Serato DJ Intro User Guide

SERATO DJ INTRO - USER GUIDE 1.0


TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION 4

HARDWARE 4

MinimumSystemRequirements 4

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 5

Installation(MacOSX) 5 Installation(PC) 5

GETTING STARTED 6

StartingtheSoftware 6 MacOSX 6 Windows 6 SoftwareOverview 7

IMPORTING MUSIC 9

AddingfilestotheSeratoDJIntrolibrary 9 ExternalHardDrives 9 ShowingyouriTuneslibrary 9 HowtogetmusicfromCDsintoITCH 9 SupportedFileTypes 9 AboutCorruptFiles 9

PREPARING YOUR FILES 10

OfflinePlayer 10 MasterGain 10 AnalyzingFiles 10 HowToAnalyzeFiles 10 Re-AnalyzeFiles 10 SetAutoBPM 10 BPMRange 10 LockTracks 10 TrackAnalyzeonDeckLoad 11

LIBRARY NAVIGATION 11

MouseandKeyboardNavigation 11 HardwareNavigation 11 Searching 11 LibraryStatusIcons 12 Prepare 12

ORGANIZING / MANAGING YOUR LIBRARY 12

OrganizingYourLibrary 12 Crates 12 Subcrates 12 SettingupColumns 13 EditingID3Tags 13 LibraryAuto-Backup 13 RescanID3Tags 13 SeratoITCH/ScratchLiveCompatibility 13 DisplayModes 13

MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW 14

VirtualDeck 14 TrackDisplay 14 TapTempo 14 TrackOverviewDisplay 14 MainWaveformDisplay 14 TempoMatchingDisplay 15 BeatMatchingDisplay 15 ExampleOfUsingTheVisualAidsToBeatMatch 15

MIXING 15

Mixing&Playback 15 FindingtheNextTrack 15 LoadingittotheDeck 15 Playback 15 ContinuousAutoplay 15 AdjustingTrack’sPitch/Speed 16 GettingTheTracksInTime 16

CUE POINTS 16

Add/DeleteCuePoint 16 TriggerCuePoint 16 CuePointKeyboardShortcuts 16 VisualAid:CuePointStatus 17 TemporaryCue 17

LOOPING 17

ManualLooping 17AutoLooping 17

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SYNC 18

RelativePitch&PitchControl 18 AverageBPMandChangingTempos 18

SAMPLE PLAYER 18

SamplePlayerOverview 18 LoadingMusicToTheSamplePlayer 18 PlayingSamples 18 SamplePlayer‘PlayFrom’Selector 19 SamplePlayerTrackOverviews 19 SamplePlayerVolume 19

DJ-FX 19

BeatsMultiplier 19 TempoSource 19

ADDITIONAL SETUP 20

SetupScreen 20

GENERAL 20

PlaybackKeysuseShift 20 InstantDoubles 20 Output 20 UseAutoGain 20 ShowiTunesLibrary 20 Checkforupdates 21

HARDWARE 21

USBBufferSize(Latency) 21

SHORTCUTS 22

KeyboardShortcuts 22

TROUBLESHOOTING 23


INTRODUCTION

WelcometotheSeratoDJIntro1.0softwaremanual.

Serato DJ Intro is an integrated software and hardware system,designedtogivemusicselectorsandDJsnewkindsofcontrol.

UsingtheSeratoDJIntrosoftwareyoucanDJmusiconyourcomputerwith accurate control from a range of supported hardware. Simplyconnect your hardware to your computer, connect to your soundsystemandyou’reinaction.

ThismanualoffersgenericSeratoDJIntroSoftwareinformation.

Forhardwaresetup,controlortroubleshootinginformationpleaseseeyourhardwaremanual.

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Before software installation, please ensure your computer meetsthe minimum system requirements for the hardware controller youareusing.Youcanfindtheminimumspecificationsbycheckingyourhardwaremanualoryourhardwaremanufacturerswebsite.

NOTE: These are the minimum requirements to run Serato DJ Intro. For best performance and for use in professional situations we recommend you use a higher spec computer.

HARDWARE


INSTALLATION (MAC OSX)

Beforeinstalling,werecommendyoudownloadandinstallthelatestSeratoDJIntroversionfromthewebsite.

ToinstallSeratoDJIntro:- Browse using Finder to the location where the Serato DJ Introdownloadwassaved.-DoubleclicktheSeratoDJIntrozipfiletounpack.-Accepttheenduserlicenseagreement

-Then,doubleclickthe.dmgfiletomounttheimageonyoursystem,andbrowsetothatvolume-Dragthefilenamed,“SeratoDJIntro”totheApplicationsfolderaliaslocatedintheDiscImage.

MOUNTEDDISKIMAGE

YoucannowrunSeratoDJIntrofromyourApplicationsfolder,ordragtheapplicationtoyourdockforquickaccess.

SOFTWARE INSTALLATION

INSTALLATION (PC)

Beforeinstalling,werecommendyoudownloadandinstallthelatestSeratoDJIntroversionfromthewebsite.

ToinstallSeratoDJIntro:• BrowseusingWindowsExplorertothelocationwheretheSeratoDJIntrodownloadinstallerwassaved,unpacktheSeratoDJIntro.zipfileandbrowsetotheextractedcontents.• Doubleclickthefilecalled“SeratoDJIntro_installer.exe”• Thefollowingscreenwillappear.ClickNext:

• AccepttheLicenseAgreementandthenclickNext.

• ChoosethelocationyouwanttoinstalltoandclickNext.

• Selectadditionaltaskstobeperformedduringinstallation.


• ClickInstalltobegintheinstallationprocess.

• SeratoDJIntrowillnowbeinstalled.

• Aconfirmationscreenwillappearwhentheinstalliscomplete.

INSTALLCOMPLETE

STARTING THE SOFTWARE

MAC OS X

SeratoDJIntrowillbeinstalledtoyourapplicationsfolder.

Double click the Serato DJ Intro icon in the applications folder tolaunch.Foreasylaunchingyoucanclickanddragthisicontothedock.

WINDOWS

SeratoDJIntrowillbeinstalledinthefollowinglocations:• WindowsXP:Start>Programs>SeratoDJIntro• Windows Vista & Windows 7 : Windows Menu > All Programs >Serato>SeratoDJ->SeratoDJIntro

TostartSeratoDJIntroonWindowssimplydoubleclickontheshortcuticononyourdesktop,orbrowseyourstartmenuandclicktheSeratoDJIntro.exeicon.

