Stanton SCS.1d CD Player User Manual


 
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4. SCS.1SoftwareInstallation
BeforeinstallingtheSCS1software(DaRouteranddrivers)makesureyoufollowtheseguidelines:
1) Windows:DoNOTconnecttheSCS.1controller(s)untilpromptedbythedriverinstaller.
2) Windows:Whenintending tousemultiple SCS.1controllers at once(mixer + decks) make sure you
connectALLthedevicesduringthedriverins
taller.
3) Alwayscheckth
eStantonwebsite(listedbelow)forthelatestdriversandfirmware.
TofullymaximizeSCS.1capabilitiesandtakeadvantageofitsgreatfeatures,somesoftwareneedstobeinstalled
withit.Infact,theSCS.1SoftwareInstallationprocessdiffersgreatlybetweenMacandPCcomputers.
OnaMac,theSCS.
1disaclasscompliantFireWire
device,whichmeansthatitwillconnecttothesystem
withoutdrivers,however,becausetheSCS.1dusesaproprietaryhighspeedMIDIsystemitisnecessaryto
installDaRoutertocommunicatewiththeSCS.1dandcreateavirtualMIDIportforthehostapplicationto
receiveMI
DImessagesthrough.OntheMacyo
uwillsimplyneedtoinstallDaRouter,connecttheunit(s)
andstartusingyourdesiredpreset.
InWindows,ahighlevelFireWiredrivermustbeinstalledtocommunicatewiththeSCS.1d.Oncethisdriver
isinstalledthe SCS.1dan
dcan communicatewithDaRou
ter.Uponinstalling DaRouter,boththe FireWire
andvirtualMIDIportdriverareinstalled.Itisimportanttonotconnect
theSCS.1duntilprompted.Itisalso
importanttoconnectallunitsthatwillbeusedwheninstallingthedriver(ifusingmultipleSCS.1d’sorwitha
SCS.1m).
In eithercase, (Mac orPC) theDaRouter softwareneeds tobe installed.This softwareacts asan intermediary
between your SCS.1control
lers andyour performancesoftware, intercepting andprocessing MIDI messages
beforesendin
gthemouttoyourapplicationofchoice.Thisprocesstakeslessthanamillisecond,andgivesyou
some amazing power.Not only does it allow youto quicklychange the MIDIoutput of theSCS.1 controllers
(byswitchingpresets),itals
oallowsforlogicbasedprog
rammingthatyourperformancesoftwaremayormaynot
be capable of performing. This means that it is actually possible to add or change some functionality in your
softwareofchoice.ThiscanbeassimpleasaddingMIDIdatatoanapplicationthatdoesnotnormallysupport
it,
tototallychangingthebehaviorofagivencontrol.
Inshort,ifyouareaPCuser,youwillrunoneinstallerthatwillinstalltheSCS.1driverand DaRouter.Ifyouarea
Macuser,youdonotneedtoinstallanydriverbutyoumustinstallDa
Router.
Before walking through specific installation procedures for Mac and PC, you will need to download the latest
versionofDaRouterfromtheStantonwebsite:
www.enterthesystem.com/scs1
So,let’sfollowthespecificinstructionsforeachplatform.