User Manual

LIVEFEED
LiveFeed allows you to stream any of the
available inputs on the SL 4 to a Virtual Deck.
You can then instantly play the recording back
just like a normal audio le—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 Virtual 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 lename. 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 35.
USING LIVEFEED
First locate the LiveFeed les in your library. Type
“livefeed” into the search box and you will see:
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 Aux In
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 Aux In (Gated) -x dB
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 1
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 1 (Gated) -x dB
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 2
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 2 (Gated) -x dB
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 3
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 3 (Gated) -x dB
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 4
LiveFeed - Rane SL 4 USB Channel 4 (Gated) -x dB
Load the desired LiveFeed le 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 Aux
input 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.
tWO cOmputeR
cOnnectiOn
The SL 4 allows two computers running Scratch
Live to connect to the mixer simultaneously. This
allows two DJs to play at the same time and for
easy DJ handover.
Connect both computers to the two USB ports
on the SL 4. In Scratch Live on each computer,
select a USB Source for each Virtual Deck. For
any Virtual Decks on either computer that aren’t
to be used, set the USB Source to None.
NOTE: If you can’t select a particular USB
source for a Deck, make sure it is not already
set on another computer or Virtual Deck.
Each USB Source can only be set to one Virtual
Deck on one computer at a time. When two
computers are connected, you can use up to
four USB sources in total.
DJ HANDOVER
Swapping between two DJs both using Scratch
Live is now easier than ever before! With a
computer already connected to the SL 4 and
playing, do the following:
1. Connect the second computer to the unused
USB port on the SL 4.
2 a. Using four control sources:
Select a USB Source for a Virtual Deck
that is not already being used on the rst
computer. If the rst DJ is using all four USB
sources, politely ask them to free up at least
one channel for you to take over. SEE “USB
SOURCES & ANALOG INPUTS” ON PAGE 13
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