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Summary of Contents for FAMC Liquid Tracks
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table o f C ontents Welcome .................................... 5 What i s t he L iquid T racks L T-‐50, L T-‐100 c oncept? .................... 5 ... - Page 3 User I nitiated A ctions ............................................ 2 1 Preset E dit M enu ................................ 22 Selecting a P reset .............................................. 2 2 ...
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Page 5: Welcome
Welcome Welcome and thank you for purchasing the Liquid Tracks. We hope you enjoy the product and have many years of great use from it. With expansion capabilities, we hope you find some of those additions useful in enhancing your performance or production ... -
Page 6: Example C Onfigurations
Example C onfigurations Simple B acking T rack S ystem c ontrolled b y a Liquid-‐Foot M idi C ontroller 6 ... - Page 7 Liquid T rack s ystem c ontrolled b y a L iquid-‐ F oot Midi C ontroller w ith o ne c hannel g oing t o i n-‐ear monitor, ...
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Page 8: Hardware O Verview
Hardware O verview Standby L ight USB P ort f or M emory S tick / H ard D rive Up/Down/Left/Right/Select/Rotate W heel MS, ... -
Page 9: Summary O F R Ecommendations
Summary o f R ecommendations Who r eads u ser g uides? I k now, j ust t hose p eople w ho w rite t hem! W ell, a t l east r ead t his o ne p age i f w e c an’t g et y ou t o l earn more ... -
Page 10: Operating G Uidelines
Operating G uidelines Powering O N a nd O FF t he u nit The Liquid Tracks device will “remember” the last state of the unit. If the unit was in standby mode when the power was ... -
Page 11: Selecting A M Edia S Ource
SDHC Class 4,6,10 memory card be used over all others. These provide the greatest performance and fastest response t imes. C hoose t he s mallest c apacity d rive p ossible t hat m eets y our s torage n eeds. Selecting ... -
Page 12: Audio A Nd M Idi F Ile F Ormat(S) A Nd S Uggestions
Audio a nd M IDI F ile F ormat(s) a nd S uggestions It i s s uggested t hat h igh q uality M P3 f iles a re u sed. W hile m any f ormats a re s upported, t he h igher t he e ncoding b it r ate the better. See the supported formats at the end of the user guide. MP3 formatted audio files support ID3 TAGS which ... -
Page 13: Product S Upport
on m odule i s v ery e asy, b ut f ollowing t hese f ew p recautions w ill m ake i t a s afe a nd q uick p rocess. R einstall t he l id a nd all ... -
Page 14: The U Ser I Nterface
The U ser I nterface Buttons There are 5 buttons and a rotary dial for you to control and roam the entire UP ... -
Page 15: Shortcuts
Shortcuts POWER O N: Hold [ SELECT] b utton f or ½ s econd POWER O FF: Hold ... -
Page 16: Memory C Ard D Irectory S Tructure
Memory C ard D irectory S tructure Version 1 .5 o f f irmware c reates a d irectory s tructure a s f ollows: ... -
Page 17: Bankb
recreated i f d amaged. E ach d irectory t hat c ontains a L T_ASCAN f ile n eeds t o m aintain a nd p rocess i ts o wn f ile. D O N OT copy ... -
Page 18: Setting U P A M Emory C Ard F Or T He F Irst T Ime
Setting U p a M emory C ard f or t he F irst T ime STEP 1 : Insert f ormatted M emory C ard i nto t he L iquid T racks. I nsure p roper M edia S ource i s s elected STEP ... -
Page 19: Preset M Ode
PRESET M ODE Upon power up, the Liquid Tracks will load the currently installed media card data and place you into its normal operating mode, PRESET MODE. At any one point in time, only one BANK is active. Within preset mode, you have the ... -
Page 20: Playback S Tatus S Tates
Playback S tatus S tates S TOPPED ... -
Page 21: User I Nitiated A Ctions
User I nitiated A ctions PLAY A T RACK: Select a t rack w ith R otation D ial a nd P ress [ SELECT] ... -
Page 22: Preset E Dit M Enu
Preset E dit M enu To e nter t he P reset E dit M enu, s croll t o t he P reset E dit m enu i tem a nd p ress [ DOWN] o r [ SELECT] ... -
Page 23: Editing T He P Reset N Ame
Editing T he P reset N ame Preset names can be up to 16 characters long. Use the [ LEFT] and [RIGHT] buttons to select the character to edit, and use the rotary dial to select a character. Symbols, Numbers, Upper case and Lower case letters are all available. Press [SELECT] ... -
Page 24: Selecting A N A Udio F Ile
Your P layback t ype o ptions i nclude t he f ollowing: Selecting a n A udio F ile Selecting a n a udio f ile f or p layback i n a p reset i s u sually t he f irst t hing w e t hink o f w ithin a p reset. W hile i n m ost c ases an audio file will be played back, there are many instances when audio files will not be included in a preset. In those ... -
Page 25: Working W Ith P Layback R Ates
Working w ith P layback R ates Playback Rate, controls the speed with which the Liquid Tracks will playback a track. In most cases, the playback rate will be left at NORMAL PLAYBACK. Normal playback will simply play the audio file as it was recorded with no modification. ... -
Page 26: Modifying V Olume, B Ass A Nd T Reble
Using t he P layback R ate c ontrol p arameter i s s traight f orward. S elect t he s peed y ou d esire t o u se/test, s ave i t b y p ress [SELECT] ... - Page 27 Pressing [DOWN] will advance you to control the right channel only. Remember to press [SELECT] when you have made e dits y ou w ish t o s ave. ...
