Scratch LIVE Tips & Tricks
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Konix's SSL video tutorials
Hi all, I am in the process of making several video tutorials and how tos with ScratchLIVE, and also "help" videos to some of the most "common" SSL problems (i.e. "noob" RTFM problems) to save me the time of having to repeat the same thing over and over every week in the Help forum.
The first one I have done is instant doubles. After reading this and several other forums, I've found many people don't know how to use 1 turntable with SSL or the instant doubles feature, or let alone even know it exists or what it does. So, here it is broken down...
How TO - Instant Doubles
www.youtube.com
Sorry for the shaky camera, I had to hold it in one hand while I did everything with the other hand. I will getting a tripod stand soon.
Hope you find this helpful and expect many more videos in the coming weeks.
The first one I have done is instant doubles. After reading this and several other forums, I've found many people don't know how to use 1 turntable with SSL or the instant doubles feature, or let alone even know it exists or what it does. So, here it is broken down...
How TO - Instant Doubles
www.youtube.com
Sorry for the shaky camera, I had to hold it in one hand while I did everything with the other hand. I will getting a tripod stand soon.
Hope you find this helpful and expect many more videos in the coming weeks.
At 12:56 AM 31 January 2008
Konix wrote
Great video Konix!! way to go man! im happy to see you helping as always :)
Keep up the good work!
Keep up the good work!
At 6:40 AM 31 January 2008
DJMuErTe wrote
don't forget the "how-to-hook-up-ssl-properly" video so we can stop having the "i hear a tone but no music" problem
At 6:57 PM 31 January 2008
skinnyguy wrote
I wanna copy Konix and make some turtorial videos too. Mine are gonna be humerous though.
At 7:58 PM 31 January 2008
djbriguy wrote
Konix's are humourous though!
Listen to his voice ;p
Listen to his voice ;p
At 10:53 PM 31 January 2008
digital_steve wrote
holy crap.. i thought Konix was an older man with a beard
At 12:46 AM 1 February 2008
djbriguy wrote
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holy crap.. i thought Konix was an older man with a beardNope, I'm 25, but look and sound like I'm 15 :)
Classic!
At 2:17 AM 1 February 2008
Konix wrote
At 6:44 AM 3 February 2008
Konix wrote
At 6:47 AM 3 February 2008
Konix wrote
HELP! When I lift the needle up I get this digital grumbling noise and the track moves and jitters.
youtube.com
youtube.com
At 6:50 AM 3 February 2008
Konix wrote
At 6:52 AM 3 February 2008
Konix wrote
Help! Konix fainted and we might not get anymore videos!
At 9:34 AM 3 February 2008
skinnyguy wrote
genius....make a video to tell people... thats the way it is.... LOVE IT!!!! keep em coming konix lol
At 7:15 PM 3 February 2008
Dj Kabrini Greens wrote
Hm, maybe you should rename your account to ScratchLIVE Tutor, instead of "SeratoTutor"... You know ITCH and stuff..
At 3:34 PM 4 February 2008
nik39 wrote
You know, you are probably right, but I don't think I can change the name now.
At 3:50 PM 4 February 2008
Konix wrote
i think you might need a vid explaining why the sl1 can't use the video plug-in.....or can it?!?! >=P
At 10:08 AM 5 February 2008
skinnyguy wrote
Nice vids :-) But can't help but notice ... if it's your all-time favourite , you should know the track you played was Assault's Gel N Weave ... Not Ass n Titties ;-) Same beats , different lyrics
At 12:07 AM 10 February 2008
djknc wrote
Yes I know, I don't the whole youtube rules with explicit lyrics so I just played the clean version.
No Damac, I'm not from UGHH.com, must be a different Konix.
No Damac, I'm not from UGHH.com, must be a different Konix.
At 12:41 AM 10 February 2008
Konix wrote
HELP! The waveforms move really slow or I see 3 lines instead of the normal waveform
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
At 7:42 PM 10 February 2008
Konix wrote
Konix. Man...I just finished watching through all of your tutorials. Nice work. Whatever they are paying you, it isn't enough (unless you get more white vinyl then I hate you).
