RANE SL 2 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 2.2.
RANE SL 2 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 2.2.
Important Safety Instructions Copyright Notices Minimum System Requirements For the continued safety of yourself and others © 2011 Rane Corporation. All rights reserved. • Available USB 2.0 port. we recommend that you read the following safety Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo • 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher. and installation instructions. Keep this document are trademarks of Serato Audio Research. • 2 GB RAM, more for a large library. in a safe location for future reference.
Contents Important Safety Instructions 3 Getting started 6 Connecting Your Hardware 6 Virtual Deck 12 System Overview 6 Visual Aids 13 Connecting the SL 2 6 Tempo Matching Display 13 Turntable Setup 6 Track Overview Display 13 CD Player Setup 6 Main Waveform Display 13 Kensington Security Slot 6 Beat Matching Display 13 Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs 7 Master Gain 13 Optional Power Supply 7 33 / 45 Speeds 13 USB Drivers 7 Tracking Indicator 13 ASIO (Windows) 7 Tap
SP-6 Sample Player 20 Editing ID3 tags 27 Loading the SP-6 20 Library Zoom 27 Adjust Loops with Vinyl 33 Playing Samples 20 Display Album Art 27 Next Song On Flip 33 SP-6 Instant Doubles 20 Adding Album Art 27 Enable Vinyl Scroll 33 SP-6 Play Modes 20 Status Icons 27 Reverse Vinyl Scroll 33 SP-6 Pitch Controls 20 More Info on Corrupt Files 27 Vinyl Scroll Speed 33 SP-6 ‘Play From’ Selector 21 SP-6 Track Overviews 21 Vinyl Control 33 Drop To Absolute Position (Relativ
Connecting the SL 2 Getting started 4. Connect the SL 2 to your computer To integrate an SL 2 unit into a typical DJ setup, connect it to your turntables (or CD players) and mixer, as follows: 1. Inputs COMPUTER Using the provided USB cable, connect your * SL 2 to an available USB 2.0 port on your computer. RIGHT DECK System Overview LEFT DECK Connect your CD players or turntables to the Make sure you connect it directly to your computer and not through a hub or splitter.
Playing Regular Vinyl and CDs The power supply is regulated 7.5 volts To launch the SL 2 driver Control Panel, open NOTE: the SL 2 must be powered by USB or DC, 1 amp, using a P6 type barrel plug. Any the System Preferences window. Locate the SL2 the optional external power supply for the substitute must meet these specifications. in the “Other” section and click the SL2 icon. -(5.5mm) Control Panel DECK THRUs to work.
2. Insert the Software Installation CD-ROM. Installing Scratch Live Starting the Software Make sure your SL 2 is connected first. If a window doesn’t open automatically, browse to the CD drive. Run setup.exe. or Launch the installer you just downloaded from serato.com. 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.
How to Calibrate Scratch Live Calibrating Scratch Live With music playing in the background (from any see green rings appear in the scope view as source), put your needle on the record with the shown here. turntable stopped. If you are using CD players, For optimal performance the inner ring should the same rules apply. Have the CD deck paused be as close to circular as possible. Use the or stopped while calibrating.
Importing and Playing Music 2. Once you have located your music, drag the NOTE: Older iTunes Music Store DRM files folder or files you want to import onto the cannot be played back by Scratch Live. purple “ All...” icon. This is located to the iTunes Plus files are DRM-free. left of your screen at the top of the crates and playlist window. If you wish to import all of Playing Music your music, just drag your whole music folder Click on the “ All...” icon to show all the tracks onto this icon.
Set Auto BPM Whitelabel.net Preparing Your Files 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.
The Control CD Playback Control The control CD has Main Screen Overview two tracks. The first track is 15 minutes long and controls playback. The second track is 40 seconds long and controls vinyl scroll. Vinyl Scroll Vinyl Scroll allows you to select and load tracks using only your turntables (or CD player) – no 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.
Visual Aids Main Waveform Display When the track is playing several waveforms are This view provides a close-up After a few seconds, blue peaks appear in the displayed. Each shows a different aspect of the of the track, including color Tempo Matching display. track being played. coding to show the frequency Tempo Matching Display 1. Start the track playing on the Right Deck. of the sound; red representing 2.
Tap Tempo Censor Track Gain For tracks with no BPM information, Use the censor button to “mask” parts Use the track gain knob to balance the there is a tap tempo button displayed of a song, or use as a special effect. volume of the tracks in your library. Any where the BPM usually is, in the song info area. When you press the censor button, the track adjustment made to the gain of a track is Pressing alt-space bar activates the tempo starts playing backwards from that point.
Display Modes Library Views Scratch Live gives you the option of four different You can choose between four different library display modes to suit your style of performance. views which allow for visual browsing using text The Display Mode buttons are located in the top and album art. Select your Library View by using left of the Main Screen. The available display the buttons in the bottom left area of the main modes are: screen.
