Screen when this unit is not connected
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1Offline player
The offline player is available when your ITCH hardware is not connected and will output through the current default audio device. In most cases, this will be from your computer speakers.
!Load a track to the offline player by dragging and dropping onto the offline player or by pressing the computer’s [shift] key and [c] key. If the end of the loaded track is reached, the next track in the current playlist will automatically play next.
The offline player is a useful tool for preparing crates, auditioning tracks, and setting cue and loop points.
!When [d] on the right side is clicked, the hidden part is dis- played. The loops and hot cues can be set here.
2ANALYZE FILES
Used to analyze tracks.
The analyze files function processes the tracks in your library to detect file corruption, prepare the waveform overviews, and if enabled calculate the BPM values.
3Set Beatgrid
When [Set Beatgrid] is checked, the beat position is automatically analyzed when analyzing the track and the beat grid is attributed automatically.
4Set auto bpm
When [Set auto bpm] is checked, the BPM is automatically analyzed when the track is analyzed.
5range
Used to specify the BPM analysis range when [Set auto bpm] is operating.
Starting the system
1Turn on the connected microphone and external equipment.
2Connect the USB cable between this unit and the computer.
3Boot up the connected computer.
4Slide the [ON/OFF] switch to the [ON] side.
5After this unit’s indicators light, launch ITCH.
If the computer and this unit are linked properly, two virtual decks will appear on the screen.
Quitting the system
1Turn off the connected microphone and external equipment.
2Quit ITCH.
3Slide the [ON/OFF] switch to the [OFF] side.
4Disconnect the USB cable from your computer.
Operating the Library
Within the library, tracks can be imported and managed easily.
Adding music files to the library
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connect this device before launching ITCH.
! Tracks can also be added from an iTunes library.
To display the iTunes library, change the settings at the [SETUP] menu.
For details on the settings, see Show iTunes Library on page 31. ! To add tracks recorded on discs to the library, first import the tracks
to the computer and convert them into a file type that can be played with ITCH.
The playing performance may decrease if tracks recorded on discs are played directly.
When converting tracks into music files, we recommend converting them into MP3 format (320
1 Press the [FILES] button.
The contents of your computer or the peripheral connected to the computer are displayed in the [Files] panel.
2 Select the desired folder using the computer’s mouse.
With the computer’s mouse, click the folder containing the track you want to add to the library in the [Files] panel.
3Drag and drop the selected folder to the crate list panel using the computer’s mouse.
!When a folder in which music files are stored is dragged and dropped in the crate list panel, that folder becomes a crate including all the tracks in it and the tracks are also added to the library.
!There are several ways to add tracks to your ITCH library.
—When tracks that have not been added to the library are loaded directly into a deck, they are automatically added to [All...] on the crate list panel.
—Files and folders can also be added from Explorer or Finder by dragging and dropping them to the track list or crate list on the ITCH screen.
—To add the music file to the desired crates, drag and drop the music file to the position at which you want to add it on the ITCH screen.
—A track or group of tracks can be dragged on to the crate list panel and a crate will be created containing these.
Playable music file formats
MP3, OGG (Vorbis format), AAC, ALAC (Apple Lossless), AIF, WAV and WL.MP3 (Whitelabel.MP3)
About AAC files
!AAC is the abbreviation of “Advanced Audio Coding”, a basic format of audio compression technology used for
!The file format and extension of AAC data depends on the applica- tion used to create the data.
!On this unit, in addition to AAC files with the extension “.m4a” encoded with iTunes®, “.aac” and “.mp4” files can also be played. However,
About WL.MP3
Whitelabel MP3 (file extension “.wl.mp3”), is a custom MP3 format developed by Serato Audio Research for promotional release purposes and can be acquired from Whitelabel.net. Files in Whitelabel MP3 format are specifically for use with Serato Audio Research DJ software, have preinstalled overviews, and the track, artist, BPM and album art data is tagged as far as possible. These files are played with a low quality of 32 kbps on regular MP3 players (including when played independently on ITCH software without using this unit), but with a high quality equivalent to 320 kbps when played on ITCH software connected to this unit.
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