NOTE: Connect your hardware before you open Serato DJ Intro. When Serato DJ Intro launches it will automatically detect your hardware. Successful detection will result in you seeing this screen with “virtual decks”:

SUCCESSFULHARDWAREDETECTION

GETTING STARTED


SOFTWARE OVERVIEW

ThefollowingchartprovidesanoverviewoftheSeartoDJIntromainscreen.Eachpointiscoveredinmoredetail,laterinthemanual.

1 Playhead:Showsplayheadpositiononthewaveformoverviewofthetrack.

2 HorizontalMode:ChangesDisplayModetoshowhorozontalwaveforms.

3 VerticalMode:ChangesDisplayModetoshowverticalwaveforms.

4 Pitch:Appliedpitchoffsetasapercentage(%)(determinedbythepositionofthePITCHFADER).

5 BPMField:Displaystrack’sBPM.Youcanclickthisfieldto“tap”outatime,fromwhichthesoftwarewillapproximateandsaveanewBPM.Ifthereisno

BPMforthetrack,itwilldisplay“Tap”topromptyoutotapoutasuggestedtempo.

6 VirtualDeck:Rotatesduringplayback.

7 Beat-MatchingDisplay:Shows“transients”(usuallythedrumhits)toaidbeat-matching.

8 Tempo-MatchingDisplay:DisplaystemposofbothDeckstohelpthemixingprocess.

9 ToolTips:EnablesordisablesToolTipDisplay,whichprovidesadialogboxwithadescriptionofasoftwarefeaturewhenyouplaceyourmouseoverit.

10 Setup:ShowsthesoftwareSetupscreen.

11 MasterOutputKnob:UsetheMasterOutputknobtoadjustthevolumeofthemasteroutputofSeratoDJIntro

12 Limiter:IlluminateswhenLimiterisengaged

13 TrackOverview:Anoverviewofthecurrentlyloadedtrack’sentirewaveform.

14 CPUMeter:ShowstheCPUpercentageinuse.

15 TrackTimeDisplay:DisplaysthecurrentpositionoftheAudioPointerinthetrack.ClicktoswitchbetweenTimeElapsedtoTimeRemaining.

16 Search:SearchesyourLibraryforthetextenteredinthisfield.

17 Prepare:DisplaysthePreparePanelcontainingtracksyouhavepre-selectedforyourset.

18 Files:DisplaystheFilesPanel,whichenablesyoutosearchfortracksonyourharddrive.


19 StatusBar:Displaysthestatusofthecurrentlyselecteditem.

20 AddNewCrate:AddsanewCrate.

21 AlbumArt:Opens/closestheAlbumArtpanel,whichdisplaysthealbumartofthecurrentlyselectedfileinyourlibrary(ifavailable).

22 Library:Displaysthesongsavailableinyourcurrentlibrarylocation.

23 Crates:DisplaysthelistofCratesandSub-Cratesavailable.

24 DJ-FX:Opens/closestheDJ-FXpanel.

25 Samples:Opens/closestheSamplePlayertab.

26 Keylock:Toggleskeylockonoroff.

27 Waveform:Waveformofthecurrentlyloadedtrack.

28 Key:Displaysthetrack’s“key”ID3tag(ifavailable).

29 PlaybackMode:Togglesbetween“Single”and“Continuous”PlaybackModes.SinglePlaybackModeplaysonlyonetrack,stoppingwhenitisfinished.

ContinuousPlaybackModewillautomaticallyplaythenexttrackintheCratewhenonetrackends.Wheneveranewtrackisloaded,thissettingwillremain

thesame.

30 ArtistName:“Artist”tagforthecurrenttrack.

31 TrackName:“Title”tagforthecurrenttrack.


ADDING FILES TO THE SERATO DJ INTRO LIBRARY

The easiest way to load music into your library is by using the Filesbutton:

1.Clickon theFILESbutton toopen thefilespanel.The left sideofthis window displays various locations on your computer hard drive(andexternaldrivesifyouconnectedone).Clickontheselocationstonavigate your computer and find your music. By default, your musicwillusuallybefoundineither“Music”(Mac)or“MyMusic”(Windows).2.Onceyouhavelocatedyourmusic,dragthefolderorfilesyouwanttoimportontothepurple“All...”icon.Thisislocatedtotheleftofyourscreenatthetopofthecratesandplaylistwindow.If you wish to import all of your music, just drag your whole musicfolderontothisicon.ThiswillimportanycompatiblefilecontainedinthismasterfolderfromyourharddriveintotheSeratoDJIntroLibrary.

TIP: You can also import by dragging files and folders directly from Windows Explorer (PC version) or Finder (Mac version) into the Serato DJ Intro library.

Loadafiletoeitherdeckfromthefilespanelwillautomaticallyaddittoyourlibrary.

TIP: Dragging a folder into the crates view will instantly create a crate.

SEE CRATES FOR MORE INFORMATION.

EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES

Anyexternalharddriveconnectedtoyourcomputerwillshowinthefilespanel.Youcanaddfilestoyourlibraryfromanexternaldrivejustlikeyouwoulddowhenimportingfromtheinternalharddriveofyourcomputer.IftheexternalharddriveisnotconnectedwhenyourunSeratoDJIntroanyfilesaddedfromthisdrivewillnotdisplayinyourlibrary.

Thelibraryinformationforfilesonyourexternaldriveisstoredontheexternaldriveitself.Thismeansifyouaddtracksonanexternaldrivetoyourlibraryandthenplugthatexternaldriveintoanothermachinerunning Serato DJ Intro, the crates and tracks will automatically bevisibleintheothermachine’slibrary.

SHOWING YOUR ITUNES LIBRARY

SeratoDJ Introcan importyour iTunes™libraryallowingyoutoplayyouriTunesmusicandaccessplaylists.Toenablethisfeaturegotothesetupscreen,openthelibrarytabandchecktheshowiTuneslibrarybox.

NOTE: The iTunes library can now be minimized by pressing the small triangle in the blue iTunes folder icon.

HOW TO GET MUSIC FROM CDS INTO ITCH

SeratoDJIntrodoesnothaveaCDrippingfunction.Wesuggestyouusea3rdpartyapplicationtoconvertyouraudioCDsintoasuitablefiletypeforSeratoDJIntro.Werecommend320kbpsMP3filesforagoodbalanceofaudioqualityandfilesize.

