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“EDIT” BUTTON “EDIT”

5. For hyphenated sync: press PLAY and while the 

song is scrolling, drag the lyrics line with your finger 

from left to right in tempo with the music and the 

melody. In this way you create files with Colour text 

in tempo with the music, Karaoke style. The chang-

es can be saved on the song with the “SAVE” button 

or you can go back to the initial settings with “RE-

STORE”

EDIT CHORDS

In this editing page you can insert chords in a backing 

track (MIDI file or audio Mp3) which doesn’t have any, or 

edit them if they are included.

All the Backing Tracks produced by M-Live and dis-

tributed on www.songservice.it contain the chords. 

“EDIT CHORDS” environment of a music file with 

chords: 

3 icons are available in the chord you go to: A virtual 

slider to speed up or slow down the chord sync, the win-

dow with the list of chords that can be inserted and the 

third icon is used to delete the chord. These icons are 

active when the song is paused or is loaded and ready 

for playing. “EDIT CHORDS” environment of a music file 

without chords. To insert chords in a Backing Track that 

doesn’t have them:

1. Select and load on Merish5 the Midi or Mp3 music file 

with no chords.

2. Click in the box “ADD CHORDS” to store the chords you 

wish to insert in the backing track.

3. When selected, the “ADD CHORDS” boxes open up a 

window with the list of chords. In the list on the left 

you choose the chord root note (C, D, E...); in the one 

on the right the type of chord (major, minor, seventh 

etcetera) 

4.Play the backing track and click the box with the de-

sired chord when you wish to insert it.

The changes can be saved on the song with the “SAVE” 

button or you can go back to the original settings with 

“RESTORE”.

EDIT MARKER

This editing page lets you insert the Markers in a Midi 

File that doesn’t have them or edit the Markers already 

included in a Midi file.

The Markers indicate the various parts of a song (Verse, 

Chorus etc..) and are used to move quickly through the 

song being played or from the song being played to the 

booked one.

All the Midi files produced by M-Live and distributed on 

www.songservice.it include the markers.

If the music file already has Markers, they can all be 

seen in this editing page.

3 icons are available in the Marker you go to:

A virtual slider that lets you speed up or slow down the 

Marker synchronisation, the virtual keyboard to write 

the Marker’s name and the third icon is used to delete 

the Marker.

These icons are active when the song is paused or is 

loaded and ready for playing.

To insert a new Marker, play the Midi file and click the 

virtual button “Add marker” when you wish to insert it.

The virtual keyboard is displayed to write the Marker’s 

name.

The changes can be saved on the song with the “SAVE” 

button or you can go back to the original settings with 

“RESTORE”:

PLEASE NOTE: The Markers can only be inserted while 

the backing track is playing.

Summary of Contents for Merish5

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...M KEYBOARD ACCORDION _WEB _DOWNLOAD _ACCOUNT 21 MAIN SCREEN _THE 5 VIRTUAL BUTTONS _OTHER AREAS OF THE HOME SCREEN _SCROLL BAR INDEX _NEXT SONG GO TO _TEMPO AND KEY _MARKER _DJ AREA _EFX BUTTON 25 SON...

Page 3: ...combo for people who demand excellent sounds and uncompromising perfor mance in terms of control and management of music archives the Live Machine MERISH5 IS THE EVOLUTION OF THE PREVIOUS VERSIONS AN...

Page 4: ...h the USB button 4 Select the folders or files contained in the USB Pen Drive by using the Alpha Dial or the Enter button To quickly transfer the content of a USB Pen Drive into Merish5 proceed as fol...

Page 5: ...song and the next song will be mixed at best by Merish automatically MANAGING THE ARCHIVE OF BACKING TRACKS INSIDE MERISH5 COPY PASTE FUNCTION Merish5 is able to manage files like a normal PC i e you...

Page 6: ...t the track will be permanently available on Merish5 MERISH5 AND THE DATABASE INFORMATION ME TA EVENTS Merish5 uses Meta Events massively such as Marker Extended title Artist Genre Merish5 also perfec...

Page 7: ...Play and play the selected song 3 Press GO TO and immediately cue in the song chosen on the WEB A very short wait time is required because the file is physically on the Internet and a few seconds may...

