Rane Advanced 24 Bit USB 20 Interface for Professional DJs SL3 User Manual

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

ImpORtant SaFety InStRuctIOnS

mInImum SyStem RequIRementS

For the continued safety of yourself and others

we recommend that you read the following safety

and installation instructions. Keep this document

in a safe location for future reference. Please

heed all warnings and follow all instructions.

Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo

are trademarks of Serato Audio Research.

Trademarked in the U.S. and other countries.

Licensed exclusively to Rane Corporation. This

software is based in part on the work of the

Independent JPEG Group, and uses libpng code,

The Scratch Live Control Tone, the audio pressed

on Scratch Live Control Vinyl and Control CDs, is

The Control Vinyl and Control CDs are licensed

for personal use only. The creation of personal

backups of the Control CD is allowed, however

duplicating Control CDs for commercial beneﬁt

is strictly prohibited. For avoidance of doubt the

duplication or creation of Control Vinyl for any

use is strictly prohibited. Please respect our

• A DJ mixer with at least 2 channels.

• At least one turntable or CD player.

• Computer with available USB 2.0 port.

• Screen resolution 1024 x 768 or higher.

• 1 GB RAM.

• Hard drive space for storing music.

Do not use this equipment in a location where

it might become wet. Clean only with a damp

cloth. This equipment may be used as a table

top device, although stacking of the equipment

is dangerous and not recommended.

• Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or higher,

or Vista with Service Pack 1 or higher. We

recommend XP over Vista.

• Pentium 4 / 1.5 GHz.

Equipment may be located directly above or

below this unit, but note that some equipment

(like large power ampliﬁers) may cause an

unacceptable amount of hum or may generate

too much heat and degrade the performance

of this equipment. Only use attachments

and accessories speciﬁed by Rane. Refer

all servicing to qualiﬁed service personnel.

Servicing is required when the apparatus has

been damaged in any way, such as spilled liquid,

fallen objects into an opened chassis, exposure

to rain or moisture, a dropped unit, or abnormal

operation.

mac

• Mac OSX 10.4 or higher.

• G4 / 1 GHz.

check LISt

These items are included with the SL 3 in

the box:

1 soft carry case.

XP and Vista is either a registered trademark

or a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and/or other countries. Apple,

Mac, Macintosh and iTunes are trademarks of

Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the US and/

or other countries.

1 Serato Scratch Live software install disc.

1 external universal power supply with

country adaptors.

1 USB cable.

4 stereo RCA cables.

2 control CDs.

IntROductIOn

2 control vinyl records.

4 rubber feet for the SL 3.

1 Quick Start Guide.

Refer to the separate Quick Start guide that

was included in the box. If you lose yours, a

new copy (along with this manual and all other

documentation) may be downloaded at rane.

com/sl3.html. To keep up with the latest tips, and

to check for Scratch Live software updates, visit

the Ofﬁcial Scratch Live Forum at scratchlive.net

WeaR paRtS

The SL 3 interface contains no wear parts.

The vinyl records and CDs are wear parts as

described in the Limited Domestic Warranty

section at the end of this manual.

1 Warranty card.

1 this manual.

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

SCRATCH Live: GeTTinG STARTeD 6

MAin SCReen OveRvieW

Virtual Deck

Connecting Your Hardware

Connecting the SL 3

Turntable Setup

Visual Aids

cOntentS

Tempo Matching Display

Track Overview Display

Main Waveform Display

Beat Matching Display

Thru Buttons

CD Player setup

Installing Scratch Live

Starting the Software

Using the Tool Tips

Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs

Power Supply

Master Gain

33 / 45 Speeds

Tracking Indicator

Tap Tempo

CALiBRATinG SCRATCH Live

The Noise Threshold

Key Lock

The Scopes

Repeat

Calibration Troubleshooting

Censor

Important Safety Instructions

Eject

Introduction

ImpORtIng and pLayIng muSIc

Importing Your Music

Autoplay

Input Reverse

Track Gain

Wear Parts

Supported File Types

Minimum System Requirements

USB Dropout Indicator

PRePARinG YOUR FiLeS

Analyzing files

Mac

SCRATCH Live MODeS

Absolute Mode

Relative Mode

Internal Mode

Check List

How to Analyze Files

About Corrupt Files

Set Auto-BPM

The Offline Player

Playing Music

Pitch Slider

Temporary Cue

Speed Range

Track Display

More Controls

FiLe MAnAGeMenT

Rescan ID3 Tags

CUe POinTS

Relocate Lost Files

LOOPinG

PLAYBACk COnTROL

The Control Record

The Control CD

Auto Looping

The A - Slot

Loop Roll

Vinyl Scroll

Loop Roll with MIDI

SAMPLe PLAYeR

Play Behavior

Play Modes

Volume

MIDI

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

MiDi COnTROL

Overview

ADDiTiOnAL SeTUP

Hardware

MiXinG WiTH One TURnTABLe

OR CD PLAYeR

MIDI Controller Setup

Assigning Controls

MIDI Platters

USB Buffer Size (Latency)

UpdatIng FIrmware

Line / Phono Status

Playback

TROUBLeSHOOTinG AnD

FReQUenTLY ASkeD QUeSTiOnS 30

Assigning MIDI to Other Controls

Ctrl-Click Functionality

Presets

Track End Warning

Playback Keys Use Shift

Lock Playing Deck

Sort Cues Chronologically

Use Auto Gain

cORRupt FILe deScRIptIOnS

AnD DiAGnOSeS

Native Controller Support

Technical Information

SCOPe ReADinG AnD FiXeS

SL 3 SPeCiFiCATiOnS

ORGAnizinG YOUR MUSiC

Grouping Tracks into Crates

Subcrates

Hi-Fi Resampler

Play From Start

Instant Doubles

DeCLARATiOn OF COnFORMiTY 35

FACTORY AUTHORizeD SeRviCe 36

LiMiTeD DOMeSTiC WARRAnTY 36

Sorting Your Files

Using the Song Browser

Searching

Play From First Cue Point

Braking

Audio Output

Prepare Window

vinyl Control

History

Reverse Vinyl Scroll

Adjust Loops with Vinyl

Next Song On Flip

Vinyl Scroll Speed

Drop To Absolute Position

Drop To Cue Points

Track Start Offset

Library

Editing ID3 tags

WARRAnTY PROCeDURe

Library Zoom

Display Album Art

Status Icons

More Info on Corrupt Files

Scratch Live Backup

Deleting Crates and Tracks

Read iTunes Library

Protect library

ReCORDinG

Record Gain Knob

Sampling From Vinyl

Recording Your Mix

Custom Crate Columns

Center On Selected Song

Show All File Types

Include Subcrate Tracks

Autofill Overviews

Import AAC Files

LiveFeeD

Using LiveFeed

Display

keYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Maximum Screen Updates

Audio Cache (seconds)

Horizontal Waveforms

Show Album Art On Deck

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

4. Connect the SL 3 to your computer

COnneCTinG THe SL 3

To integrate an SL 3 unit into a typical DJ setup,

connect it to your turntables (or CD players) and

mixer, as follows:

SCRATCH Live:

gettIng StaRted

1. inputs

Using the provided USB cable, connect your

SL 3 to an available USB 2.0 port on your

computer.

RIGHT

DECK

Make sure you connect it directly to your

computer and not through a hub or splitter.

cOnnectIng yOuR

haRdWaRe

Connect your CD players or turntables to the

DECK INPUTS on the Rane SL 3.

TURnTABLe SeTUP

SyStem OveRvIeW

1. Set the tone arms to the speciﬁc

recommendations of the cartridge used, so

that the needle never leaves the record, but

not heavy enough that it heats up signiﬁcantly.

Both produce poor tracking.

*Optional Step: Connect an additional output

(such as AUX OUT) from your mixer to the AUX

INPUTS on the SL 3 to record your set in Scratch

Live. See “R e CORD in G” O n PAG e 23.

The Scratch Live control records and CDs

are pressed with an audible tone speciﬁcally

developed for controlling the Scratch Live

software application.

The SL 3 interface converts the control signal

coming from each deck into digital audio, to be

sent via USB to the Scratch Live software, which

decodes that signal into a stream of information

on what the DJ is doing with the control disc.

A virtual ‘deck’ replicates the movements of

the control disc. Audio ﬁles loaded onto the

virtual decks are then played back through the

outputs of the hardware, with any manipulation

of the control discs reproduced on the audio,

effectively emulating vinyl control of the ﬁles

loaded in software.

2. input Level Selection

2. Grounding is extremely important when

using Scratch Live. Make sure you have good

connections from the ground wires of your

turntables to the grounding post of your SL 3.

If you do not ground your turntables properly,

the control signal will be noisy and the tracking

of the record position will be erratic.

DIP SWITCHES

3. Ensure the SL 3 is set to receive a phono level

Set each input to the correct input level using

the dip switches. Set the switches UP for Phono

(turntables) or DOWN for Line (CD players).

signal – See STeP 2 OF COnneCTinG THe SL 3.

TiP: We recommend Shure M44-7 needles

for use with Scratch Live, due to their high

output volume, excellent tracking and low

record wear.

3. Outputs

cd pLayeR Setup

AUX

Disable all built-in effects on the CD player,

including keylock/master tempo.

LEFT

DECK

RIGHT

DECK

Ensure the SL 3 is set to receive a LINE level

signal – See STeP 2 OF COnneCTinG THe SL 3.

Connect the OUTPUTS of the SL 3 to line

inputs on your mixer. Connect the AUX output

to an additional line input or AUX input on your

mixer to output the sample player. See “SampLe

PLAY e R” O n PAG e 18.

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

You will see the following screen:

StaRtIng the SOFtWaRe

InStaLLIng ScRatch LIve

Check for the latest download version of Scratch

Live software at scratchlive.net. If it is newer

than what is on your CD-ROM, we recommend

installing it instead.

mac

1. Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM and

double-click the installer icon.

You will see the following screen:

3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Once the

installation is complete, Scratch Live appears

in the Start Menu under All Programs > Serato

> Scratch Live.

Close all other programs on your Mac or PC.

When you load Scratch Live for the ﬁrst time,

you will see the screen shown above.

uSIng the tOOL tIpS

Because the SL 3 was connected prior to

installing Scratch Live, there is no extra hardware

installation required.

Click on the ? icon to enable tool tips. This is

located in-between the MIDI and setup button

next the Scratch Live logo, as shown below. Tool

tips provide a handy way to learn the various

features of Scratch Live. Move the mouse over

a section of the screen to bring up a context-

sensitive tool tip. Holding the mouse over the ?

button with tool tips turned on will show you a list

of all keyboard shortcuts. Tool tips are available

in several languages. Scratch Live will display

the tool tips in the language that your computer

is set to. If your language is not available, the

tool tips will be displayed in English.

nOTe: Select the custom install option if you

wish to change the installation location of

Scratch Live.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Once the installation is complete, Scratch Live

will appear in your applications list. You may like

to drag the Scratch Live icon to your dock for

quick launching.

addItIOnaL WIndOWS dRIveRS

Windows treats each USB port individually.

You might like to install the Drivers for the SL 3

hardware on all of your USB ports.

2. Plug in your SL 3. No extra hardware or driver

Connect your Scratch Live hardware to a

USB port. Windows will again attempt to install

the drivers via the hardware wizard. Cancel and

close the hardware wizard.

installation is required.

WIndOWS

It is important that Windows users install the

SL 3 drivers as well as the Scratch Live software.

The easiest way to do this is to allow the Scratch

Live installer to do all the work.

With your hardware still connected, run the

Scratch Live driver updater. This is usually

located in:

C: > Program Files > Serato > driver_updater

1. Connect your SL 3 before you insert your

installation CD. When you ﬁrst connect it,

Windows will attempt to install the drivers via

the hardware wizard. Cancel and close the

hardware wizard.

Repeat this process for each of your USB ports.

TiP: The driver updater can install drivers for

different types of Scratch Live hardware, not

just the SL 3. For example, if you play at a

club that uses a TTM 57SL mixer, just connect

the mixer and run through the driver updater

as above.

2. Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM.

Make sure your SL 3 is connected ﬁrst. If a

window doesn’t open automatically, browse to

the CD drive. Run setup.exe.

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

pLayIng ReguLaR vInyL and cdS

HOW TO CALiBRATe SCRATCH Live

With music playing in the background, put your

needle on the record with the turntable stopped.

If you are using CD players, the same rules

apply. Have the CD deck paused or stopped

while calibrating.

nOTe: the SL 3 must be powered by USB or

the supplied external power supply for the

DeCk THRUs to work.

