Rane SL3 Operator's Manual
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- Page 1 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
SyStem RequIRementS For the continued safety of yourself and others © 2009 Rane Corporation. All rights reserved. • A DJ mixer with at least 2 channels. we recommend that you read the following safety Scratch Live and the Scratch Live logo •... -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
The Control Record MIDI Controller Setup The Control CD Assigning Controls Vinyl Scroll A note about MIDI Platters Assigning MIDI to other Controls Assigning Ctrl-Click Functionality Presets Native Controller support Technical Information RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... - Page 5 Auto Gain Modifying the Auto Gain Level SL 3 SPECIFICATIOnS Hi-Fi Resampler Play From Start DECLARATIOn OF COnFORMITY Instant Doubles Play From First Cue Point WARRAnTY Braking (int mode) Audio Output RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4...
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Page 6: Scratch Live: Getting Started
Make sure you connect it directly to your computer and not through a hub or splitter. TURnTABLE SETUP Connect your CD players or Turntables to the cOnnectIng yOuR haRdWaRe DECK INPUTS on the Rane SL 3. tone arms specific SYSTEM OVERVIEW... -
Page 7: Installing Scratch Live
TTM 57SL mixer, just connect setup doesn’t start automatically, browse to the mixer and run through the driver updater the CD drive and run setup.exe. as above. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 8: Playing Regular Vinyl And Cds
Start both turntables or CD players. You will see green rings appear in the scope view, as -(5.5mm) +(2.5mm) shown above. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 9: Calibration Troubleshooting
For example, make sure bass bins aren’t directly under the turntables. SEE: SCOPE READInG AnD FIXES (PAGE 30) FOR MORE CALIBRATIOn TROUBLESHOOTInG HELP. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 10: Playing Music
ANY corrupt files from your library as they can cause Scratch Live to crash regardless if you play the file or not. SEE: STATUS ICOnS (PAGE 21) AnD CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIOnS AnD DIAGnOSES (PAGE 29) RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 11: Playback Control
SEE: VInYL COnTROL (PAGE 25) the cOntROL cd The control CD has two tracks. The first track is 15 minutes long controls playback The second track is 40 seconds long and controls vinyl scroll. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 12: Main Screen Overview
SEE: PREPARInG YOUR FILES (PAGE 10) RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 13: Thru Buttons
Virtual Deck. TIP: F5 and F10 will turn Key Lock on and off for the left and right decks respectively. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 14: Scratch Live Modes
You can switch from Emergency Internal mode to rel mode by lifting the needle and placing it in the lead-in of the control record. Emergency int mode will activate after 1 second. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 15: Internal Mode
Bend up – Create a temporary increase in the playback speed. Use bend up if the two tracks are in time, but this track is slightly behind the other track. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 16: Cue Points
For example, the picture below shows the record just before the end of the 5th rotation before the cue point. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 17: Looping
Auto-looping requires the track BPM speed. Using the control vinyl to adjust loop to be set. end points is optional — to turn this feature SEE: SET AUTO-BPM (PAGE 10). RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 18: Sample Player
Select the Sample Player button to access AUX output of the SL 3. the SP-6 window. To load an audio file, drag and drop the desired file from your library into one of the slots. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 19: Midi Control
To assign this to MIDI control, enter MIDI assign mode, ctrl-click on the slider, and then assign one of the pads to it. When you press the pad, pitch goes to 0. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 20: Organizing Your Music
To resize a column, click on the column renaming crates. Check this option to prevent boundary and drag it to the left or right. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 21: Status Icons
SEE: CORRUPT FILE DESCRIPTIOnS You can change the size of your library text by DIAGnOSES (PAGE 29). using the shortcuts ctrl + and ctrl - RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 22: Recording
3 to 7 under RECORDING. left deck or shift right arrow to the right deck. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 23: Keyboard Shortcuts
Activate the tempo tapper. ctrl - I Set temporary cue point. (rel and int modes) ctrl - K SampLe pLayeR slot 1 slot 2 slot 3 slot 4 slot 5 slot 6 RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 24: Updating Firmware
SL 3 will not be nOTE: Your overviews need to be built by usable. version 1.7.2 or later for auto gain to work. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 25: Audio Output
5 one-minute sections on the control vinyl. For instance: needle dropping into the second minute on the left turntable, will send playback for deck 1 to cuepoint 2, if that cuepoint is set. (rel mode only) RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 26: Center On Selected Song
60 times per second. This setting applies to column to group all these tracks together. the entire screen (i.e. the Virtual Decks, the Waveforms, the library, and the setup screen). RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 27: Menu Settings
4. You can now quickly slide the cross fader over to the left deck. 5. Your right deck is now free to load up a new song ready to mix in. 6. Repeat! SEE: InSTAnT DOUBLES (PAGE 25) RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 28: Troubleshooting
You can order replacement control SEE: KEY LOCK (PAGE 13) records from your local distributor. You may also order these in the online store at www.rane.com I WAnT TO BACKUP MY LIBRARY AnD if you are in the USA. -
Page 29: Corrupt File Descriptions And Diagnoses
This file contains samples of audio that are too small to represent accurately and will therefore samples. be truncated to zero. This should not result in any audible audio artifacts, but could cause audio dropouts on earlier versions of Scratch Live. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 30: Scope Reading And Fixes
DAMAGED nEEDLE - Try re-seating, cleaning or UnEARTHED - Very susceptible to interference. amounts of noise, barely tracking. Connect your replacing your stylus. Attach the turntable’s ground wire. turntables directly to the hardware. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... - Page 31 Adjust the tonearm. in your signal chain. channel crosstalk. RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4...
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Page 32: Sl 3 Specifications
All Inputs Phono or Line Level Switchable Line Input Unbalanced RCA …...Gain Unity …...Maximum Input / Output 3 Vrms Phono Input Unbalanced RCA ……Sensitivity Adjustable 2.5 mV to 10 mV RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 33: Declaration Of Conformity
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the Directive(s) and Standard(s) shown above. Roy G. Gill Compliance Engineer (Signature) (Full Name) (Position) Mukilteo WA USA July 10, 2008 (Place) (Date) RANE SL 3 SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.4... -
Page 34: Warranty
Corporation does not, however, warrant its products against any and all defects: 1) arising out of materials or workmanship not provided or furnished by Rane, or 2) resulting from abnormal use of the product or use in violation of instructions, or 3) in products repaired or serviced by other than authorized Rane repair facilities, or 4) in products with removed or defaced serial numbers, or 5) in components or parts or products expressly warranted by another manufacturer. - Page 35 WARRANTY SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED ONLY BY AN AUTHORIZED RANE SERVICE FACILITY LOCATED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE UNIT WAS PURCHASED, OR (if product was purchased in the U.S.) AT THE RANE FACTORY IN THE U.S.. If the product is being sent to Rane for repair, please call the factory for a Return Authorization number.
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