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Stanton SCS.4DJ DJ Equipment User Manual

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2. Connect your primary USB device to one of the USB 2 0 PORTS located on the SCS 4DJ top rear or bottom of unit beneath the door You may use any driverless USB device that has a FAT32 NTFS or HFS non journaled only file system For just starting out it may make sense to place only a few songs on a USB drive or use the included demo material so you don t have to wait long for drive analysis where SCS 4DJ calculates your song information including BPM and Waveform to be completed to start playing You may also connect a USB keyboard as well as a powered active USB hub to augment the amount of available ports giving you the advantage of connecting more USB storage devices USB Port 1 top right of unit USB Port 2 rear of unit STEP FOUR Press the POWER BUTTON located to the right of the rear panel The unit will take about 45 seconds to boot up and will start the process of detecting and analyzing the content located on any USB devices that are currently connected When the Song Analysis symbol disappears then your songs are analyzed and you can take full advantage of the SCS 4DJ feature set I m Getting 02 21 Cosmetics TEMPO Power Button Song Analysis Symbol Now let s take a brief tour of the SCS 4DJ s controls and connections 2 UNIT OVERVIEW DECK A LEFT SIDE KEYLOCK EFFECTS TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT FILTER FLANGE SLICE DELAY Bow HOME RELOOP WAVEFORM
3. 5 5 How to Browse Your Music Library Your Body Is A Machine Ba I m Getting VIP MIX The Good Natured 02 21 Cosmetics 04 31 TEMPO BPM HIPASS TEMPO PPM SLICE 0 00 134 00 4 29 TITLE ARTIST BPM lt lt TIME T Awesome Snakes 106 9 01 56 Mysterious Lover 20 Jeremy Glenn 1071 04 50 Wavelength Missions 109 0 05 29 Land of the Breaks 1110 0236 Whenusleep SALEM 111 6 02 25 Connie N Frank Tony Underground 112 0 08 41 Knights Crusade Terry Wildlife 112 0 03 36 Fences Delphic Remi Phoenix 113 0 07 13 Invincible NightWaves 113 0 05 45 Load ToPlaylst The main way to browse your music library is through the BROWSE screen The BROWSE screen is accessed by pressing the BROWSE BUTTON located under the LCD SCREEN and is your main overview of song content stored on your Mass Storage Devices Content from all Mass Storage Devices is grouped within this screen so you never have to switch between connected drives to look for songs Four columns of information are displayed with the type of information being dependant upon your chosen sorting option described in the section below 5 6 Sorting Options Upon entering your library the TITLES sorting option is the default sort This display shows a list of all of the tracks available in the current collection in alphabetical order There are also columns displaying the Artist BP
4. Knobs The KNOB allow you to boost or kill the HIGH treble MID midrange and LOW bass frequencies of your music Three EQ knobs with central detent allow you to boost or kill cut to silent each of the bands Turning each EQ KNOB the left side the EQ s provide a full frequency kill Turning each EQ KNOB to the right the EQ s provide 6dB boost Deck Clip Meters These are two bi color LEDs that display the audio levels for each deck The LED is off when audio is less than 30db green when audio is between 30db and 9db yellow when audio is between 9db and 3db and red when audio is above 3db Master Output Volume Meters These are two LED ladder meters that display the audio levels for master output jacks Microphone LED The MICROPHONE INPUT has an LED that displays the microphone input level The LED is off when audio is lower than 30db green when audio is between 30db and 9db yellow when audio is between 9db and 3db and red when audio is above 3db Channel faders These control the output level of the Deck A and Deck B pre cross fader post auto gain Since SCS 4DJ uses a digital mix engine the life of all faders knobs switches is extended long past that of typical DJ mixer faders and will provide you with years of worry free performance Cross Fader This fader controls the relative mix between Deck A and Deck B Since SCS 4DJ uses a digital mix engine the life of all faders knobs switches extende
5. PITCH BEND H SCRATCH A LEVEL VOLUME MIC VOLUME MASTER VOLUME MIXER BROWSE PLAYLISTS stant SCS 4DJ 1 MASTER OUTPUT R SYSTEM B LEVEL VOLUME DECK B RIGHT SIDE EFFECTS KEYLOCK TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT FILTER FLANGE SLICE DELAY RELOOP PITCH BEND HOLD SCRATCH Pil CUE SYNC HEADPHONES minm VOLUME DECK CONTROLS EFFECTS KEYLOCK TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT FILTER SLICE DELAY RELOOP PITCH BEND SCRATCH SYNC TAP CUE 0 VOLUMS 5 14 1 USB CONNECTOR type A RIGHT SIDE OF UNIT ONLY This connector is used to attach the USB 1 1 or 2 0 mass storage device containing your song library Suitable mass storage devices include external hard drives flash drives portable digital music players memory card readers and USB hubs 2 PLAY PAUSE BUTTON Press to play the song at the current location and again to pause at the current location 3 CUE BUTTON The CUE Button lets you practice your mixes in advance by playing sections of the audio without having to engage full playback with the PLAY PAUSE button During normal playback pressing this button immediately moves the play position of the track to the last set cue point and pauses playback when released Pressing CUE again will engage the CUE PLAY function which plays the track from the cue point until you release the CUE button If you press PLA
6. SYSTEM button This will cause your unit to start fresh Also note there is a 20 000 song limit per drive so if you have a collection larger than 20 000 songs any songs after the first 20 000 will be unavailable 4 The Platters won t scratch properly SCS 4DJ does a calibration every time the unit is turned on for the platters to ensure the most accurate performance possible If the platters were held down during startup this can cause performance to be degraded due to an improper calibration Please re boot your unit to calibrate again this time not touching the platters 5 My Mass Storage Device is taking way too long to finish analyzing As stated before your SCS 4DJ does VERY extensive calculations to determine BPM waveforms etc As such analyzing on your SCS 4DJ can take a long time depending on the size of your collection 1 5th real time 6 I m seeing the wrong BPM value for my music SCS 4DJ has a powerful analysis engine but sometimes the song s BPM is off 9096 of the time this has been because of the engine seeing the song as half double the tempo it actually is From the HOME WAVEFORM screen you can edit your BPM with the EDIT BPM soft button This should correct your issue the beat grid of the song is not edited however the new BPM value is used by auto SYNC engine If it is still wrong you can use the TAP BPM button to the correct BPM though please note that the SCS 4DJ will still use the
7. you can use the touch sensitive top section of the PLATTER in SCRATCH mode while the CUE BUTTON is NOT held down to move the audio to the point that you want followed by pressing the CUE button again to set the new CUE POINT The CUE POINT will be a RED LINE while GREY LINES are the current BEAT GRID which is the internal SYNC ENGINE s reference to your current song s beats RED LINE SHOWS CURRENT CUE POINT POSITION GREY LINES SHOW BEAT GRID USED FOR SYNC ENGINE 3 With the track playing press the CUE button and the music will immediately stop and playback will return to the last CUE POINT you have set From here you can press PLAY PAUSE to resume playback or hold down the CUE BUTTON again to engage CUE PLAY 4 If you wish to continue playback while holding the CUE button pressing the PLAY button will disengaged the CUE button and start the SCS 4DJ to play in normal play mode Both buttons can then be released 5 If you wish to create a new CUE POINT press the PLAY PAUSE button again at the location you wish to create the CUE POINT at and press the CUE BUTTON once again A new CUE POINT will be set SYNC Button Pressing the SYNC button on a deck changes the Pitch to match the BPM of the opposite deck and lines up the playback position of the BEAT GRID shown in the diagram on page 28 of the song on the other deck As the tracks play forward this button can be used again to synchronize the tracks back together
8. EFFECT CONTROL knobs you can individually adjust two effect parameters depending on what effect you are in 11 TAP BUTTON Tap along with the music to enter manual BPM values for use with DSP EFFECTS or SYNC ENGINE This is used to manually enter BPMs when the Auto BPM function is unable to lock on a beat You must tap at least four times to enter a new BPM value MIXER CONTROLS 00 40 Soft 37 BROWSE Q SYSTEM o Stanton SCS 4DJ REC o LEW B LEVEL L MASTER OUTPUT R VOLUME HEEL UIN I HHL HH 17 1 LCD DISPLAY This is the main window to every of your mixing journey The full color 4 3 LCD displays information such as track waveform parameter adjustments and search information Contrast is adjustable in the onscreen SYSTEM menu 2 MENU SOFT BUTTONS There are 8 total soft function buttons The 4 physical buttons on each side of the display change their function depending on what menu you are located in hence soft buttons and control functions such as search song loading song sorting etc 3 SYSTEM BUTTONS There are 4 buttons located at bottom of the LCD DISPLAY and each changes the functionality of and information on the LCD DISPLAY based on the selected function The 4 functions are HOME WAVEFORM The main performance screen Press this button to switch between the HOME view and the WAVEFORM view The WAVEFORM view sh
9. HIPASS TEMPO BPM SLICE 0 0055 134 00 4 2990 The STATUS is your main location for playback information and is found at the TOP of all screens on your SCS 4DJ On each deck from left to right the following is displayed Song Name Artist Name If the song is PLAYING or PAUSED Time Elapsed or remaining if you have changed this in the SYSTEM MENU PITCH SLIDER percentage BPM FX Parameter Value As well upon boot the STATUS BAR will also show a circle upon drive scan database build and an analysis symbol to show that your SCS 4DJ is processing your songs Please note that screen operation may be slowed down while the Drive Scan process is happening TEMPO TEMPO 4 2996 4 2996 Drive Scan Drive Analysis Symbol Symbol The STATUS BAR keeps you in touch with what is happening with your SCS 4DJ system no matter what screen you are located in 5 3 Home Screen Invincible I m Getting Hi VIP MIX NightWaves 05 36 Cosmetics 01 57 keyk TEMPO BPM TEMPO BPM SLICE 19 59 134 00 4 29 134 00 Beat Counter L to line up your beats snap lag Next B Edit BPM v 1 Song Progress Waveform HOME WAVEFORM button located below the LCD screen is used to toggle between the HOME and WAVEFORM screens The HOME SCREEN displays useful information about the currently playing tracks This includes Play Pause status Album Art Progress o
