The system that started it all. FinalScratch® 1.5 has quickly become the industry standard for using turntables to control MP3s and other digital audio files. And thanks to its new low price, anyone can afford to tap into the world of laptop-based DJing.

Description

With FinalScratch 1.5, DJs can leave their vinyl at home and use their laptop to store thousands of tracks and play them back from any turntable or CD player*. Organize your music into virtual record crates and instantly search collection to build custom playlists for any gig. Then just drag and drop your music into the onscreen decks while using your turntable (or CD player) to cue, mix and scratch with true vinyl-like response.

FinalScratch 1.5 comes with everything you need to get started—including an industry—standard USB ScratchAmp™ for connecting your turntables to a Mac or PC. You also get Traktor FS 1.5 software (now compatible with both the Windows XP and Mac OSX operating systems**) and three "FS Standard" time-coded vinyl records.

*CD player control requires optional FS CD Adapter Kit.
**Mac OS X 10.2.8 recommended. Note that FS 1.5 does not run on Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".

Key Correct

Traktor FS 1.5 now offers high-quality Key Correct, or realtime timestretch. With Key Correct enabled, DJs can alter the tempo of a track while maintaining the original pitch. Play a hip-hop track pressed at 33RPM at 45 and use Key Correct to morph it into an instant house or breaks track. Or pitch an acapella to any tempo you want without altering the original vocal characteristics. Three levels of quality are provided to ensure optimal performance on a range of CPUs.

Standard Features

• Use turntables and vinyl records to control digital audio files
• FS CD Adaptor Kit enables use of any CD player as controller (sold separately)
• Plays MP3, WAV, AIFF and Audio CD files
• Runs natively on Windows XP or Mac OS X ("Tiger" not supported)
• High-quality Key Correct function maintains pitch when changing tempo
• Automatic BPM detection and Gain Adjustment (plays all tracks at same level)
• Helpful waveform display shows track overview, lead-in time and needle position
• Assign the same file to both decks simultaneously
• Dynamic Playlist (saves all played tracks in a playlist)
• Play counter and play time information for each track
• Pitch readout showing current speed of timecode record
• Search Function (search 10,000 tracks within seconds)
• Mix between FS and analog records or CDs
• Play 2 tracks simultaneously from your computer's CD-ROM drive
• Import iTunes™ library and playlists
• Preview Deck (preview a track using the built-in soundcard)
• Supports multiple CD-ROM drives and hard drives connected to the computer

Options

• FS CD Adapter Kit - everything you need for CD player control
• FS Scratch Records - thinner vinyl with cue marks ideal for scratching
• 890FS MP4 - the ultimate cartridge for use with FinalScratch

System Requirements

Minimum: Mac OS 10.2.6, G3 600 MHz**, 256 MB RAM
Recommended: Mac OS 10.2.8, G4 1.25 GHz, 512 MB RAM
Note: Mac OS X ("Tiger" not supported)

Minimum:Windows XP, Pentium/Athlon 600 MHz**, 256 MB RAM
Recommended: Windows XP, Pentium/Athlon 1.6 GHz, 256 MB RAM

**Using the low quality time stretching mode. For medium or high quality mode a 1 GHz or 1.6 GHz processor is recommended. (You can also completely deactivate Time Stretching or activate it for only one deck).