SERATO SCRATCH 1.9 COMING SOON!!

New for 2009, Serato Scratch Live 1.9 now arms DJs with more tools than ever. This free upgrade places a stunning array of features at DJ's fingertips, enabling creative possibilities never seen before. Major new features include SP-6 Sample Player, LiveFeed, native MEP-7000 support, Loop Roll, enhanced History, and support for Video-SL 1.1.

The new SP-6 Sample Player adds six extra audio players that can be triggered with the computer keyboard or a MIDI controller, turning compatible Rane hardware into a high performance sampler.

Brand new in Scratch Live 1.9 is a groundbreaking feature called LiveFeed, taking live external audio and placing it directly on a Scratch Live virtual deck, all in real time. The DJ has instant control of live external audio with Vinyl, CD or MIDI.

"LiveFeed gives DJs a live stream of audio to mess with, the creative possibilities are really endless", reports General Manager, Sam Gribben.

The Pioneer MEP-7000 gains plug-and-play native support, joining the popular Pioneer CDJ-400 as a Scratch Live control surface. Control CDs are not required, and song data is shown directly on the MEP-7000's displays.

Loop Roll adds an interesting new stutter effect, which can also be used in conjunction with the new LiveFeed feature.

The History function now keeps a comprehensive record of every track played, during every gig. This is a real time saver for professional DJs who need to log their sessions.

Album Art is also added to the virtual deck in Scratch Live, assisting with rapid song identification.

Scratch Live 1.9 also adds offline video playback, in conjunction with the Video-SL 1.1 plug-in, also being shown at NAMM 2009. This feature lets Serato Video-SL users manage effects, cue and loop points for their videos without hardware connected. Video-SL 1.1 adds support for the Rane SL 1 and Rane MP 4.

A public beta of Scratch Live version 1.9 commences Monday the 19th of January (New Zealand time).

New Features in Scratch Live version 1.9
- LiveFeed gives the DJ live control of any audio input stream - vocal, guitar, drums, or real vinyl - straight onto the virtual deck. LiveFeed gives DJs instant control of real audio on the fly.

- The new SP-6 Sample Player lets you drop up to 6 streams of audio into a mix.

- A Comprehensive History review captures track data such as song name and time played. You can then export session information in a variety of formats (csv, txt or m3u).

- A new Loop Roll effect lets you continue a loop and fall back to the correct track position upon release.

- Offline Player now supports Video-SL with effects management. Set Cue Points, Loops and manage your Crates anytime, without hardware connected.

- Added Pioneer MEP-7000 as a directly supported USB device

DOWNLOAD THE BETA VERSION HERE.

HEROES OF DANCE: DANNY TENAGLIA

THERE ARE FEW CERTIFIED "LEGENDS" IN THE DJ WORLD. FEW THAT HAVE HAD THE STAYING POWER TO MOVE DANCEFLOORS ACROSS THE WORLD FOR DECADES. FEW WHO COULD EVOLVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE YOUNGER, NEWER FACES OF DANCE MUSIC. DANNY TENAGLIA IS ONE OF THE FEW. I CAN RECALL GETTING MY HANDS ON A COPY OF HIS GLOBAL UNDERGROUND: ATHENS DISC BACK IN 2000, AND IT'S STILL AS FRESH TODAY AS IT WAS BACK THEN. ON THAT MIX, YOU COULD TELL YOU WERE LISTENING TO A DJ WHO WAS AHEAD OF THE CURVE.

BACK THEN, MOST DJ'S STUCK TO ONE STYLE. THE GREAT ONES MADE IT ALL WORK. SOULFUL HOUSE, DRIVING TECHNO, AND ELECTRO BEFORE ELECTRO MADE IT'S MARK. LISTENING TO IT MADE ME STRIVE TO BE A BETTER DJ, AND IT IS STILL A SEMINAL PIECE OF DANCE MUSIC HISTORY FOR MANY. NOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT THE MAN HIMSELF...

"The tale of Danny Tenaglia's love affair with music, and the world's subsequent romance with him, is one of the critical veins in the body of dance music. He is every dancer's secret discovery; a random purchase at the record store, a reluctant night out that unexpectedly turned magic. Explosive success came not behind a major label release, or a world tour, or a radio hit remix: It happened when enough people had the private Tenaglia experience for themselves..."

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DL: MISS KITTIN & THE HACKER- FRANK SINATRA