10. appears on the album Release Date year the year the song was released Play time track length Bitrate the bitrate of the MP3 compression Device the device containing the song Comments any information in the Comments 103 field To exit the SONG INFORMATION screen press the BACK button at any time 5 10 Active Playlist Display empty empty TEMPO HIPASE TEMPO BPM FX 0 00 10 0 00 n TITLE ARTIST BPM TIME 61 Alternate BURNS 129 0 05 58 62 Aurora Mono4 Cello Zero 26 0 03 50 3 Bathroom Gurgle BUF Late Of The Pier 130 0 06 07 4 Better Than Love Jame Hurts 122 0 04 18 5 Bitten Bite Back True Sims 131 0 06 00 5451 2 eiit 6 5 3ABS Ter Bang Gang Vs V Lost V 04 00 68 Cold Check It MC VL 110 0 02 30 69 C MON Atmosphere 106 7 03 08 Death by Diamonds an Band Of Skulls 130 0 03 28 v peo To enter the ACTIVE PLAYLIST screen press the PLAYLIST button at any time The ACTIVE PLAYLIST contains the list of songs in your currently loaded playlist songs you have played during the course of your session or songs you have loaded into the playlist If you have not selected and loaded a playlist this display contains any songs that have been previously loaded on to DECK A or B As you play songs or use the ToPlayLst button within the browse menu this list will grow allowing you to build playlists on the fly or sa
11. cue scratch and pitch bend control e Multicolor 4 3 inch high resolution LCD with dual waveform display makes visual beatmatching easy Record your mixes directly to WAV files for sharing replaying and producing publishing performances Auto Loop mode automatically creates beat synchronized loop to keep the mix going longer e Four USB ports two within a compartment large enough for hard drives media players and other mass storage devices Unpacking Please check that you have received the following items 1 SCS 4DJ unit 1 Power supply 12 VDC 1 SCS 4DJ Quick Start Guide 1 SCS 4DJ User Manual Let s get started by hooking up the SCS 4DJ 1 STARTING UP STEP ONE Connect the AC DC adaptor to the DC POWER JACK found on the rear of the unit Fasten the SECURITY CLAMP found beside the DC power jack on top of the cable by unscrewing the fastener and then screwing it back down on the cable so that it is not possible for the cable to become dislodged DC Power Jack Security Clamp STEP TWO Connect either the 1 4 type Balanced audio output and or the RCA type Unbalanced AUDIO OUTPUTS to a power amplifier set of powered speakers or mixer see diagram below The SCS 4DJ features balanced and unbalanced connectors to connect to a wide variety of audio equipment and both outputs can be used simultaneously RCA Outputs 1 4 Jack TRS Outputs UNBALANCED BALANCED
12. defective in material or workmanship for a period of one 1 year following the date of original purchase Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below The warranty for mechanical parts which are subject to wear and tear are limited to either the earlier of thirty 30 days following the date of original purchase or for 10 000 cycles for switches Stanton will warrant all replacement parts and repairs for ninety 90 days from the date of original shipment Repairs made necessary by reason of misuse alteration normal wear or accident are not covered under this warranty Returns Authorized Stanton dealers are only authorized to sell and distribute merchandise within a specific country All goods requiring warranty repair or replacement must be returned freight prepaid if not hand delivered to the authorized Stanton dealer from whom the merchandise was purchased and in the same country where the merchandise was purchased For purposes of purchases made via the Internet the merchandise must be returned to the authorized Stanton dealer in the country where the authorized Stanton dealer which sold the merchandise to purchaser is located and not the authorized Stanton dealer 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 the merchandise was intended to be sold or as set forth above will v
13. if you have another Mass Storage Device connected you may select your other device and continue recording 5 MAIN SYSTEM SCREENS CONTROLS 505 40 5 1 Startup amp Shutdown Startup Upon power up your SCS 4DJ automatically scans any connected mass storage devices and if there is currently a previously created database scans for changes to your library If a device has not been previously used with the SCS 4DJ system or updated using a computer the tracks on your device will be automatically analyzed in the background allowing you to play songs with basic pitch and performance controls though you will lose controls like looping or accurate sync until your song is analyzed Shutdown To ensure that your connected Mass Storage devices are not damaged please make sure to shut down your SCS 4DJ properly by pressing the POWER BUTTON momentarily or using the shut down option in the SYSTEM MENU Once your SCS 4DJ has been powered down you may safely remove any connected devices WARNING Do not remove the power cable or unplug the unit to shut it off This could cause data corruption to your drive damaging your songs and other data In case the unit does not respond with a shutdown screen the power button can be pressed and held for 10 seconds for an emergency shutdown procedure 5 2 STATUS Your Body Is Machine I m Getting Hi VIP MIX The Good Natured 02 21 Cosmetics 04 31 TEMPO
14. include but are not limited to external hard drives USB thumb drives portable digital music players memory card readers and active USB hubs 8 USB CONNECTOR type B FROM UNIT This connector is used to attach the SCS 4DJ to a personal computer for MIDI CONTROLLER mode This connection is both Windows PC and OSX Apple compatible 9 KENSINGTON SECURITY LOCK Use with a Kensignton security lock for permanent installations to prevent theft or for display purposes 3 PERFORMING YOUR FIRST MIX OF 2 SONGS Now let s perform our first DJ mix of two songs by synchronizing the BPM s Beats Per Minute and use the Crossfader to do a volume fade between the two songs Before you start make sure your EQ knobs are set in the middle your EFFECTS are turned off LOOPS are not engaged and your CROSSFADER is set to one side STEP ONE Wait for the connected USB Mass Storage Device to finish analyzing Depending on size of collection this can take a while so it might be best to load a drive with a few songs to start out with until you get the hang of things We have also included demo content on the unit to test with for your convenience Songs are analyzed at 1 5 real time so a large collection may take a day or two to finish analyzing Next press the BROWSE button to go into the BROWSE screen Load the selected songs to your playback decks virtual turntables by using the NAVIGATION WHEEL to select your songs then press the LOA
15. not be displayed in the Browse menus Contrast screen contrast 6 6 Video Mode amp Demonstration Mode empty empty TEMPO EFM FILTER TEMPO FILTER 0 00 m 0 0056 VIDEOS lt lt The Video Player Menu displays a list of the videos detected by the system Only videos with the extension avi will be listed The list of available videos includes both the built in demo videos as well as any avi files that you may have on attached storage devices Use the scroll wheel to select your desired video There are two soft keys available in this display EXIT and PLAY Pressing EXIT or the BACK button will return you to the previous screen Pressing PLAY will play the selected video To exit the video and return to the DJ application press the lower right hand SOFT BUTTON The PLAY PAUSE buttons may be used to start and stop the video The CUE buttons may be used to return to the beginning of the video When a video is played it is automatically selected as the default video used in the Demo mode Demonstration Mode When you power the SCS 4DJ unit for the first time it will ask you to select your language Following this you will see a screen announcing that a video demonstration will be shown After a count down of 10 seconds the demonstration video will be played automatically If you do not wish to see the video and do not want the demo video to display at power up again follow the on screen instructions to tur
16. of a button This advanced digital mix engine also allows the SCS 4DJ to be placed into Auto DJ mode where the unit will automatically mix the music in your playlist based on your chosen style of mixing MIX AND DJ FROM YOUR DIGITAL MEDIA LIBRARY DJ directly from your digital media library located on your USB memory stick hard drive or smart phone SCS 4DJ supports most unprotected file formats including WAV MP3 and AAC files The layout is instantly familiar to the experienced DJ and logical enough for any novice to grasp As a mobile DJ SCS 4DJ gives you the the portability durability and flexibility you need to perform night after night with an intuitive yet simple surface easy access USB ports and a rugged chassis BECOME MORE CREATIVE SCS 4DJ s powerful one button sync engine and built in tempo and beat grid calculations let you spend less time keeping things synchronized giving you more time to be creative The beat synchronized features including FX and Auto Loops will give you professional sounding mixes from your first mix out of the box RECORD CAPABILITY Press the Record button and SCS 4DJ will record your performance to any mass storage device which can be shared between friends or used to produce a CD for distribution FEATURES Auto Sync control in the embedded computer system instantly beat matches one deck to the other with incredible accuracy e Dual high resolution touch sensitive weighted platters with
17. on messages for individual LEDs and Control Change messages for controlling the LEDs in VU meters MIDI note number and Control Change message numbers can be edited offline on your computer Please visit www stantondj com scs4dj htm for details MIDI Channel Allows you to set the channel upon which your SCS4 DJ sends receives MIDI commands from 1 16 Use the Navigation wheel to change the channel number MIDI Mode Highlight this item and press ENTER to enter MIDI Controller Mode Note that this will shut down the SCS 4DJ playback functionality When a host computer is attached MIDI messages will be sent to the host computer and messages from the host computer to illuminate LEDs will be honoured For a complete list of MIDI commands available for SCS 4DJ please visit www stantondj com scs4dj htm 7 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS USB Keyboard Support A USB Keyboard can be connected to your SCS 4DJ for even more control From within your SEARCH screen you can use a USB keyboard to type in characters for fast searching As well the following controls are available for playback F1 Play F2 Auto DJ F4 Load A F5 Home F6 Browse F7 Playlist F8 Search F9 Play B F11 Sync B F12 Load B Page Up Page Down shifts current list up or down one page Home End jumps to beginning or last page of list Up Down arrow Keys same as encoder knob for single stepping Left Righ
18. on the B side Typically used for certain techniques in scratching 6 5 Display Settings Display empty empty TEMPO HIPASS BPM 1140 7 3 22 40 Setlanguage NL Load Confirm French Track Time German Jump on Load Spanish End of Track Warning Auto Shut Off Hide Demo Content Brightness Set Language English French German Spanish Sets the language of the screens on SCS 4DJ Load Confirm On Off Provides a warning when loading a track into a playing deck or ejecting a Mass Storage Device when a song is playing off the drive Track time Remaining Elapsed Changes the time displayed for each track on the Home and Waveform screens from Remaining to Elapsed Jump Load On Off Sets the unit to automatically switch to the HOME WAVEFORM screen upon loading a song or to remain in the BROWSE PLAYLIST screens End of track warning time gives a visible warning of when the track is ending with a selectable time of 5 10 20 30 seconds Auto Shut Off 10 minutes 30 minutes disabled This control allows you to select a time after which the unit will shut down if you have not touched the unit or no music has been playing Use this to save power as well as extend the life of your SCS 4DJ NOTE Auto Shut Off does not turn off your SCS 4DJ if your unit is in AUTO DJ mode Hide Demo Content Off On When this item is turned on it will cause the built in audio demo content to
19. still performs the pitch bend function 5 SCRATCH BUTTON Enables the touch sensitive PLATTER to respond like a turntable and allow the Scratching of your audio Most Hip Hop Scratch DJ s will want this button the majority of the time During normal play mode touching the platter will pause playback and moving the platter forward or backward will create scratch sounds Holding down the scratch button and moving the PLATTER engages the Fast Forward Rewind function of the player 6 TOUCH REWIND BUTTON This function enables you to touch the PLATTER non rubberized center section to quickly return to your set CUE POINT instantly enabling rapid return to a CUE POINT for scratch effects as the TOUCH REWIND button also turns on the SCRATCH BUTTON Touching and releasing the jog wheel once will return playback to the last marked CUE POINT letting you quickly return to a cue point or rapidly trigger a sample song portion 7 PITCH CONTROL SLIDER The main speed control for your music This slide when pushed towards the bottom of the unit increases the tempo of playback When the slide is pushed towards the top of the unit the tempo of playback is decreased Pitch Range is selectable in ranges of 5 to 25 100 from the SYSTEM menu 8 PITCH BEND BUTTONS BUTTONS Used to temporarily decrease or increase the playback speed Pitch will return to the current setting when released 9 SYNC BUTTON The main co
20. 500 ma of current to each USB slave port USB hubs and USB HDDs attached to the SCS 4DJ hub only need be powered if they require more than 500 mA of current The SCS 4DJ itself must be plugged into an AC outlet Equivalent Input Noise lt 112 dBu A weighted measured Sensitivity clip 14 dBu trim at max Supported file types MP3 MP4 AAC M4A WAV AIFF Mic Input to Line Output SNR 20 2 22 2 gt 99dB A weighted THD N 1kHz 20Hz 22kHz BW lt 0 007 Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 3 dB 0 25dB 100Hz to 15kHz Sampling 24 bit 44 1kHz Digital Playback Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 2 dB 0 25dB 100Hz to 15kHz Signal Noise Ratio gt 106 dB A weighted THD N 1kHz 20Hz 22kHz BW 0 005 Max Output Level 14 5 dBu Crosstalk left to right lt 90dB 1kHz Sampling 24 bit 44 1kHz Headphone Amp Frequency Response 20Hz 20kHz 3 dB 0 25dB 100Hz to 15kHz Signal Noise Ratio gt 90 dB A weighted Fader Kill 85 dB Mic Input 1 4 TRS Master Outputs RCA unbalanced 74 pseudo balanced Headphone Output 1 8 Power Supplied Adapter Power Into 33 Ohms 180mW RMS OdBFS Power Into 150 Ohms 40mW RMS OdBFS Minimum Safe Load 16 Ohms Dimensions amp Weight 17 4 x 11 4 x 2 9 442mm x 291mm x 73mm Weight 5 0lbs 2 2 kgs 10 Thank you for choosing Stanton Your satisfaction is extremely important
21. 65 40 DIGITAL DJ MIXSTATION SER MANUAL Stanton Table of contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS adii i sb RO ccv cd a acido 4 BLOCK DIAGRAM cd Porra RE ER RV rua a EM 6 DE GLOSSARY pna dra d in 7 jjjdRee 9 PEATURES S c 10 k STARING UP u uu u u ree terete a 11 2 UNIT OVER VIEW uu uu uy una MP aa ia d aid ov ra mud DV MIU 13 ATLEEFT IDE uuu 13 DECK B RIGAHT SIDE P EO 13 DECK CONTROLS eer O 14 MIXER CONTROLS qoc E PH 17 FRONT AND REAR PANELS uuu u tatus Enn quat Fa 20 3 PERFORMING YOUR FIRST OF 2 5 8 222 22 4 PLAYBACK PERFORMANCE 24 LE Rois Re LU m cm 24 q Blo sol cc 26 4 ARG EMI OU 27 PCR CONTOS tts UU T MT T 29 OI u u 30 ZO MDC 0 OS u uay umawa E E E E E E 32 4 7 Headphone Cue amp Master Volume Controls
22. BEAT GRID from the initial analysis 7 don t see my entire collection in the browse list There are a few reasons that you may not see your entire collection in the browse list If some of your tracks are not playable by the SCS 4DJ ie files in data formats that SCS 4DJ does support they will not appear in your browse list If you look under the SYSTEM menu Devices gt Unplayable Songs a list of your tracks that can not be played due to incorrect format or data corruption in the file are listed If you have inserted a large device for the first time it can take a long time to find and display all of the songs in your collection The scanning icon will display in the center of the status header when your songs are being discovered The scanning icon will display when the first page of your browse list is available but your browse list is not yet completely available This icon will go away when the full collection is available for browsing Also note there is a 20 000 song limit per drive so if you have a collection larger than 20 000 songs only your first 20 000 songs will be available 8 It is very difficult to turn the storage compartment locking tabs on the bottom of the unit when removing the bottom cover Especially when SCS 4DJ systems are new those locking tabs can be hard to turn with just your fingers On the top of each locking tab is a slot in which the edge of a coin can be placed to make turning them easi
23. D A soft button located on the bottom of the screen for your selected songs Press BROWSE again and repeat for side B Note by default your unit will go to the HOME screen upon song load Press the BROWSE button again to re enter your song library BROWSE PLAYLISTS BROWSE NAVIGATION WHEEL Connie Frank ony Undergrounc Crusade Terry Wildlife Delphic Remi Phoenix Invincible NightWaves STEP TWO Now that you have your two songs loaded use the PLAY button on each deck to start playback of your songs leaving your CROSSFADER on one side Press the SYNC button on one deck to automatically beat match the song playing on that deck to the song playing on the other deck using SCS 4DJ s powerful synchronization engine to perfectly align the speed and beats of the songs STEP THREE Move the CROSSFADER to the middle to hear both songs and move from one side to the other to fade between your two playback tracks Use your two CHANNEL FADERs to further adjust volume levels As long as the SYNC engine is engaged and you have not moved the position of your pitch sliders your songs should remain aligned If your tracks drift out of alignment just hit the SYNC button again This can happen if a song s tempo is not fixed and varies over time STEP FOUR Use your EQ s to tailor your mix by boosting the bass etc Finally return the BROWSE screen from STEP ONE and start again to load new songs and mix further songs toge
24. ION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISKS OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVERS OR OPEN THE UNIT THERE ARE NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE ALL SERVICING SHOULD BE REFERRED TO QUALIFIED SERVICE ENGINEERS WARNING READ AND FOLLOW ALL THE SAFETY AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE CONNECTING OR USING THIS UNIT RETAIN THIS USER MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE ALL WARNINGS ON THE UNIT AND ITS PACKAGING SHOULD BE READ AND FOLLOWED WARNING This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm CAUTION To reduce the risks of fire or electric shock do not expose this product to rain or moisture Do not use this product near water for example near a bath tub washbowl kitchen sink laundry tub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool Unplug the unit from the wall outlet before cleaning Never use thinner cleaning fluids solvents or chemically impregnated cloths For cleaning always use a soft dry cloth Unplug this product during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time CAUTION The unit should be installed so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation For example it should not be situated on a bed sofa rug or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings or placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet that
25. M and duration of the tracks On the right side there is a vertical scroll bar to show your position within your library The following button choices are available Sort brings up a pop up menu where you can choose your SORTING OPTIONS Title Album Artist BPM Duration Comments Genre and Sessions Selecting the same sort option twice in a row will reverse the sort order ie BPM will go from High to Low or from Low to High SORT SOFT BUTTONS CONTINUED A Jumps the highlighted line back one letter alphabetically in the list Z Jumps the highlighted line forward one letter alphabetically in the list Navigation Wheel Motion scrolls between the available songs in your library playlist ToPlaylst adds the highlighted track to the end of the active playlist Load A B load the selected track into deck A or B Enter brings up a track info window that displays more information about the currently highlighted track Pressing BACK returns you to the BROWSE SCREEN The track info screen can also be scrolled through using the Navigation Wheel to see the detailed information for adjacent tracks Search takes you to the Search display section The following choices are available for SORT Artists Sort Sorts by ARTIST name in alphabetical order In this sort option the A and Z tabs moves up and down the list by ONE LETTER increments by ARTIST NAME Genres Sort Sorts by GENRES in alphabetical
