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Page 2: ...g and performing a song 12 Playing controls 12 Access to songs in the Artist Genre lists 12 Finding immediately with an A Z search 13 NEXT SONG setting the next song 14 GO TO passing from the Current...

Page 3: ...lus Merish Gold 32 Insert Effects 32 WSF Wizard Sound Function 33 Harmonizer Merish Plus Merish Gold 34 3 voice Harmonizer mode 34 Melody Tracker Mode 34 Option Menu 35 Mic Preset 36 Mic Equalizer 36...

Page 4: ...fade curves Merish identifies the musical phrases of the MIDI songs and connects them like a DJ arranger would The Playlists are created in real time it s sufficient to choose the Next Song and Merish...

Page 5: ...board generators 1 and 2 but the name can change according to the operating systems or applications used Protection maintenance Avoid exposing the unit to direct sunlight for lengthy periods sources...

Page 6: ...the main directory In fact for historical reasons if the root of a FAT formatted device contains more than 512 items the memory seems to be completely full no matter what its capacity and the quantit...

Page 7: ...files purchased many years ago can thus be fully imported to Merish and used with functions at the maximum Files produced by third parties Merish is also able to play back MIDI standard files produce...

Page 8: ...s a b l e d i n MENU MidiSettings Chordmode Bpm tempo and manual alteration Bpm tempo and manual alteration Time min sec remaining main parameters functions function panel name Function Panels info i...

Page 9: ...rapid mix CROSSFADE carries out the crossover between songs with a crossfade which can be selected between various curves If pressed down for a couple of seconds allows direct access to the FADE CURVE...

Page 10: ...ption with the UP DOWN buttons and pressing ENTER SOUND FX 1 FX 2 FX 3 FX 4 MERISH SOUND FX 1 FX 2 MERISHPlus MERISHGold when kept pressed down play sound effects that can be used as comments announce...

Page 11: ...tton unlit If pressed down for a couple of seconds allows direct access to the MIDI SETTINGS sub menu STOP stops the playout of the song pressed once pause press Play to start playback again from the...

Page 12: ...formances i e combinations of sounds split or layer e g Piano Strings or single sounds selected for the most frequent uses see tables on page 47 Seq mode GM standard operation MIDI IN port 16 channels...

Page 13: ...LAY PAUSE CONTINUE STOP CLEAR CURRENT SONG on RE START escape level 12 Operating functions Selecting and performing a song Operating functions Access to songs in the Artist Genre lists Playing control...

Page 14: ...ed by M Live from August 2010 already have the complete set of meta events It is advisable to process the MIDI format files produced by M Live MIDI standard MF3 MF4 MF5 purchased before August 2010 wi...

Page 15: ...Current SONG button lights up selection of Next Selection Pressing it switches the selection between Current Song button unlit and Next Song button lit The Marker Bar button lights up if the song sele...

Page 16: ...arker The display shows the countdown of the bars left before the changeover The mix is carried out automatically on a musically suitable marker not necessarily at the beginning of the Next Song obvio...

Page 17: ...the Current Song then gradually increases or decreases it during the performance of the Next Song until its original value is reached If the difference in tempo is greater Merish leaves the original t...

Page 18: ...song as the Next Song replacing any other already uploaded and carries out the changeover to the Next Song with the method described in GO TO passing from the Current Song to the Next Song pag 15 Jum...

Page 19: ...umping between markers in the same song If the Wizard is enabled the changeover takes place at the end of the current marker The display always shows the current bar position and the time left before...

Page 20: ...zard OFF Current Next 19 Operating functions GO TO jumping to a specific marker of the Next Song If the Wizard is enabled the jump takes place at the end of the current marker The display shows the co...

Page 21: ...markers Songs with no markers cannot take advantage of a series of advanced Merish functions Nevertheless with songs with no markers Merish allows to jump to a specific bar in the same song or in the...

Page 22: ...be saved and played back at will Generally speaking Playlists are customized filters that allow to manage in a practical functional manner several lists of songs organized according to the most varie...

Page 23: ...r Playlist is enabled Merish requests confirmation of the change of Playlist ENTER If no songs are being played Merish displays a prompt on the addition of songs to the Playlist NEXT SONG adds the son...

Page 24: ...ing a Playlist If another Playlist is enabled Merish requests confirmation of the change of Playlist ENTER YES the songs in the Playlist are automatically played one after another No each song in the...

Page 25: ...and one remains in the Playlist Exiting a Playlist It is possible to exit from a Playlist at any time and from any point without stopping the performance under way To prevent accidentally exiting dur...

Page 26: ...to Playlist SOFT 25 Playlist Passing from one Playlist to another It is possible to pass from one Playlist to another at any time and from any point pressingESCcancelstheprocedure remaining in the sam...

Page 27: ...function example Remove she bangs 26 Playlist Editing the contents of a Playlist The contents of a Playlist can be modified at any time without stopping the performance under way E g it is possible to...

Page 28: ...e Delete hits playlist target playlist example Move playlist up down editing function example Move hits playlist up 27 Playlist Managing Playlists Playlists can be moved renamed and cancelled at any t...

