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SP-12 Librarian User’s Manual

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Water’s Edge Software

Welcome

Years after its initial release, E-mu System’s SP-12 is still one of the

best drum machines around. The combination of great sounds and

ease of use, for which E-mu is famous, has made the SP-12 a

noteworthy drum machine even by today’s standards.

In spite of the SP-12’s virtues, it was generally accepted that

samples and sequences would be saved on a Commodore 1541

floppy disk drive. Although the 1541 is reliable and inexpensive (as

disk drives go), it is also

painfully

slow.

Welcome to the

SP-12 Librarian

, by Water's Edge Software.

The

SP-12 Librarian

lets you use the power of your Macintosh to

save sounds and sequences in a fraction of the time it takes a 1541

disk drive. Numerous other

SP-12 Librarian

features help you

organize your SP-12’s information, and present it in a professional

manner.

About This Manual

This manual is a comprehensive user’s guide for the

SP-12 Librarian

It details the installation and operation of the SP-12 Librarian, as well

as providing useful hints.

Several assumptions were made when writing this manual:

• You are familiar with your Macintosh computer (hardware) and

related peripherals, such as disk drives, printer (optional), and

MIDI interface.

• You are familiar with the use of your Macintosh, and are

accustomed to the various terms used to describe Macintosh

operations, such as “selecting”, “clicking” and “dragging.”

• You are familiar with your SP-12 drum machine.

Although it’s possible to figure out how to use the SP-12 Librarian

without ever reading the User’s Manual, we suggest that you do read

it anyway. If it does nothing else, the User’s Manual will show you

what a nifty program the SP-12 Librarian really is!

Throughout this manual, the term

SP-12

refers to both the standard

SP-12 drum machine (with 1.2 seconds of sampling memory), and

the SP-12 Turbo (with 5 seconds of memory), unless otherwise

stated. For all intents and purposed, the only difference between the

two machines is the amount of memory contained by the SP-12. The

term

sequence

refers to the SP-12’s combined song and segment

memory (100 songs, 100 segments).

System Requirements

To use the SP-12 Librarian, you need:

• A Macintosh computer (512KE or higher, excluding the

Macintosh Portable, PowerBook, or Duo)

• The Macintosh must have two floppy disk drives, or a hard

disk

• Printer for the Macintosh (optional)

• A MIDI interface for your Macintosh with simultaneous MIDI in

and MIDI out

• 2 MIDI cables

• SP-12 drum machine

• The SP-12 Librarian program and User’s Manual

Hardware Setup

The SP-12 Librarian, while communicating with the SP-12,

simultaneously processes incoming and outgoing MIDI information.

Therefore, it requires two MIDI connections to operate.

Use the appropriate cables to connect your SP-12 to your

Macintosh’s MIDI interface. Although most 5-pin DIN cables such as

those from Radio Shack will work, you should use high quality MIDI

cables available from your music store.

There are many ways to set up a MIDI network for various needs.

The simplest is illustrated below:

Out

Macintosh MIDI SP-12

Interface

If you decide to incorporate a more sophisticated MIDI network (as

most musicians will), you should keep two things in mind whenever

the SP-12 is working with the SP-12 Librarian:

1. The SP-12’s “MIDI in” should receive only the Macintosh’s

“MIDI out”, and nothing else.

2. The Macintosh’s “MIDI in” should receive only the SP-12’s

“MIDI out”, and nothing else.

Installing the SP-12 Librarian

SP-12 Librarian arrives on one 800K floppy disk (or a 400K disk if

requested). The disk contains the SP-12 Librarian program and a

System folder. The SP-12 Librarian is not copy-protected. To install

the SP-12 Librarian, do the following:

1. Make a backup copy of the SP-12 Librarian disk, and store it in

a safe place. The backup disk must bear Water's Edge

Software’ copyright notice.

If you only have 400K disk drives:

• You are now ready to use the SP-12 Librarian. Restart your

Macintosh using the SP-12 Librarian disk as a startup disk.

If you only have 800K disk drives:

• You are now ready to use the SP-12 Librarian. Restart your

Macintosh using the SP-12 Librarian disk as a startup disk.

If you have a Hard Disk:

1. Start up your Macintosh using your hard disk as the startup

disk.

2. Insert the SP-12 Librarian disk.

3. Drag the SP-12 Librarian icon from the floppy disk to your hard

disk.

4. Eject the SP-12 Librarian floppy disk. You are now ready to use

the SP-12 Librarian.

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