Stanton Software Installation for SCS.1m Controllers

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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 PC computers.

-On a Mac, the SCS.1m is Core Audio compliant, which means that the OS will recognize the SCS.1m without needing to install a driver. However, on a Mac you will need to install DaRouter for proper MIDI functionality.

-In Windows, an ASIO driver needs to be installed. An ASIO driver allows your audio software to communicate directly with your SCS.1m without going through the normal operating system processing, which lowers latency, and can give you higher audio quality (Core Audio acts in the same way as an ASIO driver but without the need for extra software). To make installation easier for Windows users, we have included the driver installation in the SCS.1 DaRouter installation, meaning there is still only one installer to run.

In either case, (Mac or PC) the DaRouter software needs to be installed. This software acts as an intermediary between your SCS.1 controllers and your performance software, intercepting and processing MIDI messages before sending them out to your application of choice. This process takes less than a millisecond, and gives you some amazing power. Not only does it allow you to quickly change the MIDI output of the SCS.1 controllers (by switching presets), it also allows for logic-based programming that your performance software may or may not be capable of performing. This means that it is actually possible to add or change some functionality in your software of choice. This can be as simple as adding MIDI data to an application that does not normally support it, to totally changing the behavior of a given control.

In short, if you are a PC user, you will run one installer that will install the SCS.1m driver and DaRouter. If you are a Mac user, you do not need to install any driver. You just need to make a few easy settings in the Audio MIDI Setup applet and install DaRouter.

Before walking through specific installation procedures for Mac and PC, you will need to download the latest version of DaRouter from the Stanton website:

www.enterthesystem.com/scs1

So, let’s follow the specific instructions for each platform.

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Contents SCS.1m Important Safety Instructions Power SupplyIii Introduction Welcome to the SCS.1m Overview UnpackingConnecting the SCS.1m Connecting to Your Computer Connecting to Audio Components Connecting to the SCS.1d SCS.1m SetupsSCS.1m + SCS.1d SCS.1m + Traditional TurntableSCS.1m Description Top Panel Functional GroupsTop Panel Functional Groups continuation Channel Strip Encoder SectionCrossfader Section Master SectionBrowser Section Front Panel Rear Panel SCS.1m Software Installation Windows XP Page Page Page Click Next to continue. Figure Click Finish. Figure Page Page Mac OS Page Page Page Page DaRouter About DaRouter Anatomy of DaRouterSection a Active Preset Dropdown Restart Preset ButtonPreset Documentation Button Section B Device ConfigurationPage Logos Section C Activity MonitorVersion Loading a Preset Using DaRouterUsing a Preset for the First Time Cannot find the driver for my controller Am getting click and pops in my audioSpecifications Output Level Balanced Balanced Output SNR A-weightedRCA SNR A-weighted Headphone SNR A-weightedAppendix Optimizing Computers for 1394 FireWire DPC Windows XP-VistaTest Interval Current Figure A.2 Figure A.3 Figure A.4 Windows 1394a Bandwidth Limiting Issue Windows XP-Vista Figure A.5Figure A.7 Figure A.9 Then expand the System branch. Figure A.11 Now expand Enum. Figure A.13 Then expand the PCI branch. Figure A.14 Right click on your FireWire device and click Properties Now click on the Details tab. Figure A.17 Figure A.19 Figure A.21 FireWire Chipsets Figure A.23Page