Operator`s manual

RANE SL3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 2.5.0
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Scratch Live
Modes
Scratch Live has three different modes of
operation. You can switch between these
modes by clicking the mode buttons near
each Virtual Deck.
Thru Mode
Click on the THRU button to switch
between Scratch Live and regular vinyl
or CDs. Click the THRU button for the
respective Deck in Scratch Live. (The
THRU button on the left Virtual Deck for
the left channel, and vice versa.)
When a Virtual Deck is set to THRU
mode; the waveform will be grayed out,
the on-screen THRU button will ash and
the Virtual Deck will change to black /
white with Thru written on it.
This will change the state of the
channels to THRU mode, sending audio
direct from the SL3 inputs to your mixer.
See “Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs” on
page 7.
Absolute Mode
ABS mode is the default mode, and
most closely resembles the properties of
normal vinyl. The beginning of the track
is mapped to the start of the record, and
by picking up the tone arm and moving
the needle to another part of the record
(needle dropping) you can move to a
different position within the track.
ABS mode faithfully reproduces the
movement of vinyl control records,
including stops, starts, scratching, needle
dropping, rubbing and other turntablist
techniques.
When you reach the end of the record
using either REL or ABS modes, Scratch
Live automatically switches to INT mode.
This is known as Emergency Internal
mode, and prevents long tracks from
stopping when you run out of record.
You can switch from Emergency Internal
mode to ABS mode by lifting the needle
and placing it in the lead-in of the control
record. Emergency Internal mode will
activate after 1 second. Use the keyboard
shortcut F1 (left deck) or F6 (right deck) to
switch to ABS mode.
NOTE: Be careful when scratching
near the end of the record not to
accidentally go past this point and
into internal mode, or the track will no
longer respond to record movement!
Relative Mode
REL mode observes the relative forward
and backward movement of the record,
but does not take into account the
position within the record. REL mode
disables needle dropping, but allows skip-
free scratching.
See “Drop To Absolute Position (REL
Mode)” on page 33.
REL mode adds additional speed
controls:
Previous track – Go to the previous
track in the list.
Rewind - The rewind function
speeds up the longer you press the
button.
Fast forward – The fast forward
function speeds up the longer you
hold the button.
Next track – Jump to the next track
in the list.
TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut F2 (left
deck) or F7 (right deck) to switch to
REL mode.