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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2 B.BeatX tions concerning the safe use of the appliance and understanding of the dangers involved.
  • Page 3 Precautions for use and safety ENVIRONMENT ENVIRONMENT Cleaning and maintenance intend- ed to be carried out by the user must not be done by unsupervised Do not use the unit in extreme tem- children. peratures (high or low). Do not use near heat sources, such as radiators and stoves.

  • Page 4: Input/Output Jacks

    2014/35/EU (Electromagnetic other cables. Contact the distributor from Compatibility Directive). In particular, the whom you purchased the unit or a B.BeatX equipment has been designed and man- service centre with ufactured with technological progress in...
  • Page 5 Precautions for use and safety COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT Windows, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 7 are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Inc. The SD and SDHC logos are registered trade- marks.
  • Page 6 MP3 VBR internal format) OGG fixed bit rate [64 - 320] kbps STEMS MTA M-Live Internal Video Format H-264 HD / Full HD (1280 x 720 / 1920 x 1080) Compatible Video Formats Image Formats...
  • Page 7 Data Sheet B.BeatX Data Sheet B.BeatX Description Output - 8 Audio outputs Jack 6.5 mm mono, balanced - Range 10dBu, 2.5 Vrms - Range 20dBu, 5 Vrms (balanced) - Typical THD+N -94 dB - Typical SNR 112 dB Display NOT PRESENT jack Headphone Output - Stereo Jack 6.35 mm output...
  • Page 8 WAV 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz 16/14 bit - MP3 fixed bit rate [64 - 320] kbps - MP3 VBR OGG fixed bit rate [64 - 320] kbps - AAC - STEMS - MTA M-Live 8 tracks stereo or 16 mono (Audio multitrack)

  • Page 9: Advanced Functions

    Projects can contain the stick. If they were Backing Tracks without Music, Video and Pictures but also MIDI Click you can add it directly from B.BeatX or tracks to send messages to the vari- from B.BeatX Manager via a special function ous Live devices.
  • Page 10 INDEX SAFETY TECHNICAL DATA SHEET WE PRESENT B.BeatX LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT B.BeatX C'MON, LET'S START - MAIN FEATURES AND CONNECTIONS TRANSFERRING DATA BACKING TRACKS - FORMATS OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTS PLAYLIST SHOWS METRONOME SYSTEM LYRICS AND CHORD WRITING DISPLAY ICONS...

  • Page 11: What's In The Box

    OF THE APPARATUS AND SUPPLIED WITH IT. POWER ADAPTER NETWORK CABLE QUICK START GUIDE, you are reading it. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES B.BeatX 64Gb requires M-Pen for WI Fi connection. B.BeatX 128 Gb Includes internal WI Fi connection. B.BeatX Hard Bag, custom-made hard bag Rack Adaptation Panel...
  • Page 12 WI FI CONNECTION TO B.BEATX CONTROL CONTROL B.BeatX can be connected to Smart Devic- B.BeatX is a black box that can be remote- es (Smartphone or Tablet) to be controlled ly controlled by an external peripheral de- remotely via the Prompter App available vice.
  • Page 13 DIO or the Video if you are positioned on Once the Beat or the Prompter App is con- Video). When the player is paused, to re- nected to the B.BeatX the buttons on the start it you have to press Play again. control panel control the B.BeatX.
  • Page 14 B.Beat Manager software. PLAYLIST: PLAYLIST: gives access to the list of Play- lists in B.BeatX. Playlists can be played or CLICK: CLICK: adjusts the headphone level of the edited. Click or Metronome track...
  • Page 15 HDMI VIDEO: connects any video device with an HDMI interface. POWER ON: POWER ON: pressed once switches on the B.BeatX. If the button is pressed for a MIDI: MIDI: Midi output long time while switched on, the B.BeatX switches off.

  • Page 16: Main Functions

    B.BeatX by imagining a live set- ing pre-recorded DAW audio tracks. In up, on a stage. B.BeatX includes a 2 in and addition to audio tracks B.BeatX can play 8 out Sound Card. Two B.BeatX (or even videos and/or images and lyrics that will basic B.Beat) can be synchronised to be...

