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1. e 2 5mm 5 5mm CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE Since Scratch Live is controlled by an analogue signal there is no guarantee of what state that signal will be in by the time the software gets to interpret it Therefore Scratch Live needs to be able to handle a wide range of signals and be configurable to use them optimally Calibrating is just configuring the software to your situation Calibration is equally important for both vinyl and CD users of Scratch Live There are two parts to the Scratch Live control signal The directional tone and the noise map Listening to the control vinyl the directional tone is the 1 kHz tone The noise map sounds like random noise over the top of the tone The directional tone provides the current speed and direction of the record while the noise map tells the software precisely where on the record the needle is currently THE NOISE THRESHOLD A threshold is a lower limit below which a process will not occur In the case of Scratch Live the noise threshold is the limit below which the input signal will not be interpreted as control signal in other words if it s below the threshold it is considered noise and ignored This setting is necessary because a stylus is very sensitive and will inevitably pick up noise from the environment as well as the signal on the record especially in the noisy environment of a live show HOW TO CALIBRATE SCRATCH LIVE With music playing in t
2. MIDI PLATTERS The Scratch Live virtual decks are not user assignable to MIDI control MIDI devices with platters on them all send different data so user mapping is not possible To control the platter use a natively supported controller ASSIGNING MIDI TO OTHER CONTROLS Controls which are not normally visible are available for assignment in the lower part of the screen when in MIDI assign mode These include library navigation controls and the temporary cue points for either deck CTRL CLICK FUNCTIONALITY Some Scratch Live controls on the GUI have additional functionality assigned to ctrl click You can assign ctrl click functionality to a MIDI control alongside the normal functionality For example ctrl click on the internal mode pitch slider returns pitch to zero To assign this to MIDI control enter MIDI assign mode ctrl click on the slider and then assign one of the pads to it When you press the pad pitch goes to 0 PRESETS MIDI presets are accessible in the MIDI panel of the setup screen By default the current MIDI assignments in Scratch Live are automatically remembered and loaded next time you start the program The preset screen allows you to save and recall several different MIDI setups This is useful if you are using several MIDI devices or want to quickly switch MIDI setups without having to reassign all your controls NATIVE CONTROLLER SUPPORT Scratch Live version 1 9 currently has native support
3. SCRATCH Ey For optimal performance the inner ring should be as close to circular as possible Use the scope zoom slider 1x to 16x to zoom in or out as necessary Use the scope L R balance and P A balance controls to adjust the shape of the inner ring The number in the top left corner of the scope view gives the current absolute position within the control record or CD The number in the top right corner is the current speed in RPM In the bottom left is the current threshold setting and the number in the bottom right shows the percentage of readable signal this number should be close to 85 when your system is calibrated properly CALIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING After calibration the number in the upper right corner of the scope view should say 0 0 while the needle is on the record and the turntable is stopped If that number is fluctuating then manually move the estimate slider to the right until that number is stable at 0 0 If you ve moved the slider all the way to 24 and its still fluctuating then you have a grounding or interference problem somewhere in the chain If so the first thing to check is that the grounding wire coming from your turntable is connected to your mixer s grounding posts Next make sure that the SL 3 isn t sitting next to a power source such as a power strip or power box and that the RCA cables connected to the SL 3 aren t laying across other power conducting cables If you are s
4. e Inst Hip Hop F Old Hip Hop Pn e Hip Hop LPs 4 make a new crate click the button under the library window To rename a crate double click the crate name You can change the order of tracks within a crate by dragging them up or down TIP Check the protect library option in the setup screen to prevent changes to your crates If you do delete a crate by accident you can get it back from the recycle bin trash Crate files have the extension crate SUBCRATES You can drag and drop crates into other crates to make subcrates If you drag a crate to the very left of the crate panel it will stay in the top level of the crate structure If you drag the crate a little to the right onto the name of another crate it will make the crate you are dragging a sub crate of the first crate SORTING YOUR FILES The track information display area can be customized to display the columns listed below e Added e Album e Artist e Bitrate e BPM e Comment album k e Composer e Filename e Genre e Grouping e Key e Label e Length e Location e Remixer e Sampling e Size e Track e Video Track e Year The column button 4 is located at the top of the library pane in right hand corner Click on the column button to select which columns you want to display To sort your library by a column click the column header so it highlights For example clicking on the album column header will sort you
5. e 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 e The track cannot be found Most likely the file has been renamed or moved e Tracks that are read only have a locked icon MORE INFO CORRUPT FILES If you have a corrupt file in your library hover your mouse over the status icon for information on what type of corruption was found SEE CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND DIAGNOSES ON PAGE 31 SCRATCH LIVE BACKUP Scratch Live stores your library database and crates information in the Scratch Live folder on your hard disk This folder is created on a drive when files are added to Scratch Live A copy of each Scratch Live folder called ScratchLivebackup is created next to the folder it is backing up This folder is created when exiting Scratch Live You will be prompted to backup your Scratch Live library on exit if there is no backup for a drive or if the last backup is more than 1 week old Backup will only keep ONE level backup at a time each time backup runs it overwrites the previous backup NOTE Make sure you back up your music separately This backup function only backs up the Scratch Live folder not your music files DELETING CRATES AND TRACKS To delete tracks from your Scratch Live library select the track and use the keyboard shortcut ctrl delete Make sure you have the p
6. or make fine adjustments to your position within the track This applies to int mode only and may be useful if you wish to set cue points in your tracks without your turntables or CD players connected The Main Waveform is zoomed around the current position in the track SEE CUE POINTS ON PAGE 16 AND SCRATCH LIVE MODES ON PAGE 14 TIP Use the and keys to zoom in and out TIP Waveform can be either vertical or horizontal SEE HORIZONTAL WAVEFORMS ON PAGE 28 Kick Drum In this example the red part of the wave represents a kick drum while the purple part represents a snare drum Snare Drum BEAT MATCHING DISPLAY This view shows the position of beats within the track When beat matching this view helps align the downbeats of the two tracks The markers are matched up when the two tracks are beat matched YOUR FILES ON PAGE 10 AND AUTOFILL Example The following is a VISUAL AIDS OVERVIEWS ON PAGE 28 demonstration of using the visual aids to helo beat match In this example When the track is playing several waveforms are p ae i the track that is playing is on the left displayed Each shows a different aspect of the EUM 09 l deck and the track to be mixed in is track being played on the right deck 12 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL e Serato Pv SCRATCH 1 Start the track playing on the right deck After a few se
7. OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 29 ISL 3 TROUBLESHOOTING AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS THE AUDIO PLAYBACK IS DROPPING OUT CLICKING POPPING Scratch Live is not getting a clear signal from the record or your computer is not able to process the information quickly enough Go to the setup screen and check the scope views When the record is playing the circles should be round and the value in the bottom right corner should be close to 100 If this is not the case you need to calibrate SEE CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE ON PAGE 8 Also try increasing the USB audio buffer size if your computer is close to the minimum spec Clean your needles This is the most common cause of audio drop out Because you are playing the same record over and over the needles will get dirty more quickly than usual THE THRESHOLD GOES TO THE FAR RIGHT WHEN I CLICK THE ESTIMATE BUTTON Make sure the needle is on the record and the record is stopped when you click estimate If the slider goes hard right and stays there you most likely have an earthing problem with your turntables mixer If you cannot eliminate this problem use rel mode over abs mode THE TRACKS ARE PLAYING BACKWARDS The inputs from the turntables or CD players are the wrong way around Try swapping red and white wires at one end I CAN T GET THE SCOPE VIEW TO SHOW NICE CLEAN CIRCLES Select phono as the audio input level in the setup screen if you are u
8. 28 Show Album Art On Deck 28 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 5 ISL 3 SCRATCH LIVE GETTING STARTED CONNECTING YOUR HARDWARE SYSTEM OVERVIEW The Scratch Live control records and CDs are pressed with an audible tone specifically developed for controlling the Scratch Live software application The SL 3 interface converts the control signal coming from each deck into digital audio to be sent via USB to the Scratch Live software which decodes that signal into a stream of information on what the DJ is doing with the control disc A virtual deck replicates the movements of the control disc Audio files loaded onto the virtual decks are then played back through the outputs of the hardware with any manipulation of the control discs reproduced on the audio effectively emulating vinyl control of the files loaded in software CONNECTING THE SL 3 To integrate an SL 3 unit into a typical DJ setup connect it to your turntables or CD players and mixer as follows 1 Inputs MEN o Ke Connect your CD players or turntables to the DECK INPUTS on the Rane SL 3 Optional Step Connect an additional output such as AUX OUT from your mixer to the AUX INPUTS on the SL 3 to record your set in Scratch Live SEE RECORDING ON PAGE 23 2 Input Level Selection DIP SWITCHES Set each input to the correct input level using the dip switches Set the switches UP
9. PLAYBACK ADJUST LOOPS WITH VINYL Loop end points can be adjusted using the control vinyl Disable this option if you wish to use the computer s arrow keys to adjust loops and keep audio playback controlled by the vinyl SEE LOOPING ON PAGE 16 NEXT SONG ON FLIP When this option is enabled changing the side of control vinyl you re using flipping the record loads the next song VINYL SCROLL SPEED Vinyl Scroll allows you to load a new track without touching the computer by lifting the needle and placing it in the special section of side A of the control record This setting allows you to adjust the sensitivity of Vinyl Scroll so that you can control the amount of record movement required to move between tracks DROP TO ABSOLUTE POSITION This detects a deliberate repositioning of the needle and moves the playhead to the absolute position of the needle as if it were in absolute mode Accidental skipping of the needle does not reposition the playhead rel mode only DROP TO CUE POINTS This option triggers the corresponding cue point when the needle is repositioned into one of the first 5 one minute sections on the control vinyl For instance needle dropping into the second minute on the left turntable will send playback for deck 1 to cuepoint 2 if that cuepoint is set rel mode only TRACK START OFFSET If you find that you have cue burn at the beginning of the record you will notice that the
10. ctrl period 41 2 3 4 5 Jump to cue points in track rel and int modes 6 7 8 9 0 Fi Switch deck to absolute mode F6 F2 Switch deck to relative mode F7 F3 Switch deck to internal mode F8 Key lock on off F10 Play pause reverse A Play pause forward S Pitch down D Pitch up F Bend down rel and int modes G Bend up rel and int modes H U Censor rel and int modes J W Go to temporary cue point rel and int modes K O J Set adjust loop in point L P Set adjust loop out point 0 cetrh Jump to selected loop ctrl at Q Load previous track alt A at W Loadnexttrack alt S alit 1 2 3 4 5 Auto loop on off alt 6 7 8 9 0 ctrl alt 1 2 3 4 5 Loop roll ctrl alt 6 7 8 9 0 at E Rewind rel and int modes alt D at R Fastforward rel and int modes alt F alt O Previous loop alt P at L Next loop alt _alt space bar Activate the tempo tapper alt space bar x2 Set temporary cue point rel and int modes ctrl K RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 25 Se j ISL 3 ADDITIONAL SETUP This section covers general preferences and adjustments you can make to improve the performance of Scratch Live From the main screen tick setup to get to this area HARDWARE USB BUFFER SIZE LATENCY Scratch Live processes audio in small chunks When smaller chunks are
