Stanton Mixer Control Surface/Audio Interface SCS.1m - Manual (Page 16)

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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.