JamLab User Guide English
A GT Player Express guide document is also included on the JamLab CD. For more detailed information on GT Player Express, please read this document. Control Panel In Mac OS X, go to your System Preferences and double-click on the JamLab icon. 1 English JamLab Manual Congratulations on your purchase of JamLab. This document explains the JamLab’s control panel as well as the basics of GT Player Express. It also explains how to use the M-Audio ProSessions drum loops and MP3 songs with GT Player Express.
In Windows XP, go to your Control Panels and double-click on the JamLab icon. This will bring up the JamLab Control Panel. The Input Gain tab allows you to boost the input signal from your guitar to the computer. If you’re using a guitar with single coil pickups, you’ll want this setting to be close to 10. If you’re using a guitar with humbucking pickups or active pickups, you’ll want this setting to be closer to 0. Setting the level all the way to 0 will mute the guitar input.
English JamLab Manual The Output Levels tab allows you to control the overall output level of the JamLab. If you’re hooking the JamLab up to headphones or powered speakers WITHOUT a volume knob, you’ll want this setting to be closer to 0. Start low, and then turn up the output volume until you find the right level for your headphones or speakers. The Link button allows you to control the output level of the left and right signals at the same time.
The About tab contains useful information about your JamLab. Should you ever need to call M-Audio tech support for help with your JamLab, the information on this screen will be asked for. This tab also has a “Check for driver updates” link. If your computer is connected to the Internet, clicking this link will search the M-Audio website for an updated JamLab driver. Playing with the effects Launch the GT Player Express application.
5 English JamLab Manual Click on the Audio tab and adjust the settings so that they match the screen shots below for Mac OS X or Windows XP. Then click Close on the Mac or OK on Windows.
Click the Power button (1) on the effect rack and the button will light up. Use the Dial (2) to select the preset Rock Solo and click on the Load button (3). You can now play your guitar and hear the effects. The effects pedals used to create that preset will appear on the screen. Use your mouse to adjust the pedal parameter values. Use the Output knob (5) to adjust the volume. If your input level is too low, go back to the JamLab Control Panel and turn up the Input fader there.
JamLab Manual English In Windows XP, the Track Player comes loaded with a playlist made of M-Audio ProSessions .WAV files as an example. Click on the Power button (1) and press the Play button (4). The files will play and you can jam along. If your guitar sound is overpowering your drum playback volume, turn up the Output (5) on the Track Player. M-Audio ProSessions loops are provided in song parts: Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Ending, etc.
Now click on the Playlist button, which will bring up the Playlist Editor window. Click on the Add button. Locate the .WAV folder on your desktop. Now click on the “Slam It Drum Loops 68” folder and click “Open.
JamLab Manual English All of the loops in the “Slam It Drum Loops 68” folder will be displayed. Select the “intro.wav” file and click “Open.” Repeat this process until the loops are added in the same order as the screenshot below. Then click the “Save” button.
Name the file “My Song” and click “Save.” Your new playlist is now saved. On the Track Player, click the Mode button (6) until the display reads “Play All.” Then click the Repeat button (7). You can now click on the Play button (4) and hear your new playlist of drum loops. To play one continuous drum loop rather then an entire playlist, simply load one file. Click on the MODE button until the display reads “Play One.” Click on the Repeat button and press play.
Loading .MP3 songs We’ve also created some drum songs for you in .MP3 format. These were made from the same ProSessions .WAV files. Arranging the .WAV loops into playlists is great for song writing. These .MP3 drum songs were created especially to give you something to jam with immediately. Remember that .MP3 files can only be used with GT Player Express on Mac OS 10.3.9 or higher. First, you must copy the .MP3 drum songs folder from the JamLab CD-ROM to your desktop.
Select the .MP3 drum songs folder that you copied from the JamLab CD-ROM to your desktop. Select ALL of the .MP3 files in the folder and click the Choose button.
JamLab Manual English All of the ..MP3 files will now be loaded in to your playlist. On the TRACK PLAYER, use the DIAL (3) to browse the .MP3 files in your playlist. When you find the one you want, press the Play button (4). The number in the file name, for example “Slam it drum 68” refers to the tempo of the song. So this loop plays at 68 BPM, or “68 beats-per-minute.” Additional Information and Support We recommend checking the M-Audio website at www.m-audio.
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