CALiBRATinG

ScRatch LIve

While Scratch Live is not running, and the

SL 3 is powered by the external supply, the deck

thrus on the SL 3 will always be on, allowing

you to play regular CDs and vinyl with your CD

players or turntables.

Click and hold the estimate button until the slider

stops moving. Moving the threshold slider to the

left will make Scratch Live more sensitive to slow

record movement, but also more sensitive to

background noise.

When the SL 3 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.

Repeat the process for each deck

Since Scratch Live is controlled by an analogue

signal, there is no guarantee of what state that

signal will be in by the time the software gets to

interpret it. Therefore, Scratch Live needs to be

able to handle a wide range of signals, and be

conﬁgurable to use them optimally. Calibrating

is just conﬁguring the software to your situation.

Calibration is equally important for both vinyl

and CD users of Scratch Live.

If the SL 3 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.

Things to remember:

• Your needle must be on the record.

• Your turntable (or CD player) must be

stationary.

To turn the thrus off and on in Scratch Live,

click on the thru button for the respective

channel in Scratch Live. This will change the

state of the channels to thru mode, sending

audio direct from the SL 3 inputs to your mixer.

See “THRU BUTTO n S” O n PAG e 13.

• The background music playing must be at a

similar level to which you will play your set at.

• You should calibrate Scratch Live every time

you play.

There are two parts to the Scratch Live control

signal: The directional tone, and the noise map.

Listening to the control vinyl, the directional tone

is the 1 kHz tone. The noise map sounds like

random noise over the top of the tone.

TiP: if the slider jumps to the far right,

then you have a problem with noise in your

turntables/CD players/mixer. Check all your

connections and make sure your equipment

is well earthed. in some situations you will

not be able to improve the signal quality, and

you will have to play on regardless. in this

situation, stick to rel mode.

pOWeR SuppLy

Connect the barrel connector of the power

supply to the 7.5 VDC jack on the SL 3. Plug

the power supply into an AC outlet. The yellow

POWER indicator will light on the SL 3.

The universal power supply includes different

input plugs for the USA, Europe, UK and

Australia. The USA plug is attached at the factory

— you may need to replace it in your country.

To remove a plug,

The directional tone provides the current

speed and direction of the record, while the

noise map tells the software precisely where on

the record the needle is currently.

the ScOpeS

the nOISe thReShOLd

A threshold is a lower limit, below which a

process will not occur. In the case of Scratch

Live, the noise threshold is the limit below which

the input signal will not be interpreted as control

signal; in other words if it’s below the threshold,

it is considered noise and ignored.

PUSH the button

while turning the outer

rim counterclockwise.

To attach a plug,

rotate it to ﬁt into

The scopes on the setup screen in Scratch Live

display the input signal as a phase diagram. The

key factors to look at on the scope display are

crisp clean lines, round shape, and the tracking

percentage in the lower right corner.

This setting is necessary because a stylus is

very sensitive, and will inevitably pick up noise

from the environment as well as the signal on the

record, especially in the noisy environment of a

live show.

the supply and turn

clockwise until it locks

in place.

The power supply is regulated 7.5 volts DC, 1

amp, using a P6 type barrel plug. Any substitute

must meet these speciﬁcations.

Start both turntables or CD players. You will

see green rings appear in the scope view, as

shown above.

-(5.5mm)

+(2.5mm)

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

For optimal performance the inner ring should

be as close to circular as possible. Use the

scope zoom slider (1x to 16x) to zoom in or out

as necessary. Use the scope L/R balance and

P/A balance controls to adjust the shape of the

inner ring.

2. Once you have located your music, drag

the folder or ﬁles you want to import onto the

purple “All...” icon. This is located to the left of

your screen at the top of the crates and playlist

window.

ImpORtIng and

pLayIng muSIc

If you wish to import all of your music, just

drag your whole music folder onto this icon.

The number in the top left corner of the scope

view gives the current absolute position within

the control record or CD. The number in the

top right corner is the current speed in RPM. In

the bottom left is the current threshold setting,

and the number in the bottom right shows the

percentage of readable signal – this number

should be close to 85% when your system is

calibrated properly.

TiP: You can also import by dragging ﬁles

and folders directly from Windows explorer

(PC version) or Finder (Mac version) into the

Scratch Live library.

SuppORted FILe typeS

ImpORtIng yOuR muSIc

Scratch Live supports ﬁxed and variable bit rate

.MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, .AIFF, and .WAV ﬁle

types. M3U playlists are also supported.

The easiest way to load music into your library is

by using the ﬁles button:

CALiBRATiOn TROUBLeSHOOTinG

After calibration, the number in the upper right

corner of the scope view should say 0.0 while

the needle is on the record and the turntable is

stopped.

1. Click on the ﬁles button to open the ﬁles

panel. The left side of this window displays

various locations on your computer hard drive

(and external drives if you have one). Click on

these locations to navigate your computer and

ﬁnd your music.

nOTe: iTunes Music Store DRM ﬁles cannot

be played back by Scratch Live. iTunes Plus

ﬁles are DRM-free.

If that number is ﬂuctuating then manually

move the estimate slider to the right until that

number is stable at 0.0. If you’ve moved the

slider all the way to -24 and its still ﬂuctuating

then you have a grounding or interference

problem somewhere in the chain.

By default, your music will usually be found in

either “Music” (Mac) or “My Music” (Windows).

If so, the ﬁrst thing to check is that the

grounding wire coming from your turntable is

connected to your mixer’s grounding posts.

Next, make sure that the SL 3 isn’t sitting

next to a power source such as a power strip or

power box and that the RCA cables connected

to the SL 3 aren’t laying across other power

conducting cables.

If you are still experiencing issues, you might

have to adjust the placement of your setup. For

example, make sure bass bins aren’t directly

under the turntables. FOR MORe CALiBRATiOn

TROUBLeSHOOTinG HeLP See “ScOpe ReadIng

A n D F i X e S” O n PAG e 32.

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pLayIng muSIc

SeT AUTO-BPM

Click on the All… icon to show all the tracks

in your library. Use the keyboard shortcut Shift

- Left Arrow to load the highlighted track on to

the left deck, and Shift - Right Arrow to load the

highlighted track onto the right deck.

pRepaRIng

yOuR FILeS

TiP: You can also load tracks to decks using

the mouse. Click and drag a track from the

track list area on to either deck.

If this option is checked while analyzing ﬁles,

Scratch Live will calculate the estimated tempos

of your ﬁles. If Scratch Live is conﬁdent that the

auto-BPM estimate for a ﬁle is accurate, it will be

written to an ID3 tag* in the ﬁle. The auto-BPM

function will not be applied if the track already

contains BPM information. To re-analyze these

ﬁles and use auto-BPM or auto gain on them,

drag them onto the analyze ﬁles button. If you

know your ﬁles BPM will fall within a certain

range, use the range drop down to avoid double

or half value BPMs being calculated.

To start playing a track, simply put the needle on

the record and start the turntable. The track will

start playing as soon as it detects the signal from

the control vinyl (or CD).

anaLyzIng FILeS

Before you play your music in Scratch Live, It is

important to ﬁrst analyze your ﬁles.

In ABS mode, the track will play from the

position dictated by the placement of the

needle on the record. If you place the needle at

the beginning of the record, the track will start

playing from the beginning. You can skip through

the track by picking up the needle and placing

it further into the record, just as with regular

records (This is known as needle dropping). See

“SCRATCH L ive MOD e S” O n PAG e 14.

The analyze ﬁles function processes the

songs in your library to detect ﬁle corruption,

saves the waveform overview to an ID3 tag*, and

calculates auto-gain and BPM values.

*nOTe: iD3 tags contain data about your

tracks and are saved inside the ﬁles

themselves. Genre, track name and artist are

examples of common tag information. See

“e diting i D3 tags” on page 21.

hOW tO anaLyze FILeS

To analyze ﬁles start Scratch Live with the

hardware disconnected. On the left side of the

main screen, you will notice a button labeled

“analyze ﬁles”. Click this to automatically build

the overviews for all the tracks in your library.

tRack dISpLay

the OFFLIne pLayeR

When a track is loaded, the track name, artist

and length are displayed in the track title bar,

and the Virtual Deck shows a solid black line.

If the track has BPM information written in the

tag this will also be displayed. See: SeT AUTO-

BPM

The ofﬂine player is available when Scratch Live

hardware is not connected, and outputs through

the current default audio device. Load a track to

the ofﬂine player by dragging and dropping onto

the deck, or pressing shift+left arrow. If the end

of the loaded track is reached, the next track in

the current playlist is played automatically.

TiP: You can drag and drop individual folders,

crates or ﬁles onto this button to force the

building of overviews at any time.

ABOUT CORRUPT FiLeS

If Scratch Live detects a corrupt ﬁle it

will tag it with a corrupt ﬁle icon:

It is very important that you delete

ANY corrupt ﬁles from your library as they can

cause Scratch Live to crash regardless if you

play the ﬁle or not. See “StatuS IcOnS” On

PAG e 22 AnD “CORRUPT F i L e D e SCR i PT i O n S A n D

D i AG n OS e S” O n PAG e 31.

The ofﬂine player is a useful tool for preparing

crates, auditioning tracks, and setting cue and

loop points.

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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.

FILe

management

PLAYBACk

cOntROL

Located in the ﬁles pane are two buttons, rescan

ID3 tags and relocate lost ﬁles. Use these tools

for ongoing ﬁle and library management.

the cOntROL RecORd

The control record has two sides. The ﬁrst side

is 10 minutes long and contains the Vinyl Scroll

section. The second side is 15 minutes long.

Scratch Live can be conﬁgured 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.

ReSCAn iD3 TAGS

Click this button to force Scratch Live to re-read

all ﬁle tags. Alternatively, you can drag and drop

ﬁles, folders, or drives onto the rescan id3 tags

button from the ﬁles pane. This will only scan the

ﬁles that you drag and drop, resulting in much

faster processing.

TiP: You can also use vinyl Scroll in the

prepare window. See the OptIOnS FOR “vInyL

CO n TROL” O n PAG e 27.

TiP: Rescanning the tags is a handy way to

identify all the ﬁles that Scratch Live can’t ﬁnd

(for example if the ﬁles have been altered or

moved). These tracks will show up red in the

main track list, with an exclamation mark in

the status column. You can sort by the status

column to group all these tracks together.

ReLOcate LOSt FILeS

This feature ﬁnds music and folders on your

computer that you have either moved or altered.

1. Click the relocate lost ﬁles button to search

all your drives (internal and external) for ﬁles

currently marked as not found in your library.

2. When this process is complete, your Scratch

Live library will be updated with the new

location of your ﬁles.

the cOntROL cd

The control CD has

two tracks. The ﬁrst

track is 15 minutes

long and controls

playback The second

track is 40 seconds

long and controls

vinyl scroll.

TiP: Drag and drop ﬁles, folders, or drives

onto the relocate lost ﬁles button from the

ﬁles pane. This is useful if you know the

location of your ﬁles, as it only scans the drag

and drop location, with faster relocation.

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tempO matchIng dISpLay

maIn WaveFORm dISpLay

This view provides a close-up

of the track, including color

coding to show the frequency

of the sound; red representing

low frequency bass sounds,

maIn ScReen

OveRvIeW

The Tempo Matching display area provides a

helpful tool for beat matching. Scratch Live

detects the beats within the track, and places

a row of orange peaks (for the track on the left

side) above a row of blue peaks (for the track

on the right side) in the Tempo Matching display

area. When the two tracks are matched to the

same tempo, the peaks will line up. The tempo

display is aligned with the beginning of the bar,

so the peaks keep their relative position as the

track plays. This display does not show the

relative timing of the beats, only the tempos of

the tracks. The peaks will still line up when the

tracks are playing at the same tempo, but are

out of sync.

green

representing

mid-

frequency sounds and blue

representing high-frequency

treble sounds. You can

also switch to a three-band

spectrum view by holding

the ctrl key and clicking on

the waveform. Click on the

vIRtuaL deck

waveform to ‘scrub’ or make

ﬁne adjustments to your position within the track.

This applies to int mode only, and may be useful if

you wish to set cue points in your tracks without

your turntables or CD players connected. The

Main Waveform is zoomed around the current

position in the track. See “cue pOIntS” On page

16 AnD “SCRATCH L ive MOD e S” O n PAG e 14.

The Virtual Deck shows

everything about the

speed and position of

a track. As the vinyl

rotates, so does the

tRack OveRvIeW dISpLay

line on the label. The

circular progress bar

This view provides a complete overview

of the track waveform, and includes

a marker to show the current position

within the track. This view is useful for

ﬁnding transitions within the track. The

waveform is colored according to the

around the edge is a visual representation of

the position within the song, and can be set to

ﬂash to warn you that the track is nearing its

end. The time and remaining time are displayed

in minutes and seconds. The turntable speed

as a percentage pitch shift is shown on the left

of the Virtual Deck, and the pitched BPM (BPM

with pitch adjustment multiplier added) is shown

on the right of the virtual Deck. If the track has

no BPM information, pitched BPM will not be

shown.

