Manual-
Show all file types
Enable this option to show all files when importing tracks into
Scratch
LIVE
. If this option is not selected, only files that Scratch
LIVE
can play will be displayed.
Build overviews
If you run Scratch
LIVE
with the hardware interface discon-
nected, you will notice a button labeled
build overviews
on the
main screen. Click this to automatically build the overviews for
all the tracks in your library. The track name (and location) are
shown in the bar immediately below the button. Below this are
three more bars. The first bar shows track reading progress, the
second bar shows overview building, and the third bar shows
track writing progress. Use the build overview function to pre-
pare the overviews of all your tracks before you play.
USB dropout indicator
The USB dropout indicator on the
main screen is a useful trouble shoot-
ing tool if you have problems with
audio dropouts. Such dropouts are
caused by an interruption in passing the audio to the Scratch
LIVE
hardware interface. If such an interruption (or dropout) oc-
curs, a red light will appear briefly, just to the left of the Scratch
LIVE
logo at the top of the screen. The light will be red for one
second, and then orange for four seconds.
If you do experience USB drop outs:
• Increase the USB audio buffer size (in the
setup
screen).
• Try closing other applications that are running at the same
time as Scratch
LIVE
.
• Try turning off background tasks, for example, wireless net-
working.
• Visit the forum at scratchlive.net, and try some of the com-
puter optimization tips in the
Tips and Tricks
section.
• If your CPU load is very high, try decreasing the maximum
screen updates (in the
setup
screen).
