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Rane TTM 57SL Operator's Manual

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TTM 57SL - OPERATOR'S MANUAL
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  • Page 1 TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.1 TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...
  • Page 2 TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    • Hard drive space for storing music. 4. Follow all instructions. will know how to get the most from your TTM 57SL and the included Scratch LIVE software. Keep this manual in a safe 5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Repeat Censor Scratch LIVe: GettInG Started Eject Autoplay Installing Scratch LIVE Important Safety Instructions Track Gain TTM 57SL as a Sound Card Introduction Starting the Software Copyright Notices Scratch LIVe modeS Using the Tool Tips Warning Connecting Your Hardware Absolute Mode...
  • Page 5 Meters Phones the hardWare controL paneL corrupt fILe deScrIptIonS and Expand Library on Track ScrolL dIaGnoSeS Controlling Scratch LIVE from the Mixer Flashing Deck Indicator Groups Footswitch Customizing the Control Assignments Reset Controls to Defaults maGnetIc fader q and a...

  • Page 6: Ttm 57Sl Mixer Overview

    Navigate though your library, load independent volume control. Use the TTM 57SL as a high quality USB audio tracks, hit cues, loop and control effects via the • USB 1.1 with 8 channels of streaming 16 bit interface for your favorite Mac or PC software integrated control surface.

  • Page 7: Connecting The Mixer

    See: MiC LeveL_ (PAGe 8) pGm InputS 1-4 anaLoG outputS The TTM 57SL has two stereo analog inputs for All analog outputs come from the same “Main PGM 1 and two stereo analog inputs for PGM 2. Mix” signal. Main, Booth and Aux outputs each Any of these analog inputs may be set for Line have their own Level control.

  • Page 8: Input

    CD players. The Digital Inputs come from the Fader. This switch is slightly recessed to prevent See: LATCHkiLL SWiTCHeS On (PAGe 27) accidental engagement. Virtual Decks in the Scratch LIVE software. If the number for A1 or A2 is illuminated, the Input faderS meter...

  • Page 9: Aux In

    FlexFX Send to FlexFX Return, as maSter cue MIC LOW tone controls allow you to adjust the the TTM 57SL detects the presence of cables, bass and treble of the MIC Input signal. Press this switch (green light...

  • Page 10: Scratch Live: Getting Started

    Follow the on-screen instructions. Windows treats each USB port individually. You Once the installation is complete, Scratch Live might like to install the Drivers for the TTM 57SL will appear in your applications list. You may like on all of your USB ports.

  • Page 11: Ttm 57Sl As A Sound Card

    Select Scratch LIVE as the audio source for the recognized. mixer by turning the input selector knobs on the top of the TTM 57SL to D1 and D2 on the PGM1 and PGM2 channels respectively TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL...

  • Page 12: Turntable Setup

    The directional tone, and the noise map. turntables/CD players/mixer. Check all your Ensure the input level on the TTM 57SL is set Listening to the control vinyl, the directional tone connections and make sure your equipment correctly to accept a LINE level signal.

  • Page 13: Calibration Troubleshooting

    – this number Scratch LIVE supports fixed and variable bit rate should be close to 85% when your system is .MP3, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, .AIFF, and .WAV file calibrated properly.

  • Page 14: Preparing Your Files

    Scratch LIVE will calculate the estimated tempos playing from the beginning. You can skip through of your files. If Scratch LIVE is confident that the the track by picking up the needle and placing auto-BPM estimate for a file is accurate, it will be it further into the record, just as with regular written to an ID3 tag* in the file.

  • Page 15: Playback Control

    CD users. Go to track 2 a track. As the vinyl Scratch LIVE can be configured to work with on the control CD to access Vinyl Scroll. Find records playing at either 33 RPM or 45 RPM,...

  • Page 16: Tempo Matching Display

    Tempo Matching display. Once they are aligned, track oVerVIeW dISpLay the two tracks have the same tempo. See: CUe POinTS (PAGe 20) AnD SCRATCH Live This view provides a complete overview 3. Next align the markers in the Beat Matching...

