Licensing & software
This is a Serato DJ Pro hardware unlocked device, meaning it unlocks Serato DJ Pro when connected.
Please ensure you have the latest version of Serato DJ Pro installed:
Drivers & firmware
The RANE SYSTEM ONE does not require manufacturer-specific drivers on Mac however, Windows operating systems do require one. You will be prompted to install the device utility upon connection, or alternatively, this can be downloaded in advance from Rane’s website here.
Note: The Windows driver is bundled with the Windows device utility download.
Overview
# |
SYSTEM ONE CONTROL |
FUNCTION |
| 1 | MIC 1 CONTROLS | Microphone Off/On/Duck, level and EQ control |
| 2 | MIC 2 CONTROLS | Microphone 2 Off/On, level and EQ control |
| 3 | MIC FX CONTROLS | Mic FX Off/On, FX Depth Control |
| 4 | CHANNEL CONTOUR | Channel Reverse Off/On, Adjust the curve of the volume faders |
| 5 | TENSION CONTROL | Adjust Crossfader tension |
| 6 | CROSSFADER CONTOUR | Adjust the curve of the crossfader |
| 7 | CROSSFADER REVERSE | Toggle reverse of Crossfader |
| 8 | SAMPLER LEVEL | Adjust the volume level of the Sampler player. |
| 9 | BLUETOOTH/AUX CONTROLS | Adjust volume level of the Bluetooth and Aux outputs, Toggle between Bluetooth or Auxiliary output. |
| 10 | HEADPHONE CUE MIX | Adjust the level of cue and master heard in the headphones |
| 11 | SPLIT CUE | Turn Split Cue On/OFF |
| 12 | CUE LEVEL | Adjust the volume of the headphone Cue |
| 13 | HEADPHONE JACK | CONNECT your 1/4" or 1/8" headphones for cueing |
# |
SYSTEM ONE CONTROL |
FUNCTION |
| 1 | ON/OFF SWITCH | Press to turn of the device |
| 2 | AC IN | Connect power input |
| 3 | USB A | Connect USB cable to this port from computer |
| 4 | MASTER XLR OUTPUT | Master Speaker output via XLR |
| 5 | STEREO / MONO SWITCH | Switch between Stereo and Mono output |
| 6 | MASTER RCA OUTPUT | Master Speaker output via RCA |
| 7 | BOOTH TRS | Booth Speaker output via TRS |
| 8 | AUX IN | Connect Auxiliary input via RCA |
| 9 | MIC INPUT 1 & 2 | Connect microphone input |
# |
SYSTEM ONE CONTROL |
FUNCTION |
SHIFT FUNCTION |
| 1 | BEAT JUMP LEFT/RIGHT | Toggle Beat jump Left or Right | - |
| 2 | BEAT JUMP LENGTH | Adjust Beat Jump length | Fast Scrub |
| 3 | JOG WHEEL | Control the waveform within Serato DJ Pro | - |
| 4 | SLIP | Activate Slip mode for the corresponding deck | Motor On/Off |
| 5 | CENSOR/SILENT CUE | Censor the playing track | Reverse |
| 6 | PLAYLIST BANKS | Set favourite crate, playlist or source | Remove favourite crate, playlist or source |
| 7 | BOOTH LEVEL | Adjust the booth output volume | - |
| 8 | BACK | Toggle back to Crates / /Library | - |
| 9 | SCROLL/LOAD | Scroll Library or crate list. Click to load. Double click to instant double | - |
| 10 | SOURCE | Source Select | - |
| 11 | BROWSE | Crate Browse View | - |
| 12 | MENU | SYSTEM ONE Settings | - |
| 13 | STEM LEVEL | Toggle respective channel EQ controls into Stem level controls (Hi = Vocals, Mid = Melody/Bass, Low = Drums) | - |
| 14 | CHANNEL GAIN | Adjust the master output volume | - |
| 15 | CHANNEL EQ | Adjust channel EQ | - |
| 16 | MASTER LEVEL | Adjust the master output volume | - |
| 17 | MIXER/EQ | Source Select | - |
| 18 | RECORD | Records your set in ENGINE (USB must be connected to controller) | - |
| 19 | QUANTIZE | Activates Quantize for Cue Points, Manual Loops and Reloops | - |
| 20 | KEYLOCK | Turn on Key lock for the respective deck | - |
| 21 | TEMPO SLIDER | Adjust the playback of the currently loaded track | - |
| 22 | PARAMETER | Adjust the pad mode parameters | Secondary Parameters |
| 23 | PITCH BEND +/- | Pitch bend the playing track backwards (slow down) or forwards (speed up) | Tempo Range +/- |
| 24 | KEY SHIFT (RIGHT) | Key Shift Up (right) | Reset Key Value |
25 |
ACAPELLA |
Toggle Acapella stems on to quickly isolate vocals in playing track. |
Toggle the FX Instrumental Echo pad to mute and apply an echo out effect to the instruments in the playing track. |
| 26 | INSTRUMENTAL |
Toggle Instrumental stems on to quickly isolate instruments in playing track |
Toggle the FX Acapella Echo pad to mute and aplpy an echo out effect to the instruments in the playing |
| 27 | KEY SHIFT (LEFT) | Key Shift Down (Left) | Key Sync |
| 28 | x2 | Double the loop size | Loop Out |
| 29 | x1/2 | Half the loop size | Loop In |
| 30 | LOOP ON / OFF | Toggle Autoloop on / off | Reloop |
