The turntable speed as a percentage of pitch shift is on the left, and the pitched BPM is on the right.ĭifferent operating modes can be assigned to each Virtual Deck:Ībsolute Mode ? exact reproduction of record movement, needle drop through tracks ? just like normal vinyl. The time and remaining time are displayed in minutes and seconds. The circular progress bar around the edge is a visual representation of the position within the song. As the vinyl rotates, so does the line on the label.
The Virtual Deck shows everything about the speed and position of a track. You can also manually adjust individual gain, remembered in each song file. Auto-gain lets you set a target gain on any or all songs in your library. A tap tempo button allows you to enter your own. Auto-BPM detects tempo information for tracks without it, saving it with each file. With Scratch Live, preprocessing of MP3 files is not required except to detect corrupt files or use the auto-BPM and auto-gain functions. Intuitive search function can be applied to any field to find things quickly. Browse your music collection by album, artist, BPM, or genre, with optional album art display. Hot-swap external drives with fast automatic library merging and retention of crates. The crate and subcrate system helps organize your library and sets. You can drag from Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac) into the Scratch Live library. Scratch Live lets you easily import your playlists and iTunes library. You can record direct from vinyl or CD and save as a 16-bit or 24-bit 48 kHz stereo file. Scratch Live supports all these file formats: Fixed and Variable Bit Rate MP3, AIFF, AAC, ALAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis, CD Audio and direct from the mixer.
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Some of the advances in technology over the original SL1 you'll find in the SL2 include:Ĥ4.1 or 48 kHz sample rate selected in softwareĪSIO / Core Audio drivers for 3rd-party support The Rane SL 2 USB interface connects one or two standard vinyl or CD turntables to your computer using a single USB cable and audio connections to line inputs on your DJ mixer. Serato engineers developed system level audio drivers that allow accurate and reliable operation at faster speeds than any other similar package. Low latency means the response time from touching the decks to hearing an audio signal is extremely fast. This intuitive system replicates the traditional DJing experience for "real feel" usability. The Rane SL 2 gives you the freedom to take your entire digital music collection on the road with advanced features that add extra creativity to your DJing.