Rane SIXTY-EIGHT manual

OWNER’S MANUAL SIXTY -EIGHT RANE SIXTY -EIGHT MIXER M A N UA L[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 2 SIXTY -EIGHT A TTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOCS ELECTRIQUE - NE P AS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION T o red uc e the r isk of e le ctr ic al s hoc k, do n ot op en th e uni t. No use r se r vi ce abl e pa r ts in si de. Re fer s er v ici ng to qu ali ed s er v ic e personnel. The symbols shown be low a re int er n[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 3 SIXTY -EIGHT A TTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOCS ELECTRIQUE - NE P AS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION An d’ évite r tout ri sque d e cho c éle ctr ique, n e pas ou vri r l’ app arei l. Aucun e piè ce ne p eut ê tre cha ngé e pa r l’ ut ilisa teur . Cont ac tez un SAV qualié p our tou te inter venti on[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 4 SIXTY -EIGHT Copyright Notices ©201 3 Rane C or por ation. A ll ri ghts re se r ved. Se rato D J and S cra tch Live ar e trad ema rks of S era to. T r ade mar ked in th e United S tate s and oth er c ountr ies . Thi s sof t ware is b ase d in pa r t on th e work of th e Inde pe nden t JPEG Grou p, and us es libp ng co de, co pyr[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 5 SIXTY -EIGHT Contents 2 Important Safety Instructions 4 Check List 4 W ear Parts 6 Quick Start: Softwar e 6 Ser ato DJ S of twa re Ins tall ation f or Mac O SX 6 Ser ato DJ S of twa re Ins tall ation f or Win dows 6 Serat o Scratch Li ve 6 Oth er D J and DAW Progra ms 7 Quick Start: Har dware 8 T u rnt able S etup 8 CD Player Se [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 6 SIXTY -EIGHT Quick Start: Softwar e Befo re usi ng your Si x ty- Eight , at lea st re ad thi s shor t se ctio n for the b asi cs. Re ad the c omp lete ma nual to get th e bes t investm ent fr om your n ew mixer . Thi s sec tio n will hel p get you s tar ted with o ne co mpute r . Serato DJ Sof tware Installation for Mac OSX Befo [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 7 SIXTY -EIGHT MAIN OUT SEND PHONO GROUNDS MIC 1 MIC 2 INPUT SELECT : PHONO - LINE - S/PDIF AUX INPUTS SESSION ANALOG INPUTS MIC INPUTS LEFT 2 1 100-240V 50/60 Hz 15 WA TTS LEFT RIGHT ACN 001 345 482 RIGHT RETURN FLEXFX LOOP LEFT RIGHT USB A USB B BOOTH OUT LEFT RIGHT R L 4 3 R L OUT IN R L 2 1 R L 4 1 2 3 4 S/PDIF 3 P - L - S P - [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 8 SIXTY -EIGHT 4. C on ne c t a Si x t y- Ei g ht US B Usin g the provi ded U SB ca ble, c onne ct e ithe r USB A o r USB B to an avail able U SB 2.0 por t o n your com puter . T he Si xt y- Eight a utoma tica lly switch es it s con trol p oint if o nly on e of the USB p or t s is con nec ted. Ma ke sure you co nne ct it d irec tly[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 9 SIXTY -EIGHT How T o Ca li br a te S er at o DJ With m usic p layin g in the bac kgroun d throu gh your sys tem or b ooth ou tput , put you r nee dle o n the re cor d with th e turnt abl e stopp ed. If you a re us ing CD pl ayers , the sa me r ules a ppl y . Have the CD de ck pa use d or stop pe d while c alib ratin g. Click a nd[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 10 SIXTY -EIGHT Sixty-Eight Overview So f t wa re c on t ro ls a r e bu il t-in f or o ne o r t wo c om pu te r s • Inclu des S er ato DJ sof t war e. • Incl ude s Ran e ASIO a nd Cor e Audio D ri vers fo r Se rato DJ a nd othe r aud io pro gra ms. • Cont rol Li bra r y , Cue s, Lo ops an d Sam ple s fro m the mixer o n two c[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 11 SIXTY -EIGHT Sixty-Eight Connections Po wer Supply The S ix t y-Eig ht Mixer fe ature s an inte rna l unive rs al switc hing powe r supp ly that o per ates o n any AC main s 1 0 0 to 2 4 0 V AC, 50 or 60 Hz (mo st pl ace s in the wor ld). A ll that is r equi red w hen tr aveling is th e app ropr iate IEC lin e cor d, availabl e [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 12 SIXTY -EIGHT Mixer Contr ols Fo ur Program Input Channels PG M 1 a nd P GM 2 S O UR CE selection: • Phono/CD 1 (Phon o or Lin e or S/ PDIF ) • Phono/CD 2 (Phon o or Lin e or S/ PDIF ) • USB P layback 1 • USB P layback 2 • Auxili ar y 1 • Auxili ar y 2 PG M 3 a nd P GM 4 S OURCE selection: • Phono/CD 3 (Phon o or Li[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 13 SIXTY -EIGHT Mics T wo Mic rop hone In put s are fu lly ind epe nde nt, ea ch wit h these controls: • L arg e illumi nated O n / Of f sw itch. • LEV EL contr ol. • he signal from left to right. • HIG H / LO W 2-ba nd, full -c ut EQ ra nge i s Of f to +6 dB with un it y gai n at 1 2 o’ c lock . • FLE XFX As sign t ake[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 14 SIXTY -EIGHT Contr ol Strip Controls La yer / S h if t The L AY E R bu t ton allows you to se le ct whi ch of the V ir tu al De cks the co ntrol s trip s are in c omm and of. Pres sin g this bu t ton toggl es bet wee n the a ssi gne d Prima r y an d Se con dar y Dec k L ayers a s cho sen in S er ato DJ. Se e “Se lec t Prim ar [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 15 SIXTY -EIGHT Manual Loop Controls Manu al Lo op mo de on the S ix t y-Eig ht all ows contr ol of the man ual lo opin g featu res of S er ato DJ. Whe n MANU AL Loop mode is se lec ted, the l oop c ontro l but tons w ill be illuminated orange to cor re spon d with th e ora nge m anua l loo p labe ling o n the Six t y- Eight. SELEC[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 16 SIXTY -EIGHT FlexFx The Fl exF x Bu s in the S ix t y-Eig ht works di f fere ntly th an othe r ba sic ef fe ct i nse r t sol utio ns. T he FlexFx Bus is mo re like an aux ilia r y bus t hat ca n have multip le sig nals a ss igne d to it. T hos e comb ine d sign als c an have intern al ef fe ct s, exte rna l ana log ef fec ts and[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 17 SIXTY -EIGHT 5 . The Fl exFX CU E is loca ted af te r inter nal ef fe ct s, ana log E x ter nal In se r t and t he USB 5 In se r t. It is l oca ted befo re the FlexFx On and F lexF x Mi x level. Thi s allows th e pro ces se d Bus s igna l (wet or dr y) to be cue d at any tim e. 6 . The F L E X F X O N but ton, wh en of f, ef fec[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 18 SIXTY -EIGHT Effects Display and Mat c h Indicator The e f fec ts dis play sh ows the cur ren t BPM, be at multi plie r and ti me for a sel ec ted ef fe ct. A ba r gr aph re pre se nts the e f fec t time re lative to its r ang e. If no ef fe ct is s ele cte d, the info rma tion for t he las t ef fe ct is di splaye d. The e f fec[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 19 SIXTY -EIGHT USB Audio There are six stereo record channels and ve st ere o playback cha nnels. These channels are simu