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1. re es Comments Artist E25 e Hip Hop Rap amp File Location dd MacOSX nuddifeleame MIxtape apniGamantsTiespureesiprelnad You can edit the Track Artist Album Comments Year and Genre tags of the song The File Location field cannot be changed 31 Mix Settings Editor The Mix Settings tab gives you an advanced look at the mix information Scratch DJ Academy MIX detects for each song It includes a graphical representation of the song with a few more details than the Arrangement Here you can correct or adjust when Scratch DJ Academy MIX did not detect the BPM or Key correctly You can also adjust the song s starting offset to personalize your playlists a bit further Song Infc BPM and Tap Feature Beats Per Minute You can manually edit the BPM setting A by typing in the BPM if you already know it Scratch DJ Academy MIX will re analyze the song to adjust where the beats and bars occur based on the new BPM You can also in the BPM using the spacebar by clicking the button B and following the instructions given in the window 32 Tap for BPM Beats Per Minute Press the SPACE bar to start playing Then hit the space with every beat in the song for at least 10 times to get the BPM The 2 and x2 buttons C will divide or multiply the current BPM setting by two This is helpful if the automatic tempo detection returns a value which2. Save As from the File menu You can likewise recall previous mixes by choosing Open from the File menu and selecting the appropriate Mix Session msf file When exiting Scratch DJ Academy you will be prompted to save any unsaved work discard changes If you attempt to load a session file that contains songs which are not found in the Library you will be prompted to find those songs on your computer If these songs are then successfully added to the Library they will appear grayed out in the Playlist and Arrangement until their import analysis is complete 28 Recording Your Mix Exporting Once your playlist has been constructed you can record it to a single file using either the Record Mix button in the Mix Controls or the Record Mix to File selection in the File menu Record Mix Options The first step in recording your playlist is to select the audio file format in which to record your file In the Record Mix Options dialog you can select either MP3 or WAV as your file type x Record Mix Options Saving the File After pressing OK you will be prompted for the location in which to store your file You can also set the filename which will default to the name of your mix session file Users justin Desktop Mixtape Music Recorded Mixes 29 Now the recording process will begin and you will be presented with a dialog showing its progress Note that this will take a significant amou
3. 12 Can t op mp3 14 I m That Chick mp3 14 Body On Me mp3 P DEVICES Amazon MP3 A 01 CAKE p F SHARED MEDIA 34 Just A L lean mp3 m 5r Mare Aenaal mit ja New Folder Cancel C Open 13 After songs are selected for import Scratch DJ Academy MIX will perform a quick scan of each song to make sure that it is in a recognized format and will then add that song to the Library in a grayed out state showing that it is presently Importing When songs are imported they go through an analysis process which determines their tempo in beats per minute BPM musical bar lines and key These attributes are paramount to creating the perfect music mix and professional DJs spend many hours figuring out the tempo key and bars for their songs Scratch DJ Academy MIX does this process automatically and will have you mixing your songs in just a matter of minutes Library 118 Mix Add Songs Track OPera Never Figure Out feat Emily McEw 846644 Breaking Rocks Bri B60789 Meedin DJ Wady Ibiza Importing B66814 Snatcn Saeeds Snatch Th Importing B77830 Inessa Original Mix mp3 Importing 878584 La Mania Poney Dub Mix Importing 991202 Saxtrack Reboot Twisted Importing B92786 Hey Original Mix mp3 Importing 993041 Miss Synclaviera Original Importing 14 The main analysis process occurs in the bac
