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4 Getting Started MESA IIHow to setup MESA II in a SCSI environmentSCSI (Small Computer System Interface) is a fast communication protocol designedpri
MESA II Getting Started 5About MESA II developer teamMESA II has been developed by Andy Bull of Living Memory, London as part of aworldwide AKAI prof
6 New Functions MESA IINew FunctionsMESA II is a major update from earlier versions of MESA. The interactivity of theprogram has been drastically enh
MESA II New Functions 7Dynamic Menu BarsAll menu bars are now dynamically interactive and display a specific set of menu op-tions - dependent on whe
8 New Functions MESA IIScriptingWith a dictionary of MESA II objects provided, writing AppleScript has been made easierto use scripting functions. So
MESA II Tutorial 9TutorialApplication Made Easy to useThis simple Tutorial is written to provide a quick 'hands-on' overview of MESA II.
10 Tutorial MESA IIthe selection.When OMS is used;* Select the name of your Sampler and click OK.* Select "Memory" (Command + 3) from the Wi
MESA II Tutorial 11empty Information Window will appear.* Select a sample from the Memory Window and drag and drop it into the "untitled"W
12 Tutorial MESA IIlected part, the Shift key and Selection Tool are used. Click anywhere outside theselected part to deselect.The Information Window
MESA II Tutorial 13Step 7: Creating a new programTo create a new (empty) program;* Open the Memory Window on the Sampler Editor, and select "Ne
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14 Tutorial MESA IIThe Control Center,and the ProgramSelector are de-scribed in details intheir own ChaptersStep 9: Creating more sophisticated progra
MESA II Tutorial 15Now let's play this program. At the lower half of the Keyboard, "SINE" is played, and atthe higher half of the Ke
16 Overview of MESA II Editors MESA IIOverview of MESA II EditorsAbout MESA II EditorsMESA II is operated in the scope of each Editor. Those Editors
MESA II Overview of MESA II Editors 17Finder easy. The programs and samples created on the Sampler can be saved as thefiles on the Macintosh. Besi
18 The Sampler Editor MESA IIThe Sampler EditorIn this chapter, the menu command and window of the Sampler Editor will be explained.Selecting the Sam
MESA II The Sampler Editor 19Export Program.../Export FX File...Saves the selected program to your Mac hard disk. The sample can be exported at th
20 The Sampler Editor MESA IIDuplicate Program...Duplicates the current program being edited.Duplicate Keygroup(s)Duplicated the current keygroups be
MESA II The Sampler Editor 21Program Selector WindowThe Program Selector Window lets you select the program and select, add and deletethe keygroups
22 The Sampler Editor MESA IIControl Center WindowThe Control Center Window provides almost all controls that are used to create andedit a program fr
MESA II The Sampler Editor 23Output & LevelsThis section lets you set the parameters related to the output of the program.MIDI SetupThis sectio
MESA II Contents iContentsAbout MESA II ...
24 The Sampler Editor MESA IITuning & BendThis section lets you set the parameters related to the tuning and bend of the program.PortamentThis se
MESA II The Sampler Editor 25ModulationThis section lets you set the parameters related to the modulation of the program.LFO 1This section lets you
26 The Sampler Editor MESA IILFO 2This section lets you set the parameters related to the LFO2 of the program.VerocityZone 1 (2, 3, 4)This section le
MESA II The Sampler Editor 27Envelope 1This section lets you set the parameters related to the Envelope 1 of the program.Envelope 2 (3)This section
28 The Sampler Editor MESA II Sample Assign & Key Span WindowThis window is used to assign samples, their keyspan, and their velocity zone for ea
MESA II The Sampler Editor 29Memory WindowThe Memory Window shows the programs and samples that are currently residing inthe Sampler memory. It al
30 The Sampler Editor MESA IIDisk WindowThe Disk Window shows the contents of a floppy disk or the external SCSI devicesconnected to the Sampler.The
MESA II The Sampler Editor 31Quick Access WindowThe Quick Access Window provides an easy access to the key parameters in all pro-grams and keygroup
32 The Sampler Editor MESA IIMulti WindowThe Multi Window sets the multi mode parameters of the Sampler.The manipulation of this window is the same a
