Rane SL 4 User manual

RANE SL4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • QUICK START 1
SL4 QUICK START
Step 1:
Connections
This Quick Start guide will get you the
basics. Still, we really want you to read
the manual.
5. Connect OUTPUTS 1-4 of the SL4
to line inputs on your mixer. AUX
can output the SP-6 sample player
to another mixer line input. Note: If
Scratch Live audio is excessively loud
or distorted, the SL4 OUTPUTS have
been connected to phono level inputs
by mistake.
6. Switch the SL4 SAMPLE RATE switch
to 48 kHz if you are not using 96 kHz
audio les.
7. Using a USB cable, connect either USB
A or USB B on your SL4 to an available
USB 2.0 port on your computer.
Connect directly to your computer and
not through a hub or splitter.
8. For a second computer, see “Two
Computer Connection” in the manual.
1. Connect your CD players or turntables
to INPUTS 1-4 on the SL4. If this is your
rst experience with Scratch Live, we
recommend starting with just two decks
into INPUTS 1-2.
2. Set each INPUT to the correct input
level using the dip switches. Set the
switches UP for Phono (turntables) or
DOWN for CD (line level).
3. If you use turntables, connect their
ground wires to either the ground post
on the SL4 or your mixer. Turntable
ground wires are important for Scratch
Live to run properly.
4. If you want the ability to record your
mix into Scratch Live, connect an
additional output (such as an AUX OUT)
from your mixer to the SL4 AUX INPUT.
TO SL4
USB A
OR USB B
MIXER RECORD OUTPUT
TO SL4 AUX INPUT
SAMPLE
RATE
SWITCH
DEFAULT
@ 48 kHz
SL4 OUTPUTS 1, 2, 3, 4 & AUX
TO MIXER LINE-LEVEL INPUTS
POWER SUPPLY IS REQUIRED
FOR DECK THRUS TO WORK
WHEN NOT POWERED BY USB
LOCK
PUSH
OPEN
INPUTS TO FOUR
TURNTABLES OR CD
DECKS ARE INDIVIDUALLY
SWITCHABLE ON THE SL4.
UP = PHONO, DOWN = CD.
SIG / OL
CUE
1
CUE
2
ENGAGE
SIG / OL
MIX LEVEL
4
INPUT GAIN
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
CUE
PGM
POWER
STEREO
XP 2016S
MASTER
CUE
EFFECTS
LOOP
MONO
BOOTH
+6
OFF
0
TREBLE
1
2
SIG / OL
MIX LEVEL
4
INPUT GAIN
2
3
9
1
10
8
AUX 5
AUX 4
AUX 3
6
5
AUX 2
AUX 1
AUX 5
AUX 4
AUX 3
PHONO /
LINE
PHONO /
LINE
PHONO /
LINE
PHONO /
LINE
MIC 1
ENGAGE
MIC 2
AUX 2
AUX 1
7
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
CUE
3
3
SIG / OL
MIX LEVEL
4
INPUT GAIN
2
3
9
1
10
8
AUX 5
AUX 4
AUX 3
6
5
AUX 2
AUX 1
7
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
CUE
4
4
SIG / OL
MIX LEVEL
4
INPUT GAIN
2
3
9
1
10
8
AUX 5
AUX 4
AUX 3
6
5
AUX 2
AUX 1
7
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
CUE
5
5
SIG / OL
MIX LEVEL
4
INPUT GAIN
2
3
9
1
10
8
AUX 5
AUX 4
AUX 3
6
5
AUX 2
AUX 1
7
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
CUE
6
6
SIG / OL
MIX LEVEL
4
INPUT GAIN
2
3
9
1
10
8
AUX 5
AUX 4
AUX 3
6
5
AUX 2
AUX 1
7
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
4
8
6
8
6
2
2
4
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
LEVEL
MONITOR
PHONES
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
HOUSE
4
2
3
9
1
10
8
6
5
7
MASTER
MP 2016S
ROTARY
MIXER
+6
OFF
0
MID
+6
OFF
0
BASS
STEREO
MONO