lta neo usly avail abl e on t wo USB po r ts, a llowing t wo co mpute rs to sh are th e devic e. This a llows t wo DJs to pl ay togethe r an d supp or t s uninte rr upted tr ans ition s fro m one D J to anot[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 20 SIXTY -EIGHT FLEXFX RETURN FLEXFX SEND MAIN MIX MIC 1 MIC 2 US B 1 US B 2 US B 3 US B 4 PH / CD 1 AUX 1 PGM 1 POST USB 1 Reco rd (1- 2) USB 2 Reco rd (3 - 4) USB 3 Reco rd (5 - 6) USB 4 Reco rd ( 7- 8) USB 5 Reco rd (9 -10) USB 6 Reco rd (11- 1 2) USB 1 Playback (1- 2 ) USB 2 Playback (3 - 4) USB 3 Playback (5 - 6) USB 4 Playbac[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 21 SIXTY -EIGHT Rane Drivers The S er ato DJ ins tal ler in clud es C ore Aud io (Ma c) and ASI O (PC) dri ver s that al low your Ra ne Six t y-E ight to use oth er po pula r DJ a nd DA W au dio a pplic atio ns. O nce in sta lle d, you will have the opt ion to sel ec t the Six t y-Ei ght’s input s and ou tput s in the au dio se t[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 22 SIXTY -EIGHT PG M In pu t s 1-4 have one pa nel for each channel str ip on the mi xer . Each P GM pan el co ntrol s the follow ing functions: • A nalog Input Source : T he an alog i nput fo r eac h cha nnel m ay be se t for Lin e- level (CD), Phono - level or S /PDIF u sing a di p switch on th e rea r of the mi xer . T he c on[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 23 SIXTY -EIGHT MIDI Mapping It is po ss ible to MID I-m ap mo st mi xer contr ols on t he Six t y-E ight a nd co ntrol th e colo r of but ton s in the sof t ware c ontro l str ips. T he followi ng gr aphi cs sh ow MID I O ut “N ote ON /OFF” and “C ontro l Chan ge” assignments. OL +6 +3 0 -3 -12 -6 -18 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 24 SIXTY -EIGHT OL +6 +3 0 -3 -12 -6 -18 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF HIGH LOW 10 0 2 4 8 6 +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF HIGH LOW 10 0 2 4 8 6 +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF HIGH LOW 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF RIGHT LEFT MAIN CUE MAX MIN HIGH LOW +6 OFF +6 OFF 10 0 2 4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT +6 OFF +6 OFF 10 [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 25 SIXTY -EIGHT Control Change format is sho wn in the follo wing tables. Co nt ro l Ch a ng e In pu t to t h e Dev ic e: Parameter Description Control Number Va l u es PGM 1 Ph ono S en sit ivi ty 21 Va l u e S e n s . ( mV ) dB 0 2.5 12. 0 4 1 3 10 . 4 6 2 3.5 9 .1 2 3 4 7. 9 6 4 4.5 6.94 5 (Default) 5 6.02 6 5.5 5 .1 9 7 6 4.44 [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 26 SIXTY -EIGHT PGM 3 Ph ono S en sit ivi ty 27 Sam e as PG M 1 Phon o Se nsi tiv it y PGM 3 Fi lter R es ona nc e 28 0 - 6 4: L ow 6 5 -1 2 7 : H i g h PGM 3 R ec ord S el ec t 29 1 : Re co rd PH/CD 2 2: Rec ord P GM 2 Pos t 3: Rec or d Aux 2 PGM 4 Ph ono S en sit ivi ty 30 Sam e as PG M 1 Pho no Se ns itiv it y PGM 4 Fi lter R es[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 27 SIXTY -EIGHT PGM 1 C ros sf ade r Select 12 0 1: Cros sfa der A 2: Cros sf ade r B 3: Post-Crossfader PGM 2 C ros sf ade r Select 121 1 : C ros sf ade r A 2: Cros sf ade r B 3: Post-Crossfader PGM 3 C ros sf ade r Select 12 2 1: Cros sfa der A 2: Cros sf ade r B 3: Post-Crossfader PGM 4 C ros sf ade r Select 12 3 1: Cros sfa der[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 