NOTE: We recommend ripping your CDs rather than playing from them directly.

SEE ITUNES FOR MORE INFORMATION.

SUPPORTED FILE TYPES

.MP3

.OGG

.AAC

.ALAC

.AIF

.WAV

Fixedandvariablebitrate(VBR)filesarebothsupported.

TracksprotectedbyDRMarenotcompatiblewithSeratoDJIntro.

SEE DRM FOR MORE INFORMATION.

ABOUT CORRUPT FILES

Ifyouhaveacorruptfileinyourlibrary,hoveryourmousemover the status icon for information on what type ofcorruptionwasfound.

IMPORTING MUSIC

http://serato.com/articles/1905/itunes-101

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights_management


OFFLINE PLAYER

The offline player is a useful tool for preparing crates, auditioningtracks,andsettingcuepoints.Theofflineplayerisavailablewhenyourhardware is not connected, and outputs through the current defaultaudiodevice.

Loada track to theofflineplayerbydragginganddroppingonto theofflineplayerorbypressingshift+leftarrow.If theendoftheloadedtrackisreached,thenexttrackinthecurrentplaylistwillautomaticallyplaynext.

MASTER GAIN

UsethemasteroutputknobtoadjustthevolumeofmasteroutputofSeratoDJIntrointheOfflinePlayer.

ANALYZING FILES

The analyze files function processesthe tracks in your library to detect file

corruption,preparethewaveformoverviews,andifenabledcalculateBPMvalues.

ItisrecommendedthatusersanalyzetheirfilesbeforeplayingtheminSeratoDJIntro.

NOTE: When hardware is connected, Auto BPM is in effect. Keep this checked if you wish to have new tracks analyzed with these values when dragging files to a deck.

HOW TO ANALYZE FILES

To analyze your files open Serato DJ Intro with your hardwaredisconnected. You will see the analyze files button, click this toautomaticallyanalyzeallthetracksinyourlibrary.

PREPARING YOUR FILES

TIP: You can also drag and drop individual folders, crates and files onto the button to analyze small or specific groups of files at a time.

RE-ANALYZE FILES

Previouslyanalyzedtrackscanbere-analyzedbydraggingthetrack,selectionoftracksorentireCratetotheAnalyzeFilesbutton.

ToforceSeratoDJIntrotore-analyzeALLfilesinyourlibrary,holdctrlwhileclickingontheanalyzefilesbutton.

NOTE: The Analyze Files rules apply with Set Auto BPM.

SET AUTO BPM

Ifthisoptionischecked,SeratoDJIntrowillcalculatetheBPMandaddthevaluetoyourfileduringtheanalyzefilesprocess.

SetAutoBPMispartoftheanalyzingfileprocess,itwillnotapplytoanyfilesthathavealreadybeenanalyzedunlessthefollowing:

• Youforceanalyzeatrack,orgroupoftracksandyouselectadifferentBPMrange.• Youforceanalyzeatrack,orgroupoftracksandthecalculateBPMvaluediffersfromthecurrentBPM.

BPM RANGE

The range drop down allows youto specify the BPM range of yourtracks. Selecting an correct rangewill help to avoid half or doubleBPMvaluesbeingcalculatedwhenusingSetAutoBPM.

For example: You have a selectionofhousetracks,thatyouguessareinthe120-130BPMrange.Setthe

dropdownrangeto68-135BPM,settingthelowerandupper limits.Thatway,whenSeratoDJIntrorunsintoa120BPMfile,itwillknowforsurethatitis120BPM,andnotahalfvalueof60BPM(60BPMislowerthanthesetthresholdof68BPM).

NOTE: If you find tracks with BPM values that are incorrect, check the BPM Range is correct in the Offline Player.

LOCK TRACKS

IfatrackdisplaysanorangeLockTracksymbolintheStatuscolumn,thenthefileinformationforthetrackitselfcannotbechanged.

Youwillnotbeabletochangeanyofthetrack’sinformationpermanently in Serato DJ Intro. This includes BPM,waveforms, cuepoints, or other metadata information.

However,youmaybeabletoadjustinformationforthetrackwhenin


asession,butthisinformationwillnotbesaved(written)tothefile’smetatagswherethisinformationiskept.

Thefilemaybelockedbecauseyouareusingthewrongformattedharddrive(ie.aNTFSdriveformattedonaWindowsPCandtryingtousethisonaMacwhichcanonlyReadthisinformation).

Or itcouldbethefile itself is locked.Tofindout ifa track is locked,highlightthetrackinSeratoDJIntro,andpressCTRL+Rto‘reveal’thefilelocationonyourharddrive.

Then press either Command+I (‘Get Info’ for Mac) or ALT+Enter(‘Properties’forWIndows).

ThenseeifthetrackisReadOnly,orthatyouhavethepermissionstowritetothefile.

TRACK ANALYZE ON DECK LOAD

Loadinganun-analyzedtrackwillfollowtheAnalyzeFilesrules.HavingSetAutoBPMcheckedintheOfflinePlayerwillalsosettheBPMwhenyouloadatracktoavirtualdeckorsampleslotinSeratoDJIntro.

LoadingapreviouslyanalyzedtrackwillnotsetaBPMifthetrackhasnonealready.

NOTE: Make sure these options are checked in the Offline Player if you wish to have this functionality when performing.

The library contains all the music that you have added to Serato DJIntro. By using browse and search you can easily narrow down yourselectiontofindthetrackyouwant.

TIP: You can change the size of your library text by using the keyboard shortcuts ctrl + and ctrl -.

MOUSE AND KEYBOARD NAVIGATION

You can use the cursor keys and mouse to navigate the library. ThecursorkeysworkasUP,DOWN,FWDandBACK

HARDWARE NAVIGATION

Youcanusethehardwarecontrolstonavigatethelibrary. SEE YOUR HARDWAREMANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

SEARCHING

Serato DJ Intro includes a search function to help you find tracksquicklyandeasily.Justenter text into thesearchboxandSeratoDJIntrowillautomaticallyfindasyoutype.

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + F to jump to the search box. This keyboard shortcut will also take you out of any crate or playlist that you might be in and into your main library, so you can find any track in your collection. If you then click on a crate or playlist, the search query will be cleared. To select which fields the search function will look through, click on the left hand side of the search box. The drop down menu shows which fields are currently being used. Press ESC or the X button on the right of the search box to clear the search.