TiP: Use the + and – keys to zoom in and out.

TiP:Waveformcanbeeitherverticalorhorizontal.

See “HOR iz O n TAL WA ve FORMS” O n PAG e 28.

kick Drum

sound spectrum

–

red representing

low frequency bass sounds, green

representing mid frequency sounds and

blue representing high frequency treble

sounds.

In this example, the red part of the

wave represents a kick drum, while

the purple part represents a snare

drum.

You can jump to different positions

within the track by clicking on the

Track Overview display (disabled in

abs mode). Grey lines behind the overview

show the length of the track – a thin grey line

every minute, and a thick grey line every 5

minutes. The overview will be ﬁlled when

you load the track onto a Virtual Deck. On

slower computers, you should disable auto ﬁll

overviews in the setup screen. See “pRepaRIng

YOUR F i L e S” O n PAG e 10 AnD “AUTOF i LL

O ve R vie WS” O n PAG e 28.

Snare Drum

If you are playing regular vinyl, notice that the

Virtual Deck behaves strangely as Scratch Live

attempts to decode the incoming signal. This

will not cause any problems, but you may ﬁnd it

distracting. You can unload the currently loaded

track using the Virtual Deck eject buttons.

BeAT MATCHinG DiSPLAY

This view shows the position of beats

within the track. When beat matching,

this view helps align the downbeats

of the two tracks. The markers are

matched up when the two tracks are

beat matched.

TiP: Use the keyboard shortcut shift-alt-

arrow to unload a track from the virtual Deck.

example: The following is

demonstration of using the visual aids

to help beat match. In this example,

the track that is playing is on the left

deck, and the track to be mixed in is

on the right deck.

vISuaL aIdS

When the track is playing several waveforms are

displayed. Each shows a different aspect of the

track being played.

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1. Start the track playing on the right deck.

After a few seconds, blue peaks appear in the

Tempo Matching display.

TiP: F5 and F10 will turn key Lock on and off

tRackIng IndIcatOR

for the left and right decks respectively.

The tracking indicators

on the main screen show the quality of the signal

coming from the control record or CD. The length

of the bar indicates the speed of the record or

CD. The color indicates the amount of position

information Scratch Live is receiving. When

you are playing the record at normal speed, the

tracking indicator should be grey. If it is mostly

red there is a problem reading the control signal.

Make sure your needles are clean, and check the

calibration in the setup screen.

Repeat

2. Adjust the pitch of the right turntable until

the blue peaks sit under the orange peaks in

the Tempo Matching display. Once they are

aligned, the two tracks have the same tempo.

Use the repeat function to repeat the

song across the entire length of the

control record.

TiP: Short “loop” samples can be turned into

a continuous track using the repeat function.

The loops must be less than 10 seconds long,

and cut at the start and end of a bar.

3. Next align the markers in the Beat Matching

display. Watch the color of the items passing

by in the Main Waveform display. Remember

that a kick or bass drum will be red in color,

and a snare drum will be green or blue. This

technique will by no means guarantee perfect

mixes, but may help to speed up the process

of beat matching.

cenSOR

nOTe: it is normal for the tracking indicator

to be red when cueing or scratching.

Use the censor button to ‘mask’ parts

of a song, or use as a special effect.

When you press the censor button, the track

starts playing backwards from that point. When

you release the censor button, the track plays

forward from the point you would have been,

had you not pressed the censor button. Censor

is available only in rel and int modes.

tap tempO

For tracks with no BPM information,

THRU BUTTOnS

there is

tap tempo button

Use the thru buttons to switch

displayed where the BPM usually

between Scratch Live and

is, in the song info area. Pressing alt-space bar

activates the tempo tapper (press alt-space bar

a second time to activate the tempo tapper on

the right Virtual Deck). Tap the space bar along

with the beat. After you’ve tapped the ﬁrst beat,

you can switch to double time tapping, half

time, start of each bar etc. The range is set by

the ﬁrst two taps, after that you can switch to

any steady rhythm you feel comfortable with –

quarter notes, half note, whole notes. Esc resets

the BPM, Enter saves the BPM to the track. You

can use the mouse if you prefer. Your CD player

or turntable’s pitch slider doesn’t need to be at

zero, we do the math for you. You can also use

the tempo tapper when no song is loaded, for

ﬁnding the BPM of regular records, for example.

regular vinyl or CDs. Click on the thru button for

the respective channel in Scratch Live. (The thru

button on the left virtual deck for the left channel,

and vice versa.)

eJeCT

This ejects the track playing or loaded

track from the Virtual Deck.

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

vin YL A n D CDS” O n PAG e 8.

autOpLay

Click the autoplay button to

enable autoplay. With this setting

maSteR gaIn

turned on, when one track ﬁnishes playing,

the next track starts automatically. Load from

a crate to play through the songs in that crate,

or from your library to play through your library.

Autoplay works in both rel and int modes. Play

from start must be checked in the setup screen

for autoplay to work correctly.

The master output of Scratch

Live can be controlled using

the master gain control. This

adjusts the output volume of all tracks played.

nOTe: For best results, set the master gain

to the 12 o’clock position, and adjust the

volume of individual tracks using the track

gain adjustment.

key LOck

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. Key Lock has scratch detection,

so that it automatically turns off when scratching

for a natural scratching sound. Turn Key Lock on

or off by pressing the button to the top right of

the Virtual Deck.

Input ReveRSe

Swaps the left deck input

(3 & 4) with the right deck

33 / 45 SPeeDS

input (5 & 6) of the SL 3.

Set this to match the speed of your

turntable for normal playback.

This transfers control over to the alternate

virtual deck. For example, the physical record

on the right hand side now controls the left

hand side virtual deck. This essentially lets you

continue mixing, but just using one turntable.

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Emergency int mode will activate after 1 second.

Use the keyboard shortcut F1 (left deck) or F6

(right deck) to switch to abs mode.

tRack gaIn

Use the track gain adjustment to balance

the volume of the tracks in your library.

Any adjustment made to the gain of a

track is saved with the ﬁle, and will be

reapplied to the entire track when it is

loaded again. The level meter shows the

level sent to the hardware interface after

both individual track gain and master

gain adjustment.

ScRatch LIve

mOdeS

nOTe: Be careful when scratching near the

end of the record not to accidentally go past

this point and into int mode, or the track will

no longer respond to record movement!

ReLatIve mOde

nOTe: For automatic gain setting of your

tracks, See “US e AUTO GA in ” O n PAG e 26.

Scratch Live has three different modes of

operation. You can switch between these modes

by clicking the mode buttons near the Virtual

Deck.

USB DROPOUT inDiCATOR

The USB dropout indicator

on the main screen is a

useful trouble shooting

tool if you have problems with audio dropouts.

Such dropouts are caused by an interruption in

passing the audio to the Scratch Live hardware

interface. If such an interruption (or dropout)

occurs, a red light will appear brieﬂy, just to the

left of the Scratch Live logo at the top of the

screen. The light will be red for one second, and

then orange for four seconds.

ABSOLUTe 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 (PAGe 25)

if you do experience USB drop outs:

• Increase the USB audio buffer size See “USB

BUFF e R S ize (LAT en CY)” O n PAG e 26.

rel mode adds additional speed controls:

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.

Previous track – Go to the previous

track in the list.

• Try closing other applications that are running

at the same time as Scratch Live.

Rewind - The rewind function speeds

up the longer you press the button.

• Try turning off background tasks, for example,

wireless networking.

Fast forward

–

The fast forward

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 rel mode by lifting the needle

and placing it in the lead-in of the control record.

function speeds up the longer you hold

the button.

• If your CPU load is very high, try decreasing

the maximum screen updates. See “MAX i MUM

SCR een UPDAT e S” O n PAG e 28.

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.

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Bend down

Create

temporary

InteRnaL mOde

mORe cOntROLS

decrease in the playback speed. Use

bend down if the two tracks are in time, but this

track is slightly ahead of the other track.

You can also control playback using the

computer keyboard shortcuts — turn Caps Lock

on to enable. See “PLAYBAC k ke YS US e SH i FT”

O n PAG e 26.

Bend up – Create a temporary increase

in the playback speed. Use bend up if the

two tracks are in time, but this track is slightly

behind the other track.

Left Deck Function

Right Deck

play / pause reverse

play / pause forward

pitch down

pItch SLIdeR

int mode allows you to play tracks without

external vinyl (or CD player) control. int mode

has a start / stop function and virtual pitch slider.

Holding down the shift key moves the pitch

slider slowly. Holding the ctrl key and clicking on

the pitch slider resets it to 33 RPM or 45 RPM,

depending on which you are closest to at the

time.

pitch up

Use the pitch slider to make pitch

adjustmentswhileusinginternalmode.

Drag the pitch slider with the mouse to

make large pitch movements, or hold

the shift key and drag the pitch slider

to make ﬁne adjustments.

bend down

bend up

Alt-Q

Alt-W

Alt-E

Alt-R

Ctrl-I

load previous track

load next track

rewind

Alt-A

Alt-S

Alt-D

Alt-F

fast forward

set temporary cue point Ctrl-K

tempORaRy cue

Scratch Live automatically switches to int

mode when the end of the control record is

reached; you can switch back to abs mode by

placing the needle in the lead-in of the control

record. If you switch from abs or rel into int mode,

Scratch Live automatically adjusts pitch to

maintain playback speed as set by the turntable.

Use the keyboard shortcut F3 (left deck) or F8

(right deck) to switch to int mode.

Click on the waveform to ‘scrub’ or make ﬁne

adjustments to your position within the track.

This may be useful if you wish to set cue points

in your tracks, and don’t have your turntables or

CD players connected.

There is a temporary cue point that can be used

like the Cue button on many DJ CD players.

Press ctrl-L to set this temporary cue point on

the left deck, and ctrl-K to set it on the right

deck. This temp cue point is shown in the main

waveform as a white marker. This cue point is

not saved with the track, and by default is set

to the beginning of the track. Press L to jump to

this temporary cue point on the left deck, and K

for the right deck. If you hold down the L or K

key while the track is stopped, it will play from

the temp cue point. As soon as you release the

key, it will jump back to the temp cue point. Note

that you can use this shortcut to jump to the

beginning of the track if the temporary cue point

has not been set. See “CU e PO in TS” O n PAG e 16.

nOTe : if you play a track in int mode, and

then switch to abs or rel mode, the pitch

adjustment will be dictated by the turntable,

so there will be a jump in pitch unless they are

already perfectly matched.

int mode adds these additional controls:

Play / pause reverse - Press to play,

press again to stop playback. You

can adjust the braking knob in the

setup screen to range from an immediate stop

to a slow turntable-style ‘power down’. See

“BRA kin G” O n PAG e 27.

TiP: Panic! if you are in abs or rel mode and

you get a build up of dust on the needle that

is breaking up the audio, hold down ctrl and

press the int button. This will take you to

internal mode, and reset the pitch to zero.

Speed Range

Play / pause forward – Press to play,

press again to stop playback. Uses the

same braking as described above.

These buttons allow

you to seed the base

playback speed – 1/2 (half speed), 33/45 or the

speed of a 45 RPM recording playing at 33 RPM,

1x or normal speed, 45/33 or the speed of a 33

RPM recording playing at 45 RPM, or 2x (double

speed).

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Each cue point can have a different color. To

change the color of a cue point, click on the

colored square and choose a new color from the

drop down menu.

cue pOIntS

LOOpIng

To remove a cue point, use the x button on the

right side of the cue point panel.

A cue point can occupy any of the 5 slots.

You can drag and drop cue points to change

their order in the list. If you wish to have the cue

points sorted chronologically, check the sort

cues chronologically option in the setup screen.

If you load the same track on to both decks, you

will be able to add or modify cue points from

either deck.

When you jump to a cue point in internal

mode while paused, the track will play from the

cue point for as long as the key or mouse button

is pressed, after which the playhead returns to

the cue point. If this is done using the keyboard

while the track is playing in either internal or

relative mode, the cue point will be repeatedly

triggered, producing a stuttering effect.

You can set up to ﬁve visual cue points within

each track. Use the + button to place cue point.

Click the arrow to the left of each cue point to

jump to it (rel and int mode only). You can also

jump to cue points using keyboard shortcuts – 1

through 5 for the cue points on the left deck, and

6 through 0 for the right deck cue points. Notice

that the stripe on the Virtual Deck jumps to the

12 o’clock position and changes color when you

set a cue point – you are at the cue point when

the stripe is one solid color and at the 12 o’clock

position.

