RANE SL4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 2.4.4
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SP-6 Sample
Player
The SP-6 Sample Player allows you to
play up to six sources of audio, in addition
to the tracks playing on the Virtual Decks.
Any audio file in your Scratch Live library
can be loaded to any one of the six slots,
allowing playback of short samples,
sound effects, or full length tracks.
The SP-6 is enabled when the SL 4
is plugged in, but not operational in the
offline player mode.
Click on the SP-6 button to access the
sample player window.
In the top right corner of
the SP-6 there is a
button which opens the
Display Menu. Clicking
on this drops down a
menu with the list of
available controls:
•
Mode:
Chooses the play mode: Trigger
/ On-Off / Hold / Repeat modes.
•
Output Select:
Assigns individual slot
outputs to the left, mix, aux, right or to
the master output selector.
•
Pitch:
Pitch Slider / Bend / Nudge /
Keylock controls.
•
Play from:
Choose which cue point /
loop to use for the loaded track.
•
Overview:
Displays the overview of
each track.
•
Level:
Individual sample slot level and
Gain controls.
•
Level meter:
Displays the volume level
for the sample slot.
This enables you to set up the sample
player with the appropriate controls that
suit your workflow.
Loading the SP-6
To load a track to the SP-6, drag and drop
the desired file from your library into one
of the sample slots. To eject a track, click
the eject button to the right of the title
display.
TIP: You can load tracks to the SP-6
with the keyboard shortcuts: ctrl + alt +
z to n.
TIP: Select and drag six tracks from
your library onto the first sample player
slot to simultaneously load six tracks
across all six slots.
Playing Samples
Pressing the play button on each
slot will play the loaded audio.
TIP: 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, from the SP-6
up to the Virtual Decks and also between
the sample slots themselves. This means
the position, track gain and speed will
match when you drag a track to from one
location into another. This allows you to
beat match tracks with your turntables/
CD players on the Virtual Decks, and
then “instant double” the track down to
a slot, freeing up the Virtual Decks to
continue your mix with other tracks. Click
and drag an already playing track from
a Virtual Deck or sample slot and drop it
on another sample slot to begin instant
doubling.
SP-6 Play Modes
Each sample slot has three different play
modes:
Trigger 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 either clicking the
play button, or pressing the corresponding
shortcut key (e.g., alt - z for slot one).
Hold Mode
- The sample will only
play while you press and hold the
play button or the corresponding shortcut
key. Upon release of the play button, the
audio stops immediately. This mode most
closely resembles the function of the
“note off” mode found on many samplers.
On / Off Mode
- When play is
pressed, the audio plays through
until the end of the track. Pressing play
again stops the audio.
Repeat Mode
- Each slot has a
repeat button. When activated,
this will repeat the loaded audio file from
beginning to end, or will turn on the loop
selected in the “play from” field.
TIP: Short “loop” samples can be
turned into a continuous track using
the repeat function. Ensure there is a
clean cut at the start and end of a bar.
TIP: If you don’t wish to use the SP-6,
you can disable it in the Plugins tab on
the Setup screen.