LIBRARY NAVIGATION


LIBRARY STATUS ICONS

Thecolumnatthefarleftshowsthestatusofeachtrack,examplesoftheseiconsarebelow:

Serato DJ Intro has detected some corruption in the MP3file.Ifpossible,re-encodetheMP3.

ThetrackhasbeenimportedfromtheiTuneslibrary.

ThetrackhasbeenimportedfromiTunesbutiscorrupt

The track cannot be found. Most likely the file has beenrenamedormoved.

SeratoDJIntro istryingto importatrackfromtheiTuneslibrary,butcannotfindthefile.

Thetrackislocked.

SEE LOCK TRACKS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

PREPARE

Thepreparewindowisanareaforholdingtracks,muchlikepreparingasetbyliftingrecordspartiallyoutofyourrecordbag.ClickthepreparebuttoninSeratoDJIntrotoopenthepreparepanel.Navigatethroughyour library with the keyboard and use the mouse to drag tracks orcratesintothepreparewindoworontothepreparetab.

Thesetrackswillberemovedfromthepreparepaneloncetheyhavebeenplayed.AlltracksinthepreparepanelwillbediscardedwhenyouexitSeratoDJIntro.

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut ctrl-p to add tracks to the prepare window.

TIP: Select the contents of the Prepare window and drag them onto the new crate button (+) to save the selection.

ORGANIZING YOUR LIBRARY

SeratoDJIntrocansupportanunlimitednumberoftracks–theonlylimitationisthesizeoftheharddriveofyourcomputer.Anumberoffeaturesareincludedtohelpyoutokeepyourmusicorganizedandfindtracksquicklyandeasily.

CRATES

Serato DJ Intro uses digital crates for quick access to your favoritecollections.Thereisnolimittothenumberofcratesyoucancreate,andanygiventrackcanbeplacedinmultiplecrates.Thecrateareaisonthelefthandsideofthelibrary.

Forexample,youcouldorganizeyourtracksintothefollowingcrates,whereanyonetrackwouldbefiledinmorethanonecrate.

• HipHop• FrenchHipHop• UKHipHop• InstrumentalHipHop• OldSchoolHipHop• HipHopLps

Tomakeanewcrate,clickthe+button.Torenameacrate,doubleclickthecratename.Youcanchangetheorderoftrackswithinacratebydraggingthemupordown.

SUBCRATES

Youcandraganddropcratesintoothercratestomakesubcrates. Ifyoudragacratetotheveryleftofthecratepanel,itwillstayinthetoplevelof thecratestructure. Ifyoudrag thecratea little to theright,ontothenameofanothercrate,itwillmakethecrateyouaredragginga sub crate of this crate. Subcrates can be opened and collapsed,allowingyoutohavealargenumberofcrateswhilstmakingthemeasytobrowse.

ORGANIZING / MANAGING YOUR LIBRARY


SETTING UP COLUMNS

Thetrackinformationdisplayareacanbecustomizedtodisplayanyofthecolumnslistedbelow.

• Added• Album• Artist• Bitrate• BPM• Comment• Composer• Filename• Genre• Grouping• Key• Label• Length• Location• Remixer• Samplerate• Size• Track• Year

Clickingonthetriangleatthetoprightofthelibrarywillshowthelistsoyoucanturnfieldsonandoff.Youcanresizecolumnsbygrabbingtheedgeanddraggingtothewidthyouwant.

EDITING ID3 TAGS

MuchoftheinformationassociatedwitheachtrackcanbeeditedfromwithinSeratoDJIntro.Doubleclickonthefieldwithinthemainlibrarytoeditit.Filename,length,size,bitrateandsamplingcannotbeedited,thisinformationissavedinthefileitself.

TIP: Use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + E to edit text. Hold down the ctrl key and move with the arrow keys to change to a different field while staying in edit mode. When you have more than one track selected, editing tags changes all the tracks in your selection.

TIP: The second column in the library is the label color for that track. Click it to bring up a color palette, and customize the virtual deck for that track.

NOTE: Tracks that are read-only have a locked icon.

LIBRARY AUTO -BACKUP

SeratoDJIntrowillcreateafolderonyourharddiskcalled_Serato_where it stores your library database, crate information and otherinformation.The_Serato_folderislocatedintheMyMusicfolderonWindowsandintheMusicfolderonMac.

SeratoDJIntrowillalsocreatea_Serato_folderonanyexternaldrivethatyouhaveaddedfilesfromintothelibrary.

WhenyoufirstexitSeratoDJIntroyouwillbepromptedtobackupyourlibrary.Thiscreatesacopyofthe_Serato_folderonyoursystemdriveandonanyconnectedexternaldrivescontaininga_Serato_folder.Thebackupfolder iscalled_SeratoBackup_.Afterthe initialbackup,youwill be prompted to backup again if the last backup on that drive isolderthanaweekorifnobackupexists.SeratoDJIntrowillonlykeepONEbackupatatime,soeachtimeyoubackup,SeratoDJIntrowilloverwritethepreviousbackup.

NOTE: If you have a earlier version of Serato ITCH or Scratch Live installed the library folder may be called ‘ScratchLIVE’, not ‘_Serato_’.

RESCAN ID3 TAGS

TheRescan ID3 tagsbutton is found in theFilespanelandre-readsfile tags for theentire library.Usethis function ifyouhaveeditedormodifiedfiletagsinothersoftware.

SERATO ITCH / SCRATCH LIVE COMPATIBILITY

SeratoDJIntrousesthesamelibraryasSeratoITCHandScratchLive.If you are an existing ITCH or Scratch Live user all your music andcuepointswillbeavailable inSeratoDJ Intro. Ifyoucreatea libraryinSeratoDJIntroandtheninstallITCHorScratchLivethemusicandcuepointsfromSeratoDJIntrowillautomaticallybeavailableinITCHorScratchLive.Anychangesmadeineitherprogramswillbewrittentothelibrarysoifyouhaveexistingcuepoints,beawareofthiswhenmovingbetweensystems.

DISPLAY MODES

SeratoDJIntrogivesyoutheoptionoftwodifferentdisplaymodestosuityourstyleofperformance.

TheDisplayModebuttonsarelocatedinthetopleftoftheMainScreen.

