Awesome Pic of the New Rane/Scratch Live Mystery Mixer

Earlier today I found another “leaked” photo of the new Rane / Serato Scratch Live mixer (TTM-58SL or whatever you want to call it). Winter NAMM starts on January 19th, so we’ll learn more then. But right now it appears to be a 2 channel mixer with approximately 832 buttons and knobs! Click the thumbnail [...]

Rane Empath SL at Winter NAMM 2012?

Could it be…….yes, finally we will be able to get our hands on the mythical Empath-SL mixer in 2012?! Well, maybe and maybe not. The fact is, nobody knows except for the parties involved at Rane and Serato. The Serato forum has a rich history of Empath SL speculation and pleadings directed toward the companies [...]

Serato Itch 2.0 Released!

Itch users have been patiently awaiting the Serato Itch 2.0 release for months. This morning, Serato put an end to the wait and officially announced the release of Itch 2.0. Here’s a list of the new features: * A fresh new look, with changeable Night & Day mode. * New SP-6 Sample Player including Sample [...]

My Serato Scratch Live Woes…….And What I Did to Fix Them

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. [...]

Serato Scratch Live – SL3 vs SL1

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 [...]

3 Deck Mixing Using Serato Scratch Live 2.0, Rane SL3, and Rane TTM-56

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:

Serato Scratch Live 2.0 – Leaked Video

I’m not sure how long this video will be up, but feast your eyes while you can on Serato Scratch Live Version 2.0. It looks very real to me. We’ll find out for sure on Jan 14th!

Serato Loop Roll Easter Egg – Serato “this is how I roll”

I saw this video on youtube the other day about another hidden easter egg in Serato Scratch Live version 1.8.2. It’s basically a loop-roll, but it continues to keep it’s track position no matter how long you continue the loop. For example, if you start looping at :05 into a track and exit the loop [...]

Which is better for DJ’ing – Mac or PC?

I’ve always used a PC for DJ’ing, but lately I’ve been thinking that a Mac might be the way to go. This seems to be the ultimate question in the digital DJ world, so I though I would post a poll. Cast your vote below, and make sure to post a comment backing up your [...]