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Auckland
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, New Zealand
New Zealand
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based software developer, specialising in audio production and performance tools. It was founded in 1998 by Stephen West and AJ Bertenshaw who developed a timestretching
Audio timescale-pitch modification
Time stretching is the process of changing the speed or duration of an audio signal without affecting its pitch.Pitch scaling or pitch shifting is the opposite: the process of changing the pitch without affecting the speed...
and pitch-shifting Pro Tools
Pro Tools
Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation platform for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X operating systems, developed and manufactured by Avid Technology. It is widely used by professionals throughout the audio industries for recording and editing in music production, film scoring, film, and television...
plugin, Pitch 'N Time.
With that technology they focused on the evolving vinyl emulation software
Vinyl Emulation Software
Vinyl emulation software allows the user to physically manipulate the playback of digital audio files on a computer using the turntables as an interface, thus preserving the hands-on feel of deejaying with vinyl while allowing playback of audio recordings not available in phonograph form...
market and developed Scratch Live
Scratch Live
Scratch Live is a vinyl emulation software application created by New Zealand based Serato Audio Research, distributed by and licensed exclusively to Rane Corporation...
, first released in 2004. The software required the use of an external sound card to capture audio of the timecoded audio. For this they worked with Mukilteo, Washington-based Rane Corporation. Rane developed the USB based SL1 and Serato developed the necessary control records.
In 2006 they launched an online music distribution site, whitelabel.net. Files are shared with the file extension .wl.mp3. Stored inside the file is a mono copy of the song playable in standard players, a high quality Scratch Live version of the song, ID3 meta data, full visual track overview and BPM
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
of the song.
In 2008 Serato released the eighth major release of Scratch Live, 1.8, offering video support via the Video-SL plugin.
Products
- Scratch LiveScratch LiveScratch Live is a vinyl emulation software application created by New Zealand based Serato Audio Research, distributed by and licensed exclusively to Rane Corporation...
- Vinyl Emulation - Pitch 'N Time - Pro Tools Plugin
- Video-SL Plugin for Scratch Live
- Itch - DJ System
- Rane Series - Plug-in
- Scratch Studio Edition - Pro Tools Plugin (Discontinued)