4. DJ Academy MIX is launched Quick Start Guide Mixing 104 Scratching 101 Music Theory 101 Community Scratch DJ Academy Lessons Scratch DJ Academy MIX allows you to mix the music on your computer into one seamless set just like a professional DJ Follow these simple steps and you ll be mixing your music in just a matter of minutes Step 1 Add Music Waas Her Name Scratch OJ Academy 84 440 Up Cean EMC Boyz Ruger 111 Af Min 325 Hip Hop Track DJ immortal 90 504 Click the Add Songs button or drag your favorite songs into the Library from another folder Step 2 Create Your Playlist cte A Tribe Called Ouest un aora Love Tupac Snai Poe Instrumental Scratch DJ Academy 2 BMm Need You Tong INXS 37 Preferences Setup parameters for Scratch DJ Academy MIX can be edited in the Preferences dialog in the Edit menu on Windows or in the Scratch DJ Academy MIX menu on the Mac General The General preferences window edits assorted user definable features Preferences oO 0 Q General Tags Audio Setup Your DJ Info DJ Name Jam Master Jim Playlist Mix Hints Show Hints 5 BPM for mix hints tempo match Advanced key hints Autoscroll to Playback Marker DJ Name The DJ is the name that will be used as the Artist for any mixes recorded in Scratch DJ Academy MIX When selecting a DJ name Be creative and be
5. Playlist will highlight its BPM and Key along with any BPM or Key from compatible songs in the Library assuming that Show Hints is enabled in the General page of the Preferences window The range of BPM which makes a song compatible can be set in the Preferences window as can the selectivity of the key matching This feature helps you figure out which songs might mix well together just like professional DJs do before their live sets h J F in m Ma J su of When You Select Song in Your Playlist 2H ni Rus DAC Wo es Si tin 8 u The Library Shows You What Songs Might Mix Well Together BPM Matching Scratch DJ Academy MIX automatically matches the tempo of the two songs in a mix The second song in the mix is sped up or slowed down to the same BPM Beats Per Minute as the first song The closer the original tempos of the two songs the better the mix may sound The second song will slowly ramp its tempo to its original BPM over a period of eight bars after the mix Visit the Scratch DJ Academy Lessons Help menu feature for more information on BPM see Section 13 Key Matching Harmonic mixing is the process of mixing together songs that are in the same or related musical keys Electronic DJs practice harmonic mixing as do many hip hop and rock DJs Harmonic mixing ensures that the pitches of all songs in a mix are complimentary This will make your transitions smoother and make sure that your songs work
6. Rate selects the clock speed at which your audio will play back Audio Buffer Size Audio Buffer Size selects the size of the memory buffer used to output your audio If you notice audio problems during playback you should try increasing this number until audio plays back smoothly 41 More Help and Contact Us Visit www sdamix com for technical support breaking news on Scratch DJ Academy MIX information on new software versions and FAQs For direct technical support questions send an email to support scratch com For more information on Scratch DJ Academy visit www scratch com or send us an email to info scratch com For more information on Stanton DJ Products visit www stantondj com Credits amp Information Produced by Scratch DJ Academy and Stanton Magnetics 2010 2011 Developed in New York NY at Scratch DJ Academy e tONaRT Key Detection Technology by zplane development aufTAKT V3 Tempo and Beat Detection Engine by zplane development This software uses libraries from the FFmpeg project under the LGPLv2 1 Windows only This software uses libraries from the LAME project You must accept all terms of the End User License Agreement to use MIX If you accept all terms of the agreement click 1 Agree to continue when installing the MIX application If you don t agree to all terms please click Cancel to return to the www sdamix com home page 42 LITS00073 on
7. cue backwards and forwards by 1 32 beat 22 Preview The Preview button H allows you to audition the currently selected mix transition Playback will begin two bars before the mix and it will play through the mix until two bars afterwards If you make a change to any mix parameter while the preview is playing the preview restarts so you can hear the full transition Record Mix For the Record Mix button 1 see Section 11 Recording Your Mix Exporting Using the Arrangement Timeline View The Arrangement view gives you a graphical representation of your entire playlist and it allows you to graphically edit the song transitions in that playlist Waveform Clips Each song is displayed as a waveform clip A in the Arrangement This clip shows the unique amplitude of the audio waveform over time with time progressing left to right within the clip The song s name is displayed in the upper left corner of the clip 23 Selected Mix Region As an alternative to the Mix control in the Mix Controls a mix region can be selected for editing by clicking in the grey area where two songs overlap in the Arrangement F The currently selected mix region will be enclosed in a red box B Playback Marker The Playback Marker C is a vertical orange line in the Arrangement which shows the current position which is being played or will be played from the Transport Controls see Section 9 The Playback Marker can be manu