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Step 2:
Install
Scratch Live
Mac
1. Insert the Software Installation CD-
ROM and double-click the Scratch
Live Installer.mpkg icon. Or, launch the
installer downloaded from serato.com.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions. Once
the installation is complete, Scratch Live
will appear in your applications list. You
may like to drag the Scratch Live icon to
your dock for quick launching.
3. Plug in your SL4. No extra installation is
required to use Scratch Live.
4. The optional Rane Device Drivers
are required for other software you
may have that uses Core Audio to
communicate with your Rane device. To
install the Core Audio drivers, double-
click the .pkg le inside the appropriate
product folder in the Rane Device
Drivers folder on the software installation
CD. Core Audio driver updates are
available to download from the product’s
page at rane.com.
Windows
It is important that Windows users install
the SL4 drivers as well as the Scratch Live
software. The easiest way is to allow the
Scratch Live installer to do all the work.
1. Connect your SL4 before you insert
your installation CD. When you rst
connect, Windows will attempt to install
the drivers via the hardware wizard.
Cancel and close the hardware wizard.
2. Insert the Software Installation CD.
Make sure your SL4 is connected rst.
If a window doesn’t open automatically,
browse to the CD drive. Run setup.
exe. Or, launch the installer you just
downloaded from serato.com.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions. Once
the installation is complete, Scratch
Live appears in the Start Menu under All
Programs > Serato > Scratch Live.
Because the SL4 was connected prior to
installing Scratch Live, no extra hardware
installation is required.
Additional Windows ASIO Drivers
Once Scratch Live is installed, any
additional hardware that is connected
will be recognized and the drivers will be
automatically installed.
Rane Device Drivers
The Scratch Live installer includes drivers
that allow the SL4 to act as a 10-in 10-
out external USB sound card for use
with third-party software applications
supporting Core Audio (Mac) and ASIO
(PC). These drivers allow multiple
programs to share the SL4 at the same
time. The SL4’s inputs and outputs may
be selected in the audio settings of other
applications when Scratch Live is not
open. The SL4 has two independent USB
ports, allowing simultaneous connection
of two computers. You can run Scratch
Live using Serato drivers on one port
while running other ASIO or Core Audio
software on the other. Driver updates
are also available to download from the
product’s page at rane.com. See “USB
Drivers” In the manual.
Each Virtual Deck in Scratch Live has a
unique input / output source, which you
can change to suit your DJ setup.
Starting with two turntables or CD
players, select these as your “Primary
Decks.” In a multi-deck setup, this denes
the sources that you will play the majority
of your tracks
from. Select your
Primary Decks in the
Hardware tab of the
Setup screen. See
“Select Primary
Decks” in the
manual.
To set a USB
Source in Scratch Live, click the
dropdown box above the Virtual Deck.
Change your Display Mode to
Classic Vertical mode if you don’t
see the dropdown above the Deck. We
recommend learning Scratch Live with
just two Decks. See “Display Modes” In
the manual.
Start with the Left Deck, select
“Channel 1.” This Deck is now controlled
by the turntable / CD player plugged into
Input 1 on the SL4, and the audio from
Scratch Live will be sent to Output 1.
On the Right Deck select “Channel 2.”
This Deck is now controlled by the
turntable / CDJ plugged into Input 2 on
the SL4, and the audio from Scratch Live
will be sent to Output 2.
Changing the Display to 4-Deck
Stack Mode allows you to see
and assign all four Decks at once. Your
Primary Decks will have a white border
around them. Repeat the above steps for
the remaining two Decks.
Step 3:
Virtual Deck
Setup

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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

Keyboard Shortcuts Actions 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 le 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 edit mode.
ctrl - X Cut text in edit mode.
ctrl - Z Undo last track load.
shift - ctrl - 
shift - ctrl - 
Move focus up / down through the library or crates. Note that if you have a song highlighted in the song view, and
use shift - ctrl - you will move up or down through the library or crates. When you release the shift or ctrl key,
the focus will go back to the song view so that you can move up and down through songs using .
ctrl - P Add tracks to the prepare window.
ctrl - N Start a new mic recording.
ctrl - O Open the track in your default MP3/WAV/OGG/AIF player.
- or + Zoom the main waveform display.
ctrl - or + Zoom the library text size.
tab Alternate focus between crates or songs.
ctrl - del and
ctrl - backspace Remove track from library., remove track from crate, delete crate (does not delete the le).
alt - del and
alt - backspace Remove track from crate and from library.
ctrl - shift - del and
ctrl - shift - backspace
Delete the le from your library and send to the recycle bin.
(Note to iTunes users: les in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way).
ctrl - shift - / Toggle the input reverse switch
esc Clear search string if searching, or exit Scratch Live.
SP-6 SAMPLE PLAYER slot 1 slot 2 slot 3 slot 4 slot 5 slot 6
Load to sample slot ctrl - alt - Z ctrl - alt - X ctrl - alt - C ctrl - alt - V ctrl - alt - B ctrl - alt - N
Play sample slot Z X C V B N
LEFT DECK ACTION RIGHT DECK
ctrl - or shift - Load the highlighted song to a deck. ctrl - or shift - 
ctrl - shift - Load the track currently on one deck onto the other deck as well (instant doubles). ctrl - shift - 
shift - alt - Unload the track from a deck. shift - alt - 
ctrl - , (comma) Place a cue point. ctrl - . (period)
ctrl - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Place a cue point in a slot. ctrl - 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Jump to cue points slots. (rel and int modes) 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
F1 Switch deck to absolute mode. F6
F2 Switch deck to relative mode. F7
F3 Switch deck to internal mode. F8
F5 Key lock on / off. F10
QPlay / pause reverse. A
WPlay / pause forward. S
EPitch down. D
RPitch up. F
TBend down. (rel and int modes) G
YBend up. (rel and int modes) H
UCensor. (rel and int modes) J
IGo to temporary cue point. (rel and int modes) K
OSet / adjust loop in-point. L
PSet / adjust loop out-point. ;
[Loop on / off. '
ctrl - [ Jump to selected loop. ctrl - '
alt - Q Load previous track. alt - A
alt - W Load next track. alt - S
alt - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Auto loop on / off. alt - 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
ctrl - alt - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Loop roll. ctrl - alt - 6, 7, 8, 9, 0
alt - E Rewind. (rel and int modes) alt - D
alt - R Fast forward. (rel and int modes) alt - F
alt - O Previous loop. alt - P
alt - L Next loop. alt - ;
alt - space bar Activate the tempo tapper. alt - space bar (x2)
ctrl - ISet temporary cue point. (rel and int modes) ctrl - K
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