Serato Scratch Live Does Not Recognize Rane Ttm57

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This is an archive or an article that is no longer available and describes how I set up my Rane TTM57 sl with Serato Scratch Live to automate echo / delay effect with the bpm of the beat I am scratching too.

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  • Apr 19, 2016 I have a Rane TTM 57SL Mixer (Serato ScratchLive interface built into it) and the software does not want to work together with Windows 10. I know Serato and or Rane hasn't came out with an update for 10 yet and not sure if they plan to. It works fine with 7 and 8 but don't want to have to buy a previous windows if I can fix the problem on 10.
  • The TTM 57SL is an audio mixer console, also known as a DJ mixer, designed by Rane Corporation.Rane and their software partner Serato, also known as Serato Scratch Live, teamed up together to create the TTM 57SL from Rane's prior TTM 56 disc jockey DJ mixer. The unique feature of this DJ mixer is that Serato and Rane brought their respective software and mixer hardware to create a hybrid mixer.
  • The Rane Serato Scratch Live is no longer being made, its actually been replace with its upgraded version the Rane SL 2. But for those of us who have used or have the SL 1 we know they they still provide support for it even though its no longer being manufactured.

The original article appeared here:

http://ssl-wiki.help.bootlegs.de/Using_echo_EFX_efficiently (no longer available).

and is curretly archived here:

Please note that I am unable to answer questions on this process – I literally followed the instructions step by step until it worked without a deep understanding of what is happening!

This article describes how I use the echo EFX efficiently avoiding jumping forth and back between the mixers function groups. This saves a lot of stress and reduces errors a lot.

The TTM57 SL has the great feature to automatically track the BPM of either deck to use it with the EFX. This helps saving time and makes tapping the BPM obsolete assuming your audio files have proper BPM values set. The idea now is to move the “track BPM deck 1/2” function to the “group 1” (FIXME screenshot). Then we dont want to switch to the EFX group just for choosing to which deck the echo EFX will be applied to. We accomplish this by putting the echo EFX to the FlexFX chain. Then we will be able simply by pressing the “FlexFX” send button on either channel to choose to which channel the echo will be applied to.

Assign “track BPM” to group 1

Assign “track bpm EFX1” to J1, right direction, “left deck” (left joystick J1 to right direction tracks the left deck)

1 – Switch to group 1

2 – Click on ‘J1->right direction’ with right mouse click:

3 – Choose ‘track bpm effect 1’:

4 – Choose ‘left deck’:

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Assign “track bpm EFX1” to J2, left direction, “right deck”

Repeats steps 1-4 as above for joystick J2.

Switch to the EFX group

press Group button, then B6

Assign the echo EFX to AUX (shares it with FlexFX and Mic )[FixMe Screenshot]

press B3

Turn EFX on

press B6

Set the EFX parameters accordingly to your needs

press J1, right ‘1/2’

adjust the echo parameters

I use a wet/dry setting of 50%, feedback of around 60%

Insert the EFX

So the echo EFX is now setup properly. If you want to apply them to a channel, simply press the “FlexFX” button on the respective side

Use BPM tracking to determine speed of the echo EFX

Dont forget to push the joystick J1 to the right, if you want to echo on the left deck…

See how the padlock icon in the echo EFX parameter panel appears in red (anything related to the left deck is displayed in red, for example track title, beat matching display etc.) indicating that the speed of the echo is determined by the left decks BPM (in this example the left deck has a track loaded with 112BPM)

Now if you want the echo speed to be determined by the BPM of the right dekc, push joystick J2 to the left

See how the padlock icon in the echo EFX parameter panel appears in blue (anything related to the right deck is displayed in blue, for example track title, beat matching display etc.) indicating that the speed of the echo is determined by the rightdecks BPM (in this example the left deck has a track loaded with 97BPM)

Keep in mind… choosing “track BPM for EFX” (for echo) makes the echo follow the BPM on the correct deck, it makes tapping the speed obsolete!! For example if you slow down the deck by half, then the BPM will be halved as well and the speed of the echo effect will automatically halved as well!

For example, the original tracks BPM at 0.0% pitch is 97BPM, I have choose to track the BPM on the right deck, now I have changed the pitched to +8%, see how the echo EFX speed has changed automatically to 104.7BPM (thats 97BPM +8.0% pitch)

Try it out, it is really really fantastic. Make sure your tracks have correct BPM tags!

If you apply the EFX as described above there are a few things you have to keep in mind:

  • The signal which is sent to the FlexFX-send runs through a DAC, and then when it loops back to the FlexFX-return runs through a ADC. This means you will loose a certain amount of quality, which I assume is very very little, as the complete signal runs inside the mixer
  • You cant use any external EFX at the same time
  • If you connect a mic or an additional signal to AUX-in at the same time, the EFX will also be applied to any of those signals, as the AUX-in, Mic and FlexFX-return share the same ADC.

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Download this article as a pdf here:

> Using echo EFX efficiently – Ssl-wiki

Happy Echo Scratching!

– Emma Short-E

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I recently received this question on the Studio Scratches YouTube Channel:

  • I was hoping I could ask you how well you transitioned from your old mixer to the ttm57?
  • I am thinking about purchasing but I need to validate a $1500 investment.
  • Did you think the TTM 57sl helped your skills and versatility?
  • I’d like your honest opinion.
  • Do you use it with Serato?

Thanks for the question which I will breakdown and answer below.