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Page 28: Selecting A M Idi T Rack
Treble g ain c an b e m odified f rom 0 .00 t o 9 .00db i n i ncrements o f 1 .5 d b. F requency c enter c an r ange f rom 0 – 1 5,000hz in ... -
Page 29: Creating A S Ynchronized M Idi S Equence
A s pecial f eature c ontained w ithin p reset e dit i s a p owerful o ne. I t a llows y ou t o r ecord a s ynchronized M IDI s equence with ... -
Page 30: Selecting A M Idi F Ile
At t his p oint, a ny a nd a ll v alid M IDI d ata, S YSEX m essages, e tc… a re b eing r ecorded. Y ou w ill h ear t he a udio t rack associated with the preset playing at this time as well. As soon as you are complete with your MIDI recording, ... -
Page 31: Setting A D Ifferent M Idi T Empo
To select (or change) a MIDI file, use the rotary dial to select the audio track contained in the bank. Once you find the file you wish to playback, press [SELECT] to save it. Pressing [UP] or [DOWN] will move to another parameter. If you have not saved your selection, it will remain unchanged. In general, MIDI files created by doing a MIDI CREATE within ... -
Page 32: Setting A D Elayed M Idi S Tart T Ime
Setting a D elayed M IDI S tart T ime Synchronized MIDI to an audio file can be critical. When files created in MIDI sequencers and other devices are imported into the Liquid Tracks, variations in initial data could impose slight timing imperfections. To compensate for ... -
Page 33: Creating A T Rigger E Vent B Efore T He S Tart O F A P Reset
Creating a T rigger E vent B efore t he S tart o f a P reset Presets can be started in one of four ways, (1) Immediate Start, (2) Wait for Key/MIDI, (3) MIDI transport command, and ... - Page 34 If y ou h ave c hosen t o t rigger t he s tart o f a p reset b ased o n M TC/SMPTE, t hen i t i s c ritical t o e nter a v alid t ime. A v alue of ...
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Page 35: Creating A T Rigger E Vent A Fter T He E Nd O F A P Reset
Creating a T rigger E vent A fter t he E nd o f a P reset The e nd o f a P reset i s d efined a s t he e nd o f e ither a M idi f ile b eing p layed b ack o r A udio F ile. W hichever i s t he l onger o f the ... -
Page 36: Onboard P Re--Amplifier O Utput L Evel
Onboard P re-‐Amplifier O utput L evel By default the onboard pre-‐amp is shut off, or set to 000. If you are using the pre-‐amplifier capability of the Liquid Tracks (Model 100 series), then you can set an initial level. The level is MIDI CC controllable in real-‐time, however, an ... -
Page 37: Bank M Enu
Bank M enu The Liquid Tracks LT-‐50 and LT-‐100 both have two banks o f m emory. E ach b ank h as t wo c omponents, ( 1) Presets ... -
Page 38: Parameters O F T He B Ank M Enu
Technically you can use as many different media cards/configurations as you so choose, as long as you “SAVE” before switching cards, and “Load” after switching, you will keep the Internal memory, the presets, and the media cards configuration ... -
Page 39: Re--Scan A B Ank
Re-‐Scan a B ank When audio or MIDI files are added, deleted or edited and replaced to your BANKA or BANKB folder manually, a Re-‐ Scan of the directory might be important. This allows the Liquid Tracks to synchronize the file content, process ID3 changes, and resort the files among other things. A ReScan will analyze each file in the directory and create the data ... -
Page 40: Loading P Reset D Ata F Rom A M Emory C Ard
Loading P reset D ata F rom a M emory C ard Preset memory is stored within the Liquid Tracks and will remain intact as long as it is not deleted, erased or auto-‐ programmed. ... -
Page 41: Erasing A N E Ntire B Ank
Erasing a n e ntire B ank When you need to completely erase the preset memory and reset it to its empty defaults, the erase menu will be the quickest p ath. B e c areful—if y ou h ave n ot s aved y our p reset d ata, i t w ill b e l ost f orever. ... -
Page 42: Browse / P Lay M Enu
