User Manual

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Much of the information associated with each le
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 le itself. Note that the protect
library option in setup must be unchecked to
allow edits.     
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        
 
       
      
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    
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
You can change the size of your library text by
using the shortcuts ctrl  and ctrl .

MP3 les can contain
album art information.
Click the  
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 in the Setup screen
to nd this option.     

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You can add album art to a le by dragging and
dropping a jpeg or png le onto the track in any
of the album art views, or onto the Album Art
window.
StatuS icOnS
The leftmost column shows the status of each
track. The image to the left shows ve tracks
with differing statuses.
• Scratch Live has detected some
corruption in the MP3 le. If possible,
re-encode the MP3.
• The track has been imported from the
iTunes library.
• The track has been imported from the
iTunes library, and Scratch Live has
detected some corruption in the MP3
le. Solution: If possible, re-encode the MP3.
• The track cannot be found. Most likely
the le has been renamed or moved.
• Tracks that are read-only have a
locked icon.
mORe inFO On cORRupt FiLeS
If you have a corrupt le 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”
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upLOading SeRatO pLayLiStS
Once you have nished your session, or to
upload a previous history session, select the
desired session in the History panel. Click the
Format dropdown box, select 
and click the  button. You will receive the
following warning:
Warning: This feature will submit play data
from your History to your online Serato
Playlists and may affect sound card
performance while sending.
Do you wish to continue?
If you choose “Yes” you will then be taken to
www.serato.com where you can review your
playlist before choosing to post it online. Once
posted, you have the option to edit the playlist
and track information.
   
    

     

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
Serato Playlists has the Live Playlists option to
allow you to display what you are playing online
in realtime on your serato.com prole.
To enable the Live Playlists feature go to the
Plugins tab on the Setup screen and check the
 option. Once enabled, the
 button is now displayed in the
History panel. Click this to start and stop your
Live Playlist session.
      
     
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