Page 8: ...the song you have just uploaded ALPHA DIAL When this icon is displayed next to or inside a box it means that the value or setting of that box is changed by rotating the Alpha Dial The Alpha Dial is ge...

Page 9: ...erter may be used Once the Software is uploaded the home screen is dis played The window is split into two parts on the left you can read the PC MAC Directories On the right you can read the Merish5 D...

Page 10: ...the Operating System The capacitive Touchscreen Display The panel with the control buttons The potentiometers and sliders controlling the Digital Mixer All the screens displayed will be examined in d...

Page 11: ...or physical REC button to start re cording The physical REC button starts blinking 9 STOP Stops the song press once PAUSE pressed twice STOP and empties the memory 10 UP DOWN goes up or down a list of...

Page 12: ...file to be saved in the Recorded files folder The files created by the recording are archived in a spe cial Folder Press Open Folder to access the recorded files which are Mp3 files With Merish5 you c...

Page 13: ...choral backing when musically needed The Midi harmonisation track is selected with the Track Po tentiometer Track 5 is normally used EQ COMPR on this screen you can select the Equali zation modes of t...

Page 14: ...ARMONIZ ER button on the front panel or by holding the pedal down Unisono 2 dn This MODE creates automatic harmonization from your voice which will be the chord tone Merish creates a LOWER octave unis...

Page 15: ...top is the Account information the SEARCH but ton the MIDI or Mp3 format selection the DOWNLOAD ALL button lets you download all the files contained in the page If for example you have searched for s...

Page 16: ...unction as the MIDI IN the two ports cannot be used together ETHERNET connects Merish5 to a PC via network cable supplied Ideal to transfer large sized music archives If the PC does not have a Network...

Page 17: ...equaliser in the three main Bands High Mid Low You need to enter MIC AUDIO for the settings of parametric equali sation FX the potentiometers regulate the output of the two effects acting on the Micr...

Page 18: ...e OPTION PREFERENCES you have immediate control over the volume of the track in tended for the Master Keyboard and played live In Expander mode Merish5 can be used in combination with a PC to play the...

Page 19: ...of the Midi sounds of Merish 5 Merish 5 turns into an expander with display to monitor the Midi tracks It is possible to connect Merish 5 to a PC or layers levels or sounds To use General Midi sounds...

Page 20: ...ordion sections The first row lets you act on the Chord section of the Accordion The second row lets you act on the Bass section of the Accordion The third row lets you act on the Keyboard section of...

Page 21: ...music files All the files produced by M Live contain chords The chords may be written in the file with Mer ish5 see chapter EDIT function button section EDIT CHORDS 4 EDIT Touch the EDIT button to go...

Page 22: ...me the owner of the backing tracks you purchased whereas with the All Song service you can rent the whole Songservice repertoire for a given period of time The Songservice catalogue includes a reperto...

Page 23: ...mix a track that is playing and a booked track 1 Book the NEXT SONG 2 Set GO TO to a selected Backing Track in the archive The next song can be booked by browsing through the Backing Track archive SO...

Page 24: ...tual AUTOPLAY button lets you enable and disa ble Autoplay in the Playlists If Autoplay is enabled the backing tracks of the playlist are played in automatic sequence with no interruption EFX BUTTON T...

Page 25: ...at you are looking for among thousands and thou sands of music files All the Backing Tracks produced by M Live and distributed through the website www songservice it include the complete information n...

Page 26: ...several music files or folders If you wish to select the whole content of a THE FOLLOWING VIRTUAL BUTTONS ARE ON THE LEFT OF THE TOUCHSCREEN ARCHIVE button It is used to view manage and play the reper...

Page 27: ...ext to each genre the number of backing tracks includ ed Touch the ARTISTS button and the music files of the repertoire are grouped by artists There will be a list in alphabetical order of all the art...

Page 28: ...E INTERNET The SEARCH function can also be used to look for music files on www songservice it To enable the search on the INTERNET you need to connect Mer ish5 to the Internet to do so refer to the ch...

Page 29: ...r the physical button ESC and the Playlist is automatically saved To edit the position of a backing track in the Play list select with your finger the backing track you wish to move touch MOVE and the...

