SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • DATA SHEET
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File Preparation
Build waveform overviews, check for file
corruption and use Scratch Live’s optional
auto-gain and BPM calculation with the
Analyze Files button.
Use the Offline Player to prepare crates,
audition tracks, and set cue and loop
points, without needing to have Rane
hardware connected.
Crates and Smart Crates
Create Crates and Subcrates to group
tracks within for quick recall and simple
organisation. You can merge these
crates onto an external drive for simple
migration to another laptop. Smart Crates
let you set rules and keywords for crates,
automatically updating when relevant
tracks are added or removed from your
library.
Keylock
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.
History
The history button opens a complete
log of all the tracks you have played
and allows you to export Scratch Live
session information as a data file for future
reference.
Serato Playlists
export track play
information to your user profile on
serato.
com
. This can be done using the History
export function post-set, or you can
choose to live update during your set.
Cues and Loops
Create up to five Cue
Points with labels for
each track to mark
and trigger key parts
of your songs.
Create and save
up to nine Loops per
track, either manually
or using the Auto-Loop function.
Classic Vertical Mode
Serato Scratch Live
combined with
Rane hardware is the ultimate solution
for professional DJs, giving you the
freedom to take your entire digital music
collection on the road and equipping you
with advanced features that add extra
creativity to your DJing.
This intuitive system replicates the
traditional DJing experience for “real feel”
usability. With unparalleled performance,
sound quality and stability, you’ll soon see
why thousands of DJs worldwide choose
Serato Scratch Live.
• Load music files onto Virtual Decks for
playback.
• Browse your music collection by custom
categories and album art.
• Prepare audio files for playback with
auto-gain and BPM calculation.
• Organise music with crates, subcrates
and smart crates.
• Choose from multiple play and display
modes to suit your performance style.
• Use visual aides, cues and loops to
perfect your mixing.
• Add extra creativity to your sets with DJ-
FX, the SP-6 Sample Player and other
Scratch Live plug-ins.
Supported File Formats
Scratch Live supports multiple file
formats: fixed and variable bit-rate MP3,
MP4, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, ALAC, FLAC,
AIFF, WAV and Whitelabel (wl.mp3) file
types*. M3U playlists are also supported.
*See whitelabel.net about wl.mp3 files.
NOTE: Older iTunes Music Store DRM
files cannot be played back by Scratch
Live. iTunes Plus files are DRM-free.
Importing Music
Importing music is done simply by
navigating to your hard drive(s) via Scratch
Live’s File pane. You can also drag and
drop files directly from Explorer (Windows)
or Finder (Mac). iTunes users have the
option to integrate existing iTunes libraries
and playlists into their Scratch live library.
Importing audio files to your computer
is highly recommend, however you can
play files directly from CD and CD-ROM.
Stack Mode with the Rane SL4 and Rane Sixty-Eight