Theavailabledisplaymodesare:

Classic Vertical Mode: The two decks are displayedon the left and right sides of the screen with verticalwaveformsinthemiddle.

Classic Horizontal Mode:Thetwodecksaredisplayedontheleftandrightsidesofthescreenwithhorizontalwaveformsinthemiddle.


TAP TEMPO

IfatrackhasnoBPMinformationstored,thetaptempoboxisdisplayedwheretheBPMisusuallydisplayedinthetracktitlebar.

Pressingalt+spacebaractivatesthetempotapperfortheleftvirtualdeck(pressalt+spacebarasecondtimetoactivatethetempotapperon theright virtualdeck).Tocalculate, tap thespacebaralongwiththebeat.Afteryou’vetappedthefirstbeat,youcanswitchtodoubletimetapping,halftime,startofeachbaretc.Therange issetby thefirsttwotaps,afterthatyoucanswitchtoanysteadyrhythmyoufeelcomfortablewith–quarternotes,halfnote,wholenotes.Theesckeyresets the BPM, the enter key saves the BPM to the track. You canalsousethemouseifyoupreferbyclickinginthetaptempoboxandclickingthemousebuttonintime.

NOTE: You don’t need to be at Zero on the pitch slider, Serato DJ Intro does the math for you.

TRACK OVERVIEW DISPLAY

Thisareaprovidesacompleteoverviewofthewaveformofthetrackandincludesamarkertoshowthecurrentpositionwithinthetrack.Thisview is useful for finding transitions within the track. The waveformis colored according to the spectrum of the sound; red representinglowfrequencybasssounds,greenrepresentingmidfrequencysoundsandbluerepresentinghighfrequencytreblesounds.Youcanjumptodifferent positions within the track by clicking on the track overviewdisplay.Greylinesbehindtheoverviewshowthelengthofthetrack;athingreylineeveryminute,andathickgreylineevery5minutes.Ifyouhavenotanalyzedyourfilestheoverviewwillbefilledwhenyouloadthetrackontoavirtualdeck.

TIP: Analyze files before you play.

MAIN WAVEFORM DISPLAY

Thisareaprovidesaclose-upviewofthetrack,includingcolor-codingto show the frequency of the sound; red representing low frequencybass sounds, green representing mid frequency sounds and bluerepresenting high frequency treble sounds. Click and hold on thewaveformto‘scrub’ormakefineadjustmentstoyourpositionwithinthetrack.Themainwaveformiszoomedaroundthecurrentpositioninthetrack.

NOTE: The waveforms scale with the pitch slide on your Serato DJ Intro controller to make it easier to see when beats are aligned and in time.

MAIN SCREEN OVERVIEW

VIRTUAL DECK

Thevirtualdeckshowsthespeedandpositionofatrack.Whenatrackisloadedtothevirtualdeckitwillchangefromblacktowhitewithablackstripe.Asthetrackprogresses,thevirtualdeckwillrotate.Thecircularprogressbararoundtheedgeisavisualrepresentationofthepositionwithinthetrack,andwillbeginflashing20secondsfromtheendofthetracktowarnyouthatthetrackisnearingitsend.

TRACK DISPLAY

Whenatrackisloaded,thetrackname,artist,length,keyandpitchedBPMaredisplayedinthetracktitlebar.Ifanyofthisinformationisnotcontainedinthefileitwillnotbedisplayed.Displayedbelowthisarepitchandplayback.

Thetimeandremainingtimearedisplayedinminutesandseconds.

ThepitchedBPMistherecalculatedBPMvalueofthetrackrelativetothepositionofthepitchslideronyourSeratoDJIntrocontroller.

PitchdisplaysthepitchvaluerelativetothepositionofthepitchslideronyourSeratoDJIntrocontroller.

WhenKeyLockison,thekeyorpitchofthesongstayslockedatwhatit would be if the track was playing at normal speed. Key Lock hasscratchdetection,sothatitautomaticallyturnsoffwhenscratchingforanaturalscratchingsound.

TheKeytagforthecurrenttrackisdisplayed(ifavailable).

Playbackallowsyoutoselectwhichplaybackmodeyouwant.Singlemeans once the end of the track is reached you will hear silence.Contmeanswhentheendofthetrackisreachedthenexttrackintheplaylistwillbeloadedandplaybackwillcontinue.


TEMPO MATCHING DISPLAY

The tempo matching display area provides a helpful tool for beatmatching.SeratoDJIntrodetectsthebeatswithinthetrackandplacesarowoforangepeaks(forthetrackontheleftside)abovearowofbluepeaks(forthetrackontherightside) inthetempomatchingdisplayarea.Whenthetwotracksarematchedtothesametempo,thepeakswilllineup.

Thisdisplaydoesnotshow the relative timingof thebeats,only thetemposofthetracks.Thepeakswillstilllineupwhenthetracksareplayingatthesametempo,butareoutofsync.

BEAT MATCHING DISPLAY

This view shows the position of beats within the track. When beatmatching,thisviewhelpsalignthedownbeatsofthetwotracks.Themarkersarematchedupwhenthetwotracksarebeatmatched.

EXAMPLE OF USING THE VISUAL AIDS TO BEAT MATCH

In this example, the track that is playing is on the left deck and thetracktobemixedinisontherightdeck.

1.Startthetrackplayingontherightdeck.Afterafewseconds,bluepeaksappearinthetempomatchingdisplay.

2.AdjustthepitchoftherightdeckonyourSeratoDJIntrocontrolleruntilthebluepeakssitundertheorangepeaksinthetempomatchingdisplay.Oncetheyarealigned,thetwotrackshavethesametempo.

3.Nextalignthemarkersinthebeatmatchingdisplay.Watchthecoloroftheitemspassingbyinthemainwaveformdisplay.Rememberthatakickorbassdrumwillberedincolor,andasnaredrumwillbegreenorblue.

Thistechniquewillbynomeansguaranteeperfectmixes,butmayhelptospeeduptheprocessofbeatmatching.

MIXING & PLAYBACK

Previouslywehavecoveredfinding, loadingandplayingtracks.Onceyouhaveatrackplaying,thenextstepistomixitintoanothertrack.

FINDING THE NEXT TRACK

Firstyou’llneedtofindthenexttracktomixin.Browseyourlibrarytofindasuitabletrack.

TIP: The library’s BPM column is useful for finding a track with a similar tempo to the current track.

