Electronic Sound Solutions M-Blaster Manuale utente

MIDI FILES MP3 PLAYER

User’s Manual

Electronic Sound Solutions s.r.l., via Monviso 54, 46042 Castel Goffredo MN, tel. + 39 0376 780360, fax + 39

0376 778225

www.essound.com e-Mail info@essound.com

E.S.S Customer Service, strada Cipata 25, 46100 Loc Frassino, Mantova. Tel + 39 0376 274658, fax + 39 0376

373253

e-Mail assistenza@essound.com

INDEX

INTRODUCTION....................................................................................... 3

CONNECTION AND COMMANDS....................................................... 4

POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................. 6

AUDIO CONNECTIONS ....................................................................... 6

HOW TO START ...................................................................................... 6

SWITCHING ON ................................................................................... 7

SONGS ................................................................................................. 8

HOW TO PLAY A SONG ......................................................................... 8

EASY TUNE.......................................................................................... 8

OPERATIONAL MODE ............................................................................ 9

FUNCTION KEYS (FIG.1/6)................................................................... 9

SONGS MODE ................................................................................... 10

CHORDS AND LYRICS VISUALIZATION.......................................... 11

PLAY/STOP/CONTINUE .................................................................... 12

PARAM. (PARAMETERS)....................................................................... 13

TRKCHANG (TRACK CHANGE)........................................................ 15

PARAMETERS FOR MIDI FILE ..................................................... 15

PARAMETERS FOR MP3 FILES ................................................... 18

PLAY LIST .......................................................................................... 19

HOW TO CHOOSE A LIST OF SONGS IN “PLAY LIST” MODE…21

HOW TO PLAY SONGS IN PLAY LIST ......................................... 21

LIST Visualize the list of songs in a group ..................................... 22

TEXT and TRKCHANG .................................................................. 22

MENU/INFO ............................................................................................ 22

SONGS ERASE .................................................................................. 23

USB..................................................................................................... 24

TV SETUP........................................................................................... 24

CLEAR ALL DATA .............................................................................. 25

OPERATING SYSTEM........................................................................... 26

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET................................................................ 27

WHAT TO DO IF: .................................................................................. 28

INTRODUCTION

First of all, ESS would like to thank you for your purchase of M-Blaster.

M-Blaster is a MIDI, Karaoke and MP3 player characterized by a very

intuitive user interface.

M-Blaster plays:

•Standard MIDI files (.mid format 0 and 1)

•Karaoke files (.kar format 1)

•MP3 files (VBR/CBR, successfully tested up to 256 Kbps

(depending on the encoder)

M-Blaster utilizes as a data storage unit a Compact Flash Card that can

be loaded up to 511 songs.

Included in the packaging are:

-n.1 Off- Line Switching Power Supply Adapter;

-n.1 CdRom containing the software E-link to transfer,

manage files and Backup;

-n.1 Operating manual;

-n.1 USB cable;

-n.1 Compact Flash card;

-n.1 Audio/Video cable (L+R Red/White / Video Yellow).

CONNECTION AND COMMANDS

Frontal panel

1 10 11 12

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Fig.1

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;

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 format

of Compact Flash. If the key is pressed while a song is in “play”

mode, the screen will display info about the song. It is possible to

adjust the display contrast pressing the MENU key (fig 1/4) and

rotating the alpha dial knob (fig. 1/1).

5) “Easy Tune” to instantly adapt the tonality key of the song on the

performer peculiarities;

6) Function keys to select different functions; depending on the page

displayed on the screen;

7) Compact Flash Card housing;

8) Play/Stop, to start or stop the song playback;

9) Slider keys, to underline the wanted element among those

visualized on the screen;

10) High brightness backlit display;

11) Individual microphones volume fader;

12) Global volume fader.

Back Panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Fig.2

1) Stereo mini-jack output for headphones connection;

2 - 3) Microphones input (Jack 6,3 mm TSR);

4) Audio output (to be connected to the audio system);

5) Video connectors. Output (Video out) / Input (Video in)

6) Connector for video camera power supply (optional) or external

lyrics display (optional);

7) Port MIDI Out to connect an external Synth generator;

8) USB connector to connect M-Blaster to a PC;

9) Power Switch;

10) Connection to the supplied external power supply adapter;

POWER SUPPLY

Connect the adapter plug (male) to the PWR IN female connector

positioned on the M-Blaster back panel

(Fig.2/10)

Finally, connect the adapter plug to the main socket.

IMPORTANT

Please use exclusively the supplied adapter. Otherwise, the

equipment can be damaged.

AUDIO CONNECTIONS

Connect the M-Blaster 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).

Note: in order not to damage the audio equipment it is strongly

recommended that M-Blaster is turned on before the amplification set-up.

HOW TO START

M-Blaster is supplied with a software E-link for the Personal Computer

that allows the MIDI and MP3 file transfer directly from the PC to the M-

Blaster data storage unit (Compact Flash Card) and moreover can be

used for backup operations.