You can save up to 9 loops

per track; these loops are

saved in the ﬁle, and will be

present when you reload the track. To make a

loop, set the in-point by clicking the in button,

and the out-point by clicking the out button. To

turn the loop on or off, click the loop button. If

you want the playhead to jump to the start of the

loop when you enable the loop, hold the control

key and press the loop button.

TiP: The rate of cue point stuttering is

controlled by your operating system

keyboard repeat rate settings. Windows

users: keyboard properties are in the Control

Panel. Mac users: keyboard and Mouse are in

System Preferences.

To adjust the in-point of the loop, click the in

button. You can use the arrow keys: left arrow

to move the in-point towards the start of the

track, right arrow to move the in-point towards

the end of the track. Hold down the shift key

while pressing the arrow key to make coarse

adjustments. Click the in button again to save

the in-point. The same applies to adjusting the

out-point.

TiP: Use the keyboard shortcuts ctrl-comma

(for left) and ctrl-dot (for right) to place cue

points.

As the record plays on beyond the position of

the cue point, the colored bar will shorten by a

ﬁfth for each rotation. Likewise, as you approach

the cue point, the color will grow by a ﬁfth each

rotation. For example, the picture below shows

the record just before the end of the 5th rotation

before the cue point.

You can also use the control vinyl (or CD) to

adjust the in- and out-point. Click the in button,

then move the control vinyl. Moving the vinyl will

adjust the in-point. Once you are happy with the

new in-point, click the in button to save, and

release the control vinyl.

The control vinyl will go back to controlling

playback once the record is back up to normal

speed. Using the control vinyl to adjust loop

end points is optional — to turn this feature

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off, disable the adjust loops with vinyl option

in the setup screen. There are 9 available loop

slots per track. If a loop is set in a given slot,

the background (behind the loop number) will be

green. Press the x button to clear the loop. If you

click on the locked loop symbol, a red border

will appear. This indicates the loop is locked, and

you will not be able to adjust the end points or

delete the loop until you unlock it, by clicking on

the number again.

THe A - SLOT

LOOp ROLL WIth mIdI

A special loop slot ‘A’ exists for auto-looping. The

act of using the auto-loop buttons sets a loop in

the ‘A’ slot, following the rules above. Turning

a loop off using the auto-loop buttons returns

you to the loop slot that you were previously in

at the time you started auto- looping. Turning

the loop off using the ‘loop’ button leaves you

in the ‘A’ slot. The ‘A’ slot is not saved to disk

automatically, pressing ‘save’ saves the loop to

the ﬁrst empty slot in 1-9.

You can assign loop roll to MIDI in several ways:

After pressing the MIDI assign button in Scratch

Live, press the control + alt keys, click on an

auto-loop value, then click on the button/slider

you want it mapped to on your MIDI controller.

Alternatively, you can assign the singular loop

roll button to MIDI, then assign a MIDI knob or

slider on your controller to the autoloop select

knob (visible in the MIDI assign panel area when

in MIDI assign mode) to change the values on

the ﬂy.

nOTe: Looping applies to rel and int modes.

Auto-looping shortcut keys are alt-1 to 5 for

the left deck, and alt-6 to 0 for the right deck.

They correspond to the looping buttons as laid

out on screen. ie. if the onscreen buttons display

1 2 4 8 16 bar loops, alt-1 triggers 1 bar loop,

and alt-5 triggers a 16 bar loop.

autO LOOpIng

TiP: When you have the “Autoloop Select”

knob assigned to MiDi, you have all of the

loop roll lengths at your disposal. This allows

you to roll up and down the loop length scale,

to create interesting stutter and build-up

effects.

Auto looping allows

you to create loops

instantly. If the track has

a BPM value simply click the number of bars you

wish to loop and Scratch Live will create the loop

for you. The loop is snapped to the beats in the

song detected by Scratch Live so even if you

press the button slightly out of time Scratch Live

will still create a perfect loop for you.

LOOp ROLL

Loop roll performs a standard auto-loop, but

when the loop is turned off, the playback position

is returned to the position where it would be if it

had not entered the loop (much like censor).

The other difference between loop roll

and standard autoloop is the ‘roll’ button is

momentary. The loop is engaged when the

button is pressed down, and disengaged when

the button is released. Use short loop lengths to

create “stutter” type effects.

nOTe: Like autoloop, loop roll requires a BPM

value written to the iD3 tag in order to work.

Build overviews with the “set auto-bpm” box

checked and the proper range for your music

selected to ensure an accurate BPM value.

Five auto-loop buttons are available on screen

at any one time. They range from 1/32 to 32

bars. The user can select the auto loop range

with the  and  buttons.

Pressing an auto-loop button will create a loop

start point from the nearest beat to the playhead

(within reason), and set a loop endpoint in the

future. Pressing auto-loop 1 while auto-loop

1 is active will deactivate the loop. Pressing a

different auto-loop button while looping is active

will extend the endpoint of the current loop to

the appropriate new auto-loop length.

To activate loop roll, hold control + alt while

clicking on the desired autoloop increment, or

use the keyboard shortcuts: control + alt + 1

through 5 for the left deck and control + alt + 6

through 0 for the right deck. (ie. the same as the

autoloop controls with the additional ‘alt’ key as

a modiﬁer).

You can also save an auto-loop to the next

available slot. When using an auto-loop, a save

button is visible where the lock loop button

normally is.

The range of values available for loop roll

are 1/32 through to 32 bars. The shortcut keys

will activate whichever loop lengths are visible

on screen, i.e., if you have lengths of a 1/4 bar

through to 4 bars visible for the left deck, control

+ alt + 1 will activate a 1/4 bar loop roll, control +

alt + 2 will activate a 1/8 bar loop roll and so on.

Use the < and > buttons to toggle through the

range of possible lengths visible on screen.

nOTe: Auto-looping requires the track BPM

to be set. See “S e T AUTO-BPM” O n PAG e 10.

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SampLe pLayeR

PLAY BeHAviOR

On / Off Mode - When play is pressed,

the audio plays through until the end of

the track. Pressing play again stops the audio.

Pressing the play button on each slot

will play the loaded audio. Play will start

from the beginning of the ﬁle, unless a

cue point or loop is set.

Repeat Mode - Each slot has a

repeat button. When activated, this

will repeat the loaded audio ﬁle from beginning

to end, or will play the ﬁrst stored Scratch Live

loop, if the ﬁle contains one.

Tip: Use the shortcut keys

z (slot 1)

v (slot 4)

x (slot 2)

b (slot 5)

c (slot 3)

The SP-6 Sample Player allows you to play up

to 6 sources of audio, in addition to the tracks

playing on the virtual decks. Any audio ﬁle in

your Scratch Live library can be loaded to any

one of the 6 slots, allowing playback of short

samples, sound effects, or full length tracks.

The sample player is enabled when the SL 3

is plugged in, but not operational in the ofﬂine

player mode.

n (for slot 6)

to trigger each sample respectively.

To adjust the loop information on a track, load

it to a virtual deck, make your adjustments, then

load it back into the sample player.

Play will begin from either the beginning of the

audio ﬁle, or the ﬁrst cuepoint, if the ﬁle contains

one.

TiP: Short “loop” samples can be turned into

a continuous track using the repeat function.

ensure there is a clean cut at the start and

end of a bar.

Both of these options are overridden if the ﬁle

contains a loop. The ﬁle will then start from the

inpoint of the loop.

Click the sample player button to access the

SP-6 window. To load an audio ﬁle, drag and

drop the desired ﬁle from your library into one

of the slots. To eject a sample, click on the eject

button to the right of the title display.

You can reﬁne the start point for each piece of

audio by setting Scratch Live cue points in the

same way you would to any track. Simply load

the audio to a virtual deck, set your cue point,

then load it back into the Sample Player.

vOLume

The gain knob on each slot allows you

to individually adjust the volume of the

audio.

TiP: Select and drag

samples from

pLay mOdeS

You can also adjust the overall

volume for all 6 slots using the

Sample Player master gain.

your library onto the ﬁrst sample slot to

simultaneously load 6 audio ﬁles across the

6 slots.

Each slot has three different play modes:

Trigger mode - When play is pressed,

nOTe: The sample player outputs through the

the audio plays through until the end

AUX output of the SL 3.

of the track. Pressing repetitively will trigger the

audio from the beginning of the track. To stop

the audio, hold the alt key while either clicking

the play button, or pressing the corresponding

shortcut key (e.g., alt - z for slot one).

nOTe: Don’t press the thru button if the SL 3

AUX inPUT is connected to any Output of the

mixer.

mIdI

Hold Mode - The sample will only

play while you press and hold the

play button or the corresponding shortcut key.

Upon release of the play button, the audio stops

immediately. This mode most closely resembles

the function of the “note off” mode found on

many popular samplers.

All features of the SP-6 Sample Player are

MIDI assignable. For full functionality, the

Sample Player window must be opened ﬁrst

before enabling MIDI assign mode. See “mIdI

CO n TROL” O n PAG e 19.

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pReSetS

aSSIgnIng cOntROLS

To enable MIDI assign mode, click

the MIDI button. Hovering the

mouse pointer over a control will bring up the

MIDI assignment box, showing the current

assignment status.

mIdI cOntROL

To assign a MIDI control, click on the control

in Scratch Live, then move the MIDI control. The

MIDI assignment box should update to show it

has mapped the controls to one- another.

To un-assign a MIDI control, click on the

control in Scratch Live, and press return on your

computer keyboard.

MIDI presets are accessible in the MIDI panel of

the setup screen. By default, the current MIDI

assignments in Scratch Live are automatically

remembered and loaded next time you start the

program. The preset screen allows you to save

and recall several different MIDI setups. This

is useful if you are using several MIDI devices

or want to quickly switch MIDI setups without

having to reassign all your controls.

OveRvIeW

nOTe: Once in MiDi assign mode, Scratch

Live controls will no longer respond directly

to the mouse. if you need to change a control

using the mouse, disable MiDi assign mode.

The MIDI Control feature in Scratch Live provides

the ability to map MIDI controls to Scratch Live

controls,andthuscontrolthefunctionsofScratch

Live using MIDI controllers such as keyboards,

triggers, sliders, and knobs. Integrating MIDI

controllers into your Scratch Live setup can

improve live performance usability, such as

hitting pads on a MIDI controller to trigger loops

and cue points.

natIve cOntROLLeR SuppORt

While in MIDI assign mode, controls which have

MIDI inputs assigned show a green box indicator

around them.

Scratch Live version 1.9 currently has native

support for the following 3rd party controllers:

• Denon DN-HC4500

• Denon DN-HD2500

mIdI pLatteRS

• Numark DMC2

• Numark iCDX

The Scratch Live virtual decks are not user

assignable to MIDI control. MIDI devices with

platters on them all send different data so user

mapping is not possible. To control the platter

use a natively supported controller.

mIdI cOntROLLeR Setup

• Pioneer CDJ-400

• Pioneer MEP-7000 / SEP-C1

The process of setting up a MIDI controller for

use with Scratch Live will vary depending on

the hardware in question. Many devices can

connect to a computer using MIDI over USB,

and will either be supported directly by your

operating system, or require installation of

drivers and conﬁguration utility software. Follow

the manufacturers instructions for installation.

Other controllers may solely use a MIDI out

connector to send control messages, and

will require a separate MIDI interface unit to

communicate to software. Generally the MIDI

interface will come with drivers and conﬁguration

tools which pass your controllers output onto an

available MIDI channel, which can be used by

Scratch Live.

These controllers are plug and play, and can

automatically control Scratch Live with no MIDI

assigment necessary. Visit scratchlive.net for

detailed documentation on how to use these

controllers.

aSSIgnIng mIdI tO OtheR cOntROLS

Controls which are not normally visible are

available for assignment in the lower part of the

screen when in MIDI assign mode. These include

library navigation controls and the temporary

cue points for either deck.

technIcaL InFORmatIOn

Scratch Live MIDI Control only supports:

• Note On/Off

• Standard 7-bit CC (Control Change)

• 14-bit CC

CTRL-CLiCk FUnCTiOnALiTY

Some Scratch Live controls on the GUI have

additional functionality assigned to ctrl-click.

You can assign ctrl-click functionality to a MIDI

control, alongside the normal functionality. For

example, ctrl-click on the internal mode pitch

slider returns pitch to zero. To assign this to MIDI

control, enter MIDI assign mode, ctrl-click on

the slider, and then assign one of the pads to it.

When you press the pad, pitch goes to 0.

• RPN/NRPN (14-bit)

Once your controller is installed and

functioning correctly, use the directions for

assigning controls below.