26. RS connectors TIP RING SLEEVE BALANCED 1 4 TRS type balanced stereo audio output These connectors output the mixed audio signal generated from the SCS 4DJ unit 4 MICROPHONE INPUT amp VOLUME CONTROLS The SCS 4DJ has one 1 4 microphone input located on the front panel Microphone level is controlled by the microphone rotary volume control located on the front panel to the right of the microphone jack Suitable microphones are any standard dynamic style microphone 5 POWER BUTTON Press the Power Button momentarily to turn on or turn off the unit WARNING Do not remove the power cable or unplug the unit to shut it off This could cause data corruption to your drive damaging your songs and other data In case the unit does not respond with the shutdown screen the power button can be pressed and held for 10 seconds for an emergency shutdown procedure 6 1 4 and 1 8 HEADPHONE JACKS amp MIX CUE CONTROLS The headphone jacks located on the front of the SCS 4DJ are designed to accept any standard stereo headphone using either a 1 4 or 1 8 jack Use the MIX knob to fade between the CUE MASTER OUTPUT preview Use the HEADPHONE VOLUME KNOB to adjust headphone volume Both outputs can be used at the same time to share a single headphone signal to two headphones 7 USB CONNECTOR type A TO UNIT This connector is used to attach the USB mass storage device that contains your music library Suitable mass storage devices
27. Y PAUSE at any time other than the currently stored cue point pressing CUE will reset the cue point to the new position 4 PLATTER JOG WHEEL The touch sensitive top portion of the PLATTER JOG WHEEL is made to feel and function like a real vinyl turntable and the outer non slip PLATTER bump ring for pitch bending provides ultimate in response control The PLATTER has multiple functions a When playing or paused in SCRATCH mode the PLATTER can be used as a frame search control allowing you quickly search through a song Holding down the SCRATCH button the wheel is used for high speed FAST FORWARD REWIND SEARCH b Without the SCRATCH button engaged the PLATTER works as a pitch bend similar to a push or a drag on a turntable Turning the PLATTER counterclockwise temporarily slows down the playback speed according to the speed velocity and duration of the platter rotation Turning the PLATTER clockwise temporarily speeds up the playback speed Pitch will return to the current setting when the wheel stops c When in SCRATCH mode the PLATTER acts just like a vinyl turntable moving the song position forward or back in response to your movements The outer non slip PLATTER bump ring still performs the pitch bend function TOUCH REWIND mode is similar to SCRATCH mode except playback returns to the Cue point anytime the top portion of the platter which is touch sensitive is touched The outer non slip PLATTER bump ring
28. ch button turns the selected effect on or off or instantly switches to a different EFFECT while turning the last one off When one of the EFFECT BUTTONS is pressed an LED turns on and the effect is ACTIVE Each of the EFFECTS onboard SCS 4DJ automatically sync to the beat of your music and the LCD panel displays your changes in real time making it easy to remember your perfect settings The TIME RATE controls allow you to adjust your EFFECTS time in relation to the beat with 16 8 4 2 1 1 2 74 1 8 1 16 beat multipliers available The FREQ AMOUNT knob controls the amount of the effect in relation to the original audio the frequency of the filter cutoff and the chaos of the SLICE effect The Effect Knobs change the following parameters per effect Effect TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT Filter Rate SPEED Cutoff Lowpass Highpass Resonance Flange Rate SPEED Depth Delay and Feedback Slice Rate LENGTH Chaos Increased amount and styles of slicing glitching Delay Rate SPEED Regen Feedback The available EFFECTS on SCS 4DJ are FILTER A FILTER is a kind of EQ letting only high or low frequencies through The FILTER moves based on the BPM of the playing track and can be used as a transition effect between songs in place of the EQ controls In FILTER the TIME RATE controls the rate of the LFO low frequency oscillator on cutoff frequency set by the FREQ AMOUNT knob The FREQ AMOUNT control is a combination high pass l
29. d BPM value press and hold TAP button for 2 seconds to reset the detection to SCS 4DJ s AutoBPM value The new tapped BPM value is then displayed on the screen Please keep in mind that the BEAT GRID is not altered with the tapped BPM so the beat grid will be out of sync with the new tapped BPM which can have an adverse effect on the SYNC engine should SYNC be used While the TAP function does allow for functions such as SYNC to function before a song is analyzed LOOP still needs the full song analysis to be completed for the function to work 4 2 Loop Controls RELOOP Loop Buttons The LOOP BUTTONS help create a seamless loop of audio from within the playing program material this can be anything from a small section of audio like a vocal sample to a beat loop With SCS 4DJ s advanced beat sync engine this loop will always be perfectly on beat with no stuttering or gaps of silence The LOOP playing is displayed on the WAVEFORM screen with a light blue or green shaded block over the currently playing loop section showing you both the start and end points of your loop The loop start and end points will snap lock to the closest beat if you enable the SNAP control located on a soft button on your LCD With SNAP engaged you can be sure that your timing is rarely off The available loop controls are Loop This button is pressed to engage a beat synced loop Pressing the AUTO button a second time will exit the loo
30. d far beyond that of a typical DJ mixer crossfader and will provide years of worry free performance The crossfader curve speed at which volume comes in on each side can be adjusted in the SYSTEM menu Fader Position LED s Whenin AUTO DJmode TheseLEDsblinkwhilethe AUTO DJis moving the VRTUALCROSSFADER POSITION and turn steady on when the crossfade is complete NOTE Crossfader has no Soft Takeover function when in AUTO DJ mode if you make a movement the virtual position will instantly jump to whatever physical position you have moved the crossfader to 4 7 Headphone Cue amp Master Volume Controls es stanton SCS 4DJ CUE Select Headphone Symbol Buttons These buttons select which deck A or B will be fed into the CUE side of the HEADPHONE MIX control Use this control to pre listen to your decks before you move the volume crossfader controls to allow the audience to hear your performance As well this allows you to hear what activating any of your FX will sound like before turning up the volume of a song MIX When the knob is turned fully to the LEFT side this will allow you to hear your selected CUE source through your headphones Channel A or B When this knob is turned to the RIGHT the MASTER OUTPUT will be fed to your headphones When the knob is in the MIDDLE both sources will be heard at the same time PLEASE NOTE When the SPLIT CUE option is selected in the SYSTEM MENU the MASTER OUTPUT is routed to th
31. e right side of your headphones and the CUE SELECT to the right side The cue mix knob acts as a fader controlling the relative volume of the left earpiece and the right earpiece Headphone Volume This knob controls the volume of your HEADPHONE output Master Volume This knob controls the volume of your SCS 4DJ to your main 1 4 and RCA outputs on the rear of your unit 4 8 Microphone Controls MIC Volume This knob controls the volume of your MICROPHONE output 4 9 Recording Controls Record Button The RECORD BUTTON is used to record a CD quality 16bit 44 1khz WAV file on your Mass Storage Device To engage recording press the RECORD BUTTON once To end recording press the RECORD BUTTON again If there is more than one mass storage device attached then a pop up menu with a list allows you to select which device to save your recording to You can also hit the BACK button to exit without recording The RECORD button will flash when the device is close to full and recording will automatically turn off if the device is full To end your recording press the RECORD button again When a recording session is complete the session will appear in the Browse menu with a name containing the SCS 4DJ system name you have selected the time of day and date NOTE SCS 4DJ will record on the selected Mass Storage Device until you turn off recording or run out of space If you run out of space you can press the RECORD button and
32. er 9 locked my system and can t unlock it Press the BACK and ENTER buttons together to unlock your system 10 AUTO DJ mode isn t playing my entire playlist AUTO DJ mode will skip over any songs you have played so far If you want a song to play again you must re load it in your playlist If your playlist contains songs that are not resident on your currently attached storage devices SCS 4DJ will skip over them 11 The LED by the PITCH FADER isn t lighting up when the PITCH FADER is in the middle The LED by the PITCH FADER lights up when SYNC is turned on and the PITCH FADER position is not the same as the physical position not when the PITCH FADER is at zero 12 SCS 4DJ is not remembering my CUE POINTS Please make sure that your SCS 4DJ is set to at user CUE point from within the AUDIO SETTINGS menu called up using the SYSTEM button 13 My problem isn t covered here Please go to www stantondj com scs4dj htm for all of the latest troubleshooting updates and information 9 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION USB Compatibility SCS 4DJ is compatible with all USB 2 0 specifications and standards USB Mass Storage Devices SCS 4DJ is class compliant with all standard USB mass storage devices USB Power Requirements The SCS 4DJ built in USB hub has four USB slave ports USB devices can be attached to these ports in any position and in any order SCS 4DJ will support the USB hub standards The SCS 4DJ can provide
33. ets only treble through and low pass lets only bass through filter When the FREQ AMOUNT knob is towards the left it acts as a low pass filter When the FREQ AMOUNT knob is towards the right it acts as a high pass filter Resonance changes away from the center position of the knob depending on the cutoff frequency The FLANGE creates an extremely short delay of the audio creating an effect similar to jet taking off This classic effect can also be done by manually playing two copies of the same record at the same speed and nudging one to be slightly out of sync In FLANGE the TIME RATE controls the LFO Low Frequency Oscillator a type of modulation that creates a wavy sound in this case time as well as the speed of the flange FREQ AMOUNT controls the amount of delay and feedback SLICE The SLICE effect is a sample based effect creating a rhythmic re sequencing of the audio aka glitch or stutter of your audio This can be anything from simple repeating beats similar to a drummer playing extra beats for a drum fill or a skipping CD to full blown audio chaos The SLICE effect is different from the other effects in that the audio playback continues to move under the SLICE effect even though you will only hear a portion of the audio around the point at which you engaged the SLICE effect and if SLICE is on when you press the PLAY PAUSE button audio will continue until you turn SLICE off When SLICE is dise