8. is off by a factor of two or if you want to do a mix transition with a half time or double time feel Note that these buttons are only enabled if the resulting tempo will fall within the program s limits of 60 to 180 BPM Groove The Groove selection box D lets you inform the beat analyzer how strictly the tempo is followed throughout the song Electronic songs with a steady drum machine beat may benefit from a Tight Groove analysis Conversely live rock songs with a varying tempo may need a Loose Groove for the most accurate beat detection The majority of songs however are well served by a Normal Groove setting Key The Key selection box E lets you correct the musical key if Scratch DJ Academy MIX detected it incorrectly Restore The Restore button F tells Scratch DJ Academy MIX to revert all of its current settings back to what was detected when the song was first added to the Library Show Bars The Show Bars toggle button G will enable the display of red lines in the waveform to show where the start of each musical bar has been detected Scratch DJ Academy MIX uses these locations as the Mix Points when you create your mixes 33 Transport Preview Song You can preview the song in the Mix Settings editor by clicking on the Play button of the transport J Playback will start at the song s current First Bar Start Indicator H When playback starts a Beats and Bar Counter will display in the transpo
9. the Song Information window see page 31 Key Length CMin 301 Auto size all columns CMin 302 EMaj 4 06 3 12 Track v Artist v BPM Key v Length Album GH Min 3 25 oun Genre 3 03 4 09 3 25 DMin 4 01 Sorting Clicking on any column header in the Library list allows you to sort your songs by that parameter in ascending or descending order Clicking repeatedly on the header toggles the direction of the sort Auto upgrade If a future version of the software adds new information fields or improves the BPM or key detection Scratch DJ Academy MIX will automatically re analyze all the songs in your library to bring them up to date This may take some time if you have a large library You may choose to skip the BPM or key update if you are already happy with the results in the library or have edited the results manually 16 ReAnalyzer Options Creating Playlists The Playlist pane is where you drag songs from the Library to be played in sequential order You can change the order of your playlist by dragging songs within the list and you can play any song in the list by double clicking on it A red box around two songs indicates that the mix between these songs is selected for editing see page 20 Using the Mix Controls Playlist 5 Artist Gnarls Barkley Need You Tonight Pop Rock Instrumental Love To Move In Here Moby Spotlight Jennifer Hudson 17 Hints Selecting a song in the
10. to BPM Tag The Write to BPM tag check box enables the writing of the song s BPM information to the song file s tempo tag These tags are fairly standard and can be read and edited by most other music software Write to Beginning of Comments Tag The Write to beginning of comments tag check box enables the writing of the song s key information as text at the beginning of the song s comment tag Comment tags are fairly standard and can be read and edited by many music programs Write to Key Tag The Write to key tag check box enables the writing of the song s key information to the song file s key or initial key tag These tags are not as widely supported so you may wish to store the key information in the comments tag as well if you want to see it in other music software Audio Setup The hardware setup for audio playback is configured in the Audio Setup preferences window o Q General Tags Audio Setup Preferences output Primary Sound Driver Len Right active output channels sample rate 44100 Hz audio buffer size 2048 samples 46 4 ms Output Output selects the hardware driver for the device which will play your audio Test The Test button creates a test tone helping to determine where the audio is being routed in your system Active Output Channels The Active Output Channels list allows you to enable and disable channels on a multi channel audio interface Sample Rate Sample
