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The Scratch LIVE User's Wiki
Introducing the Scratch LIVE user's Wiki.
This is a resource for Scratch LIVE users created by Scratch LIVE users. It contains loads of helpful hints and tips, and answers to all the most frequently asked questions. Best of all, because it's a wiki*, everyone can contribute to it.
The Scratch LIVE user's wiki is here: ssl-wiki.help.bootlegs.de
The user's wiki is open to anyone who wishes to contribute, all you have to do is register. The wiki was started by and is maintained by Nik39 - send him a private message to say "nice work on setting this up!" -> www.scratchlive.net
The user's wiki contains
* a self compiled FAQs section
* how-to's and tutorials
* general DJ section
And will also cover TTM 57SL related info+tips+tricks etc.
*What's a wiki?
A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change all content very quickly and easily. Perhaps the most famous wiki, wikipedia, will give you more info: en.wikipedia.org
This is a resource for Scratch LIVE users created by Scratch LIVE users. It contains loads of helpful hints and tips, and answers to all the most frequently asked questions. Best of all, because it's a wiki*, everyone can contribute to it.
The Scratch LIVE user's wiki is here: ssl-wiki.help.bootlegs.de
The user's wiki is open to anyone who wishes to contribute, all you have to do is register. The wiki was started by and is maintained by Nik39 - send him a private message to say "nice work on setting this up!" -> www.scratchlive.net
The user's wiki contains
* a self compiled FAQs section
* how-to's and tutorials
* general DJ section
And will also cover TTM 57SL related info+tips+tricks etc.
*What's a wiki?
A wiki is a type of website that allows users to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change all content very quickly and easily. Perhaps the most famous wiki, wikipedia, will give you more info: en.wikipedia.org
At 6:03 AM 14 June 2006
Much props Nik - brilliant work, and to all who contributed - props to you as well!
At 9:42 AM 15 June 2006
KMXE wrote
Wiki is a type of scratch., its called the wiki wiki wiki wiki scratch
At 7:51 PM 16 June 2006
DJLorrence wrote
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Wiki is a type of scratch., its called the wiki wiki wiki wiki scratchits my favorite one
At 6:41 PM 17 June 2006
djxatl wrote
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what is a wiki?wiki! is the sound coming from Mr. Bean's Car
At 2:05 AM 18 June 2006
1200LTD wrote
LOL when I saw wiki, I thought he meant wiki wiki wiki wiki LOL
At 4:05 PM 23 June 2006
DJ Nevoc wrote
Someone should write up SSL on wikipedia.org as well. I see someone wrote a nice one for FS, but SSL isn't represented.
At 12:25 AM 22 August 2006
Pete Moss wrote
I just included a section for reviews. I am hoping to add a couple of hardware reviews for some products I just picked up. If you have hardware/software reviews that you would like to add, let us know.
At 1:33 AM 17 October 2006
DJ BIS wrote
lol @ "Real DJs Play Vinyl" with 20 or so years or DJing When thos only vinyl you knew about was at the feet of your pajamas. I've spun vinyl and still to this day to get rare shit you just cant get on mp3 or cd's (promos/Whitelables) Oldschool Joints also theres no way I travel with vinyl. When things got digitized I was one of the first who jumped at cdjs for that reason. Now I made the swtich back to Decks bc I miss Vinyl & LOVE SSL.
At 4:21 PM 19 October 2006
DJ Upperkuts wrote
To "Serato Sucks":
Real REAL DJs play for the love of the music. Real REAL DJs play for the love of entertaining the crowd. Real REAL DJs are open to all aspects of the art of mixing music.
Real REAL DJ's who are also producers embrace all the newest technology to make the songs, so why not embrace the new technology for DJing?
Real REAL DJs will still go out and by the original records because while they embrace the new, they respect and honor the original. (So don't worry, vinyl won't die out.)
Real REAL DJs want to expand what they are capable of doing while DJing. With less to carry, there is more you can bring to each event.
Real REAL DJs respect their fellow DJ, regardless of how they choose to play their music.
Real REAL DJs aren't afraid of competition. They love it, because real REAL DJs enjoy the challenge of coming up with new and fresh ways of mixing and manipulating the music.
Real REAL DJ's don't spend their time online bashing products that don't fit their view of what a "real DJ" should use. Real REAL DJs will spend that time perfecting their craft.
You don't sound like a real REAL DJ.
Real REAL DJs play for the love of the music. Real REAL DJs play for the love of entertaining the crowd. Real REAL DJs are open to all aspects of the art of mixing music.
Real REAL DJ's who are also producers embrace all the newest technology to make the songs, so why not embrace the new technology for DJing?
