this
problem, use REL mode instead of ABS mode.
SCRATCH LIVE MAkES A STRANGE DIGITAL
NOISE, EVEN WHEN NO TRACk IS PLAyING
Scratch Live is interpreting background noise
as record movement. Go to the Setup screen
and move the threshold slider (located left of
the Estimate button) to the right until the noise
stops.
SEE “CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE” ON
PAGE 15.
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