LOADING IT TO THE DECK

Loadthenexttracktothedesiredvirtualdeckbyusingthemouseorthekeyboardshortcuts:

• CTRL+LeftArrowtoloadontotheleftdeck• CTRL+RightArrowtoloadontotherightdeck

Alternatively you can use the relevant track-load button(s) on yourSeratoDJIntrocontroller.

SEE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.

PLAYBACK

Press thePlaybuttonon tostart trackplayback.Pressingagainwillpausethetrack.

CONTINUOUS AUTOPLAY

Click the CONT button inside Serato DJ Intro’s virtual deck area toenable continuous autoplay. With this setting turned on, when onetrackfinishesplaying, thenext trackstartsautomatically.Loadfromacratetoplaythroughthesongsinthatcrate,orfromyourlibrarytoplaythroughyourlibrary.

MIXING


ADJUSTING TRACK’S PITCH / SPEED

TheplaybackspeedofthetrackiscontrolledbythePitchSlider/Dialonyourhardwarecontroller.

Movingthesliderorknobwillspeeduporslowdownthetrack. SEE YOUR HARDWARE MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

YoucanadjustthepitchrangeforthepitchrangecontrolsusingtherelativePITCHRANGE/SHIFTbuttonsontheSeratoDJIntrocontroller.SEE YOUR HARDWARE MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

GETTING THE TRACKS IN TIME

Movingthepitchadjustwillslowthetrackdownorspeedthetrackup.Thisallowsyoutotaketwotracksthatareofdifferenttemposandmixthemtogetherintime.ThepitchedBPMandthepitch%areshownintheSeratoDJIntrotrackinformationdisplay.

The simplest way to adjust the speed to match the other track is tomovethepitchtheBPMvalueisthesameasthetrackthatisalreadyplaying.Byrepeatedlyplayingfromthetempcuepointandfinetuningthe pitch slider you can get the tracks playing at exactly the samespeed.

Youhave5availablecuepointsforeachtrackinSeratoDJIntro.Yourhardwaredevicewilldeterminehowmanycuepointyoucansetandtriggerviahardwarecontrol.

SEE YOUR HARDWARE MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

NOTE: Your cue points are saved to the file and recalled the next time it is loaded. They are not lost if the file is moved or renamed.

ADD/DELETE CUE POINT

Tocreateacuepoint,pressoneoftheCUEbuttonsforthedeck.Thebuttonwilllightuptoshowthatthereisapointset.

TodeleteacuepointholdSHIFTandpresstheCUE/INbuttonforthepointyouwanttodelete.

TRIGGER CUE POINT

Onceacuepointisset,youcanjumptoitatanytimebypressingtherelevantCUEbuttononyourcontroller.Ifplaybackispaused,triggeringacuepointwillplayfromthatpointforaslongastheCUEbuttonishelddown,andwillreturntothecuepointandpausewhenthebuttonisreleased.

TIP: If you press the PLAY/PAUSE button on your controller whilst you are holding down the ‘CUE’ button on your controller, playback will continue when you let both buttons go. This allows you to cue a track in from pause mode and then continue playback once you know the mix is right.

CUE POINT KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Youcanalsojumptocuepointsusingkeyboardshortcuts:

• 1through5forthecuepointsontheleftdeck.• 6through0forthecuepointsontherightdeck.

NOTE: If ‘Playback keys use shift’ option is enabled in the Setup screen, then you will need to hold down SHIFT when pressing the relevant number keys.

CUE POINTS


VISUAL AID: CUE POINT STATUS

Notice that the stripe on the Virtual Deckjumpstothe12o’clockpositionandchangescolorwhenyousetacuepoint-youareatthecuepointwhen thestripe isonesolidcolorand at the 12 o’clock position. As the trackplaysonbeyondthepositionofthecuepoint,the colored stripe will shorten by a fifth for

eachrotation.Likewise,asyouapproachthecuepoint,thecolorwillgrowbyafiftheachrotation.

TEMPORARY CUE

The temp cue function allows you to set a temporary cue point in atrackthatisnotsavedtothefile.Thisisusefulforfindingapointinatrackandthenbeingabletoeasilystartagainfromthispointasyougetyourmixright.Whilepausedyoucanusetheplattertofinetunetheplayheadplacement toensureyourcuepoint is setexactlyonadownbeat.

YoucansetatempcuepointusingtheSeratoDJIntrokeyboardhotkeys:

• CTRL+I=setcuepointforleftdeck.• CTRL+K=setcuepointforrightdeck.

NOTE : Play will have to be paused in order for a temp cue to be set.

Oncethetempcueisset,holdingtherelevanttemp-cuebuttononyourcontroller (usually ‘CUE’) whilst paused will play from the temp cuepoint.Releasingthebuttonwillpauseplaybackandreturntothetempcueposition.Thisisgoodforstutteringinthestartofatrack.

If you press the PLAY/PAUSE button on your controller whilst youare holding down the ‘CUE’ button on your controller, playback willcontinuewhenyouletbothbuttonsgo.Thisallowsyoutocueatrackin from pause mode and then continue playback once you know themixisright.

The‘CUE’buttoncanalsobepressedwhilstthetrackisplayingatanypointtoreturntothispointandputthedeckinpause.Tochangethelocationofthetempcueputthedeckinpausewiththeplayheadatadifferentlocationandpressthe‘CUE’buttonagain.Thetempcuepointisalsousefultorepeatedlystartfromapresetpointinthetrack.Thisallowsyoutoeasilydropinafewtimesuntilyougetitright.

Loopfunctionalityiscontrolledandsetusingtherelevantloopbuttons/knobs on your Serato DJ Intro controller. SEE YOUR HARDWARE MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

MANUAL LOOPING

Tomakealoop,setthein-pointbyclickingtheINbuttonon,andtheout-pointbyclickingtheOUTbutton.Toturnthelooponoroff,clicktheLOOPbutton.

If you want the playhead to jump to the start of the loop when youenabletheloop,holdthecontrolkeyandpresstheLOOPbutton.

Toadjustthein-pointoftheloop,pressandholddowntheINbuttonandmovetheplattertoexpandorcontracttheloopstart.ReleasetheINbuttontokeepthischange.Thesameappliestoadjustingtheout-pointbyholdingtheOUTbuttonandadjustingtheplatter.