Real REAL DJs will still go out and by the original records because while they embrace the new, they respect and honor the original. (So don't worry, vinyl won't die out.)
Real REAL DJs want to expand what they are capable of doing while DJing. With less to carry, there is more you can bring to each event.
Real REAL DJs respect their fellow DJ, regardless of how they choose to play their music.
Real REAL DJs aren't afraid of competition. They love it, because real REAL DJs enjoy the challenge of coming up with new and fresh ways of mixing and manipulating the music.
Real REAL DJ's don't spend their time online bashing products that don't fit their view of what a "real DJ" should use. Real REAL DJs will spend that time perfecting their craft.
You don't sound like a real REAL DJ.
At 12:47 AM 20 December 2006
AnotherDan wrote
^^^ Good post!
Real DJing is all about what's coming out of the speakers... doesn't really matter how it gets there, if you have skill.
Real DJing is all about what's coming out of the speakers... doesn't really matter how it gets there, if you have skill.
At 11:45 PM 21 December 2006
CSR wrote
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To AnotherDan:Real REAL DJs...
Can you do that again, this time rap and make it rhyme?
At 5:03 AM 5 January 2007
Weblee wrote
git a question......i had my crates set up in serato not i tunes......when i downloaded the new 1.7.1 verion.....i lost all my crates in serato......does anybody know how to get them back?
At 4:33 AM 13 February 2007
dj cowboy wrote
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can anyone explain where the keyboard stickers go?Er, on your keyboard?
At 2:46 PM 31 March 2007
Konix wrote
Real Dj'ing is Playing what YOU want HOW YOU like at least thats my small insignificant Idea.. Its a art and form of expression.. I think the Mona Lisa is a dog but i bet Leonardo Da Vinci likes her.. each to there own.. :) Peace everybody :)
At 11:15 AM 19 April 2007
eklipse wrote
I plan on cutting my ear off next time for sheer artistic impression and have heaps of flowers in vases and bowl of fruit all around and loads of still people in hard wooden chairs to really set it off. Maybe a war scene, or a harbor scene, and fat naked chics boobs exposed holding infants with their pee pee in full view or for good measure.
Dj Smithsonian
Dj Smithsonian
At 10:31 PM 20 April 2007
Dj KaGeN wrote
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I plan on cutting my ear off next time for sheer artistic impression and have heaps of flowers in vases and bowl of fruit all around and loads of still people in hard wooden chairs to really set it off. Maybe a war scene, or a harbor scene, and fat naked chics boobs exposed holding infants with their pee pee in full view or for good measure.Dj Smithsonian
LMAO # 2!!!
At 8:50 AM 22 April 2007
DJ BIS wrote
i am still trying to stop myself from fallin off my chair after that post by AnotherDan....you are so true.....Serato makes me feel like it's not digital it feels so old school....and i think that's what most dj's turn to serato for.....it is so.....errrrrr.....vinyl......that's why i use it... sad to say i bootleged FS and it worked fine for a couple songs and almost everytime it crashed after using for about 1 hour and i wasn't even using the vinyl yet.... i really liked it but just could not be convinced to buy it........so after reading 1000's of reviews of both systems scratch live was my pick and i have no regrets...."SOLID AS A ROCK"....the CPU usage is just out of this world.......the creators are wounderful, they really knew what they were about.....and i am sure who ever the creators are, there're probably some vinyl freaks too......
At 10:29 PM 17 May 2007
Dj Koppa Top wrote
Can I use my DN-HD2500 with scratch live? Do you have a mp3 version of the sound the scratch live vinyl disc emits?
At 10:11 PM 17 June 2007
bimbashi wrote
would it work with hard disk based mixers or just with cd and vinyl? Don't want to invest on it if it's not going to work, you know. I saw it live in Axis in Avalon and I loved the interface, and it looked solid. So i'd like to get in on it.
At 10:32 PM 17 June 2007
bimbashi wrote
As long as it has line outputs to send the audio control signal into the SSL box, it will work.
At 10:42 PM 17 June 2007
Konix wrote
Binbashi, another boston guy huh. One of my dj's wants the hd2500 with serato after seeing me use mine with technics. By the way, arent they ripping down some wall soon?
At 4:25 PM 5 July 2007
DJDFECT wrote
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Real djs play vinylyea we know....ignorant fuck..earn the right to use serato...carry 15 crates to the club 3 nights a week and come talk to me..
At 12:57 AM 10 November 2007
DjReact33 wrote
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Real djs play vinylyea we know....ignorant fuck..earn the right to use serato...carry 15 crates to the club 3 nights a week and come talk to me..
fuckin' owned!!!!! HAHAHAHAHA I love it.
