About Serato Audio Research

Serato Audio Research was founded in 1998 by Stephen West and AJ Bertenshaw in Auckland, New Zealand.

In 1999, they commanded the attention of the world stage with the release of the high quality time-stretching and pitch-shifting AudioSuite software plug-in for the Pro Tools platform called Pitch ’n Time. The plug-in was highly successful and quickly became an industry standard. It remains the preferred tool in screen and production studios around the world.

Serato continued to impress with the release of the popular vinyl emulation software, Scratch LIVE in 2004. The system allows DJs to mix and scratch files from their computer using regular turntables or CDJs and was quickly adopted by some of the top artists in the world. The software is recognized as a leader in the field of Digital DJing and continues to be developed successfully. 

In 2007 Serato premiered their video scratch technology which allows Scratch LIVE DJs to mix video with incredible effects and transitions. This was released as a plug-in called Video-SL at NAMM show in January 2008.

Also in 2008, after three years of planning and development, Serato announced ITCH, an integrated software and hardware solution for digital music selectors and DJs. Serato is working closely with select hardware partners to offer a level of integration, ease of use, and reliability never before seen in the digital DJ realm.

Serato software is renowned for its unparalleled sonic quality and intuitive user interfaces.