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crates. if you do delete a crate by accident,

you can get it back from the recycle bin /

trash. Crate ﬁles have the extension .crate.

USinG THe SOnG BROWSeR

ORganIzIng yOuR

muSIc

SUBCRATeS

You can drag and drop crates into other crates

to make subcrates. If you drag a crate to the very

left of the crate panel, it will stay in the top level

of the crate structure. If you drag the crate a little

to the right, onto the name of another crate, it

will make the crate you are dragging a sub crate

of the ﬁrst crate.

The song browser allows you to ﬁlter your song

list by Genre, BPM, Artist and Album. To turn the

song browser on or off, click the browse button.

SeaRchIng

SORtIng yOuR FILeS

Scratch Live includes a

Scratch Live can support an unlimited number of

tracks – the only limitation is the size of the hard

drive of your computer. A number of features

are included to help you to keep your music

organized and ﬁnd songs quickly and easily.

The track information display area can be

customized to display the columns listed below:

search function to help

you ﬁnd ﬁles quickly and

easily. Enter text into the

• Added

• Album

• Artist

search box and Scratch

Live will automatically

ﬁnd as you type. To select

gROupIng tRackS IntO cRateS

• Bitrate

• BPM

which ﬁelds the search

Scratch Live supports several ways of organizing

and sorting your ﬁle library. iTunes™ users will

notice that Scratch Live can incorporate your

existing iTunes library and playlists.

function will look through, click on the left hand

side of the search box. The drop down menu

shows which ﬁelds are currently being used.

Press esc or the x button on the right of the

search box to clear the search.

• Comment

• Composer

• Filename

• Genre

Scratch Live uses digital “crates” for quick

access to your favorite collections. There is no

limit to the number of crates you can create, and

any given track can be placed in multiple crates.

For example, you could organize your ﬁles into

the following crates, where any one track would

be ﬁled in more than one crate:

• Grouping

• Key

TiP: Use the keyboard shortcut ‘ctrl-f’ to jump

to the search box. This keyboard shortcut will

also take you out of any crate or playlist that

you might be in and into your main library,

so you can ﬁnd any track in your collection.

if you then click on a crate or playlist, the

search query will be cleared.

• Label

• Length

• Location

• Remixer

• Sampling

• Size

• Hip Hop

• UK Hip Hop

• French Hip Hop

• Inst Hip Hop

• Old Hip Hop

• Hip Hop LPs

• Track

• Video Track

• Year

pRepaRe WIndOW

The prepare window is a holding area for tracks,

much like preparing a set by lifting records part

way out of your record bag. You can drag tracks

(or whole crates) from the main track list into the

prepare window, or simply drag them onto the

prepare button. These tracks will be removed

from the prepare window once they have been

played. All tracks in the prepare window will be

discarded when you exit Scratch Live.

The column button  is located at the top of

the library pane in right hand corner. Click on

the column button to select which columns you

want to display. To sort your library by a column,

click the column header so it highlights. For

example, clicking on the album column header

will sort your library alphabetically by album title.

To move a column, drag the header to the left

or right. To resize a column, click on the column

boundary and drag it to the left or right.

To make a new crate, click the + button under

the library window. To rename a crate, double

click the crate name.

You can change the order of tracks within a

crate by dragging them up or down.

TiP: Check the protect library option in the

TiP: Use the keyboard shortcut ctrl-p to add

setup screen to prevent changes to your

tracks to the prepare window.

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TiP: Select the contents of the prepare

window, drag them onto the new crate button

(+) to save the selection.

Start Session / end Session - To start or end a

You can choose to show tracks which you

have auditioned, but not actually played, by

checking the show “unplayed tracks” box. The

session will then also list these tracks in grey,

along with actual played tracks.

session, click the corresponding button.

hIStORy

insert Track - If you wish to add information

for tracks not played in Scratch Live into

your session (e.g., if you played one of your

favorite vinyl or cd), select the song you want

to insert after and click the insert track button.

Double click the inserted track ﬁelds and edit

your information accordingly. (Note that when

exporting an m3u playlist [see exporting below]

“inserted tracks” will not be present.)

Alternatively, you can mark or unmark tracks

as played manually. Select a track (or a group

of tracks) and click the mark played / mark

unplayed button. This may be useful if you play

a track off regular vinyl or CD - breaking the A-B

algorithm).

The history button opens a complete log of all

the tracks you have played and allows exporting

Scratch Live session information as a data ﬁle.

Each session is catalogued by date and time.

Using the drop down arrow, you can navigate to

and view detailed information of any previous

sessions. There are columns for the period (i.e.,

date of session), name of track and artist name.

In addition, these other categories listed below

will give you more detailed information about

your sessions:

Songs that you have played are marked as

green in your library. Click on the button marked

‘clear’ to reset the list of recently played tracks

and turn the color of your library back to white.

export - You can export each session as a data

ﬁle using the export button. Select a session,

then choose your preferred ﬁle format, and click

export. There are three possible export formats:

eDiTinG iD3 TAGS

Much of the information associated with each ﬁle

can be edited from within Scratch Live. Double

click on the attribute within the main library to edit

the attribute. Filename, length, size, bit rate and

sampling cannot be edited. This information is

saved in the ﬁle itself. Note that the protect library

option in setup must be unchecked to allow edits.

FOR DeTAiLS On AUTO-BPM See “PR e PAR in G

YOUR F i L e S” O n PAG e 10.

• text - to create a simple text ﬁle with your

session information contained within.

Start Time - When viewing a song row, the start

time of the song is displayed. When viewing

a session row, the start time of the session is

displayed with the date (in real time value).

• csv - to create a ﬁle for use in spreadsheet

software.

• m3u - to create a playlist ﬁle, which can be

imported into media players. Note that an m3u

does not contain audio itself, it only points to

the location of your audio ﬁles. (Inserted tracks

within sessions will not be included in an m3u

playlist.)

end Time - When viewing a song row, the end

time of the song is displayed. When viewing

a session row, the end time of the session is

displayed with the date (in real time value).

TiP: Use the keyboard shortcut “ctrl-e” to

edit text. Hold down the ctrl key and move

with the arrow keys to change to a different

ﬁeld while staying in edit mode. When you

have more than one ﬁle selected, editing tags

changes all the ﬁles in your selection.

Playtime - When viewing a song row, the

total played time of the song is displayed (i.e.,

00:03:00). When viewing a session row, the total

elapsed time of the session is displayed with

date (i.e., 10/09/08 01:38:16).

TiP: To make a new Scratch Live crate

containing your session information, select a

session and drag it to the + plus crate button.

(This will automatically name the crate with

the session date).

TiP: The second column in the library is the

label color for that ﬁle. Click it to bring up a

color palette, and customize the virtual deck

for that ﬁle.

Deck - The virtual deck the song was played on

will be displayed under the deck column. In the

song row, either left or right is displayed. The

ofﬂine player will be listed as ofﬂine.

Listing Behavior - only the tracks you actually

play are listed in history. This is done using an

A-B algorithm, meaning a track on deck A is

only listed once the track on deck B has been

changed or ejected.

LiBRARY zOOM

You can change the size of your library text by

using the shortcuts ctrl + and ctrl –.

notes - Use this ﬁeld to list particular information

about your songs and each session (i.e., note

how you transitioned from one track to another).

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DiSPLAY ALBUM ART

mORe InFO On cORRupt FILeS

deLetIng cRateS and tRackS

If you have a corrupt ﬁle in your library, hover

your mouse over the status icon for information

on what type of corruption was found. See

“cORRupt FILe deScRIptIOnS and dIagnOSeS”

O n PAG e 31.

To delete tracks from your Scratch Live library,

select the track and use the keyboard shortcut

ctrl-delete. (Make sure you have the protect

library option unchecked in the setup menu.)

• Deleting a track when you are in the All...

playlist removes it from your library and any

crates that the track may be in.

SCRATCH Live BACkUP

MP3 ﬁles can contain album art information.

Click on the show album art button at the very

bottom left of the screen to open a small window.

This window displays the album art of the track

currently selected in the library.

Scratch Live stores your library database and

crates information in the Scratch Live folder

on your hard disk. This folder is created on

a drive when ﬁles are added to Scratch Live.

A copy of each Scratch Live folder called

ScratchLivebackup is created next to the folder

it is backing up. This folder is created when

exiting Scratch Live. You will be prompted to

backup your Scratch Live library on exit if there

is no backup for a drive or if the last backup is

more than 1 week old.

• Deleting a track inside a crate removes it from

that crate but the ﬁle will remain in your All...

playlist.

Album art can also be shown next to the the

track information display on each virtual deck.

Click on the display tab of the setup menu to ﬁnd

this option. See “SHOW ALBUM ART O n D e C k ”

O n PAG e 28.

• Deleting a track from a subcrate will remove it

from the subcrate and the main crate but not

the All... playlist.

• Crates that are deleted are sent to the recycle

bin/trash.

StatuS IcOnS

Backup will only keep ONE level backup at

a time; each time backup runs it overwrites the

previous backup.

The leftmost column shows the status of each

track. The image to the left shows ﬁve tracks

with differing statuses.

nOTe: To delete any ﬁles from your library

and your hard drive (sending them to the

recycle bin) use the shortcut ctrl-shift-delete.

nOTe: Make sure you back up your music

separately. This backup function only backs

up the Scratch Live folder, not your music

ﬁles.

• Scratch Live has detected some

corruption in the MP3 ﬁle. If possible,

re-encode the MP3.

If you are using iTunes playlists, your ﬁles cannot

be deleted this way. You will need to delete them

from within iTunes.

• The track has been imported from the

iTunes library.

• The track has been imported from the

iTunes library, and Scratch Live has

detected some corruption in the MP3

ﬁle. Solution: If possible, re-encode the MP3.

• The track cannot be found. Most likely

the ﬁle has been renamed or moved.

• Tracks that are read-only have a

locked icon.

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• If the Virtual Deck is set to int mode and is

unloaded, the input record level is sent to the

Virtual Deck’s higher resolution stereo meters.

E.g., if you’re recording from the right deck,

set the right Virtual Deck to int, eject the track

if there is one loaded, and the Virtual Deck’s

meters will show the signal coming into the

right deck’s input.

Input

Record Select

Recording

Time

Elapsed Name Box

Save File Save File

Meter

RecORdIng

Level

Recordings can be loaded onto the decks,

renamed, and managed like other ﬁles.

Recordings are saved in “MyDocuments\My-

Music\ScratchLive\Recording” on a PC and “~/

Music/ScratchLive/Recording Temp” on a Mac.

Recordings are saved as 24-bit, 48 kHz stereo

AIFF ﬁles.

nOTe: Any recordings over 3 hours are

automatically split into individual ﬁles.

SampLIng FROm vInyL

You can use the SL 3 interface to sample from

vinyl or any other sound source. If you click the

triangle next to the record button, you’ll see you

can record from Aux, Left (deck) or Right (deck).

An input level adjustment knob to the right of the

level indicators boosts or attenuates the input

signal up to 12 dB.

Scratch Live allows you to record one of three

stereo signals from the SL 3:

• Left (deck) in

• Right (deck) in

ReCORD GAin knOB

• Aux in

Adjust the record gain using the record gain

knob. The meters tell you the level of your audio.

Ideally the meters should sit just below the red,

meaning your signal is as loud as it can be

without clipping.

Stereo recording is possible even while using

two stereo vinyl control inputs.

TiP: Remember that ctrl-n turns recording

on and off, and that you can load a recording

without saving it using shift left arrow or shift

right arrow. Drop the needle into a loud part

of the track, and record a few seconds, and

then shift left arrow or shift right arrow to

load it on to the virtual deck. This way you

can double check your levels.

1. Click on the downward arrow (icon) to get

the drop menu displaying the three possible

record sources.

Note that you can also use the Virtual Deck’s

output level meter to monitor the input level.

To do this, eject the loaded track from the

appropriate Virtual Deck - The left Virtual Deck

if recording from input one, or the right Virtual

Deck if recording from input two. You can now

see the input level on the Virtual Deck’s higher

resolution stereo meter.

2. Select the desired source and press the record

icon to start recording.

3. The record icon ﬂashes while recording and

ReCORDinG YOUR MiX

the display shows the elapsed recording time.

To record your DJ mix in Scratch Live:

4. Press the record icon again to stop the

nOTe: if you turn the record gain knob down

and the red clip led is still illuminated, this

means the signal is clipping on the input of

the SL 3. You should turn down the level at

your audio source before it reaches the SL 3.

1.Connect an output (i.e., booth, session, aux or

2nd master output) from your DJ mixer into the

AUX in of the SL 3.

recording.

