Rane MP 4 Operator's Manual

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RANE MP 4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9.218Sp-6 SampLe pLayeRThe SP-6 Sample Player allows you to play upto six sources of audio, in addition to the tracksplaying on the Virtual Decks. Any audio file inyour Scratch Live library can be loaded to anyone of the six slots, allowing playback of shortsamples, sound effects, or full length tracks.The SP-6 is enabled when the MP 4 is pluggedin, but not operational in the offline player mode.Click on the sample player button to accessthe SP-6 window. In the topright corner of the SP-6there is a button whichopens the Display Menu.Clicking on this drops downa menu with the list ofavailable controls:• mode - Chooses the play mode - Trigger / On-Off / Hold / Repeat modes.• Output Select - Assigns individual slot outputsto the left, mix, right or to the master outputselector.• pitch - Pitch Slider / Bend / Nudge / Keylockcontrols.• play from - Choose which cue point / loop touse for the loaded track.• Overview - Displays the overview of eachtrack.• Level - Individual sample slot level and Gaincontrols.• Level meter - Displays the volume level for thesample slot.This enables you to set up the sample player withthe appropriate controls that suit your workflow.LOadInG the Sp-6To load a track to the SP-6, drag and drop thedesired file from your library into one of thesample slots. To eject a track, click on the ejectbutton to the right of the title display.tIp: you can load tracks to the Sp-6 with thekeyboard shortcuts: ctrl + alt + z to n.tIp: Select and drag six tracks from yourlibrary onto the first sample player slot tosimultaneously load six tracks across all sixslots.pLayInG SampLeSPressing the play button on each slot will playthe loaded audio.tIp: use the shortcut keysz (slot 1) x (slot 2) c (slot 3)v (slot 4) b (slot 5) n (slot 6)to trigger each sample respectively.Sp-6 InStant dOuBLeSYou can instant double from the Virtual Decksdown to the SP-6, from the SP-6 up to theVirtual Decks and also between the sample slotsthemselves. This means the position, track gainand speed will match when you drag a track tofrom one location into another. This allows youto beat match tracks with your turntables/CDplayers on the Virtual Decks, and then “instantdouble” the track down to a slot, freeing up theVirtual Decks to continue your mix with othertracks. Click and drag an already playing trackfrom a Virtual Deck or sample slot and drop it onanother sample slot to begin instant doubling.Sp-6 pLay mOdeSEach sample slot has three different play modes:trigger mode - When play is pressed,the audio plays through until the endof the track. Pressing repetitively will trigger theaudio from the beginning of the track. To stopthe audio, hold the alt key while either clickingthe play button, or pressing the correspondingshortcut key (e.g., alt - z for slot one).hold mode - The sample will only playwhile you press and hold the play buttonor the corresponding shortcut key. Upon releaseof the play button, the audio stops immediately.This mode most closely resembles the functionof the “note off” mode found on many popularsamplers.On / Off mode - When play is pressed,the audio plays through until the end ofthe track. Pressing play again stops the audio.Repeat mode - Each slot has a repeatbutton. When activated, this will repeatthe loaded audio file from beginning to end, orwill turn on the loop selected in the “play from”field.tIp: Short “loop” samples can be turned intoa continuous track using the repeat function.ensure there is a clean cut at the start andend of a bar.