AUTO LOOPING

Auto-looping allows you to create loops instantly. Auto-loops rangefrom1/32to32bars.YoucanusetherelevantAuto-Loopcontrolsonyourhardwaretoselecttheauto-looprange.

PressingtheAuto-Loopbuttonwillcreatealoopstartpointfromthenearestbeattotheplayhead(withinreason),andsetaloopendpointin the future. The loop is snapped to the beats in the song detectedbySeratoDJIntrosoevenifyoupressthebuttonslightlyoutoftimeSeratoDJIntrowillstillcreateaperfectloopforyou.

Pressingauto-loopagainwhileauto-loopisactivewilldeactivatetheloop.Adjustingtheauto-loopamountwhileloopingisactivewillextendthe endpoint of the current loop to the appropriate new auto-looplength.

NOTE: Auto-loop calculates the loop from the track’s BPM value, so make sure your tracks have been Analyzed prior to Auto-looping.

LOOPING


PressingSyncwillmatch theboth theBPMvaluesand transientsofyourtrackstogether.Ifyouhavedroppedyournexttrackinbutit’snotquiteintime,bypressingsyncyoucanperformanautomaticbeatsync.BeatsyncworksbysnappingthetwoclosesttransientstogetherandmatchingtheBPM.

YoucanclicktheOFFbuttontotherightoftheSyncpaneltoturnthisoff.Thiswillcausethepitchtoreverttothetracksabsolutepitchasreflectedonyourhardwarepitchslidercontrols.

WhenyouengageSynconadeck,thatdeckbecomestheSlaveDeckwhile thedeck ithasbeensynced tobecomestheMasterDeck.ThesyncedBPMvaluewillbetakenfromtheMasterDeck.

RELATIVE PITCH & PITCH CONTROL

Pitchslider/dialadjustmentsonhardwareofadeckinSyncwillalterthetempoforalltracksinSync.

When a deck is in sync, altering the pitch will affect the pitch of allsynceddecks.Thisisknownasrelativepitch.

Disengagingsynconadeckcausethepitch toreturn to itsabsolutepitchlevelasrepresentedonthehardwareslider.

AVERAGE BPM AND CHANGING TEMPOS

Analyzing a file will only calculate the average BPM and there is achance the track’s actual tempo may differ from the displayed BPMvalue.Thiswillbe thecase for trackswithvarying tempos (ie.sometypesofmusicsuchasrock,reggae,funk,jazzorliverecordings),ortheBPMmayvaryover time (in thecaseofvinylrecordings,old liverecordingstotape,orpoorlyencodedmusic).

SYNC

SAMPLEPLAYER

TheSamplePlayerallowsyoutoplayupto foursourcesofaudio, inaddition to the tracks playing on the Virtual Decks. Any audio file inyourSeratoDJIntrolibrarycanbeloadedtoanyoneofthefourslots,allowingplaybackofshortsamples,audioloops,soundeffects,orfulllengthtracks.

NOTE: The Sample Player is only operational when hardware is plugged in and is not operational in the offline player mode.

SAMPLE PLAYER OVERVIEW

ClickontheSamplesbuttontoaccesstheSamplePlayerwindow.

• Overview:Displaystheoverviewofeachtrack.• Playfrom:Choosewhichposition(start/cuepoint/loop)tobegin

playbackfortheloadedtrack.• Levelmeter:Displaysthevolumelevelforthesampleslot.

LOADING MUSIC TO THE SAMPLE PLAYER

To loada track to theSamplePlayer,draganddrop thedesiredfilefromyourlibraryintooneofthesampleslots.Toejectatrack,clicktheejectbuttontotherightofthetitledisplay.

TIP: Select and drag four tracks from your library onto the first sample player slot to simultaneously load four tracks across all four slots.

PLAYING SAMPLES

Pressingtheplaybuttononeachslotwillplaytheloadedaudio.YoucanholdALT+clicktostoptheplayingaudio.

SAMPLE PLAYER


SAMPLE PLAYER ‘PLAY FROM’ SELECTOR

Usethe“PlayFrom”selectortochoosewherethetrackwillplayfrom.Youcanchoosetoplayatrackfromthestartofthefileoranyoneofthecuepoints.

Whenthisissettoplayfromstart,orplayfromacuepoint,thetrackwillplayfromthisposition.

Thenumberofoptionswillbedependentonthenumberofcuepointsalreadysetinyourtrack.i.e.ifthetrackloadedhasnocuepointsset,thenonly“start”willbeavailableasa“PlayFrom”option.

TIP: To set or adjust cue information for a track, load it to a Virtual Deck, make your adjustments, then load it back into the sample slot.

SAMPLE PLAYER TRACK OVERVIEWS

Displays an overview of the track loaded to each sample slot. Thewaveform,playheadpositionandanycuepointswillallbevisible.

SAMPLE PLAYER VOLUME

UsethemastersampleplayergainknobtoadjusttheoverallSamplePlayervolume.

DJ-FXgivesyoucontroloftwoFXunits,eachwiththree,chainedeffectslotsperunit.FX1willbeappliedtotheleftdeck,whileFX2willbeappliedtotherightdeck.

Your specific hardware device will determine your hardware FXcontrols.

SEE YOUR HARDWARE MANUAL FOR MORE INFORMATION.

BEATS MULTIPLIER

TheBeatsMultiplierisusedtoadjusttheeffecttime.Theeffecttimeissetusingthetrack’sBPMvalue,butbyapplyingtheBeatsMultiplieryoucanincreaseordecreasetheeffecttime.

TEMPO SOURCE

Youcanselecteitherthedecktempoormanuallysetatemposourceforyoureffecttime.TodothisclicktheTempoSourcebuttonintimewithyourtrack.Togetbacktoyourdecktempo,clickandholduntilthisre-sets.

DJ-FX


SETUP SCREEN

ThesetupscreenallowsyoutocustomizesomeelementsofSeratoDJIntrotohowyouwantthemtowork.

The Serato DJ Intro software version is displayed in the bottom leftcornerofthesetupscreen.

ADDITIONAL SETUP

PLAYBACK KEYS USE SHIFT

Withthisoptionon,allcuepoint,loop,andgeneralplaybackkeysonthecomputerkeyboardrequireshiftorcapslocktofunction.

INSTANT DOUBLES

InstantDoublesallowsyoutoquicklymatchtheplayheadpositionofthesamefileonbothdecks.