34. f adjustment of the PITCH FADER with ranges of 5 10 25 25 100 6 3 Platter Settings Display THE BOMB BURNS RMX The Heavens The Bucketheads 03 42 Weird Tapes TEMPO BPM HIPASS TEMPO BFM 0 00 127 00 10 0 00 118 00 Brake Speed Medium Release Speed Fast None Start Up Speed slow medium fast none the time it takes audio to ramp up to full speed when the Play button is pressed Brake Speed slow medium fast none the time it takes for audio to ramp down to zero when the Pause button is pressed Release Speed slow medium fast none The time it takes audio to ramp up to full speed when the finger releases from the platter This control can be used to more accurately simulate the feel of releasing a vinyl record after scratching 6 4 CrossFader Settings Display empty empty TEMPO EPM HIPASS TEMPO BPM 7 3 22 40 Select Constant Power Crosstader Reverse Linear Transition Slow Fade Fast Cut Crossfader Curve Select chooses between the following Crossfader volume curves Constant Power Consistent volume fade through length of Crossfader Linear Gradual Build Transition Small Volume dip in middle of Crossfader Slow Fade Slow gradual fade Fast Cut Sharp cut typically used for scratching or to rapidly cut audio on off CrossFader Reverse Swaps sides of your crossfader to reverse with your B deck on the A side and the A deck
35. ided for use with the unit gt P P P IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT ENGLISH The apparatus shall be connected to a Mains socket outlet with a protective earthing connection GERMAN Das ist eine Wandsteckdose mit einem Erdungsleiter angeschlossen werden FRENCH L appareil doit tre connect une prise secteur avec connexion la terre SPANISH aparato estar conectado a una toma de red el ctrica con una conexi n a tierra ITALIAN L apparecchio deve essere collegato a una presa di rete con una connessione a terra protettiva 1 The unit and power supply should only be connected to a power supply outlet only of the voltage and frequency marked on its casing 2 Protect the power cable from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 3 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult a qualified electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 4 If the mains plug supplying this product incorporates a fuse then it should only be replaced with a fuse of identical or lo
36. if they fall off beat for any reason To use the SYNC button it is necessary that both tracks have BPM values associated with them greater than zero This value normally comes from when your SCS 4DJ analyzed your tracks but can also come from a tapped BPM value or a BPM value stored with the track data if analysis has not yet occurred If the BPM of the two tracks differs too greatly or the current pitch slider range for the deck is less than the needed pitch value change the pitch is changed to the maximum value allowed by the pitch slider and the play position of the slave deck is jumped to beat align momentarily with that of the master deck If either track is not analyzed or the BPM has been tapped or edited or the deck on which SYNC is pressed is not playing the pitch of the deck will be changed but the playback position will not jump to be beat aligned SCS 4DJ s sync engine can match BPM s based on half or double timed BPM s making it so that you can mix tracks with a far apart BPM value ie mixing an 80bpm track with a 160bpm track TAP Button The TAP Button provides a method to correct the automatically generated BPM value While the song is playing Tap the TAP button in time with beats of the music Multiple taps will set the BPM value to the rhythm The tapped BPM value is the average value of the values tapped in You must tap the TAP button at least four times to set a new BPM If you wish to defeat the manually tappe
37. ilar beat structure are mixed together in tempo creating a seamless transition between the two songs BPM An abbreviation of Beat Per Minute the number of steady even pulses in music occurring in one minute and therefore defining the tempo Beat Grid The Grey Lines on top of your song s Waveform that display the individual beats of your song Channel A path the signal takes through the unit via the two EQ Fader sections Crossfade Fading in one track while fading out another Crossfader A transitional slide control on a mixer for fading in one channel while fading out another using only a signal control Cue A point in a song that you want to start from which you select and listen to before using your Crossfader or Line Fader to increase the volume of the audio so your audience can hear the music Cueing is usually done on the first beat of a song when beat matching db Decibel A unit of measurement of audio volume in relation to a specified reference point such as Odb which is an agreed upon standard based on the threshold of hearing of the average person DSP Effects FX Electronic filtering or modification of an audio signal to change the sound In the case of SCS 4DJ this processing is done by a DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR DSP Equalization EQ The process of boosting or cutting audio signals at a specific frequency to help one song mix sonically with another Line Fader A control used to adjust the v
38. into either deck or B Navigation wheel changes the currently selected song Search Press SEARCH again to exit the SEARCH menu Edit Use to refine your SEARCH results by changing the letters numbers searched for ToPlaylst adds your song to the ACTIVE PLAYLIST TAG Artist Artist Artist TIME 02 30 02 36 02 35 Load B ToPlaylst dit Searc 5 9 Track Info Display a empty empty TEMPO BPM HIPASS TEMPO 0 00 10 0 00 um Title Body Armageddon Kid 606 Remix Artis t Hawnay Troof Album Shed Skin EP Track 5 BPM 130 0 Bitrate 192 kbps Format MPS Unclassifiable KINGSTON Comments With a song highlighted in the BROWSE or PLAYLIST screen press ENTER to view track information The Track info display provides extra information about the track based on track analysis and ID3 tags The BPM field is color coded to show if the track has been analyzed or where the BPM readout comes from with the following colors Red N A no tag id not analyzed Red tag id not analyzed Purple not analyzed tapped White analyzed Blue analyzed and edited i e BPM 2 or BPM 2 or tapped o o Information displayed in this view includes Title The title of the song Artist the song artist s Album the name of the album from which the song appears Genre the genre of the song BPM the track BPM Track as it
39. itive so that the turntable can be slowed down when touched and sped up when released The outer non slip PLATTER bump ring is not touch sensitive and is used for PITCH BEND Scratch Button Pressing the Scratch Button switches the jog wheel operation between Vinyl mode and Normal mode In Normal mode the Scratch button is not lit In this mode the entire PLATTER is used for pitch bend speeding up or slowing down a song temporarily to get it to be aligned with the song playing on the opposite deck In SCRATCH mode the SCRATCH button is lit red This allows you to move the platter back and forth and grab the audio just like a vinyl record The outer non slip PLATTER bump ring is still used for pitch bend If the deck is playing the top section of the jog wheel is used for scratching while touching only the outer rubberized portion of the PLATTER will not stop audio but instead engage a pitch bend To stop the track from playing simply place your finger the top of wheel scratch move your finger to rotate the jog wheel to create the feel of scratching on vinyl Making a fast motion in either direction on the scratch surface will cause the song to backspin or forward spin in the desired direction More velocity will cause a faster spin in either direction and the track will slow back down to the original speed similar to that of a vinyl record If the SCRATCH BUTTON is held down then the top section of the jog wheel f
40. laylist Replace Performs the same function as the delete all in the active playlist and then loads the currently highlighted playlist to the active playlist effectively making the selected playlist the current active playlist Navigation wheel changes the currently selected list item Enter button Physical button next to navigation wheel Changes the display to the Playlist Browse Display described in the previous section Sort Brings up a pop up menu that allows the list to be sorted by Title Date or Device lt lt gt gt takes you up and down the playlist display in 10 playlist increments Search takes you to the search display Active Playlist takes you back to your current playlist NOTE The SCS 4DJ search engine does not search for Playlists to find a playlist please use the Playlist Load screen and sort to locate your playlist ToPlaylst Replace Search 6 SYSTEM SETTINGS 6 1 Main System Display empty empty TEMPO BPM FILTER TEMPO BPM FILTER 0 00 0 00 Platter Settings Auto Loop Length Crossfader Settings Headphone Split 5 5 40 Settings Pitch Slider Range Display Settings Devices Video Player MIDI Controller The main SYSTEM MENU screen contains a left pane and a right pane The left pane lists the eight main categories of settings The right pane lists the different settings items in the currently highlighted main category The Enter Butt
41. may impede the flow of air through its ventilation openings The unit should be situated from heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other devices including amplifiers that produce heat No naked flame sources such as lighted candles should be placed on or near the unit WARNING Do not place this unit on an unstable surface cart stand or tripod bracket or table The unit may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the unit Use only with a cart stand tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the unit Any mounting of the device on a wall or ceiling should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over NOTE Should the unit become damaged beyond repair or reaches the end of its life please consult the regulations regarding disposal of electronic products in your region NOTE S tanton Magnetics cannot be held responsible for damage and or including data loss caused by improper use of the unit and or the applications prov