At 12:35 AM 11 February 2008
Thundercat wrote
Meh, I was thinking about doing one for the input reverse switch, but I find instant doubles a lot easier for one turntable playing and recommend that over the input reverse switch any day. We'll see though.
At 4:41 AM 11 February 2008
Konix wrote
Is it possible for a vid on needle drop in rel mode? I still don't get it..
At 6:59 AM 11 February 2008
dead serious wrote
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Meh, I was thinking about doing one for the input reverse switch, but I find instant doubles a lot easier for one turntable playing and recommend that over the input reverse switch any day. We'll see though.I always used to use the input reverse switch until I had seen your vid. It really is more comfortable cause the crossfader doesn´t "change" anymore...you know what I mean.
I think making videos about buffer size and cache size could he helpful for newbies.
Or videos about adjusting scopes?!
Keep up the good work!
At 10:25 AM 11 February 2008
Dj.Mojo wrote
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HELP! The waveforms move really slow or I see 3 lines instead of the normal waveformwww.youtube.com
At 10:55 PM 12 February 2008
soon-2-be-ex-FS2user wrote
oh yea...don't forget the "why-are-my-songs-sounding-all-distorted?" video
At 10:00 AM 16 February 2008
skinnyguy wrote
At 4:04 AM 5 March 2008
Konix wrote
Konix please do video tutorial on resloving drift problems.
Thanks.
Thanks.
At 5:03 AM 6 March 2008
DJMANICO wrote
can do alsos theyre's green scopies eggsamples on why for its
At 4:52 PM 6 March 2008
soon-2-be-ex-FS2user wrote
how about, how to cook "sunny-side-up egg" ? ;)
dope shit konix!
dope shit konix!
At 1:26 PM 7 April 2008
ral wrote
That was great. I have ALOT of dub music thats rated at 140 bpm, so they are up in the house area, but not really 140. Now I can get those rat bahstuds labeled right. Thanks Konix. Any luck on the tripod yet?
At 11:57 PM 11 April 2008
rollanotherone wrote
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great work Konix,liked the BPM tip a LOT!+1 shit saved me from having to do all my dnb overviews again!
At 1:36 PM 22 April 2008
FlexyD wrote
about time it got stickied =)
vid suggestion - how to run diff versions of ssl on one machine (renaming files)
vid suggestion - how to run diff versions of ssl on one machine (renaming files)
At 7:35 PM 7 May 2008
skinnyguy wrote
How to copy everything (crates, songs, cue points, etc) from your internal drive to an external drive
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
At 6:05 PM 9 May 2008
Konix wrote
Konix, can you explain full "SETUP"'s adjustments!?!?
P.S. - Thanks & sorry for English. =)
P.S. - Thanks & sorry for English. =)
At 3:09 PM 21 May 2008
Makiba wrote
Well, to go over and explain every option and detail of the setup menu would take quite a few videos, but I'll think about it.
At 7:33 PM 21 May 2008
Konix wrote
Yo i never knew this. You da man Konix
THANKS
At 12:07 AM 27 May 2008
Rob - Low wrote
nice work on the videos dude.. 2 questions tho.. :
1) i'm using a PC now.. with all my music and crates on the internal drive.. I would like to switch the music to an external drive, AND switch serato/crates to my new computer.. wich is a MAC.. does this work the same way as you explained? or are the files not compatible from PC to MAC?
2) What is that external drive would be an IPOD? I have a 160 gig iPOD and I would actually like to store all my songs on that.. since it's handy because it's a small harddrive, looks stylisch, and can also be used for personal use.. how would that work?
Thanks so much if you can answer my questions properly or maybe even show it in a vid :-)
Very much appreciated and good job on the vids!
Greetings,
Michael
1) i'm using a PC now.. with all my music and crates on the internal drive.. I would like to switch the music to an external drive, AND switch serato/crates to my new computer.. wich is a MAC.. does this work the same way as you explained? or are the files not compatible from PC to MAC?
2) What is that external drive would be an IPOD? I have a 160 gig iPOD and I would actually like to store all my songs on that.. since it's handy because it's a small harddrive, looks stylisch, and can also be used for personal use.. how would that work?
Thanks so much if you can answer my questions properly or maybe even show it in a vid :-)
Very much appreciated and good job on the vids!
