#DJ SERATO SCRATCH LIVE SOFTWARE#

I mean, the name or the packaging is the least thing I could care about.Īnd regarding the switching of software: Basically everybody has repeatedly “switched” his software by regularly getting the newest SSL-version. So what if there still was no new software called SDJ and all the new features would have been integrated into SSL as options? Would that make any difference? It’s safe to say that legacy SSL users are starting to sound like legacy Protools users. I’m not going to lie, I get gear envy when new mixers come out, but when it SDJ only, it’s a major red flag. I have SDJ installed, & I haven’t to this day used it in a live setting & don’t plan too. I still use SSL still in 2016, because it works, it’s plug & play, & don’t have to worry about it crashing during gigs (knock on wood) like I’ve seen/heard about SDJ.Ī popular hashtag going around is #fixseratodj and I’m pretty sure you’ll hear & see more about it during the upcoming NAMM.

#DJ SERATO SCRATCH LIVE UPGRADE#

If I were to upgrade my mixer, I would opt for a Rane 62, just because it works with SSL. I went as far as purchasing a legacy Black MacBook to make sure it ran SSL with no issues. I wish my Rane 57 had a hi/lo pass filter instead of pan, but that isn’t enough to get me to upgrade. I have SL-1 & VCI-300 w/itch as back ups. I use SSL 2.5 with a Rane 57 + 1200s w/dicers. So dedicated Scratch Live users - please tell me why you’re still using it. Not immediately perhaps but as new computer hardware and OSes come along, the environment that the old products used to work in changes, and the chances are that there won’t be a fix issued, because there’s no money in fixing product that nobody can buy.

It is my long held belief that if you don’t keep up with technology, you will be left behind at some point. I know, because at times, we’re all that person.

If only companies could beta test DJs, because the stories that come from support desks are horrific. Experiences do seem to vary in this respect though, but with my former support hat on, given that so many people run issue-free, the problem is most likely related to the computer or even the user. And bar the odd connection issue that is quickly sorted, I’ve not had a problem across three different computers. Do you think you’re keeping it real by sticking with SSL? And as DJ Skinny says in his comment, the issue of older hardware not being supported is about as valid as it gets, and for many is still an open wound that’s having salt rubbed into it with every new bell and whistle that’s added to Serato DJ.įrom my own perspective, my established lemming tendencies saw me despatch Scratch Live and ITCH as soon as I could lay my hands on Serato DJ. Perhaps it’s loyalty to a brand that changed the game and is still cool despite being long gone.

Perhaps there are things it does that SDJ doesn’t yet do. Or perhaps you’re fully served by SSL and comfortable with its feature set (it’s still really good to be honest). You may be rocking an older laptop with an equally older OS that just works, something that is essential if your livelihood depends on it working 100% of the time. I can think of human reasons such as the mantra of if it ain’t broke don’t fix it. Our 2015 post mortem piece generated some good comments, but one in particular from DJ Skinny stuck in my mind, if only to prompt me to write this piece that I’ve been meaning to write for the last 12 months - why are you still using the now discontinued Serato Scratch Live when Serato DJ is out there?

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