11. Mac and Windows compatihle SCRATCH DJ ACADEMY A MIA DJ software for mixing and analyzing tracks TE Ho ow nw User Manual stanton Scratch DJ Academy MIX User Guide Created by Scratch DJ Academy and Stanton Magnetics Table of Contents Intro 7 Computer Requirements 7 Getting Started 8 Authorization Licensing 11 Check for Updates 12 Library 13 Adding Your Songs Importing 13 Limitations 15 Search 15 List View Options 16 Sorting 16 Auto upgrade 16 Creating Playlists 17 Hints 18 BPM Matching 18 Key Matching 18 Genres 19 Using the Mix Controls 20 Mix 20 Mix Point 20 Mix Length 21 Scratch FX 21 Cue 22 Preview 23 Record Mix 23 Using the Arrangement Timeline View 23 Waveform Clips 23 Selected Mix Region 24 Playback Marker 24 Timeline 24 Zoom Slider 24 Scratch FX Indicator 25 Dragging Waveforms 25 Dragging Mix Length 26 Transport Controls 26 Stop 26 Rewind 27 Play Pause 27 Fast Forward 27 Volume 27 Pickup Cursor 27 Scroll Slider 27 Display Contents 28 Saving and Recalling Your Work 28 Recording Your Mix Exporting 29 Record Mix Options 29 Saving the File 29 Mix Vault 30 Song Information Window 31 Previous Next OK Cancel 31 Info Editor Tags 31 Mix Set
12. Per Minute BPM song structure and musical key This helps you to understand which of your songs may mix well together and then Scratch DJ Academy MIX intelligently recommends combinations of your tracks instantly Scratch DJ Academy MIX will help you automatically beatmatch and mix your songs just like a professional DJ The result is uninterrupted mixes that flow seamlessly from track to track without conflicting tempo and pitch Computer Requirements Windows XP SP3 Vista or Windows 7 or Mac OS X 10 5 7 or higher operating system with 150 MB free hard drive space and 1 GB of RAM or higher 2 GB recommended Getting Started This section gives you an overview of the Main Window of Scratch DJ Academy MIX Here you ll learn the names and locations of the controls and their purpose If you are a beginner we highly recommend that you read the Scratch DJ Academy Lessons Help menu feature See page 37 Scratch DJ Academy Lessons to learn about DJing and mixing and how Scratch DJ Academy MIX applies all of these techniques To get started quickly make sure your audio settings are correct in the Audio Setup tab of the Preferences See Audio Setup in Section 14 for more details At First Glance Here s a look at how Scratch DJ Academy MIX looks when you first launch the application 5 Scratch DJ Academy MIX br Vault Fari LI guana oo SCRATCH DI ACADEMY m The Main Window includes the Library and Pla
13. allow time for the song to ramp to its final tempo and for a scratch effect to be inserted Dragging will stop at the boundary of this twelve bar buffer period Since the mix length can not extend beyond the end of the first song of the mix the mix length will automatically shorten when dragging past the end of the song 25 Dragging Mix Length When a mix is selected for editing positioning the mouse over the end of the mix will result in a left right arrow cursor Clicking and dragging allows you to adjust the length of the mix Values which are not standard settings in the Mix Length control will appear in the control list with an asterisk next to them The mix length can not extend beyond the end of the first song of the mix You also can not extend a mix further than twelve bars before the following mix in the playlist Dragging will stop when either of these boundaries is reached Transport Controls Playlist My DJ Mix Stop The Stop button A stops playback and rewinds the playback counter to zero 26 Rewind The Rewind button B jumps backwards in playback The left arrow key is a keyboard shortcut for the Rewind button Play Pause When playback is stopped the Play button C starts playing the playlist at the current time counter position When the playlist is playing you can press the Play button again to stop playback without changing the counter The spacebar is a keyboard shortcut for the Play but
14. ally repositioned by clicking and dragging on the tab at the top of the marker or simply by clicking anywhere in the tab s track D or in any free space in the Arrangement pane SCRATCH BJ ACADEMY Timeline The Timeline E at the bottom of the Arrangement pane shows the overall time reference for all the songs within the playlist You can zoom time in or out by clicking in the Timeline and dragging the mouse up or down Zoom Slider As an alternative to clicking and dragging in the Timeline you can zoom time in or out by dragging the Zoom Slider located below the Arrangement pane on the left PE 24 Scratch FX Indicator If a mix has a scratch effect FX the effect will be shown as a grey box with a turntable icon in front of the mix The width of the box shows the duration of the scratch Dragging Waveforms When a mix is selected for editing positioning the mouse over the mix point or inside the second song of the mix will result in a hand cursor Clicking and dragging will allow you to slide the second song over the first changing the mix point At high zoom levels dragging will also change the cue adjust setting On lower zoom levels dragging will snap to the mix point in bars Values which are not standard settings in the Mix Point control will appear in the control list with an asterisk next to them A mix point can be no greater than twelve bars after the previous mix in the playlist in order to