5. To save the recording, type in a name for the

recording and click the save icon.

2.Select AUX as the record source in Scratch

Live.

6. The recording is automatically placed in a crate

named “RECORDED”. If the crate does not

already exist, it will be created automatically.

tIpS

• The keyboard shortcut ctrl-n turns recording

3.Adjust the input level to a suitable volume. Be

sure the red overload LED stays off.

on and off.

7. To start a new recording without saving,

• You can load a recording without saving it

using the short cut keys shift left arrow to the

left deck or shift right arrow to the right deck.

4.Begin recording. Details are the same as steps

3 to 7 under RECORDING.

simply click the record button again.

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LIveFeed

LiveFeed allows you to stream any of the

standard record sources (left deck, right deck or

aux in) to a virtual deck. You can then instantly

play the recording back just like a normal audio

ﬁle - you can scratch it, speed it up, slow it

down, set loops and set cue points.

uSIng LIveFeed

There are two recording options, normal and

gated. The normal option means recording will

begin as soon as the deck starts playing. The

gated option means recording will only begin

once the input source exceeds the set gate level

(thus avoiding periods of silence). You can set

the gate level by clicking the dropdown menu in

the LiveFeed ﬁlename. The lower the gain setting

the more sensitive the gate is.

First locate the LiveFeed ﬁles in your library. Type

“livefeed” into the search box and you will see:

LiveFeed - Rane SL 3 Record Source

LiveFeed - Rane SL 3 Record Source (Gated).

Load the desired LiveFeed ﬁle to any deck. To

begin recording, start the virtual deck playing.

The waveforms will start to build in the track

overview and main waveform display as the

input source is being recorded, you can now use

the recording as normal. Performing a needle

drop on the record brings the playhead back to

the “now” position in the audio stream.

The amount of time available to record is

determined by your audio cache setting. The

track overview display shows the amount of

usable audio you have to play with from the

recording. Click anywhere in the track overview

display to jump to your desired position in the

recording. See “AUD i O CACH e ” O n PAG e 28.

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key

actIOn

ctrl - L

Locate the current track. This will highlight the track you most recently loaded.

Pressing ctrl - L again will alternate between the tracks recently loaded on both decks.

keYBOARD

ShORtcutS

ctrl - R

ctrl - F

ctrl - A

ctrl - C

ctrl - e

ctrl - v

ctrl - X

ctrl - z

Reveal - the highlighted song is opened in a ﬁle browser.

Find - moves the cursor to the search box.

Select all.

Copy text in edit mode.

Edit text.

Paste text in edit mode.

Cut text in edit mode.

Undo last track load.

Move focus up / down through the library or crates. Note that if you have a song

highlighted in the song view, and use shift - ctrl -   you will move up or down through

the library or crates. When you release the shift or ctrl key, the focus will go back to the

song view so that you can move up and down through songs using  .

shift - ctrl - 

shift - ctrl - 

ctrl - P

ctrl - n

ctrl - O

- or +

ctrl - or +

tab

Add tracks to the prepare window.

Start a new mic recording.

Open the track in your default MP3/WAV/OGG/AIF player.

Zoom the main waveform display.

Zoom the library text size.

These actions can be accessed directly from the

computer keyboard.

Alternate focus between crates or songs.

ctrl - del and

ctrl - backspace

Remove track from library., remove track from crate, delete crate (does not delete the

ﬁle).

alt - del and

alt - backspace

Remove track from crate and from library.

nOTe: Playback, cue and speed controls use

Shift or Caps Lock. You can turn this off in the

setup screen. See “PLAYBAC k ke YS US e SH i FT”

O n PAG e 26.

ctrl - shift - del and

Delete the ﬁle from your library and send to the recycle bin.

ctrl - shift - backspace (Note to iTunes users: ﬁles in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way).

ctrl - shift - /

esc

Toggle the input reverse switch

Clear search string if searching, or exit Scratch Live.

SampLe pLayeR

key

slot 1

slot 2

slot 3

slot 4

slot 5

slot 6

LeFt deck

actIOn

Load the highlighted song to a deck.

Load the track currently on one deck onto the other deck as well.

RIght deck

ctrl -  or shift - 

ctrl -  or shift - 

ctrl - shift - 

ctrl - shift - 

ctrl - /

Swap the two currently playing tracks from one deck to the other. ctrl - /

Unload the track from a deck.

Place a cue point.

shift - alt - 

ctrl - , (comma)

shift - alt - 

ctrl - . (period)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Jump to cue points in track.

Switch deck to absolute mode.

Switch deck to relative mode.

Switch deck to internal mode.

Key lock on / off.

(rel and int modes)

6, 7, 8, 9, 0

F10

Play / pause reverse.

Play / pause forward.

Pitch down.

Pitch up.

[

Bend down.

(rel and int modes)

;

Bend up.

Censor.

Go to temporary cue point.

Set / adjust loop in-point.

Set / adjust loop out-point.

Loop on / off.

ctrl - [

alt - Q

alt - W

Jump to selected loop.

Load previous track.

Load next track.

ctrl - '

alt - A

alt - S

alt - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

ctrl - alt - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Loop roll.

alt - e

alt - R

Auto loop on / off.

alt - 6, 7, 8, 9, 0

ctrl - alt - 6, 7, 8, 9, 0

alt - D

Rewind.

(rel and int modes)

Fast forward.

alt - F

alt - O

Previous loop.

alt - P

alt - L

Next loop.

alt - ;

alt - space bar

ctrl - i

Activate the tempo tapper.

Set temporary cue point.

alt - space bar (x2)

ctrl - k

(rel and int modes)

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

Line / PHOnO STATUS

uSe autO gaIn

The input level currently set on the SL 3 is

displayed for each input. To change the input

level setting, use the dip switches on the SL 3.

Choose up for Phono and down for Line.

Auto gain enables you to set a uniform volume

level for the tracks in your library. When a track is

in auto gain mode, the track gain knob appears

depressed.

addItIOnaL Setup

When phono is selected, the phono sensitivity

setting is also displayed. Set the phono sensitivity

to the same level of your cartridge (see your

cartridge documentation for the correct value).

To enable auto gain, check the “use auto

gain” box under the playback tab in the setup

menu. Provided you have built your overviews,

your tracks will now be loaded with the auto gain

applied.

Next to the “use auto gain” check box, a drop

down menu sets the target gain volume level.

Use this to adjust the level of your auto gain.

To ﬁnd the optimum setting, load a track with

an average volume level onto one of the virtual

decks. Now play the track, and note the volume

and LED lights inside the software.

PLAYBACk

This section covers general preferences and

adjustments you can make to improve the

performance of Scratch Live. From the main

screen, tick setup to get to this area.

The idea is to have the track volume sit just

under the clipping point (indicated by the LED

meter red lining). If the track is too quiet, unload

the track, then go to the setup screen and boost

that auto gain dB value more.

tRack end WaRnIng

haRdWaRe

Enable track end warning to ﬂash the virtual

deck as you approach the end of the track. The

label will start ﬂashing 20 seconds from the end

of the record. The track end warning does not

apply to any tracks under 1 minute long.

Once you’ve made that adjustment, load that

same track onto the virtual deck again. Notice

the volume knob has turned up and the volume

is louder.

PLAYBACk keYS USe SHiFT

Keep making those adjustments on that

particular track until its just below the clipping

point. Once that is set you don’t need to adjust

the target gain level ever again.

This is checked by default. Unchecking this

option will enable all of these keys without

pressing shift or having caps lock on. This

applies to all cue points (1...0) and cue controls

(QWERTY etc). See “ke YBOARD SHORTCUTS”

O n PAG e 25.

USB BUFFeR Size (LATenCY)

Scratch Live processes audio in small chunks.

When smaller chunks are used, the movement

of the record is translated into audio more often

which results in a lower overall system latency.

However, this requires more processing and

therefore a higher CPU load, so lower buffer size

settings require a more powerful computer to

produce uninterrupted audio. If you want tighter

control, you should try decreasing this setting,

on the other hand, if you experience audio

dropouts, you need to increase this setting (or

use a more powerful computer).

Because the track you used had an average

volume level, most of the other tracks in your

library will be around the same volume. You

may still need to turn up the separate track

volume when you load a quieter track onto the

deck and turn down the louder tracks but once

you’ve made those adjustments Scratch Live will

remember them the next time you load the ﬁle.

LOck pLayIng deck

Every DJs nightmare used to be lifting the needle

of the wrong turntable in the middle of a set.

This setting helps to avoid the digital equivalent;

loading a new track to the wrong deck. When

this option is checked, you can only load a track

if the target deck is stopped.

TiP: Slightly too quiet is always better than

too loud. if your LeD meter is in the red, it is

likely that it is clipping. not only does clipping

not sound very nice, it can damage your

equipment.

updatIng FIRmWaRe

SORt cueS chROnOLOgIcaLLy

If a ﬁrmware update is available after installing

a new Scratch Live software release, an update

ﬁrmware button appears in the setup screen.

The ﬁrmware upgrade takes approximately 10

seconds, during which time the SL 3 will not be

usable.

The ﬁve cue points can be placed in any order,

and can be dragged up and down if you wish

to reorder them. If you prefer to lock them to

chronological order, turn this option on.

nOTe: Your overviews need to be built by

version 1.7.2 or later for auto gain to work.

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Hi-Fi ReSAMPLeR

dROp tO cue pOIntS

vInyL cOntROL

This signiﬁcantly reduces digital distortion at very

slow or very fast record speeds, increasing the

CPU load slightly. This option is off by default,

the old resampler is used when switched off.

This option triggers the corresponding cue point

when the needle is repositioned into one of the

ﬁrst 5 one-minute sections on the control vinyl.

For instance: needle dropping into the second

minute on the left turntable, will send playback

for deck 1 to cuepoint 2, if that cuepoint is set.

(rel mode only)

pLay FROm StaRt

Enable this to start all tracks from the beginning

when loaded in rel and int modes. If this setting is

not enabled, freshly loaded tracks will continue

to play from the point the last track was at. This

option is on by default.

ReveRSe vInyL ScROLL

tRack StaRt OFFSet

This setting allows you to reverse the

direction of Vinyl Scroll. See “PLAYBAC k

CO n TROL” O n PAG e 11

If you ﬁnd that you have cue burn at the beginning

of the record, you will notice that the tracking will

be poor at this point. Use the two knobs to offset

the start point, so that the track will start playing

from a point further into the control record. The

ﬁrst knob sets the number of whole minutes to

offset by, the second knob sets the number of

whole rotations within that minute.

inSTAnT DOUBLeS

ADJUST LOOPS WiTH vinYL

This allows you to quickly match the playhead

position of two tracks. With this option set,

when you load a track on one virtual deck that is

already loaded on the other virtual deck (it must

be the same ﬁle), the playhead will jump to the

position of the track that was loaded ﬁrst, with

the keylock state and looping settings copied.

This setting overrides the play from start and

play from ﬁrst cue point options.

Loop end points can be adjusted using the

control vinyl. Disable this option if you wish to

use the computer’s arrow keys to adjust loops,

and keep audio playback controlled by the vinyl.

See “LOOP in G” O n PAG e 16.

neXT SOnG On FLiP

When this option is enabled, changing the side

of control vinyl you’re using (‘ﬂipping the record’)

loads the next song.

pLay FROm FIRSt cue pOInt

Enable this option to start all tracks from the ﬁrst

cue point when loaded in rel and int modes. This

setting overrides the play from start option.

vInyL ScROLL Speed

Vinyl Scroll allows you to load a new track without

touching the computer, by lifting the needle and

placing it in the special section of side A of the

control record. This setting allows you to adjust

the sensitivity of Vinyl Scroll, so that you can

control the amount of record movement required

to move between tracks.

BRAkinG

In int mode, this controls how fast the deck stops

when play is stopped. Counterclockwise, the

stop is immediate. Clockwise rotation increases

the stop from a ﬁnger grab all the way to a slow

turntable power-down.

DROP TO ABSOLUTe POSiTiOn

This detects a deliberate repositioning of the

needle, and moves the playhead to the absolute

position of the needle, as if it were in absolute

mode. Accidental skipping of the needle does

not reposition the playhead. (rel mode only)

audIO Output

By default the output of Scratch Live is stereo.

You can also select mono output. This setting is

saved when you exit Scratch Live.

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PROTeCT LiBRARY

LiBRARY

dISpLay

Uncheck this setting to remove ﬁles and crates

from your library. Enable to lock your library and

prevent accidental ﬁle or crate deletion while

using Scratch Live. Enabling this setting will also

lock all ﬁle tags and crate names, so that no text

can be changed.

cuStOm cRate cOLumnS

Read iTUneS LiBRARY

MAXiMUM SCReen UPDATeS

Check this option to set custom column views

for each crate and playlist. When the option is off

(default), all crates will share the same column

conﬁguration as the ‘All...’ crate.