  • Page 17: Transferring Data

    4. 4. After about 60 seconds the App will see the you are ready to transfer it to B.BeatX. For B.BeatX connected, you can connect to the B.BeatX this you use B.BeatX Manager, a software by pressing the button on B.BeatX Manager:...
  • Page 18 M-Pen. 1. 1. Insert M-Pen2 on B.BeatX 2. 2. connect the B.BeatX to the PC via the sup- plied Ethernet cable (or via hotspot as above) 3. 3. open the B.BeatX manager on the PC and connect to B.BeatX (see above)
  • Page 19 You are now ready to import your newly 4 4 . Stems (multi-track audio according to created project into B.BeatX: an established protocol) 1. 1. Connect B.BeatX to the PC in one of B.BeatX can play the 4 formats we have the preferred modes listed.
  • Page 20 B.BeatX: Manager online guide. Scores will be sent via Wi Fi (with M-PEN2 or Wi Fi antenna 1. 1. Connect B.BeatX to the PC in one of included in the PLUS model) to be dis- the preferred modes...
  • Page 21 Playlists that can be built either and video part of the show. The Midi track on the B.BeatX or even better on a PC with will be played by B.BeatX through the MIDI the B.BeatX Manager software.
  • Page 22 By selecting PRJ or MEDIA you choose whether you are interested in the Audio or Video archive. If you have inserted a USB Stick into the dedicated slot of B.BeatX, the USB function will appear on the F2 button giving access to the stick. When...
  • Page 23 When the USB Stick is not plugged in, the up - down F2 button controls the TXFER function to b) Press Enter on Alpha Dial connect to the B.BeatX Manager, if you are c) From the next screen press “Im- connected to the PC. port”...
  • Page 24 At the top is the title of the running means the project is paused, press Play file, the icons on the right indicate that to continue. When the Play button flashes B.BeatX is connected to a network, the quickly, it means that a Song is loaded in...

  • Page 25: Edit Tracks

    2. VIDEO (F2) if there is a Backing The Mute icon appears on the left: track and a video being executed, you The Family Mute: on B.BeatX it is possi- can access the video management ble to establish Instrument Families. This without affecting the playback of the option is managed from B.BeatX Manager;...
  • Page 26 Mute of a family, all tracks belonging to the specific family will al- ways be muted, for all Audio projects load- ed on B.BeatX. If you want to exclude the family mute from a specific project, you can always do so from the Mute function on Edit Tracks.

  • Page 27: Select A Playlist

    Press [PLAYLISTS] the list of Playlists res- video) projects that is selected from the ident in memory appears. B.BeatX Library and can be played in se- quence in a predefined order. Between Rotate [ALPHA DIAL] or [up down] to se-...
  • Page 28 PLAYLIST > [ENTER] EDIT through the list via [Alpha Dial] or [Up Down]. From B.BeatX it is possible to edit a Play- Once you have found the song to be add- list. To edit: ed press F3 [ADD] to add the song or F1 [CANCEL] to cancel the operation.

