Operator`s manual

Manual-1
SERATO SCRATCH LIVE
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
Contents
Intro ...................................................... intro
Optional power supply ........................ intro
Getting started ........................................... 2
Install the software .................................. 2
Connect and install the hardware ............ 2
Connections ................................................ 3
Optional extra setup ................................ 3
Setting up your turntables and mixer ....... 4
Setting up your CD players ....................... 4
Starting the software ............................... 4
Calibrating Scratch LIVE ............................. 5
Audio input level ..................................... 5
Signal threshold ....................................... 5
Scope view ............................................... 5
Tracking light .......................................... 5
Playing your first track ............................... 6
Loading tracks ......................................... 6
Supported file types ................................. 6
Using tool tips ......................................... 6
Playing tracks ............................................. 7
The control record .................................... 7
Vinyl Scroll ............................................... 7
Virtual Deck ............................................. 7
Visual aids ............................................... 8
Tempo matching display ........................... 8
Track overview display ............................. 8
Main waveform display ............................ 9
Beat matching display .............................. 9
Gain adjustment .....................................10
Master gain .............................................10
Playing tracks direct from audio CD ........10
Previewing tracks ....................................10
Scratch LIVE modes ...................................11
Absolute mode ........................................ 11
Relative mode .........................................11
Internal mode ......................................... 11
Repeat .................................................... 11
Organizing your music ...............................
12
Grouping tracks into crates .....................12
Sorting your files ....................................12
Using the song browser ..........................13
Searching ................................................13
The prepare window ...............................14
The review window .................................14
Editing file information ...........................14
Status icons .............................................14
Display album art ....................................14
Markers ...................................................15
Recording from a Microphone ....................15
Keyboard shortcuts ....................................16
Additional setup ........................................17
Vinyl scroll sensitivity .............................17
Read iTunes™ library ...............................17
Track end warning ..................................17
Play from start ........................................17
Reverse vinyl scroll ..................................17
Auto fill overviews ..................................17
Allow file removal ...................................17
Show all file types ...................................18
Show pitched BPM ..................................18
Rescan ID3 tags ......................................18
Maximum screen updates (per second) ....18
Track start offset .....................................18
USB audio buffer size ..............................18
USB dropout indicator .............................18
Build overviews .......................................18
Drift compensation .................................19
Advanced techniques .................................19
Mixing with only one turntable ...............19
Swapping the turntables mid-mix ............19
Troubleshooting & FAQ .............................20
Serato Scratch LIVE Specifications ...........22