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Model C1R42  Rev A

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User Guide

Содержание C1R42

Страница 1: ...Model C1R42 Rev A www thebeamz com User Guide ...

Страница 2: ...ing Playlists 8 Custom Layout 10 Settings Menu 11 Beamz Options Window 12 Help Menu 12 Beamz Video Songs 13 Beamz Karaoke Songs 13 Beamz Freestyle Songs 13 Getting The Most From Your Beamz Playing A Beamz Song With The Mouse And Keyboard 14 Recording A Performance 14 Beamz Trigger Types 15 Swap and Hold 16 Checking For Software Updates 16 Beamz Technical Support 16 ...

Страница 3: ...res minimal interference from ambient light 1 Volume down 2 Volume up 3 Vocals mute button will light up when this is an option 4 Advance to previous song in playlist 5 Advance to next song in playlist 6 Start stop recording 7 Swap sounds go to another page of instruments 8 Start stop rhythm play background track Beamz Controller Base Details Beyond the base control buttons the controller includes...

Страница 4: ...ton and choose a song from the Master Song List note if no song is loaded when you open the player software Beamz is unable to locate your song folder Click the Settings button then select Options from the drop down menu move down to the area labeled Beamz Library select the Browse button and point to the folder where the songs have been installed 3 Review The Instruments That Are Available There ...

Страница 5: ...ailable and how they sound when they are played It s time to start the song and experiment with playing them along with the rhythm track or song Press the right console button to start the rhythm track While the rhythm track is playing experiment with each instrument one at a time Swap to the other instrument selections and play the instruments there It won t take long to pick out some favorites a...

Страница 6: ... are playing 5 Master Volume Click on the or to adjust the volume up or down 6 Record Click to begin your recording click again to end your recording 7 Swap Click to toggle through additional units of instruments 8 Rhythm Starts and stops the background track 9 Playlist Advance Click the arrows to move forward or backword in the song list 10 Custom Layout Allows you to rearrange the instruments av...

Страница 7: ...lasers located inside the center post which are trained on a matching light sensor in the outer arms of the console When you stop the laser from hitting the sensor by breaking its beam the sensor will trigger the instrument to play The state of each laser trigger is indicated by its color on the display screen Purple Beam is armed and not being triggered Green Laser beam is being blocked triggered...

Страница 8: ...s they will be listed beneath the Manage Playlist selection In the illustration above there are 7 playlists Hover the mouse over one of them to see a list of the songs it contains then click on the name of the song you wish to play note The song advance forward back buttons will cycle thru the song list you are currently using either the Master Song List or a Playlist depending on how you selected...

Страница 9: ...laylist or Cancel to abandon the playlist Delete An Existing Playlist Select the playlist you want to delete from the drop down combo box below the Playlist Library label in the upper right of the Create Playlists dialog Click the button you ll be asked if you really want to delete the playlist in question If you click Yes the playlist will be gone forever Edit An Existing Playlist Select the play...

Страница 10: ...e units there are four Beamz console triggers that can be changed in a custom layout They each have their location in the custom layout screen as illustrated below for Unit 1 Positioning the mouse over the purple beam display will play the instrument same as mousing over a beam on the Main Playing screen Click the Power button to turn them off if they get in the way while you re re arranging instr...

Страница 11: ...d in order to indicate that the song has been customized The song title will appear red in all song lists as well as well The original non customized song will also be listed with its name in black font Removing your Custom Layout If you have a custom layout for a song that you no longer want to keep click the button to restore to the original settings then click Settings Menu When you click the S...

Страница 12: ...er it can be confusing for people new to playing the Beamz so it is normally turned off After you have played to the point where you re comfortable swapping between each unit s selection on instruments you can turn it on To learn more see Swap and Hold Beamz Library Select the location of your Beamz song music files Use the Browse button to point to the folder containing your Beamz song music file...

Страница 13: ... highlighted in time with the accompanying musical track Beamz Freestyle Songs Beamz Freestyle songs do not include a background rhythm track these Beamz songs have been created for users to match up and work with specific songs from a user s own iTunes and or MP3 music library The user must first IMPORT their own song into the Beamz Freestyle song and then it allows them to play along with the im...

Страница 14: ...ys will play Unit 2 instruments The ZXCVBN keys will play Unit 3 instruments Recording A Performance Beamz software allows you to make a recording of your performance play back your recorded performance and then save it in your personal music folder Start A Recording Click on the Record button Click on the Stop to end the recording Play Your Recording After you have recorded something you can play...

Страница 15: ... the Beamz trigger types you might encounter in Beamz songs Pulse Triggers are the most common of the Beamz trigger types Each time you break a beam assigned to a pulse trigger you ll get a single note from the assigned instrument If you block a beam you ll get a continuous stream of notes complementary to the rhythm accompaniment The rate the notes are pulsed is also displayed as musical note val...

Страница 16: ...ton and break the beam again Swap and hold enables you to add to the existing rhythm accompaniment or even create your own accompaniment In order to use Swap and Hold it must be enabled on the Beamz Options screen note if the same instrument is also assigned to a different beam in the second bank you can break the beam in that bank to stop the triggering note If you press the large right Beamz con...

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