Rane SL4 Serato Scratch Live Data Sheet

SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • DATA SHEET

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File Preparation

Build waveform overviews, check for file

corruption and use Scratch Live’s optional

auto-gain and BPM calculation with the

Analyze Files button.

Use the Offline Player to prepare crates,

audition tracks, and set cue and loop

points, without needing to have Rane

hardware connected.

Crates and Smart Crates

Create Crates and Subcrates to group

tracks within for quick recall and simple

organisation. You can merge these

crates onto an external drive for simple

migration to another laptop. Smart Crates

let you set rules and keywords for crates,

automatically updating when relevant

tracks are added or removed from your

library.

Keylock

When Key Lock is on, the key or pitch of

the song stays locked at what it would be

if the track was playing at normal speed,

regardless of the platter speed of the

turntable or CD player.

History

The history button opens a complete

log of all the tracks you have played

and allows you to export Scratch Live

session information as a data file for future

reference.

Serato Playlists

export track play

information to your user profile on

serato.

com

. This can be done using the History

export function post-set, or you can

choose to live update during your set.

Cues and Loops

Create up to five Cue

Points with labels for

each track to mark

and trigger key parts

of your songs.

Create and save

up to nine Loops per

track, either manually

or using the Auto-Loop function.

Classic Vertical Mode

Serato Scratch Live

combined with

Rane hardware is the ultimate solution

for professional DJs, giving you the

freedom to take your entire digital music

collection on the road and equipping you

with advanced features that add extra

creativity to your DJing.

This intuitive system replicates the

traditional DJing experience for “real feel”

usability. With unparalleled performance,

sound quality and stability, you’ll soon see

why thousands of DJs worldwide choose

Serato Scratch Live.

• Load music files onto Virtual Decks for

playback.

• Browse your music collection by custom

categories and album art.

• Prepare audio files for playback with

auto-gain and BPM calculation.

• Organise music with crates, subcrates

and smart crates.

• Choose from multiple play and display

modes to suit your performance style.

• Use visual aides, cues and loops to

perfect your mixing.

• Add extra creativity to your sets with DJ-

FX, the SP-6 Sample Player and other

Scratch Live plug-ins.

Supported File Formats

Scratch Live supports multiple file

formats: fixed and variable bit-rate MP3,

MP4, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, ALAC, FLAC,

AIFF, WAV and Whitelabel (wl.mp3) file

types*. M3U playlists are also supported.

*See whitelabel.net about wl.mp3 files.

NOTE: Older iTunes Music Store DRM

files cannot be played back by Scratch

Live. iTunes Plus files are DRM-free.

Importing Music

Importing music is done simply by

navigating to your hard drive(s) via Scratch

Live’s File pane. You can also drag and

drop files directly from Explorer (Windows)

or Finder (Mac). iTunes users have the

option to integrate existing iTunes libraries

and playlists into their Scratch live library.

Importing audio files to your computer

is highly recommend, however you can

play files directly from CD and CD-ROM.

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