Virtual Deck
The Virtual Deck
shows everything
about the speed
and position of a
track. As the vinyl
rotates, so does
the line on the
label. The circular
progress bar around the edge is a visual
representation of the position within the
song, and can be set to flash to warn
you that the track is nearing its end. The
time and remaining time are displayed in
minutes and seconds. The pitched BPM
(BPM with pitch adjustment multiplier
added) is shown on the left of the Virtual
Deck, and the turntable speed as a
percentage pitch shift is shown on the
right of the Virtual Deck. If the track has
no BPM information, pitched BPM will not
be shown.
If you are playing regular vinyl, notice
the Virtual Deck behaving strangely as
Scratch Live attempts to decode the
incoming signal. This will not cause any
problems, but you may find it distracting.
You can unload the currently loaded track
using the Virtual Deck eject button.
TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut shift-
alt-arrow to unload a track from the
Virtual Deck.
Visual Aids
When the track is playing several
waveforms are displayed. Each shows a
different aspect of the track being played.
Tempo Matching Display
The Tempo Matching display area
provides a helpful tool for beat matching.
Scratch Live detects the beats within the
track, and places a row of orange peaks
(for the track on the left side) above a
row of blue peaks (for the track on the
right side) in the Tempo Matching display
area. When the two tracks are matched
to the same tempo, the peaks will line
up. The tempo display is aligned with the
beginning of the bar, so the peaks keep
their relative position as the track plays.
This display does not show the relative
timing of the beats, only the tempos of the
tracks. The peaks will still line up when the
tracks are playing at the same tempo, but
are out of sync.
Track Overview Display
This view provides a complete
overview of the track waveform,
and includes a marker to show
the current position within the
track. This view is useful for
finding transitions within the
track. The waveform is colored
according to the sound spectrum
– red representing low frequency
bass sounds, green representing
mid frequency sounds and blue
representing high frequency treble
sounds.
You can jump to different
positions within the track by
clicking on the Track Overview display
(disabled in ABS Mode). Grey lines behind
the overview show the length of the track
– a thin grey line every minute, and a thick
grey line every 5 minutes. The overview
will be filled when you load the track onto
a Virtual Deck. On slower computers,
you should disable
Autofill overviews
in
the Library tab of the Setup screen.
See
“Preparing Your Files” on page 16
and “AutoFill Overviews” on page 39.
Main Screen
Overview
Main Waveform Display
This view provides a
close-up of the track,
including color coding to
show the frequency of the
sound; red representing
low frequency bass,
green representing
mid-frequencies and
blue representing high-
frequency treble sounds.
You can also switch to a
three-band spectrum view
by holding the ctrl key and
clicking on the waveform.
Click on the waveform to
‘scrub’ or make fine adjustments to your
position within the track. This applies
to INT Mode only, and may be useful if
you wish to set cue points in your tracks
without your turntables or CD players
connected. The Main Waveform is
zoomed around the current position in the
track.
See “Cue Points” on page 23
and “Scratch Live Modes” on page
21.
TIP: Use the + and – keys to zoom in
and out.
TIP: Waveform can be either vertical or
horizontal. See “Display Modes” on page
20.
Kick Drum
In this example, the red part
of the wave represents a kick
drum, while the purple part
represents a snare drum.
Snare Drum
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