[WillieB69]

Ishfaq, on 01 February 2013 - 10:50 AM, said:

Remember you can turn off analysing on the unit itself. I only analyse stuff on my Mac, so turned it off on the unit so I don't suffer any additional wait on startup.

It doesn't need to analyse every time though does it?
I thought the beauty of the thing was the QuickGrid which does that before you ever load the USB to the controller.

[HouseRoKKa]

Hey there, the SCS.4DJ performs very well out and about. I have used it twice in the last two and a bit months to play out live at outdoor trance parties, and it performed solidly! With the new version of SC-IX (V4.0) they have really made the unit a solid choice for any DJ to play out live. It is so handy to arrive at a gig knowing you have, for example in my case, 70gigs of MP3's to choose from to play your set. Gone are the days of swapping out records and CD's... just select your tracks from either the playlist or browse feature and you are good to go!

I will say one thing (which is more associated with previous version of the operating software for the SCS.4DJ) and that is my output volumes are quite low when I play out. This is not so much a problem of the actual SCS.4DJ itself (although it was kinda up until SC-IX V4.0) but rather caused by the MP3 auto-gain software I was forced to use as I had the problem whereby tracks would often volume clip and distort when pushing the channel sliders all the way to the top. I found a work around in the past, by using MP3gain (http://mp3gain.sourceforge.net/) to normalize all my tracks which alleviated the clipping problem, but gave me another small problem of the master output volume being significantly lower than before. In saying this though, it is never too soft that the volume cannot be compensated on the mixer that I plug into... all I do is push the channel volume right up and presto! It's fixed

Please bear in mind though that with SC-IX V4.0 it gives you the option of MANUALLY adjusting each channel's separate gain, which is a huge difference as compared to previous versions of this operating software. So the small problem I was having can actually be avoided totally. So in saying that, to sum up... get your hands on a SCS.4DJ. I was pleasantly surprised with this unit, and I am sure you will be as well Hope that helps ya in your decision.

[HouseRoKKa]

WillieB69, on 02 February 2013 - 06:43 PM, said:

It doesn't need to analyse every time though does it?
I thought the beauty of the thing was the QuickGrid which does that before you ever load the USB to the controller.

Yes you are right about Stanton QuickGrid. It analyses all your new tracks before hand on your home PC, to save on time and utilize the stronger processor found in your home PC. It can be time consuming though at times, but it a small price to pay so that you can use this awesome controller. The analysing feature found on the actual unit is only for emergency situations in my opinion... it takes way to long to analyse a lot of tracks on the unit itself. QuickGrid ftw!

[Ishfaq]

Yeah, it will only analyse tunes that haven't been analysed previously, so if it's all been done before hand on the PC, then the unit itself won't have anything to do. I just leave it off anyways. I guess it also needs to check that everything has been analysed if it's enabled, so might add a tiny delay to the startup time (although I'd love confirmation on that)?

[WillieB69]

Thanks for all the input, everyone!

My SCS.4DJ arrived today.

Getting to know it better now!

[TrinJam DJ]

Did my first live gig with the SCS.4DJ this past Sunday. It performed flawlessly. Analyze is off. Wireless mini keyboard was invaluable to search for requests. Search also worked flawlessly.

Used my mic input for my wireless mics and also my Drops/Effects running from my iPhone.

[nicoladj]

I've been using the SCS4dj sinc october 2011 if i remeber correctly. I play from 8 to 12 nights each month and had little problems.
The unit crashed only twice and never in a dramatic way ( basically, it got stuck, but the music was playing, so i put on a CD and continued the set ).
The only problem i see are:

1) i do not like the playlist way of browsing
2) compared to a PC it's obviously slower
3) booting up takes 10 minutes.

Using balanced outputs, you also pack a good punch. In the end, i think the SCS4DJ is a great tool for playing live, and you don't have to worry anymore about drinks spilling on your precious laptop. ( the SCS4DJ is pretty solid in that point too, i spilt beer and other cocktails on it and never had problems )

[WillieB69]

Just an update.

I've been working with the SCS.4DJ for a couple of weeks and I'm very happy with the choice I've made thus far.
Unfortunately, I have not had a chance to use it in a live setting yet but I'm hoping that will happen soon!
In the meantime, I'll keep working with her as a bedroom DJ because she's tough to put down.