11. for the following 3rd party controllers e Denon DN HC4500 e Denon DN HD2500 e Numark DMC2 e Numark iCDX e Pioneer CDJ 400 e Pioneer MEP 7000 SEP C1 These controllers are plug and play and can automatically control Scratch Live with no MIDI assigment necessary Visit scratchlive net for detailed documentation on how to use these controllers TECHNICAL INFORMATION Scratch Live MIDI Control only supports e Note On Off e Standard 7 bit CC Control Change e 14 bit CC e RPN NRPN 14 bit RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 19 a Le ISL 3 ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIG Scratch Live can support an unlimited number of tracks the only limitation is the size of the hard drive of your computer A number of features are included to help you to keep your music organized and find songs quickly and easily GROUPING TRACKS INTO CRATES Scratch Live supports several ways of organizing and sorting your file library iTunes users will notice that Scratch Live can incorporate your existing iTunes library and playlists Scratch Live uses digital crates for quick access to your favorite collections There is no limit to the number of crates you can create and any given track can be placed in multiple crates For example you could organize your files into the following crates where any one track would be filed in more than one crate e Hip Hop e A e UK Hip Hop F e French Hip Hop F
12. temporary 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 L to jump to this temporary cue point on the left deck and K for the right deck If you hold down the L 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 to the beginning of the track if the temporary cue point has not been set SEE CUE POINTS ON PAGE 16 SPEED RANGE These buttons 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 HPM recording playing at 45 RPM or 2x double speed MORE CONTROLS You can also control playback using the computer keyboard shortcuts turn Caps Lock on to enable SEE PLAYBACK KEYS USE SHIFT ON PAGE 26 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 l set temporary cue point Ctrl K Click on the waveform to scrub or make fine adjustments to your position within the track T
13. the set auto bpm box checked and the proper range for your music selected to ensure an accurate BPM value RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 17 ISL 3 SAMPLE PLAYER The SP 6 Sample Player allows you to play up to 6 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 6 slots allowing playback of short samples sound effects or full length tracks The sample player is enabled when the SL 3 is plugged in but not operational in the offline player mode Click the sample player button to access the SP 6 window To load an audio file drag and drop the desired file from your library into one of the slots To eject a sample click on the eject button to the right of the title display TIP Select and drag 6 samples from your library onto the first sample slot to simultaneously load 6 audio files across the 1 lt Drama Cymbal Swe PLAY BEHAVIOR Pressing the play button on each slot will play the loaded audio Play will start from the beginning of the file unless a Cue point or loop is set Tip Use the shortcut keys z slot 1 x slot 2 c slot 3 v slot 4 b slot 5 n for slot 6 to trigger each sample respectively Play will begin from either the beginning of the audio file or the first cuepoint if the file contains one Both of these options a
14. tracking will be poor at this point Use the two knobs to offset the start point so that the track will start playing from a point further into the control record The first knob sets the number of whole minutes to offset by the second knob sets the number of whole rotations within that minute RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 27 ISL 3 LIBRARY READ iTUNES LIBRARY Check the read iTunes library option to show your iTunes library and playlists in Scratch Live You can collapse your iTunes playlists by clicking on the blue folder icon Uncheck read iTunes library to remove iTunes playlists and itunes songs from your Scratchlive library To add your iTunes music to your Scratch Live library permanently drag and drop tracks from the iTunes playlists onto the word All on the far left hand side of the Scratch Live screen or into individual Scratch Live crates Any files moved to All an existing crate or a new crate will now remain in Scratch Live even when read iTunes library option is unchecked Once a file has been permanently added to Scratch Live the iTunes logo will disappear We recommend unchecking this option after you have added your music into the Scratchlive library NOTE it may take some time to read your iTunes library if it contains a lot of tracks If you edit the file information of tracks from your iTunes library the c
15. used the movement of the record is translated into audio more often which results in a lower overall system latency However this requires more processing and therefore a higher CPU load so lower buffer size settings require a more powerful computer to produce uninterrupted audio If you want tighter control you should try decreasing this setting on the other hand if you experience audio dropouts you need to increase this setting or use a more powerful computer UPDATING FIRMWARE If a firmware update is available after installing a new Scratch Live software release an update firmware button appears in the setup screen The firmware upgrade takes approximately 10 seconds during which time the SL 3 will not be usable LINE PHONO STATUS The input level currently set on the SL 3 is displayed for each input To change the input level setting use the dip switches on the SL 3 Choose up for Phono and down for Line When phono is selected the phono sensitivity setting is also displayed Set the phono sensitivity to the same level of your cartridge See your cartridge documentation for the correct value PLAYBACK TRACK END WARNING Enable track end warning to flash the virtual deck as you approach the end of the track The label will start flashing 20 seconds from the end of the record The track end warning does not apply to any tracks under 1 minute long PLAYBACK KEYS USE SHIFT This is checked by default U
16. ANE ADVANCED 24 BIT USB 2 0 INTERFACE FOR PROFESSIONAL DJS Sendo 90 SCRATCH LIVE uersecnuedgtus oPEHATOR SMANUALPE A POR 6 ISL 3 2 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 E Serato P SCRATCH IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For the continued safety of yourself and others we recommend that you read the following safety and installation instructions Keep this document in a safe location for future reference Please heed all warnings and follow all instructions Do not use this equipment in a location where it might become wet Clean only with a damp cloth This equipment may be used as a table top device although stacking of the equipment is dangerous and not recommended Equipment may be located directly above or below this unit but note that some equipment like large power amplifiers may cause an unacceptable amount of hum or may generate too much heat and degrade the performance of this equipment Only use attachments and accessories specified by Rane Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as spilled liquid fallen objects into an opened chassis exposure to rain or moisture a dropped unit or abnormal operation INTRODUCTION Refer to the separate Quick Start guide that was included in the box If you lose yours a new c
17. EP 2 OF CONNECTING THE SL 3 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL Z SCRATCH 3 INSTALLING SCRATCH LIVE Check for the latest download version of Scratch Live software at scratchlive net If it is newer than what is on your CD ROM we recommend installing it instead MAC 1 Insert the Software Installation CD ROM and double click the installer icon You will see the following screen HS HERE ATIS Wiko ku kmn eres KINO ieee dae Vr jg m eee rin ore j 8 mm See TT FE i Ba TI T ms um iw eee cu ka qi 18 remm ee 8 BS 7 gu 5 RO unco md as 41 brem as oe cork AAD Follow the on screen instructions Once the installation is complete Scratch Live will appear in your applications list You may like to drag the Scratch Live icon to your dock for quick launching 2 Plug in your SL 3 No extra hardware or driver installation is required WINDOWS It is important that Windows users install the SL 3 drivers as well as the Scratch Live software The easiest way to do this is to allow the Scratch Live installer to do all the work 1 Connect your SL 3 before you insert your installation CD When you first connect it Windows will attempt to install the drivers via the hardware wizard Cancel and close the hardware wizard 2 Insert the Software Installation CD ROM Make sure your SL 3
18. MIDI to Other Controls 19 Playback 26 Ctrl Click Functionality 19 Track End Warning 26 CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS Presets 19 Playback Keys Use Shift 26 AND DIAGNOSES 31 Native Controller Support 19 Lock Playing Deck 26 Technical Information 19 Sort Cues Chronologically 26 SCOPE READING AND FIXES 32 Use Auto Gain 26 ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIC 20 Hi Fi Resampler 27 SL 3 SPECIFICATIONS 34 Grouping Tracks into Crates 20 Play From Start 27 Subcrates 20 Instant Doubles 27 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY 5 Sorting Your Files 20 Play From First Cue Point 27 Using the Song Browser 20 Braking 27 FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE 36 Searching 20 Audio Output 27 Prepare Window 20 Vinyl Control 27 LIMITED DOMESTIC WARRANTY 36 History 21 Reverse Vinyl Scroll 27 Editing ID3 tags 21 Adjust Loops with Vinyl 27 WARRANTY PROCEDURE 37 Library Zoom 21 Next Song On Flip 27 Display Album Art 22 Vinyl Scroll Speed 27 Status Icons 22 Drop To Absolute Position 27 More Info on Corrupt Files 22 Drop To Cue Points 27 Scratch Live Backup 22 Track Start Offset 27 Deleting Crates and Tracks 22 Library 28 Read iTunes Library 28 RECORDING 23 Protect library 28 Record Gain Knob 23 Custom Crate Columns 28 Sampling From Vinyl 23 Center On Selected Song 28 Recording Your Mix 23 Show All File Types 28 Include Subcrate Tracks 28 LIVEFEED 24 Autofill Overviews 28 Using LiveFeed 24 Import AAC Files 28 Display 28 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS 25 Maximum Screen Updates 28 Audio Cache seconds 28 Horizontal Waveforms
19. TENDED WARRANTY Use the postcard that came in the box with your unit or go to www rane com and click on New Product Registration Fill out the warranty completely being sure to include the model and serial number of the unit since this is how warranties are tracked If your Rane product was purchased in the U S A mail the completed card or register online with to Rane Corporation within 10 days from the date of purchase If you purchased the product outside the U S A you must file your warranty registration with the Rane Distributor in that country It is advised that you keep your bill of sale as proof of purchase should any difficulties arise concerning the registration of the warranty card NOTICE IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE RANE CORPORATION S STANDARD TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANT Y WARRANTY REGISTRATION is made and tracked by MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS ONLY not by the purchaser s or owner s name Therefore any warranty correspondence or inquires MUST include the model and serial number of the product in question Be sure to fill in the model and serial number in the space provided below and keep this in a safe place for future reference WARRANTY SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN AUTHORIZED RANE SERVICE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED OR if product was purchased in the U S AT THE RANE FACTORY IN THE U S If the product is being sent to Rane for repair please call the factory for a Return Auth
20. Tracking Indicator 13 CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE 8 Tap Tempo 13 The Noise Threshold 8 Key Lock 13 The Scopes 8 Repeat 13 Important Safety Instructions 3 Calibration Troubleshooting 9 Censor 13 Introduction 3 Eject 13 Copyright Notices 3 IMPORTING AND PLAYING MUSIC 9 Autoplay 14 Wear Parts 3 Importing Your Music 9 Input Reverse 14 Minimum System Requirements 3 Supported File Types 9 Track Gain 14 PC 3 USB Dropout Indicator 14 Mac 3 PREPARING YOUR FILES 10 Check List 3 Analyzing files 10 SCRATCH LIVE MODES 14 How to Analyze Files 10 Absolute Mode 14 About Corrupt Files 10 Relative Mode 14 Set Auto BPM 10 Internal Mode 15 The Offline Player 10 Pitch Slider 15 Playing Music 10 Temporary Cue 15 Track Display 10 Speed Range 15 More Controls 15 FILE MANAGEMENT 11 Rescan ID3 Tags 11 CUE POINTS 16 Relocate Lost Files 11 LOOPING 16 PLAYBACK CONTROL 11 Auto Looping 17 The Control Record 11 The A Slot 17 The Control CD 11 Loop Roll 17 Vinyl Scroll 11 Loop Roll with MIDI 17 SAMPLE PLAYER 18 Play Behavior 18 Play Modes 18 Volume 18 MIDI 18 4 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL A Zio SCRATCH o 4 MIDI CONTROL 19 ADDITIONAL SETUP 26 MIXING WITH ONE TURNTABLE Overview 19 Hardware 26 OR CD PLAYER 29 MIDI Controller Setup 19 USB Buffer Size Latency 26 Assigning Controls 19 Updating Firmware 26 TROUBLESHOOTING AND MIDI Platters 19 Line Phono Status 26 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 30 Assigning
21. URCHASE DATE RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 37 j RANE S L_ 3 000 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE e OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9
22. ack BPM to be set SEE SET AUTO BPM ON PAGE 10 THE A SLOT A special loop slot A exists for auto looping The act of using the auto loop buttons sets a loop in the A slot following the rules above Turning a loop off using the auto loop buttons returns you to the loop slot that you were previously in at the time you started auto looping Turning the loop off using the loop button leaves you in the A slot The A slot is not saved to disk automatically pressing save saves the loop to the first empty slot in 1 9 Auto looping shortcut keys are alt 1 to 5 for the left deck and alt 6 to O for the right deck They correspond to the looping buttons as laid out on screen ie if the onscreen buttons display 1 2 4 8 16 bar loops alt 1 triggers 1 bar loop and alt 5 triggers a 16 bar loop LOOP ROLL Loop roll performs a standard auto loop but when the loop is turned off the playback position is returned to the position where it would be if it had not entered the loop much like censor The other and standard autoloop is the roll button is difference between loop roll momentary The loop is engaged when the button is pressed down and disengaged when the button is released Use short loop lengths to create stutter type effects To activate loop roll hold control alt while clicking on the desired autoloop increment or use the keyboard shortcuts control alt 1 through 5 f
23. as the track plays This display does not show the relative timing of the beats only the tempos of the tracks The peaks will still line up when the tracks are playing at the same tempo but are out of sync TRACK OVERVIEW DISPLAY This view provides a complete overview of the track waveform and includes a marker to show the current position within the track This view is useful for finding transitions within the track The waveform is colored according to the sound spectrum red representing low frequency bass sounds green representing mid frequency sounds and blue representing high frequency treble sounds You can jump to different positions within the track by clicking on the Track Overview display disabled in abs mode Grey lines behind the overview show the length of the track a thin grey line every minute and a thick grey line every 5 minutes The overview will be filled when you load the track onto a Virtual Deck On slower computers you should disable auto fill overviews in the setup screen SEE PREPARING MAIN WAVEFORM DISPLAY This view provides a close up of the track including color coding to show the frequency of the sound red representing low frequency bass sounds green representing mid frequency sounds and blue representing high frequency treble sounds You can also switch to a three band spectrum view by holding the ctrl key and clicking on the waveform Click on the waveform to scrub
24. at are larger than 2 GB Scratch Live does not support files that are greater than 2 GB in size more than 2 GB in size Corrupt file This WAV contains no valid This WAV file contains no recognizable WAV data It is quite possible that this might not be a WAV file chunks Unsupported file This file s data is not in WAV files can contain data in several formats Scratch Live only supports WAV files that contain data PCM format in the PCM format Unsupported file This file has a sampling Scratch Live does not support sampling rates greater than 48 KHz If you see this message the rate greater than 48 kHz simplest approach is to re sample the audio at 48 kHz and re save the file Unsupported file This file uses more than Scratch Live supports a maximum of 24 bits per sample of audio data 24 bits per sample Corrupt file This WAV is incomplete Scratch Live expected more data in the file but found none This could be because the file was incorrectly truncated or because the data in the file is corrupt causing Scratch Live to incorrectly estimate the amount of data present in the file Corrupt file This file contains corrupt This file contains blocks of data that report their size to be zero This message was inserted to identify blocks files that might cause lockups on previous versions of Scratch Live Corrupt file This song contains no audio Scratch Live could not find any audio in this file Please check to make
25. 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 20 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 EM MU Y 1 X eS MEN Serato Pv SCRATCH TIP Select the contents of the prepare window drag them onto the new crate button to save the selection HISTORY The history button opens a complete log of all the tracks you have played and allows exporting Scratch Live session information as a data file Each session is catalogued by date and time Using the drop down arrow you can navigate to and view detailed information of any previous sessions There are columns for the period i e date of session name of track and artist name In addition these other categories listed below will give you more detailed information about your sessions Start Time When viewing a song row the start time of the song is displayed When viewing a session row the start time of the session is displayed with the date in real time value End Time When viewing a song row the end time of the song is displayed When viewing a session row the end time of the session is displayed with the date in real time value Playtime When viewing a song row the total played time of the song is displayed i e 00 03 00 When viewing a session row the total elapsed time of the session is
26. below shows the record just before the end of the 5th rotation before the cue point Each cue point can have a different color To change the color of a cue point click on the colored square and choose a new color from the drop down menu To remove a cue point use the x button on the right side of the cue point panel A cue point can occupy any of the 5 slots You can drag and drop cue points to change their order in the list If you wish to have the cue points sorted chronologically check the sort cues chronologically option in the setup screen If you load the same track on to both decks you will be able to add or modify cue points from either deck When you jump to a cue point in internal mode while paused the track will play from the cue point for as long as the key or mouse button is pressed after which the playhead returns to the cue point If this is done using the keyboard while the track is playing in either internal or relative mode the cue point will be repeatedly triggered producing a stuttering effect TIP The rate of cue point stuttering is controlled by your operating system keyboard repeat rate settings Windows users Keyboard properties are in the Control Panel Mac users Keyboard and Mouse are in System Preferences TIP Use the keyboard shortcuts ctrl comma for left and ctri dot for right to place cue points LOOPING You can save up to 9 loops per track these loops are saved in th
27. conds blue peaks appear in the Tempo Matching display 2 Adjust the pitch of the right turntable until the blue peaks sit under the orange peaks in the Tempo Matching display Once they are aligned the two tracks have the same tempo 3 Next align the markers in the Beat Matching display Watch the color of the items passing by in the Main Waveform display Remember that a kick or bass drum will be red in color and a snare drum will be green or blue This technique will by no means guarantee perfect mixes but may help to speed up the process of beat matching THRU BUTTONS Use the thru buttons to switch between Scratch Live and regular vinyl or CDs Click on the thru button for the respective channel in Scratch Live The thru button on the left virtual deck for the left channel and vice versa This will change the state of the channels to thru mode sending audio direct from the SL 3 inputs to your mixer SEE PLAYING REGULAR VINYL AND CDS ON PAGE 8 MASTER GAIN The master output of Scratch I master gairi adjusts the output volume of all tracks played Live can be controlled using the master gain control This NOTE For best results set the master gain to the 12 o clock position and adjust the volume of individual tracks using the track gain adjustment 33 45 SPEEDS Set this to match the speed of your 33 45 turntable for normal playback TRACKING INDICATOR The tracking ESS in
28. controls playback The second track is 40 seconds long and controls vinyl scroll VINYL SCROLL Vinyl Scroll allows you to select and load tracks using only your turntables or CD player no contact with the computer necessary To use Vinyl Scroll with turntables lift the needle off the record and drop it into special bonus track section at the end of the record s A side The movement of the control disk now controls the selected track within your library Lift the needle out of the Vinyl Scroll section of the record and into the lead out between the Vinyl Scroll area and the end of the record to change crates or iTunes playlists Go back to the Vinyl Scroll area of the record to choose 8 track within the crate or playlist Once you have found the track you wish to play put the needle back at the beginning of the record and it will load automatically This feature is available to CD users Go to track 2 on the control CD to access Vinyl Scroll Find the track you want to load and go back to track 1 The track you selected will be loaded and ready to play You can reverse the direction of Vinyl Scroll and set the sensitivity in the setup screen TIP You can also use Vinyl Scroll in the prepare window SEE THE OPTIONS FOR VINYL CONTROL ON PAGE 27 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 11 ISL 3 MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW VIRTUAL DECK The Virtual Deck shows everything about th
29. cy int mode will activate after 1 second Use the keyboard shortcut F1 left deck or F6 right deck to switch to abs mode NOTE Be careful when scratching near the end of the record not to accidentally go past this point and into int mode or the track will no longer respond to record movement RELATIVE MODE rel mode observes the relative forward and backward movement of the record but does not take into account the position within the record rel mode disables needle dropping but allows skip free scratching SEE DROP TO ABSOLUTE POSITION PAGE 25 rel mode adds additional speed controls Previous track Go to the previous track in the list Rewind The rewind function speeds up the longer you press the button Fast forward The fast forward function speeds up the longer you hold the button Next track Jump to the next track in the list TIP Use the keyboard shortcut F2 left deck or F7 right deck to switch to rel mode 14 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 Serato Pv SCRATCH INTERNAL MODE int mode allows you to play tracks without external vinyl or CD player control int mode has a start stop function and virtual pitch slider Holding 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 automatical
30. d to allow edits FOR DETAILS ON AUTO BPM SEE PREPARING YOUR FILES ON PAGE 10 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 When you have more than one file selected editing tags changes all the files in your selection TIP The second column in the library is the label color for that file Click it to bring up a color palette and customize the virtual deck for that file LIBRARY ZOOM You can change the size of your library text by using the shortcuts ctrl and ctrl RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 21 a ISL 3 DISPLAY ALBUM ART wv hice album art Yw MP3 files can contain album art information Click on the show album art button at the very bottom left of the screen to open a small window This window displays the album art of the track currently selected in the library Album art can also be shown next to the the track information display on each virtual deck Click on the display tab of the setup menu to find this option SEE SHOW ALBUM ART ON DECK ON PAGE 28 STATUS ICONS The leftmost column shows the status of each track The image to the left shows five tracks with differing statuses e Scratch Live has detected some corruption in the MP3 file If possible re encode the MP3 e The track has been imported from the iTunes library
31. dicators on the main screen show the quality of the signal coming from the control record or CD The length of the bar indicates the speed of the record or CD The color indicates the amount of position information Scratch Live is receiving When you are playing the record at normal speed the tracking indicator should be grey If it is mostly red there is a problem reading the control signal Make sure your needles are clean and check the calibration in the setup screen NOTE It is normal for the tracking indicator to be red when cueing or scratching TAP TEMPO For tracks with no BPM information there is a tap tempo button displayed where the BPM usually is in the song info area Pressing alt space bar activates the tempo tapper press alt space bar a second time to activate the tempo tapper on the right Virtual Deck Tap the space bar along with the beat After you ve tapped the first beat you can switch to double time tapping half time start of each bar etc The range is set by the first two taps after that you can switch to any steady rhythm you feel comfortable with quarter notes half note whole notes Esc resets the BPM Enter saves the BPM to the track You can use the mouse if you prefer Your CD player or turntable s pitch slider doesn t need to be at zero we do the math for you You can also use the tempo tapper when no song is loaded for finding the BPM of regular records for example KEY LOCK When K