The Rane TTM 57sl

The mixer in question that I am currently using:

Mixer overview from the Rane website:

“The TTM 57SL Performance Mixer combines the best technologies that Rane and Serato have to offer in a single high-performance mixer. The TTM 57SL fully integrates Rane’s proven hardware and Serato Scratch Live, creating a whole new range of possibilities for your performance. The TTM 57SL was specifically designed to work with Scratch Live and the available features are best served when used with Scratch Live. The TTM 57SL is also a very competent standalone performance mixer.”

Transistioning from my old mixer

The mixer I used prior to this was the Vestax 06 Pro A with a Pro X Fade. I used this mixer for 9 years.

Straight out the box I loved it. I took a little while (under a week) for me to get used to the new crossfader, because it has a much smoother / looser feel, and a sharper / quicker cut in point for the sound. An adjustment period is only natural and to be expected. I now only had to move the fader a small amount before the sound cut in which does make things like the crab scratch easier / less effort. It was so much better than the fader I was using previously. When you want to perform fast scratches, having to move the crossfader less distance really does make a big difference. So the number one difference for me was how great the fader is.

After a while, I no longer noticed the fader differences, it simply allowed me to focus on creative scratching, as it should be. Just like when you are driving a car and it becomes automatic after a while and you don’t notice how the steering wheel feels, so it was with this fader.

The whole mixer feels so solid, sturdy and professional.

The biggest thing I had to get used to and learn how to use was all the extra hardware and software features such as effects like delay. Effects are purely optional of course, you don’t have to use effects if you don’t want to.

To be honest I still only use a small percentage of these features and effects as I tend to focus on pure scratching, but I do love the flexibility.

Do I think the TTM 57sl helped my skills and versatility?

Yes to a certain extent.

The TTM 57sl helped my skills in that it has a really great crossfader which makes performing both the simple and complex scratches that I could already perform slightly easier, as there is less resistance on the fader and the sound cuts in very quickly.

If you could not do a crab scratch before buying this mixer for example, it won’t magically all of a sudden allow you perform the crab scratch after.

What this mixer can do is make the learning process easier. Think of it like drawing with a blunt pencil. Drawing with a blunt pencil is hard. If you sharpen the pencil you now have a tool that makes it possible to draw a decent line. But drawing a picture that looks beautiful is nothing to do with the pencil itself, it comes from the skill of the artist that is holding the pencil. You need drawing skills which take time and patience to develop. Or think about chopping logs with a blunt axe. You need a sharp axe, but you also need good axe swinging skills! (My log chopping skills suck and no sharp axe will change that.) You get my point.

So skills are not generally improved by equipment alone, but your existing skills can be enhanced and new opportunities and creative possibilities open up by using the Serato functions and effects which I talk about below.

Do I use it with Serato?

Yes, I most certainly do!

A USB cable connects directly from the mixer into my laptop which is very convenient and means no plugging in an extra Serato box with extra wires and cables that tend to make everything look untidy. I don’t know about you but I really love a clean minimal setup which allows me to really focus and get the most creative.

I use Serato to load up digital scratch records that I use to cut with.

I loop up instrumental beats to practice over.

Loops are easy to set up and can be triggered with the buttons on the mixer. You can have multiple cue points and all sorts too!

I like to use the delay effect which is super fun and adds an extra dimension to my cuts.

I generally only have one deck set up these days, purely for scratching, but when I mix at gigs etc I use Serato for everything. No more carrying vinyl around. I love vinyl by the way but flying with it really is not fun!

I also use Serato to record my scratching audio for use when I make scratch tutorial and practice videos.

Serato

Other Notes on the TTM 57sl / Things I appreciate

Travelling to gigs is super easy, I have a Pelican case it just sits in and is pretty much indestructible. I generally get the venue to provide a set of technics then its just this mixer, needles and laptop that I take. Simple!

The other thing that this mixer allows me to do is to listen to my scratching / master output via headphones. This is perfect as I don’t always have speakers set up and sometimes not everyone in my house wants to listen to me scratching late at night. Before I would have to plug the mixer and my headphones into an amp or soundcard which is yet another piece of kit. I prefer a minimal setup.

Summary

I really appreciate owning and using the Rane TTM 57sl. It has been a great investment. However, you absolutely do not have to spend this much on a mixer.

The main thing is the crossfader.

If you have a mixer like my old Vestax 06 you can put a really great fader in it like the innofader and instantly have a much better scratch experience.

Scratching in its essence with a mixer is essentially all about the crossfader:

  • on and off / open and close.

You really need the fader to be super slidey, loose and frictionless with a sharp cut in point. That’s all!

Everything else is secondary.

It is nothing more complicated than that. I like to call this The Simple Art of Scratching.

If you took away my Rane TTM 57sl today, I could resurrect my 13 year old vestax 06 pro (if I hadn’t sold it) and I would put an innofader in it. Whilst the Pro X Fade is ok, I much preferred the innofader. Please note I am not affiliated with innofader in anyway, this is purely based on my experience of using both and is my personal preference.

Another option is the DJ Tech DIF 1S with a mini innofader inside which is retailing at a reasonable price point.

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Upgrading our equipment can help us improve our scratching to an extent, we do need the right tools for the job, but in the end it comes down to you ‘doing the work’ of learning and practicing to develop your skills.

For more on equipment please check out my DJ Toolbox page.

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I hope this article helped.

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Please leave a comment below. Share your thoughts or ask any questions you have.

As always, I’ll do my best to help.

Happy Scratching! 😀

– Short-E

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