FinalScratch
Back in the day, when FinalScratch 1.0 came out, us DJ’s were in a daze. Finally, someone had released a product that would allow us to combine the convenience of digital media with the famililarity of vinyl records. The DJ software revolution had officially begun!
As with any new technology, FinalScratch 1.0 was very unstable. Often, the software would freeze up mid-set, and the unfortunate DJ would have to re-boot his computer before continuing. But, Stanton was always searching for a way to improve their product, and updated the DJ software on a fairly regular basis. Their final update was 1.5, then they realease FinalScratch 2.0 with a new and improved ScratchAmp 2.
FinalScratch 2 has been praised as being a reliable DJ hardware/software solution. Crashes, similar to those experienced by FinalScratch 1.0 users, are a thing of the past, and the ScratchAmp 2 has a few advantages over it’s main competitor, Serato Scratch Live. The ScratchAmp 2 has MIDI in/outs and also a Firewire port, the Serato SL1 only has RCA in/outs, and a 1/4 inch mic input. The flexibility of the ScratchAmp 2 is sure to be utilized by DJ software designers now that Stanton has opened up the hardware with FinalScratch OPEN.
You can now purchase either FinalScratch 1.5, or FinalScratch 2.0. Both versions are packaged with Traktor software by Native Instruments. Now that the Stanton/Native Instruments contract is over, and Stanton has announced FinalScratch OPEN, virtually any DJ software can be used with the ScratchAmp 2.
It is unknown if Stanton will actually release FinalScratch 3 with a seperate software vendor, but one thing is certain. FinalScratch OPEN will cause another revolution in the digital DJ industry. If you own a ScratchAmp 2, you will soon be able to choose from a variety of DJ and music production programs, all of which you can manipulate with traditional vinyl (or CD’s if you wish.) The DJ software competition will heat up with new and exciting competitors who no longer have to worry about creating the hardware along with the software, and the DJ’s of the world will reap the benefits.
Still the lowest latency compared to the rest, 0.5 ms latency, and i don’t have to retrain my scratching style with latency that low.
Good idea but a bad product. First impressions are lasting ones and even though FS 2 is actually a decent piece of hardware FS1 screwed cats over to the point that even opening it up ain’t gonna help it. Why spend $300 for nothing more than a big, klunky-ass, external soundcard when no software or TCV records come with it.
Final Scratch – R.I.P.
VDJ Pro had got the time code vinyl scratch feature very soon after FS1 came out however like FS1 getting it to be stable took a while. And it doesn’t required any external hardware besides your SL1200 as it has software RIAA amplification.
I’m still looking for a mac based (osx) DJ software that actually supports FS2 but no luck so far, anyone else know where to look?
will any other program work with the first scratch 1?
look at youtube, traktor 3.2 is the latest that works with osx and fs2, you have to download it cracked, i think full version is 3.2.0.85
I have fs 1.1 and it so bad. I never use. Do you guys know another software that works with FS 1
Take a look at Mixxx: http://www.mixxx.org
It runs on Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux. It supports any sound hardware the OS does (including ASIO on Windows) and features vinyl control. If you’re just looking for vinyl control on Linux, you’d be happier with xwax: http://www.xwax.co.uk/ which also supports any sound hardware the OS does.