Greetings,
Michael
At 6:05 AM 16 June 2008
Michael-David wrote
you should charge a subscription fee konix. Good stuff
side note... You have the whitest voice ever. Haha. It sounds like eddie murphys impression of white people.
Good times.... Keep the tips coming. Its very useful to idiots like myself
side note... You have the whitest voice ever. Haha. It sounds like eddie murphys impression of white people.
Good times.... Keep the tips coming. Its very useful to idiots like myself
At 12:42 AM 14 July 2008
stevie o wrote
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you should charge a subscription fee konix. Good stumpside note... You have the whitest ass ever. Haha. It looks like michael jackson's impression on white boys.
Good times.... Keep the tits coming. Its very useful to man lovers like myself
:) (for old times sake)
At 3:11 AM 14 July 2008
djbriguy wrote
^^^^hahahahahahaha!^^^^
In all seriousness *puts on his game face* you are The Man, Konix. Actually you are The Mantis....no, you The Super Mantis.
Great work man, really useful vids and the patience of a saint.
In all seriousness *puts on his game face* you are The Man, Konix. Actually you are The Mantis....no, you The Super Mantis.
Great work man, really useful vids and the patience of a saint.
At 7:16 AM 14 July 2008
kid90nz wrote
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^^^^hahahahahahaha!^^^^In all seriousness *puts on his game face* you are The Man, Konix. Actually you are The Mantis....no, you The Super Mantis.
Great work man, really useful vids and the patience of a saint.
"...the patience of a Mantis". :)
At 9:31 AM 14 July 2008
DJ BIS wrote
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How to copy everything (crates, songs, cue points, etc) from your internal drive to an external drivewww.youtube.com
Thanks allot Konix for this one Taken me 5 years to figure out this one ;) lol
I guess you can copy select creates to a USB dongle in this way?
I'm gonna check the size of my DB file, but I'm assuming it's not too big...
At 12:00 AM 21 July 2008
Dangerous Hands wrote
Konix would you mind posting a video about Syncronizing crates to folders with PC ?
At 12:39 AM 21 July 2008
LOQUITO wrote
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I guess you can copy select creates to a USB dongle in this way?
Sure.
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I'm gonna check the size of my DB file, but I'm assuming it's not too big...
It'll be fine, crate files and the database file isn't going to be more than a few MBs at most.
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Konix would you mind posting a video about Syncronizing crates to folders with PC ?For ScratchTools? I already have made ST videos, check them out here... forum.scratchtools.de
At 3:32 AM 21 July 2008
Konix wrote
Konix, can you post a video on how you can change your screen color on a PC. i've seen it on a mac (ctrl, option alt, apple,8). thanks in advance!
DJ Baby Brother
DJ Baby Brother
At 6:50 PM 12 August 2008
DJ Baby Brother wrote
At 9:15 PM 12 August 2008
Konix wrote
At 10:36 PM 12 August 2008
Konix wrote
Tracks play really slow/fast
www.youtube.com
How to get back accidentally deleted crates
www.youtube.com
Crates, Overviews and BPMs (noob stuff)
www.youtube.com
Easter Eggs
www.youtube.com
and a little late now as I forgot to post this one, but
ScratchLIVE 1.8.2 first look
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
How to get back accidentally deleted crates
www.youtube.com
Crates, Overviews and BPMs (noob stuff)
www.youtube.com
Easter Eggs
www.youtube.com
and a little late now as I forgot to post this one, but
ScratchLIVE 1.8.2 first look
www.youtube.com
At 1:51 AM 26 August 2008
Konix wrote
Konix thanks for the great help with all these videos. I have been triying for the longest to sync my serato crates/and subcrates to mirros the folders and subfolders on my internal partitioned hard drive. Any chance you can post a video. I have read instructions on Scratch Tools but it takes too long to set the comands and they I don't know what I am looking for as a result. There is no change on my serato library.
At 4:03 PM 28 August 2008
LOQUITO wrote
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Konix thanks for the great help with all these videos. I have been triying for the longest to sync my serato crates/and subcrates to mirros the folders and subfolders on my internal partitioned hard drive. Any chance you can post a video. I have read instructions on Scratch Tools but it takes too long to set the comands and they I don't know what I am looking for as a result. There is no change on my serato library.Alright, just for you... www.mediafire.com
At 5:54 PM 28 August 2008
Konix wrote
Konix thank you for the promp response. You are the man. Im working on it. I will let you know how it went.
