Stanton SCS.1m manual

SCS.1m Mixer Control Surface/A udio Interface USER MANUAL[...]

ii Important Safe ty Ins tructions • Read and follow the provided instruct ions be fore operating this unit. • Adhere to all warn ings and securi ty advices, and retain this document fo r future referenc e. Insta llation: Install the unit in accordance with the provided inst ructions Power Supply: • The unit should be connected to a po wer su[...]

iii Contents 1. Introduc tion …………………………………… ………………… …………… …………………… ………………… ………………… …….… 1 1.1. Welco m e to th e SCS.1 m ………… ……………… ………… …………… ……………… ………… …………… ……………?[...]

1 1. Introduc tion 1.1 Welcome to the SCS.1m! Thank you for purchasing SCS.1m! The SC S.1m ( S tanton C ontrol S ystem 1 m ixer) is th e premie r mixer c ontro l surfa ce/audio int erface for laptop DJ s, re mixers, V Js, and produc ers . Before w e begin , ther e are a f ew impo rtan t issue s we woul d li ke to b ring to your attenti on. There is[...]

2 1.2 Over view Designe d in an intui tive DJ mixer, the S CS.1m fe atures f our channel s trips wi th faders , assignabl e enco der section, EQ contro ls, high - prec i sio n m eteri ng, a resp on sive cr ossfader, a straightforward C ue/ Monitoring s ection, a unique foots witch input, and m uch m ore… The SCS .1m and the SCS.1 d ( d eck) are t[...]

3 2. Connecting the SCS. 1m 2.1 Connecting to Your C omput er Step 1 : Locate the incl uded power cable and adapter (12V) and connect it to the SCS.1m an d to your power source. (Figure 2.1) Note If you own bo th the S CS.1 m and the S CS.1d, the power ada pters look very similar. Loo king at the ou tput voltage will t ell you wh ich is for which c[...]

4 2.2 Connecting to Audio Comp onen ts Figure 2. 4[...]

5 2.3 Connecting to the SCS.1 d All of the SC S . 1 controll ers have two FireWire ports on them, so devices can be chaine d togethe r if neede d. So when co nnecting a single SCS.1d to the SCS. 1m, yo u would go fr om the unused FireW ire port on th e SCS. 1m (Figure 2.5), (the other port is connec ted to your c omputer) to an open por t on the SC[...]

6 3. SCS. 1m Des cripti on In th is chap ter, we wil l bri efly desc ribe the T op, Front, a nd Back SC S.1m pane ls. It’s important to under stand that the SCS. 1m is a traditional DJ m ixer “analogy” in a control surf ace. This mea ns that while th e SCS.1m looks lik e a DJ mixer, at its core, it is really a control surface. As a cont rol s[...]

7 Top Pane l Funct ional Groups ( continuat ion) Figure 3.1 Now, let’s t ake a closer look of each of th e f unctional groups .[...]

8 3.1.1 Channel St rip The butto n at the top of the s trip mi ght be m apped t o func tionalities li k e deck or channel f ocus, a shift modifier , etc. Five rotary encode rs i n the top sec tion of t he channel strip can be mappe d to tradition al mixer function s like gain, E Q, and panni ng. (Figure 3.2) The A a nd B buttons in the lower sectio[...]

9 3.1.3 Cro ssfader Section The CRO SSFADE R is traditionall y used to fade be twee n songs playi ng in dif fere nt cha nnels. ( Figu re 3.4 ) You might a lso consid er mapp ing the CRO SSFAD ER to non - traditio nal functiona lities , li ke effec ts pa ramet ers, filter s, or settin g sel ection s (li ke scroll ing thro ugh effect s). Figure 3. 4 [...]

10 3.1.5 Browser Section This ar ea of th e SCS .1m would typically be mapped to brows er - type func tionality, whethe r that is scroll ing through your l ibrary in Trak tor , or selecting scenes in Ableto n Live. (Figure 3. 6) T he three buttons at the top of the section can be used to selec t and activate banks or directory tre es. T he lar ge p[...]

11 3.2 Front Panel In this pane l, you will be a ble to connect your headphones. Stanton has include d a headphone exte nder cable as the headphone jack is rec essed i nto the pa nel to pr eve nt accide ntally dam aging t he headphone jack. S tanton has desig ned the he adphone output to be e xtre mely powe rful and lou d; it is impor tant to remem[...]

