Hi dave28.
This 'freeze' is Scratch Live analyzing the file for you. To avoid it, make sure you analyze all your files before you play them (in the offline player, you can select the 'analyze files' button, and if you want the BPM set, just select the 'set auto bpm' button.)

Hi Matt thanks fior the reply, i have analyzed all the files mate and also set the bpms, so is there any other reason for the "Freeze"?
Thanks again
Dave

If you drag a file (track A) to a virtual deck, play it, then drag another track (track B) to the deck, play that, then redrag track A to the deck, do you get the freeze?

Hi Matt sorry for the delay in replying but snowed under with work, ok ive tried what you suggested I do and yes I still get the freeze. Ive also noticed a very slight wobble in the wave form!!! When you look at wave form when playing out it looks like its wobbling slightly! Ive no idea if you have heard of this. Im just full of problems!!!!!

Can you check if you have write permissions for your music folders and ScratchLIVE folder?

Hi matt how do I do that? Sorry but I'm new to this mac only got it last week!!
Thanks mate

Sweet as. Here's how you can do this:

1) Right click the file or folder
2) 'Get info' for the file or folder.
3) Everything in each category should say 'Read and Write'. If not do the following:
4) In 'Ownership and Permissions' --> 'Details' unlock the tiny lock.
5) Click "Apply to enclosed items" and enter admin password, then click "OK".

Let me know how you get on.

yup, this is the delay I get all the time, A slight 1/2 second freeze when i load pretty much every track, All of my file are analyzed and none are corrupt. I am on a Macbook Unibody 13" with 4gb ram and 100gb music on my internal.

Other people complained and posted a video on it here too: serato.com

Are you able to take a quick video of this and attach to this thread?

Hi again, eventually I got round to checking for read write protection and I do have it, so I've still got the problem of wobbly waveforms!! What to do next????

Hi matt I'll get a video for it asap

Absolutely, When I get home from work later I will make a quick video

here is a quick 10 second video, you can see wen I load the fist track that there is a slight 1/2 second delay/freeze so I cant really drop a song right on beat if I wanted to plus this is a quick freeze you see, sometimes it freezes for a full second or 2 which of course scares the crap out of me thinking that one day it may not unfreeze

dl.dropbox.com
zip file to download if easier: dl.dropbox.com

Hi BriChi - can you please start your own help thread so we can help dave28 without cluttering things up? Cheers.

sure

but it would be on the same exact problem, you want 2 threads on the same issue?

I'm having the same problem. I've made a help discussion thread about it but never received a response though.

Here's the link to that discussion if you guys need more details on the issue: www.scratchlive.net

although mine happens on relative too not just internal mode

mines in REL too Corex so we are in the same boat

The reason is that problems might be caused by different things. Everyone is running completely different computers with different software, with different functions and different locations of the world. So we try to minimize all the clutter per thread, so each person gets helped without cluttering up the thread and confusing the diagnosis.

As it stands I am waiting for dave28 to get me a video.

Everyone else, again, please start a new help thread with your system information, and as many details about the issue as possible (Thanks for the video you took BriChi, but it is a bit too short, can you please do 2 tracks this time and upload to your thread? Sorry.)

Any help threads go into a cue. Mondays are pretty busy for us, so Corex your thread will be dealt with asap :D

Cheers guys.

Hi Matt
Once again my apologies for next getting back to you sooner, Im up to my eyes with work commitments and not had the chance to get on to the forum. I havent got a video record option on my iphone, its only the 3g im afraid, so I dont know how Im going to get a video to you. Ill have to try and borrow someones phone to record it for you.
I will get it to you asap
Thanks
Dave

If you had Snow Leopard you can take screen video grabs.... but borrowing someone's phone might be easier :D
Cheers.

Hi Matt
I do have snow leopard but didnt install it as I didnt know if it was ok to use yet with sl 1, Is it??? If it is Ill install it and get the video grabs you require..
Thanks

dave28, i have been using Snow Leopard since the release (plus 10.6.1, 10.6.2) of it with the SL3 and SL1 with no issues at all so I would say by now it is ok to install

Thanks brichi I'll think about installing it! Are there many differences from 10.6??? I'm a new mac user so don't really know much about them!

no problem,,

from 10.6 to .1 and .2 there really are just bug fixes

Before you update to 10.6.2, try Serato on 10.6.1 and see if you still have the lag. If you do try the Performance update 1.0 and see, then update to 10.6.2 and see I guess.

Maybe one of those things would be the fix-it issue?

Let me know if you can do that though 'cause I'll go ahead and revert back to 10.6.1 if it does fix it.

Scratch Live 1.9.2 and Snow Leopard are working, so you should be good to go.

Make sure that you only upgrade to OSX 10.6.1 as Corex says and install the performance update 1.0.