At 9:14 PM 28 August 2008
LOQUITO wrote
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Tracks play really slow/fastwww.youtube.com
How to get back accidentally deleted crates
www.youtube.com
Crates, Overviews and BPMs (noob stuff)
www.youtube.com
Easter Eggs
www.youtube.com
and a little late now as I forgot to post this one, but
ScratchLIVE 1.8.2 first look
www.youtube.com
Great Vids here Konix... Nice work :)
At 10:05 PM 28 August 2008
konix! is there any way you can do a vid on my situation . I use itunes to organize my music.I have smart playlist in itunes witch automatically organize music by the way I label each song. I would love to store my itunes play lists and all my music on an external hard drive(saw your vid on transfering your music to an external hard drive and it was great!). reason why is because the club I play at just got serato installed in the dj booth along with a computer. all I need to take is my external hard drive. if I can just plug and go at work it would make my life a whole lot easier. I use a mac and the computer at work is also a mac so they both have itunes on them. thanx for reading this and I hope u can help me out with this vid
At 5:54 AM 2 September 2008
mastermind wrote
konix what would be auto loop for windows I try alt-t or g but it doesn't work ?
At 9:45 AM 2 September 2008
dj-jv wrote
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konix! is there any way you can do a vid on my situation . I use itunes to organize my music.I have smart playlist in itunes witch automatically organize music by the way I label each song. I would love to store my itunes play lists and all my music on an external hard drive(saw your vid on transfering your music to an external hard drive and it was great!). reason why is because the club I play at just got serato installed in the dj booth along with a computer. all I need to take is my external hard drive. if I can just plug and go at work it would make my life a whole lot easier. I use a mac and the computer at work is also a mac so they both have itunes on them. thanx for reading this and I hope u can help me out with this vidWell, you're going to have problems if you want to use an external drive and plug it into someone else's computer. You can't really use iTunes playlists for this, you will have, rather need, to use SSL crates. You will need to make a crate for every playlist, then go into each playlist, highlight all the files (Ctrl+A or Apple+A on Macs), then drag the highlighted group from the playlist to the crate. Repeat for every other playlist.
SSL crates are stored on the external drive itself, so you can plug it into any computer and all the crates will show. You can't really do this with iTunes/playlists. You could, but you would have to mess with and change the other person's iTunes settings, which I'm sure they wouldn't want you doing. Or what if they don't have iTunes installed at all? Then you're really SOL.
So, you have to use SSL crates.
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konix what would be auto loop for windows I try alt-t or g but it doesn't work ?The regular auto loops (1/2, 1, 4, 8, etc) are Alt+1-5 for the left deck, Alt+6-0 for the right deck. Alt+T and Alt+G are only for that secret trancifier stutter loop. In either case though, the song has to have a tagged BPM value to work. So make sure you are building overviews to get the BPM of your songs.
At 1:49 PM 2 September 2008
Konix wrote
Knoix thankyou for the quick respose! After I posted this question to you I sat in front of my computer for 3 hours trying to figure this out(Itune play list transfer to another computer issue). I came up with is solution,maybe you can pass this on to someone that might have a similar question in the future.Before i started I moved all my music like you showed in your vid to an external.
1) I saved my Itunes play list in text format (itunes > click on playlist that you want to back up > file > export)I this this for all my Itunes playlist!
2)I saved this playlist(text format) to my external(made a new folder named Itunes backup playlist) so this way where ever i go i have my i tunes playlist.
3)I arrived at the club witch has a computer(mac) in the booth for all djs.
I created a new user so i could have a clean Itunes.I changed the folder witch iTunes reads music from to my external.
4)I loaded my playlist to the clean Itunes! Itunes> file> load> look for the folder that i backed up my playlist and clicked on a playlist > hit ok.You will now see that playlist on Itunes.I did this for all my playlist.
5)I just go tho the club, log into that user account that i crated and plug the external, and i got it!
Thanx for helping out.
1) I saved my Itunes play list in text format (itunes > click on playlist that you want to back up > file > export)I this this for all my Itunes playlist!
2)I saved this playlist(text format) to my external(made a new folder named Itunes backup playlist) so this way where ever i go i have my i tunes playlist.
3)I arrived at the club witch has a computer(mac) in the booth for all djs.
I created a new user so i could have a clean Itunes.I changed the folder witch iTunes reads music from to my external.
4)I loaded my playlist to the clean Itunes! Itunes> file> load> look for the folder that i backed up my playlist and clicked on a playlist > hit ok.You will now see that playlist on Itunes.I did this for all my playlist.
5)I just go tho the club, log into that user account that i crated and plug the external, and i got it!
Thanx for helping out.
At 4:35 PM 2 September 2008
mastermind wrote
dude, awesome videos, they have taught me alot.
At 6:26 PM 3 September 2008
nate the nomad wrote
what about just copying the i tunes library file to the new computer?
At 4:43 AM 4 September 2008
djdocstrange wrote
Your videos on the 57 effects helped me out alot...waiting on your tutorial on echo effect. Thanks for taking the time to do this man!
At 7:49 AM 5 September 2008
vio0633 wrote
Konix you the man, your vids have helped me heaps, thank you.
At 11:05 AM 7 September 2008
seth111 wrote
Behringer DDM4000 controlling SSL via MIDI
www.youtube.com
MixList plugin - Review and printout your setlist automatically (Mac only)
www.youtube.com
and as Chilote already linked
MixEmergency plugin - Video mixing with the SL1, no 57 required (Mac only)
www.youtube.com
Mac and SSL tricks - Hide the waveforms and invert screen colors
www.youtube.com
www.youtube.com
MixList plugin - Review and printout your setlist automatically (Mac only)
www.youtube.com
and as Chilote already linked
MixEmergency plugin - Video mixing with the SL1, no 57 required (Mac only)
www.youtube.com
Mac and SSL tricks - Hide the waveforms and invert screen colors
www.youtube.com
At 3:36 PM 18 September 2008
Konix wrote
Konix are u on 10.5.5 yet? if so, any issues? I want to make the jump from tiger to leopard but have been holding on untill leopard is stable.I have a macbook pro 2.33 ghz with 3 gigs of ram. Do u recommend i take the leopard plunge?
At 7:54 PM 10 October 2008
mastermind wrote
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The regular auto loops (1/2, 1, 4, 8, etc) are Alt+1-5 for the left deck, Alt+6-0 for the right deck. Alt+T and Alt+G are only for that secret trancifier stutter loop. In either case though, the song has to have a tagged BPM value to work. So make sure you are building overviews to get the BPM of your songs.Thanks!! For real , been trying to do that stutter loop , but it simply did'nt work .. did'nt knew what the hell i was doing wrong lol
At 7:58 AM 11 October 2008
djknc wrote
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Konix are u on 10.5.5 yet? if so, any issues? I want to make the jump from tiger to leopard but have been holding on untill leopard is stable.I have a macbook pro 2.33 ghz with 3 gigs of ram. Do u recommend i take the leopard plunge?I went bact to tiger for 2 reasons.
1. Boot time. Leopards boot time is twice as long. (not a big deal to me though)
2. Air Port signal. It tremendously decreased on Leopard. (This is my main reason for staying with tiger)
As far as performance with ssl, i dint have any real problems with leopard. A lil screen lag at times but thats it.
BTW my bad, you didnt even ask me LOL
At 5:45 PM 13 October 2008
Rob - Low wrote
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Quote:
Konix are u on 10.5.5 yet? if so, any issues? I want to make the jump from tiger to leopard but have been holding on untill leopard is stable.I have a macbook pro 2.33 ghz with 3 gigs of ram. Do u recommend i take the leopard plunge?I went bact to tiger for 2 reasons.
1. Boot time. Leopards boot time is twice as long. (not a big deal to me though)
2. Air Port signal. It tremendously decreased on Leopard. (This is my main reason for staying with tiger)
As far as performance with ssl, i dint have any real problems with leopard. A lil screen lag at times but thats it.