At 12:53 AM 12 November 2007
DJ BIS wrote
Good work Nik, and thanks AnotherDan your comments were right on the mark.
Peace
Peace
At 5:16 AM 13 November 2007
DJ Mike Sesh-0ns wrote
Laughing my arse off at the clowns that can't stop buying records like dummies.
i did that shit for like 7 years before i actually accepted the fact that it was a waste of time.
ran fs 1.0 then traktor..got fed up..and switched to serato...and bought some numark cdx's....never been happier.
that was my totally unrelated addition.
thank you for your time
i did that shit for like 7 years before i actually accepted the fact that it was a waste of time.
ran fs 1.0 then traktor..got fed up..and switched to serato...and bought some numark cdx's....never been happier.
that was my totally unrelated addition.
thank you for your time
At 9:49 PM 8 February 2008
MELLOHYPE wrote
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I plan on cutting my ear off next time for sheer artistic impression and have heaps of flowers in vases and bowl of fruit all around and loads of still people in hard wooden chairs to really set it off. Maybe a war scene, or a harbor scene, and fat naked chics boobs exposed holding infants with their pee pee in full view or for good measure.Dj Smithsonian
+1
At 6:29 PM 12 March 2008
DJ_Gadabout wrote
I currently bought serato about 1 month ago, I can beatmatch 2 songs together but the beatmatch does not hold for as long as I want.
At 8:44 PM 13 March 2008
E-cast wrote
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I currently bought serato about 1 month ago, I can beatmatch 2 songs together but the beatmatch does not hold for as long as I want.You should try using the pitch control thingy a bit more
At 8:52 PM 13 March 2008
DJ_Gadabout wrote
How can I have two songs playing at the same beat without them getting off beat so quickly. Can anyone help?
At 9:04 PM 13 March 2008
E-cast wrote
As long as u have the key lock on, u'll be fine. It won't sound wierd.
At 9:15 PM 13 March 2008
DJ_Gadabout wrote
need to find something out before i buy...
i understand completely how it works with decks, but can you mix mp3's without them - macbook straight into a mixer??
a bit of insight appreciated pls!
i understand completely how it works with decks, but can you mix mp3's without them - macbook straight into a mixer??
a bit of insight appreciated pls!
At 9:09 PM 9 April 2008
malarkeymark wrote
Yes you can. You will use your mouse and or keyboard to work every function in the software. Not a problem.
At 10:19 PM 9 April 2008
DJ BIS wrote
great stuff, thanks.
world of software here i come! having bought over 4,000 pieces of vinyl over the last 10 or so years i bought my first download yesterday and it felt good...
world of software here i come! having bought over 4,000 pieces of vinyl over the last 10 or so years i bought my first download yesterday and it felt good...
At 8:03 AM 10 April 2008
malarkeymark wrote
The reason I came onto this forum is because .. After a quarter of a century of spinning vinyl .. I fully switched to Serato in 2006 .. and I have used it on tour and at many many venues .. rocking crowds of up to +2500 party people .. I have also been live to air on the main radio station here in Montreal for over 10 years now Live to air from various clubs .. This last year I have been using SSL and I have been having major complaints about the sound quality of my files from the station, the club owners, the promoters and the other DJ (who uses cd's recorded at 320 bitrate) .. I'm not blaming Serato .. but .. I wanna know if anyone else has similar problems .. or answers .. The other DJ gets his house music from wherever .. all recorded at 320 bits .. and the places I get my Hip Hop RnB Regaae ect only send files at 192 bits . .. Max .. So after those other DJs go on and its my turn to spin .. the sound quality drops so much .. its a BIG difference ! What should I do ? It came to the point where I was at such a loss that I have left that club, the radio Live to Air and the station ! Thats a $40K loss per year ... I need answers .. and results ?! Any help or comments are welcome ..
Thanx .. DJ GROOVE in MONTREAL CANADA .. groove@fidohiptop.ca .. myspace.com/deejaygroove
Thanx .. DJ GROOVE in MONTREAL CANADA .. groove@fidohiptop.ca .. myspace.com/deejaygroove
At 3:05 AM 14 April 2008
Torq ?? Why .. it converts 192 bit files to 320 bits ?
At 3:37 AM 14 April 2008
DJ Groove, nothing can convert to a higher bitrate. Anything you use to convert from 192 to 320 will only result in something that sounds worse, not better. Once the audio information is lost it can't be recovered. The only way to get higher quality sound is to go back to the original source material (the CD or vinyl) and reencode from there.
