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2 COMPUTERS AND 4 DECKS USING YOUR FAVORITE MIXER

RANE SL4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 2.4.4

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Page 1: ...2 COMPUTERS AND 4 DECKS USING YOUR FAVORITE MIXER RANE SL4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 2 4 4...

Page 2: ...sidential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio co...

Page 3: ...Copyright Notices 2013 Rane Corporation All rights reserved Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo are trademarks of Serato Trademarked in the U S and other countries Licensed exclusively to Rane Cor...

Page 4: ...The Control Record 12 The Control CD 12 Vinyl Scroll 12 Set Auto BPM 12 The Offline Player 12 Main Screen Overview 13 Virtual Deck 13 USB Sources Analog Inputs 13 Visual Aids 13 Tempo Matching Display...

Page 5: ...atch Live Backup 28 Recording 29 Record Gain Knob 29 Sampling From Vinyl 29 Recording Your Mix 29 Recording Bit Depth 29 LiveFeed 30 Mixing With One Turntable Or CD Player 30 Two Computer Connection 3...

Page 6: ...sing Scratch Live Make sure you have good connections from the ground wires of your turntables to the grounding post of either your SL 4 or your mixer If you do not ground your turntables properly the...

Page 7: ...a plug PUSH the button while turning the outer rim counterclockwise To attach a plug rotate it to fit into the supply and turn clockwise until it locks in place The power supply is regulated 7 5 volt...

Page 8: ...Programs Serato Scratch Live Because the SL4 was connected prior to installing Scratch Live no extra hardware installation is required Additional Windows ASIO Drivers Once Scratch Live is installed an...

Page 9: ...ere 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 Scratch Live the noise threshold is the limit below which...

Page 10: ...g posts Next make sure that the SL4 isn t sitting next to a power source such as a power strip or power box and that the RCA cables connected to the SL4 aren t laying across other power conducting cab...

Page 11: ...our library to detect file corruption saves the waveform overview to an ID3 tag and calculates auto gain and BPM values How to Analyze Files To analyze files run Scratch Live with the SL4 disconnected...

Page 12: ...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 m...

Page 13: ...of orange peaks for the track on the left side above a row of blue peaks for the track on the right side in the Tempo Matching display area When the two tracks are matched to the same tempo the peaks...

Page 14: ...ck the calibration in the setup screen NOTE It is normal for the tracking indicator to be red when cueing or scratching Tap Tempo For tracks with no BPM information there is a tap tempo button display...

Page 15: ...uttons are located in the top left of the Main Screen The display modes are Library Mode Maximizes your library space by minimizing the Virtual Deck information displayed In Library Mode only the trac...

Page 16: ...ng stops starts scratching needle dropping rubbing and other turntablist techniques When you reach the end of the record using either REL or ABS modes Scratch Live automatically switches to INT mode T...

Page 17: ...e slider changes the slider range to 8 10 16 50 or 100 Temporary Cue There is a temporary cue point that can be used like the cue button on many DJ CD players Press ctrl I to set this temporary cue po...

Page 18: ...Cue Points To change the color of a cue point click on the colored square and choose a new color from the drop down menu To name your cue point double click on the time field You can now edit and name...

Page 19: ...laid out on screen ie if the onscreen buttons display 1 2 4 8 16 beat loops alt 1 triggers a 1 beat loop and alt 5 triggers a 16 beat loop Loop Roll Loop roll performs a standard auto loop but when th...

Page 20: ...IP Use the shortcut keys z slot 1 x slot 2 c slot 3 v slot 4 b slot 5 n slot 6 to trigger each sample respectively SP 6 Instant Doubles You can instant double from the Virtual Decks down to the SP 6 f...

Page 21: ...slider there is an additional gain knob for each slot These allow you to fine tune the maximum gain volume of the loaded sample The gain adjustment will also be written to the track s ID3 tag meaning...

Page 22: ...fects slots 1 to 3 meaning that the effected audio from slot 1 passes through slot 2 which is then passed through slot 3 Effects BPM Multiplier The Effects BPM Multiplier is used to adjust the effect...

Page 23: ...ould update to show it has mapped the controls to one another To un assign a MIDI control click on the control in Scratch Live and press return on your computer keyboard While in MIDI assign mode cont...

Page 24: ...to com for detailed documentation on how to use these controllers MIDI Devices Any connected MIDI device will be listed within the MIDI Device List in the MIDI panel of the Setup screen You are able t...

Page 25: ...s a search function to help you find files quickly and easily Enter text into the search box and Scratch Live will automatically find as you type To select which fields the search function will look t...

Page 26: ...favorite vinyl or CDs select the song you want to insert after and click the Insert Track button Double click the inserted track fields and edit your information accordingly When exporting an m3u pla...

Page 27: ...detected some corruption in the MP3 file If possible re encode the MP3 The track has been imported from the iTunes library The track has been imported from the iTunes library and Scratch Live has dete...

Page 28: ...rary and your hard drive sending them to the recycle bin use the shortcut ctrl shift delete If you are using iTunes playlists your files cannot be deleted this way You will need to delete them from wi...

Page 29: ...een to open the Record controls 2 Choose the Input Source by clicking on the downward arrow icon to get the drop menu 3 Click the red record icon to start recording 4 The record icon flashes while rec...

Page 30: ...B Channel 2 Gated x dB LiveFeed Rane SL4 USB Channel 3 LiveFeed Rane SL4 USB Channel 3 Gated x dB LiveFeed Rane SL4 USB Channel 4 LiveFeed Rane SL4 USB Channel 4 Gated x dB Load the desired LiveFeed f...

Page 31: ...mputer to the unused USB port on the SL4 2 a Using four control sources Select a USB Source for a Virtual Deck that is not already being used on the first computer If the first DJ is using all four US...

Page 32: ...t hardware sample rate is displayed here You can choose between 48 kHz and 96 kHz using the Sample Rate Selection switch on the SL4 Setting this to 96 kHz will result in better quality audio although...

Page 33: ...ion of side A of the control record This setting allows you to adjust the sensitivity of Vinyl Scroll so that you can control the amount of record movement required to move between tracks Drop To Abso...

Page 34: ...or Scratch Live to read it Any changes made in Scratch Live to the file information of tracks in your iTunes library will not appear in iTunes until after you play the track Scratch Live cannot play f...

Page 35: ...eck this option to show the album art for your song next to the track information display on each Virtual Deck Plugins SP 6 Sample Player Use the check box to enable and disable the SP 6 sample player...

Page 36: ...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 swi...

Page 37: ...ine 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 i...

Page 38: ...ny control signal check your connections BAD TURNTABLE VIBRATION Bass is reaching the stylus Try to isolate the turntable from the speakers CD PLAYER INTO PHONO INPUT The SL4 is set to receive a phono...

Page 39: ...ctions BAD RECORD BURN Your record is badly worn and Scratch Live is unable to track Swap sides or get new vinyl ASAP LEFT CHANNEL IS NOISE Left signal has been lost with a noisy loose connection RIGH...

Page 40: ...ar as Scratch Live is concerned Please make sure this really is an audio file Unsupported file This MP3 contains mul tiple layers While scanning this file Scratch Live found frames belonging to multip...

Page 41: ...vent that the equipment is modified without written consent of the manufacturer This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of Rane Corporation Type of Equipment Professiona...

Page 42: ...or 3 in products repaired or serviced by other than authorized Rane repair facilities or 4 in products with removed or defaced serial numbers or 5 in components or parts or products expressly warrante...

Page 43: ...THE COUNTRY WHERE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED OR if product was purchased 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 Auth...

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