MESA II The Sampler Editor 33The Effect relatedwindows open uponly when the EB16Effect board is in-stalled in the Sam-pler.FX Routing/Selection Win
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34 The Sampler Editor MESA IIRing Mod/Distortion WindowThe Ring Mod/Distortion Window sets the Ring Modulator and Distortion parameters.Freq: Sets th
MESA II The Sampler Editor 35Modulation WindowThe Modulation Window sets the modulation parameters.There are 5 types of modulation functions availa
36 The Sampler Editor MESA IIFreq Mod/Auto Pan<FMod>Speed: Adjusts the modulation frequencyDepth: Adjusts the amount of EffectFeedback: Adjust
MESA II The Sampler Editor 37Pitch Shift + FdbkSemi: Sets the amount of shift in semi-tone stepCent: Sets the amount of shift in cent (1/100 of sem
38 The Sampler Editor MESA IIDelay/Echo WindowThe Delay/Echo Window sets the Delay/Echo parameters.There are 4 types of Delay/Echo functions availabl
MESA II The Sampler Editor 39Reverb WindowThe Reverb Window sets the Reverb parameters.There are several types of Reverb functions available: one c
40 The Sampler Editor MESA IIFX Filing and Naming WindowThis window will let you rename the Effect and Reverb names, and copy, save and loadthe files
MESA II Audio Editor 41Audio EditorIn this chapter, the Menu Commands and Windows regarding the Audio Editor will beexplained.Selecting the “Audio E
42 Audio Editor MESA IIEdit MenuUndoAllows you to undo the last edit operation.CutNot enabled.CopyCopies selected 16 bit audio data to the clipboard
MESA II Audio Editor 43View MenuThe View Menu sets the parameters of Audio Editor display.Tool BarOpens the Tool Bar Window. It contains the editin
MESA II Contents iiiDisk Window ...
44 Audio Editor MESA IIDSP MenuSelect the editing part and channel first, then use this DSP functions.The DSP Menu contains various Digital Signal Pr
MESA II Audio Editor 45Fade...Allows you to fade in/fade out in either logarithmic (Log) or linear (Lin) form.High Pass Filter...Sets the cutoff fre
46 Audio Editor MESA IIQuick Filter...Integrates the High Pass and Low Pass Filters into the one window. Select either oneof them.ReverseReverses th
MESA II Audio Editor 47Audio Editor WindowTitle Bar: Displays the sample name.Ruler: Shows the location in the unit specified in the View Menu.Overv
48 Audio Editor MESA IIanother mono sample of the same length copied from other Audio Editor Window to anempty right channel to make a stereo file.If
MESA II Audio Editor 49Tool Bar WindowThe Tool Bar Window provides tools and transport controllers to edit samples. If theTool Bar Window is not op
50 Audio Editor MESA IIDrag ToolYou can drag the wave form from the Audio Editor Window and drop it to the Finder orto the Memory Window in the Sampl
MESA II Audio Editor 51Info Bar WindowThe Info Bar Window shows the information about the sample in the Audio Editor Win-dow.To open the Info Bar Wi
52 Audio Editor MESA IIRecord WindowThe Record Window opens up when “Record...” is selected from the File Menu. In thisWindow, the sample will be re
MESA MIDI Keyboard 53MIDI KeyboardMIDI Keyboard Editor provides a very basic Mac interface to let you play MIDI Noteswith the little keyboard on the s
iv Contents MESA IIDSP Menu...
54 MESA II AppleScript MESA IIMESA II AppleScriptAppleScript is available to Mac user as part of the Mac OS (version 7.5 or later), and isa very simp
MESA II MESA II AppleScript 55"Display Dialogue" ("Display"). If these scripts do not work on your system, eitherremove the ref
56 Troubleshooting MESA IITroubleshootingCheck that the Editors and PlugIns that you want touse are in the "MESA Pouch" Folder, and this Fo
MESA II Troubleshooting 57Reinstall AppleScript.If you are running Mac OS v 7.5, you can rectifythis easily as it comes with a complete AppleScriptSe
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MESA II About MESA II 1About MESA IIModular Editing System by AKAIMESA II is the computer based software system that provides the centralized control
2 Getting Started MESA IIGetting StartedHow to install MESA IIDouble click MESA II Installer icon.Install program is booted, and MESA II will itself d
MESA II Getting Started 3* "Audio Filing" folder contains the AIFF plug and SD2 plug to translatebetween different Audio files;* "DSP&
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