How using the CLICK function

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1 Megabeat Pro How using the CLICK function By the CLICK function, you can send an analog audio signal to a musician (usually a drummer or anybody else who needs a rhythmic reference) thru the CLICK output port (¼ inch stereo standard jack) located on Megabeat Pro s rear panel. Talking about MIDIfiles, the click signal will be automatically generated by the system and, once all the related parameters will be set, no further operations are required. Notes: _ By enabling the CLICK mode, the PRELOAD function will be disabled and so all LINK modes. _ The CLICK function will work fine only if correctly programmed. It means you will have to insert it according to the MIDIfile s rhythmic informations (please find you could encounter, even if very seldom actually, some MIDIfiles programmed incorrectly where music and rhythmic informations are not synchronized between them) _You can get the click signal thru the CLICK stereo output located on Megabeat Pro s rear panel PROGRAMMABLE PARAMETERS To enter the CLICK function programmable parameters, select UTILITY/MIDI SETUP page, then MIDI CLOCK OUT function. Now, by pressing the CHANGE key or rotating the PAGE/VALUE alpha-dial, you can choose among the following options: DISABLED : MIDI clock and audio click both disabled. MIDI : MIDI clock enabled (better in USER mode) audio click disabled CLICK : Audio click enabled MIDI CLOCK OUT RESET TYPE MIDI SONG SEL VOCALIZER INPUT LYRICS SYLLAB. VOLUME TYPE SC88ST MODE PRELOAD MIDI SETUP CLICK GS RESET FILTERED MANUAL+SONG ENABLED GM SYSEX DOUBLE ENABLED SAVE CLICK CHANGE EXIT 1

2 By selecting CLICK the same word will appear between SAVE and CHANGE, allowing to enter the CLICK PARAMETERS page. CLICK PARAMETERS SOUND : METRONOME CLICK FIRST BEAT LEVEL : 127 OTHER BEATS LEVEL : 080 RESOLUTION : 4th PRECOUNT : 001 CHANGE CHECK EXIT _SOUND : You can choose among 12 presets (single sounds or sound combinations) your favorite one to play the metronomic click. _FIRST BEAT LEVEL : Level of the first quarter of the measure. _OTHER BEATS LEVEL : Level of the remaining quarters. _RESOLUTION : Click resolution settings. _PRECOUNT : Choice of the number of empty measures (where the click has to play) before song starting. Notes : All click settings are saved by the SAVE key, into MIDI SETUP page. IMPORTANT: Be sure to plug into the CLICK output port only stereo jacks and connect the cable to a stereo input (i.e. headphones amplifier). If you need to connect mono devices (i.e. monitors), be sure to use the insert-type cables (stereo jack into two mono jacks) or a cable as follows: CLICK output (Megabeat Pro) : stereo jack, by using one of its channels (left or right) CLICK input (i.e. monitor) : mono jack (the cable can be mono) 2

3 HOW RECORDING CLICK ON AUDIO FILES Enter the AUDIO EDIT page, select the file where you wanna insert click, then press the click key. By pressing the record key, the audio file will start and thru VOCALIZER and MIXER keys, you can manually record the click on the whole song. In this case VOCALIZER and MIXER keys work different as following: VOCALIZER : first quarter of a measure VOCALIZER MIXER : other quarters of a measure MIXER You can insert the click also by marking only the first quarter of a measure thru the VOCALIZER key (the remaining quarters, will be automatically integrated). Once the click recording process will be over, you will be able to hear the song and, if you like the result you got, you can save the audio song including all click informations by the SAVE key. CLICK RECORD RECORD SAVE EXIT Notes : _ At the beginning of recording, don t worry to start at the first measure (it will be very difficult to do so since you will not have any precount) because it will be automatically integrated. But try to do your best in beeing very careful while you record the click. More careful you will be, more satisfying (and error free) final results you will get. 3

4 _If you stop click recording while song is playing, the click will be automatically integrated within the remaining part of the song. This integration will be done according to the rhythmic informations contained in the last recorded measure. However, because the audio file features, it will be better to record click on the whole song (since starting to ending). _While playing, all parameters set on page UTILITY/MIDI SETUP/CLICK (related on both MIDI and audio files) will be the working ones. _The CUT function will not work on any audio files where the click has been already recorded. _When in CLICK mode, if you are working with an external sound module, the click will be generated by MIDI OUT 1 port while MIDI OUT 2 port will transmit all data of the song currently playing. _Audio files with assigned CLICK will become incompatible on previows 2.3 O.S. _After installing 2.3 O.S. check, in page VOCALIZER / SONG VOCALIZER (PLAY) / MANUAL VOCALIZER (STOP), the parameter STATUS is setted on DISABLE ( if not set it to DISABLE ) 4

5 WHAT S NEW IN 2.3 O.S. RELEASE, AND NOTES ABOUT PHONES OUTPUT _ Chapter 5/16 (manual revision 2) : LNKMOD START BEAT changed into START MEAS STOP BEAT changed into STOP MEAS _In UTILITY / MIDI SETUP added PRELOAD : enabled/disabled option _In ADJUST page / GLOBAL VOLUME ADJUST, when one track reaches maximum level (127), global volume will be locked. The same when a track reached minimum level (0). Nevertheless you can modify single volume track one by one. _Filtered Roland single/mode 1 mode sysex message ( if present into midifile ) _Conformed lyrics visualization on display and TV connected via scart. _Vocalizer enabled in play mode USER About PHONES output : Be careful in connecting to the "PHONES" jack output (headphones or else), stereo jacks only. Those jacks must be connected to a stereo input. The minimum impedance of the headphones must be 60 Ohm ( if you work with smaller impedance heaphones, you may damage an inside component and, because of it, no signal will be transmitted by jack "PHONES" output ). If you need to connect devices provided with a mono input only (i.e. monitors), it is recommended to use an insert cable adapter (stereo jack to two mono jacks) or a cable as follows: "CLICK" output (Mbeat Pro): Stereo jack (it will work with one of the channels: left or right) "CLICK" input (i.e. monitor): Mono jack (The cable can be mono) 2000 Charlie Lab All the trade marks are registered Charlie Lab reserves the right to make changes both to hardware and to software without notice with the purpose to always make things better. In case differences are found between the current manual and the machine you own, please contact us. 5