Just what you’re used to. This statement of course only applies to the often mentioned „vinyl feeling“ adored by pretty much every DJ, since DigiScratch combines in an innovative manner digital technology with a traditional DJ set with turntables and mixer. Using DigiScratch’s software, unique time code vinyl record and audio interface device, you get full DJ control over all audio files on your computer. Matching, scratching, juggling and so on – all in realtime: just what you are used to!

The great advantage is the fact that you can use a song archive of any size with only two vinyl records. And by the increasing number of internet labels more and more songs are published exclusively online. Own productions and spontaneous live recordings of vocals or instruments can be used instantly as well. Besides, you can of course still use your old vinyls in a mixed set.

The software player opens a digital audio file and scans the whole song data. As a result the song overview waveform is displayed in the player window, using spectral colors for basses, mids and treble (see screenshot).

The well-engineered DigiScratch software supports all common audio file formats and offers many features. Key correction, cue points, beat-synchronized loop playback and an integrated sample player as well as configurable and zoomable real-time waveform views, real time BPM detection and various recording functions, to mention just some of them.
In the freely editable play lists and song archive manager with fast search function you can assemble virtual record collections of any size. Additional tools such as a CD ripper, MP3 encoder and ID3 tag editor make DigiScratch the perfect DJ software that meets all of your needs.

Features:

• control mode: vinyl record or CD
• supported sound file format: MP3, WAV, AIFF, WMA, OGG, CDA, ATX, MCA
• simultaneous playback of two tracks from the same CD
• on-board soundcard can be used as an additional channel (i.e. monitor)
• track selector section on the time code vinyl record (for mouse-free deejaying)
• different scratch modes (absolute, relative, internal)
• analyse function
• waveform display zoomable and partly different colour themes
• different waveform display modes, including spectral colours
• different functions such as time markers, cue points, live loops and a lot more
• sample player with file editor
• automatic real-time BPM counter
• monitor function
• key (pitch) correction
• freely editable play lists and song archive manager with databank export and printing
• comfortable track display
• searching / cover display
• MIDI control
• not bound to certain hardware (can be used with any ASIO soundcard
  or FS 1.x USB or 2.x Firewire)

• The complete track is being displayed in the upper part, a track-section of 11 seconds underneath. Thereby a cursor always indicates the current position of the track.
• Variable cursor position - move the cursor freely in the display to the left or to the right.
• track display flashes, when the title ends
• switchable time display - track length, already played time and remaining time
• display of the "beats per minute" (bpm)
• The illustration of the waveform is freely editable, ups, downs and interaction from both or optional also separately. So beats can be easily identified optically on the display.
• 2 separate playlists for each player
• monitor function in all playlists and in the data archive
• fast loading time of the tracks
• easy and clear data archive with group structure for individual sorting arrangement (compatible with BPM Studio data archive)
• easy drag and drop from the archive into the playlists or directly in the player
• support of the ALCATech remote control panels (RCP0 known from BPm studio)
• AGC (Automatic Gain Control) for an adjustment of the volume in the automode * normalization, thereby all titles of the archive can be provided with a pre-setting of the volume, without the files itself being changed
• easiest creating, saving and loading of individual playlists
• history function - all played titles are being collected, similar to a log, and generated in a list
• list modus - as alternative to the archive modus; here the history is visible and the complete maintenance of all music files can be done by playlists
• audio formats: MP3 (BBR and VBR), wave, WMA, OGG-vorbis, AAC
• ID3-Tag edit - for the manual entry of title and album information (ID3-Tag v1 and v2) Software mixer - for the pre-adjustment of player, monitor and AGC
• recording module - record vinyl-records easily as MP3, record and scratch own voice-samples, record and save your own mix in MP3 and wave
• internal MP3-encoder (the high-quality original of the Fraunhofer Institute),external MP3-encoder are freely linkable
• archive search - find fast and easy a title from the archive
• ripper module - decode your original CD's into the MP3 format
• burner module - burn your mix or your playlists on CD

• AGC: (Auto Gain) When playing back digital audio files there sometimes are big differences in their volume levels. Usually this is due to different CD mastering (preparation before burning) methods or different parameters when digitalizing/encoding the files. The AGC module ensures that your audio files are played back at a smooth volume level.
• Normalizing: With normalizing, all songs in an archive will be forced to have the same maximum volume. The files will not be modified, it’s all real-time computing.
• Song History: The order of all titles played will be remembered in a history list. This is particularly useful when you need to provide (in the entertainment branch) such information for legal reasons to music commerce agencies.
• Audioformate: MP3 (CBR und VBR), Wave, WMA, OGG-vorbis, AAC
• Software-Mixer: The integrated mixer can be used to control the players, the monitor and the AGC module.
• ID3-Tag Editor: To create or modify the song and album information (ID3 tags V1 and V2) a convenient editor is implemented.
• Recording-Module: A very interesting feature of DigiScratch is the ability to digitalize (i.e. save the songs as files on your computer) your records.
• Internal MP3-Encoder: The recording module would be less useful if you couldn’t encode the recorded audio data into contemporary, small-sized high-quality file formats. That’s why DigiScratch uses the original Fraunhofer MP3 encoding.

• DigiScratch Software
• + 3 Timecode-Records
• + 2 Timecode Cds

Digiscratch TimeCode Vinyl:

The DigiScratch vinyls contain a reliable multi frequency time code which ensures a perfect tracking of the record’s speed.
The player speed (33 RPM or 45 RPM) can be toggled in the software. Each vinyl’s side plays 12 minutes, the B side has optical time markers (minutes). The record ends with an endless groove for long tracks and mixes. An additional track selector section allows for mouse-free deejaying. Just put the needle there, and move the record with the hand: the cursor in the DigiScratch software will move up or down respectively. When the desired song’s title is marked, lift the needle and drop it at the beginning of the vinyl – the song will be loaded into the player.
The time code vinyl has got a standard weight of 160 grams. It is stable and robust, but can of course also be reordered at low cost.

Finally, the package includes also time code CDs which can be used with Jog Wheel CD players to control the DigiScratch software.

Minimum Requirements

• Windows 2000 / XP
• Pentium III / Athlon 1GHZ, 256 MB RAM, 20MB free HDD disk space
• free USB port for the dongle

Recommended System

• Windows 2000 / XP /Win 7
• Pentium III / Athlon 2GHZ, 512 MB RAM, 20MB free HDD disk space
• free USB port for the dongle