Pad modes overview
Skratch Attach has five primary pad modes per deck, each with a secondary mode behind it. You can switch modes from the hardware mode buttons or the on-screen pad mode bar — and the two don't have to match (see below).
The five modes — and what the buttons say
Important: the mode names printed on the Rane One come from its Serato heritage and are not the Skratch Attach mode names. This table is the decoder ring:
| Skratch Attach mode | Rane One button says | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Live Looper | HOT CUE (1st button) | Record loops from the decks in real time — full guide |
| Loop Player | SAVED LOOP (2nd button) | Play loop files from disk, tempo-matched, 8 pads × 4 banks |
| Platter Play | ROLL (3rd button) | Melodic scratching — pads play musical notes by driving the platter motor |
| Sampler | SAMPLER (4th button) | One-shot samples, 8 pads × 4 banks, capture & CHOP |
| Pad FX | STEMS (5th button) | Per-pad performance effects: brake, backspin, echo, stutter and more |
Everywhere else in these docs we use the Skratch Attach name, with the printed label alongside when you need to find the physical button.
Secondary modes: press the mode button again
Pressing the mode button of the currently active mode switches to its secondary mode:
| Primary | Press again for |
|---|---|
| Live Looper | User Mode |
| Loop Player | SkratchPads — DVS-controlled scratch samples |
| Platter Play | User Mode |
| Sampler | Stems — Acapella / Melody / Bass / Drums isolation |
| Pad FX | User Mode |
The on-screen pad mode bar shows the secondary as an outlined/relabeled button while it's active.
On-screen pads can run a different mode than the hardware
Tap a mode on the on-screen pad mode bar and only the on-screen pads switch — your hardware pads keep their current mode. That means you can, for example, keep scratching with SkratchPads on the hardware while recording loops with the on-screen Live Looper pads.
To bring them back in sync, select the same mode on both, or use the hardware mode buttons (which always drive the hardware pads).
Shift + on-screen pad shortcuts
| Mode | Shift + pad does |
|---|---|
| Live Looper | Clear that pad's loop |
| Loop Player | Hold to open the loop file browser |
| Sampler | Hold to open the sample file browser |