| 31 | CHANNEL FX DEPTH | Turn knob left or right to apply. FX to desired channel | - |
| 32 | FX SELECT | Press and hold to select Sweep FX (FILTER, NOISE, WASH, REVERB, DUB ECHO) | - |
| 33 | TOUCH FX | Control Touch FX via the Touchscreen | - |
| 34 | CHANNEL FADER | Fade audio between the channels | - |
| 35 | CROSSFADER | Fade audio between the channels | - |
| 36 | PFL CUE | Press CUE to toggle channel cue monitoring On/Off | - |
| 37 | FADER FX | Toggle Fader FX. Press and hold for Fader FX Settings | - |
| 38 | FX SECTION | SEE FX SECTION BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 39 | PERFORMANCE PADS | SEE PERFORMANCE PAD SECTION BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION | - |
| 40 | PLAY/PAUSE | Toggles Play / Pause on selected deck | Stutter play |
| 41 | CUE | Cues from temp cue point / Set temp cue point | Load previous track |
| 42 | SYNC | Turn Sync on for the respective deck | Press to turn SYNC off (per deck) |
| 43 | SHIFT | Shift modifier, which can be held while using another control for secondary SHIFT function | - |
| 44 | START/STOP | Start or Stop the motorize platter and virtual deck | - |
Performance Pads
The RANE SYSTEM ONE comes with 8 performance pads that can be used across 8 different performance pad modes.
These consist of:
HOT CUE mode: Pads 1-8 trigger Serato DJ Pro Cue points, and if no Cue point is present on that slot/pad, pressing that pad will set a Cue point. Holding down the SHIFT button while pressing a pad will delete the Cue point from the respective pad/slot. If Serato Flip is activated: PARAMETER left engages Flip Record, while right starts your Flip, and holding SHIFT means left is Flip Loop while right is Flip on/off.
ROLL mode: Holding pads 1-8 activates a loop roll of varying sizes. Release the pad to exit the Loop Roll. Use the ‘PARAMETER’ buttons to change the 8 selected loop size options.
SAMPLER mode: Press pads 1-8 in this mode to trigger samples loaded into the Serato DJ Pro Sampler. Use the ‘Parameter’ buttons to move through banks A to D.
STEMS mode: In this mode you can control features from the Stems Tab, allowing you to utilize real-time audio separation in Serato DJ Pro. Press pad 1 to toggle off/on the Vocal Stem, press pad 2 to toggle off/on the Melody Stem, press pad 3 to toggle off/on the Bass Stem, and press pad 4 to toggle off/on the Drums Stem. Pads 5-8 toggle Stem Pad FX, which consist of FX Vocal Echo, FX Instrumental Echo, Instrumental Braker FX, and FX Drums Echo. Parameter 1 left & right toggle Acapella and Instrumental stems, and Parameter 2 left & right toggle FX Echo beat values 1 or 1/2.
NOTE: Using Stems is very CPU-intensive, and may take some time to initialize.
PITCH PLAY mode: Pressing the HOT CUE pad mode button twice allows you to enter PITCH PLAY mode.
NOTE: PITCH PLAY mode requires the Serato Pitch ‘n Time DJ expansion pack to be activated, see the PITCH PLAY section for more information.
SAVED LOOP mode: Pressing the Roll mode button twice you to enter Saved Looped modes. Press the corresponding pad to activate the loop, press again to deactivate. Holding SHIFT and pressing a pad will jump to the start of the corresponding Saved Loop.
SCRATCH BANK mode: Pressing the SAMPLER mode button twice allows you to enter SCRATCH BANK mode. Scratch Bank Mode allows you to assign files in your Serato DJ Pro library to a pad. When a pad is triggered, the corresponding file will be loaded to the deck.
SLICER mode: Press the STEMS pad mode button twice, to enter Slicer mode. In this mode a specified range (or domain) is divided into eight equal sections, and these eight sliced sections are assigned to the respective performance pads (1-8), and can be triggered by pressing them. The domain shifts as the track duration elapses. Use Parameter 1 Left & Right controls to decrease or increase the quantize size, or hold SHIFT to decrease or increase the domain size.
Combo Pad mode
Combo Pad Mode allows you select two Pad modes, per set of pads on either side of the controller, for the first 4 Performance Pad modes.
To enter Combo Pad mode, hold down one of the Pad mode buttons and then select a secondary Pad mode button. The Pad mode Button that was first pressed and held will be assigned to pads 1 to 4 (the top row of pads).
The Pad mode Button that was selected Second will be assigned to pads 5-8 (the bottom row of pads). To exit Combo Pad mode, press any single Pad mode button again.