  • Page 17: Tracking Indicator

    Scratch LIVE or CD player. Key Lock has scratch detection, crate, or from your library to play through your is receiving.

  • Page 18: Scratch Live Modes

    Holding the ctrl key and clicking on Scratch LIVE has three different modes of rel mode disables needle dropping, but allows the pitch slider resets it to 33 rpm or 45 rpm, operation.

  • Page 19: Pitch Sliders

    SLIderS Alt-Q load previous track Alt-A Scratch LIVE has two pitch sliders – a Alt-W load next track Alt-S large slider for coarse pitch adjustment, Alt-E rewind Alt-D and a small pitch slider for fine...

  • Page 20: Cue Points

    Likewise, as you approach the cue point, the color will grow by a fifth each rotation. For example, the picture below shows the record just before the end of the 5th. rotation before the cue point. TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 21: Looping

    1 2 4 8 16 bar loops, alt-1 triggers 1 bar loop, per track; these loops are Scratch LIVE so even if when you press the and alt-5 triggers a 16 bar loop. saved in the file, and will be button slightly out of time Scratch LIVE will still present when you reload the track.

  • Page 22: Midi Control

    MIDI assignment box, showing the current assignment status. To assign a MIDI control, click on the control in Scratch LIVE, then move the MIDI control. The MIDI assignment box should update to show it MIDI presets are accessible in the MIDI panel of has mapped the controls to one- another.

  • Page 23: Organizing Your Music

    SearchInG SortInG your fILeS Scratch LIVE includes a Scratch LIVE can support an unlimited number of The track information display area can be search function to help tracks – the only limitation is the size of the hard...

  • Page 24: Status Icons

    • Deleting a track from a subcrate will remove it with the arrow keys to change to a different from the subcrate and the main crate but not the • Scratch LIVE is trying to import a track field while staying in edit mode. When you All...playlist.
  • Page 25 • The keyboard shortcut ctrl-n turns recording on and off • you can load a recording without saving it Scratch LIVE allows you to record one of six using the short cut keys shift left arrow to stereo signals from the TTM 57SL: deck 1 or shift right arrow to deck 2.
  • Page 26 See: PLAyBACk keyS USe SHiFT (PAGe 28) ctrl - shift - backspace in your iTunes library cannot be deleted this way). ctrl - shift / Toggle the input reverse switch. Clear search string if searching, or exit Scratch LIVE. Left deck actIon rIGht deck ctrl - or shift - Load the highlighted song to a deck.

  • Page 27: Additional Setup

    To change the joystick from software control to to this area. transform, press the joystick down – as if you Any of the four inputs on the TTM 57SL can be were trying to push it down into the mixer, you’ll hardWare set to control Scratch LIVE.

  • Page 28: Sort Cues Chronologically

    GaIn note: your overviews need to be built by 1. Run the older version of Scratch LIVE with the version 1.7.2 or later for auto gain to work. Auto gain enables you to set a uniform volume mixer attached.

  • Page 29: Audio Output

    PROTeCT LiBRARy By default the output of Scratch LIVE is stereo. This option triggers the corresponding cue point Uncheck this setting to remove files and crates You can also select mono output. This setting is when the needle is repositioned into one of the from your library.

  • Page 30: Relocate Lost Files

    (PeR SeCOnD) in the main track list, with an exclamation left of the Scratch LIVE logo at the top of the mark in the status column. you can sort by This feature allows you to throttle back the screen screen.

  • Page 31: The Hardware Control Panel

    DECK button on the mixer, or Scratch LIVE hardware panel are grayed out. When you connect the TTM 57SL to Scratch left deck or right deck to have it always apply to LIVE, the hardware control panel appears. You one of the decks.
  • Page 32 (CUSTOM GROUP 1) This is the first group shown below with default Hold the joystick up to play the commands when you first start Scratch LIVE. track backwards momentarily then These give you basic playback controls and up release to jump...
  • Page 33 / off. upon the assigned effect. upon the assigned effect. The TTM 57SL has two built in effects processors. Unlike other groups, when you are in the effects group, the DECK button on the mixer switches between these two effects processors. DECK Wet / Dry control.

