Stanton SCS.1d CD Player User Manual


 
1. Introduction
1.1 WelcometotheSCS.1d!
ThankyouforpurchasingSCS.1d!TheSCS.1d(StantonControlSystem1deck)isthepremierdeckcontrolsurface
forlaptopDJs,remixers,VJs,andproducers.
Beforewebegin,thereareafewimportantissueswewouldliketobringtoyourattention.
Thereisasoftwarecomponenttothishardware.Itiscalle
dDaRouter.DaRo
uterisakindof“MIDIprocessor”that
allowstheuseofpresets.Thesepresetscanbeapplicationspecificmappings,orgenericmapsthatcanbeapplied
to a number of different software packages. In fact, you may already be familiar with the DaRouter software
because it is also used with our SCS.3 line of co
ntrollers. Well, DaRouter is even more important for the
SCS.1controllersthanitisfortheSCS.3controllers.ThisisbecausetheDaRoutersoftwarefortheSCS.1controllers
also contains the driver for them. So it is important for you to go to http://www.enterthesystem.com/scs1 to
downloadandinstallthelatestDa
Routersoft
ware.Thissinglesoftwarepackagegivesyouthelatestpresetsand
thelatestversionofyourdriver.BesuretokeepyourDaRoutersoftwareupdatedsoyoucantakeadvantageof
newpresetsandfeaturesastheybecomeavailable!
Thisbringsustothenextimportantissue.Pleasedono
tconnecttheSCS.1
hardwaretoyourcomputerbeforeyou
gothroughthedriverinstall.Mostaudiointerfaceinstallers,FireWireorUSB,carrythesamewarning.Weknow
thatwhenyoubuynewgear,mostpeopleareexcitedtohookitallupandseewhatitcando,butinthiscase,itis
bettertowaituntilyouarepromp
ted.Theprocesswillgolikethis…
YoushouldconnectthepowertoyourSCS.1dandlocatetheFireWireconnector,butdonotconnectitto
thecomputeryet.
Download an
d run the DaRo
uter installer for the SC
S.1
d. This installer is located at
www.enterthesystem.com/scs1
OnWindowsadialogboxwillopentellingyoutoconnectandpowerupyourSCS.1d.Atthispoint,connect
theFireWirecabletoyourcomputer.OnaMaccomputeryouwilljustneedtoinstallDaRou
ter first,
howevernodialogwillshowforco
nnectingtheunits.
ThedriverwillthendetecttheSCS.1devicesconnectedtoyourcomputerandloadthedriversforthem.Allowthe
installertocontinuenormally.Following thesestepsis agoodideaforany hardwareinstallationyouhave, an
d
mightsaveyoufrompossiblyhavingtotrou
bleshootaproblemlater.
Finally, we would like topoint out that the descriptions of specific functionalityof the SCS.1d aregeneric.
The SCS.1d isa MIDI controllerand does notgenerate any audio itself.Although itlooks like aCD player or
turnta
ble,itinfactisnot.Thefunctionalityofagivencon
trolonthesurfaceoftheSCS.1d(likethepitchsliderfor
example)isdependentonwhatitisassignedto.Wehadtostartsomewhere,sowethoughtitwouldbebestto
describethe functionalityof thege
nericpreset. Whenyou areusing ot h
er presets,you canclick onthe Preset
DocumentationbuttoninDaRouter(it’sthe“?”button)tolearnallabouthowthatspecificpresetworkswithyour
newSCS.1d.