Rane MP 4 Operator's Manual

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RANE MP 4 FOR SERATO SCRATCH LIVE • OPERATOR’S MANUAL 1.9.224Record Meter RecordingTime Elapsed Save FileName Box Save FileInputSelecttIpS:• The keyboard shortcut ctrl-n turns recordingon and off.• You can load a recording without saving itusing the short cut keys shift + left arrow toVirtual Deck 1 or shift + right arrow to VirtualDeck 2.• If the Virtual Deck is set to int mode and isunloaded, the input record level is sent to theVirtual Deck’s higher resolution stereo meters.E.g., if you’re recording from input 2, set theright Virtual Deck to int, eject the track if thereis one loaded, and the Virtual Deck’s meterswill show the signal coming into input 2.nOte: Recordings over 3 hours areautomatically split into individual files.LIVeFeedLiveFeed allows you to stream any of the standardrecord sources (mic, program a, program b) toa Virtual Deck. You can then instantly play therecording back just like a normal audio file - youcan scratch it, speed it up, slow it down, setloops and set cue points.There are two recording options, normal andgated. The normal option means recording willbegin as soon as the deck starts playing. Thegated option means recording will only beginonce the input source exceeds the set gate level(thus avoiding periods of silence). You can setthe gate level by clicking the dropdown menu inthe LiveFeed filename. The lower the gain settingthe more sensitive the gate is.The amount of time available to record isdetermined by your audio cache setting. Thetrack overview display shows the amount ofusable audio you have to play with from therecording. Click anywhere in the track overviewdisplay to jump to your desired position in therecording. See “audIO cache” On paGe 27.uSInG LIVeFeedFirst locate the LiveFeed files in your library. Type“livefeed” into the search box and you will see:LiveFeed - Rane MP 4 Record SourceLiveFeed - Rane MP 4 Record Source (Gated).Load the desired LiveFeed file to any deck. Tobegin recording, start the Virtual Deck playing.The waveforms will start to build in the trackoverview and main waveform display as theinput source is being recorded, you can now usethe recording as normal.