Rane SL3 SL3 Quick Start with Scratch Live Keyboard Shortcuts

RANE SL3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • QUICK START

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Step 1: SL3

Connections

This Quick Start guide will get you the

basics. But please read the manual!

1.

Connect your CD players or turntables

to the LEFT and RIGHT DECK INPUTS

on the SL3.

2.

Set each DECK INPUT to the correct

input level using the dip switches. Set

the switches UP for Phono (turntables)

or DOWN for Line (CD players).

The AUX input is usually DOWN for

recording at Line level.

Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs

NOTE: the SL3 must be powered by

USB or the supplied external power

supply for the DECK THRUs to work.

While Scratch Live is not running, and

the SL3 is powered by the external supply,

the deck thrus on the SL3 will always be

on, allowing you to play regular CDs and

vinyl with your CD players or turntables.

When the SL3 is powered by the

universal power supply, and then Scratch

Live is launched, the deck thrus are still

on. This allows a laptop to be connected

during a set (when using the deck thrus)

with no audio interruption.

If the SL3 is not powered by the

universal power supply when Scratch Live

is launched (USB connected), the deck

thrus will be off, but can be turned on in

Scratch Live.

To turn the thrus off and on in

Scratch Live, click on the THRU

button next to each Virtual Deck in

Scratch Live. This will change the state of

the channels to thru mode, sending audio

direct from the SL3 inputs to your mixer.

3.

If you use turntables, connect their

ground wires to the ground posts on the

SL3. These ground wires are extremely

important for Scratch Live to track.

4.

(Optional) To record your mix or from

your turntables into Scratch Live,

connect an additional output (such as

an AUX OUT) from your mixer to the

AUX INPUTS on the SL3.

5.

Connect the DECK OUTPUTS of the

SL3 to

Line

inputs on your mixer.

Note:

If Scratch Live audio is

excessively loud or distorted, the SL3

OUTPUTS have been connected to

phono level inputs by mistake.

6.

(Optional) Connect the SL3 AUX

OUTPUT to an additional Line input or

Aux input on your mixer to output the

sample player to its own mixer input.

7.

Using the USB cable, connect your SL3

to a USB 2.0 port on your computer.

Connect it directly to your computer

and not through a hub or splitter.

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OUTPUT

LEVELS

MAIN

SOURCE

PGM 1

PGM 2

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GAIN

GAIN

SOURCE

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MIC LEVEL

PGM 1

PGM 2

AUX

IN

AUX

OUT

FROM TURNTABLE

OR CD PLAYER OUT TO

SL3 RIGHT DECK INPUTS

POWER SUPPLY IS REQUIRED

FOR DECK THRUS TO WORK

WHEN NOT POWERED BY USB

FROM TURNTABLE

OR CD PLAYER OUT TO

SL3 LEFT DECK INPUTS

TURNTABLE

GROUNDS

SL3 SWITCHES:

PHONO UP

LINE DOWN

SL3

AUX IN

TO MIXER

AUX OUT

SL3

AUX OUT

TO MIXER

AUX IN

SL3

DECK OUTS

TO MIXER

PGM INPUTS

(LINE)

USB TO COMPUTER

LOCK

PUSH

OPEN

SL3 QUICK START

Rane SL3 SL3 Quick Start with Scratch Live Keyboard Shortcuts

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