15. can always select Check for Updates located in the Help menu on Windows or the Scratch DJ Academy MIX menu on Mac to update at any time in the future acis BE rur File Help About Scratch DJ Academy MIX Preferences Register your License Key Check for Updates Services Hide Scratch DJ Academy MIX 36H Hide Others X 88H Quit Scratch DJ Academy MIX 0 12 Library B due Artist BPM Key Length 112 38 447 Grare Barclay CMin 3 01 Need You Tonight INXS zi GMn 302 CAKE Opera Singer CAKE 95 406 Jessie s Gel Rick Springfield 68 Santara Sublime a4 EMa 3 03 Dont Tum Back Colby O Donis 331 1 4 09 Excuse Mo Mama Mishon g EMn E 3 25 it s That Manan Carey feat JD amp 96 Mn 3 25 FES Wi Adding Your Songs Importing The Library is the place where you store your collection of songs To import songs into the Library from your computer you can use the Add Songs button A at the top of the Library pane or you can use the Add Songs to Library selection from the File menu You can also drag and drop songs from other locations on your computer into the Library Choose files to Import 4 e 2E C3 Amazon search 01 Jessie s Girl2 mp3 01 Santaria mp3 PLACES 03 Don t Turn ack mp3 Q3 Excuse Marna mp3 A 04 It s Like That mp3 05 5potlight mp3 06 California Love mp3 10 Wow mp3
16. kground and the song that is currently being analyzed will show the percentage of analysis completed in the Length column of the Library list Until a song is fully analyzed it can not be dragged into the Playlist or edited in the Mix Settings window You can listen to any song in the Library by double clicking on it Right clicking on a song will give you the option to edit its Song Information see page 31 The Library is automatically saved by Scratch DJ Academy MIX and is available for all of your mix sessions Limitations Scratch DJ Academy MIX limits the length of songs that it will import to a minimum of 20 seconds and a maximum of 20 minutes A song must also contain at least 12 bars of music to be imported The supported audio file formats are AAC mp4 ALAC mp4 MP3 WAV and AIFF Files must be 16 bit mono or stereo at 44 100 Hz sample rate Scratch DJ Academy MIX only uses tempos between 60 BPM and 180 BPM Tempos that fall outside of this range will be scaled up or down to a value that works best for beat matching Search The Search utility B allows you to find songs by track name artist BPM key comments or genre Use All to search all of these fields 15 List View Options Right clicking in the Library lists header C will show all of the song information that can be displayed in the list Checked items will appear with their own column Most of this information can be edited for each track by using
17. mix lines up perfectly E Zoom Slider Drag the zoom slider to see a closer view of the arrangement Zoom out to see more of the songs at once F Transport The transport controls playback of your mixed playlist with play pause stop rewind and fast forward controls The following chapters describe each of these controls with much more detail and all of the other features of Scratch DJ Academy MIX 10 Authorization Licensing When you load Scratch DJ Academy MIX for the first time you will be prompted with a registration window to register your copy of the software You must have an internet connection to complete the registration Registration SCEHATCE EI ACADEMY You can run Scratch DJ Academy MIX in Demo mode but saving your mix sessions and recording to file are not available in this mode Also Scratch DJ Academy MIX will exit after running for 30 minutes when in Demo mode You will be prompted with this window each time you load Scratch DJ Academy MIX until you have registered your license key You can check your Registration status from the Register your License Key option located in the Help menu on Windows or Scratch DJ Academy MIX menu on Mac 11 Check for Updates When opened Scratch DJ Academy MIX will automatically check the internet to see if there is a newer version of the software available If there is a new version available and you choose not to update when prompted you