42. n a Mini Waveform Pitch Tempo percentage FX and Time elapsed remaining and a 4 segment BEAT COUNTER display to assist you in lining up your songs beats AUTO DJ is also accessed from this menu The soft buttons available from this screen are KEYLOCK AJB Toggles the KEYLOCK function separately for Decks and SNAP Locks Loop Cue functions to the beat nearest to where you activate a function for more accurate sync Next A B Auto loads the next track available from the active playlist described on page 52 into Deck A or B Edit BPM A B This brings up a pop up screen allowing the BPM of the track loaded in the deck to be doubled or halved Use this in function if the unit has accidently mis calculated the BPM of a song AUTO DJ Turns Auto DJ mode on and off Described on page 46 5 4 Waveform Screen We Like The Hifi Harris Rob Wine Them Jeans Rmix Mink Engine 02 40 So Shifty feat Ward 21 05 16 TEMPO BPM 55 TEMPO BPM HI PASS 11 40 142 59 7 3 8 85596 142 59 0 2 A 02 09 Song Progress Bar Current Cue Point Current Play Position B 05 16 YSN dps NextB Edit BPM The waveform display is accessed by using the HOME WAVEFORM button to switch between the WAVEFORM and HOME display The WAVEFORM SCREEN shows the waveforms of the tracks loaded in each deck The TOP WAVEFORM is for DECK the BOTTOM WAVEFORM is for DECK B If the track has not been analy
43. n off DEMO MODE completely To re enable DEMO MODE you must perform a FACTORY RESET 6 7 Device Settings empty empty TEMPO BPM HIPASS TEMPO BPM 11 40 1 3 2240 DEVICE Free Eject Device KINGSTONI2SOGIME Unplayable Songs Eject This will safely eject the selected device from SCS 4DJ without any fear of drive corruption which could result in loss of music song analysis files and other data on your drive Unplayable Songs Provides a list of songs that could not be analyzed or played by SCS 4DJ This can be due to corruption or DRM Digital Rights Management Clean Database If you are having issues with your song database database is not updating etc when new songs are loaded on the drive this option will delete the current database so your SCS 4DJ can start fresh 6 8 MIDI Controller Mode empty empty TEMPO BPM FILTER TEMPO BPM FILTER 0 0056 s 0 0056 z MIDI Channel MIDI Channel 0 MIDI CONTROLLER MODE SCS 4DJ is not only a powerful all in one solution but also acts as a highly functional MIDI controller compatible with a wide range of DJ applications such as Native Instruments Traktor Atomix Virtual DJ Mixvibes Cross SCS 4DJ sends NOTE ON messages when buttons are pressed Note off messages when buttons are released and Control Change messages when sliders or knobs are moved The LEDs on SCS 4DJ can be controlled by host applications by sending Note
44. ng analysis files and other data on your drive Factory Reset This resets all internal settings of your SCS 4DJ to the original factory conditions The main system categories are Audio Settings Platter Settings SCS 4DJ Settings Display Settings Devices Modes of Operation Midi Controller 6 2 Audio Settings Display THE BOMB BURNS RMX The Heavens The Bucketheads 03 51 Weird Tapes TEMPO HIPASS TEMPO BPM 0 00 127 00 10 0 00 118 00 Auto Cue at audio start point Auto Loop Length Cue at beginning of file Headphone Split Cue at user CUE point Pitch Slider Range Auto Cue Chooses between the following CUE POINT behaviors Cue at audio start point sets the CUE POINT at the start of the song cuts off any silence at the start of a song Cue at beginning of file sets the CUE POINT at the start of the audio file even if there is silence at the start of the song Cue at user CUE POINT sets the CUE POINT at the last CUE POINT you set in a song or the audio start point if no CUE POINT has been set yet Auto Loop length specifies the length of the auto loop engaged when pressing the Auto button with ranges of 1 2 4 8 16 bars Headphone Split On Off When ON routes deck audio to the left earpiece and mix audio to the right earpiece The HEADPHONE MIX knob becomes the volume for each side of the earpiece Pitch Slider Range selects the maximum range o
45. ngaged the song position will be at the position it would have been had you not engaged the effect The TIME RATE knob controls the time length of the individual slices as well as the number of different slices played The FREQ AMOUNT knob increases both the number of effects Repeat Reverse Normal Playback for set length of time like a loop applied to the slices as well how often the effects occur with total random effects at the maximum setting At the maximum settings a full random re sequencing of your audio is occurring while at the lowest settings a repeatable and unchanging audio loop occurs One note the SLICE effect can be used as a tempo synced sampler effect you can take a loop of audio by setting the TIME RATE knob to the desired beat length and then the FREQ AMOUNT knob to 01 all the way to the left This will create a perfect loop that can be remixed on the fly DELAY The DELAY effect plays back portions of the original signal slightly behind the original similar to yelling in a cave On the shortest settings the DELAY sounds similar to a quick echo On the longest settings the DELAY can sound like a concert hall echo applied to the playing audio In Delay the TIME RATE changes the length of the delay and FREQ AMOUNT controls the amount of feedback repeats on the delay 4 6 Mix Controls Soh len BROWSE PLAYLISTS SYSTEM Stanton SCS 4DJ oe hs L MASTER OUTPUT R xe VOLUME I 32
46. nnect a USB Keyboard to your unit and type To delete your last letter use the Backspace key Use the Enter key to start your search The Search display has two soft keys Go starts the search for the entered string Exit Search exits Search mode and returns you to the screen you were in prior to SEARCH All searches are global searches that search for the word s or characters in any of the searchable fields The searchable fields are Title Artist Album Genre Comments Duration and BPM maximum of TEN LETTERS may be entered as a search word or phrase Only the beginning of each word in an ID3 tag is searched When the search is complete the display will change to the Search Tracks result screen 5 8 Search Results Display empty empty TEMPO HI PASS TEMPO 0 0056 10 0 0056 BPM RESULT Cold Check It aaah MC VL Land of the Breaks MC VL Monkeyshines MC VL After you have pressed the GO key the SEARCH RESULTS display is shown From here you can select your track to load add a song to a playlist sort your search results or edit your search to narrow down your choices The following button choices are available Sort Brings up a pop up menu that allows the list to be sorted by Title BPM Time or the Comments field of the song ID3 tag lt gt Page Up Down Arrows Pages up and down your search results in 10 song increments Load load the selected track
47. ntrol of the internal SYNC engine allowing for one touch beat matching of your playing songs During playback pressing this button will change the speed and beat position of the selected track to match that of the track playing on the opposing deck This overrides the PITCH CONTROL SLIDER 5 When the PITCH CONTROL SLIDER is moved again it s operation depends the value of the Soft Takeover if the PITCH CONTROL SLIDER 5 responds immediately to your movement or after you have moved past the virtual pitch setting setting in the SCS 4DJ Settings menu If the setting is On Soft Takeover enabled default value Pitch value will not change until the PITCH SLIDER is moved to match the virtual value of the Pitch set by the SYNC engine The AUTO LED at the midpoint of the PITCH CONTROL SLIDE indicates when the two are not synchronized ie if PITCH CONTROL SLIDE and VIRTUAL PITCH POSITION the pitch position chosen by the SYNC engine regardless of PITCH CONTROL SLIDE position are not the same The LCD Display also has an arrow displayed next to the TEMPO value indicating which way to move the PITCH CONTROL SLIDE If the setting is OFF No Soft Takeover then any movements of the PITCH CONTROL SLIDE will become effective immediately 10 DSP EFFECT SELECTION CONTROLS Dual effect processors one for each deck and both can be used at the same time This section controls the four on board audio effects FILTER FLANGER SLICE and DELAY Using the two
48. oid this warranty To initiate a warranty repair you must contact the authorized Stanton dealer from whom you purchased the merchandise and follow such authorized Stanton dealer s return policy Stanton assumes no risk and shall be subject to no liability for damages or loss resulting from the specific use or application made of the merchandise Stanton s liability for any claim whether based on breach of contract negligence infringement of any rights of any party or product liability and relating to the merchandise shall not exceed the price received by Stanton from your purchase of such merchandise In no event will Stanton be liable for any special incidental or consequential damages including loss of use loss of profit and claims of third parties however caused whether by the negligence of Stanton or otherwise To the extent permitted by law and except as otherwise provided above Stanton disclaims any express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The above warranty provides you with specific legal rights You may also have additional rights which are subject to variation from state to state and country to country If there is a dispute regarding the warranty of merchandise that does not fall under the warranty conditions stated above please include a written explanation with the merchandise when returned pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein Stanton
49. olume of an input or output channel on a mixer Headphones Miniature speakers worn on the head that allow you to hear the audio output used by Dus to assist in cueing songs LED Light Emitting Diode An electronic light which is illuminated to show the status of a signal or feature These can be bi color meaning they light two different colors depending on function A seamless repeat of an audio sample musical segment MIDI Controller A hardware device used to control software via MIDI protocol messaging MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface usually found in keyboards amp drum machines One of the many use cases for MIDI controllers are for controlling software applications which run on an external computer not required to use SCS 4DJ but available should you wish to use Mixer A unit designed to blend together two or more sound sources Mixing The process of blending two songs by synchronizing the BPMs speed tempo and using the Volume Faders Crossfader to balance the volume between the two Monitor To carefully listen to and study a recording or mix so as to make adjustments This can be listening to the Master Output what is coming out of your speakers or the Cue Bus Pre Listen Cue the signal coming from your decks before you move your faders for the audience to hear a signal Platter Jog Wheel A circular disc designed to emulate the functions of a Vinyl record disc on a t