Page 30: ...c virtual potenti ometers The lyrics and chords are written in the Midi File with a certain advance and this advance can be changed with the Syncro potentiometers A background image can be set on the...

Page 31: ...SONG button KARAOKE TV BUTTON KARAOKE TV This page manages the graphics of the external Display connected to Merish5 There are 4 Dropdown Menus Font font List of the text fonts that you may choose Bac...

Page 32: ...or external Hard Disk are connected to Mer ish5 PLEASE NOTE Background images can only be set on the external display MESSAGE BUTTON TV MESSAGE This page lets you enter a text message on the external...

Page 33: ...enter the work environment that lets you select the chord format you wish to display The Merish5 Display LCD and the external Display TV are managed separately Therefore you may use e g the symbols o...

Page 34: ...nd in the Audio Mp3s The EDIT button is only active while playing a song or when a song has been loaded and is ready for playing Otherwise the EDIT button is not active When you touch the EDIT button...

Page 35: ...or slow songs or divided Half for very fast songs Masterkeyboard Setup selects the Patch to be applied to the Master Keyboard So as to have a specific Patch for each Backing Track The right side of th...

Page 36: ...sation and delete one or more rows of text 3 icons are available in the text row you go to A virtual slider that lets you speed up or slow down lyr ics synchronisation the virtual keyboard to edit the...

Page 37: ...of chords In the list on the left you choose the chord root note C D E in the one on the right the type of chord major minor seventh etcetera 4 Play the backing track and click the box with the de si...

Page 38: ...he MIDI foot pedal connect to the network transfer backing tracks update the software and much more The work environment is organised in 7 sections Preferences Network Utilities MIDI CLICK MIDI Cueing...

Page 39: ...phone s manual UTILITIES In the Archive section you can start file transfer for details see the chapter Get Started and reconstruct the Database In the Maintenance section you can update the Soft ware...

Page 40: ...played with the booked one When the Autoplay box is enabled the backing tracks of a Playlist are played in automatic sequence with no interruption AUTO BPM Range this is the maximum range within which...

Page 41: ...of Merish5 and the follow ing picture shows a map of these controls SPACE Play Letters and figures quick search ESC Esc F1 Go To F2 DJ F3 Smooth F4 Go To F5 Harmonizer F6 Melody Mute F7 Search F8 Mix...

Page 42: ...Soft Piano Lite Fm Hard Piano Lite Fm Piano Atmosphere cmb DX Paddy cmb DX 80 s cmb DX 80 s Voxy Harpsichord Coupled Harpsi Clavinet 1 Clavinet 2 Celesta Glockenspiel Music Box Vibraphone Vibraphone...

Page 43: ...lean Gtr S Necky Harms Clean Pad cmb Big Chorus Gtr cmb CleanNecky Pad1 cmb CleanNecky Pad2 Muted Bridge Guitar Muted Guitar Muted Crunch Guitar Funk Pop Guitar Funk Guitar 2 Muted Pluck Guitar Muted...

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Page 46: ...RAPPER HIP HOP 2 TRAP BASIC TRAP TONAL OKYWEB STYLE STANDARD 3 STANDARD 4 STANDARD 5 ROOM ACOUSTIC ROOM STANDARD ELECTROACOUSTIC 80 s Mood 80 s BEAT HYBRID 1 HYBRID 2 VINTAGE 70 s Disco SOUL ACOUSTIC...

Page 47: ...2 Stereo Rotor Organ Bi Tre Organ Gospel Organ Drawbars 60 s Church Ensemble Musette Master Bandoneon Nylon Atmosphere 1 Nylon Atmosphere 2 Steels Pad 1 Steels Pad 2 Ovapad 1 Ovapad 2 Jazzy Pad 1 Jazz...

Page 48: ...48 NOTES...

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Page 50: ...lly friendly recycling treatment and scrapping helps to avoid possible negative effects on the environment and on human health and favours reuse and or recycling of the materials comprising the produc...

Page 51: ...entailing work by researchers PhDs and postgraduates with technical scientific profiles at said companies Action 1 1 4 Support to R D collaboration activities for the development of new sustainable te...

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