32. displayed with date i e 10 09 08 01 38 16 Deck The virtual deck the song was played on will be displayed under the deck column In the song row either left or right is displayed The offline player will be listed as offline Notes Use this field to list particular information about your songs and each session i e note how you transitioned from one track to another Start Session End Session To start or enda session click the corresponding button Insert Track If you wish to add information for tracks not played in Scratch Live into your session e g if you played one of your favorite vinyl or cd select the song you want to insert after and click the insert track button Double click the inserted track fields and edit your information accordingly Note that when exporting an m3u playlist see exporting below inserted tracks will not be present Export You can export each session as a data file using the export button Select a session then choose your preferred file format and click export There are three possible export formats e text to create a simple text file with your session information contained within CSV to create a file for use in spreadsheet software e m3u to create a playlist file which can be imported into media players Note that an m3u does not contain audio itself it only points to the location of your audio files Inserted tracks within sessions will no
33. e speed and position of a track As the vinyl rotates so does the line on the label The circular progress bar around the edge is a visual representation of the position within the song and can be set to flash to warn you that the track is nearing its end The time and remaining time are displayed in minutes and seconds The turntable speed as a percentage pitch shift is shown on the left of the Virtual Deck and the pitched BPM BPM with pitch adjustment multiplier added is shown on the right of the virtual Deck If the track has no BPM information pitched BPM will not be shown If you are playing regular vinyl notice that the Virtual Deck behaves strangely as Scratch Live attempts to decode the incoming signal This will not cause any problems but you may find it distracting You can unload the currently loaded track using the Virtual Deck eject buttons TIP Use the keyboard shortcut shift alt arrow to unload a track from the Virtual Deck TEMPO MATCHING DISPLAY The Tempo Matching display area provides a helpful tool for beat matching Scratch Live detects the beats within the track and places a row of orange peaks for the track on the left side above a row of blue peaks for the track on the right side in the Tempo Matching display area When the two tracks are matched to the same tempo the peaks will line up The tempo display is aligned with the beginning of the bar so the peaks keep their relative position
34. e the setup menu setup menu control vinyl 24 0 dB threshold 4 24 0 dB threshold USING PIGGYBACK CABLES Picking up huge DAMAGED NEEDLE Try re seating cleaning or UNEARTHED Very susceptible to interference amounts of noise barely tracking Connect your replacing your stylus Attach the turntable s ground wire turntables directly to the hardware 32 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL SETAO 6i SCRATCH 724 0 dB threshold 24 0 dB threshold 95 24 0 dB threshold RECORD BURN This section of the control vinyl has LEFT CHANNEL MISSING The signal from the needle RIGHT CHANNEL MISSING The signal from the been worn Swap sides or use the track start offset is not reaching the SL 3 Check the cable and cartridge needle is not reaching the SL 3 Check the cable and connections cartridge connections CVO1A 01 07 311 4 9 dB inreshpid 24 0 dB threshold 24 0 dB threshold BAD RECORD BURN Your record is very badly worn LEFT CHANNEL IS NOISE Left signal has been lost RIGHT CHANNEL IS NOISE Right signal has been and Scratch Live is unable to track correctly Swap with a noisy loose connection lost with a noisy loose connection sides or get new vinyl ASAP 24 0 dB threshold 24 0 dB threshold dust and vibration Adjust the tonearm right signals have been combined into one somewhere has been lost with a noisy loose connection and left in your signal chain c
35. e file and will be present when you reload the track To make a loop set the in point by clicking the in button and the out point by clicking the out button To turn the loop on or off click the loop button If you want the playhead to jump to the start of the loop when you enable the loop hold the control key and press the loop button To adjust the in point of the loop click the in button You can use the arrow keys left arrow to move the in point towards the start of the track right arrow to move the in point towards the end of the track Hold down the shift key while pressing the arrow key to make coarse adjustments Click the in button again to save the in point The same applies to adjusting the out point You can also use the control vinyl or CD to adjust the in and out point Click the in button then move the control vinyl Moving the vinyl will adjust the in point Once you are happy with the new in point click the in button to save and release the control vinyl The control vinyl will go back to controlling playback once the record is back up to normal speed Using the control vinyl to adjust loop end points is optional to turn this feature 16 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL Lp Serato Pv SCRATCH off disable the adjust loops with vinyl option in the setup screen There are 9 available loop slots per track If a loop is set in a given slot the backg
36. ed back by Scratch Live iTunes Plus files are DRM free RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL j ISL 3 PLAYING MUSIC Click on the All in your library Use the keyboard shortcut Shift icon to show all the tracks Left Arrow to load the highlighted track on to the left deck and Shift Right Arrow to load the highlighted track onto the right deck TIP You can also load tracks to decks using the mouse Click and drag a track from the track list area on to either deck To start playing a track simply put the needle on the record and start the turntable The track will start playing as soon as it detects the signal from the control vinyl or CD In ABS mode the track will play from the position dictated by the placement of the needle on the record If you place the needle at the beginning of the record the track will start playing from the beginning You can skip through the track by picking up the needle and placing it further into the record just as with regular records This is known as needle dropping SEE SCRATCH LIVE MODES ON PAGE 14 TRACK DISPLAY When a track is loaded the track name artist and length are displayed in the track title bar and the Virtual Deck shows a solid black line If the track has BPM information written in the tag this will also be displayed SEE SET AUTO BPM PREPARING YOUR FILES ANALYZING FILES Before you play your music
37. en orange for four seconds If you do experience USB drop outs e Increase the USB audio buffer size SEE USB BUFFER SIZE LATENCY ON PAGE 26 e Try closing other applications that are running at the same time as Scratch Live e Try turning off background tasks for example wireless networking e f your CPU load is very high try decreasing the maximum screen updates SEE MAXIMUM SCREEN UPDATES ON PAGE 28 SCRATCH LIVE MODES Scratch Live has three different modes of operation You can switch between these modes by clicking the mode buttons near the Virtual Deck ABSOLUTE MODE abs mode is the default mode and most closely resembles the properties of normal vinyl The beginning of the track is mapped to the start of the record and by picking up the tone arm and moving the needle to another part of the record needle dropping you can move to a different position within the track abs mode faithfully reproduces the movement of vinyl control records including stops starts scratching needle dropping rubbing and other turntablist techniques When you reach the end of the record using either rel or abs modes Scratch Live automatically switches to int mode This is known as Emergency Internal mode and prevents long tracks from stopping when you run out of record You can switch from Emergency Internal mode to rel mode by lifting the needle and placing it in the lead in of the control record Emergen
38. ey 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 Key Lock has scratch detection so that it automatically turns off when scratching for a natural scratching sound Turn Key Lock on or off by pressing the button to the top right of the Virtual Deck TIP F5 and F10 will turn Key Lock on and off for the left and right decks respectively REPEAT Use the repeat function to repeat the song across the entire length of the control record TIP Short loop samples can be turned into a continuous track using the repeat function The loops must be less than 10 seconds long and cut at the start and end of a bar CENSOR Use the censor button to mask parts When you press the censor button the track of a song or use as a special effect starts playing backwards from that point When you release the censor button the track plays forward from the point you would have been had you not pressed the censor button Censor is available only in rel and int modes EJECT This ejects the track playing or loaded track from the Virtual Deck AUTOPLAY Click the autoplay button to enable autoplay With this setting turned on when one track finishes playing the next track starts automatically Load from a crate to play through the songs in that crate or from your library to play thr
39. for Phono turntables or DOWN for Line CD players 3 Outputs eJ a ff Connect the OUTPUTS of the SL 3 to line inputs on your mixer Connect the AUX output to an additional line input or AUX input on your mixer to output the sample player SEE SAMPLE PLAYER ON PAGE 18 4 Connect the SL 3 to your computer COMPUTER Using the provided USB cable connect your SL 3 to an available USB 2 0 port on your computer Make sure you connect it directly to your computer and not through a hub or splitter TURNTABLE SETUP 1 Set the recommendations of the cartridge used so tone arms to the specific that the needle never leaves the record but not heavy enough that it heats up significantly Both produce poor tracking 2 Grounding is extremely important when using Scratch Live Make sure you have good connections from the ground wires of your turntables to the grounding post of your SL 3 If you do not ground your turntables properly the control signal will be noisy and the tracking of the record position will be erratic 3 Ensure the SL 3 is set to receive a phono level signal SEE STEP 2 OF CONNECTING THE SL 3 TIP We recommend Shure M44 7 needles for use with Scratch Live due to their high output volume excellent tracking and low record wear CD PLAYER SETUP Disable all built in effects on the CD player including keylock master tempo Ensure the SL 3 is set to receive a LINE level signal SEE ST
40. for example if the files have been altered or moved These tracks will show up red in the main track list with an exclamation mark in the status column You can sort by the status column to group all these tracks together RELOCATE LOST FILES This feature finds music and folders on your computer that you have either moved or altered 1 Click the relocate lost files button to search all your drives internal and external for files currently marked as not found in your library 2 When this process is complete your Scratch Live library will be updated with the new location of your files TIP Drag and drop files folders or drives onto the relocate lost files button from the files pane This is useful if you know the location of your files as it only scans the drag and drop location with faster relocation PLAYBACK CONTROL THE CONTROL RECORD The control record has two sides The first side is 10 minutes long and contains the Vinyl Scroll section The second side is 15 minutes long Scratch Live can be configured to work with records playing at either 33 RPM or 45 RPM depending on your preference The record has thin marks every minute and a thicker mark every 5 minutes when playing at 33 RPM These marks are to assist you when using needle dropping to move through the track These marks do not affect the playback of the track THE CONTROL CD The control CD has two tracks The first track is 15 minutes long and
