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Figure A.3 

 
Now, before you  start finding out which device could be the cause of the excessive DPC latency, please follow 
these suggestions: 
 
You should 

not

 disable: 

 

•

 

any device listed in 

Device Manager

 under 

System devices

 or 

Computer

 

•

 

the hard disk that contains the system partition 

•

 

the IDE/ATAPI or SATA controller this hard disk is connected to 

•

 

the system keyboard 

•

 

the mouse, track point or touch pad device 

•

 

the USB controller external keyboard and/or mouse devices are connected to 

•

 

the display controller listed under Display adapters 

 

Try to disable the following devices first:  
 

•

 

Network adapters for Ethernet and Wireless LAN (W-LAN) 

•

 

ACPI Power Management 

•

 

Internal modems 

•

 

Internal sound devices (on-board sound systems) 

•

 

Any PCI or PCI Express add-on card, any PCCard or ExpressCard, e.g., TV tuner cards, ISDN or DSL adapters, 
modems, etc. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Mixer Control Surface/Audio Interface SCS.1m

Page 1: ...SCS 1m Mixer Control Surface Audio Interface USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...e such as transformers or electric motors The location and position of the unit should not interfere with its proper ventilation Do not use this unit near water For example near a bathtub washbowl kit...

Page 3: ...trip 8 3 1 2 Encoder Section 8 3 1 3 Crossfader Section 9 3 1 4 Master Section 9 3 1 5 Browser Section 10 3 2 Front Panel 11 3 3 Rear Panel 12 4 SCS 1m Software Installation 13 4 1 Windows XP 14 4 2 M...

Page 4: ...gear most people are excited to hook it all up and see what it can do but in this case it is better to wait until you are prompted The process will go like this You should connect the power to your S...

Page 5: ...VJ software e g Traktor DJ Studio Traktor Scratch Ableton Live or any other MIDI compatible software Navigation section for remote browsing through playlists Mic and Phono Line input for sampling arch...

Page 6: ...Download and run the DaRouter installer for the SCS 1m A dialog box will open telling you to connect and power up your SCS 1m At this point connect the FireWire cable to your computer s FireWire port...

Page 7: ...4 2 2 Connecting to Audio Components Figure 2 4...

Page 8: ...ir software into a PA system Figure 2 7 Figure 2 7 SCS 1m SCS 1d This mixer and deck configuration can be used to emulate a dual deck setup by using virtual decks for controlling transport loop and ef...

Page 9: ...rastically change its functionality depending on how the preset is configured So as we discuss the panel and layout it is important to remember that when running a specific preset its best to read the...

Page 10: ...7 Top Panel Functional Groups continuation Figure 3 1 Now let s take a closer look of each of the functional groups...

Page 11: ...to MIDI feedback and can be used to indicate channel Pre Fade Listen PFL if your application supports it 3 1 2 Encoder Section This section consists of four rotary push encoders each with an LED enco...

Page 12: ...mapped to an Aux out like a booth monitor or effects send This is a MIDI control and does not affect the Aux output on the rear panel of the mixer This MIDI control would need to be assigned to the vo...

Page 13: ...elect and activate banks or directory trees The large push encoder can be used to scroll through and select songs scenes or directory trees It would also allow the user to scrub through songs and or c...

Page 14: ...nt to remember that you must control the level of this output in your host application or assign it to the headphone knob on the front panel for volume control ALWAYS have the headphone output turned...

Page 15: ...e for example to record real time samples or playback of non digital audio medium or other external devices Note that there is a LINE PHONO switch attached to this input that you should set according...

Page 16: ...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...

Page 17: ...the executable file exe If the following Open File Security Warning appears click Run Figure 4 1 Figure 4 1 2 The Stanton SCS 1 DaRouter Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation process C...

Page 18: ...se the Standard option To update your previously installed version choose Custom In this example let s choose Standard Figure 4 3 Figure 4 3 4 Read the License Agreement select the I accept the agreem...

Page 19: ...are properly connected but do not turn them ON yet When you are ready click Next Figure 4 5 Figure 4 5 6 In this step you are able to choose where to install the driver However if you do not really ne...

Page 20: ...17 7 Turn your SCS 1 controllers ON and click OK Figure 4 7 Figure 4 7 8 Wait for a few seconds normal operation will resume shortly Figure 4 8 Figure 4 8...

Page 21: ...18 9 Click Next to continue Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 10 Click Finish Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10...

Page 22: ...19 11 Read information regarding this build of the installer then click Next Figure 4 11 Figure 4 11 12 Click Finish Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 That s it You have installed the SCS 1m driver and DaRouter...

Page 23: ...13 You will see a new section called Stanton 1394 Audio Devices that includes the Stanton 1394 Virtual Device and a hardware specific driver for each controller you have connected Check that the SCS...

Page 24: ...llers to the computer s FireWire port but have them powered OFF Turn ON your SCS 1m controller Open the Audio MIDI Setup applet to make sure it is recognized The Audio MIDI Setup applet is located in...

Page 25: ...o install DaRouter please follow the next instructions 1 Double click the dmg file to expand it Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 2 Double click the DaRouter pkg file to start the installer Figure 4 17 Figure 4...

