Scratch LIVE version 1.2

Scratch LIVE version 1.2 contains many new features and improvements. You can now search and browse crates, and jump to markers using keyboard shortcuts. The MP3 playback engine has been improved; many types of damaged MP3s can now be played. The Noise Map reader has also been improved, eliminating skips and jumps that some users have reported. The offset start point feature will be useful to those with cue burn, and the Rescan ID3 tags will help to keep your library organized. Pitched BPM is now shown on the virtual deck (provided the BPM tag is filled out).

This release is recommended for all users. To download, click on the links below. To install, run the executable file. You do not need to uninstall any previous version.

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Windows XP:
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Summary of changes since version 1.1

SSL version 1.2 uses a new database format. Your existing database will be automatically upgraded to the new format used in SSL 1.2. This means that when you add tracks, or otherwise make changes to your library in SSL 1.2, those changes won't be seen if you go back to SSL 1.1.

You can now jump to markers using the keyboard shortcut keys 1 - 5 (for the 5 markers on the left deck) and 6 - 0 (for the 5 markers on the right deck. Obviously this only applies to RELative and INTernal modes. You may notice a slight delay in the audio if you are making a big jump within the track, but you can expect to see improvements to this in future versions.

Crates can be sorted by artist, album, BPM, genre etc, or by a user defined order. If you sort a crate by the number column (#), you can drag and drop tracks within the crate to create your own track order. You can sort by any other column, and then return to this custom ordering by sorting on the # column.

Version 1.2 has a new Rescan ID3 tags feature. Tip: if you have removed or altered files outside of SSL, it will not be able to find them. Use rescan ID3 tags to show all the tracks that SSL cannot find - these tracks will show up with red text in the library, and an exclamation mark ! in the status column (the left most column in your library). You can now sort by the status column to group all these tracks together, to remove them from your library, or re-import them.

iTunes integration has been improved. Order of playlists is preserved, and SSL can now handle inconsistencies in the iTunes XML file.

SSL supports a wider range of ID3 tags - it now supports grouping, label (as in record label), and remixer, as well as a wider range of BPM tag variants.

Those of you with cue burn at the beginning of your control records will appreciate the new offset start point, which allows you to move the point at which tracks begin to a position further into the vinyl.

Pitched BPM is displayed on the Virtual Deck. For tracks that don't have any BPM info, the pitch shift percentage is displayed (so if you want to know the speed of the turntable, load a track with no BPM info).

The search keyboard shortcut crtl-f now moves you into the main library if you were browsing a crate, so that you can search your entire collection. If you want to search within the current crate, click in the search field instead.

You can avoid touching your computer altogether by using Vinyl Select to change crates. Once you are in Vinyl Select mode, lift the needle and place it in the lead-out (the space between the Vinyl Select section, and the end of the record). Move the record to scroll through your crates and playlists, and then place the needle back in the Vinyl Select area to choose the song.

Another trick to allow you to hide your computer in the DJ booth - switch back to Absolute mode from Emergency Internal Mode (The automatic change to Internal mode when the needle reaches the end of the record) by placing the needle into the lead-in of the control vinyl.


Changes since version 1.1

- Fixed Mac bug where large libraries would result in thickened lines between songs
- Fixed bugs in marker control display
- Fixed bug in Relative mode where looping would not work when playing in reverse
- Made Noisemap decoder more robust
- Ctrl + 'f' now forces the focus to move to the main library
- Fixed bugs in Wave file writer
- Added support for new CV02 vinyl
- Fixed bug where column preferences were not being saved for the review and prepare crates
- Fixed bug causing the order of songs to be reversed when dragging and dropping songs onto the "create crate" button
- Added pitched BPM display
- Added restrictions to characters that can be typed in the microphone recording edit box
- Added "Label" column for the record label
- Added "Remixer" column
- Alphabetized columns menu
- Fixed bug where the names of iTunes playlists containing encoded characters would be truncated (Windows only)
- Editing tags of tracks in the iTunes library is now handled correctly
- Fixed bug where the popup menus could display off the bottom of the program window
- Fixed bug where certain corrupt MP3s could crash the decoder
- Added "scan tags" function to the setup screen
- Fixed bug where decimal places were not preserved in ID3v2 BPM tags
- Fixed bugs in ID3v2 tag reader
- Added option to offset the start position of the record
- Added "Grouping" column/tag
- Made USB buffer size preference available when interface not connected
- Fixed bug in Windows iTunes importer where some URL encoded characters were decoded incorrectly
- Added the ability to select the current crate using the lead-out portion of the record
- Fixed bug where the drift correction option would not show up on the setup screen when the interface was disconnected
- Fixed bug which caused high CPU use towards the end of a track
- Fixed bug where line level inputs where selected as default
- Fixed bug where some ID3v2 album art tags would not be read correctly
- Fixed bug where pushing "ctrl+r" on a song with commas in the file name would not reveal the file (Windows version only)
- Fixed bug where buffer would not fill before the record was within the song
- Fixed ordering of files/folders in the import panel
- Fixed bug when reading ID3v2 tags with unicode genres or tags with the "(number)genre" genre format
- Fixed bug where the "My Music\ScratchLIVE" directory was being hidden on the Windows version
- Fixed bug where prepare and review playlists would not refresh their column widths when their contents changed
- Fixed bug where playlists would not update after a file was found to be missing
- Fixed bug where pushing the "clear" button would not update the display
- Fixed bug where files that were queued to have their tags read would overwrite any changes made by the user
- Added ability to jump to markers through the use of the keys 1-5 for the left deck, and 6-0 for the right deck
- Fixed bug where clicking on the edges of the buffer overview would not cause it to skip
- Fixed bug where users could edit tags of files that did not exist
- Changed selection colours
- Fixed bug where some keyboard shortcuts where not working on non-English keyboards
- Fixed bug where some MP3 files would not load
- Fixed bug in comments searching
- Added flashing microphone record button
- Fixed bug where unloading a song would not reset the level meter
- Fixed bug where .ScratchLIVE folders were written to every drive/volume on exit
- Fixed bug where the microphone peak level was not being calculated correctly when the mic was not recording
- Fixed bug where double clicking in the search field would not select the text
- Disabled editing when the "allow file removal" flag is not set
- Added the ability for the "Recently Played" list to contains songs more than once
- Locked the sort column of "Recently Played" to the order number
- Added sorting by status
- Added sorting by label color
- Added order column to song lists
- Added track number column
- Added browsing of crates
- Added searching of crates
- Fixed sorting of crates