Stanton SCS.3M - Manual

Introduction 1. Introduction 1.1 Welcome to the SCS.3m! Thank you for purchasing the SCS.3m. The SCS.3m ( S tanton C ontrol S ystem 3 m ixer) is an innovative multi-touch controller that provides real-time performance controls. The SCS.3m allows you to control any software mixer in a DJ, VJ, or DAW ...

Unpacking 1.3 Unpacking Please check that you have received the following items: 1 . (1) SCS.3m unit 2 . (1) Power supply (12 VDC) 3 . (1) USB cable 4 . (1) SCS.3m Quick Start Guide 5 . (1) SCS.3m User Manual 6 . (1) Traktor LE Serial Number Card In addition to the above items, remember that to take...

Connecting the SCS.3m 2. Connecting the SCS.3m Before you connect power, you will need to remove the SCS.3m Back Panel: 3 To open back, first look for 2 knobs and turn them so that they areoriented vertically. When booth knobs are turned, remove the backby pulling the bottom of the panel up. (Figure ...

Connect Other Devices 2.3 Connect Other Devices Thanks to the SCS.3m integrated USB hub and the wire management options, you are able to easilyconnect up to 4 peripheral devices. These can be additional SCS.3d controllers, other USB controllers,flash storage, or any other USB peripheral. (Figure 2.4)...

Channel Fader 7 3.1.3 Channel Fader 3.1.4 Crossfader The Channel Faders (also called line faders, upfaders, etc.)control the volume of their associated channel before thesignal gets to the Crossfader. The touch sensitive strips onthe SCS.3m act just like the Channel Faders on a traditionalmixer, all...

Top Panel Functional groups 3.2 Top Panel Functional groups The SCS.3m has 10 functional groups. (Figure 3.5) 8 Let’s read a brief description of each of them. FX E QQ E Q FX MASTER 6 6 Figure 3.5

Deck Switch 3.2.1 Deck Switch 9 FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER MASTER In some cases, you might also see the Deck Switching buttons used for things like alternative layouts.It really depends on the mapping and the application. In any situation, the Deck Switch buttons allowthe SCS.3m to effectively double its...

FX MASTER HOLD TAP HOLD TAP Slider Section 3.2.2 Slider Section 10 FX E QQ E Q FX MASTER Figure 3.8 The slider section features 4 virtual sliders, which can be toggled tocontrol EQ or FX (or any other MIDI assignable control). (Figure 3.8) The value of each slider is shown on the LEDs next to it. If...

Button Section 12 3.2.5 Button Section FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER Figure 3.12 The Button Section consists of four buttons with multicolor feedbackfor control of on screen buttons or triggers. These can be assignedto EQ kills, FX engage, or other MIDI assignable features. (Figure 3.12) The buttons next t...

Master/Monitor Mode Button 13 3.2.7 Master/Monitor Mode Button FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER Figure 3.14 When the Master Button is engaged, the Channel Faders andCrossfader temporarily become controls for monitor volume, master volume, and monitor mix. The VU meters also display themaster levels for checki...

Channel Level Meter 14 3.2.9 Channel Level Meter FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER Figure 3.17 The Channel Level Meter indicates the volume of each channel likea traditional DJ mixer. (Figure 3.17) 3.2.10 Channel Strip FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER Figure 3.18 The Slider, Button, Mode Switchers, Channel Fader, Level ...

Rear Panel 3.3 Rear Panel The SCS.3m has 4 USB type “A” sockets. Two of them are located in the Rear Panel (Figure 3.19), 15 USB TYPE A USB TYPE A The other 2 are located in the Inner Rear Panel. (Figure 3.20) USB TYPE A These USB jacks can be used to connect additional SCS.3 controllers, mass stora...

Inner Rear Panel 3.3.1 Inner Rear Panel When the back panel is off, you will see the following sockets within the Inner Rear Panel (Figure 3.21): (2) USB type “A” sockets(1) USB type “B” socket (1) 8 mm 12 VDC power supply socket 16 USB TYPE A USB TYPE B 8mm 12 VDC Figure 3.21

Installing and Configuring DaRouter and Traktor LE 4. Installing and Configuring DaRouter and Traktor LE 4.1 Downloading DaRouter and Traktor LE Go to www.stantondj.com/scs3m/install - and follow the instructions to download the Traktor LE software and DaRouter software. Then, just follow the installa...

