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4. SCS.1SoftwareInstallation
BeforeinstallingtheSCS1software(DaRouteranddrivers)makesureyoufollowtheseguidelines:
1) Windows:DoNOTconnecttheSCS.1controller(s)untilpromptedbythedriverinstaller.
2) Windows: When intending to use multiple SCS.1 controllers 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.1 control
lers and your performance software, intercepting and processing MIDI messages
beforesendin
gthemouttoyourapplicationofchoice.Thisprocesstakeslessthanamillisecond,andgivesyou
some amazing power. Not only does it allow you to quickly change the MIDI output of the SCS.1 controllers
(byswitchingpresets),itals
oallowsforlogic‐basedprog
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.