Additional Functions; Normalize Function; Suchen Dialog; Monitor Functions - ALCATECH BPM STUDIO 4 PRO User Manual

Additional Functions

3.20.1. Normalize Function

Via the pop up menu in File Archive and the
different play lists, the normalize-function can be
activated. Use this function if a title playback is
either too loud, or too quiet. If you activate this
function in the categories window, all titles present
on the system will be normalized. With large
archives this procedure can take several days (!),
therefore must only be applied to a title once. If
new titles are added, this function will be applied,
already normalized titles will not be scanned again
though, which speeds up the procedure
considerably.
During normalization the Peak- and RMS Values
of all titles are determined, and a average value
for the titles volume is calculated. Upon this the
loudest and most quiet title are known, and based
on these values titles will be adjusted later on.
Very quiet titles will be amplified, and very loud
ones will be reduced in their volume. The dynamic
mostly stays unchanged, since only one
amplification factor is applied and no dynamic
adjustment.
3.20.2. Search Dialog
The search dialog is also accessible via the pop
up menu in BPM File Archive or the
in the file lists. Here you can perform your search
according to the following search criteria: BPM
range, artist, title, title version and album. The
search term or text string will always be compared
exactly with the list entries. But you can also use
wildcards. Here some examples: WEST* will find
all titles with WESTBAM, WESTERNHAGEN, etc.
*HAGEN will find all titles like WESTERNHAGEN,
NINA HAGEN, etc.
*EN* finds all titles containing an EN, e.g. DEN
HARROW, or X-PERIENCE.
If the search was successful, a new folder
SEARCH RESULTS will be created in BPM File
Archive in which the search results will be listed.
If this folder should exits already, all files in it will
be overwritten.

3.20.3. Monitor Functions

For professional use of BPM Studio the monitor
functions are essential. While a title in Player A,
B, the Sample Player or the CD Player is played
over the PA System, it is possible to listen to, or
prescreen any other given external or internal
signal source via headphone to e.g. screen titles,
place Cue-Points, determinate the BPMs of a
particular title, or equal out BPMs. The basic
requirement for this is at least one additional
sound card, or multiple channel sound card, to
assign the monitor channels if BPM Studio to a
dedicated audio channel.
The monitor functions have to be enabled in the
Program Options on the register tab Audio I/O.
button
In the monitor area, a dedicated sound card will
be assigned to the monitor channel. The following
virtual devices utilize the monitor channel:
- All Preview-Players in the Play Lists and the
BPM File Archive
- The preview player of the BPM Counter
- The monitor switch in the
main program
- The monitor buttons in the Mixer
The volume of the monitor channel is adjusted
with the MONITOR control, in the Mixer