Magnetics Deck Control Surface User Manual
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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, the SCS.
1disaclasscompliantFireWire
device,which means that it willconnecttothesystem
withoutdrivers,however, becausetheSCS.1dusesaproprietaryhighspeedMIDIsystemitisnecessaryto
installDaRoutertocommunicatewiththeSCS.1dandcreateavirtualMIDIportforthehostapplicationto
receive MI
DI messages through. On the Mac yo
u will simply need to install DaRouter, connect the unit(s)
andstartusingyourdesiredpreset.
‐ InWindows,ahighlevelFireWiredrivermustbeinstalledtocommunicatewiththeSCS.1d.Oncethisdriver
is installed the SCS.1d an
d can communicate with DaRou
ter. Upon installing DaRouter, both the FireWire
andvirtualMIDIportdriverareinstalled.Itisimportanttonotconnect
theSCS.1duntilprompted.Itisalso
importanttoconnectallunitsthatwillbeusedwheninstallingthedriver(ifusingmultipleSCS.1d’sorwitha
SCS.1m).
In either case, (Mac or PC) the DaRouter software needs to be installed. This software acts as an intermediary
between your SCS.1 control
lers and your performance software, intercepting and processing MIDI messages
before sendin
g 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
(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.