Manual-
Prepare window
The prepare window is a holding area for tracks, much like preparing a set by lifting records part way out of your record bag. You
can drag tracks from the main track list into the prepare window, or simply drag tracks onto the prepare button. These tracks will
be removed from the prepare window once they have been played. All tracks in the prepare window will be discarded when you exit
Scratch
LIVE
.
Tip: Use the keyboard shortcut
ctrl-p
to add tracks to the prepare window.
Tip: Select the contents of the prepare window and drag them onto the new crate button (
+
) to save the selection.
Review window
The review window shows the tracks you have recently played in the order in which they were played. Tracks you have played recently
are colored green – press the
clear
button to reset the list of recently played tracks.
Tip: Select the contents of the review window and drag them onto the new crate button (
+
) to save a history of the tracks you
played.
Editing file information
Much of the information associated with each file can be edited from within Scratch
LIVE
. Double click on the attribute within the
main library to edit the attribute. Filename, length, size, bit rate and sampling cannot be edited. This information is saved in the file
itself. Note that the
protect library
option in
setup
must be unchecked to allow edits.
Tip: Use the keyboard shortcut “
ctrl-e
” to edit text. Hold down the
ctrl
key and move with the arrow keys to change to a different
field while staying in edit mode.
Status icons
The leftmost column shows the status of each track. The image to the left shows 5 tracks with differing statuses.
From top to bottom:
• Scratch
LIVE
has 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 detected some corruption in the MP3 file.
Solution:
If possible, re-encode the MP3.
• The track cannot be found. Most likely the file has been renamed or moved.
• Scratch
LIVE
is trying to import a track from the iTunes library, but cannot find the file.
• Tracks that are read-only have a locked icon.
Display album art
MP3 files can contain album art information. To display this album art, click the
show album art
button. There are many third
party applications available for adding album art to MP3s. We recommend Apple’s iTunes™.
