Once Serato Scratch Live is taken out of the box, there are a few ways to hook up the DVS system - either by using Rane’s SL1/S元 soundcards, or soon there will be the option to use the new dual USB SL4 interface or one of Rane’s mixers with inbuilt Serato integration. DJs who love using decks and vinyl have to realise that the option to play 12 inch records isn’t as readily available as it once was - a lot of music is only being released in digital format these days - so this is, as they say, “the next best thing” Coincidentally, DMC have partnered up with Serato to open up DVS systems in the DMC World Mixing Championships, as it remains true to the original concept of the competition. We have seen more DJs who exploit Serato opting to use turntables and vinyl to control the software, and DJmag feels that using Scratch Live in this format is the best way to get the true feel and vibe out of Serato’s Scratch. Decks or CD players control the digital audio files that reside on your computer via a time-code, and Scratch Live works out what to play based on that information coming from the wheels of steel or a CDJ player. This is essentially the typical old school set-up of two decks and a mixer, with each channel of Scratch Live going to a channel on the mixer. The set up is simple: DJs use turntables or CDJ decks and a mixer to control the software. Scratch Live is, in its purest form, traditional DJing taken digital. It is a slightly different animal, in that it’s mainly for digital DJs who do not want to use vinyl or CD control and prefer to adopt the wealth of controllers on offer, that come with Itch supplied as standard. Serato also make a product called Itch that takes its lead from their main programme Scratch Live. Serato’s Scratch Live has come a long way since its original inception - with various additions to the main programme for selectors to choose from - but the essential ethos of Serato’s love for traditional good old DJing skills still remains, especially in the Live incarnation of their software.
DJ SERATO SCRATCH LIVE PRO
With Native Instruments releasing the T2 version of their popular Traktor software, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the other heavyweight pro option for digital DJs using DVS systems. We explore why these jocks love it so much…
DJ SERATO SCRATCH LIVE SOFTWARE
For more information, you can watch Gribben explain the move below.Serato’s Scratch Live digital DJing software has been popular with DJs such as Jazzy Jeff, A-Trak, Felix Da Housecat and Bonobo.
DJ SERATO SCRATCH LIVE UPGRADE
SSL users will be able to upgrade to Serato DJ for free. Serato will continue to provide support for SSL until 2015, but no new features or upgrades will be implemented.
Serato DJ, from now on, will incorporate SSL’s DVS technology, becoming a system that allows both hands-on DJing and synched beat-matching, and promising a “less cluttered” interface with new effects and more. In a new video released by Serato, the company’s CEO Sam Gribben claims that trying to balance SSL with Serato DJ – a merge of SSL and Serato Itch launched three years ago – has become increasingly uncomfortable, and SSL will take the hit as a result of the company turning all its focus on Serato DJ. Serato launched SSL 10 years ago, and the years since have seen it become one of DJing’s most popular tools – in short, it allows DJs to mix from their computer (and utilise loops, along with the rest of the perks of virtual DJing) through replica 12″ platters on turntables or discs for CDJs, meaning that – crucially, for many users – it retains the feel of traditional DJing. Laptop DJing giants Serato will no longer provide updates to one of its key products, Serato Scratch Live (SSL).
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