12 3.3 Rear Panel In 2.2 “ Connecting t o audio com ponents ,” w e gave you an iconic repres entation o f what could be connec ted to the SCS.1 m. Her e, we will brie fly d escrib e the Rea r pan el. (Figu re 3. 8) Figure 3. 8 1. Power Switch : Turns the SCS. 1m ON or OFF . 2. D C I N: Input conne ction f or t he include d power supply. While t[...]

13 4. SCS.1m So ftw are In stalla tion To fully max imize SCS.1m capabilities and take advantage of its great features, s ome so ftwar e needs to be in st alled with it. In fact, t he SCS.1m So ftware Insta llation process differ s greatl y betwee n Mac and PC computer s . - On a Mac, th e SCS.1m is Core Audio compliant, which means tha t the OS wi[...]

14 4.1 Windows XP 1. Double click th e executable fil e (.exe). If the following Op en File - Security W arning app ears, click Run . (Figure 4.1) Fig ure 4.1 2. The Stanton SCS.1 DaRouter S etup Wiza rd will guide you through the installatio n process. Click N ext . (Figure 4.2) Figure 4.2[...]

15 3. To insta ll the so ftwar e for t he fir st time, choos e the Standard option. T o update your pre vious ly inst alled versi on , choose Custom . In th is examp le, let ’s cho ose Standard . (Figure 4.3) Figure 4.3 4. Read th e Licen se Agr eement, sel ect the “ I accep t the a gree ment” o ption , an d then click Next . (Figure 4.4) Fig[...]

16 5. The installa tion of t he ASIO driver will b egin. Mak e sure that your SCS.1 controller(s) are properly c onnected but do not turn them ON ye t. When you are ready, click Next . (Figure 4.5) Figure 4. 5 6. In this s tep, you a re able to choos e where to insta ll the drive r. Howev er, if you do not rea lly nee d to change the location , lea[...]

17 7. Turn your SCS.1 controllers ON and click OK . (Figure 4.7) Figure 4. 7 8. Wait for a fe w seconds, normal operation wi ll resume shortly. (Figure 4.8) Figure 4. 8[...]

18 9. Click Next to continue. (Figure 4.9) Figure 4. 9 10. Click Fin ish . (Figure 4.10 ) Figure 4. 10[...]

19 11. Read info rmation regardin g this bu ild of the installer t hen click N ext . (Figur e 4.11) Figure 4. 11 12. Click Fin ish . (Fi gure 4.12 ) Figure 4. 12 That ’s it . You have instal led the SC S.1m drive r and DaRo uter.[...]

20 To che ck that your driv ers and sof tware are pro perly ins talled, ope n Device Manager . On your desktop, ri ght click My Computer icon and click Properties . In the Sy stem Properties window, c lick th e Hardw are tab , and then the D evice Manag er button. (Figure 4.13) Figure 4. 13 You wil l s ee a ne w section c alled Stan ton 1394 Audio [...]

21 4.2 Mac OS X Before you in stall DaRouter, pleas e follo w thes e easy st eps: 1. Connect SCS.1 co ntroller s to the computer' s FireWire port but have the m powe red OFF . Turn ON your SCS.1 m c ontroller . Open the Audio MID I Setup appl et to mak e sure it is r ecogn ized. The Audio MIDI Setup applet is located in A pplications Utiliti[...]

22 To install D aRo uter, plea se fol low th e next in struct ions 1. Double click th e . dmg file to expan d it. (Figure 4. 16) Figure 4. 16 2. Double click th e DaRouter .pkg file to start the installer. ( Figur e 4. 17) Figure 4. 17[...]

23 3. Once the insta ller has s tarte d, cl ick Continue . ( Figure 4. 18) Figure 4. 18 4. Read the licen se agreement a nd click Continue . In the next dialog, click Agre e . ( Figu re 4. 19 ) Figure 4. 19[...]

24 5. Next, you c an set the default path of the prog ram. Click Install unl ess you want to install Da Router to a specific destin ation. ( Figu re 4. 20) Figure 4. 20 6. DaRouter will b e installed. On ce done , click C lose . ( Fi gure 4. 21) Figure 4. 21[...]

25 7. DaRouter will be insta lled into your Applicat ions folder a nd the pre se ts wi ll be plac ed in your ho me di rect ory. Plug in your SCS .1m, st art DaRout er, and re ad the re st of this doc umentation. (Figure 4.2 2) Figure 4. 22 Now that you hav e ins talle d DaRoute r, let’ s lear n about it.[...]