Page 26: ...23 3 Once the installer has started click Continue Figure 4 18 Figure 4 18 4 Read the license agreement and click Continue In the next dialog click Agree Figure 4 19 Figure 4 19...

Page 27: ...can set the default path of the program Click Install unless you want to install DaRouter to a specific destination Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 6 DaRouter will be installed Once done click Close Figure 4...

Page 28: ...your Applications folder and the presets will be placed in your home directory Plug in your SCS 1m start DaRouter and read the rest of this documentation Figure 4 22 Figure 4 22 Now that you have ins...

Page 29: ...means that as applications evolve so do presets More importantly presets can be created and edited freely with virtually no limit to what SCS 1m can do thus opening up a whole element in control surf...

Page 30: ...o fully take advantage of the SCS 1m capabilities it is strongly recommended to click the Preset Documentation button and read its content every time that you load a new preset Figure 5 2 5 2 2 Sectio...

Page 31: ...rate will set the resolution of the audio coming from the outputs of SCS 1m Higher sampling rates mean more audio fidelity but also more processing on the computer and should only be used on newer mac...

Page 32: ...platter thus entering regular playback mode and disabling scratching in the host application Figure 5 5 Pitch Bend Sensitivity The SCS 1d also has the ability to detect when the platter is being rubbe...

Page 33: ...icking the button Also remember to check the Stanton website for the latest presets as they are constantly being updated to support new functionality and applications 5 5 Using a Preset for the First...

Page 34: ...ed to look for either a PCMCIA or ExpressCard based adapter which one to use depends on the card slot your computer is equipped with For desktops you should use an add in PCI FireWire card Please do n...

Page 35: ...150R Headphone SNR A weighted Greater than 95 5 dB Headphone crosstalk Less than 80 dB into 600R Input full scale Mic 12 dBu min gain 40 dBu max gain Input SNR Mic 600R A weighted Greater than 100 dB...

Page 36: ...form the following steps Disable wireless internet devices If running Windows on a Mac Boot Camp kill the process KbdMgr exe Disable ACPI Perform DPC checks below Perform the SidSpeed fix below Check...

Page 37: ...hand side representing the most recent value DPC Latency Checker updates its internal statistical data at an interval displayed as Test Interval The Current Latency value indicates the maximum DPC lat...

Page 38: ...2 Figure A 2 So let s open Device Manager to find out the driver that causes the excessive DPC latencies On your desktop right click My Computer icon and click Properties In the System Properties win...

Page 39: ...this hard disk is connected to the system keyboard the mouse track point or touch pad device the USB controller external keyboard and or mouse devices are connected to the display controller listed u...

Page 40: ...d If yes we have found the problem if not try the next device To enable a device again choose Enable from the context menu After you have identified the device driver which is responsible for the drop...

Page 41: ...uding ours The problem is that there are situations where this value can be lowered to 0 during an OS update and result in choppy and unusable performance for streaming audio This issue seems to have...

Page 42: ...y to completely ruin your installation of Windows Please do not do anything that isn t outlined in this guide If you have any question at all about what you should be doing stop and contact Technical...

Page 43: ...ll remember like your desktop Now go down to the File Name field and type in a name for the backup Press the Save button and wait until the hourglass disappears You have now backed up a registry branc...

Page 44: ...41 Then expand the SYSTEM branch Figure A 11 Figure A 11 Then expand CurrentControlSet Figure A 12 Figure A 12...

Page 45: ...42 Now expand Enum Figure A 13 Figure A 13...

Page 46: ...anch Figure A 14 Figure A 14 Now we need to find the specific key for your FireWire controller As you can see all the devices are named in a way that does not seem to make a whole lot of sense It is n...

Page 47: ...in devmgmt msc and then press OK Figure A 15 Figure A 15 This will open your Device Manager Look for your FireWire controller commonly called IEEE 1394 One example is highlighted in Figure A 16 Figure...

Page 48: ...re A 17 Figure A 17 See this string of text This is what we are going to look for in the PCI branch we have open in Regedit Going back to Regedit we can see that I got a little lucky and have it as th...

Page 49: ...19 Figure A 19 In the example above the SidSpeed key actually exists but it is set to the incorrect speed Double click on the SidSpeed value and a window will open In that window will be a field calle...

Page 50: ...dSpeed and change its value data to 3 as outlined above Press OK and close the Registry Editor If you encounter an error during any step of this process especially Vista users and errors about not hav...

Page 51: ...ireWire cards will use chipsets of FireWire that have subpar performance and can affect stability or at worst the device will not work at all Stanton recommends the Texas Instruments FireWire chips fo...

Page 52: ...problem immediately avoiding down time due to shipping delays However if Tech Support determines that a repair is needed please call us at 1 954 316 1500 Option 3 to obtain a Return Authorization Numb...

Page 53: ...in the country where the purchaser is located or the country in which the merchandise was received Any returns to a non authorized dealer or to an authorized Stanton dealer not in the same country as...

Page 54: ...ter SCS 1m and SCS 1d are trademarks of the Stanton Group All other trademarks are property of their respective owners who are in no way affiliated with Stanton DJ or SC System products All informatio...

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