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Internal mode
Int
mode allows you to play tracks without external
vinyl (or CD player) control.
Internal
mode has a
start / stop function and virtual pitch slider. Hold
-
ing down the
shift
key moves the pitch slider slowly.
Holding the
ctrl
key and clicking on the
pitch
slider
resets it to 33 rpm or 45 rpm, depending on
which you are closest to at the time.
Scratch
LIVE
automatically switches to
internal
mode when the end of the control record is reached;
you can switch back to
absolute
mode by placing
the needle in the lead-in of the control record.
If you switch from
absolute
or
relative
into
internal
mode, Scratch
LIVE
automatically adjusts
pitch to maintain playback speed as set by the
turntable.
Internal
mode adds these additional controls:
Rewind
– The rewind function speeds up the longer you
press the button.
Bend down
– Create a temporary decrease in the playback
speed. Use bend down if the two tracks are in time, but this
track is slightly ahead of the other track.
Play / pause reverse
– Press to play, press again to stop play-
back. You can adjust the
braking
knob in the
setup
screen to
range from an immediate stop to a slow turntable-style ‘power
down’. See page 33.
Play / pause forward
– Press to play, press again to stop play-
back. Uses the same
braking
as described above.
Bend up
– Create a temporary increase in the playback
speed. Use bend up if the two tracks are in time, but this track
is slightly behind the other track.
Fast forward
– The fast forward function speeds up the
longer you hold the button.
Scratch
LIVE
has two pitch sliders – a large slider for coarse
pitch adjustment, and a small pitch slider for fine adjustments.
Click above or below the handle on the large pitch slider to make
small pitch adjustments, or hold the shift key and drag the pitch
slider to move it slowly. Drag the center of the small pitch slider
to make fine pitch adjustments, or click on either side of the
small slider to pitch bend.
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 tempo-
rary cue point on the left deck, and
ctrl-K
to set it on the right
deck. This temp cue point is shown in the main waveform as a
white marker. This cue point is not saved with the track, and by
default is set to the beginning of the track. Press
I
to jump to this
temporary cue point on the left deck, and
K
for the right deck. If
you hold down the
I
or
K
key while the track is stopped, it will
play from the temp cue point. As soon as you release the key, it
will jump back to the temp cue point. Note that you can use this
shortcut to jump the beginning of the track if the temporary cue
point has not been set. See
Cue points
on the next page.
The buttons above the small pitch slider allow you to seed the
base playback speed –
1/2
(half speed),
33/45
or the speed of a
45 rpm recording playing at 33 rpm,
1x
or normal speed,
45/33
or the speed of a 33 rpm recording playing at 45 rpm, or
2x
(double speed).
You can also control playback using the computer keyboard –
turn
Caps Lock
on to enable.
Left Deck
Function
Right Deck
Q
play / pause reverse
A
W
play / pause forward
S
E
pitch down
D
R
pitch up
F
T
bend down
G
Y
bend up
H
Alt-Q
load previous track
Alt-A
Alt-W
load next track
Alt-S
Alt-E
rewind
Alt-D
Alt-R
fast forward
Alt-F
Ctrl-I
set temporary cue point
Ctrl-K
Click on the waveform to ‘scrub’ or make fine adjustments to
your position within the track. This may be useful if you wish to
set cue points in your tracks, and don’t have your turntables or
CD players connected.
Note: If you play a track in internal mode, and then switch to
absolute or relative mode, the pitch adjustment will be dictated by
the turntable, so there will be a jump in pitch unless they are already
perfectly matched.
Tip: Use the keyboard shortcut
F3
(left deck) or
F8
(right deck) to
switch to internal mode.
Tip: Panic! If you are in absolute or relative mode and you get
a build up of dust on the needle that is breaking up the audio, hold
down
ctrl
and press the
int
button. This takes you to internal mode,
and resets the pitch to zero.