Browse / P lay M enu The Browse / Play menu system simply allows you to scroll through all the audio files contained within the current bank on the m edia c ard. Y ou m aybe s earching f or a p articular f ile a nd n eed t o “ sample” t he a udio. S imply s croll t hrough t he f iles, p ress [SELECT] ... -
Page 43: Intermission M Enu
Intermission M enu The Intermission menu allows you to let the Liquid Tracks manage a playlist of audio files in a directory called “BREAK”. You can s et t he d evice t o p lay e ither ( 1) a ll o f t he f iles i n s equence ( “Play O nce”), ( 2) P lay a ll f iles a nd t hen r epeat, o r ( 3) p lay a ll t he files ... -
Page 44: Global S Ettings M Enu
Global S ettings M enu MIDI R eceive C hannel The L iquid T racks n eeds t o b e a ssigned a M IDI c hannel t o w hich i t w ill l isten f or c ommands c oming i n f rom a c ontroller of ... -
Page 45: Midi O Ut C Onnection F Unction
MIDI O ut C onnection F unction The M IDI o ut c onnector c an e ither s end o nly d ata p roduced b y t he L iquid T racks, o r i t c an t ransmit b oth d ata f rom t he Liquid Tracks and data from the MIDI In connector. The later would act as a MIDI out and a MIDI THRU on the same ... -
Page 46: What D O I P Ut O N T He M Aster A Nd S Lave's M Edia C Ards
are triggered to SMPTE time code, you can now have a complete concert controlled by one master unit and multiple s lave u nits! T here a re m any u ses, b ut t hose a re s ome o f t he o bvious o nes. What ... -
Page 47: Master T Iming ( Advanced)
In an example, we set our Slave unit to NET of 1. A net of 0 means that the Liquid Tracks is not an Active Slave and i s n ot o n a n etwork-‐ i t i s a s tand-‐alone u nit. A LWAYS a ssign a s “ MASTER” a nd a N ET o f 0 f or A NY d evice t hat is ... -
Page 48: Utility M Enu
Utility M enu Sending S ysex F iles / D umps You can store any number of SYSEX (.SYX) files that contain any midi or sysex data you so desire. The Liquid Tracks doesn’t care about the data so long as its valid MIDI data. Once you select a file and press [SELECT] to send it, it will ... -
Page 49: Receiving S Ysex F Iles / D Umps
For those who have a computer without a MIDI interface, or experience midi data errors with certain computers-‐ you could t ake t he f irmware o r d ata d ump f ile a nd s tore i t o n t he m edia c ard, a nd t hen u se t he L iquid T racks t o t ransmit t o the ... -
Page 50: Playing A M Idi T Ype--0 F Ile
Once t he s ystem i s A RMED a nd y ou p ress [ SELECT] y ou w ill s ee t he f ollowing s creen: ... -
Page 51: Recording A M Idi T Ype--0 F Ile
[SELECT] during playback to stop the performance. Files stored in the MIDI directory are the only files that can be played ... -
Page 52: Prepare M Edia C Ard F Or U Se W Ith L Iquid T Racks
Prepare M edia C ard f or U se W ith L iquid T racks Prior t o a m edia c ard b eing u sable w ith L iquid T racks, y ou m ust p repare t he m edia c ard. T his r outine w ill c heck the ... -
Page 53: What F Irmware V Ersion D O I H Ave
What F irmware V ersion D o I h ave? When y ou p ower o n y our d evice, y ou w ill s ee a w elcome s creen. T his s creen w ill t ell y ou t he N ame o f t he product, the model number, and the version of firmware. In the example below, we are using an LT-‐100 ... -
Page 54: Special C Onfiguration M Enu
SPECIAL C ONFIGURATION M ENU While normally there is no reason to reset the entire device, there are special utilities that can reset the system, clear and prepare ... -
Page 55: Midi I Mplementation
MIDI I mplementation FEATURE MIDI C OMMAND DATA NOTES SYSTEM A DD-‐ON M ESSAGES P RE-‐AMP M ILD CC#1 0-‐127 ... -
Page 56: Audio F Ile S Pecifications
Audio F ile S pecifications AUDIO F ILE F ORMATS S UPPORTED: MP3 ( MPEG 1 & 2 a udio l ayer I II) ( CBR + VBR + ABR) General ... -
Page 57: Media F Ormat
Formatting of USB devices or media cards must be either FAT12, FAT16, FAT32. Only a sector size of 512 bytes is acceptable. Please insure you format your cards accordingly. Liquid Tracks CAN NOT format a media card. Only devices supporting either SCSI or AT command sets are supported (this should cover most USB devices). - Page 58 www.FAMCmusic.com 58 ...