Check the “read iTunes library” option to show

your iTunes library and playlists in Scratch Live.

You can collapse your iTunes playlists by

clicking on the blue folder icon.

This feature allows you to throttle back the screen

refresh rate. Users with slower computers might

like to do this if they are having performance

issues. It could also be useful if you want to limit

Scratch Live’s processor usage, for example if

you are running a recording program at the same

time. The default setting is 60 Hz, or refreshed

60 times per second. This setting applies to

the entire screen (i.e. the Virtual Decks, the

Waveforms, the library, and the setup screen).

Uncheck “read iTunes library” to remove

iTunes playlists and itunes songs from your

Scratchlive library.

centeR On SeLected SOng

With this option on, scrolling up and down in your

library holds the selected track in the middle of

the library panel.

To add your iTunes music to your Scratch Live

library permanently, drag and drop tracks from

the iTunes playlists onto the word “All” (on the far

left hand side of the Scratch Live screen), or into

individual Scratch Live crates.

ShOW aLL FILe typeS

audIO cache

Enable this option to show all ﬁles when

importing tracks into Scratch Live. If this option

is not selected, only ﬁles that Scratch Live can

play will be displayed.

Any ﬁles moved to “All”, an existing crate, or

a new crate will now remain in Scratch Live even

when “read iTunes library” option is unchecked.

Once a ﬁle has been permanently added to

Scratch Live, the iTunes logo will disappear.

We recommend unchecking this option after

you have added your music into the Scratchlive

library.

Use the slider to set the amount of audio that

is loaded into memory. A small audio cache will

place less load on your computer, and the tracks

will load faster. A large audio cache will give you

a bigger view of the waveform when the main

waveform view is zoomed out.

inCLUDe SUBCRATe TRACkS

You can drag crates into other crates to make

subcrates. If you have this option turned on,

any crate will also display the contents of all its

subcrates. See “ORganIzIng yOuR muSIc” On

PAG e 20.

hORIzOntaL WaveFORmS

Check this option to display the main waveform

view horizontally. The waveform will expand to

ﬁll available screen space. If you are using a

widescreen computer, increase the audio cache

size to make the waveform bigger.

nOTe: it may take some time to read your

iTunes library if it contains a lot of tracks. if

you edit the ﬁle information of tracks from

your iTunes library, the changes will not

appear in iTunes until after you play the track.

Scratch Live cannot play ﬁles that have been

protected by Digital Rights Management

systems, such as those sold through the

Apple iTunes Music Store. iTunes Plus ﬁles

are DRM-free. iTunes is available for Mac and

PC. For more information about iTunes, visit

www.apple.com.

autOFILL OveRvIeWS

Enable this setting to automatically generate the

track overview as soon as a track is loaded. If

this setting is not enabled, the track overview will

be generated as the track plays. Automatically

generating the track overview uses more of the

computer’s CPU power, and should be disabled

on slower computers.

SHOW ALBUM ART On DeCk

Check this option to show the album art for your

songs next to the track information display on

each virtual deck.

ImpORt aac FILeS

Turn this option off if you do not wish to import

AAC ﬁles into your library. Changing this option

will cause your iTunes library to be reloaded if

you have the ‘read iTunes library’ option turned

on.

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MiXinG WiTH One

TURnTABLe OR

cd pLayeR

This single turntable technique allows you to mix

as if you had two turntables, using just one. If

one of your turntables is not performing properly,

or if you only have one available, you will be able

to continue to mix the way you are used to.

The following is a step-by-step description

of how to perform a mix using only your right

turntable or CDJ with the instant doubles feature.

menu SettIngS

Go to the setup menu, click on the playback tab.

Make sure “instant doubles” is checked, and

“lock playing deck” is unchecked.

1. Load a track onto the right deck in Scratch

Live and play as usual.

2. Put the left hand deck into int mode.

3. Load the same song you have playing on the

right deck onto the left deck. The track on the

left will start playing from the same point and

at the same pitch as the right deck

4. You can now quickly slide the cross fader over

to the left deck.

5. Your right deck is now free to load up a new

song ready to mix in.

6. Repeat! See “in STA n T DOUBL e S” O n PAG e 27.

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i CAn’T GeT THe SCOPe vieW TO SHOW

nIce cLean cIRcLeS

ScRatch LIve FReakS Out When I uSe

THe MASTeR TeMPO (keY CORReCTiOn)

FunctIOn On my cd pLayeR

Select phono as the audio input level in the

setup screen if you are using vinyl. Check

your needles and make sure they are clean. If

the circles look fuzzy, try cleaning your control

record. If the Scope View shows a line instead

of a circle, Scratch Live is only receiving a signal

from one channel — check all your cables, and

the connection between your cartridges and the

tone arm. You can order replacement control

records from your local distributor. You may also

order these in the online store at www.rane.com

if you are in the USA.

TROUBLeSHOOTinG

and FRequentLy

aSked queStIOnS

Scratch Live interprets the signal coming out

of the CD player, and uses this information

to control the play back of the ﬁles on your

computer. Any audio processing performed

on the signal before it reaches the hardware

interface, such as key correction, will scramble

the signal making it illegible to Scratch Live. Key

correction is available in Scratch Live software.

See “ke Y LOC k ” O n PAG e 13.

i WAnT TO BACkUP MY LiBRARY AnD

cRateS OR mOve them tO anOtheR

MACHine, SO WHeRe ARe THeY STOReD?

THe AUDiO PLAYBACk iS DROPPinG OUT /

CLiCkinG / POPPinG

ScRatch LIve makeS a StRange

“DiGiTAL” nOiSe, even WHen nO TRACk

IS pLayIng

Your database and crates are stored in the folder

Home\Music\ScratchLive on a Mac, and My

Documents\My Music\ScratchLive on a PC. If

your library contains tracks that are stored on a

drive other than your boot drive, a folder called

_ScratchLive_ will be created in the root of that

drive, and a separate database will be made in

this folder. If it is a removable drive, the tracks

will only appear in your library when the drive

is connected. See “SCRATCH L ive BAC k UP” O n

PAG e 22.

Scratch Live is not getting a clear signal from the

record, or your computer is not able to process

the information quickly enough. Go to the setup

screen and check the scope views. When the

record is playing, the circles should be round,

and the value in the bottom right corner should

be close to 100%. If this is not the case, you

need to calibrate. See “CAL i BRAT in G SCRATCH

L ive ” O n PAG e 8.

Scratch Live is interpreting background noise as

record movement. Go to the setup screen and

move the threshold slider (located to the left

side of the estimate button) to the right until the

noise stops. See “CAL i BRAT in G SCRATCH L ive ”

O n PAG e 8.

THe FiRST TiMe i PLAY A neW TRACk, iT

takeS a WhILe tO LOad

Also try increasing the USB audio buffer size if

your computer is close to the minimum spec.

Clean your needles! This is the most common

cause of audio drop-out. Because you are

playing the same record over and over, the

needles will get dirty more quickly than usual.

ScratchLivehastoreadtheentireﬁleandcreatea

ﬁle index (overview) the ﬁrst time it is loaded. This

may take a few seconds for longer ﬁles. After the

ﬁrstload,itshouldloadinstantly.See“pRepaRIng

YOUR F i L e S” O n PAG e 10.

WHAT neeDLeS ARe BeST FOR USe WiTH

SCRATCH Live?

We recommend Shure M44-7 needles for use

with Scratch Live, due to their high output

volume, excellent tracking and low record wear.

i HAve A PARTiCULAR MP3 THAT WOn’T

PLAY / PLAYS BADLY / TAkeS A LOnG TiMe

TO LOAD / CRASHeS THe PROGRAM. WHAT

SHOULD i DO?

the thReShOLd gOeS tO the FaR RIght

i HAve CUe BURn AT THe BeGinninG OF

MY COnTROL ReCORD, DOeS THAT MeAn

i neeD TO RePLACe iT?

WHen i CLiCk THe eSTiMATe BUTTOn

Make sure the needle is on the record and the

record is stopped when you click estimate. If

the slider goes hard right and stays there, you

most likely have an earthing problem with your

turntables/mixer. If you cannot eliminate this

problem, use rel mode over abs mode.

The ﬁle may be damaged. Please go to the forum

at scratchlive.net and notify the support team

that you have a bad ﬁle. By reporting damaged

or corrupt ﬁles, you will help the developers to

improve Scratch Live’s ability to play damaged

MP3 ﬁles in the future.

No, use the track start offset function (in the

setup screen) to move the point at which tracks

begin to a position further into the vinyl.

nOTe: To keep up with the latest tips, visit

the Ofﬁcial Scratch Live Forum online at

scratchlive.net.

THe TRACkS ARe PLAYinG BACkWARDS!

The inputs (from the turntables or CD players)

are the wrong way around. Try swapping red and

white wires at one end.

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cORRupt FILe

deScRIptIOnS and

dIagnOSeS

Corrupt ﬁle: This MP3 contains invalid

frames.

This MP3 contains frames which do not conform strictly to the ofﬁcial MP3 speciﬁcation. Scratch Live

can not be certain that this ﬁle will play back 100% accurately.

Corrupt ﬁle: This ﬁle contains corrupt

frames that may result in audible glitches.

This ﬁle contains two or more contiguous corrupt frames. Since corrupt frames are replaced with

silence, this could result in what might sound like an audio glitch.

Corrupt ﬁle: This ﬁle has been split. You

should check the beginning for audio

glitches.

The ﬁrst MPEG audio frame in this ﬁle refers to audio that should be present before it but is not. This

is usually the result of incorrect MP3 editing. Since a corrupt frame is replaced with silence and most

songs start with silence, the resulting silence might not be noticeable. All the same, listen to the

beginning of the song, just to be sure.

Corrupt ﬁle: This MP3 contains frames

with corrupt data.

Decoding of an MPEG audio frame failed. This means that the frame contained invalid data. As usual

with corrupt frames, this frame will be played as silence.

Corrupt ﬁle: This MP3 lost syncronization

between the frame index and the frames.

Scratch Live is reading an old overview of an MP3 that has been edited in a thrid party editing

program. Re-building the overviews for the affected ﬁles usually corrects this error.

Corrupt ﬁle: This MP3 is completely invalid Self explanatory. Possible causes are disk bad sectors, ﬁle system corruption, wrong ﬁle types, wrong

and is not playable. ﬁle extensions, etc

Corrupt ﬁle: This ﬁle contains invalid audio Scratch Live encountered invalid data while looking for audio in this ﬁle. This message alerts you to

data.

the fact that the ﬁle you're trying to play contains corrupt data. This may, or may not, affect playback.

Corrupt ﬁle: This MP3 contains no valid

frames.

No audio could be found in this ﬁle, which means it is completely unplayable as far as Scratch Live is

concerned. Please make sure this really is an audio ﬁle.

Unsupported ﬁle: This MP3 contains mul-

tiple layers.

While scanning this ﬁle, Scratch Live found frames belonging to multiple MPEG layers. Scratch Live

does not support MP3s containing frames from multiple layers – some frames may output as silence.

Unsupported ﬁle: This ﬁle is more than 2

GB in size.

Self explanatory. At the moment, Scratch Live does not support ﬁles that are 2 GB in size (or larger).

Unsupported ﬁle: This ﬁle has data blocks This ﬁle contains chunks of data that are larger than 2 GB. Scratch Live does not support ﬁles that are

greater than 2 GB in size.

more than 2 GB in size.

Corrupt ﬁle: This WAv contains no valid

This WAV ﬁle contains no recognizable WAV data. It is quite possible that this might not be a WAV ﬁle.

chunks.

Unsupported ﬁle: This ﬁle's data is not in

PCM format.

WAV ﬁles can contain data in several formats. Scratch Live only supports WAV ﬁles that contain data

in the PCM format.

Unsupported ﬁle: This ﬁle has a sampling

rate greater than 48 kHz.

Scratch Live does not support sampling rates greater than 48 kHz. If you see this message, the

simplest approach is to re-sample the audio at 48 kHz and re-save the ﬁle.

Unsupported ﬁle: This ﬁle uses more than

24 bits per sample

Scratch Live supports a maximum of 24 bits per sample of audio data.

Corrupt ﬁle: This WAv is incomplete.

Scratch Live expected more data in the ﬁle, but found none. This could be because the ﬁle was

incorrectly truncated or because the data in the ﬁle is corrupt, causing Scratch Live to incorrectly

estimate the amount of data present in the ﬁle.

Corrupt ﬁle: This ﬁle contains corrupt

blocks.

