Rane SIXTY-EIGHT Quick Start Manual - Display
RANE SIXTY-EIGHT FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • QUICK START
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Set Auto BPM
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 file’s BPM will fall within a
certain range, use the range drop down
to avoid double or half value BPMs being
calculated.
*
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 “Editing ID3 tags” in
the manual.
Playing Music
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 on to the Right Deck.
TIP: You can also load tracks to Decks
using the mouse. Click and drag a track
from the track list area on to either
Virtual Deck.
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).
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).
Track Display
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 or key information
written in the tag, this will also be
displayed.
Primary & Secondary
Deck Layers
When using the Sixty-Eight with more
than two Virtual Decks, layers are used
to determine which Decks respond to
keyboard shortcuts and the Control Strips
on the Sixty-Eight. The Primary Deck layer
is the main left and right Decks that you
will use, while the Secondary Deck layer
is the other secondary Decks. You decide
which Decks are to be the Primary and
Secondary Decks, this can be configured
on the Setup screen. See “Select Primary
Decks” in the manual.
To switch focus between the Primary
and Secondary Deck layers, use the
Layer
button on the Sixty-Eight or the ~ (tilde)
keyboard shortcut.
Display
Modes
Scratch Live gives you the option of
four different display modes to suit your
style of performance. The Display Mode
buttons are located in the top left of the
Main Screen. They are:
Library Mode: Maximizes your
library space by minimizing the
Virtual Deck information displayed. In
Library Mode only the track information,
Virtual Deck, mode, track overview display
and meter are displayed.
TIP: Use the space bar to toggle
between Library Mode and your current
display mode.
Classic Vertical Mode: Two
Decks are displayed on the left
and right sides of the screen with vertical
waveforms in the middle.
Classic Horizontal Mode: Two
Decks are displayed on the
left and right sides of the screen with
horizontal waveforms in the middle.
2-Deck Stack Mode: Two Decks
are stacked on top of each other
in a horizontal fashion. Stack Mode aligns
the waveforms on top of each other, while
maximizing waveform space. The controls
for all Decks can be shown or hidden by
pressing the Show Deck Controls Button
on any Deck.
4-Deck Stack Mode: Four Decks
are stacked on top of each other
in a horizontal fashion, as in 2-Deck Stack
Mode.