Free Shipping with no minimum purchase. Learn more »

Cart (800) 222-4700 Español (800) 222-4701

The Roger Nichols Gear Collection
Remix & DJ > DJ Software > Rane Scratch Live

We recommend these great replacements:

Rane TTM 56 S Rane TTM 56 S
DJ Performance Mixer with Non-Contact Magnetic Faders

Retail Price: $999.00
Save 26% when you buy today!
Sale Price: $749.00
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4 Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S4
Complete 4-deck USB DJ Control Surface, Audio Interface, and Software System

Retail Price: $999.00
Save 11% when you buy today!
Sale Price: $899.00
Ableton Live 8.2 Suite Ableton Live 8.2 Suite
Digital Audio Workstation Software Suite with 10 Virtual Instruments - Mac/PC

Retail Price: $999.00
Save 21% when you buy today!
Sale Price: $799.00
Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S2 Native Instruments Traktor Kontrol S2
Complete 2-deck USB DJ Control Surface, Audio Interface, and Software System

Retail Price: $669.00
Save 41% when you buy today!
Sale Price: $399.00

View all DJ Software »

Rane Scratch Live (No Longer Available)

Item ID: ScratchLIVE

Audio Interface and DJ Software with Real Vinyl Scratch Feel

Sorry, the Rane Scratch Live is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only. Check out the great alternatives on this page or call toll-free (800) 222-4700 to speak with a Sweetwater Sales Engineer about similar products.

From Our Research Team:

Put Away Your Precious Vinyl and Scratch Digitally!

Rane and Serato have teamed up to create an amazing DJ rig! Scratch LIVE is the ultimate software and hardware solution for bridging the analog world of vinyl and the digital world of computer audio files. Using regular turntables or CD players, you can scratch and mix files from your Mac or Windows XP computer's CD or hard drive, add in a live mic input for scratching, and even bypass to standard vinyl if you wish. Scratch LIVE is the complete digital solution for the vinyl junkie -- take your entire collection wherever you go and leave your precious vinyl at home!

Rane Scratch LIVE at a Glance:
  • Simple, reliable hardware interface connects turntables to computer
  • Powerful, easy-to-use software allows scratching, needle drops, and all other DJ functions
  • Included vinyl records offer real turntable actions

Simple, reliable hardware interface
Rane Scratch LIVE includes the SL 1 interface to connect one or two standard vinyl or CD turntables to your computer. This extremely rugged, portable, high quality, bus-powered USB interface features two switchable phono or line inputs, a microphone input, two line outputs, and pass-through outputs for the phono/line and mic.

Powerful, easy-to-use software
The Scratch LIVE software gives you everything a DJ needs and then some. Its visual waveform display makes it so easy to match beats, you can do it without even hearing the tracks. Scratch LIVE offers Absolute Mode to faithfully reproduce movement of vinyl control records, including stops, starts, scratching, needle dropping, rubbing, backspins, powerdowns and other turntablist techniques. Or use the Relative Mode to disable needle dropping to ignore record skips, but still allow scratching. Scratch LIVE allows you to save your digital tracks in virtual "crates" to make finding the right tracks easy. Plus, Scratch LIVE can handle MP3, AIFF, WAV, OGG, and CD audio.

Included vinyl records offer real turntable actions
The included 12" vinyl records each have a Serato exclusive and unique control signal which allows Scratch LIVE to track the motion of the record, simulating the same movement with digital audio. Due to Serato's proprietary control scheme, the result is a feel and sound indistinguishable from playing vinyl. As a producer and DJ, the track you finished today can be played on a real turntable tonight. You'll never have to cut a dubplate again!


Rane Scratch LIVE Software Features:
  • Runs natively on Windows XP and Mac OS X
  • Supported File formats: Fixed and Variable Bit Rate MP3, AIFF, WAV, OGG, CD Audio and direct from the mic input
  • Play and scratch tracks direct from CD and CD-ROM
  • Record from the mic input and immediately scratch as if it was on vinyl
  • Absolute Mode: faithfully reproduce movement of vinyl control records, including stops, starts, scratching, needle dropping, rubbing, backspins, powerdowns and other turntablist techniques
  • Relative Mode: disable needle dropping to ignore record skips, but still allow scratching
  • Internal Mode: play songs without vinyl control, enabled automatically when end of vinyl groove is reached
  • Digital "crates" for quick access to your favorite collections
  • Full iTunes integration, Windows and Mac
  • Browse music collection by Artist, Album, Tempo (BPM) or Genre, with optional album art display
  • Instant full text search of ID3 tags, matches partial search terms; Edit ID3 tags with full Unicode support
  • Adjustable gain per song file
  • Drag and drop importing of tracks, no preprocessing required
  • Add whole directories of music files on the fly: tags are read in background, no performance interruptions
  • Single key song loading. Single key deck swapping
  • Full track overview showing current play point
  • Variable zoom waveforms centered around current needle position
  • Waveform coloring to distinguish different musical features
  • Large on-screen record label, for scratching and beat juggling
  • Visual markers can be set at important cue points, and triggered from the keyboard
  • Large elapsed time and time remaining displays
  • Beat display emphasizes transients in tracks to visually assist with beat matching
  • Tempo display assists with rapid tempo matching of tracks
  • Latency can be adjusted to match CPU power
  • Assign the same track to both turntables simultaneously
  • Current RPM Indicator: 33 / 45 RPM vinyl selector
  • Scope display for testing signal path quality
  • Low power warning when running off laptop battery


