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17357 SCRATCHLIVE MP 4 OPERATORS MANUAL 1.7.4
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Important Safety Instructions Introduction 1. Read these instructions. Refer to the separate Quick Start guide that was included in the 2. Keep these instructions. box. If you lose yours, a new copy (along with this manual and all 3. Heed all warnings. other documentation) may be downloaded at 4. Follow all instructions. www.rane.com/mp4.html. To keep up with the latest tips, and 5. Do not use this apparatus near water. to check for software updates for your MP 4, visit the official 6. Cle
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MP 4 MIXER OPERATOR’S MANUAL Version 1.7.4 Contents MP 4 Overview ............................................2 Searching ................................................14 Front Panel Description ...............................3 Prepare window ......................................15 Rear Panel Description .................................4 Review window .......................................15 Fader Cleaning ............................................4 Editing ID3 tags ......................
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Inputs MP 4 Overview PROGRAM A and B INPUT switches select between the two The MP 4 combines Rane mixer technology and Serato Scratch LINE and two USB Inputs. LINE 1 and LINE 2 are set for LIVE software. The result is a mixer with the flexibility of playing PHONO level or LINE level using the associated push switch on the digital music directly from your computer while still supporting rear panel. traditional analog inputs. This two-bus mixer is able to simulta- PROGRAM A and B each featur
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Front Panel Description 6 9 0246 810 PAN MIC PROGRAM A PROGRAM B HOUSE PHONES LINE USB LINE USB 2 1 2 1 +12 +12 2 2 PGM CUE 1 B 1 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 4 6 0 0 MP 4 –12 -12 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 MIXER –24 -24 A 0 10 –12 +12 –12 +12 0 10 0 10 –12 +12 –12 +12 0 10 0 10 OL AB MIC LEVEL INPUT LOW HIGH A LEVEL 10864 20 B LEVEL LOW HIGH INPUT LEVEL CUE LEVEL POWER 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 7 8 10 11 1 MIC LEVEL control: Adjusts the Level of the MIC Input. The OL (overload) indicator lights when the maximum mic level
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Rear Panel Description 3 4 COMMERCIAL AUDIO HOUSE AUX MIC MP 4 EQUIPMENT 24TJ 100-240V PHONO BALANCED OUTPUTS: TIP = (+), RING = (–), SLEEVE = SIGNAL GROUND BALANCED INPUT 50/60 Hz 7 WATTS MADE IN U.S.A. L GROUND RANE CORP. ACN 001 345 482 MIC TO R USB RECORD R FOR CONTINUED LEVEL NO LINE LINE GROUNDING PROTECTION DO NOT REMOVE SCREW USB RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT YES PHONO IN 2 IN 1 PHONO 1 2 5 6 7 1 Universal Voltage Input: via a miniature IEC 60320 C6 appliance inlet. This mates with
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Getting started on Mac OS X Getting started on Windows Windows XP Before you install the Scratch LIVE software, check for free 1. Disconnect any unneccessary USB devices from your PC. software updates at scratchlive.net. The software version that came with your MP 4 is printed on the installation CD. The Scratch 2. Connect the MP 4 to your computer with the supplied USB LIVE software is updated frequently, all updates are free, and cable. available at scratchlive.net. To install the software,
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Third-Party Software 7. Click Finish once installation is complete. Scratch Live appears The MP 4 can be used with third party software, as well as the in the Start Menu under All Programs > Serato > Scratch Live. Scratch LIVE software that comes with it. When you install Scratch LIVE, an ASIO driver will also be installed. You can use Windows XP treats each USB port individually. You might like to the MP 4 as a sound card for any third party software that sup- install Scratch LIVE on all o
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Playing your first track Preparing your files 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 your computer to locate your audio files. Click on these files (or folders containing files) and drag them onto the ✽ All… icon. You can also import by dragging files and folders directly
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The buttons above the cue points allow you to seed the base Mixing with the MP 4 playback speed – half speed, 33/45 or the speed of a 45 rpm Scratch LIVE software has many features allowing you to smooth- recording playing at 33 rpm, normal speed, 45/33 or the speed of ly mix two tracks together. From left to right, these are: a 33 rpm recording playing at 45 rpm, or double speed. Rewind – The rewind function speeds up the longer you press You can also control playback using the computer key