Installing DaRouter on Windows 3. To install SCS.3 DaRouter click Next . (Figure 4.3) 18 Figure 4.3 4. Choose the Installation Type (Figure 4.4) 5. Select I accept the agreement and click Nex t. (Figure 4.5) Figure 4.4 Figure 4.5

Installing DaRouter on Windows 19 6. The following messages will appear. Read the SCS.3 DaRouter Warning and click OK . (Figure 4.6) Figure 4.6 7. Select No, not this time and click Next . (Figure 4.7) 8. Select Install the software automatically and click Next . (Figure 4.8) Figure 4.7 Figure 4.8

Installing DaRouter on Windows 20 9. Click Continue Anyway . (Figure 4.9) Figure 4.9 10. Click Finish to close Bome’s Virtual MIDI Port wizard . (Figure 4.10) Figure 4.10

Installing DaRouter on Windows 21 11. Click Next . (Figure 4.11) 12. Click Finish to exit DaRouter Setup Wizard . (Figure 4.12) Figure 4.11 Figure 4.12

Installing Traktor LE on Windows 22 3. If the following Security Warning message appears, click Run . (Figure 4.15) Figure 4.13 Figure 4.15 1. Double click the Traktor folder. (Figure 4.13) 2. Double click the Traktor Setup file. (Figure 4.14) Figure 4.14 4.2.2 Installing Traktor LE

Installing Traktor LE on Windows 23 4. To start Traktor installation, click Next . (Figure 4.16) Figure 4.16 5. Read the License Agreement, check its related box, and click Next . (Figure 4.17) 6. Select a Setup Type and click Next . (Figure 4.18) Figure 4.17 Figure 4.18

Installing Traktor LE on Windows 24 7 . If you are using the Audio 8 DJ or Audio 4 DJ audio interfaces, select the proper options,and click Next . If you are using any other audio interface just click Nex t. (Figure 4.19) Figure 4.19 8. Click Next to begin Traktor configuration. (Figure 4.20) 9. You ...

Activating Traktor LE on Windows 25 4.2.3 Activating Traktor LE To launch Traktor LE, double click the icon located in your desktop or go to Start\Programs\NativeInstruments\Traktor\ and double click the Traktor icon. 1. After launching Traktor LE, the following window will appear. Click Activate . ...

Activating Traktor LE on Windows 26 4. Please provide information about your musical profile and click OK . (Figure 4.25) Figure 4.25 5. Enter the serial number from the enclosed Traktor LE Serial Number Card and click Activate . (Figure 4.26) 6. All selected products have been activated. Click Exit ...

Installing DaRouter on Mac 4.3 Installing on Mac Now we will briefly describe how to install DaRouter and Traktor LE in your Macintosh® computer. 4.3.1 Installing DaRouter 1. Double click the DaRouter compressed file. (Figure 4.28) 27 2. Double click DaRouter installer. (Figure 4.29) 3 . To begin the ...

Installing DaRouter on Mac 28 4. Read the License Agreement and click Continue . (Figure 4.31) If the following message appears click Agree . (Figure 4.32) Figure 4.32 5. Click Install . (Figure 4.33) Figure 4.33 Figure 4.31

Installing DaRouter on Mac 29 Figure 4.34 6. The software was successfully installed. Click Close . (Figure 4.34) To launch Stanton SCS.3m DaRouter, double click the icon located in your desktop or go to your Applications folder and double click the Stanton SCS.3m DaRouter’s icon.

Installing Traktor LE on Mac 4.3.2 Installing Traktor LE 1 . Double click the Traktor folder. (Figure 4.35) 30 Figure 4.35 2. Double click the Traktor installer. (Figure 4.36) Figure 4.36 3. To start Traktor installation click Continue . (Figure 4.37) Figure 4.37 4. Read the License Agreement and cl...