50. on selects the submenu When a submenu is selected the contents of the right pane moves over to the left pane Once you have entered the right pane you can view detailed information explaining the highlighted setting as well as the available setting choices and the current setting value Pressing Enter moves the right pane menu to the main focus allowing you to edit The ENTER BUTTON sets the new setting choice and moves the focus back to the left pane The BACK BUTTON moves back through the menu settings much like the back key of a web browser All settings are also saved through powering on and off your SCS 4DJ so you do not have to change back settings when turning on the unit again On the four corners of this screen are main control tabs for quick access to important system settings They are Power shuts down the system safely Lock locks SCS 4DJ s controls with the exception of MASTER MICROPHONE and HEADPHONE volume controls To unlock press BACK and ENTER buttons together This function is so you can leave your SCS 4DJ unattended without worry Note make sure that you look at the positions of your knobs and sliders when you return to unlock the system and return them to the last position if they have been changed as if there have been changes the value will jump when unlocked Eject This will safely eject the device from SCS 4DJ without any fear of drive corruption which could result in loss of music so
51. order In this sort option the A and Z tabs moves up and down the list by ONE LETTER increments by GENRE BPM Sort Sorts by BPM In this sort option the A and Z tabs become 10 10 tabs and moves up and down the list in TEN BPM increments Album Sort Sorts by ALBUM In this sort option the A and Z tabs moves up and down the list by ONE LETTER increments by ALBUM NAME Comments Sort Sorts by the COMMENTS field in your ID3 tags In this sort option the A and Z tabs move up and down the list by ONE LETTER increments by the first letter in the COMMENT FIELD Time Sort Sorts by TIME In this sort option The A Z buttons become gt gt lt lt buttons which move in increments of one page of data Sessions Sort Sorts by the recorded SESSIONS on your Mass Storage Device In this sort option the A and Z tabs turn to PAGE UP PAGE DOWN tabs 5 7 Search Display empty empty TEMPO BPM HIPASS TEMPO 11 40 73 2240 MCVIL On the top right corner of your BROWSE and PLAYLISTS screens is a SEARCH soft button SCS 4DJ has a powerful search function that allows you to quickly find songs by entering in the word you remember from ANY field title artis Comments etc and brings up the results in a sortable list There are two ways to enter in characters here 1 Use the NAVIGATION WHEEL to select letters and confirm your choice with the ENTER button Use the BACK button to delete the last letter 2 Co
52. ows colored waveforms for both decks as well as beat locations CUE and LOOP locators The HOME view shows your album art a beatkeeper for keeping your decks aligned as well as a small version of the waveform for each deck with current play position in the waveform indicated Pressing the HOME WAVEFORM button after being in a different display will return you to whichever view HOME or WAVEFORM was displayed last BROWSE The main browse menu From this menu you can view the songs on your MASS STORAGE DEVICES select songs to load in your playlists and choose the songs to play on decks A and B PLAYLISTS The main preparation menu From this menu you can prepare song lists load save and delete playlists SYSTEM The system customization menu From this menu you can customize the controls of your unit change pitch range etc 4 NAVIGATION WHEEL ENTER amp BACK BUTTONS These are the main Menu navigation controls You can scroll between songs search for songs and name playlists using the virtual keyboard go forward back in menus and change system parameters 5 EQ CONTROLS Use the High Mid and Low knobs to modify the frequency content of your music The EQ controls provide a complete frequency kill volume at zero for each frequency band on the LOW BASS MEDIUM MID RANGE and HIGH TREBLE frequency bands as well as 6db boost 6 CHANNEL FADERS The CHANNEL FADERS for each deck are used to control audio vol
53. p The default length of the auto loop can be selected in the SYSTEM Menu Six different loop lengths are available 1 2 4 8 and 16 bars Divide When a loop is active this button changes the end point of the loop to divide the loop length in half Use this button to cut down the audio loop to your desired length Multiply x When a loop is active this button changes the end point of the loop to double the loop length Reloop This button jumps the playing track to the start point of the last loop If the deck is playing the deck will loop If the deck is paused the deck will stay paused The last loop created will be remembered until the track is unloaded from the deck NOTE If you are playing with the loop controls it is very easy to accidently rest your hand on or touch the PLATTER which can stop or pitch bend audio playback Please be careful not to be touching the platter while you are using the loop controls so you do not alter audio playback in a way you may not want As such you may want to keep the SCRATCH and TOUCH buttons off when you are looping 4 3 Platter Controls PITCH BEND HOA SCRATCH Platter Jog Wheel The high resolution touch sensitive PLATTER is used for scratching seeking and pitch bend and responds like a real vinyl turntable Note this wheel is sometimes known as wheel for its ability to nudge the audio forward or back The top of the wheel is touch sens
54. s declaration relates is in conformity with the following standards WoHS REACH The Declarations of Conformity can be obtained from 382 Ave de la Couronne B 1050 Brussles Authorized European representative Phone 3226450500 Fax 326450505 BLOCK DIAGRAM BEND TOUCH SCRATCH LL JL 3E 1 PLATTER L LOOP CONTROL PITCH LL E PLAY PAUSE CUE SYNC AUTO MULTIPLY DIVIDE RELOOP BEND BEND TOUCH SCRATCH LE E PLATTER DECK B 1 LOOP CONTROL PITCH MICROPHONE INPUT DYNAMIC ZIN gt 10 KOHMS Headphone L Lea pone HEADPHONES MIX CueA MIC VOLUME LOW MID HIGH TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT ISOLATING EQ C gt EFFECTS gt INF to 6dB FILTER FLANGE SLICE DELAY DECK A VOLUME FADER ROUTING CROSSFADER DECK B VOLUME FADER LOW HIGH TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT 47 EFFECTS ISOLATING EQ L JL JL 1 PLAY PAUSE CUE SYNC L JL JL 1 AUTO MULTIPLY DIVIDE RELOOP INF to 6dB L JL JE 1 FILTER FLANGE SLICE DELAY OUTP UT MIX HEADPHONES OUTPUT ZOUT 32 OHMS H P LEVEL gt MASTER OUTPUT ZOUT gt 75 OHMS MASTER VOLUME INF 10dB MASTER OUTPUT R ZOUT gt 75 OHMS DJ GLOSSARY Beat Matching A mixing technique where two programs with sim
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56. t BPM This brings up a pop up screen allowing the BPM of the track loaded in the deck to be doubled or halved Use this in function if the unit has accidently mis calculated the BPM of a song More about SCS 4DJ s AUTO DJ Mode THE BOMB BURNS RMX The Heavens The Bucketheads 05 20 Weird Tapes TEMPO HIPASS TEMPO BPM 0 0056 127 00 10 0 0056 118 00 AUTO DJ SYMBOL The Auto DJ mode of SCS 4DJ is incredibly powerful and allows you to step away from the decks for a break to engage the audience or to plan ahead for the rest of your set SCS 4DJ offers six different Auto DJ fade times selectable in the SYSTEM MENU These fade times are altered by whatever you have set your current CROSSFADER CURVE to in the SYSTEM MENU as well meaning that you hear more or less of the next song more quickly when the song is fading in When Auto DJ is active you will see a small headphone icon on your information bar letting you know that Auto DJ is in control Auto DJ mode may be started or stopped at any time If a track is already loaded to a deck and playing the Auto DJ will take over immediately and load subsequent tracks from the Active playlist and auto crossfade for you If a track is loaded but not playing pressing PLAY on the loaded track will start off the Auto DJ If no tracks are loaded but there are songs in the Active playlist pressing play will automatically load the first song in the Active playlist and start to play it
57. t arrow keys same as back and enter keys Backspace Same as BACK button Enter Same as ENTER key 8 TROUBLESHOOTING 1 My Mass Storage Device isn t showing up SCS 4DJ supports a majority of USB based Mass Storage Devices hard drives iPod s iPhone s Thumb Drives However SCS 4DJ does not support the following device types 1 HFS Journaled Format Drives 2 Windows 7 Phones While many drives can be powered by the USB bus present on the SCS 4DJ there are drives that require an external power source Be sure to externally power any USB drive that has an external power supply 2 don t see a waveform on screen don t see a reading can t use automatic looping or syncing SCS 4DJ analyzes all files to prepare them for performance This is a very extensive analysis and does take time around 1 5th of the time it takes your song to play from start to finish While you will get basic playback functionality during this time some of the more advanced features won t be available until the analysis is finished If you need to perform before then you can use the TAP TEMPO function to get a BPM readout to start performing now 3 My drive won t finish analyzing If a drive is unplugged or your SCS 4DJ is powered down improperly this can corrupt the files on your drive causing analysis to fail Please connect your drive to your unit and use the Clean Database function located in the DEVICES menu under the
58. ther Congratulations you have just completed your first mix Now let s learn more detail about the individual performance controls and menus that your new SCS 4DJ offers and how to use their functionality 4 PLAYBACK PERFORMANCE CONTROLS 4 1 Play Controls PLAY PAUSE BUTTON Starts Pauses playback of a track CUE BUTTON During normal playback pressing this button immediately returns the track to the last set cue point either one you have set or the point at which audio starts found by your SCS 4DJ s AUTO CUE engine and pauses playback when released Holding the CUE button down will engage CUE PLAYBACK which plays the track from the cue point until you release the CUE button If the PLAY button is pressed while holding the CUE button down then playback will continue even after the CUE button has been released If no CUE POINT has been created pressing the CUE BUTTON will bring the playback point to the start of the track or to the AUTO CUE point as selected by the SCS 4DJ CREATING A CUE POINT 1 With a track currently playing press the PLAY PAUSE button and playback will pause at the current position Although the track has been stopped a new CUE POINT has not been created 2 Press CUE to create a CUE POINT at your current location in the track Pressing and holding the CUE button again will start playback from the current position until you let go of the CUE button If you want to change your CUE POINT position
