Operator`s manual

RANE SL3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 2.5.0
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Control
The Control Record
The control record has two sides. The
rst side is 10 minutes long and contains
the Vinyl Scroll section. The second side
is 15 minutes long. Scratch Live can be
congured to work with records playing
at either 33 RPM or 45 RPM, depending
on your preference. The record has thin
marks every minute, and a thicker mark
every 5 minutes (when playing at 33
RPM). These marks are to assist you when
using needle dropping to move through
the track. These marks do not affect the
playback of the track.
The mode will switch when it reaches
the end of the record so your track won’t
stop. See “Absolute Mode” on page
16.
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The Control CD
The control CD
has two tracks.
The rst track is 15
minutes long and
controls playback.
The second track
is 40 seconds long
and controls vinyl
scroll.
Vinyl Scroll
Vinyl Scroll allows you to select and load
tracks using only your turntables (or CD
player) – no contact with the computer
necessary! To use Vinyl Scroll with
turntables, lift the needle off the record
and drop it into special “bonus track”
section at the end of the record’s A side.
The movement of the control disk now
controls the selected track within your
library. Lift the needle out of the Vinyl
Scroll section of the record and into the
lead out (between the Vinyl Scroll area and
the end of the record) to change crates
or iTunes playlists. Go back to the Vinyl
Scroll area of the record to choose a track
within the crate or playlist. Once you have
found the track you wish to play, put the
needle back at the beginning of the record
and it will load automatically.
This feature is available to CD users.
Go to track 2 on the control CD to access
Vinyl Scroll. Find the track you want to
load, and go back to track 1. The track
you selected will be loaded and ready to
play. You can reverse the direction of Vinyl
Scroll and set the sensitivity in the Setup
screen.
TIP: You can also use Vinyl Scroll in the
Prepare window. See the options for
“Vinyl Control” on page 33.
Virtual Deck
The Virtual Deck
shows everything
about the speed
and position of a
track. As the vinyl
rotates, so does
the line on the
label. The circular
progress bar around the edge is a visual
representation of the position within the
song, and can be set to ash to warn
you that the track is nearing its end. The
time and remaining time are displayed in
minutes and seconds. The pitched BPM
(BPM with pitch adjustment multiplier
added) is shown on the left of the Virtual
Deck, and the turntable speed as a
percentage pitch shift is shown on the
right of the Virtual Deck. If the track has
no BPM information, pitched BPM will not
be shown.
If you are playing regular vinyl, notice
the Virtual Deck behaving strangely as
Scratch Live attempts to decode the
incoming signal. This will not cause any
problems, but you may nd it distracting.
You can unload the currently loaded track
using the Virtual Deck eject button.
TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut shift-
alt-arrow to unload a track from the
Virtual Deck.
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