Stanton Mixer Control Surface/Audio Interface SCS.1m User Manual

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SCS.1m Mixer Control Surface/Audio Interface USER MANUAL ...

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ii Important Safety Instructions • Read and follow the provided instructions before operating this unit. • Adhere to all warnings and security advices, and retain this document for future reference. Installation: Install the unit in ...

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iii Contents 1. Introduction …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… 1 1.1. Welcome to the SCS.1m …………………………...

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1 1. Introduction 1.1 Welcome to the SCS.1m! Thank you for purchasing SCS.1m! The SCS.1m (Stanton Control System 1 mixer) is the premier mixer control surface/audio interface for laptop DJs, remixers, VJs, and producers. Before ...

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2 1.2 Overview Designed in an intuitive DJ mixer, the SCS.1m features four channel strips with faders, assignable encoder section, EQ controls, high-precision metering, a responsive crossfader, a straightforward Cue/Monitoring section, a uniq...

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3 2. Connecting the SCS.1m 2.1 Connecting to Your Computer Step 1: Locate the included power cable and adapter (12V) and connect it to the SCS.1m and to your power source. (Figure 2.1) Note If you own both the SCS.1m and the SCS.1d, ...

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4 2.2 Connecting to Audio Components Figure 2.4 ...

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5 2.3 Connecting to the SCS.1d All of the SCS.1 controllers have two FireWire ports on them, so devices can be chained together if needed. So when connecting a single SCS.1d to the SCS.1m, you would go from the unused FireWire port on the S...

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6 3. SCS.1m Description In this chapter, we will briefly describe the Top, Front, and Back SCS.1m panels. It’s important to understand that the SCS.1m is a traditional DJ mixer “analogy” in a control surface. This means that while t...

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7 Top Panel Functional Groups (continuation) Figure 3.1 Now, let’s take a closer look of each of the functional groups. ...

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8 3.1.1 Channel Strip The button at the top of the strip might be mapped to functionalities like deck or channel focus, a shift modifier, etc. Five rotary encoders in the top section of the channel strip can be mapped to traditional mixe...

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9 3.1.3 Crossfader Section The CROSSFADER is traditionally used to fade between songs playing in different channels. (Figure 3.4) You might also consider mapping the CROSSFADER to non-traditional functionalities, like effects paramet...

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10 3.1.5 Browser Section This area of the SCS.1m would typically be mapped to browser-type functionality, whether that is scrolling through your library in Traktor, or selecting scenes in Ableton Live. (Figure 3.6) The three buttons ...

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11 3.2 Front Panel In this panel, you will be able to connect your headphones. Stanton has included a headphone extender cable as the headphone jack is recessed into the panel to prevent accidentally damaging the headphone jack. Stanton has...

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12 3.3 Rear Panel In 2.2 “Connecting to audio components,” we gave you an iconic representation of what could be connected to the SCS.1m. Here, we will briefly describe the Rear panel. (Figure 3.8) Figure 3.8 1. Pow...

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13 4. SCS.1m Software Installation To fully maximize SCS.1m capabilities and take advantage of its great features, some software needs to be installed with it. In fact, the SCS.1m Software Installation process differs greatly between Mac and ...

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14 4.1 Windows XP 1. Double click the executable file (.exe). If the following Open File- Security Warning appears, click Run. (Figure 4.1) Figure 4.1 2. The Stanton SCS.1 DaRouter Setup Wizard will guide you through the installati...

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15 3. To install the software for the first time, choose the Standard option. To update your previously installed version, choose Custom. In this example, let’s choose Standard. (Figure 4.3) Figure 4.3 4. Read the License Agreement, s...

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16 5. The installation of the ASIO driver will begin. Make sure that your SCS.1 controller(s) are properly connected but do not turn them ON yet. When you are ready, click Next. (Figure 4.5) Figure 4.5 6. In this step, you are able to c...

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17 7. Turn your SCS.1 controllers ON and click OK. (Figure 4.7) Figure 4.7 8. Wait for a few seconds, normal operation will resume shortly. (Figure 4.8) Figure 4.8 ...

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18 9. Click Next to continue. (Figure 4.9) Figure 4.9 10. Click Finish. (Figure 4.10) Figure 4.10 ...

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19 11. Read information regarding this build of the installer then click Next. (Figure 4.11) Figure 4.11 12. Click Finish. (Figure 4.12) Figure 4.12 That’s it. You have installed the SCS.1m driver and DaRouter. ...

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20 To check that your drivers and software are properly installed, open Device Manager. On your desktop, right click My Computer icon and click Properties. In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab, and then the Device Manager butt...

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21 4.2 Mac OS X Before you install DaRouter, please follow these easy steps: 1. Connect SCS.1 controllers to the computer's FireWire port but have them powered OFF. Turn ON your SCS.1m controller. Open the Audio MIDI Setup applet t...

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22 To install DaRouter, please follow the next instructions 1. Double click the .dmg file to expand it. (Figure 4.16) Figure 4.16 2. Double click the DaRouter.pkg file to start the installer. (Figure 4.17) Figure 4.17 ...

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23 3. Once the installer has started, click Continue. (Figure 4.18) Figure 4.18 4. Read the license agreement and click Continue. In the next dialog, click Agree. (Figure 4.19) Figure 4.19 ...

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24 5. Next, you can set the default path of the program. Click Install unless you want to install DaRouter to a specific destination. (Figure 4.20) Figure 4.20 6. DaRouter will be installed. Once done, click Close. (Figure 4.21) Fi...

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25 7. DaRouter will be installed into your Applications folder and the presets will be placed in your home directory. Plug in your SCS.1m, start DaRouter, and read the rest of this documentation. (Figure 4.22) Figure 4.22 No...

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26 5. DaRouter 5.1 About DaRouter DaRouter is an application developed between Stanton and Bome’s Software, which allows SCS.1m to specifically integrate and interact with audio applications. DaRouter takes incoming messages coming f...

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27 5.2.1 Section A Active Preset Dropdown The Active Preset is the currently used preset. In this drop down menu, all pre-installed presets will be listed as well as any presets dragged or manually loaded into DaRouter. To load a preset...

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28 For example, if you click the SCS.1m Options button the SCS.1m Audio Control Panel will open so you will be able to Start and Stop the streaming process, access the Deferred Procedure Calls (DPC) Latency Checker (for more information pleas...

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29 Now, if you click the SCS.1d Options button the SCS.1d Control Panel will open, so you will be able to change the Scratch Engage, the Scratch Release, and Pitch Bend Sensitivity values. (Figure 5.5) Scratch Engage Sensitivity – The ...

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30 5.3 Using DaRouter When using DaRouter, there are two basic types of presets that you may utilize; generic and application specific. The generic preset allows you to configure the application to SCS.1m through conventional MIDI Learn. Howe...

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31 6. Troubleshooting 1. I have both the SCS.1m and SCS.1d, and when I try to power them up nothing happens. What is wrong? You probably have the power supplies for each controller swapped. If you plug the wrong power cord into a unit, it ...

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32 7. Specifications Output Level Balanced +23 dBu into 100K Equalization (20 Hz-20 kHz) Less than +/- 0.4 dB Balanced THD+N (1 kHz) Less t...

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33 Appendix Optimizing Computers for 1394 (FireWire) When using any computer for live audio applications it is always suggested to perform certain optimizations to ensure consistent performance. For the most part live audio is not alway...

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34 Figure A.1 The green Bar Graph shows the current latency value over time. Each bar represents the maximum DPC latency occurred within one second. Every second, bars are scrolled from right to left and a new bar is added at the right- han...

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35 For example, a typical problem is shown in the next figure. Red bars indicate excessive DPC latency. (Figure A.2) Figure A.2 So let’s open Device Manager to find out the driver that causes the excessive DPC latencies. On your desktop,...

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36 Figure A.3 Now, before you start finding out which device could be the cause of the excessive DPC latency, please follow these suggestions: You should not disable: • any device listed in Device Manager under System devices or Co...

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37 To disable a device, right-click on it (e.g. on the Ethernet adapter) and choose Disable. The disabled device will be marked with a red cross. (Figure A.4) Figure A.4 Now, check the DPC Latency Checker to see if the excessive latency v...

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38 Windows 1394a Bandwidth Limiting Issue (Windows XP-Vista) First, let’s explain a little about what the SidSpeed Fix is. Basically, SidSpeed is a value in your windows registry that regulates the speed of your FireWire bus. It can have a ...

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39 This will open your Registry Editor, which will look like this…(Figure A.7) Figure A.7 Now, before we go any further, we need to give you a warning and back some things up. The registry is a dangerous place to be playing around. U...

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40 Now click File, and then click Export. A new window will pop up. (Figure A.9) Figure A.9 At the bottom of the new window, there is an area called Export Range. Make sure that Selected Branch is marked, and that the text in the field th...

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41 Then expand the SYSTEM branch. (Figure A.11) Figure A.11 Then expand CurrentControlSet. (Figure A.12) Figure A.12 ...

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42 Now expand Enum. (Figure A.13) Figure A.13 ...

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43 Then expand the PCI branch. (Figure A.14) Figure A.14 Now we need to find the specific key for your FireWire controller. As you can see, all the devices are named in a way that does not seem to make a whole lot of sense. It is not as h...

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44 Leave the Regedit window open and go back to Start > Run. Type in devmgmt.msc and then press OK. (Figure A.15) Figure A.15 This will open your Device Manager. Look for your FireWire controller (commonly called IEEE 1394). One example...

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45 Now click on the Details tab. (Figure A.17) Figure A.17 See this string of text? This is what we are going to look for in the PCI branch we have open in Regedit. Going back to Regedit, we can see that I got a little lucky and have it ...

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46 If you expand out the device subkey, you’ll find another subkey called Device Parameters. Click it to select it and look in the right pane. (Figure A.19) Figure A.19 In the example above, the SidSpeed key actually exists, but it is ...

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47 If you do not have the SidSpeed value, you will need to make one. Right click in the right pane and select New > DWORD Value. (Figure A.21) Figure A.21 Once you have created a new string, name it SidSpeed (Figure A.22) Figure A...

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48 FireWire Chipsets High definition audio flowing over FireWire requires a consistent stream between the chipset in the host computer and the chipset in the SCS1 device. Unfortunately, some FireWire chipsets have known issues when it comes to t...

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49 Model Type _________ Model No. _________ Serial No. ________________ Date of Purchase ________________________________________________ Thank you for choosing Stanton! Your satisfaction is extremely important to us. We proudly st...

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Stanton Warranty Through Stanton's authorized dealers around the World, Stanton, or one of Stanton's authorized distributors outside the U.S., will, without charge, repair or replace, at the sole discretion of the entity responsib...

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LITKS00025 REV-A 12/24/2008 Copyright © 2008 Stanton Magnetics, Inc. SC System, DaRouter, SCS.1m, and SCS.1d are trademarks of the Stanton Group. All othe...