Page 29: ...re and commands don t change when Wizard is enabled see Playing a Playlist pag 23 On the other hand the m e t h o d s o f l i n k i n g automatically change With Wizard enabled the changeover from one...

Page 30: ...variable according to the duration set Setting is carried out with MENU General Settings Short time also accessible by keeping the Short button pressed for a couple of seconds The duration can be set...

Page 31: ...e changed are Program Change Bank Status Play Mute Solo Volume Reverb Chorus Pan Transpose and Velocity The functions and characteristics of these parameters are described in depth in publications on...

Page 32: ...lly speaking the effect was conceived to be applied to the normal versions of tunes that also have vocal parts in order to adapt them to use as backing tracks The effectiveness of the effect and the q...

Page 33: ...nserted on two MIDI channels chosen at will The processors are added to the two MIDI Reverb and Chorus effects but as opposed to them the Insert Effects process the audio i e process the physical soun...

Page 34: ...dicated with the prefix i for Insert Effect before the name of the instrument Naturally the choices proposed by the WSF can be modified manually for example changing the type of Insert Effect or chang...

Page 35: ...roduced by M Live use track 4 as the Melody Track However Merish can be set to play any other MIDI track as a Melody Track with MENU MIDI settings Melody track Alternatively the Melody Tracker functio...

Page 36: ...edit parameter example from Disabled to Seq mode OPTION page select parameter example Midi In set option example from STANDARD to VINTAGE example Mic Preset 35 Option Menu Option Menu The MENU button...

Page 37: ...inations of effects for the microphone Sets the effects controlled by the MIC Delay and Reverb knobs 4 band graphic microphone equalizer HI HI MID LO MID and LO frequencies 12dB 4 band graphic equaliz...

Page 38: ...les Performances pag 47 Click Count In plays a count in bar only a reference click before the start of each song useful for example for line ups with a drummer The click track is only heard on the CLI...

Page 39: ...the Bpm of the Next Song to match that of the Current Song and then gradually increases or decreases it during the performance of the Next Song until its original value is reached If the difference in...

Page 40: ...n pressed down for a couple of seconds Settings of the display on TV video monitor of the lyrics and chords Back color four different color combinations Video mode lyrics scroll mode Normal or Rolling...

Page 41: ...40 Connection Examples Connection Examples Set for solo vocalist Set for singer guitarist with mixer and footswitch...

Page 42: ...41 Connection Examples Set for solo vocalist with video monitor Karaoke Set PC Master Keyboard USB Merish used as expander via USB...

Page 43: ...42 Connection Examples Set for Small Band with master keyboard and click track for drummer...

Page 44: ...s Organ Rotary Fast Organ Church Organ 1 Organ Church Organ 2 Organ Reed Organ Organ Fisa Musette Accordion French Musette Accordion Ital Accordion Accordion Harmonica Accordion Bandoneon Accordion PC...

Page 45: ...le Synth Strings 3 Strings Ensemble Synth Strings 2 Strings Ensemble Synth Section Strings Ensemble Choir St Aahs Vocals Choir Aahs Vocals Choir Mono Aahs Vocals Real Choirs Vib Vocals Choir St Oohs V...

Page 46: ...th Pad Echo Pan Synth Pad Star Theme Synth Pad Sitar Ethnic Ethnic Shamisen Ethnic Koto Ethnic Taisho Koto Ethnic Kalimba Ethnic Bagpipes Ethnic Fiddle Ethnic Shanai Ethnic Tinkle Bell Percussion Agog...

Page 47: ...OM SET 8 17 POWER SET 16 25 ELECTRONIC SET 1 24 26 TR 808 SET 25 27 DANCE SET 1 26 28 TECHNO SET 27 29 DANCE SET 2 28 30 ELECTRONIC SET 2 29 31 ELECTRONIC SET 3 30 33 JAZZ SET 1 32 34 JAZZ SET 2 33 41...

Page 48: ...ean Guitar 1 Clean Guitar 2 Clean Pad layer Hybrid Electric Hybrid Muted Rock Guitar Bad Distorsion Violin Cello Contrabass Tremolo strings MIDI USB PC PC Performance Name Type Perf Name Bnk 51 046 0...

Page 49: ...hooosh Laugh 3 WindChimes Laugh 4 Woman Ahh Laugh 5 Woo Hoo Laugh 6 Wow_Girl Mmhhh YesLaugh BRIDGE MUSIC on CD 01 Loveshadow Act Cool Roman Holiday 3 47 02 Zapac Test Drive 3 35 03 Nyx Undercover 3 40...

Page 50: ...ms 100mW 32Ohms AV OUT Audio Video output 6 pole DIN PAL TV composite video AV SCART cable supplied MIDI IN MIDI THRU MIDI OUT MIDI ports USB PORT PC Connection for using Merish as an expander USB por...

Page 51: ...recycling of the materials making up the product For more information on available collection facilities contact your local waste collection service or the shop where you bought this appliance The inf...

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