Pitch Play
There are 3 key ranges to choose from, and the following tables show the pitched key ranges (in Semitones) while using the 8 performance pads in Pitch Play mode.
The root keypad (0) is always lit white, which will play the cue point at its regular pitch.
Use the Parameter Left & Right buttons (only available on certain devices) to move the Key Range up or down.
In Pitch Play mode, pressing a pad will pitch the currently selected cue point up or down the following ranges:
Up Range: (Up 7 Semitones)
| +4 | +5 | +6 | +7 |
| 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
Middle Range: (Up 3/Down 4 Semitones)
| 0 | +1 | +2 | +3 |
| -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
Down Range: (Down 7 Semitones)
| -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
| -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 |
When Pitch Play mode is first enabled, the middle range is selected. Pitch Play mode will default back to the middle range if a new track is loaded. The selected range is recalled if another pad mode is selected, then
the user switches back to Pitch Play mode.
Pitch Play can only pitch one Cue point at a time. To change the selected Cue, hold the SHIFT button and press a performance pad where the cue point you want to select would be (as shown in the HOT CUE performance pad mode).
While holding SHIFT, press the corresponding performance pad for:
| Cue 1 | Cue 2 | Cue 3 | Cue 4 |
| Cue 5 | Cue 6 | Cue 7 | Cue 8 |
The selected cue point defaults to Cue Point 1 on track load, even if instant doubled. A new cue point will be created if a pad with no cue point is selected. Deleting a cue point is not possible in Pitch Play mode.
NOTE: Pitch Play mode is available once the Pitch 'n Time DJ Expansion has been activated in the Expansions window, under the My Account drop-down. Then ensure Pitch 'n Time DJ is checked in the Expansion Pack tab of the Setup screen.
FX Section
Serato software FX and RANE hardware FX are available on the RANE SYSTEM ONE. The information below will focus on Serato software FX, as RANE hardware FX information can be found in RANE support documentation. Click the FX button to open the FX panel in Serato and select the "Software FX" button in the SYSTEM ONE on the touchpad menu of the Controller.
RANE SYSTEM ONE Control |
SYSTEM ONE CONTROL |
| FX ON | Push up to turn on and lock armed FX / /Push down to momentarily turn on armed FX |
| Parameter | Turn whilst holding an FX slot to cycle FX |
| DEPTH | Increase FX level/depth |
| BEATS | Increase Beats multiplier (Up/Down) |
| ECHO | ARM FX slots 1 -6 (hold while turning Parameter knob to cycle FX) |
| REVERB | |
| RECYCLE | |
| PITCH DOWN | |
| RISE | |
| ECHO OUT |
MIDI
The MIDI feature in Serato DJ Pro allows you to remap Serato DJ Pro software functions to your primary Serato controller, interface or mixer. You can also assign controls to a secondary MIDI controller to further enhance your performance.
For more information on MIDI mapping with Serato DJ Pro, click here.
To remap your supported Serato device, open the SETUP screen and click the MIDI tab. If your Serato device supports hardware remapping, it will appear in the MIDI DEVICES list.
Select your connected device from the MIDI DEVICES list and check the Allow Serato Hardware Remapping option.
Once checked, the MIDI assign button at the top of the main Serato DJ Pro interface will become available for you to start remapping.
You can save, edit or delete MIDI presets in the MIDI tab of the SETUP screen. Clicking Restore Defaults will erase any custom mappings for all connected devices and revert their functions back to default.
Beat Jump
To activate Beat Jump, open the Setup screen, navigate to the DJ preferences tab and turn on “Show Beat Jump Controls”.
When you close the Setup screen, you will see Beat Jump controls underneath the existing Auto Loop values on each deck. Checking this box will turn on Beat Jump features in the deck area and let you control Beat Jump from your supported Serato DJ Pro hardware.
When the Beat Jump option is enabled, performance pad modes AUTO LOOP or ROLL mode (where applicable) will use the bottom row of 4 pads (pads 5-8) as Beat Jump controls. This is designed to mirror the change in the deck Auto Loop area (from 8 Auto Loop sizes to 4 Auto Loop sizes + Beat Jump controls).
Help
Show Tooltips
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Show Tooltips to enable Tooltips. Tooltips provide a handy way to learn the various features of Serato DJ Pro.
Move the mouse over a section of the software to bring up a context-sensitive tooltip that describes the feature.
Click on the Help button again to turn off Tooltips.
Show Shortcut Keys
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then click Show Shortcut Keys to launch a pop-up window displaying shortcut keyboard combinations.
These shortcuts can help you perform various actions quickly, such as triggering specific deck functions, controlling playback, or navigating the library.
Watch Tutorials
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Watch Tutorials to launch
your default internet browser and watch tutorials to help you get familiar with Serato DJ Pro.
Get Support
Click on the Help button in the upper right-hand corner of Serato DJ Pro, then Get Support to launch your default internet browser and navigate to the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base, where you can find helpful articles and guides on Serato DJ Pro. Alternatively, type keywords in the Search Help box to search the Serato DJ Pro knowledge base for specific, related topics.