This ﬁle contains blocks of data that report their size to be zero. This message was inserted to identify

ﬁles that might cause lockups on previous versions of Scratch Live.

Corrupt ﬁle: This song contains no audio

data.

Scratch Live could not ﬁnd any audio in this ﬁle. Please check to make sure this ﬁle contains audio in

a format that Scratch Live supports.

Corrupt ﬁle: This song contains invalid

samples.

This ﬁle contains samples of audio that are too small to represent accurately and will therefore

be truncated to zero. This should not result in any audible audio artifacts, but could cause audio

dropouts on earlier versions of Scratch Live.

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SCOPe ReADinG AnD FiXeS

MostoftheproblemsthatoccurwithScratchLivecanbeattributedtoitnotgettingagoodreadingofthecontrolsignalfromyourrecordsorCDs.Theseexamplesshowwhatthescopesonthe

setupscreencanlookliketohelpsolvepossibleproblems.Someproblemscausesimilarlookingscopes,e.g.,ifyourscopeslookliketheDustyNeedleone,thecausecouldbeadamagedneedle.

nO SiGnAL - Scratch Live is not receiving any control

GOOD SiGnAL - Clean signal with 100% tracking.

BAD TURnTABLe viBRATiOn - Bass is reaching the

signal - check your connections.

stylus. Try to isolate the turntable from the speakers.

PHOnO inTO Line inPUT - Scratch Live is set to

receive line level input. Set to the correct value in the

setup menu.

CD PLAYeR inTO PHOnO inPUT - Scratch Live is set

to receive phono level input. Set to the correct value in

the setup menu.

DUSTY neeDLe - Dust is preventing the stylus from

tracking the groove correctly. Clean your needle and the

control vinyl.

USinG PiGGYBACk CABLeS

Picking up huge

DAMAGeD neeDLe

Try re-seating, cleaning or

UneARTHeD - Very susceptible to interference.

Attach the turntable’s ground wire.

amounts of noise, barely tracking. Connect your

turntables directly to the hardware.

replacing your stylus.

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

LeFT CHAnneL MiSSinG - The signal from the needle

is not reaching the SL 3. Check the cable and cartridge

connections.

RiGHT CHAnneL MiSSinG - The signal from the

needle is not reaching the SL 3. Check the cable and

cartridge connections.

ReCORD BURn - This section of the control vinyl has

been worn. Swap sides or use the track start offset.

LeFT CHAnneL iS nOiSe - Left signal has been lost

RiGHT CHAnneL iS nOiSe - Right signal has been

BAD ReCORD BURn - Your record is very badly worn

and Scratch Live is unable to track correctly. Swap

sides or get new vinyl ASAP.

with a noisy loose connection.

lost with a noisy loose connection.

SiGnALS ARe SUMMinG TO MOnO - The left and

right signals have been combined into one somewhere

in your signal chain.

RiGHT CHAnneL iS inTeRFeRenCe - Right signal

has been lost with a noisy loose connection and left

channel crosstalk.

TOneARM iS SLiGHTLY TOO LiGHT - Susceptible to

dust and vibration. Adjust the tonearm.

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(all specs typical)

SL 3 SPeCiFiCATiOnS

Computer interface

USB Power Requirement

USB Audio Channels

External Power Supply

Converters

USB 2.0 High Speed

400 mA, 5.0 Volts

SL 3 SPeCiFiCATiOnS

Six Record and Six Playback

1060 mA, 7.5 Volts

24-bit / 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz sample rate

104 dB, A-weighted

101 dB, A-weighted

98 dB, A-weighted

0.009% at 1 kHz at 2 Vrms

Switchable

DAC Dynamic Range

Line Thru Dynamic Range

Phono Thru Dynamic Range

THD+N

All Inputs Phono or Line Level

Line Input

Unbalanced RCA

…...Gain

Unity

…...Maximum Input / Output

Phono Input

3 Vrms

Unbalanced RCA

……Sensitivity

Adjustable 2.5 mV to 10 mV

RANE SL 3 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9

decLaRatIOn OF cOnFORmIty

STAnDARD(S) TO WHiCH

COnFORMiTY iS DeCLAReD:

EN60065:Ed. 7.1 (2005)

appLIcatIOn OF

COUnCiL DiReCTive:

2006/95/EC

EN55103-1:1996

2004/108/EC

EN55103-2:1996

2002/96/EC

ENVIRONMENT E2

2002/95/EC

SERIAL NUMBERS 600000-700000

MAnUFACTUReR:

Rane Corporation

10802 47th Avenue West

Mukilteo WA 98275-5098 USA

This equipment has been tested and found to be in compliance with all applicable standards and regulations applying to the EU’s Low Voltage (LV) directive

2006/95/EC, and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) directive 2004/108/EC. In order for the customer to maintain compliance with this regulation, high

quality shielded cable must be used for interconnection to other equipment. Modiﬁcation of the equipment, other than that expressly outlined by the

manufacturer, is not allowed under this directive. The user of this equipment shall accept full responsibility for compliance with the LV directive and EMC

directive in the event that the equipment is modiﬁed without written consent of the manufacturer.

TYPe OF eQUiPMenT:

Professional Audio Signal Processing

MODeL: SL 3

iMMUniTY ReSULTS:

THD+N: 4 dBu, 400 Hz, BW = 20 Hz - 20 kHz

Test Description

Results

Conditions

RF electromagnetic Fields immunity

80 MHz -1000 MHz, 1 kHz AM, 80% depth, 3V/m

< -79 dB

80 MHz - 1,000 MHz

Magnetic Fields immunity

50 Hz -10 kHz, 3.0 - 0.3 A/m

< -62 dB

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms

to the Directive(s) and Standard(s) shown above.

Roy G. Gill

Compliance engineer

(Signature)

(Full Name)

(Position)

Mukilteo WA USA

July 10, 2008

(Place)

(Date)

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FactORy authORIzed SeRvIce

Your unit may someday need to be serviced by the Rane Factory if you live in the USA. International customers should contact your dealer or distributor

for service. You must call the Rane factory before shipping. Please do not return your unit to Rane without prior authorization.

Rane Corporation

To obtain service or a Return Authorization in the USA, please phone 425-355-6000

or Fax 425-347-7757

LImIted dOmeStIc WaRRanty

RANE CORPORATION WARRANTS ALL RANE PRODUCTS (EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS CLASSIFIED AS WEAR PARTS, AND LISTED ON THE

MANUAL-1 PAGE OF EACH OPERATORS MANUAL) PURCHASED IN THE U.S. AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP

FOR A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS. WEAR PARTS ARE LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF NINETY (90) DAYS FROM THE INITIAL DATE OF RETAIL

PURCHASEFROMANAUTHORIZEDRANEDEALER—WEARPARTSREQUIREPROOFOFPURCHASEDATE.Thislimitedwarrantyextends

to all purchasers or owners of the product during the warranty period beginning with the original retail purchase. Rane Corporation does not,

however, warrant its products against any and all defects: 1) arising out of material or workmanship not provided or furnished by Rane, or

2) resulting from abnormal use of the product or use in violation of instructions, or 3) in products repaired or serviced by other than the

Rane Factory, or 4) in products with removed or defaced serial numbers, or 5) in components or parts or products expressly warranted by

another manufacturer. Rane agrees to supply all parts and labor to repair or replace defects covered by this limited warranty with parts or

products of original or improved design, at its option in each respect, if the defective product is shipped prior to the end of the warranty

period to the Rane Factory in the original packaging or a replacement supplied by Rane, with all transportation costs and full insurance

paid each way by the purchaser or owner.

LiMiTeD WARRAnTY OUTSiDe THe U.S.A.

RANE PRODUCTS ARE WARRANTED ONLY IN THE COUNTRY WHERE PURCHASED, THROUGH THE AUTHORIZED RANE DISTRIBUTOR IN THAT

COUNTRY, AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP, THE SPECIFIC PERIOD OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY SHALL BE THAT WHICH IS

DESCRIBED TO THE ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASER BY THE AUTHORIZED RANE DEALER OR DISTRIBUTOR AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. Rane

Corporation does not, however, warrant its products against any and all defects: 1) arising out of materials or workmanship not provided or furnished by

Rane, or 2) resulting from abnormal use of the product or use in violation of instructions, or 3) in products repaired or serviced by other than authorized

Rane repair facilities, or 4) in products with removed or defaced serial numbers, or 5) in components or parts or products expressly warranted by another

manufacturer. Rane agrees, through the applicable authorized distributor, to repair or replace defects covered by this limited warranty with parts or

products of original or improved design, at its option in each respect, if the defective product is shipped prior to the end of the warranty period to the

designated authorized Rane warranty repair facility in the country where purchased, or to the Rane factory in the U.S., in the original packaging or a

replacement supplied by Rane, with all transportation costs and full insurance paid each way by the purchaser or owner.

ALL REMEDIES AND THE MEASURE OF DAMAGES ARE LIMITED TO THE ABOVE SERVICES, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ECONOMIC LOSS OR INJURY TO

PERSON OR PROPERTY MAY RESULT FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT; HOWEVER, EVEN IF RANE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THIS POSSIBILITY,

THIS LIMITED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ANY SUCH CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES. SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT

ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARISING BY LAW, COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, USAGE OF TRADE, OR

OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ARE

LIMITED TO A PERIOD OF TWO (2) YEARS FROM EITHER THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE OR, IN THE EVENT NO PROOF OF PURCHASE

DATE IS AVAILABLE, THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE, SOME STATES OR COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED

WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND

YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE, COUNTRY TO COUNTRY.

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WARRAnTY PROCeDURe - vALiD in USA OnLY

NOTICE! You must complete and return the warranty card or register your product online to extend

the Warranty from 2 years to 3 years!

TO VALIDATE YOUR EXTENDED WARRANTY: Use the postcard that came in the box with your unit, or go to www.rane.com and click on new Product

Registration. Fill out the warranty completely, being sure to include the model and serial number of the unit since this is how warranties are tracked.

If your Rane product was purchased in the U.S.A., mail the completed card or register online with to Rane Corporation within 10 days from the date of

purchase. if you purchased the product outside the U.S.A. you must ﬁle your warranty registration with the Rane Distributor in that country. It is

advised that you keep your bill of sale as proof of purchase, should any difﬁculties arise concerning the registration of the warranty card. nOTiCe: IT IS

NOT NECESSARY TO REGISTER IN ORDER TO RECEIVE RANE CORPORATION’S STANDARD TWO YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY.

WARRANTY REGISTRATION is made and tracked by MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBERS ONLY, not by the purchaser’s or owner’s name. Therefore any

warranty correspondence or inquires MUST include the model and serial number of the product in question. Be sure to ﬁll in the model and serial number

in the space provided below and keep this in a safe place for future reference.

WARRANTY SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN AUTHORIZED RANE SERVICE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE UNIT

WAS PURCHASED, OR (if product was purchased in the U.S.) AT THE RANE FACTORY IN THE U.S.. If the product is being sent to Rane for repair, please

call the factory for a Return Authorization number. We recommend advance notice be given to the repair facility to avoid possible needless shipment in

case the problem can be solved over the phone. UNAUTHORIZED SERVICE PERFORMED ON ANY RANE PRODUCT WILL VOID ITS EXISTING FACTORY

WARRANTY.

FACTORY SERVICE: If you wish your Rane product to be serviced at the factory, it must be shipped FULLY INSURED, IN THE ORIGINAL PACKING OR

EQUIVALENT. This warranty will NOT cover repairs on products damaged through improper packaging. If possible, avoid sending products through the

mail. Be sure to include in the package:

1. Complete return street shipping address (P.O. Box numbers are NOT acceptable).

2. A detailed description of any problems experienced, including the make and model numbers of any other system equipment.

3. Remote power supply, if applicable.

Repaired products purchased in the U.S. will be returned prepaid freight via the same method they were sent to Rane. Products purchased in the U.S., but

sent to the factory from outside the U.S. MUST include return freight funds, and the sender is fully responsible for all customs procedures, duties, tariffs

and deposits.

in ORDeR TO QUALiFY FOR RAne’S One YeAR eXTenDeD WARRAnTY (FOR A TOTAL OF 3 YeARS PARTS AnD LABOR),

THe WARRAnTY MUST Be COMPLeTeLY FiLLeD OUT AnD SenT TO US iMMeDiATeLY. vALiD in USA OnLY.

We ReCOMMenD YOU WRiTe YOUR SeRiAL nUMBeR HeRe in YOUR OWneRS MAnUAL

AnD On YOUR SALeS ReCeiPT FOR YOUR ReCORDS.

SeRiAL nUMBeR:______________________________________PURCHASe DATe:_____________________________

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