Absolute Mode Relative Mode ABS mode is the default mode, and most closely REL mode observes the relative forward and resembles the properties of normal vinyl. The backward movement of the record, but does not beginning of the track is mapped to the start of take into account the position within the record. the record, and by picking up the tone arm and REL mode disables needle dropping, but allows moving the needle to another part of the record skip-free scratching.
Internal Mode Pitch Slider - Use the pitch slider to More Controls make pitch adjustments while using You can also control playback using the INT mode. Drag the pitch slider with the computer keyboard shortcuts — turn Caps Lock mouse to make large pitch movements, on to enable. See “Playback Keys Use Shift” or hold the shift key and drag the pitch on page 32. slider to make fine adjustments. Clicking the RANGE button above INT mode allows playing tracks without external vinyl (or CD) control.
TIP: Zoom in on the waveform using the – and Cue Points + keys and ‘scrub’ to the desired position for greater accuracy when setting cue points. Looping Enable Hot Cues To turn on hot cues, check Enable Hot Cues in the Playback tab on the Setup screen. When Hot Cues are enabled, you can set cue points simply by pressing the number keys 1 through 0 (no ctrl modifier required). Note that you can only add cues this way if the cue point slots are empty. See “Enable Hot Cues” on page 32.
locked loop symbol, a red border will appear. The A-Slot Loop Roll with MIDI This indicates the loop is locked, and you will A special loop slot ‘A’ exists for auto-looping. The You can assign loop roll to MIDI in several ways: not be able to adjust the end points or delete act of using the auto-loop buttons sets a loop in After pressing the MIDI assign button in Scratch the loop until you unlock it, by clicking on the the ‘A’ slot, following the rules above.
SP-6 Sample Player Loading the SP-6 To load a track to the SP-6, drag and drop the SP-6 Play Modes desired file from your library into one of the Each sample slot has three different play modes: sample slots. To eject a track, click the eject button to the right of the title display. Trigger mode - When play is pressed, the audio plays through until the end of The SP-6 Sample Player allows you to play up TIP: You can load tracks to the SP-6 with the the track.
SP-6 Pitch Controls SP-6 Slot Volumes you to choose the L, M, R output for each slot. There are E a c h These output routings will be saved when you individual individual close down Scratch Live, so the next time you Pitch Slider, sample slot launch Scratch Live, your preferred settings will Bend, Nudge, and Keylock controls for each has a separate volume slider and gain control. remain the same. the pitch slider.
Super Knob Mode DJ-FX Plugin Super Knob Mode allows In Ultra Knob Mode, use this to select which you individual control of each effect in the FX unit. Each effect slot has a Super Knob which controls the wet and dry amount for the effect. unit. Each FX unit has two control modes: Ultra Knob Mode and Super Knob Mode, both of which can be fully customized. The DJ-FX plugin opens in Ultra Knob Mode by default.
Assigning Controls 6. Move the Parameter Knob to the position that you want the to be the highest value of the parameter. To enable MIDI assign mode, click MIDI Control the 7. Press the Macro Max button to set the MIDI button. Hovering the mouse pointer over a control will bring up the maximum. MIDI assignment box, showing the current 8. Link the parameter to the Ultra or Super assignment status. Knob by pressing the Link button.
Ctrl-Click Functionality MIDI Devices Some Scratch Live controls on the GUI have Any connected MIDI device will be listed within additional functionality assigned to ctrl-click. the MIDI Device List in the MIDI panel of the You can assign ctrl-click functionality to a MIDI Setup screen. You are able to enable or disable control, alongside the normal functionality. For any of these devices using the “Enable MIDI example, ctrl-click on the INT mode pitch slider Device” checkbox.
TIP: Check the ‘Protect library’ option in the You can then choose the following inclusion / The column button is located at the top of the Library tab of the Setup screen to prevent exclusion criteria: library pane in the right hand corner. Click on changes to your crates. If you do delete a • Contains the column button to select which columns you crate by accident, you can get it back from • Is want to display. To sort your library by a column, the recycle bin / trash.
Prepare Window Deck: The Virtual Deck that the song was played TIP: To make a new Scratch Live crate The Prepare window is a holding area for tracks, on will be displayed under the deck column. In containing your session information, select a much like preparing a set by lifting records part the song row, either left or right is displayed. The session and drag it to the + new crate icon. way out of your record bag. You can drag tracks offline player will be listed as offline.
Uploading Serato Playlists Editing ID3 tags Status Icons Once you have finished your session, or to Much of the information associated with each file The leftmost column shows the status of each upload a previous history session, select the can be edited from within Scratch Live. Double track. The image to the left shows five tracks desired session in the History panel. Click the click on the attribute within the main library to with differing statuses.
File Management Deleting Crates and Tracks Move: Select this to move the selected files and/ To delete tracks from your Scratch Live library, or folders to the new location. Your Scratch Live select the track and use the keyboard shortcut library and crates will now reference the files in ctrl-delete. Make sure you have the Protect their new location. library option unchecked in the Library tab of the Setup screen. Cancel: Cancel any changes. • Deleting a track when you are in the “ All...