26 5. DaRouter 5.1 About DaRouter DaRouter is a n application dev elope d between St anton and Bom e’s Soft ware, whi ch allows SCS.1m to s pecifi cally integrate and interact wit h audio a pplication s. DaRouter t akes incomin g messages co ming from S CS.1m us ing a proprie tary high s peed messaging protocol a nd translat es them to the hos t [...]

27 5.2.1 Section A Active P reset Dropdown The Active P reset is the currently use d prese t. In this drop down menu, al l pre - install ed p resets wi ll be li sted as well as any pre sets dragged or manually loaded into DaRouter. To load a preset in to DaR outer, just select on e fro m the list. At the bottom of the drop d own list is a Brow se l[...]

28 For exa mple, if you click the SC S.1 m Optio ns button the SCS.1m Audio C ontrol Panel will open so you will b e able to Start and Stop the strea min g proce ss, ac cess t he Defe rred Pr oced ure Ca lls (DP C) Lat ency Checker ( fo r more inf ormation pleas e re ad the Appe ndix), and se lect t he Sampling Rate, Fir eWire Lat ency, a nd ASIO B[...]

29 Now, i f you click the SCS.1d Options button the SCS.1d Contr ol Panel will op en , so you will be able t o chang e the Scratch Engage, the Scratch Relea se, and Pitch B end Sens itivit y values. (Figure 5. 5) Scratch Engag e Sensitivity – The SCS .1d uses an alg orit hm to d etect scratching to a ccommodat e MIDI scratch ing imple mentat ion [...]

30 5. 3 Using D aRouter When usi ng DaRout er, the re are two bas ic types of pre sets t hat you m ay utilize ; ge neric a nd applic ation spe cifi c. The generic preset a llows you to configure the appl ication to SCS.1m th rough con ventional MIDI Learn . However, the applica tion specific presets ar e designed to work sp ecifically with certain [...]

31 6. Trouble shooti n g 1. I have both the S CS.1 m and S CS.1 d, and w hen I try t o power t hem up n othing happens . W hat is wrong? Y ou probably have the powe r supplie s for each c ontrolle r swapped. If you plug the wro ng pow er cor d into a unit, it w on’t powe r up. The powe r cable for the SCS.1m suppl ies 12V , and the one f or the S[...]

32 7. Spec ificat ions Output Level Bal anced +23 dBu into 100 K Equaliz atio n (20 Hz - 20 k Hz) Less th an +/ - 0.4 d B Balan ced THD+N (1 k Hz) Less than 0.005% Balanc ed Output S NR (A - weighted) Greater t han 10 8 dB Balanc ed Output c rosst alk Less than - 100 dB RCA Output level +17 dBu in to 100K RCA TH D+N (1 k Hz) Less than 0 . 003 % RCA[...]

33 Appendi x Optimi zing C omputers f or 13 94 (Fi reWire) When usi ng any com puter fo r live audio applications it is always suggested to pe rform certain optimiz ations to ensure consis tent per formance. F or the m ost part live audio is not alw ays the highes t cons iderati on for both hardware designe rs and s oftware pr ogrammers . With that[...]

34 Figure A. 1 The gre en Bar Gra ph shows the curre nt latency value ove r time. Each bar represents the maximum DPC la tency occurre d withi n one seco nd. Every sec ond, bars ar e scroll ed from r ight to lef t and a new bar i s added at the rig ht - hand side , (repr esen ting the most re cent val ue). DPC Lat ency Checker updates its inter nal[...]

35 For ex ample, a typic al proble m is shown in the next fi gure. Re d bar s indicate exce ssive DPC lat ency. (Figur e A.2) Figure A. 2 So let’ s open Device Manager to find out t he dri ver that causes the exces sive DPC l aten cies. On your des ktop, ri ght click My Computer icon and click Properties . In the System Properties windo w, click [...]

36 Figure A. 3 Now, b efore you start fin ding out which d evice could be the cause of th e excessive DPC latency , please follow these su gge stion s: Yo u should not disable: • any devi ce lis ted in Devi ce Manager under Sys tem devices or Computer • the hard di sk that co ntains th e s ystem part ition • the IDE/ATAPI or SA TA contro ller[...]

37 To disable a device, righ t - click on it (e.g. on the Et hernet a dapter) and choose Disa ble . T he disabled de vice will b e marked with a red cross. (Figure A.4) Figure A. 4 Now, c heck th e DPC L aten cy Chec ker to s ee if th e exc essi ve lat ency va lues (red b ars) di sapp eared. If yes , we have found t he problem, if not, try t he nex[...]