BTW my bad, you didnt even ask me LOL
thanx for that. I guess if its not broken don't fix it.
At 7:06 AM 14 October 2008
mastermind wrote
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Quote:
Quote:
Konix are u on 10.5.5 yet? if so, any issues? I want to make the jump from tiger to leopard but have been holding on untill leopard is stable.I have a macbook pro 2.33 ghz with 3 gigs of ram. Do u recommend i take the leopard plunge?I went bact to tiger for 2 reasons.
1. Boot time. Leopards boot time is twice as long. (not a big deal to me though)
2. Air Port signal. It tremendously decreased on Leopard. (This is my main reason for staying with tiger)
As far as performance with ssl, i dint have any real problems with leopard. A lil screen lag at times but thats it.
BTW my bad, you didnt even ask me LOL
thanx for that. I guess if its not broken don't fix it.
Thats an anology that i ALWAYS follow, at least 90% of the time..
At 5:28 PM 14 October 2008
Rob - Low wrote
Konix, what version SSL are you using to do the auto loop slicing? I can't get it to do it on 1.8.2.
At 1:11 AM 15 October 2008
DJTaino wrote
You need to have the CAPS LOCK engaded. Then Hold The ALT Option and press T or G.
At 2:46 PM 20 October 2008
Bassick wrote
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You need to have the CAPS LOCK engaded. Then Hold The ALT Option and press T or G.Got it. Thanks Bassick
At 4:04 PM 20 October 2008
DJTaino wrote
Is there an official name for this Alt+SHIFT+T/G yet?
Its like a "Censor Loop".
Its like a "Censor Loop".
At 5:07 AM 21 October 2008
DJ BIS wrote
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Is there an official name for this Alt+SHIFT+T/G yet?The term "trancifier" has been used.
At 8:10 AM 21 October 2008
nik39 wrote
hmmmm...........something with the crates..still can't crack it
At 6:54 PM 21 October 2008
dead serious wrote
At 8:05 PM 21 October 2008
Dax wrote
Knonix if you tell i will put your name on my christmas list of people that im going to give gifts to!!!!
At 8:10 PM 21 October 2008
mastermind wrote
See the big thread in the general DJ Disscussion area on how to do loop roll.
At 8:15 PM 21 October 2008
Konix wrote
That power down, on the video, was tight but... try a back spin! I've been using that trick and it works well with electro and above BPM!!!
At 7:34 AM 22 October 2008
Bassick wrote
Hey thanks konix i did it, but is hard for me to notice the difference..
At 3:17 PM 22 October 2008
dj-jv wrote
Do a longer 4,8,16 beat loop and you'll notice the difference.
At 3:55 PM 22 October 2008
Konix wrote
Konix, do you use MixedInKey for your songs? Or do you determine the keynote of each song manually and convert it into the Camelot system?
At 10:54 AM 26 October 2008
Dj.Mojo wrote
konix can you do a video on how to do internal to external for me please!!!!!!!!! lol
At 6:51 AM 30 October 2008
djlegac wrote
wait time out external to internal!!!!! lol desperate measures here lol!!!! plus its 3 in the morning and i just cant get it since u tried helping me at like around 9 30 lol
At 6:52 AM 30 October 2008
djlegac wrote
At 3:47 PM 11 November 2008
Konix wrote
If youre on a PC and want to cover waveforms like www.youtube.com ,
there are stickies here for free -> www.zhornsoftware.co.uk
there are stickies here for free -> www.zhornsoftware.co.uk
At 3:45 AM 15 November 2008
WarpNote wrote
Konix I got my apple now. Can you post a video or show me a link to the video about syncronizing hard drive with serato to mirror folders and subfolders and if possible how to create a batch file for macs. I think you remember my issues with my dell laptop. Thanx already.
At 1:03 AM 19 November 2008
LOQUITO wrote
That's all ScratchTools related. Check the ScratchTools thread a few threads down from this one, and check out the ST forums.
At 6:58 AM 19 November 2008
Konix wrote
so at the end when you save the template is it only for that particular controller or any one of that exact type?
say i map it for my mpc1000
then i go to do a gig but i'm using a totally different mpc 1000
will it work?
At 11:06 PM 24 November 2008
mere wrote
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