41. hanges will not appear in iTunes until after you play the track Scratch Live cannot play files that have been Rights systems such as those sold through the protected by Digital Management Apple iTunes Music Store iTunes Plus files are DRM free iTunes is available for Mac and PC For more information about iTunes visit www apple com PROTECT LIBRARY Uncheck this setting to remove files and crates from your library Enable to lock your library and prevent accidental file or crate deletion while using Scratch Live Enabling this setting will also lock all file tags and crate names so that no text can be changed CUSTOM CRATE COLUMNS Check this option to set custom column views for each crate and playlist When the option is off default all crates will share the same column configuration as the All crate CENTER ON SELECTED SONG With this option on scrolling up and down in your library holds the selected track in the middle of the library panel 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 INCLUDE SUBCRATE TRACKS You can drag crates into other crates to make subcrates If you have this option turned on any crate will also display the contents of all its subcrates SEE ORGANIZING YOUR MUSIC ON PAGE 20 AUTOFILL OVERVIEWS Enable this setting to automatical
42. hannel crosstalk RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 33 SL 3 SPECI FICATIONS Computer interface USB 2 0 High Speed USB Power Requirement 400 mA 5 0 Volts USB Audio Channels Six Record and Six Playback External Power Supply 1060 mA 7 5 Volts Converters 24 bit 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz sample rate DAC Dynamic Range 104 dB A weighted Line Thru Dynamic Range 101 dB A weighted Phono Thru Dynamic Range 98 dB A weighted THD N 0 009 at 1 kHz at 2 Vrms All Inputs Phono or Line Level Switchable Line Input Unbalanced RCA wee Gain Unity Maximum Input Output 3 Vrms Phono Input Unbalanced RCA Sensitivity Adjustable 2 5 mV to 10 mV 34 RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 n SaS 42 SCRATCH 0 P4 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY APPLICATION OF STANDARD S TO WHICH COUNCIL DIRECTIVE CONFORMITY IS DECLARED 2006 95 EC EN60065 Ed 7 1 2005 2004 108 EC EN55103 1 1996 2002 96 EC EN55103 2 1996 2002 95 EC ENVIRONMENT E2 SERIAL NUMBERS 600000 700000 MANUFACTURER Rane Corporation 10802 47th Avenue West Mukilteo WA 98275 5098 USA This equipment has been tested and found to be in compliance with all applicable standards and regulations applying to the EU s Low Voltage LV directive 2006 95 EC and Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC directive 2004 108 EC In order for the customer to maintain compliance with thi
43. he setup screen to move the point at which tracks begin to a position further into the vinyl NOTE To keep up with the latest tips visit the Official Scratch Live Forum online at scratchlive net 30 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL fe SETAO 6i SCRATCH CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND DIAGNOSES Corrupt file This MP3 contains invalid This MP3 contains frames which do not conform strictly to the official MP3 specification Scratch Live frames can not be certain that this file will play back 100 accurately Corrupt file This file contains corrupt This file contains two or more contiguous corrupt frames Since corrupt frames are replaced with frames that may result in audible glitches silence this could result in what might sound like an audio glitch Corrupt file This file has been split You The first MPEG audio frame in this file refers to audio that should be present before it but is not This should check the beginning for audio is usually the result of incorrect MP3 editing Since a corrupt frame is replaced with silence and most glitches songs start with silence the resulting silence might not be noticeable All the same listen to the beginning of the song just to be sure Corrupt file This MP3 contains frames Decoding of an MPEG audio frame failed This means that the frame contained invalid data As usual with corrupt data with corrupt frames this frame wil
44. he background put your needle on the record with the turntable stopped If you are using CD players the same rules apply Have the CD deck paused or stopped while calibrating Click and hold the estimate button until the slider stops moving Moving the threshold slider to the left will make Scratch Live more sensitive to slow record movement but also more sensitive to background noise Repeat the process for each deck Things to remember e Your needle must be on the record e Your turntable or CD player must be stationary e The background music playing must be at a similar level to which you will play your set at e You should calibrate Scratch Live every time you play TIP If the slider jumps to the far right then you have a problem with noise in your turntables CD players mixer Check all your connections and make sure your equipment is well earthed In some situations you will not be able to improve the signal quality and you will have to play on regardless In this situation stick to rel mode THE SCOPES The scopes on the setup screen in Scratch Live display the input signal as a phase diagram The key factors to look at on the scope display are crisp clean lines round shape and the tracking percentage in the lower right corner Start both turntables or CD players You will see green rings appear in the scope view as shown above RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL se
45. his 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 int mode and then switch to abs or rel 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 Panic If you are in abs or rel 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 will take you to internal mode and reset the pitch to zero RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 15 ISL 3 CUE POINTS You can set up to five visual cue points within each track Use the button to place cue point Click the arrow to the left of each cue point to jump to it rel and int mode only You can also jump to cue points using keyboard shortcuts 1 through 5 for the cue points on the left deck and 6 through 0 for the right deck cue points Notice that the stripe on the Virtual Deck jumps to the 12 o clock position and changes color when you set a cue point you are at the cue point when the stripe is one solid color and at the 12 o clock position As the record plays on beyond the position of the cue point the colored bar will shorten by a fifth for each rotation Likewise as you approach the cue point the color will grow by a fifth each rotation For example the picture
46. ick the save icon 6 The recording is automatically placed in a crate named RECORDED If the crate does not already exist it will be created automatically 7 To start a new recording without saving simply click the record button again Input Recording Record Select Time Save File Save File Meter Elapsed Name Box Recordings can be loaded onto the decks renamed and managed like other files Recordings are saved in MyDocuments My Music ScratchLive Recording on a PC and Music ScratchLive Recording Temp on a Mac Recordings are saved as 24 bit 48 kHz stereo AIFF files RECORD GAIN KNOB Adjust the record gain using the record gain knob The meters tell you the level of your audio Ideally the meters should sit just below the red meaning your signal is as loud as it can be without clipping Note that you can also use the Virtual Deck s output level meter to monitor the input level To do this eject the loaded track from the appropriate Virtual Deck The left Virtual Deck if recording from input one or the right Virtual Deck if recording from input two You can now see the input level on the Virtual Deck s higher resolution stereo meter NOTE If you turn the record gain knob down and the red clip led is still illuminated this means the signal is clipping on the input of the SL 3 You should turn down the level at your audio source before it reaches the SL 3 TIPS e The keyboa
47. in Scratch Live It is important to first analyze your files The analyze files function processes the songs in your library to detect file corruption saves the waveform overview to an ID3 tag and calculates auto gain and BPM values HOW TO ANALYZE FILES To analyze files start Scratch Live with the hardware disconnected On the left side of the main screen you will notice a button labeled analyze files Click this to automatically build the overviews for all the tracks in your library TIP You can drag and drop individual folders crates or files onto this button to force the building of overviews at any time ABOUT CORRUPT FILES If Scratch Live detects a corrupt file it Will tag it with a corrupt file icon It is very important that you delete ANY corrupt files from your library as they can cause Scratch Live to crash regardless if you play the file or not SEE STATUS ICONS ON PAGE 22 AND CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIONS AND DIAGNOSES ON PAGE 31 SET AUTO BPM If this option is checked while analyzing files Scratch Live will calculate the estimated tempos of your files If Scratch Live is confident that the auto BPM estimate for a file is accurate it will be written to an IDS tag in the file The auto BPM function will not be applied if the track already contains BPM information To re analyze these files and use auto BPM or auto gain on them drag them onto the analyze files button If you know your file
48. inyl records and CDs are wear parts as described in the Limited Domestic Warranty section at the end of this manual MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e A DJ mixer with at least 2 channels e At least one turntable or CD player e Computer with available USB 2 0 port e Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher e 1 GB RAM e Hard drive space for storing music PC e Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher or Vista with Service Pack 1 or higher We recommend XP over Vista e Pentium 4 1 5 GHz MAC e Mac OSX 10 4 or higher e G4 1 GHz CHECK LIST These items are included with the SL 3 in the box 1 soft carry case 1 Serato Scratch Live software install disc 1 external universal power supply with country adaptors 1 USB cable 4 stereo RCA cables 2 control CDs 2 control vinyl records 4 rubber feet for the SL 3 1 Quick Start Guide 1 Warranty card 1 this manual RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL ISL 3 SCRATCH LIVE GETTING STARTED 6 MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW 12 Connecting Your Hardware 6 Virtual Deck 12 CONTENTS Connecting the SL 3 6 Visual Aids 12 Turntable Setup 6 Tempo Matching Display 12 CD Player setup 6 Track Overview Display 12 Installing Scratch Live 7 Main Waveform Display 12 Starting the Software 7 Beat Matching Display 12 Using the Tool Tips 7 Thru Buttons 13 Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs 8 Master Gain 13 Power Supply 8 33 45 Speeds 13
49. is connected first If a window doesn t open automatically browse to the CD drive Run setup exe You will see the following screen 1 2 iai Wia Larme fee pee Mepa ri toler EPF ROF Tapi ih SERATO USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Liens Soma Aibo Paaaaech Lej Sgp pha 1 pana 118 Sokeges nag ha 5cudrh LIVE asplicaten acd capat inthe 5 Py NEREH Dr pag fuc 8 you agree bo Ua dare cf thin Gina of L cicrim Dacia anto peu h perpetui pipari bee lb gia The Sea zj E mep eee Ge be eren a ee Pa bea m a Fozznan mir e beer J Carel 3 Follow the on screen instructions Once the installation is complete Scratch Live appears in the Start Menu under All Programs gt Serato gt Scratch Live Because the SL 3 was connected prior to installing Scratch Live there is no extra hardware installation required NOTE Select the custom install option if you wish to change the installation location of Scratch Live ADDITIONAL WINDOWS DRIVERS Windows treats each USB port individually You might like to install the Drivers for the SL 3 hardware on all of your USB ports Connect your Scratch Live hardware to a USB port Windows will again attempt to install the drivers via the hardware wizard Cancel and close the hardware wizard With your hardware still connected run the Scratch Live driver updater This is usually located in C gt Pr
50. is option is off by default the old resampler is used when switched off PLAY FROM START Enable this to start all tracks from the beginning when loaded in rel and int modes If this setting is not enabled freshly loaded tracks will continue to play from the point the last track was at This option is on by default INSTANT DOUBLES This allows you to quickly match the playhead position of two tracks With this option set when you load a track on one virtual deck that is already loaded on the other virtual deck it must be the same file the playhead will jump to the position of the track that was loaded first with the keylock state and looping settings copied This setting overrides the play from start and play from first cue point options PLAY FROM FIRST CUE POINT Enable this option to start all tracks from the first cue point when loaded in rel and int modes This setting overrides the play from start option BRAKING In int mode this controls how fast the deck stops when play is stopped Counterclockwise the stop is immediate Clockwise rotation increases the stop from a finger grab all the way to a slow turntable power down AUDIO OUTPUT By default the output of Scratch Live is stereo You can also select mono output This setting is saved when you exit Scratch Live VINYL CONTROL REVERSE VINYL SCROLL This setting allows you to Scroll SEE CONTROL ON PAGE 11 reverse the direction of Vinyl