  • Page 29: Playing A Playlist

    B.BeatX. At a later stage you F1 [SKIP] Excludes the selected song can change its name from the B.BeatX from the playlist being executed. Select Manager software. Song by turning [ALPHA DIAL] or [Up down] press F1 [SKIP]. An icon will appear, indi- cating that the Song will not be played in the current Playlist.
  • Page 30 The show and scenes can easily be built stage playing and singing but also in the on B.BeatX Manager, please refer to the breaks, e.g. with videos and background guide on B.BeatX manager for more on images.
  • Page 31 From this screen you will have some op- erational possibilities: When you load a SHOW the B.BeatX is ready to play the list of all the events con- F1 [SKIP] Excludes the selected SLOT tained in the SHOW which, we remind you, from the execution of the Scene.
  • Page 32 METRONOME OUTPUT: choose the output. Change the value with Alpha Dial. B.BeatX includes a metronome. It can be LIGHT: allows the CLICK sound to be as- used as a guide during a Live performance. sociated with a timed light in the METRO- It can be placed within a scene that will NOME button.
  • Page 33 When Autoplay is in the OFF position at the end of each track The System button gives access to a in a playlist B.BeatX stops until the Play number of settings of the B.BeatX, as well button is pressed to continue the playlist.
  • Page 34 MEDIA: transmits video synchronised to music. PROMPTER: transmits lyrics. Default L Output: Default L Output: B.BeatX has 8 Audio outputs. You can select which of these is Output level: Output level: Output Level: allows the assigned to the LEFT channel of a stereo output level of the device to be set.
  • Page 35 F3 [SAVE] to set. Output 2 is selected Wi Fi or Hot Spot connection are alterna- upon purchase. tives, if B.BeatX is used as a Hotspot it cannot connect to a Wi Fi network, and Default Clic Output: Default Clic Output: B.BeatX has 8 Audio vice versa.

  • Page 36: Backup To Usb

    Ethernet Cable. Entering the Wi Fi be assigned to the Family Orchestra, as page activates three functions (with the can the viola and the cello. If on B.BeatX optional M-Pen): you MUTE the Orchestra family, no tracks (including Violin, Viola and Cello tracks) 1.F1 [BACK] to exit this screen.

  • Page 37: Factory Reset

    Chords that will be displayed via the Prompter App. The App runs on smart- phones and tablets of all kinds, and is available free of charge on Apple Store and Google Play. The M-Live MTA8-format Mu- sic Bases available at www.songservice. www.songservice. it - www.song-service.com it - www.song-service.com can contain...
  • Page 38 (6 + 6). Here is a list of combinations that can be used to increase the number of outputs of your B.Beat: MAIN DEVICE EXPANSION NUMBER OF TRACKS NUMBER OF OUT CHANNELS B.Beat B.BEAT B.Beat B.BEATX B.BeatX B.BEATX B.Beat PRO16 B.BEAT B.Beat PRO16 B.BEATX B.Beat PRO16 B.BEAT PRO16 All B.Beat are Main, they can then be set...
  • Page 39 that will be the sum of the Audio channels 1. 1. Connect the B.Beat MAIN to the available in the Main + Expansion ma- Computer and open the B.Beat chines. Manager. 2. 2. Select the project we want to HOW TO CREATE HOW TO CREATE Share.
  • Page 40 The maximum number of tracks that B.BEAT SYNCHRONISATION B.BEAT SYNCHRONISATION are manageable per B.Beat is 16. When 16 tracks are assigned to one of the 2 1. 1. Connect the two B.Beat with the B.Beat, the Audio Output selection area Ethernet cable provided.

  • Page 41: Video Outputs

    OPERATION OPERATION OF THE EXPANSION OF THE EXPANSION When the two B.Beat are connected and synchronised, their connection diagram is as shown: Once correctly connected, the music one for video and the other for prompter. tracks are routed partly in the Main and MIDI OUT MIDI OUT partly in the Expansion.
  • Page 42 Display icons Icon Meaning Active hotspot (optional M-Pen required to generate Wi Fi) Active connection via Ethernet cable Active connection via Wi-Fi Play status Pause status Stop status Live mode active Edit mode. You are changing the data of: •Playlist •Project (Tracks) The adjacent number is the number of elements in the selected environment The adjacent number is the number of tracks in the project Working environment: Library - internal memory...
  • Page 43 Ethernet information - Cable not connected Delete element Live Mode confirmation Metronome configuration Metronome configuration - Tap Import audio files from USB File transfer (B.BeatX Manager) activated System Update or DSP Load element into memory Load element as NEXT Edit Project Tracks View Vu meters...
  • Page 44 M-Live Srl Via Luciona 1872/B, 47842 San Giovanni in Marignano (RN) Tel: (+39) 0541 827066 Fax: (+39) 0541 827067 m-live.com - https://song-service.com/...

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