Whenenabled,loadatracktoonevirtualdeck(orsampleslot)thatisalreadyloadedontheothervirtualdeck(itmustbethesamefile),theplayheadwilljumptothepositionofthetrackplaying.

NOTE: This setting overrides the play from start and play from first cue point options.

OUTPUT

AllowsyoutosettheaudiooutputtoMonoorStereo.

USE AUTO GAIN

Whenchecked,youcansetthemaximumamountofgainatrackwillhaveduringplayback.Ifaloadedtrack’sgainislowerthanthissetting,itsgainwillbeautomaticallyboosted(itsloudestpointwillmatchtheautogainlevel).

SHOW ITUNES LIBRARY

Checkthe“showiTuneslibrary”optiontoshowyouriTuneslibraryandplaylistsintheSeratoDJIntrolibrary.

You can collapse your iTunes playlists by clicking on theiTunesicon.Uncheck “show iTunes library” to remove iTunes playlists

andiTunessongsfromyourSeratoDJIntrolibrary.

ToaddyouriTunesmusictoyourSeratoDJIntrolibrarypermanently,draganddroptracksfromtheiTunesplaylistsontotheword“All”(onthefarlefthandsideoftheSeratoDJIntroscreen),orintoindividualcrates.

GENERAL


USB BUFFER SIZE (LATENCY)

SeratoDJIntroprocessesaudiodatainsmallchunks.Whensmallerchunksareused,themovementoftheplatteristranslatedintoaudiomoreoften,whichresultsinaloweroverallsystemlatency.However,thisrequiresmoreprocessingpowerandthereforeahigherCPUload,so lower buffer size settings require a more powerful computer toproduce uninterrupted audio. If you want tighter control, you shouldtrydecreasingthissetting,ontheotherhand,ifyouexperienceaudiodropouts, you need to increase this setting (or use a more powerfulcomputer).

HARDWARE

Any files moved to “All”, an existing crate, or a new crate will nowremain inSeratoDJ Introevenwhen“show iTunes library”option isunchecked.OnceafilehasbeenpermanentlyaddedtoSeratoDJIntro,theiTuneslogowilldisappear.

NOTES:

• IfyouriTuneslibrarycontainsalargenumberoftracksitmaytakesometimeforSeratoDJIntrotoreadit.• AnychangesmadeinSeratoDJIntrotothefileinformationoftracksinyouriTuneslibrarywillnotappeariniTunesuntilafteryouplaythetrack.• SeratoDJIntrocannotplayfilesthathavebeenprotectedbyDigitalRights Management systems, such as those previously sold throughtheAppleiTunesMusicStore.iTunesPlusfilesareDRM-free.• iTunes is available for Mac and PC. To get more information, visitwww.apple.com.

CHECK FOR UPDATES

Thecheckforupdatesbuttonwilllaunchyourwebbrowserandtakeyoutowww.serato.comtotellyouifthereareupdatesavailableforyourversionoftheSeratoDJIntrosoftware.

NOTE: You must be connected to the Internet for check for updates to work.

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KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS

Theseactionscanbeaccesseddirectlyfromthecomputerkeyboard.

NOTE: Playback, cue and speed controls use Shift or Caps Lock. You can turn this off in the setup screen.

SEE PLAYBACK KEYS USE SHIFT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

KEY ACTION

ctrl-L Locatethecurrenttrack.Thiswillhighlightthetrackyou

mostrecentlyloaded.

Pressingctrl-Lagainwillalternatebetweenthetracks

recentlyloadedonbothdecks.

ctrl-R Reveal-thehighlightedsongisopenedinafilebrowser.

ctrl-F Find-movesthecursortothesearchbox.

ctrl-A Selectall.

ctrl-E Edittext.

ctrl-Z Undolasttrackload.

ctrl-P Addtrackstothepreparewindow.

ctrl-O OpenthetrackinyourdefaultMP3/WAV/OGG/AIFplayer.

tab Alternatefocusbetweencratesorsongs.

ctrl-deland

ctrl-backspace

Remove track from library, remove track from crate,

deletecrate(doesnotdeletethefile).

alt-deland

alt-backspace

Removetrackfromcrateandfromlibrary.

Esc Clearsearchstringifsearching,orexitScratchLive.

Tab Keyboardfocusforwardsbetweenpanels.

Shift–Tab Keyboardfocusbackwardsbetweenpanels.

Space TapBPM

Alt–Space TapBPM(switchbetweendecks)

LEFT DECK ACTION RIGHT DECK

ctrl-Left Loadthehighlightedsongtoadeck. ctrl – Right or

shift-Right

ctrl - shift -

Left

Load the track currently on one deck

ontotheotherdeckaswell.

ctrl-shift-Right

shift-alt-Left Unloadthetrackfromadeck. shift-alt-Right

1,2,3,4,5 Jumptocuepointsintrack.(relandint

modes)

6,7,8,9,0

F5 Keylockon/off F10

Q Play/pausereverse. A

W Play/pauseforward. S

T Benddown.(relandintmodes) G

Y Bendup.(relandintmodes) H

U Censor.(relandintmodes) J

I Gototemporarycuepoint.(relandint

modes)

K

O Set/adjustloopin-point. L

p Set/adjustloopout-point. ;

[ Loopon/off.

] Jumptoselectedloop. ctrl-‘

alt–Q PreviousTrack alt–A

alt–W NextTrack alt-S

alt-E Rewind.(relandintmodes) alt-D

alt-R Fastforward.(relandintmodes) alt-F

alt-O Previousloop. alt-P

alt-L Nextloop. alt-;

ctrl-I Set temporary cue point. (rel and int

modes)

ctrl-K

SHORTCUTS


Thefollowingsuggestionsmayhelpyou ifyouareexperiencingpoorperformancewithSeratoDJIntro:

• Checkforupdatesusingthecheckforupdatesbuttoninthesetupscreenorbyvisiting:www.serato.com

• Closeallotheropenprograms.• Disablewirelessnetworkingdevices.• Disablebluetoothdevices.• Disableantivirussoftware.• Disablescreensavers.• Disablesleepmode.• IncreasetheUSBbuffersize.• ConnecttheSeratoDJIntrocontrollerdirectlytoaUSBportonyour

computer,notviaaUSBhub.• TryallUSBports,someworkbetterthanothers.• UnplugotherUSBdevices.• Runyourlaptopconnectedtopowersupply.

Formoretroubleshootinghelpvisit:www.serato.com

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