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60. ume Use these in conjunction with the EQ CONTROLS on each channel to match song volume and tonal quality of each song 7 CROSSFADER The CROSSFADER is used to fade audio between channels A and B for mixing transitions The CROSSFADER has a user selectable Crossfader Curve speed at which program volume changes through crossfader travel from the System menu Hear Hear Channel A Channel 8 HEADPHONE CUE BUTTONS Use the HEADPHONE buttons to listen to decks A or B cue before CHANNEL FADER and CROSSFADER preview Use the CUE VOLUME control located on the front of the unit to control cue volume 9 RECORD BUTTON Use the RECORD button to record your performances on to the MSD Mass Storage Device of your choice The WAV file saved can then be transferred to your computer for sharing saving your performances and broadcast FRONT AND REAR PANELS 1 DC POWER JACK This connector is used in conjunction with the AC DC adaptor to power the unit Next to the DC power jack is a security clamp which can be fastened over the power cable to prevent it from being dislodged WARNING ALWAYS USE THE SUPPLIED POWER ADAPTER OR A REPLACEMENT ADAPTER PURCHASED FROM AN AUTHORIZED STANTON DEALER 2 MASTER OUT LEFT RIGHT RCA connectors UNBALANCED RCA type unbalanced stereo audio output These connectors output the mixed audio signal generated from the SCS 4DJ unit 3 MASTER OUT LEFT RIGHT 1 4 T
61. unctions as a HIGH SPEED FAST FORWARD REWIND This can be used to quickly find a point in a song or seek backwards to the beginning or end of a song Touch Button Pressing the Touch Button toggles the jog wheel operation between touch rewind mode and normal operation When touch rewind is in on the TOUCH and SCRATCH buttons will both lit red otherwise it will be off The touch rewind mode overrides the setting of the Scratch Button When touch rewind is on tapping or touching the top of the jog wheel causes a jump to the main CUE point On release of the jog wheel audio continues to play from wherever the scratch ended The outer rim of the jog wheel remains as pitch bend When touch rewind is turned off whatever mode you were in last PITCH BEND or SCRATCH is the mode you return to ie if SCRATCH was off then SCRATCH will turn off again 4 4 Pitch Controls KEYLOCK PITCH BEND BUTTONS Used to temporarily decrease or increase the playback speed plus or minus 2 Pitch will return to the current pitch slider setting when released PITCH SLIDER The high resolution PITCH SLIDERS can be set for four different pitch ranges The PITCH SLIDER RANGE is selected in the SYSTEM menu under AUDIO SETTINGS with selectable ranges of 5 10 25 25 100 The pitch slider range alters the amount of pitch change that can be performed by the slider and acts to control the maximum range of pitch adjustment that can be made b
62. urntable allowing you to grab the audio to scratch Scratch A turntable mix technique that involves rocking the record back and forth by hand with the phono cartridge in the playing position creating a variety of rhythmic sound patterns Synchronization Sync In the case of the SCS4 DJ pressing the SYNC button so that the beats and BPM s of a song are matched and in perfect unison Waveform The visual representation of the volume and individual frequencies of your music USB The input output type for storage or computer connection on your SCS4 DJ Stands for Universal Serial Bus and is an interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable USB Cable using two way transmissions USB Hub A device that lets you plug one USB cable into your unit and provides multiple USB inputs for expansion Congratulations on choosing the SCS 4DJ the most advanced DJ Mix Station the planet From professional to novice bedroom to dance floor Stanton s SCS 4DJ is your complete DJ solution SCS 4DJ is a compact road worthy DJ rig that gives you the power of traditional analog and computer based DJ setups in a single unit MIXING MADE SIMPLE The Stanton SCS 4DJ is the first truly integrated DJ system offering advanced one button automatic synchronization The embedded computer system assists your mixing by automatically synchronizing the tracks at the push
63. ve your set for later use When songs have been played they will be grayed out indicating to you that you have already played the song sometime during your session Playlists can be edited or saved from within this menu using the controls listed on the next page Editing your Active Current Playlist Editing your Active currently loaded playlist is easy To enable you to edit your playlist the following buttons are available from within the playlist display Shuffle shuffles the order of the tracks in the list If a song has been grayed out then it has already been played or is playing currently and will not be added to the shuffle Save brings up a pop up menu that allows the current active playlist to be saved as a playlist From here you can choose the location to save your playlist in This playlist can be opened later from applications such as iTunes or Winamp for further editing Delete provides a pop up menu with choices to remove the currently selected track or remove all tracks from the active playlist Use this option if you need to quickly edit your playlist to start from scratch Move moves the position of the currently selected track within the active playlist To move a track use the scroll wheel to select the new location and press the MOVE button a second time to drop the track in the newly selected position If you try to move a song that has already been played a copy of this song
64. wer rupture value 5 Never use a damaged or frayed power cable this can introduce serious risk of exposing lethal voltages 6 The power supply cable of the unit should be unplugged from the wall outlet when it is to be unused for a long period of time 7 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer DO NOT ATTEMPT SERVICING OF THIS UNIT YOURSELF REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL Upon completion of any servicing or repairs request the assurance that only Factory Authorized Replacement Parts with the same characteristics as the original parts have been used and that the routine safety checks have been performed to guarantee that the equipment is in safe operating condition REPLACEMENT WITH UNAUTHORIZED PARTS MAY RESULT IN FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR OTHER HAZARDS ATTENTION POUR LES CHOC ELECTRIQUES INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU AU FOND This unit should be serviced by qualified service personnel when The power cord or the plug has been damaged Objects have fallen or liquid has been spilled into the unit The unit has been exposed to rain or liquids of any kind The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance The device has been dropped or the enclosure damaged REGULATORY CERTIFICATION Stanton Magnetics declare under our sole responsibility that this product to which thi
65. will be moved to the new location Load A B load the selected track into deck A B Navigation wheel Scrolls within the Active Playlist If the Move button has been pressed the scroll wheel moves the currently selected track within the playlist If a fast scroll motion is used a letter number display will pop up allowing you to jump by large numbers of songs quickly Enter button brings up the track info display showing more information about the currently highlighted track Playlists takes you to a list of playlists available on the Mass Storage Device These can be playlists created on SCS 4DJ or created within applications such as iTunes or Winamp This section is described on the next page Search takes you to the Search display 5 11 Playlist Load Display empty empty TEMPO BPM HIPASS TEMPO 0 00 0 0095 10 PLAYLIST NAMIE DEVICE lt lt DANCE SET 5 5 40 Setlist 70 00 SCS 4D PLAYLIST LOAD display accessed from the PLAYLIST display by pressing the PLAYLISTS SOFT BUTTON in the upper left hand corner when within the PLAYLIST menu From here you can access the playlists on your storage devices The following button choices are available DATE S 01 1980 00 00 01 1970 00 00 ToPlaylst Loads currently highlighted playlist to the bottom of the active p
66. y the SYNC or AUTO DJ functions PITCH BEND AUTO LED When the SYNC button is used this turns off your PITCH SLIDER and the SCS 4DJ s SYNC ENGINE takes over The AUTO LED provides a visual indicator of when this is happening This LED has two operating states when ON depending on the setting in the SYSTEM MENU Soft Takeover LED is lit until the PITCH SLIDER is moved past the VIRTUAL pitch setting Direct Physical Takeover LED turns off when PITCH SLIDER is moved PITCH will instantly jump to the current physical position When the PITCH SLIDER is moved to match the VIRTUAL POSITION when SOFT TAKEOVER is on or simply moved at all when Direct Physical Takeover is on the AUTO LED will then turn OFF This also means that the SYNC ENGINE is no longer in control of your mix so your mix might be thrown off KEYLOCK LED KEYLOCK allows you to move the PITCH SLIDER up and down to change playback speed without altering the key of the song The KEYLOCK LED illuminates when the corresponding KEYLOCK BUTTON is used in either the your HOME or WAVES screen When the KEYLOCK function is turned off the LED will not be illuminated 4 5 EFFECT Controls EFFECTS TIME RATE FREQ AMOUNT FILTER FLANGE SLICE DELAY EFFECTS CONTROLS SCS 4DJ has dual EFFECTS processors Deck A amp B with each capable of processing audio on an single deck The four available EFFECTS are FILTER FLANGE SLICE and DELAY Ea
67. zed the WAVEFORM area for the song will be EMPTY The waveform of a track is multi color with color associated with frequency and brightness with amplitude to give you a quick visual reference to aid in mixing Waveform colors are based on EQ frequency with orange to yellow for bass frequencies midrange in green and high frequencies in blue A red vertical line with a red triangle on top occurs for the current active CUE POINT An additional center line in the middle of the waveform shows the current playback position in each track When the pitch of the deck is adjusted from it s native value the waveform will stretch or compress to give you a quick visual aid when referencing the amount of your speed change This also helps you to keep the beats of the two decks aligned The SYSTEM MENU also provides the option of switching to the HOME WAVEFORM display automatically when a track is loaded to a deck This can be useful if you wish to load more than one track on your decks before switching to the HOME WAVEFORM screen The buttons available in the WAVEFORM DISPLAY mode are as follows KEYLOCK Toggles the KEYLOCK function on Decks and SNAP Locks Loop Cue functions to the beat nearest to where you activate a function for more accurate sync Next A B Auto loads the next track available from the active playlist into Deck A or B ZOOM Toggles between a close up and wide overview of the track WAVEFORM Edi

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