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- Page 1 MIDI FILES MP3 PLAYER User’s Manual Electronic Sound Solutions s.r.l., via Parigi, 79, 46042 Castel Goffredo MN, tel. 0376 778712, fax 0376 772100 info@essound.com assistenza@essound.com www.essound.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
INDEX INDEX..........................2 INTRODUCTION ....................... 3 CONNECTION AND COMMANDS ................4 POWER SUPPLY......................6 AUDIO CONNECTIONS....................6 HOW TO START ........................ 7 SWITCHING ON ......................7 SONGS..........................8 HOW TO PLAY A SONG....................8 EASY TUNE ........................9 OPERATIONAL MODE..................... 9 FUNCTION KEYS ( .1/6).................... -
Page 3: Introduction
INTRODUCTION First of all, ESS would like to thank you for your purchase of M-Blaster2. M-Blaster2 is a MIDI, Karaoke and MP3 player characterized by a very intuitive user interface. M-Blaster2 plays: • Standard MIDI files (.mid format 0 and 1) •... -
Page 4: Connection And Commands
CONNECTION AND COMMANDS Frontal panel 1) Alpha dial encoder, to modify the values of the various parameters and change the displayed page; 2) Key to use to go back to the page previously displayed;... - Page 5 3) Key to access the global adjustments on the player, like: global equalization, effects adjustment on the inputs Mic1/Mic2,global transposition on MIDI songs; 4) Key to access options like: song erasing, adjustment of the TV set if connected, page for the files transfer from the PC and the creation of groups and Index.
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Page 6: Power Supply
AUDIO CONNECTIONS Connect the M-Blaster2 Audio Outputs (fig 2/4) to your audio equipment (mixer line input or directly to the line inputs of an audio equipment, inputs AUX or TAPE of your home Hi-Fi or else). -
Page 7: How To Start
As for the utilization, please refer to the on-line guide included with the software. SWITCHING ON To switch the M-Blaster2 on, it is sufficient to insert the supplied adapter connector in the corresponding socket positioned on the back panel and push the ON button. -
Page 8: Songs
FAT 32). Insert the Compact Flash in its proper housing (fig1/7) without forcing its introduction. M-Blaster2 will then display the page Songs. It is possible to adjust the display contrast pressing the MENU key (fig 1/4) and rotating the alpha dial knob (fig. 1/1). -
Page 9: Easy Tune
MIDI song, the tonality key depending on the user needs. The functioning is extremely intuitive: • MALE: if this key is lighted M-Blaster2 will adjust the MIDI song key for a male voice; • NORMAL: if this key is lighted M-Blaster2 will play the MIDI song in its original key;... -
Page 10: Function Keys (Fig.1/6)
Authorised function keys: If in SONGS mode and with no song in PLAY (or if the previous song is finished), M-Blaster2 is in “stand-by” (the STOP button is lighted while the PLAY button is off); In the last line of the display the following function keys are active: •... -
Page 11: Chords And Lyrics Visualization
• “TEXT”: allows to access the visualization mode of chords and lyrics. When the M-Blaster2 is in “PLAY” (Green led above the PLAY key is lighted) in the last line of the display the following function keys are active: • “TRCK ON” / “TRCK.OFF” (see above);... -
Page 12: Play/Stop/Continue
To leave the TEXT mode push the EXIT button. NOTES: Lyrics and chords, if present in the midi file, are visualized slightly in advance with respect to the part of the song being played, to give the performer the time to change the sentence/chord. The time of advance depends from the setup of the midi file. -
Page 13: Param. (Parameters)
Pushing the button MENU/INFO during the song playback the display will show: • the full title of the song in playback; • for the MIDI files, the time signature (4/4, 3/4 etc); • for the MIDI files the current position, indicated in measures and in quarter of measures, for the Mp3 files it will be visualized the time gone from the start of the playback;... - Page 14 • MIDI REVERB: to adjust the global quantity of the reverberation effect on the MIDI songs; this parameter is saved. • MIDI VOLUME: to adjust the quantity of volume only for the midi files. You should put this parameter on level 0, if you want to use MBlaster2 with an external expander, maintaining the audio functionalities (microphone, MP3).
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Page 15: Trkchang (Track Change)
frequencies, or high pitched) and cover the range of frequencies not modifiable by the “HIGH or “LOW” regulations. A practical example to understand the regulation of the semi-parametric filter: enhance the “MID” parameter, then, speaking in the corresponding microphone move as you please the parameter “MID F”. It will be then possible to hear the different frequencies to enhance (or ease up) using the “MID”. - Page 16 To be able to adjust the volume, the effects, the transposition, the metronomic time and other parameters on a MIDI file, it is necessary to select the function TRKCHANG. As explained above, the function is accessible from the main page SONGS through the function key TRKCHANG and visualized only after that the song has started.
- Page 17 first measure (beat 1.1) set to Volume=100 tenth measure (beat 10.1) set to Volume=110 When the song is in PLAY, on the M-Blaster2 display (in correspondence to the MIDI channel n°2 volume) we will read the value “100” until the tenth measure, after that we will read “110”.
