Stanton SCS.1d CD Player User Manual


 
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3. SCS.1dDescription
Inthischapter,wewillbrieflydescribethetoppaneloftheSCS.1d.
It’simportanttounderstandthat theSCS.1disatraditionalDJturntable/CDplayer“analogy”inacontrolsurface.
ThismeansthatwhiletheSCS.1dlookslikeaDJturntable/CDplayer,atitscore,itisreallyaco
ntrolsurfacetha
t
sends and receives control datato andfrom a computer.As acontrol surface,the SCS.1d’s functionality is
completelyderivedfromthehostapplication(software)thatitiscontrolling.
TheSCS.1dalsoutilizespresetsinDaRoutertodefineitscapabilities,whichcandrasticallychangeitsfunctionality
depen
dingonhowthepreset
isconfigured.Soaswediscussthepanelandlayoutitisimportanttorememberthat
whenrunningaspecificpresetitsbesttoreadthedocumentationassociatedwiththatpresetasitwillexplainhow
theSCS.1distailoredtowardstheapplicationitisbeingusedwith.Sointhebelowexplanationswedescribethe
controlsan
dhowtheytraditionallymaybemappedintoanapplication.
3.1 TopPanelFunctionalGroups
ToeasilyunderstandthemainSCS.1dTopPanel,wehavedivideditinsixfunctionalgroups:
EncoderSection
TriggerSection
Platter/GlobalSection
PitchSection
TransportSection
PresetSwitcherSection
Onthenextpage,let’stakealookoftheFigure3.1: