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RANE SL4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • QUICK START

When setting up Scratch Live in a new

location, calibrate the software to the

background noise picked up by the

needles, cables and CD players.

1. Put one Virtual Deck in INT mode, load

a track, press the  play button, and

turn up the mixer volume and sound

system as loud as you will be playing

your session.

2. When using turntables, place the

needles on the records with the motors

off and switch to the Setup screen.

When using CD players, pause the CD

and switch to the Setup screen.

3. Switch between calibrating the Primary

and Secondary Decks by clicking the

Primary and Secondary buttons above

the scopes. Select your Primary Decks

under the Hardware tab.

4. Press and hold the Estimate button

for each side, letting go when the

threshold setting is stable (usually about

one second). In situations with lots of

background noise, the threshold will

need to be higher.

5. Start the turntables and adjust the

L/R Balance and P/A Balance next

to each calibration scope to adjust the

shape of the inner ring. Use the scope

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

out as necessary. If you have trouble

getting the rings circular, try cleaning

or changing your needles. If the image

appears as a line, one channel of the

turntable is not working. See examples

of “Scope Reading and Fixes” in the

manual.

6. Check the percentage (%) in the bottom

right corner of each calibration scope,

indicating the percentage of readable

signal — this number should be close

to 100% when your system is calibrated

properly.

These are the basics of calibrating. If you

run into any problems or questions, read

through “Calibrating Scratch Live” in the

manual. If you aren’t seeing good circles,

refer to “Scope Reading and Fixes.”

After your setup is calibrated properly

you are ready to import music. See

“Importing and Playing Music” in the

manual to get started.

TROUBLESHOOTING

If you aren’t getting any sound,

disconnect all cables and start fresh. For

now, let’s keep it simple and get Scratch

Live running.

• The SL4 outputs connect to a “LINE”

or “CD” input on your mixer. Set any

phono/line switches on the mixer’s top

or back to the “LINE” or “CD” position.

• The four little switches on the SL4 need

to match what is plugged in — Switch

up for “PHONO” (turntable), down for

“CD” (line).

• If you aren’t hearing audio, you should

at least see the waveform move on

the screen as the control vinyl or CD is

playing. The meters next to the Virtual

Deck should display sound levels. If not,

check that you are using ABS or REL

mode above the Virtual Deck.

• If nothing is moving on the scope,

re-check all connections. See

“Troubleshooting and Frequently Asked

Questions” in the manual.

• Play the control vinyl from the beginning

(outer part). When using the control CD,

play from the beginning of Track 1.

• In Setup, set the “Vinyl Start Offset”

knob in the Vinyl Control tab to 0.

• If you hear music when in INT mode

but not in ABS or REL mode while

using control vinyl or CDs, see “Scope

Reading and Fixes.” A common

problem is seeing a straight or diagonal

line in the scope view. This means you

are either getting an uneven stereo

signal or a mono signal. Scratch Live

needs an even stereo signal to function.

• Start by taking the needle from the

“good” turntable and put it on the “bad”

turntable. Does it now play ne? If so,

you need a new needle. If not, put the

“good” needle back on the “good”

turntable.

• If we have established good playback

from one input of the SL4, plug the

turntable giving the problem into the

“good” SL4 input. If the turntable

still gives you a line or nothing in the

scope, the problem is somewhere in the

cartridge, tonearm or its RCA cable.

• If you are using a CD player, try

replacing its RCA cable to the SL4

inputs.

Step 4:

Calibration

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