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SP-12 Librarian User’s Manual

Water’s Edge Software

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Disk Optimization

This section deals with creating extra space on your 800K floppy

disk. If you are using 400K floppy disks only, or if you have a hard

disk, you can skip this section. Disk optimization is optional reading.

It is advantageous to have as much free space as possible on your

startup disk (up 192K) for several reasons:

• Printing a document temporarily requires about 15K

• The startup disk is the ideal place to keep your

Sound Catalog

(explained later in this manual). The average size of a Sound

Catalog is about 10K.

• The SP-12 Librarian uses up to 192K of your startup disk (if

available) to ensure that a sound or sequence file is not

damaged when it is updated by the SP-12. This process is

explained later in the manual.

If you only have 800K disk drives:

• If you are using a Macintosh 512KE, Plus, SE, or SE/30, you can

remove the following files from your System folder by dragging

them to the trash: Color, Monitors, and Startup Device.

• If you want to, you can use Apple’s “Font/DA Mover” to remove

desk accessories from the System File. Font/DA Mover is

detailed in the Macintosh Utilities User’s Guide. (Note that the

System file must contain at least 1 desk accessory.) Your

System file includes the following desk accessories:

Alarm Clock Control Panel

Calculator Key Caps

Chooser Scrap Book

If you do not have a printer, remove the Chooser desk accessory.

Also remove the ImageWriter file from the System folder by

dragging it to the trash.

If you removed the Control Panel desk accessory, also remove the

following files from your System folder by dragging them to the

trash: General, Keyboard, Key Layout, Mouse, and Sound.

If you removed the Scrap Book desk accessory, also remove the

Scrap Book file from the System folder by dragging it to the

trash.

• If you want to, (or if you are not going to print any SP-12 files)

you can use Apple’s “Font/DA Mover” to remove unwanted fonts

from the System file on your SP-12 Librarian disk. You can

remove any or all the “New York” font sizes. You can also

remove all “Geneva” font sizes

except

9 and 12 points.

If you have a Hard Disk:

• No disk optimization is required. You may, however, want to

make sure you are using the latest version of the System file and

The Finder. Contact your local Apple dealer to determine the

latest system version, and to possibly obtain an “Apple

Macintosh System Update” kit.

Summary of SP-12 Librarian Features

General

• SP-12 data is saved on Macintosh disks (floppies, hard disks,

optical disks, removable disks, just about anything)

• SP-12 Librarian saves and loads files a

lot faster than a 1541 disk

drive.

• SP-12 Librarian files are

compact

. An average SP-12 Turbo sound

file is only 140K. This means that a single 800K floppy can hold

about 5 sound files, or a few dozen huge sequence files.

Don’t bother using file compression applications since the gains

are minimal.

• Sounds, sequences, and other files can all be on the same disk.

The 1541 disk drive, on the other hand, only lets you have one file

per floppy. Also, the 1541 needs

two

floppies to store the entire

sample memory of an SP-12 Turbo!

• The SP-12 Librarian’s “Fail Safe” file management makes sure you

don’t lose an existing file if something goes wrong while you are

updating it with new SP-12 information.

• Up to 4 sound or sequence files may be open simultaneously, in

addition to the Sound Catalog.

• Each SP-12 Librarian disk is inspected for computer viruses before

leaving our facility.

• No copy protection means you don’t have to pay for a backup

disk, or wait for one to arrive in the mail. It also means you won’t

have hassles when installing the SP-12 Librarian on your hard disk.

We remind you, making a copy of the SP-12 Librarian for a

purpose other than making your own backup is highly illegal. It also

directly hurts

, the people that made the SP-12 Librarian

possible. Please don’t pirate software!

• SP-12 Librarian is MultiFinder and System 7 compatible.

• SP-12 Librarian is memory efficient, running with as little as 180K.

• The SP-12 Librarian works with most “screen saver” programs.

• Monochrome (black and white), grey-scale, and color monitors are

supported, as well as Macintoshes with multiple monitors.

Sound Files

• Each sound can be named. This includes ROM samples too!

• The names of all 32 sounds can be displayed simultaneously. The

sounds are organized into banks, just like your SP-12.

• Each sound indicates if it is a RAM or ROM sample.

• Each sound can be classified in a manner that suits you best (such

as: Kick Drums, Toms, Electric Toms, Cymbals, Hi-Hats, etc.)

• The SP-12 Librarian can remember a list of predefined sound

categories. This list can be used to standardize and simplify the

classification of future sounds.

• Each sound’s Name, Category, output Channel number, Mix Level,

Tune/Decay selection and value, and Sample Time can be

displayed simultaneously.

• Each sound’s output Channel number, Mix Level, and Tune/Decay

selection and value can be edited using the SP-12 Librarian.

• You can alter the tuning and decay of ROM sounds beyond the

range which is possible by using the SP-12’s control panel.

• Sound file information is used to compile the

Sound Catalog

, an

organized index of your entire SP-12 sample library.

Sequence Files

• Each song and segment can be named.

• Both songs and segments are viewed simultaneously in the same

window.

Sound Catalog

• The

Sound Catalog

is a comprehensive listing of your SP-12

sample library. It’s like an index to your samples.

• The Sound Catalog can be sorted by sound file. This listing is best

suited for determining the contents of each sound file.

• The Sound Catalog can also list the samples by category. This

listing is best suited when looking for a particular type of sample.

For instance, all the “Snare” samples would be grouped together,

indicating where each sample can be found.

• The Sound Catalog can remain open in addition to 4 sound or

sequence files. This lets you switch back and forth between sound

files without having to open and close the Sound Catalog.

Printing

• Sound files, sequence files, and the Sound Catalog can all be

printed. The SP-12 Librarian produces professional results,

especially if you have a laser printer.

• SP-12 Librarian lets you decide which font and font size is used for

printing reports.

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