Stanton DJC.4
“The Stanton SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mixstation is the first true all-in-one DJ Console that combines a DJ controller with internal software, on board computer and an on-board LCD screen that can be used for file navigation, waveform display, software setup, and video playback.
Stanton’s new DJC.4 is a DJ controller with audio interface bundled with an enhanced 4-deck version of Virtual DJ LE. The DJC.4 allows users to scratch and mix 4 decks of audio, as well as control video. The integrated 4-channel audio interface allows users to integrate analog turntables or CD decks into their performance, and the large touch sensitive jog wheels make for extremely tight scratch and pitch bend control. Plug in and Go
DJC.4's setup couldn't be simpler. Plug in the included USB cable, start up Virtual DJ LE and go. The one-to-one mapping makes a solution that is plug and play, out of the box with no guesswork. The high-resolution jog wheels and pitch faders provide tight control over even the finest performance tweaks, and the rugged steel chassis, long-lasting faders and chassis-nutted pots are made to handle years of use. Future functionality can also be added with ease due to the included shift functionality on all buttons and encoders. 4 Deck Control
The DJC.4 includes 4-deck control functionality for control over 4 software decks at once. The included browse control section is capable of loading tracks to any one of the 4 decks, and intuitively labeled shift layers allow for direct access to filter, key and other advanced control. Mixmeister vst plugins.
- 4 channel (Dual-Stereo) 16bit/48kHz audio interface allowing comprehensive connection to your sound system
- Included Virtual DJ LE software allows for 4-deck control, video mixing, effects, with plug and play functionality
- 2 or 4 channel control with deck shift functionality and browser loading, giving direct access to the controls you need fast
- Long-life replaceable Cross fader with hardware fader curve knob allowing your custom cutting preference to be dialed in
- Rugged metal chassis, designed to withstand years of use in the most rigorous environments
- 95 assignable MIDI controllers (63 buttons, 5 faders, 12 push encoders, 22 control dials, 2 touch-sensitive jog wheels) & shift function
The StantonSCS.3d
![Stanton scs 4dj software Stanton scs 4dj software](/uploads/1/2/6/0/126082976/477620593.jpg)
Sean demonstrating the SCS.3d with Mixxx 1.6.2
Mixxx's previous MIDI system only allowed you to map one MIDI control to one property and provided no means of feedback or otherwise sending commands to the device. However, controllers like the SCS.3d are of limited use without being able to illuminate LEDs and toggle various modes, since there would be no physical indicators.
Stanton Scs 4dj Software
Stanton gets around this by offering a free middleware solution called 'DaRouter' which essentially acts as a MIDI translation bridge between your DJ software and the SCS.3d. However, it is difficult to get feedback to the controller from your DJ software, and your ability to customize the device's behaviour is limited. Additionally, this middleware solution is not available for Linux.Enter Mixxx's new MIDI Scripting Engine.
After scratching our heads for some time, we conjured up and coded a system that allows DJs to link hardware MIDI controls with custom script functions. These scripts are written in QtScript, which is an easy language that's almost identical to JavaScript. Scripts can contain functions that can affect any number of Mixxx controls and also send feedback to a hardware MIDI device, freeing Mixxx from a one-to-one mapping ideology. These user-created scripts can then do anything desired with the MIDI event data such as have a single controller button simultaneously affect two or more Mixxx properties, adjust incoming control values to work better with Mixxx (scratching,) display a complex LED sequence, or even send messages to text displays on the controller.
This approach provides a number of key benefits:
Stanton Scs 4dj Update
- Script functions are evaluated at run time and and can access or modify Mixxx's internal properties.
- QtScript brings all of the advantages of a full scripting language. For example, functions can use variables, allowing a single piece of code to be used for multiple cases and to remember states between invocations (this is how we implement mode and deck switching).
- Functions can send any MIDI messages they like including SYStem EXclusive messages, needed for advanced controllers like the SCS series for mode changes and text displays.
- Functions can be connected to Mixxx properties so that when the property changes, the function is called with the new value, allowing automatic controller response.
- DJs can customize the script functions to suit their particular work flow and desires without compiling anything.
- Support for complex controllers can be added to Mixxx at any time between releases by anyone since no compilation is needed!
- No middleware is needed to use advanced controllers like the SCS.3d with Mixxx
- Our MIDI scripting system is platform-independent, which makes it available to Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux users!
Our new MIDI scripting engine is going to be the biggest new feature in Mixxx 1.6.2, and we're currently polishing it up along with some of our other MIDI code. We hope to have a beta release out within the next month or two for our DJs to play with.
Lastly, we'd like to thank Stanton for their gracious support and cooperation. We think the SCS.3d is going to be a great device for Mixxx users in the future!