Rane Scratch LIVE Hardware Interface Features:
  • USB interface and bus-powered for fast, simple setup
  • Phono level inputs for direct connection of 2 turntables to your computer - no phono preamp required
  • Line level inputs: No extra hardware required for CD decks and line-level turntables
  • Input-thrus: Switch instantly back to regular vinyl
  • Microphone input with adjustable gain; Microphone thru output
  • Analog circuitry fully isolated from the noisy USB Bus
  • Optional external power pack for permanent installations, or switching computers during a live show

Rane Scratch LIVE Vinyl Features:
  • Side A: 10 minutes plus Vinyl Select area. Side B: 15 minutes
  • Vinyl Select allows you to play a whole set without touching the computer
  • Visible minute time markers on vinyl
  • Continuous control signal on vinyl allows smooth accurate scratching
  • Innovative positioning system for fast and accurate needle dropping
  • Two 15 minute control CDs included

Scratch Live Image Gallery

Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number SL-1

Can We Help?

call toll-free (800) 222-4700 or E-mail us
to get personalized advice from a Sweetwater Sales Engineer.

Reviews

inSync Review

by: Scott Demarko
ScratchLive is a dedicated system for using vinyl records or CDs with special time coded signals that control MP3 and WAV files on your computer as if they were actually on the record or CD. ScratchLi... read more

Sweetwater Advice

Carson McClain
When in the studio working with artists that want me to scratch and work with their own vocal samples, this gives me the ability to have anything that I want at my fingertips. I take the artist's vocal sample and load it in ScratvhLIVE, and just like that I can work with it on my tables with that same feel of any other sample that I have on vinyl. Whether for club DJing or production, you need this tool!!
Scott DeMarko
As a DJ at nightclubs and venues at a variety of locations anything that makes my job easier is more than welcomed. Serato Scratch is a nice package that just works. There aren't a ton of bells and whistles to it, but that's the point. You get a nice clean package that makes mixing and scratching tracks easy and virtually bulletproof. There isn't a lot of setup time, it is 100% compatible with your iTunes library, and scratching, mixing, and remixing is a no-brainer with Scratch LIVE. You'll find Scratch LIVE at some of the biggest nightclubs in the world because it delivers night after night and DJs find the interface and layout to be right in tune with the way they scratch and mix. The trip from real world vinyl to digital isn't as dramatic as you might think. In fact, most DJs say that there is absolutely no difference!
See Also: Rane , Rane DJ Mixers , Rane DJ Software

Rane Scratch Live

Today's Payment: $189.66
Includes $10 processing fee
Payment 2: $179.66
In approx. 30 days
Payment 3: $179.66
In approx. 60 days

Buy Today, Make

Sweetwater's Flexible Payment Plan is a convenient, interest-free way to buy gear now and stretch your purchase across three budget-friendly payments. Simply choose the "3 Easy Payments" option in your cart, and we'll divide your purchase amount into three convenient payments, billed to your current MasterCard, Visa, Discover, or American Express card. There is a $10 processing fee for using this service, and your billing address must be in the United States to be eligible. It's just another way we make shopping at Sweetwater easy and convenient!

Get your Rane Scratch Live now and spread out the payments!

Our Customers Say...

My Sales Engineer is the best. If I need it tomorrow, I have it tomorrow. He makes sure everything is in order and that I'm set up right. I've spent a lot of money at other places, too, but I don't remember them calling me to make sure everything's okay.
Nick Moon, Portland, OR

Sweetwater Sound Inc.
5501 U.S. Hwy 30 W
Fort Wayne, IN 46818
Get Directions »

Toll Free (800) 222–4700
Español (800) 222–4701
Local (260) 432–8176
Fax (260) 432–1758
E-mail us

Phone & Retail Store Hours:
9–9 Monday–Thursday
9–8 Friday
9–7 Saturday
(All hours listed are
Eastern Standard Time.)

© 2012 Sweetwater Sound Inc. All rights reserved. Please read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Links | Press Releases