Recording Recordings can be loaded onto the Decks, Sampling From Vinyl renamed, files. You can use the SL 2 interface to sample from Recordings are saved as 24-bit, 48 kHz stereo vinyl or any other sound source. Click the and managed like other AIFF files by default. triangle next to the record button to select from Recordings are saved in “My Documents\ the Left (deck) or Right (deck) inputs. My Music\_Serato_\Recording” in Windows XP, in TIP: Remember that ctrl-n turns recording on Win
Using LiveFeed LiveFeed Mixing With One Turntable Or CD Player First locate the LiveFeed files in your library. Type “livefeed” into the search box and you will see: LiveFeed - Rane SL 2 Left In (Gated) -xx dB LiveFeed - Rane SL 2 Left In LiveFeed - Rane SL 2 Right In (Gated) -xx dB LiveFeed allows you to stream either the Left or Right input of the SL 2 to a Virtual Deck. For instance, you can connect an audio device to either of the SL 2 inputs and record a portion of audio.
KEY Keyboard Shortcuts ctrl - L ctrl - R ctrl - F ctrl - A ctrl - C ctrl - E ctrl - V ctrl - X ctrl - Z shift - ctrl - shift - ctrl - These actions can be accessed directly from the computer keyboard. NOTE: Playback, cue and speed controls use Shift or Caps Lock. You can turn this off in the Setup screen. See “Playback Keys Use Shift” on page 32.
Hardware Playback USB Buffer Size (Latency) Track End Warning Scratch Live processes audio in small chunks. Enable this option to flash the Virtual Deck as When smaller chunks are used, the movement you approach the end of the track. The label will of the record is translated into audio more often, start flashing 20 seconds from the end of the which results in a lower overall system latency. record.
Use Auto Gain Play From Start Auto gain enables you to set a uniform volume Enable this to start all tracks from the beginning level for the tracks in your library. When a track is when loaded in REL and INT modes. If this in auto gain mode, the track gain knob appears setting is not enabled, freshly loaded tracks will recessed. continue to play from the point the last track was Check this box to enable auto gain. Provided Vinyl Control at. This option is on by default.
Drop To Cue Points (Relative Mode) Library Protect Library Uncheck this option to remove files and crates This option triggers the corresponding cue point from your library. Check this option to lock when the needle is repositioned into one of the your library and prevent accidental file or crate first five one-minute sections on the control vinyl. deletion while using Scratch Live.
Import AAC Files Display Plugins Maximum Screen Updates SP-6 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 the Read iTunes library option is turned on. Font Size Adjust this slider to increase and decrease the font size for the main library and crates area.
The tracks are playing backwards! Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked Questions The inputs (from the turntables or CD players) are the wrong way around. Try swapping red and white wires at one end. I want to backup my library and crates or move them to another machine, so where are they stored? Your database and crates are stored in the folder Home\Music\_Serato_ on a Mac, and I can’t get the Scope View to show nice clean circles My Documents\My Music\_Serato_ in Windows Check your needles and make s
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.
Scope Reading and Fixes Most of the problems that occur with Scratch Live can be attributed to it not getting a good reading of the control signal from your records or CDs. These examples show what the scopes on the setup screen can look like to help solve possible problems. Some problems cause similar looking scopes, e.g., if your scopes look like the Dusty Needle one, the cause could be a damaged needle. GOOD SIGNAL - Clean signal with 100% tracking.
RECORD BURN - This section of the control vinyl has LEFT CHANNEL MISSING - The signal from the needle RIGHT CHANNEL MISSING - The signal from the been worn. Swap sides or adjust the Vinyl Start Offset. is not reaching the SL 2. Check the cable and cartridge needle is not reaching the SL 2. Check the cable and connections. cartridge connections.
SL 2 Specifications CODEC 44.1 kHz Sample Rate Frequency Response 48 kHz Sample Rate Frequency Response Sample Rate Selection Deck Inputs ……Phono Maximum Input ……Phono Gain ……Line Level (CD) Maximum Input Line Outputs: …...THD+N …...Maximum Output …...Dynamic Range Dynamic Range DAC Device Latency USB 2.0 High Speed Port Required Blue Indicator 24-bit PCM -0.5 dB @ 20 Hz, -1.22 dB @ 20 kHz -0.5 dB @ 20 Hz, -0.40 dB @ 20 kHz 44.
Declaration of Conformity Standard(s) to which conformity is declared: Application of Council directive: EN55103-1:2009 2004/108/EC 2002/96/EC EN55103-2:2009 2002/95/EC ENVIRONMENT E2 SERIAL NUMBERS 700000-900000 Manufacturer: CE MARK WAS FIRST AFFIXED IN: 2011 Rane Corporation 10802 47th Avenue West Mukilteo WA 98275-5000 USA This equipment has been tested and found to be in compliance with all applicable standards and regulations applying to the EU’s Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) directive
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 U.S.A.
Warranty Procedure - Valid in U.S.A. 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.
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