Stanton FS Open help
I purchased a stanton fs open from musicians friend, to use with the vci-100se and traktor pro, and my mac which is running snow leopard doesnt seem to recognize it at all no matter what ive done. It’s a firewire connection, the light on the fs open is turning on when i plug it in so i know its getting power but nothing happens. Is anyone else using fs open with a mac? or anyone have suggestions??? thanks in advance 
taken from the stanton website
Please note that Native Instruments Traktor Final Scratch 2.0 software included with the Final Scratch 2 package is not compatible with Universal Binary (Mac Intel computers). The Stanton Scratchamp2 hardware is compatable with the Mac Intel computers.
about two years ago i had the same problem, the firewire port from my mac defected the amp. it was sent to the technical service, it´s a unusual but known problem they repaired it then everything was ok. if u plug it to a pc is the problem still there? if so send it to stanton
You can use the FSOpen unit with your intel mac. It is a CoreAudio class device and MacOSX will recognize it.
Now this may be an issue within Traktor its self but I am pretty sure it will work. (I can check this when I get home later this evening, I use ableton with my FSOpen, VCI100 and MacbookPro 13.3")
Now what to keep in mind is that you will not get DVS (vinyl control) using traktor. You can if you are using an old version of traktor that supports the FSOpen device and really you can only use the device as an external sound card.
Good Luck
I dont have any other computers to at my disposal to try, i guess ill have to send it to stanton 
more shipping costs yay!
I tried doing that in traktor but i can just choose core audio then nothing happens afterwards, oh well.
If im gonna have to mail it to stanton i might as well just mail it back to musicians friend for a return, damn i hate paying for postage 
Well i called musicians friend and theyre returning it and i get to keep the product! but not for postage here, still cant get it to work tho
Ok I just hooked my MBP to the FSOpen device and loaded traktor pro 1.1.1
in the audio set up drop down menu I had a look and it shows the Scratchamp 000 device.
Which in turn opens up all the audio routing for the device.
so it should work.
hmm it doesnt show up in traktor, oh well, thanks for your help
Thats weird
Perhaps its the chord you are using?
I am using the Dynastar firewire800 to FW400 adapter
Hmmm possibly, im using the chord that was supplied, i was gonna try a firewire to usb adapter, maybe ill also pick up what your using.
Ohhh something I should ask before you go out and buy new chords.
What MacBook do you have.
What one of the stock chords are you using? 6-pin - 6-pin FW or the 6-pin - 4-pin.
If you are you the 6 to 6 then im not to sure what the issue would be. The device should take its power from the laptop. Although you might wanna try to plug it in anyways.
If you are using the 6 to 4 then you will need to plug the device in because the 4 pin port does not provide enough power to run the device.
The system I am using is a 13.3" UniBody MacbookPro 2.53ghrz 4gbRam Running Leopard 10.5.8
The Firewire port is a FW800 port which is a different piece all together. Thats why I had to buy a new chord. Which is a Dynex with a FW800 to FW400 6-pin adapter.
Something you may want to try is to plug your device into your system, then into a power outlet.
Then go into Applications > Utilities > Audio MIDI Setup
and see if your Amp shows up there first. You should have some basic setup to do there.
Afterwords go into your System preferences and see if you can select the ScratchAmp as your system sound device.
Then try out Traktor and any other audio apps you may be using.
Im using a 13.3" White MacBook Snow leopard 10.6 2.4GHZ 2GB Ram i believe my FireWire port is 400, ive been using the cable with the same male end on either end of the chord, and i tried plug it into an outlet as well no dice doesnt show up in the Audio Midi window or anywhere ugh, and stanton technical support never answers there damn phones, last thing i buy from them. No shops around my house even have a firewire to usb adapter so i have to order that too!
Yeah Stanton customer support sucks ass. Even when in their forums and if you do actually get any of them on the phone, They seriously sounds as though they hate their lives.
Thats odd that it does not work.
Perhaps its snow leopard. I had issues with it when I installed it. So I downgraded and just run Leopard.
PS : How are you enjoying the Olympic madness?
I tried posting on the forums and they pretty much just said support for this product has been discontinued, which is just retarded. Hmm maybe i should downgrade that could be it.
The olympics are insane, its a constant party in the streets, spontaneous O Canadas breaking out everywhere you go haha. I can’t wait to beat the russians tonight!
When I was orig having my issues with my device.
I pretty much got the same response on the forums at stanton as well.
Then for some reason it just started working. That was becuase I unplugged my PC from the other slot.
*** Wicked We beat russia, and tonight gold for womens hockey!**
Yea ive been hoping it will just start working but no luck. Stanton told me to mail it to them but thatll be like 100 bucks there and back, looks like i just have me a fancy paperweight.
I would have to say most likely its Snow Leopard.
I am running my AMP on iMac and my MacBookPro
Hmmmm is there anyway to downgrade from snow leopard?
re-install
you could try using VM Fusionware and install leopard as a Virtual Machine to test it out