18. nt Scratch FX The Scratch FX control D allows you to add pre recorded scratching effects which have been created by professional DJ instructors at Scratch DJ Academy before the mix Scratch effects can be between one beat and four bars long and the effects are displayed graphically in the Arrangement The scratch effects feature different types of sounds so you can match the best overall fit with the song you are playing Scratch DJ Academy MIX automatically matches the speed of the scratch effects to the tempo of your song just like a professional DJ would do when performing live 21 Mix Length 4 bars 1 bar 4 bars B bars Customize Scratch FX The Customize Scratch FX menu option gives you complete control over the scratch parameters and allows you to listen to the scratch effect by itself Scratch FX Options Cue The Cue control F is a fine adjustment for the Mix Point Using the Cue control you can slide the mix up to 2 beats forwards or backwards in time in 1 32 beat increments This allows the mix to begin at any point within a musical measure and gives you detailed control of the automatic mixing feature Professional DJs often make slight manual adjustments when performing live No computer can replace the accuracy of a DJ s trained ear so there is sometimes a need for this manual adjustment The minus button E and plus button G adjust the
19. nt of time for a long playlist Mix Vault Your recordings are automatically added to the Mix Vault when they are completed The Mix Vault is a global repository of all the mixes that you have created You can also drag the completed mixes into other music software tools such as iTunes ary 28 Mix Vault 1 A DJ Length Created My DJ Mix mp3 Jam Master Jim 14 53 28 Dec 2010 11 56am You can listen to a mix by double clicking on it and you can edit its Song Information by right clicking ctrl click for Mac 30 Song Information Window The Song Information window gives you control of the stored metadata Scratch DJ Academy MIX saves for every song in your library You can access the Song Information window by right clicking ctrl click for Mac on any of the songs in the Library or the Playlist view You can also double click on the song s waveform in the Arrangement view to access the Song Information Previous Next OK Cancel The Song Information window has four buttons along its bottom Previous Next OK and Cancel The OK and Cancel buttons close the window either saving any changes within the window or discarding changes respectively The Previous and Next buttons OK any changes in the window and then edit the Song Information for the previous or next song in the list Info Editor Tags The Info tab in the window edits tag information stored in the audio file Song Information Just A Lil Bit Clean
20. rt and count up This can be a helpful indicator for you to know that the BPM setting is correct by counting the beats along with what you hear count on the beats 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 and soon The Playback Marker 1 shows the current playing position and can be repositioned by dragging just like in the waveform view of the main interface First Bar Indicator Song Start Offset The First Bar Indicator H is displayed in green and shows you where Scratch DJ Academy MIX thinks the very first musical bar occurs This is also known as the 1 Beat This offset position will be used as the beginning of the song when mixing in your playlists You can adjust this marker by dragging in either direction to hear more or less of this song while mixing Scratch DJ Academy MIX will then use the new First Bar setting for any mix that includes this song See Scratch DJ Academy Lessons in the Help menu for more details on the 1 Beat Zoom Slider Drag the Zoom Slider to see a closer view of this song s beat and bar positions Zoom out to see more of the song at once 34 Tutorial Graphically Setting the 1 Beat Although the beat detection algorithms used in Scratch DJ Academy MIX are very advanced technologically they can not always match the fine resolution that the human ear can discern when aligning beats in songs As an example if we zoom in all the way on the waveform of a song with a strong kick drum downbeat we migh
