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Sennheiser UK Launch Rane Serato Scratch Live
Sennheiser UK has announced the release of Scratch Live, billed as the ultimate software and hardware solution for bridging the analogue world of vinyl and the digital world of computer audio files. Scratch Live represents the first collaborative effort of Serato Audio Research with Rane Corporation, pairing the groundbreaking software of Serato with Rane's innovative, professional quality DJ equipment.
The Scratch Live interface connects almost any computer to an ordinary pair of turntables (or CD players), and the software faithfully tracks every subtle movement of the stylus on the included control records. The same movement is then instantly applied to any digital audio file in the user's collection producing a sound and feel that is indistinguishable from vinyl.
Manufactured by Rane and distributed by Sennheiser UK, the Scratch Live package includes an extremely rugged, portable, high quality, bus-powered USB audio device, featuring two software switchable stereo phono or line inputs, a microphone input, two line outputs and pass-through for all inputs.
Running natively on Windows XP and Mac OS X, the software has all the features of a modern DJ player, including beat extraction, real time tempo metering, waveform colouring based on spectral content, multiple cue points per track, and full iTunes library integration. Tailored for performance work, tracks are rapidly located via full text search of ID3 tags, or even recorded directly from a microphone, and assigned to turntable control with a single key press.
Commenting on the launch and availability, Sennheiser UK's product marketing manager, Paul Nunnington, said: "The Rane Serato Scratch Live is a truly pioneering product, in a superbly designed and executed package, and we have anticipated the high demand with stock already in the warehouse for immediate shipping."
7th June 2004
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