First of all install the supplied software on the Personal Computer and,

successively, connect M-Blaster through a standard USB cable A/B

(such as the one used for USB printers ) to a properly functioning USB

port on the PC.

ESS

M-BLASTER

VERSION XXXX

MIDI Karaoke Mp3 Player

Note: when executing the program, if correctly set, M-Blaster will

automatically position on the “USB” page.

After having done this, launch the program double clicking on the icon

previously created during installation. As for the utilization, please refer to

the on-line guide included with the software.

SWITCHING ON

To switch the M-Blaster on, it is sufficient to insert the supplied adapter

connector in the corresponding socket positioned on the back panel and

push the ON button.

The display will light and after a few seconds wait, the display will read

the following:

READING PROGRAM

Shorty followed by

fig.3

For its correct functioning M-blaster needs the Data storage unit

(Compact Flash Card), to be inserted in its proper housing (fig1/7).

Otherwise, on the display it will appear the following message:

“COMPACT FLASH NOT PRESENT”

note: The Compact Flash Cards are formatted when the product is sold;

However, if necessary, the formatting should be executed with the

following characteristics: FAT 12/16 bit formatting (it will be implemented

to FAT 32).

Insert the Compact Flash in its proper housing (fig1/7) without forcing its

introduction. M-Blaster 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).

SONGS

The page on the display (PAGE xxx) contains the songs list, in MIDI or

MP3 format, in alphabetical order, 6 titles of 26 letters per page where,

the audio songs (MP3) are marked by the “A” letter before the title while

the MIDI files are preceded by the suffix “M” (.mid) or “K” (.kar). Above

left on the display it is displayed the current page number. To visualize

the other pages it is sufficient to rotate the switch (fig. 1/1): at every click

the page will change to a new one containing 6 songs.

It is also possible to move from a song to another one, utilizing the slider

keys; after the last song the next page will be displayed.

HOW TO PLAY A SONG

It is extremely easy to play a song, it is sufficient to select the requested

song on the current page through the slider keys (fig. 1/9), and then push

the PLAY button. To stop the playback, just push the STOP button. It is

also possible to keep playing the song just halted by pushing the

CONTINUE key that appears on the display after having used the STOP

button.

EASY TUNE

Thanks to this exclusive function it is possible to instantly adjust, before

or while playing a MIDI song, the tonality key depending on the user

needs.

The functioning is extremely intuitive:

•MALE: if this key is lighted M-Blaster will adjust the MIDI song key

for a male voice;

•NORMAL: if this key is lighted M-Blaster will play the MIDI song in

its original key;

•FEMALE: if this key is lighted M-Blaster will adjust the MIDI song

key for a female voice.

Note: the tonal transposition of “EASY TUNE” is not automatically saved.

In order to do that, the transposition will have to be done (and then

saved) in the “TRKCHANG” (track change) page.

Despite the fact that “EASY TUNE” adjusts correctly most of the MIDI

songs and the transposition depending on the performer (male/female), it

is possible that certain songs, with special peculiarities, will not adapt

perfectly to the transposition.

You can find the tonal transposition of “EASY TUNE” on PARAM-MIDI

page.

OPERATIONAL MODE

Before describing the various operational modes, it is necessary a

preliminary remark on the display and on the slider key. The meaning of

the words and the symbols visualized on the display varies depending on

the chosen mode:

•in SONGS mode: name of the songs;

•in PLAYLIST mode: name of the groups;

•in MENU/INFO mode: player managing functions or played song

characteristics;

•in PARAM.mode: MIDI/Audio global adjustments functions, like the

MIDI transposition and equalizations.

FUNCTION KEYS (fig.1/6)

The use given to the four function keys F1-F2-F3-F4 is variable and

changes from time to time depending on the active operational mode.

Clearly, it is not necessary to remember which function is assigned to

every key as it shows on the last line displayed: in correspondence of

every function key there is a box that displays the possible use of the

below key in that moment.

In this way the four function keys can always access the “typical”

functions of the operational mode running in that moment.

SONGS MODE

The functions offered by the SONGS mode allow to:

•choose via the slider keys a single song to play using the PLAY

key;

•visualize chords and lyrics (if memorized in the song);

•adjust volume, effects, transposition and playing metronomic time

of the song (“TRKCHANG”);

•exclude instantly from the listening the melody track (if present in

the MIDI file).

Authorised function keys:

If in SONGS mode and with no song in PLAY (or if the previous song is

finished), M-Blaster 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:

•“TRCK ON” / “TRCK OFF”: it allows halting the melody track from

playing. The factory set MIDI channel is 4, however in “Param.”→

“MIDI” it is possible to assign the value to other channels as well.

Once set, the parameter will remain active until the equipment is

turned off or when the function is disabled;

“TRCK ON” the melody track (ch4 default) is activated;

“TRCK OFF” the melody track (ch4 default) is disabled;

•“PLAYLIST”: allows to access the PLAYLIST mode described later;

•“TEXT”: allows to access the visualization mode of chords and

lyrics.

When the M-Blaster 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);

•“LIST” (see above);

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