21. s Help menu feature for more information on Genres 19 Using the Mix Controls The Mix Controls pane allows you to fine tune the mix transitions between the songs in your playlist Mix The Mix control A selects which mix transition is currently being edited This mix is shown by a red box around its songs in the Playlist with a matching red box around the mix transition itself in the Arrangement see page 23 Mix Point The Mix Point B is the number of bars from the end of the first song to where the second song begins to Mix Point mix in The Mix Point control contains a fixed set B bars of common mix points A Mix Point value with an asterisk next to it is a custom value set graphically in the Arrangement 4 bars B bars 18 bars 0 bars 20 Mix Length The Mix Length C is the number of bars for which both songs actually mix overlap one another The second song begins to mix in at the Mix Point and the first song finishes its mix out when the number of bars selected in the Mix Length window is completed The Mix Length control contains a fixed set of common mix lengths A Mix Length value with an asterisk next to itis a custom value set graphically in the Arrangement Since a mix can not go beyond the end of the first song in the mix some Mix Length values may be grayed out depending on the Mix Point In other words the Mix Length can never be greater than the Mix Poi
22. t find that the 1 Beat is shifted slightly into the kick drum waveform instead of sitting at the very beginning of its attack Song Information Demo Song 60 bpm wav Info Mix Settings Groove Normal t In this case dragging the green First Bar Indicator allows us to align the beat with the very beginning of the kick drum attack 35 Song Information Demo Song 60 bpm wav This also offsets all the subsequent bar lines in the song by the same amount hopefully bringing the beat map into better alignment and ultimately producing a tighter mix Another issue is that Scratch DJ Academy MIX automatically attempts to place the 1 Beat after any introduction to the song so that each mix will begin with the songs first strong rhythm However this might not always be the best place to start your mix for any number of artistic reasons The First Bar Indicator can also be dragged longer distances in order to select the starting point that best suits your mix 36 Scratch DJ Academy Lessons The Scratch DJ Academy Lessons feature located in the Help menu provides beginner information about Mixing Scratching and Music Theory derived from the curriculum of the world famous Scratch DJ Academy www scratch com There is also a Community page which provides links to various online resources of the Scratch DJ Academy and Stanton user communities This window will automatically open the first time that Scratch
23. tings Editor 32 BPM and Tap Feature 32 Groove 33 Key 33 Restore 33 Show Bars 33 Transport Preview Song 34 First Bar Indicator Song Start Offset 34 Zoom Slider 34 Tutorial Graphically Setting the 1 Beat 35 Scratch DJ Academy Lessons 37 Preferences 38 General 38 DJ Name 38 Show Hints 38 Autoscroll to Playback Marker 39 Tags 39 Write to BPM Tag 40 Write to Beginning of Comments Tag 40 Write to Key Tag 40 Audio Setup 40 Output 41 Test 41 Active Output Channels 41 Sample Rate 41 Audio Buffer Size 41 More Help and Contact Us 42 Credits amp Information 42 Intro Scratch DJ Academy the world leader in DJ education and Stanton present Scratch DJ Academy MIX an intuitive DJ software for beginner and professional DJs alike Scratch DJ Academy MIX is perfect for music fans that want to mix tracks from their personal music library as well as professional DJs that need a song analysis and or sequencing tool to help them refine their game While most DJ and music production software takes months or years to master Scratch DJ Academy MIX is an incredibly simple way to get the most out of your music You can also learn the DJ basics along the way through Scratch DJ Academy s award winning curriculum included in the app Scratch DJ Academy MIX analyzes your music library and identifies each track s Beats
24. ton Fast Forward The Fast Forward button D jumps forward in playback The right arrow key is a keyboard shortcut for the Fast Forward button Volume Clicking on the Volume button E pops up a volume slider which controls the output level of all playback in Scratch DJ Academy MIX Pickup Cursor The Pickup Cursor button F shows the state of automatic scrolling to the playback position while playing If auto scrolling is disabled pressing the Pickup Cursor button will cause the Arrangement to scroll to the Playback Marker and begin auto scrolling from there Scroll Slider The slider below the transport controls G shows the playback position within the playlist or within single track audition You can also change the play position by dragging the slider 27 Display Contents The display area to the right of the Transport Controls H is divided into two sections The time counter shows the current playback position in either the playlist or in single track audition The time is displayed in hours minutes seconds format The text display below the time counter shows whether the playlist or a single track is now playing and gives the name of the currently playing item saving and Recalling Your Work 3m Open Close Save Save As Add Songs to Library Record Mix to File Your current playlist and all of its mix information can be saved into a file called a Mix Session To do this select Save or