51. ity to play damaged MP3 files in the future SCRATCH LIVE FREAKS OUT WHEN I USE THE MASTER TEMPO KEY CORRECTION FUNCTION ON MY CD PLAYER Scratch Live interprets the signal coming out of the CD player and uses this information to control the play back of the files on your computer Any audio processing performed on the signal before it reaches the hardware interface such as key correction will scramble the signal making it illegible to Scratch Live Key correction is available in Scratch Live software SEE KEY LOCK ON PAGE 13 I WANT TO BACKUP MY LIBRARY AND CRATES OR MOVE THEM TO ANOTHER MACHINE SO WHERE ARE THEY STORED Your database and crates are stored in the folder Home Music ScratchLive on a Mac and My Documents My Music ScratchLive on a PC If your library contains tracks that are stored on a drive other than your boot drive a folder called _ScratchLive_ will be created in the root of that drive and a separate database will be made in this folder If it is a removable drive the tracks will only appear in your library when the drive is connected SEE SCRATCH LIVE BACKUP ON PAGE 22 WHAT NEEDLES ARE BEST FOR USE WITH SCRATCH LIVE We recommend Shure M44 7 needles for use with Scratch Live due to their high output volume excellent tracking and low record wear HAVE CUE BURN AT THE BEGINNING OF MY CONTROL RECORD DOES THAT MEAN I NEED TO REPLACE IT No use the track start offset function in t
52. l be played as silence Corrupt file This MP3 lost syncronization Scratch Live is reading an old overview of an MP3 that has been edited in a thrid party editing between the frame index and the frames program Re building the overviews for the affected files usually corrects this error Corrupt file This MP3 is completely invalid Self explanatory Possible causes are disk bad sectors file system corruption wrong file types wrong and is not playable file extensions etc Corrupt file This file contains invalid audio Scratch Live encountered invalid data while looking for audio in this file This message alerts you to data the fact that the file you re trying to play contains corrupt data This may or may not affect playback Corrupt file This MP3 contains no valid No audio could be found in this file which means it is completely unplayable as far as Scratch Live is frames concerned Please make sure this really is an audio file Unsupported file This MP3 contains mul While scanning this file Scratch Live found frames belonging to multiple MPEG layers Scratch Live tiple layers does not support MP3s containing frames from multiple layers some frames may output as silence Unsupported file This file is more than 2 Self explanatory At the moment Scratch Live does not support files that are 2 GB in size or larger GB in size Unsupported file This file has data blocks This file contains chunks of data th
53. ly generate the track overview as soon as a track is loaded If this setting is not enabled the track overview will be generated as the track plays Automatically generating the track overview uses more of the computer s CPU power and should be disabled on slower computers IMPORT AAC FILES Turn this option off if you do not wish to import AAC files into your library Changing this option will cause your iTunes library to be reloaded if you have the read iTunes library option turned on DISPLAY MAXIMUM SCREEN UPDATES This feature allows you to throttle back the screen refresh rate Users with slower computers might like to do this if they are having performance issues It could also be useful if you want to limit Scratch Live s processor usage for example if you are running a recording program at the same time The default setting is 60 Hz or refreshed 60 times per second This setting applies to the entire screen i e the Virtual Decks the Waveforms the library and the setup screen AUDIO CACHE Use the slider to set the amount of audio that is loaded into memory A small audio cache will place less load on your computer and the tracks will load faster A large audio cache will give you a bigger view of the waveform when the main waveform view is zoomed out HORIZONTAL WAVEFORMS Check this option to display the main waveform view horizontally The waveform will expand to fill available screen space If
54. ly switches to int mode when the end of the control record is reached you can switch back to abs mode by placing the needle in the lead in of the control record If you switch from abs or rel into int mode Scratch Live automatically adjusts pitch to maintain playback speed as set by the turntable Use the keyboard shortcut F3 left deck or F8 right deck to switch to int mode int mode adds these additional controls Play pause reverse Press to play press again to stop playback You setup screen to range from an immediate stop can adjust the braking knob in the to a slow turntable style power down SEE BRAKING ON PAGE 27 Play pause forward Press to play press again to stop playback Uses the same braking as described above 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 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 PITCH SLIDER Use the pitch slider to make pitch adjustments while using internal mode Drag the pitch slider with the mouse to make large pitch movements or hold the shift key and drag the pitch slider to make fine adjustments TEMPORARY CUE There is a temporary cue point that can be used like the Cue button on many DJ CD players Press ctrl L to set this
55. nchecking this option will enable all of these keys without pressing shift or having caps lock on This applies to all cue points 1 0 and cue controls QWERTY etc SEE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS ON PAGE 25 LOCK PLAYING DECK Every DJs nightmare used to be lifting the needle of the wrong turntable in the middle of a set This setting helps to avoid the digital equivalent loading a new track to the wrong deck When this option is checked you can only load a track if the target deck is stopped SORT CUES CHRONOLOGICALLY The five cue points can be placed in any order and can be dragged up and down if you wish to reorder them If you prefer to lock them to chronological order turn this option on USE AUTO GAIN Auto gain enables you to set a uniform volume level for the tracks in your library When a track is in auto gain mode the track gain knob appears depressed To enable auto gain check the use auto gain box under the playback tab in the setup menu Provided you have built your overviews your tracks will now be loaded with the auto gain applied Next to the use auto gain check box a drop down menu sets the target gain volume level Use this to adjust the level of your auto gain To find the optimum setting load a track with an average volume level onto one of the virtual decks Now play the track and note the volume and LED lights inside the software The idea is to have the track volume sit just under the cli
56. ogram Files gt Serato gt driver_updater Repeat this process for each of your USB ports TIP The driver updater can install drivers for different types of Scratch Live hardware not just the SL 3 For example if you play at a club that uses a TTM 57SL mixer just connect the mixer and run through the driver updater as above STARTING THE SOFTWARE Close all other programs on your Mac or PC When you load Scratch Live for the first time you will see the screen shown above USING THE TOOL TIPS Click on the icon to enable tool tips This is located in between the MIDI and setup button next the Scratch Live logo as shown below Tool tips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Scratch Live Move the mouse over a section of the screen to bring up a context sensitive tool tip Holding the mouse over the button with tool tips turned on will show you a list of all Keyboard shortcuts Tool tips are available in several languages Scratch Live will display the tool tips in the language that your computer is set to If your language is not available the tool tips will be displayed in English RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL a Ss ISL 3 PLAYING REGULAR VINYL AND CDS NOTE the SL 3 must be powered by USB or the supplied external power supply for the DECK THRUS to work While Scratch Live is not running and the SL 3 is powered by the external supply the deck thrus on
57. on costs and full insurance paid each way by the purchaser or owner LIMITED WARRANTY OUTSIDE THE U S A RANE PRODUCTS ARE WARRANTED ONLY IN THE COUNTRY WHERE PURCHASED THROUGH THE AUTHORIZED RANE DISTRIBUTOR IN THAT COUNTRY AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP THE SPECIFIC PERIOD OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE THAT WHICH IS DESCRIBED TO THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER BY THE AUTHORIZED RANE DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE Rane Corporation does not however warrant its products against any and all defects 1 arising out of materials or workmanship not provided or furnished by Rane or 2 resulting from abnormal use of the product or use in violation of instructions or 3 in products repaired or serviced by other than authorized Rane repair facilities or 4 in products with removed or defaced serial numbers or 5 in components or parts or products expressly warranted by another manufacturer Rane agrees through the applicable authorized distributor to repair or replace defects covered by this limited warranty with parts or products of original or improved design at its option in each respect if the defective product is shipped prior to the end of the warranty period to the designated authorized Rane warranty repair facility in the country where purchased or to the Rane factory in the U S in the original packaging or a replacement supplied by Rane with all transportation costs and full insurance paid each way by the purchase
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59. opy along with this manual and all other documentation may be downloaded at rane com sl3 html To keep up with the latest tips and to check for Scratch Live software updates visit the Official Scratch Live Forum at scratchlive net COPYRIGHT NOTICES 2009 Rane Corporation All rights reserved Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo are trademarks of Serato Audio Research Trademarked in the U S and other countries Licensed exclusively to Rane Corporation This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group and uses libpng code copyright 2000 2002 Glenn Randers Pehrson The Scratch Live Control Tone the audio pressed on Scratch Live Control Vinyl and Control CDs is copyright 2004 2009 Serato Audio Research The Control Vinyl and Control CDs are licensed for personal use only The creation of personal backups of the Control CD is allowed however duplicating Control CDs for commercial benefit is strictly prohibited For avoidance of doubt the duplication or creation of Control Vinyl for any use is strictly prohibited Please respect our copyright 2004 2009 Serato Audio Research Windows XP and Vista is either a registered trademark or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Apple Mac Macintosh and iTunes are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the US and or other countries WEAR PARTS The SL 3 interface contains no wear parts The v
60. or the left deck and control alt 6 through 0 for the right deck ie the same as the autoloop controls with the additional alt key as a modifier The range of values available for loop roll are 1 32 through to 32 bars The shortcut keys will activate whichever loop lengths are visible on screen i e if you have lengths of a 1 4 bar through to 4 bars visible for the left deck control alt 1 will activate a 1 4 bar loop roll control alt 2 will activate a 1 8 bar loop roll and so on Use the and buttons to toggle through the range of possible lengths visible on screen LOOP ROLL WITH MIDI You can assign loop roll to MIDI in several ways After pressing the MIDI assign button in Scratch Live press the control alt keys click on an auto loop value then click on the button slider you want it mapped to on your MIDI controller Alternatively you can assign the singular loop roll button to MIDI then assign a MIDI knob or slider on your controller to the autoloop select knob visible in the MIDI assign panel area when in MIDI assign mode to change the values on the fly TIP When you have the Autoloop Select knob assigned to MIDI you have all of the loop roll lengths at your disposal This allows you to roll up and down the loop length scale to create interesting stutter and build up effects NOTE Like autoloop loop roll requires a BPM value written to the ID3 tag in order to work Build overviews with
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62. ough your library Autoplay works in both rel and int modes Play from start must be checked in the setup screen for autoplay to work correctly INPUT REVERSE Swaps the left deck input RRR 3 amp 4 with the right deck input 5 amp 6 of the SL 3 This transfers control over to the alternate virtual deck For example the physical record on the right hand side now controls the left hand side virtual deck This essentially lets you continue mixing but just using one turntable RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 13 ISL 3 TRACK GAIN Use the track gain adjustment to balance the volume of the tracks in your library Any adjustment made to the gain of a track is saved with the file and will be reapplied to the entire track when it is loaded again The level meter shows the level sent to the hardware interface after both individual track gain and master gain adjustment NOTE For automatic gain setting of your tracks SEE USE AUTO GAIN ON PAGE 26 USB DROPOUT INDICATOR The USB dropout indicator on the main screen is a useful trouble shooting 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 occurs 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 th