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Loop on / off Set / adjust loop out Set / adjust loop in Go to temp. cue point Censor Bend up Bend down Pitch + Pitch – Play / pause forward Play / pause reverse Cue points You can set up to five visual cue points within each track. Use the + button to place a cue point. Click the arrow to the left of each cue point to jump to it. You can also jump to cue points using keyboard shortcuts – 1 through 5 for the cue points on the left deck, and 6 through 0 for the cue points on the right deck. No
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Tap Tempo To remove a cue point, use the x button on the right side of For tracks with no BPM information, there is a tap tempo button the cue point panel. displayed where the BPM usually is, in the song info area. A cue point can occupy any of the 5 slots. You can drag and Pressing alt-space bar activates the tempo tapper (press alt- drop cue points to change their order in the list. If you wish to space bar a second time to activate the tempo tapper on the right have the cue points sorte
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Tempo matching display Visual aids When the track is playing several waveforms are displayed. Each shows a different aspect of the track being played. Track Overview display This view provides a complete overview of the waveform of the track, and includes a marker to show the current position within the track. This view is useful for finding transitions within the track. The waveform is colored according to the spectrum of the sound – red representing low frequency bass sounds, green repres
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Main Waveform display This view provides a close-up view of the track, including color- Kick Drum 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. You can also switch to a three-band spectrum view by holding In this example, the red part of the the crtl key and clicking on the waveform. wave represents a kick drum, while the Click on the waveform to ‘scrub’ or ma
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You can change the order of tracks within a crate by dragging Organizing your music them up or down. Tip: The protect library option in the setup screen applies to Scratch LIVE software can support an unlimited number of songs removing, editing and renaming crates. Check this option to – the only limitation is the size of the hard drive of your com- prevent changes to your crates. If you do delete a crate by ac- puter. A number of features are included to help you to keep your cident, you c
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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 box and Scratch LIVE will automatically find as you type. Tip: Use the keyboard shortcut ‘ctrl-f’ to jump to the search box. This keyboard shortcut will also take you out of any crate or playlist that you might be in and into your main library, so you can find any track in your collection. If
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Status icons drag tracks from the main track list into the prepare window, or The leftmost column shows the status of each track. The image to simply drag tracks onto the prepare button. These tracks will be the left shows 5 tracks with differing statuses. removed from the prepare window once they have been played. From top to bottom: All tracks in the prepare window will be discarded when you exit Scratch LIVE. • Scratch LIVE has detected some corruption in the Tip: Use the keyboard sho
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Playing tracks direct from audio CD Recording You can play tracks direct from an audio CD in your CD-ROM drive. When you insert the CD into your computer, it appears The MP 4 allows you to record from several sources, allowing under your Scratch LIVE library. Click on the CD and the tracks you to convert vinyl and tape to digital, make samples, or record will be displayed in the track list. a performance. The recording will be saved to disk as 24-bit Tip: Disable any third-party CD Auto-Pl
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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 Reveal - the highlighted song is opened in a file browser. ctrl - F Find - moves the cursor to the search box. ctrl - A Select all. ctrl - C Copy text in edit mode. ctrl - E Edit text. ctrl - V Paste text in edi
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Additional setup This section covers general preferences and adjustments you can make to improve the performance of the Scratch LIVE software. From the top of the main screen, click on setup to get to this area. Audio cache (seconds) Play from start Use the slider to set the amount of audio that is loaded into Enable this to start all tracks from the beginning. If this setting is memory. A small audio cache will place less load on your com- not enabled, freshly loaded tracks will continue to p
