lloydc Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 I am considering giving serato a go and what your thoughts on the hardware side of things.I'd be looking to use two decks and the bridge in serato.my question is, will the SL2 do the job? or should I get an SL3 or 4?I'm a complete serato noob, and have only ever been familiar with traktor.any advice is appreciated Quote
wazza Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 the sl2 is all you need...for the bridgein scratch live when you start, you have one deck for Serato ( deck "A") & one for Ableton ( deck " B " ) controlled by time code vinylnow in the mix when you have the two in time , you click the sync button ( "A or B or INT")...Ableton will jump over to the Serato deck ( deck "A" )now you can load a new track into Deck "B" ....mix it in.. then click the sync button again & Ableton will jump back over to deck "B"...& on & on & on Quote
lloydc Posted August 23, 2011 Author Posted August 23, 2011 so if i had an sl3 the bridge would be like a third deck on a third channel? Quote
wazza Posted August 23, 2011 Posted August 23, 2011 so if i had an sl3 the bridge would be like a third deck on a third channel?yes... Quote
Skank Posted August 25, 2011 Posted August 25, 2011 yes to all lol, man sl2 and sl3 you cant go wrong it will change the game for you mann! Quote
ruggs Posted August 26, 2011 Posted August 26, 2011 yes to all lol, man sl2 and sl3 you cant go wrong it will change the game for you mann!Word! Quote
Skank Posted August 29, 2011 Posted August 29, 2011 yer ive used traktor, its just as good as serato, i still prefer serato but to be honest the both do the same thing and are both equaly as capable as eachother Quote
imadje Posted August 30, 2011 Posted August 30, 2011 really there is no point me posting just to bump a thread already so full of knowledge.but yer. Quote
tommykesh Posted September 1, 2011 Posted September 1, 2011 Serato is a piece of piss to set up and use. You will be mixing the fuck out of it in under 10 mins Quote
wazza Posted September 2, 2011 Posted September 2, 2011 Serato is a piece of piss to set up and use. You will be mixing the fuck out of it in under 10 minsSetting-up Serato for the Bridge is easy ...but using the bridge is notyou need to know your Ableton shit to get the best out off the two softwareMore work to like...setting up serato beat grids right..making audio loops & samples that you can use as clips in AbletonIf I had the sl3 & two turntables running the Bridge ...I would set it up like this ..use a "Y" rca cable & split the serato time code vinyl signal from one off the turntables into two stereo channels inputs on the sl3 box doing this will give you vinyl control over the two serato decks & also vinyl control over the third ableton deck if needed Quote
lloydc Posted September 2, 2011 Author Posted September 2, 2011 ^fuck thats wickeddoing more research now Quote
lloydc Posted September 13, 2011 Author Posted September 13, 2011 Get a 68i just bought dnx1600another serato question, when you adjust the pitch, does the BPM guage thingy change accordingly? it does in traktor, but not sure about serato. Quote
wazza Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 no.... I dont think so...but will check for you Quote
imadje Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 hey lloyd, what is the bpm gauge on serato?is it like a bpm counter? where there is one for each deck and it shows you the current tracks BPM?On itch, traktor, VDJ, CDJs and everything else I've ever seen the BPM readout changes with respect to tempo changes from the pitch fader when a song is playing. Pretty sure serato would work the same but am always willing to learn. Quote
lloydc Posted September 13, 2011 Author Posted September 13, 2011 hey lloyd, what is the bpm gauge on serato?is it like a bpm counter? where there is one for each deck and it shows you the current tracks BPM?On itch, traktor, VDJ, CDJs and everything else I've ever seen the BPM readout changes with respect to tempo changes from the pitch fader when a song is playing. Pretty sure serato would work the same but am always willing to learn.sorry, 'counter' was the term i should have used LOLI presumed serato was the same, but thought i'd ask. Quote
imadje Posted September 13, 2011 Posted September 13, 2011 i'll be amazed if it isnt ey?wazza'll know... Quote
defanutley Posted September 15, 2011 Posted September 15, 2011 Serato is easy, the hardest part is library management , The best advice I got was to not use Itunes to control your music and make genre folder for your music and mirror those with serato crate. and find the denon controller http://www.denondj.com/DN-HC1000S-P121.aspx I got mine of Basskelph second hand for $100 Cupe 1 Quote
wazza Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 the X1 & the midi on your Denon 1600 is all good for serato you will just have to map itok.... just checked this ...when your using just serato the BPM counter dont change when you move the pitch fader on your turntablesunder the Ableton Serato bridge ( with the beat grids on ) the BPM counter do change with the move off the pitch fader Quote
tommykesh Posted September 19, 2011 Posted September 19, 2011 Seratos pitch control is a little more finiky then traktor, Serato's crate mangment is WAY WAY WAY easier to look through and organise then traktors system, which I found to be counter intiuative no sub crates, and having to use explorer to get to your shit, makes the diff between a long mix and a short hollow thing. Quote
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