  • Page 34: Internal Digital Effects

    There are two Effects Processors available in the effectS screen shown on page 27. TTM 57SL. Digital Effects hang out in the mixer instead of the software so they are available for Group 6 signal processing even when Scratch LIVE is If you are connected to the Scratch LIVE software, not running.

  • Page 35: Effects Cueing

    • Tap to set the BPM • Turn the Effect on & off • Select between the two Effects Processors (same as the DECK switch). The foot-switch can also assist with looping and recording functions. TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 36: Control Assignments For Sweep Filter Effects

    Filter type. set BPM. Sweep BP FILTER EFFECT RESPONSE LP and HP Filter Resonance determines how peaked the cutoff is, which is adjustable over a range of 0.7 to 3.0. TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 37: Control Assignments For Phaser And Flanger

    BPM, tap p1 to the beat. The default BPM is 120, and tapping p1 can set it from 24 to 480 with a resolution of 0.1 BPM. A single Tap of p1 resyncs the sweep to the BPM. TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 38: Control Assignments For Echo Effects

    100% Dry. This allows Wet or Dry transforming to maximum is 11/3 rotations of p2. The Delay brought to 0%. The Delay clears immediately with the control returning to the set Wet/Dry ratio clears after one circulation when Feedback is TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 39: Control Assignments For Desecrator

    Wet / dry A slight level reduction occurs when clipping. Pressing j2 toggles between transform operation p1 has no second function when using the (indicator off) and Wet / Dry control (green Desecrator. TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 40: 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! TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    If the Scope View shows a line instead sure you are listening to inputs D1 and D2 when aSked queStIonS of a circle, Scratch LIVE is only receiving a signal using Scratch LIVE. from one channel — check all your cables, and...
  • Page 42 SCOPe ReADinG AnD FiXeS Most of the problems that occur with Scratch LIVE can be attributed to it not getting a good reading of the control signal from your records or CDs. These examples show what the scopes on the setup screen can look like to help solve possible problems. Some problems cause similar looking scopes, e.g. if your scopes look like the Dusty Needle one, the cause could be a damaged needle.
  • Page 43 - The signal from the ReCORD BURn - This section of the control vinyl has is not reaching the TTM 57SL Check the cable and needle is not reaching the TTM57SL. Check the cable been worn. Swap sides or use the track start offset.

  • Page 44: Corrupt File Descriptions And

    Scratch LIVE. Corrupt file: This song contains no audio data. Scratch LIVE could not find any audio in this file. Please check to make sure this file contains audio in a format that Scratch LIVE supports.

  • Page 45: Magnetic Fader Maintenance

    The faders in the TTM 57SL are designed with them? materials highly resistant to corrosion and most a. No. The faders in the TTM 57SL are designed chemicals. While the faders will handle millions with materials highly resistant to corrosion and of operations, they may become dirty over time.

  • Page 46: Magnetic Fader Rail Cleaning

    If you Torsion spring do, make sure the parts are standing straight before reinstalling. Mark location before disconnecting ribbon: Remove ribbon PGM 1 PGM 2 XFADER Sensors TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...
  • Page 47 FlexFX OUTPUT MIX OUTPUT APPenDiX DSP PROCeSSinG BLOCk DiAGRAM AUX BUS INPUT DIGITAL RECORD 1 LEFT RIGHT DIGITAL RECORD 2 LEFT RIGHT INPUTS INPUTS TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 48: Footswitch Diagram

    3-switch foot switch. Three buttons gives the most flexibility, but you can also use one or SLEEVE two button footswitches (see page 35 for info on configuring Scratch Live to work with 1, 2 or 3 button footswitches). TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

  • Page 49: Ttm 57Sl Specifications

    …...USB digital audio 16-bit, 44.1 kHz, 102 dB dynamic range …...Crosstalk -75 dB re 0 dBFS, 1 kHz Universal Power Supply 100 to 240 VAC, 50 Hz to 60 Hz USB Power Mixer is self-powered TTM 57SL - OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.8.2...

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