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Rane MP 4 Operator's Manual
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SCRATCHLIVE
MP 4 OPERATORS MANUAL
1.8.0
Summary of MP 4
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Ol mic level a level b level level low 10 8 6 4 0 2 low high high 0 2 4 6 10 8 line usb line usb input input pgm cue a b mp 4 mixer a program a program b cue phones mic b pan house level power 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 0 –24 –12 +12 –12 +12 –12 ...
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Introduction beyond the quick start guide, please read through this manual to get the most from your mp 4 and the included scratch live soft- ware. Keep this manual in a safe place. If you lose yours, a new copy may be downloaded at www.Rane.Com/mp4.Html. To keep up with the latest tips, and to chec...
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Manual-1 mp 4 mixer operator’s manual version 1.8 wear parts: this product contains the following wear part subject to the ninety (90) day warranty period described on page warranty-1: (1) active crossfader #11646. Contents mp 4 overview ............................................2 front panel desc...
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Manual-2 made in u.S.A. Rane corp. Right left right right left left level r l phono line phono ground mic to usb record mp 4 house aux in 2 in 1 mic acn 001 345 482 balanced outputs: tip = (+), ring = (–), sleeve = signal ground balanced input phono line yes no usb 100-240v 50/60 hz 7 watts for cont...
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Manual-3 front panel description 1 mic level control: adjusts the level of the mic input. The ol (overload) indicator lights when the maximum mic level has been reached, 3 db before clipping. If this lights up, either turn the mic level down, or stop yelling. 2 program input selectors: provide selec...
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Manual-4 rear panel description 1 universal voltage input: via a miniature iec 60320 c6 appliance inlet. This mates with an iec 60320 c5 line cord (usa domestic). Do not lift the ground connection! 2 usb connection: attach the included usb cable from here to the computer. The blue led illuminates wh...
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Manual-5 getting started on mac os x before you install the scratch live software, check for free software updates at scratchlive.Net. The software version that came with your mp 4 is printed on the installation cd. The scratch live software is updated frequently, all updates are free, and available...
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Manual-6 7. Click finish once installation is complete. Scratch live appears in the start menu under all programs > serato > scratch live . Windows xp treats each usb port individually. You might like to install scratch live on all of your usb ports, so you can connect the hardware to any port. As s...
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Manual-7 playing your first track before launching the scratch live software, close all other pro- grams on your mac or pc. When you first run scratch live , your library contains only the pre-installed tracks. Load files into scratch live by pressing the import button. Navigate the hard drive of yo...
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Manual-8 virtual deck virtual deck shows everything about the speed and position of a track. The circular progress bar around the edge is a visual repre- sentation 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 ...
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Manual-9 left deck, and ctrl-k for the right deck. You can also jump to this point without moving the fader by pressing i for the left deck, and k for the right deck. The fader start point is not saved with the file, and by default this point is set to the start of the track. Key lock when key lock ...
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Manual-10 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...
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Manual-11 tempo matching display 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 matc...
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Manual-12 kick drum snare drum main waveform display this view provides a close-up view of the track, including color- coding to show the frequency of the sound; red representing low- frequency bass sounds, green representing mid-frequency sounds and blue representing high-frequency treble sounds. Y...
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Manual-13 midi control overview the midi control feature in scratch live provides the ability to map midi controls to scratch live controls, and thus control the functions of scratch live using midi controllers such as keyboards, triggers, sliders, and knobs. Integrating midi controllers into your s...
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Manual-14 you can change the order of tracks within a crate by dragging them up or down. Tip: the protect library option in the setup screen applies to removing, editing and renaming crates. Check this option to prevent changes to your crates. If you do delete a crate by accident, you can get it bac...
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Manual-15 using the song browser 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 scratch live includes a search function to help you find files quickly and easily. Enter text into the search ...
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Manual-16 when no song is loaded, for finding the bpm of regular records, for example. Seee auto bpm on page 7 to automatically fill in these tags. Status icons the leftmost column shows the status of each track. The image to the left shows 5 tracks with differing statuses. From top to bottom: • scr...
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Manual-17 recording the mp 4 allows you to record from several sources, allowing you to convert vinyl and tape to digital, make samples, or record a performance. The recording will be saved to disk as 24-bit 48k stereo aiff files. Recordings are saved in ‘ my documents\ my music\scratchlive\recordin...
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Manual-18 keyboard shortcuts these actions can be accessed directly from the computer keyboard. 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. Ctrl - r reve...
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Manual-19 additional setup 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. Playback general track end warning enable track end warning to flash the virtual deck as you ap- proach t...
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Manual-20 library read itunes™ library existing itunes users will recognize many features from itunes. Scratch live can read the itunes library format, and will auto- matically import the itunes library and itunes playlists. Itunes is available for mac and pc, for more information about itunes, visi...
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Manual-21 2 3 1 off+50 db mic1 input riaa phono line in 1 riaa phono line in 2 main left cross fader r low hi eq low hi +/- 12 db eq +/- 12 db +12 a low hi eq low hi +/- 12 db eq +/- 12 db +12 b main right mst rec left mst rec right left right mic level -24 0 -12 -24 0 -12 usb 2l usb 1l riaa phono l...
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Manual-22 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 specifica- tion. Scratch live can not be certain that this file will play back 100% accurately. Corrupt file: this file contain...