Installing Traktor LE on Mac 31 If the following message appears click Agree . (Figure 4.39) Figure 4.39 5. Click Install to perform a standard installation. (Figure 4.40) Figure 4.40 6. Click Restart to finish installing this software. (Figure 4.41) Figure 4.41

Activating Traktor LE on Mac 4.3.3 Activating Traktor LE To launch Traktor, double click the icon located in your desktop or go to your Applications folder anddouble click the Traktor’s icon. 1. To activate Traktor, click Activate . (Figure 4.42) 32 2. Please log in using your e-mail address and pas...

Configuring DaRouter 4. All selected products have been activated. Click Exit . (Figure 4.45) 33 Figure 4.45 4.4 Configuring DaRouter When you run the SCS.3 DaRouter, you will get the following screen…(Figure 4.46) To use DaRouter with your SCS.3m and Traktor LE, select the “SCS.3m LE” preset from the...

Configuring DaRouter The Preset Section (Figure 4.47) 34 Figure 4.47 • Active Preset – tells you the currently selected preset. This is a drop-down box that can be used to select any presetsthat are either loaded by default, or have been manuallyloaded by the user. For the SCS.3m with Traktor LEfunct...

Configuring DaRouter 35 The Activity Monitor (Figure 4.49) Figure 4.49 The Activity Monitor lets you know what is happening withDaRouter. There are 3 symbols here, an arrow, a square, andanother arrow. The first arrow lights up blue to let you knowwhen DaRouter is receiving MIDI data from your control...

Configuring Traktor LE 4.5 Configuring Traktor LE Because Traktor LE comes bundled with the SCS.3m, it has support built-in and is easy to configure.When you run Traktor LE for the first time, you should see the Setup Wizard open. It will look something like this… (Figure 4.50) 36 Figure 4.50 If you run...

Using the SCS.3m with Traktor LE 5. Using the SCS.3m with Traktor LE 5.1 A Traktor Tour In this quick tour, we will briefly describe Traktor LE’s Decks, Mixer, and Browser sections. 5.1.1 Decks (Figure 5.1) 37 1. Track Cover Icon: Displays the cover art of the loaded track. 2. Track-Info: Displays in...

Mixer 9. Key-Lock: Activates or deactivates the Key Lock feature. 10. Pitch Adjust: Increases and decreases the tempo of the playing track incrementally. 11. Transport Controls: Playback and Current Cue Point control. Play and Cue functionality are explained later in this manual. 12. Loop Controls: ...

Browser 7. Cue button: • Pre-listen to a track over the internal Traktor Mixer. • If Tick is activated, click the Cue button to make the beat-tick audible on that deck. 8. Pan button: Controls the channel balance between the left and the right stereo channels. 9. Automatic Crossfade Buttons: • Click...

Browser 6. Browser Tree: • Track Collection: contains all Tracks imported to your Collection. They are automatically sorted by Artist, Release, Label, or Genre. • Playlists: contains all your Traktor Playlists.• Explorer: browse your hard drive for music tracks. This can be useful in finding tracks t...

Controller Overview 5.2 Controller Overview The SCS.3m has two basic operational modes called EQ and FX modes. Therefore, when you press theEQ or the FX button, the functionality of the sliders above them and the buttons located in the middleof the mixer section will change accordingly. The followin...

Mixer Section 5.3 Mixer Section 5.3.1 Faders 42 FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER 5.3.2 Cue Buttons These buttons trigger the CUE function in Traktor, sending the cued deck’s audio to the headphones.(Figure 5.6) FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER The faders on the SCS.3m are dual use, depending on whether theMASTER button...

Mode Buttons 43 5.4 Mode Buttons In the middle of the SCS.3m, there are 2 “Mode Buttons” per side (4 buttons total). They are labeledEQ and FX. (Figure 5.7) FX E QQ E QQ FX MASTER These Mode Buttons not only affect the performance of the sliders above them, but also the buttonsin the middle of the Mi...

EQ Mode 5.4.1 EQ Mode Pressing the EQ button puts the channel into EQ mode, and lights the EQ button red so you knowwhat mode it is in. As you would expect, this mode allows you to adjust the EQ on the selected deck.But EQ mode also gives you access to “Transport” controls (PLAY, CUE, etc). 44 FX E ...

FX Mode 45 5.4.2 FX Mode In Traktor LE, there are 3 built-in effects available to you, and a separate FX send on each channel (FX 1 and 2). You enter FX mode by pressing the FX Preset button. It will light red to let you know thechannel is in FX mode. Let’s take a look at what the different controls d...

Your First DJ Mix 6. Your First DJ Mix 6.1 A Quick Mix This section will walk you through doing your first mix. It can be followed step by step, but it might bea good idea to read through it once first so you can get your head around the process. 6.1.1 Loading a Song into a Deck There are many ways to...

Using a Cue Point Using the top slider in EQ mode, move the red play marker to the first beat in the song, then pressthe CUE button to lock in that cue point. (Figure 6.2) 47 Figure 6.2 Once the cue point is set, do the same thing with the song in Deck B. 6.1.3 Using a Cue Point Now that the cue poin...

Fading between Two Decks So reach over and press the SYNC button, and these 2 songs should align to the same tempo. You can do this by either pressing the 2nd button next to the Deck B channel fader on the SCS.3m, oryou can use the mouse and click the button in Traktor LE. (Figure 6.6) 49 FX E QQ E ...

Using the EQs With the song in Deck B playing and Deck A stopped, try holding one finger on the right edge of thecrossfader, and tap the other on the left end. (Figure 6.8) When you do this, you will hear the song in Deck B quickly cut in and out when you tap on thecrossfader. This technique is good ...

Next Steps 6.2 Next Steps Now that you have mastered… 1) Build your playlist library by importing songs/playlists from your hard drive, iTunes®, oriPod®. Once you have added songs to your library you can analyze and beat grid them tomake sure Traktor ’s synchronization engine automatically beat matc...

Using the SCS.3m with other MIDI Applications 7. Using the SCS.3m with other MIDI Applications In addition to the Traktor LE specific mode, the SCS.3m can also be used as a powerful MIDI controllerfor any MIDI compatible application. The SCS.3m works in three modes, Automatic mode for standardMIDI us...

MIDI Learn 7.3 MIDI Learn Now that you have configured the SCS.3m, you can use MIDI learn to assign any of the controls intoyour software application. Almost all audio applications support MIDI learn now, for more informationon MIDI learn in your favorite application consult its user manual. 7.4 Adva...

Troubleshooting 8. Troubleshooting 1) When I connect the SCS.3m, it seems to work normally, but nothing connected to its USB ports works properly. This usually happens when the SCS.3m is not getting power. Verify that your SCS.3m is plugged into mains power via the included adapter. If it is, verify...

Specifications 9. Specifications Control Specifications (physical): 17 Buttons 11 Sliders 2 Level Meters Control Specifications (banked in firmware): 39 Sliders 36 Buttons 6 Level Meters MIDI Specifications: Standard note messages for each control Relative control change movement message for each slider A...

APPENDIX Audio Interface Configuration APPENDIX Audio Interface Configuration The content of this Appendix is organized in four brief sections: • Configuring your audio interface• Setting up a Native Instrument’s audio interface• Setting up a different audio interface• Setting your outputs Configuring Yo...

APPENDIX Audio Interface Configuration In the Please choose your setup drop-down, you will find a list of manufacturers. If you have an A8DJ or A4DJ, leave the -No or Other Controllers-option. In the Please choose your device drop-down you will find configurations for both of those audio interfaces. Sin...

APPENDIX Audio Interface Configuration Setting Your Outputs 63 Go to Preferences\Output Routing. • Mixing Mode: select Internal. • Output Monitor: is the output for your headphones. • Output Master: is the main left and right stereo output that goes to your speakers. • Output Record: is an additional...

APPENDIX Traktor LE MIDI Interface Configuration Click the Preferences button (located in the top right corner of the program) and then click MIDI Setup . Figure A.5 64 Figure A.5 On this page, you will see MIDI input and output devices. Your MIDI device will show up differentlydepending on what opera...

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