63. pping point indicated by the LED meter red lining If the track is too quiet unload the track then go to the setup screen and boost that auto gain dB value more Once you ve made that adjustment load that same track onto the virtual deck again Notice the volume knob has turned up and the volume is louder Keep making those adjustments on that particular track until its just below the clipping point Once that is set you don t need to adjust the target gain level ever again Because the track you used had an average volume level most of the other tracks in your library will be around the same volume You may still need to turn up the separate track volume when you load a quieter track onto the deck and turn down the louder tracks but once you ve made those adjustments Scratch Live will remember them the next time you load the file TIP Slightly too quiet is always better than too loud If your LED meter is in the red it is likely that it is clipping Not only does clipping not sound very nice it can damage your equipment NOTE Your overviews need to be built by version 1 7 2 or later for auto gain to work 26 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 M X X K iIIII lt O z lt 6 lt IFs 5 l L Serato Pv SCRATCH HI FI RESAMPLER This significantly reduces digital distortion at very slow or very fast record speeds increasing the CPU load slightly Th
64. r library alphabetically by album title To move a column drag the header to the left or right To resize a column click on the column boundary and drag it to the left or right USING THE SONG BROWSER The song browser allows you to filter your song list by Genre BPM Artist and Album To turn the song browser on or off click the browse button SEARCHING Scratch Live includes a search function to help you find files quickly and easily Enter text into the search box and Scratch Live will automatically find as you type To select which fields the search function will look through click on the left hand side of the search box The drop down menu shows which fields are currently being used Press esc or the x button on the right of the search box to clear the search TIP Use the keyboard shortcut ctrl f to jump to the search box This keyboard shortcut will also take you out of any crate or playlist that you might be in and into your main library so you can find any track in your collection If you then click on a crate or playlist the search query will be cleared 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 or whole crates from the main track list into the prepare window or simply drag them onto the prepare button These tracks will be removed from the prepare window once they have
65. r or owner ALL REMEDIES AND THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES ARE LIMITED TO THE ABOVE SERVICES IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ECONOMIC LOSS OR INJURY TO PERSON OR PROPERTY MAY RESULT FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT HOWEVER EVEN IF RANE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THIS POSSIBILIT Y THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ANY SUCH CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED ARISING BY LAW COURSE OF DEALING COURSE OF PERFORMANCE USAGE OF TRADE OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF TWO 2 YEARS FROM EITHER THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE OR IN THE EVENT NO PROOF OF PURCHASE DATE IS AVAILABLE THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE COUNTRY TO COUNTRY 36 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL L SETAO 6i SCRATCH WARRANTY PROCEDURE VALID IN USA ONLY NOTICE You must complete and return the warranty card or register your product online to extend the Warranty from 2 years to 3 years TO VALIDATE YOUR EX
66. rd shortcut ctrl n turns recording on and off e You can load a recording without saving it using the short cut keys shift left arrow to the left deck or shift right arrow to the right deck e f the Virtual Deck is set to int mode and is unloaded the input record level is sent to the Virtual Deck s higher resolution stereo meters E g if you re recording from the right deck set the right Virtual Deck to int eject the track if there is one loaded and the Virtual Deck s meters will show the signal coming into the right deck s input NOTE Any recordings over 3 hours are automatically split into individual files SAMPLING FROM VINYL You can use the SL 3 interface to sample from vinyl or any other sound source If you click the triangle next to the record button you ll see you can record from Aux Left deck or Right deck An input level adjustment knob to the right of the level indicators boosts or attenuates the input signal up to 12 dB TIP Remember that ctrl n turns recording on and off and that you can load a recording without saving it using shift left arrow or shift right arrow Drop the needle into a loud part of the track and record a few seconds and then shift left arrow or shift right arrow to load it on to the virtual deck This way you can double check your levels RECORDING YOUR MIX To record your DJ mix in Scratch Live 1 Connect an output i e booth session aux or 2nd master output f
67. re overridden if the file contains a loop The file will then start from the inpoint of the loop You can refine the start point for each piece of audio by setting Scratch Live cue points in the same way you would to any track Simply load the audio to a virtual deck set your cue point then load it back into the Sample Player PLAY MODES Each slot has three different play modes faire Le pe Conga 1 MET F Drone OF On Off Mode When play is pressed the audio plays through until the end of the track Pressing play again stops the audio will repeat the loaded audio file from beginning Repeat Mode Each slot has a repeat button When activated this to end or will play the first stored Scratch Live loop if the file contains one To adjust the loop information on a track load it to a virtual deck make your adjustments then load it back into the sample player 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 VOLUME The gain knob on each slot allows you to individually adjust the volume of the audio You can also adjust the overall volume for all 6 slots using the 6 slots Sample Player master gain Trigger mode When play is pressed the audio plays through until the end NOTE The sample player outputs through the of the track Pressing repetitively will trigger the AUX outpu
68. rom your DJ mixer into the AUX in of the SL 3 2 Select AUX as the record source in Scratch Live 3 Adjust the input level to a suitable volume Be sure the red overload LED stays off 4 Begin recording Details are the same as steps 3 to 7 under RECORDING RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 23 ISL 3 LIVEFEED LiveFeed allows you to stream any of the standard record sources left deck right deck or aux in to a virtual deck You can then instantly play the recording back just like a normal audio file you can scratch it speed it up slow it down set loops and set cue points There are two recording options normal and gated The normal option means recording will begin as soon as the deck starts playing The gated option means recording will only begin once the input source exceeds the set gate level thus avoiding periods of silence You can set the gate level by clicking the dropdown menu in the LiveFeed filename The lower the gain setting the more sensitive the gate is The amount of time available to record is determined by your audio cache setting The track overview display shows the amount of usable audio you have to play with from the recording Click anywhere in the track overview display to jump to your desired position in the recording SEE AUDIO CACHE ON PAGE 28 02 06 1 1 b 00 00 3 4 sL 3 Aux In Gated 24db USING LIVEFEED First locate the Li
69. rotect library option unchecked in the setup menu e Deleting a track when you are in the All playlist removes it from your library and any crates that the track may be in Deleting a track inside a crate removes it from that crate but the file will remain in your All playlist e Deleting a track from a subcrate will remove it from the subcrate and the main crate but not the All playlist e Crates that are deleted are sent to the recycle bin trash NOTE To delete any files from your library and your hard drive sending them to the recycle bin use the shortcut ctrl shift delete If you are using iTunes playlists your files cannot be deleted this way You will need to delete them from within iTunes 22 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL Serato Pv SCRATCH RECORDING Scratch Live allows you to record one of three stereo signals from the SL 3 e Left deck in e Right deck in e Aux in Stereo recording is possible even while using two stereo vinyl Control inputs 1 Click on the downward arrow icon to get the drop menu displaying the three possible record sources 2 Select the desired source and press the record icon to start recording 3 The record icon flashes while recording and the display shows the elapsed recording time 4 Press the record icon again to stop the recording 5 To save the recording type in a name for the recording and cl
70. round behind the loop number will be green Press the x button to clear the loop If you click on the locked loop symbol a red border will appear This indicates the loop is locked and you will not be able to adjust the end points or delete the loop until you unlock it by clicking on the number again NOTE Looping applies to rel and int modes AUTO LOOPING Auto you to create looping allows loops instantly If the track has a BPM value simply click the number of bars you wish to loop and Scratch Live will create the loop for you The loop is snapped to the beats in the song detected by Scratch Live so even if you press the button slightly out of time Scratch Live will still create a perfect loop for you Five auto loop buttons are available on screen at any one time They range from 1 32 to 32 bars The user can select the auto loop range with the lt and gt buttons Pressing an auto loop button will create a loop start point from the nearest beat to the playhead within reason and set a loop endpoint in the future Pressing auto loop 1 while auto loop 1 is active will deactivate the loop Pressing a different auto loop button while looping is active will extend the endpoint of the current loop to the appropriate new auto loop length You can also save an auto loop to the next available slot When using an auto loop a save button is visible where the lock loop button normally is NOTE Auto looping requires the tr
71. s BPM will fall within a certain range use the range drop down to avoid double or half value BPMs being calculated NOTE ID3 tags contain data about your tracks and are saved inside the files themselves Genre track name and artist are examples of common tag information See Editing ID3 tags on page 21 THE OFFLINE PLAYER The offline player is available when Scratch Live hardware is not connected and outputs through the current default audio device Load a track to the offline player by dragging and dropping onto the deck or pressing shift left arrow If the end of the loaded track is reached the next track in the current playlist is played automatically The offline player is a useful tool for preparing crates auditioning tracks and setting cue and loop points 10 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL Tec Serato D SCRATCH FILE MANAGEMENT Located in the files pane are two buttons rescan ID3 tags and relocate lost files Use these tools for ongoing file and library management RESCAN ID3 TAGS Click this button to force Scratch Live to re read all file tags Alternatively you can drag and drop files folders or drives onto the rescan id3 tags button from the files pane This will only scan the files that you drag and drop resulting in much faster processing TIP Rescanning the tags is a handy way to identify all the files that Scratch Llve can t find
72. s can connect to a computer using MIDI over USB and will either be supported directly by your operating system or require installation of drivers and configuration utility software Follow the manufacturers instructions for installation Other controllers may solely use a MIDI out connector to send control messages and will require a separate MIDI interface unit to communicate to software Generally the MIDI interface will come with drivers and configuration tools which pass your controllers output onto an available MIDI channel which can be used by Scratch Live Once your controller is installed and functioning correctly use the directions for assigning controls below ASSIGNING CONTROLS To enable MIDI assign mode click the MIDI mouse pointer over a control will bring up the button Hovering the MIDI assignment box showing the current assignment status To assign a MIDI control click on the control in Scratch Live then move the MIDI control The MIDI assignment box should update to show it has mapped the controls to one another To un assign a MIDI control click on the control in Scratch Live and press return on your computer keyboard NOTE Once in MIDI assign mode Scratch Live controls will no longer respond directly to the mouse If you need to change a control using the mouse disable MIDI assign mode While in MIDI assign mode controls which have MIDI inputs assigned show a green box indicator around them
