I rarely DJ with videos. In fact, this past Saturday was the second gig ever where I mixed videos. I use Serato Scratch Live version 1.9.2 (SL3) along with the Video-SL plugin, two turntables, and a Rane TTM-56 mixer. For my first video gig (a prom), I was worried that I would have trouble fading [...]
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Let me just preface this by saying I have been a loyal Scratch Live user since 2005 and would consider myself to be a huge fan of the product. But lately, I have been getting frustrated with the latest releases. I was using Scratch Live Version 2.2 with my SL3 since that version was released. [...]
In a previous post I wrote when the Rane SL3 was announced, I said that the upgrade wasn’t really worth it for DJs who already owned the SL1. Well, a few months after that post, I sold my SL1 to a friend and bought an SL3 for myself. Having DJed with it for about 8 [...]
By using the Auxiliary input of your mixer and instant doubles, you can mix 3 decks using only 2 turntables or CD players. Here’s how:
Last week, Rane/Serato announced the new SL3 box for Serato Scratch Live. The main improvements over the original SL-1 box is improved sound quality and a 3rd auxiliary input which is supposedly going to open up “third deck” possibilities in the future for Serato users. I saw the launch announcement and was like “Cool, I’m [...]