Konix is joking when he says get Torq, by the way ;)
Konix is joking when he says get Torq, by the way ;)
At 3:45 AM 14 April 2008
hehe .. ya thats what I thought .. I'll just have to accept defeat and move forward with better standards for my files .. eventually these files will be dated and all the new ones I aquire should (hopefully) be at 256 or 320 .. I'm curious .. what do other radio station djs do ? anybody here play on a major radio station ? what Bitrate do you play at and where do I get those higher bitrate tracks ? Thanks
At 3:57 AM 14 April 2008
PS .. I tried Torq .. another DJ had it .. although all these platforms are only as good as the djs that use them .. and I always tell DJs that whatever theyre used to is whats best for them .. I personally prefer SSL :)
At 3:59 AM 14 April 2008
I've had this problem especially with the Allen & Heath Xzone:92 mixers also cdjs are alot louder IMO..sometimes i think the engineers "set up" the system to handle cdjs.
I played at one spot and ALL the levels AND GAINS were up and still couldnt get a decent sound level...*shrugs shoulders*
I played at one spot and ALL the levels AND GAINS were up and still couldnt get a decent sound level...*shrugs shoulders*
At 8:25 AM 14 April 2008
phaeton wrote
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The reason I came onto this forum is because .. After a quarter of a century of spinning vinyl .. I fully switched to Serato in 2006 .. and I have used it on tour and at many many venues .. rocking crowds of up to +2500 party people .. I have also been live to air on the main radio station here in Montreal for over 10 years now Live to air from various clubs .. This last year I have been using SSL and I have been having major complaints about the sound quality of my files from the station, the club owners, the promoters and the other DJ (who uses cd's recorded at 320 bitrate) .. I'm not blaming Serato .. but .. I wanna know if anyone else has similar problems .. or answers .. The other DJ gets his house music from wherever .. all recorded at 320 bits .. and the places I get my Hip Hop RnB Regaae ect only send files at 192 bits . .. Max .. So after those other DJs go on and its my turn to spin .. the sound quality drops so much .. its a BIG difference ! What should I do ? It came to the point where I was at such a loss that I have left that club, the radio Live to Air and the station ! Thats a $40K loss per year ... I need answers .. and results ?! Any help or comments are welcome ..Thanx .. DJ GROOVE in MONTREAL CANADA .. groove@fidohiptop.ca .. myspace.com/deejaygroove
hit me vze2qns9@verizon.net i have your help and answers for real for real.
At 10:26 PM 14 April 2008
djmel wrote
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can anyone explain where the keyboard stickers go?read the lil booklet that came with serato.
At 2:15 PM 23 June 2008
DJ Anywhere wrote
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I currently bought serato about 1 month ago, I can beatmatch 2 songs together but the beatmatch does not hold for as long as I want.even though the display says that you beatmatched a song at 135 bpm and the other at 135 it might actually be 135.05 and 135.99 bpm so u'll have to do a lil adjusting.
At 2:19 PM 23 June 2008
DJ Anywhere wrote
I just bought a new laptop and installed 1.8.1, when I start up the computer it is not finding the drivers, I even re installed 1.8.1 while it was plugged in and still it can not find the drivers, i never had this problem with the first computer which i've had for three years (same brand of computer) this is Vista not XP, please help
At 5:06 PM 22 July 2008
Zag wrote
Zag, best if you ask your question in the Help area (www.serato.com). That way the support guys will be more likely to see your question and respond.
At 10:21 PM 22 July 2008
this is very funny to me. i've been DJing for 23 years. i love vinyl till the day i die. this is what most of you, if not all you started off with. old skool rules#1. pay your dues. then you you'll become a real dj. real dj's practice. real dj's will never say anything because we speak with our hands.
At 4:06 AM 2 October 2008
DJ Tank wrote
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this is very funny to me. i've been DJing for 23 years. i love vinyl till the day i die. this is what most of you, if not all you started off with. old skool rules#1. pay your dues. then you you'll become a real dj. real dj's practice. real dj's will never say anything because we speak with our hands.co sign +1 !!!!....thats what i tell people that ask me why i dont never use a mic... im not hype man or a mc....im a turntablist/dj
At 12:52 AM 3 October 2008
djmel wrote
ssl-wiki.help.bootlegs.de
"what happen to this page?"
Good question. Wasnt there an optimizing your pc or mac for ssl use thread as well as a page on the wiki?
"what happen to this page?"
Good question. Wasnt there an optimizing your pc or mac for ssl use thread as well as a page on the wiki?
At 1:12 PM 21 October 2008
coitus wrote
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