FEEZY DUZ IT AGAIN: July 2010

well i saw that one of my homies had problems with his Serato, and really, who hasn't at one point or another.

since i saw the frustration, i thought i would give you my tips and troubleshooting techniques

lets start with turntables(this is for technics users only)

1. decks should not be modified. I personally dont like rca cable replacements or taking out the ground wire. taking the center indent out of mk2s is not a big deal.

2. this is obvious, but make sure the rcas from tts are connected to the inputs and correctly put in the red and white slots, if you have an SL3 be sure they arent in the aux ins. if they are wrong, the decks may play backward.

3. the tone arm and the connection point between carts and tone arm needs to be solid. sometimes those things get rusty and crusty, so this can be a problem.

now for the computer(only speaking on apple computers)

1. make overviews for all files. just do it, no real reason not too. you can leave it goin' over nite, and if you have dual core processor, you can do 2 at once.

2. dj am mode is if you dont want those trainspotters staring at your comp all nite. some people dont mind, others get offended if you stare at all their tracks all nite.

to use this, before loading any tracks go to tap(as in where the tempo/bpm is located. tap twice, and ender djam or just am. at the bottom it should flash 'anti trainspotter mode engaged'

R.I.P. dj AM

3. Get a keyboard cover from kbcovers.com. make your life easier and protect your keyboard area from spills. that computer is expensive homie!

4. Relative mode is generally the best way to exploit serato's many digital features. Basically, you use the deck as a controller and have all the features of a cd player ala cue points and loops. ABS is great for the guys that switched from years of vinyl and really want to use the tt for anything other than what it can do with vinyl.

NOW HIT SET UP( AT TOP OF SCREEN )

5. HARDWARE TAB -- This just the usb buffer, basically how much latency is involved in milliseconds. REMEMBER- IF YOU HAVE A PIECE OF SHIT COMPUTER, YOU CANT PUSH IT ALL THE WAY TO THE LOWEST SETTINGS WITHOUT GETTING GLITCHES AND POPS.

6. PLAYBACK
-- ONLY GOIN THROUGH THE THINGS I AM FAMILIAR WITH AND USE OR HAVE USED --

general
track end warning -- just blinks toward the end of songs
playback keys use shift - what it says, dont use it
lock playing deck - dont use it, but it can be helpful, if you do use this, you have to take the needle of the record playing before you load another track
sort cues chronologically - use it. if you put cue 2 at 3 mins and cue 5 at 3 mins, it puts it in order of time, thus switching those 2 cues. you may not want to use this for obvious reasons. i always have it on.
enable hot cues - dont use it
use auto gain - it gets everything at one level by db, i really dislike this, dont use it
hi-fi resampler - makes scratches sound better. it really does. but i dont use it, don think it really helps the sound and i personally think it sounds bad.

on song load
play from start - dont use it, some songs have big intros, so i set cues at the first beat
instant doubles - one of the biggest reasons to use a dvs, basically you set this, load one track, then load the same on the other side in int or rel mode. it will be at the same tempo in int mode, letting you use 1 deck or cdj. nice!! now, if its in rel mode it will do the same, but if your cdj or tt is at a diff tempo on the 2nd load, its gonna go to that tempo.

braking(int mode)
this only works in internal mode and is basically how fast or slow the track starts or stops in internal mode. all the way left is instant, all the way to the right is a slow stop, like stopping a record.

audio output
mono or stereo, obviously stereo is the best, but on janky systems go with mono.

vinyl control
from this option page, i really only use the vinyl start offset. I put it at one second, just to be sure the edge of the record isnt bent or worn too much. not that big of deal to not use it.

LIBRARY
Read Itunes Library - I use this, and of course you should too if you use itunes
everything else is pretty simple

Display
maximum screen updates
this is how smooth the wav form moves. most computers can go to 60 to keep things smooth. However this and audio cache should be move to the smaller values if you have a weak computer(low ram and hd space).

Plug INs
i only use the sp 6 sample player, and dont use it that much. stay off the dj drops and airhorns unless you want to look like a dickhead.

you can get a 3rd deck if you have an sl 3 which is really cool.

if you have any other questions or probs, ill do my best to answer them.

jf

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