38 Window s 139 4a Bandwid th Limitin g Issue (Windows XP - Vi sta) First, let’s explain a little abo ut what the SidSpeed Fix i s. Basic ally, Si dSpeed i s a va lue in your w indows regis try that regula tes the spee d of your FireWir e bus. It can have a value from 0 - 3 (0=S100 sp eed, 1=S2 00 speed, 2=S400 spee d, and 3=800 speed). If a SidS[...]

39 This will open your Regist ry Editor , which will look like this …(Figure A.7) Figure A. 7 Now, bef ore we go any further , we ne ed to give you a war ning and back s ome t hings up. The reg istry is a dangero us place to be playing a round. Us ing this tool makes i t very easy to complet el y ruin your installation of Window s. Please do not [...]

40 Now click Fi le , and then click Export . A ne w windo w will pop up. (Figure A.9) Figure A. 9 At the b otto m of the new win dow, t here is an area called Expor t Range . Make sure that Selected B ranch is marked, and that the te xt in the fie ld th ere sa ys H KEY_L OCAL _MAC HINE . Go to the top of the window and find the Save In drop down. S[...]

41 Then e xpand the SYSTEM branch. (Figure A.11) Figure A. 11 Then expand CurrentCo ntrolS et . (Figure A.1 2) Figure A. 12[...]

42 Now expa nd Enum . (Figure A.13) Figure A. 13[...]

43 Then ex pand the PCI branch. (Figure A.14) Figure A. 14 Now we need t o find the spec ific key f or your FireWire controlle r. As you c an see, all the de vices are name d in a way th at does not se em to make a whole lot of sense. It is not as hard as it may look.[...]

44 Leave t he Regedit window open and go back to Start > Run. T ype in devmgmt. msc and then p res s OK . (Figure A.15) Figure A. 15 This will open your Device Manager . Loo k for your FireWire controller (com monly called I EEE 1394). O ne example is highlighted in Figure A.16 . Figure A. 16 Right click on your FireWire d evice and click Proper[...]

45 Now click on t he Details tab. (Figure A.17) Figure A. 17 See this string of text ? This is what we are go ing to loo k for in the PCI branch we have op en in Regedit . Going back to Regedit, we can see that I got a li ttle lucky an d have it as the fir st key. (Figure A.18) Figure A. 18[...]

46 If you ex pand out the devi ce subke y, you’ll fi nd anothe r subke y called D evice Parameters . Click it to select it an d look in the right pane . (Figure A.19) Figure A. 19 In the ex ample above, t he SidS peed ke y actually e xist s, but it is set to the inco rrect speed. Double click o n the SidSpee d va lue and a windo w w ill open. In [...]

47 If you do not hav e the S idSpee d value , you will need to m ake one. Right c lick i n the rig ht pane a nd se lect New > DWORD V alue . (Figure A.21) Figure A. 21 Once y ou ha ve creat ed a new strin g, name i t SidSpeed (Figure A.22) Figure A. 22 Finally, d ouble click SidSpeed and change its v alue data to 3 as outlined abov e. Pres s OK [...]

48 FireWire Chi psets High definitio n audio flo wing over FireWir e req uires a c onsiste nt stre am betwee n the chipse t in the hos t com puter and the chips et in the S CS1 de vice. U nfortuna tely, s ome FireWi re chi psets have known is sues w hen it c omes to t he relia bility and s ynchronizat ion requir ed for stream ing audio. It is sugge[...]

49 Model Ty pe ___ ____ __ Mod el N o. _____ ____ S erial N o. ____ ____ ______ __ Date of P urcha se ____ ____ ______ ____ ______ ____ ____ ______ ____ ______ Thank you for choosing Stanton! Your satisf action is extrem ely impor tant to us. We proudly sta nd behind the quality of o ur work and appr eciat e that you put your tr ust in us . Reg ist[...]

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LITKS0 002 5 REV - A 12/24/2 008 Copyr ight © 200 8 Sta nton M agne tics , Inc . SC System, DaRouter, SCS.1 m, and SCS.1d are t rademark s of the Stanton Group . All o ther trade mar ks are pro perty of their re spect ive o wners , who are in no way aff ilia ted wi th S tanto n DJ or S C Sys tem produ c ts. All i nforma tio n inc lude d in the U s[...]