Rane Sixty One DJ Mixer and USB Interface

Main Features

• Full-featured mixer and DJ software package
• Take your skills to the digital realm with Serato Scratch Live
• Flexible I/O let you use both analogue and digital audio

Turntablism is alive and more creative than ever. Rane and Serato are proud to be supporting partners in that creativity with the introduction of the Rane Sixty-One Mixer for Serato Scratch Live. For more than a decade, artists have chosen innovative Rane instruments to advance their art and three generations of TTM series mixers have been the top pick for many of the world's best performers.


The Sixty-One is a plug-and-play package supporting two-deck digital vinyl simulation, software effects and all the record and playback channels you need.

The Sixty-One Mixer supports both analogue and Digital Vinyl Simulation (DVS) playback. The mixer is bundled with Serato Scratch Live and includes ASIO and Core Audio drivers to use other audio programs. Two Serato Control Vinyl Records and two Serato Control CDs are included.

A typical setup includes operation with two Scratch Live DVS channels, SP-6 sample player on an independent USB Aux playback channel and Software effects enabled on the USB digital insert in the FlexFx loop. This setup also allows recording PGM-1 post-fader, PGM-2 post-fader and the Main mix.

Front and Rear Panels
The Headphone output is available on both 1/4 inch and 3.5 mm TRS jacks.
Cueing can pan between Cue & Main Mix, or Split Cue operation.

PGM Inputs 1-4
The Sixty-One has four stereo analogue inputs for PGM 1 through PGM 4. Any of these analogue inputs may be set for Phono or Line Input using the PH - CD switches. Any of the four analogue inputs may be used for Scratch Live vinyl emulation control. Input 1 or Input 2 may be selected for Scratch Live Virtual Deck 1 control. Input 3 or 4 may be selected for Scratch Live Virtual Deck 2 control. Control input sources are selected in Scratch Live.

Mic Input
The Mic Input accepts an XLR or a balanced or unbalanced 1/4 inch plug. The Mic has a switchable line level option to connect a wireless receiver.

Analogue Outputs
All analogue outputs come from the same 'Main Mix' signal. Main and Session outputs each have their own Level control. The Main output is on balanced 1/4 inch TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) jacks, though unbalanced TS (tip-sleeve) plugs may be used. The Session output is on regular unbalanced RCA jacks. Because all signals are identical, users may use any of these outputs as the 'main' output if a different cable type is required for connection.


Serato Scratch Live
Easily import your playlists and iTunes library. You can drag from Explorer (Windows) or the Finder (Mac) into the Scratch Live library. The crate and subcrate system helps organise your library and sets. Hot-swap external drives with fast automatic library merging and retention of crates. Browse your music collection by album, artist, BPM, or genre, with optional album art display. Intuitive search function can be applied to any field to find things quickly. Edit ID3 tags with full Unicode support.

Preprocessing of MP3 files is not required except to detect corrupt files or use the auto-BPM and auto-gain functions. Auto-BPM detects tempo information for tracks without it, saving it with each file. A tap tempo button allows you to enter your own. Auto-gain lets you set a target gain on any or all songs in your library. You can also manually adjust individual gain, remembered in each song file.

Scratch Live supports all these file formats: Fixed and Variable Bit Rate MP3, MP4, AIFF, AAC, ALAC, WAV, OGG Vorbis, CD Audio and direct from the mixer. Record from your mixer's Aux output and immediately scratch as if it was on vinyl. Record direct from vinyl or CD and save as a 24-bit 48 kHz or 96 kHz stereo file.

The Virtual Deck shows everything about the speed and position of a track. As the vinyl rotates, so does the line on the label. The circular progress bar around the edge is a visual representation of the position within the song. The time and remaining time are displayed in minutes and seconds. The turntable speed as a percentage of pitch shift is on the left, and the pitched BPM is on the right.

Different operating modes can be assigned to each Virtual Deck:
Absolute Mode — exact reproduction of record movement, needle drop through tracks – just like normal vinyl. The beginning of the track is mapped to the start of the record.
Relative Mode — skip-free scratching, jump to cue points, and pitch bend buttons combined with turntable control. This mode observes the relative forward and backward movement of the record, but does not regard the position within the record.
Internal Mode — mix with just your laptop using features modelled on DJ CD players. Rewind, Bend down, Play / pause reverse, Play / pause forward, Bend up, Fast forward.
Auto mode — play a sequence of tracks automatically.

With Key Lock on, the key or pitch of the song stays locked at what it would be if the track was playing at normal speed, regardless of the platter speed of the turntable or CD player. Key Lock has scratch detection, so it automatically turns off when scratching for a natural scratching sound.

Variable zoom waveforms centred around current position display horizontally or vertically. Waveforms are coloured by frequency so you can distinguish instruments visually. Full track overview lets you quickly find where the beat drops, find breakdowns and choruses, and jump to any part of the song. The tempo display assists with rapid tempo matching of tracks. When the two tracks are matched to the same tempo, the peaks will line up. Beat display emphasises the transients in tracks -- these are matched up when the two tracks are beat matched. Visual markers can be set for up to 5 cue points per song and triggered from the keyboard. Save up to 9 loops per track -- these loops are saved in the file, and will be present when you reload. Censor expletives on the fly with an instant quick-reverse and catch-up with no loss of timing or pitch.


System Requirements

MAC
• Intel 1.83 GHz Core Duo or better.
• OSX 10.5.8 or higher.
• Available 2.0 USB port.
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution.
• 5400 RPM hard drive. 7200 RPM for high-resolution audio playback.
• 2 GB RAM (a large library will like more RAM).

WINDOWS
• Intel processor, 2.2 GHz Core Duo or better.
• Windows XP with Service Pack 3 or higher.
• Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 or higher.
• Windows 7, recommended over Vista.
• Available 2.0 USB port.
• 1024 x 768 screen resolution.
• 5400 RPM hard drive. 7200 RPM for high-resolution audio playback.
• 2 GB RAM (a large library will like more RAM).