25. well together 18 The mix hints in Scratch DJ Academy MIX will show all songs with the same key as well as keys within one position up down left or right on the chart below For example a song detected in C Major or C will match songs in A minor down F Major left and G Major right A minor is known as the relative minor key of C and it shares C s key signature F Major and G Major are the keys a fifth Circle of Fifths With Advanced Key Hints enabled in the General Preferences window Scratch DJ Academy MIX will also show matches for keys one diagonal position away So for C Major that would also include D minor and E minor These are the relative minor keys of the subdominant and dominant and they share their key signatures Genres In some cases matching songs within the same genre or compatible genres may help to create a good playlist Hip hop songs may match well with each other and hip hop songs may also mix well with R amp B or funk songs for example This is partly because genres are often recorded in similar BPMs or keys You ll also notice that many hip hop and electronica songs have consistent tempos but live music tempo can change throughout the song Scratch DJ Academy MIX will help you manage tempo changes through its automatic beat matching feature You can enable viewing of the Genre column in the Playlist and Library list see List View Options on page 16 Visit the Scratch DJ Academy Lesson
26. ylist views at the top the Mix Controls in the center followed by the Arrangement Timeline View and the playback Transport controls at the bottom See the following page for a breakdown of each Scratch DJ Academy MIX My DJ Mix SCRATCH DJ ACADEMY A Library The library comes preloaded with 10 free songs All of your imported music is displayed here and can be searched and sorted Click Add Songs to add songs from your personal music library B Playlist Drag songs from your library into the playlist view to create the perfect mix When you select a song in your playlist Scratch DJ Academy MIX will show you what songs may mix well with each other by highlighting songs in your library with similar BPM Beats Per Minute and musical key For each song added to the playlist a new mix transition is added with default mix control settings C Mix Control Panel Use the mix controls to quickly change your mix transitions and preview your mixes The mix transition is the overlapping section of the playlist where you hear one song end and another begin Use the preview feature to hear each mix individually and tweak the settings until you get the perfect mix D Arrangement Timeline View The arrangement shows a timeline view of your playlist with a waveform representation of each of the songs Here you can see where each of the songs overlaps in time and zoom in to see the beats align and make detailed adjustments until each
27. you Show Hints The Show Hints checkbox enables the Mix Hints feature when selecting songs in the Playlist Mix Hints highlight compatible BPMs and Keys in the Library for the selected song 38 The numeric entry box sets the BPM range for compatible tempos in the Mix Hints Any tempo in the Library within plus or minus this value from the tempo of the song selected in the Playlist will be highlighted Five BPM is a good starting point for this value The Advanced key hints checkbox enables looser key hint matching to allow more possible harmonically related songs to be highlighted See Key Matching in Section 6 or the Scratch DJ Academy Lessons feature in the Help menu for more information on harmonic mixing musical keys and key hints Autoscroll to Playback Marker The Autoscroll to Playback Marker check box enables the automatic scrolling of the Arrangement pane to follow the Playback Marker while the playlist is playing If this feature is disabled you can still manually force the Arrangement to follow the Playback Marker using the Pickup Cursor button in the Transport Controls see page 26 Tags The Tags preferences window allows the writing of analyzed song information to a J 19 song file s tag metadata so that it can be shared with other programs oO Q General Tags Audio Setup Preferences Write to BPM tag Write to beginning of comments tag Write to key tag 39 Write
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