- Page 18 TRKCHANG. It is obviously forbidden the global regulation of PROGRAM CHANGE and BANK SELECT Moving the slider key to the upper part (in that case the status bar will report the word “CHANNEL” followed by the name of the variation in use and by the word TRKCHANG) it will be possible to adjust singularly, only for the MIDI channel on which the slider key is positioned, the parameter in use.
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Page 19: Parameters For Mp3 Files
PARAMETERS FOR MP3 FILES To be able to adjust the usable parameters on a audio file (MP3) it is necessary to select the function TRKCHANG. As described above the function is accessible from the main page SONGS through the function key TRKCHANG, it is visualized only after the song has started: Once activated the function TRKCHANG the function keys have assigned the following uses: •... -
Page 20: Play List
PLAY LIST The PLAY LIST is what M-Blaster2 uses to organize the files in a simple and intuitive manner. It is possible to create PLAY LIST containing songs to be played sequentially (to help organize own repertoire) or to group song by genre thanks to software E-LINK or MAKE PLAY LIST (look MENU/INFO). -
Page 21: How To Choose A List Of Songs In Play List
When the M-Blaster2 is in “PLAY” (green led above the PLAY button lighted) in the last line of the display further function keys, compared to what previously described, are active: • TRKCHANG: identical to the one described in the SONGS mode;... -
Page 22: List Visualize The List Of Songs In A Group
Just like in the SONGS mode, pushing the MENU/INFO button during the song playback, it will be possible to access the page where the playback characteristics are shown: • the name of the selected song; • the time signature (4/4 – 3/4 etc); •... -
Page 23: Menu/Info
MENU/INFO The menu MENU/INFO contains various and important management utilities for the M-Blaster2. To access the page MENU it is necessary to push the MENU/INFO button when the M-Blaster2 is in “Stand-by”, (not playing – led on PLAY button is off). It is otherwise impossible to access the MENU page. -
Page 24: Drumkit Editor
• SELECT: allows to access one of the functions previously described (the selected one). Once visualized the MENU page, to access one of the functions previously described, it is enough to bring the slider key onto the wanted function (CURSOR keys) and then select it with the SELECT function keys DRUMKIT EDITOR Selecting this feature, you enter a page from which is possible to modify... - Page 25 NOTE NUMBER40, which corresponds to the SNARE, with a velocity offset of Ø, and a pitch of+2 semitones. The available function keys are: 1. RELOAD:allow to turn back to the last saved configuration 2. RESTORE:allow to turn back to the original MIDI FILE. 3.
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Page 26: Tv Setup
TV screen. If positioned on ENABLED at the end of the song, on the external screen it will be possible to visualize the song titles, just like in the M-Blaster2 display (6 songs). IF switched to DISABLED the list will not be visualized. -
Page 27: Songs Erase
NO. You can cancel a further song, or push the button “EXIT” to return to the MENU page. The deleted song continue remaining in the list. When you exit from function ERASE, INDEX is recreated. PAY ATTENTION: Don’t turn off M-Blaster2, before exiting the page. -
Page 28: Clear All Data
CLEAR ALL DATA This function allows to cancel by fast way the Compact Flash. Attention: This function delete all the songs in the Compact Flash. To cancel Compact Flash, “YES” has to be pushed, and in order to confirm deleting the songs, you have to push “YES” again. At the end of removing, this message shows: “SWITCH POWER OFF –... -
Page 29: Expander Mode
In this mode, MBlaster2 works as EXPANDER; every other functions are disabled. Pushing EXIT, MBlaster2 returns to its normal function. Out of EXPANDER MODE function, MIDI-IN is active, but its functionalities are reduced. When M-Blaster2 is turned on, we suggest you to remove the MIDI-IN connection. -
Page 30: Usb Connection
The update procedure is very easy. Please refer to the On-Line guide of the supplied data transferring software. PLEASE NOTE CAREFULLY Once the transfer of the SysOp is over, please switch the M-Blaster2 off only when the following message appears on display: SWITCH POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN... -
Page 31: Compact Flash
MIDI OUT port (din 5p. standard) • BACKLIT GRAPHIC DISPLAY: 192 x 64 dot size 0,4x0,4 mm / dot pitch 0,45x0,45 mm • DIMENSIONS 250 x 170 x 60 mm • WEIGHT M-Blaster2 0,5 Kg Power supply adapter + Cable 0.45 Kg... -
Page 32: What To Do If
YOUR PC WITH FILE SYSTEM “FAT”, IN SLOW MODE. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION: NOT EVERY COMPACT FLASH CARDS ARE COMPATIBLE WITH M-BLASTER2. IF M-BLASTER2 STOPS WITH THE MESSAGE “INIT COMPACT FLASH” DURING INITIALISING OF THE CARD, PLEASE SWITCH OFF M-BLASTER2 AND TURN IT ON AGAIN, PRESSING SIMULTANEOUSLY THE BUTTONS “PARAM”...
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