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Scratch Live
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DeeJaytex 1:15 AM - 16 September, 2008
Hey guys, I'm soon investing in a Serato Scratch Live Setup, was just going to see if any of you DJs out there have any extra tips / hints / help pointers - Throw em' at me.
Chulindo 2:24 AM - 16 September, 2008
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help pointers


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Nick M 2:42 AM - 16 September, 2008
Hi DeeJaytex,

The best thing you can do in my opinion, is have a tidy song library.
Tag things properly - it can take time, but it will certainly pay off in the long run.
Then, build your overviews - this prepares your files for use in Scratch LIVE
Taken from the manual:
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Before you play your music in Scratch LIVE, It is important to first prepare your files by building overviews. The overview builder analyses the songs in your library to detect file corruption, saves the waveform overview to an ID3 tag, and calculates auto-gain and bpm values.


You can do all this now by the way - > download Scratch LIVE from here: serato.com
It will work as an offline player until you plug in your hardware.
I also recommend grabbing the manual from that page too - learning about the software means you can spend less time here, and more time DJing :)