73. s regulation high quality shielded cable must be used for interconnection to other equipment Modification of the equipment other than that expressly outlined by the manufacturer is not allowed under this directive The user of this equipment shall accept full responsibility for compliance with the LV directive and EMC directive in the event that the equipment is modified without written consent of the manufacturer TYPE OF EQUIPMENT Professional Audio Signal Processing MODEL SL 3 IMMUNITY RESULTS THD N 4 dBu 400 Hz BW 20 Hz 20 kHz Test Description Results Conditions RF Electromagnetic Fields Immunity 80 MHz 1000 MHz 1 kHz AM 8096 depth 3V m gt 79 dB 80 MHz 1 000 MHz Magnetic Fields Immunity 50 Hz 10 kHz 3 0 0 3 A m 62 dB I the undersigned hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the Directive s and Standard s shown above 4 LW Roy G Gill Compliance Engineer Signature Full Name Position July 10 2008 Mukilteo WA USA Date Place RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 35 ISL 3 FACTORY AUTHORIZED SERVICE Your unit may someday need to be serviced by the Rane Factory if you live in the USA International customers should contact your dealer or distributor for service You must call the Rane factory before shipping Please do not return your unit to Rane without prior authorization Rane Corporation To obtain service or a Return Authorizati
74. sing vinyl Check your needles and make sure they are clean If the circles look fuzzy try cleaning your control record If the Scope View shows a line instead of a circle Scratch Live is only receiving a signal from one channel check all your cables and the connection between your cartridges and the tone arm You can order replacement control records from your local distributor You may also order these in the online store at www rane com if you are in the USA SCRATCH LIVE MAKES A STRANGE DIGITAL NOISE EVEN WHEN NO TRACK IS PLAYING Scratch Live is interpreting background noise as record movement Go to the setup screen and move the threshold slider located to the left side of the estimate button to the right until the noise stops SEE CALIBRATING SCRATCH LIVE ON PAGE 8 THE FIRST TIME I PLAY A NEW TRACK IT TAKES A WHILE TO LOAD Scratch Live has to read the entire file and create a file index overview the first time it is loaded This may take a few seconds for longer files After the first load it should load instantly SEE PREPARING YOUR FILES ON PAGE 10 HAVE A PARTICULAR MP3 THAT WON T PLAY PLAYS BADLY TAKES A LONG TIME TO LOAD CRASHES THE PROGRAM WHAT SHOULD I DO The file may be damaged Please go to the forum at scratchlive net and notify the support team that you have a bad file By reporting damaged or corrupt files you will help the developers to improve Scratch Live s abil
75. sure this file contains audio in data a format that Scratch Live supports Corrupt file This song contains invalid This file contains samples of audio that are too small to represent accurately and will therefore samples be truncated to zero This should not result in any audible audio artifacts but could cause audio dropouts on earlier versions of Scratch Live RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt OPERATOR S MANUAL 31 IPE READING AND FIX Most ofthe problems that occur with Scratch Live can be attributed to it not getting a good reading of the control signal from your records or CDs These examples show what the scopes on the setupscreencanlookliketohelpsolvepossible problems Someproblemscausesimilarlookingscopes e g if yourscopeslooklikethe Dusty Needleone thecausecouldbeadamaged needle 5 dB threshold 56 8 dB threshold NO SIGNAL Scratch Live is not receiving any control BAD TURNTABLE VIBRATION Bass is reaching the signal check your connections stylus Try to isolate the turntable from the speakers 24 0 dB threshold 57 6 dB threshold 56 8 dB threshold CD PLAYER INTO PHONO INPUT Scratch Live is set PHONO INTO LINE INPUT Scratch Live is set to DUSTY NEEDLE Dust is preventing the stylus from to receive phono level input Set to the correct value in receive line level input Set to the correct value in the tracking the groove correctly Clean your needle and th
76. t be included in an m3u playlist TIP To make a new Scratch Live crate containing your session information select a session and drag it to the plus crate button This will automatically name the crate with the session date Listing Behavior only the tracks you actually play are listed in history This is done using an A B algorithm meaning a track on deck A is only listed once the track on deck B has been changed or ejected You can choose to show tracks which you have auditioned but not actually played by checking the show unplayed tracks box The session will then also list these tracks in grey along with actual played tracks Alternatively you can mark or unmark tracks as played manually Select a track or a group of tracks and click the mark played mark unplayed button This may be useful if you play a track off regular vinyl or CD breaking the A B algorithm Songs that you have played are marked as green in your library Click on the button marked clear to reset the list of recently played tracks and turn the color of your library back to white EDITING ID3 TAGS 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 unchecke
77. t of the SL 3 audio from the beginning of the track To stop the audio hold the alt key while either clicking NOTE Don t press the thru button if the SL 3 the play button or pressing the corresponding AUX INPUT is connected to any Output of the shortcut key e g alt z for slot one mixer Hold Mode The sample will only MIDI play while you press and hold the All features of the SP 6 Sample Player are play button or the corresponding shortcut key MIDI assignable For full functionality the Upon release of the play button the audio stops Sample Player window must be opened first immediately This mode most closely resembles before enabling MIDI assign mode SEE MIDI the function of the note off mode found on CONTROL ON PAGE 19 many popular samplers 18 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL Serato Pv SCRATCH MIDI CONTROL OVERVIEW The MIDI Control feature in Scratch Live provides the ability to map MIDI controls to Scratch Live controls and thus control the functions of Scratch Live using MIDI controllers such as keyboards triggers sliders and knobs Integrating MIDI controllers into your Scratch Live setup can improve live performance usability such as hitting pads on a MIDI controller to trigger loops and cue points MIDI CONTROLLER SETUP The process of setting up a MIDI controller for use with Scratch Live will vary depending on the hardware in question Many device
78. the SL 3 will always be on allowing you to play regular CDs and vinyl with your CD players or turntables When the SL 3 is powered by the universal power supply and then Scratch Live is launched the deck thrus are still on This allows a laptop to be connected during a set when using the deck thrus with no audio interruption If the SL 3 is not powered by the universal power supply when Scratch Live is launched USB connected the deck thrus will be off but can be turned on in Scratch Live To turn the thrus off and on in Scratch Live click on the thru button for the respective channel in Scratch Live This will change the state of the channels to thru mode sending audio direct from the SL 3 inputs to your mixer SEE THRU BUTTONS ON PAGE 13 POWER SUPPLY Connect the barrel connector of the power supply to the 7 5 VDC jack on the SL 3 Plug the power supply into an AC outlet The yellow POWER indicator will light on the SL 3 The universal power supply includes different input plugs for the USA Europe UK and Australia The USA plug is attached at the factory you may need to replace it in your country To remove a plug PUSH the while turning the outer button rim counterclockwise To attach a plug it to fit into the supply and turn rotate clockwise until it locks in place The power supply is regulated 7 5 volts DC 1 amp using a P6 type barrel plug Any substitute must meet these specifications
79. till experiencing issues you might have to adjust the placement of your setup For example make sure bass bins aren t directly under the turntables FOR MORE CALIBRATION TROUBLESHOOTING HELP SEE SCOPE READING AND FIXES ON PAGE 32 IMPORTING AND PLAYING MUSIC IMPORTING YOUR MUSIC The easiest way to load music into your library is by using the files button 1 Click on the files button to open the files panel The left side of this window displays various locations on your computer hard drive and external drives if you have one Click on these locations to navigate your computer and find your music By default your music will usually be found in either Music Mac or My Music Windows I a i FFI 2E 8 tale j Ti 7 a 2 Once you have located your music drag the folder or files you want to import onto the purple All icon This is located to the left of your screen at the top of the crates and playlist window If you wish to import all of your music just drag your whole music folder onto this icon TIP You can also import by dragging files and folders directly from Windows Explorer PC version or Finder Mac version into the Scratch Live library SUPPORTED FILE TYPES Scratch Live supports fixed and variable bit rate MP3 Ogg Vorbis AAC AIFF and WAV file types M3U playlists are also supported NOTE iTunes Music Store DRM files cannot be play
80. to the song view so that you can move up and down through songs using Y ctrl P Add tracks to the prepare window ctrl N Start a new mic recording ctrl O Open the track in your default MP3 WAV OGG AIF player Or Zoom the main waveform display ctrl or Zoom the library text size These actions can be accessed directly from the tab Alternate focus between crates or songs computer keyboard ctrl del and Remove track from library remove track from crate delete crate does not delete the ctrl backspace file alt del and Remove track from crate and from library NOTE Playback cue and speed controls use backspace ctrl shift del and Delete the file from your library and send to the recycle bin Shift or Caps Lock You can turn this off in the ctrl shift backspace Note to iTunes users files in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way setup screen SEE PLAYBACK KEYS USE SHIFT Ctrl shift Toggle the input reverse switch esc Clear search string if searching or exit Scratch Live ON PAGE 26 SAMPLE PLAYER slot 1 slot 2 slot 3 slot 4 slot 5 slot 6 KEY z x 0 v b n LEFTDECK ACTION RIGHT DECK Load the highlighted song to a deck ctrl gt or shift gt Load the track currently on one deck onto the other deck as well ctrl shift ctd 0 Swap the two currently playing tracks from one deck to the other ctrl Unload the track from a deck shift alt gt Place a cue point
81. veFeed files in your library Type livefeed into the search box and you will see LiveFeed Rane SL 3 Record Source LiveFeed Rane SL 3 Record Source Gated Load the desired LiveFeed file to any deck To begin recording start the virtual deck playing The waveforms will start to build in the track overview and main waveform display as the input source is being recorded you can now use the recording as normal Performing a needle drop on the record brings the playhead back to the now position in the audio stream SCRATCH LIVE 24 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL SETH 6i SCRATCH KEY ACTION ctrl L Locate the current track This will highlight the track you most recently loaded Pressing ctrl L again will alternate between the tracks recently loaded on both decks KEYBOARD ctrl R Reveal the highlighted song is opened in a file browser SH O RTC UTS ctrl F Find moves the cursor to the search box ctrl A Select all ctrl C Copy text in edit mode ctrl E Edit text ctrl V Paste text in edit mode ctrl X Cut text in edit mode ctrl Z Undo last track load shift ctrl Move focus up down through the library or crates Note that if you have a song shift ctrl highlighted in the song view and use shift ctrl you will move up or down through the library or crates When you release the shift or ctrl key the focus will go back
82. you are using a widescreen computer increase the audio cache size to make the waveform bigger SHOW ALBUM ART ON DECK Check this option to show the album art for your songs next to the track information display on each virtual deck 28 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE OPERATOR S MANUAL 1 9 a eS o SEAN 6i SCRATCH MIXING WITH ONE TURNTABLE OR CD PLAYER This single turntable technique allows you to mix as if you had two turntables using just one If one of your turntables is not performing properly or if you only have one available you will be able to continue to mix the way you are used to The following is a step by step description of how to perform a mix using only your right turntable or CDJ with the instant doubles feature MENU SETTINGS Go to the setup menu click on the playback tab Make sure instant doubles is checked and lock playing deck is unchecked 1 Load a track onto the right deck in Scratch Live and play as usual 2 Put the left hand deck into int mode 3 Load the same song you have playing on the right deck onto the left deck The track on the left will start playing from the same point and at the same pitch as the right deck 4 You can now quickly slide the cross fader over to the left deck 5 Your right deck is now free to load up a new song ready to mix in 6 Repeat SEE INSTANT DOUBLES ON PAGE 27 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE gt

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