User Manual
pRepaRe WindOW
The Prepare window is a holding area for tracks,
much like preparing a set by lifting records part
way out of your record bag. You can drag tracks
(or whole crates) from the main track list into the
Prepare window, or simply drag them onto the
button. These tracks will be removed
from the Prepare window once they have been
played. All tracks in the Prepare window will be
discarded when you exit Scratch Live.
hiStORy
The button opens a
complete log of all the tracks you
have played and allows exporting Scratch Live
session information as a data le.
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:
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).
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).
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 displayed with
date (i.e., 10/09/08 01:38:16).
The Virtual Deck that the song was played
on will be displayed under the deck column. In
the song row, either left or right is displayed. The
ofine player will be listed as ofine.
Use this eld to list particular information
about your songs and each session (i.e., note
how you transitioned from one track to another).
To start or end
a session, click the corresponding button.
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 CDs), select the song you want to insert
after and click the button. Double
click the inserted track elds and edit your
information accordingly. When exporting an m3u
playlist [see exporting below] “Inserted Tracks”
will not be present.
You can export each session as a data
le using the button. Select a session,
then choose your preferred le , and click
. There are three possible export formats:
to create a simple text le with your
session information contained within.
to create a le for use in spreadsheet
software.
to create a playlist le, 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 les. (Inserted tracks
within sessions will not be included in an m3u
playlist.)
see “Serato Playlists” on
page 26.
To delete a history session, highlight the
session, then press ctrl + del.
Only the tracks you actually
play are listed in history. When you change or
eject a track from any virtual deck, the last track
that was loaded to a Virtual Deck is listed.
You can choose to show tracks which you
have auditioned, but not actually played, by
checking the 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 or
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
to reset the list of recently played tracks
and turn the color of your library back to white.
SeRatO pLayLiStS
The Serato Playlists plugin allows you to upload
your history sessions to your serato.com prole
for viewing, sharing and editing. You can upload
your playlist once your session is complete, or
by using the Live Playlists feature to update your
playlists online in real time!
To enable this plugin, go to the Plugins tab on
the Setup screen and check the
option. Open the History panel
and you will now have access to the Serato
Playlists options.
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