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Then why shouldn't it be on serato scratch?
But it is in ScratchLIVE, but you have to use Relative mode to use it. You have to learn and understand the differences between Absolute and Relative mode though first.
Absolute mode is like using a normal vinyl or CD. Absolute mode follow a direct one to one relationship with the time on the CD and the time of the song in SSL. Absolute mode tracks the absolute time position on the control signal. 1:00 minute on the control signal (CD) will always correspond to 1:00 in the song in SSL. It's simple physics. And conventional physics says you can't be in two places at one time. This is why you cannot loop in SSL in Absolute mode. Though you can use the looping on the CDJs in Absolute mode, though it doesn't work well due to the nature of timecode programs and the inhert latency involved.
Relative mode, on the other hand, does not track absolute time position, only the relative forward/backward movement of the control signal. This means that you can be in two places at one time (e.g. 1:30 on the control CD, but 1:15 on the song). This is why you can loop in SSL, but not with the CDJ's loop buttons, cause Realtive mode does not take time position into account.
Relative mode is the key to SSL's functionality and opens up a lot of doors that simply aren't possible in Absolute mode. Most features only work in Relative mode (cue points, loops, etc.). Relative mode is the more advanced mode and takes a little bit to get used to, but once you understand how and why it works and master it, you won't go back to Absolute mode. Absolute is limiting, but it's what most new users start off with as it's what they are most familiar with from using normal CDs or vinyl. But you have to get over that mindset.
