Final Scratch vs. Serato ScratchLive

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Posted by Magicflight on Feb-09-2004 19:03:

Final Scratch vs. Serato ScratchLive

FS soon availeble for WinXP. Serato do also work with WinXP, and are released this spring. And Serato have developed the unit together with Rane. so maybe sound quality will be better than FS.

but what do you think??

here is a link to Serato SL:

http://www.rane.com/scratch.html

Posted by onceler on Feb-10-2004 01:42:

try putting your laptop on the same circuit as your mixer, that should solve your ground loop problem. or buy a ground loop isolator. it isnt a problem w/ final scratch, more of a problem w/ your electrical wiring.

Posted by chrismack on Feb-10-2004 04:54:

Try a power conditioner to clean up your sound. They are fairly inexpensive (less than $100 US) and will eliminate most of the issues you get when running sound equipment through standard wiring.

I was gettign all kinds of hums and ticks on my system (especially when somebody turned on a light switch or something in another room) and it totally cleared up the problem for me.

Posted by twisted on Nov-27-2004 06:51:

i thought id unearth this thread instead of make a new one..

im contemplating on getting eather Final Scratch or Serato Scratch..

what are the pros/cons of the too..
and from peoples experience, which one is better overall?

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Nov-27-2004 06:59:

http://www.virtualdj.com

i hear this is really good with the maya 44 usb.

any opinions of this compared to final scratch and the other one?

Posted by twisted on Nov-27-2004 07:07:

isnt virtual dj just software mixing?

even if it isnt.. its surely not as pro as ss or fs

Posted by twisted on Nov-27-2004 07:16:

ive used it before i think.. from what i remeber, it even had a auto beat match feature..

Posted by sym on Nov-27-2004 10:23:

I'm using SSL and I absolutely love it. Without exageration 10x better than FS 1.5.

I havent' been able to try FS2 to compare, but I still hear SSL edges it out.

Posted by ESMdjm600 on Nov-27-2004 15:55:

heheh... im not ready to say ssl is better than fs yet... the new cv02 vinyls should be coming monday, ill pass my judgement then

Posted by fridaypassion on Nov-27-2004 20:46:

Well I've owned both and I cannot stress this enough.............Final scratch is utter crap. The concept is good and the interface is nice but IT DOES NOT WORK. You get random audio drop outs, distortion/poor sound. Serato is a professional, well supported product with excellent hardware, frequent updates etc. Rane have basically made Stanton/NI look very very silly.

view my serato setup on my website www.extraurban.co.uk

apologies to the chap that bought my old final scratch lol

Posted by TranceSpeeder on Nov-27-2004 21:27:

http://www.axledentaldj.com/vinylsoftware.html

i found this kewl chart, according to this, vdj ant bad at all.

"Endless Loop in Time-coded Vinyls"

is that feature important?

Posted by auujay on Nov-27-2004 23:53:

quote:
Originally posted by TranceSpeeder
http://www.axledentaldj.com/vinylsoftware.html

i found this kewl chart, according to this, vdj ant bad at all.

"Endless Loop in Time-coded Vinyls"

is that feature important?

"Endless Loop: This allows Club DJ�s to spin and beat match mix all night long without having to reposition the needles on the time-coded vinyls."

So I would say not very important.

Posted by wrzonance on May-12-2005 17:40:

bump

Alright. Been a few months since Serato ScrachLIVE has been released. I want to hear what the TAs think about it in comparison to FinalScratch 2.

Now obviously when it was realeased it was far superior to FS1-1.5.

Just some more opinions plx, but I'm almost certain I'm getting SSL.

ALSO: Any word if Rane is going to release an update of SSL with firewire instead usuckb?

--adm

Posted by vswede on May-12-2005 19:31:

i ordered my copy of serato scratch live two days ago and i am eagerly waiting for it to come! i really cant wait it looks AWESOME!
for more information go there: was very good for me when i was in need of help.
www.seratoscratchlive.com

if you are going to order it i can DEFINTLY recomend djmart.com! talk to Dj Tranz (a.k.a Daniel) for a nice TA price. Thank you soo much daniel!

Posted by Scottaculous on May-12-2005 19:57:

Re: bump

quote:
Originally posted by DJFreaq
Alright. Been a few months since Serato ScrachLIVE has been released. I want to hear what the TAs think about it in comparison to FinalScratch 2.

Now obviously when it was realeased it was far superior to FS1-1.5.

Just some more opinions plx, but I'm almost certain I'm getting SSL.

ALSO: Any word if Rane is going to release an update of SSL with firewire instead usuckb?

--adm

Rane Serato Scratch is hands down better than Final Scratch 2. That's not just my opinion but the opinions of professionals including Paul van Dyk. He recently switched from FS to Serato. All sources I've read, both in magazines and online sources, say Serato is better. I've used both, and Serato is better.

Conclusion: Serato Scratch > Final Scratch 2

Posted by Vero on May-12-2005 21:14:

yeah i finally got to use serato over the weekend and it blows FS2.0 out of the water. i will be buying mine very soon.

Posted by Eric Siefer on May-12-2005 22:08:

I haven't used FS yet but SSL was excellent the first time I used it. And that's probably what i'm goin to pick up.

Posted by wrzonance on May-13-2005 02:23:

good to hear!

i'm set then, and how much is this "TA price"? eh?