User Manual

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You can use the SL 4 interface to sample from
vinyl or any other sound source. Click the 
triangle next to the record button to select from
the Aux, 1, 2, 3 or 4 input.
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To record your DJ mix in Scratch Live:
 Connect an output (i.e., booth, session, aux or
2nd master output) from your DJ mixer into the
AUX input of the SL 4.
 Select AUX as the record source in Scratch
Live.
 Adjust the input level to a suitable volume. Be
sure the red overload LED stays off.
 Begin recording. Details are the same as steps
3 to 7 under RECORDING.
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There is an option for Recording Bit Depth with
the SL 4 on the Hardware tab of the Setup
screen. Choose either 16-bit (CD quality, smaller
le size) or 24-bit (high quality, larger le size).
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Scratch Live allows you to record one of ve
stereo signals from the SL 4:
• 1 in
• 2 in
• 3 in
• 4 in
• Aux in
Stereo recording is possible even while using
two stereo vinyl control inputs.
 Select the RecORd button at the left of the
screen to open the Record controls.
 Choose the  by clicking on the
downward arrow (icon) to get the drop menu.
 Click the red record icon to start recording.
 The record icon ashes while recording and
the display shows the elapsed recording time.
 Click the ashing record icon again to stop the
recording.
 To save the recording, type in a name for the
recording and click the save icon.
 The recording is automatically placed in a crate
named “RECORDED”. If the crate does not
already exist, it will be created automatically.
 To start a new recording without saving,
simply click the record button again.
Recordings can be loaded onto the Decks,
renamed, and managed like other les.
Recordings are saved as 24-bit, 48 kHz stereo
AIFF les by default.
Recordings are saved in “My Documents\
My Music\_Serato_\Recording” in Windows
XP, “Libraries\Music\_Serato_\Recording” in
Windows 7, and “~/Music/_Serato_/Recording
Temp” on a Mac.
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Adjust the record level using this Gain knob. The
meter reveals the level of your audio. Ideally the
meter should sit just below the red, meaning your
signal is as loud as it can be without clipping.
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tipS
• The keyboard shortcut ctrl-n turns recording
on and off.
• Load a recording without saving it using the
shortcut keys shift left arrow to the Left Deck
or shift right arrow to the Right Deck.
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