28 SIXTY -EIGHT DJ Changeover The S ix t y-Eig ht allows t wo co mpute rs to con nec t to the mixer s imult ane ou sly . T his allows t wo DJs to p lay at the s ame tim e and fo r ea sy DJ cha nge over . Con nec t both c ompu ter s to the t wo USB p or ts o n the Si xt y- Eight . On ea ch com puter , s ele ct a US B Sou rce fo r ea[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 29 SIXTY -EIGHT T echnical Specifications Specifications All specifications t ypical unless otherwise stated Analog Inputs 4 Ste reo u nba la nce d RCA j acks ….. .Ph ono, L ine l evel or S /PD IF inp ut Rea r pa nel s witc hes f or ea ch in pu t … ...Phono Resp onse RIA A ± 1 dB, G ai n: 35 dB at 1 k Hz ….. .M a x Pho no[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 30 SIXTY -EIGHT 14.2" (36 cm) 3.25" (8.3 cm) .65" (1.6 cm) PROJECTION ADD 3.5” (8.9 cm) MINIMUM CLEARANCE FOR CABLES ADD 3.5” (8.9 cm) MINIMUM CLEARANCE FOR PHONES .6" (1.5 cm) PROJECTION .7" (1.8 cm) PRO- JEC- TION Mounting Bracket Accessories Whe n ins talli ng a Six t y-E ight mi xer in a cof n c [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 31 SIXTY -EIGHT OL +6 +3 0 -3 -12 -6 -18 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF HIGH LOW 10 0 2 4 8 6 +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF HIGH LOW 10 0 2 4 8 6 +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF HIGH LOW 10 0 2 4 8 6 10 0 2 4 8 6 +6 OFF +6 OFF +6 OFF RIGHT LEFT MAIN CUE MAX MIN HIGH LOW +6 OFF +6 OFF 10 0 2 4 8 6 RIGHT LEFT +6 OFF +6 OFF 10 [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 32 SIXTY -EIGHT Fader Maintenance The c ros sfad er in th e Six t y-Ei ght is d esi gne d with ma teri als hi ghly re sis tan t to cor rosi on an d mos t che mic als. W hile it w ill han dle milli ons of o per atio ns, it m ay bec ome di r t y over time. Ba d thing s may be spill ed in to the cros sfa der , b ut in ma ny inst anc e[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 33 SIXTY -EIGHT Fader Assemb ly Remo val 1 Remove all ve fader knobs. 2 Remove all four screws holding the fader panel face pl ate. 3 Lif t u p the fad er pa nel fa ce pla te and se t it as ide whe re it ca n’t get da mage d. 4 Rem ove the two sc rews in the m ain pa nel a t the top of the f ade r assembly . 5 Rem ove the two [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 34 SIXTY -EIGHT Declaration of Conformity Ap p li ca t io n of Co un c il D ir ec t ive : 20 01 /9 5/EC 20 02 /9 6/ EC 20 04/108/ EC 20 0 6/9 5/EC 2 0 11 / 6 5 / E U Manufacturer: Rane Corporation 1 0 802 47 th Avenue Wes t Muki lteo WA 9827 5 - 50 0 0 USA Thi s equi pme nt has b ee n teste d and fo und to be in c omp lian ce wit h[...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 35 SIXTY -EIGHT Limited W arranties Fa ctor y Authorized Service Y our u nit m ay som ed ay ne ed to be s er vic ed by th e Ra ne Fac tor y if yo u live in t he USA . Inte rna tio nal c us tome rs s hou ld con ta ct you r de ale r or di str ibu tor fo r se r vi ce. Y ou m ust c al l the Ra ne f acto r y be fore s hip pin g. Ple as [...]

OWNER’S MANUAL 36 SIXTY -EIGHT W arranty Pr ocedure - V alid in U.S.A. only NOTI CE ! Y ou m us t co mp l ete a n d re tu r n t he wa r ra nt y ca r d or r eg is te r you r p ro du c t on li ne t o ex te nd t h e War ra nt y fr om 2 y ea rs t o 3 yea r s! TO V A LIDA T E Y O UR E X T ENDE D WARR A NT Y: Use the p os tcar d tha t ca me in th e box[...]