M-LIVE Merish Plus User manual

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Contents
On the stars’ stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Songs & Memories 5
Merish requires at least one memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Transferring songs to the memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Updating Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Formats & Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Pre-August 2010 M-Live Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Post-August 2010 M-Live Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Optimizing pre-August 2010 M-Live MIDI les for Merish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Files produced by third parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Merish and meta events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Display & Control Maps 7
The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Current Song & Next Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Function Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connector Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Operating functions 12
Selecting and performing a song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Playing controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Access to songs in the Artist & Genre lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Finding immediately with an A/Z search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
NEXT SONG: setting the next song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
GO TO: passing from the Current Song to the Next Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GO TO: Next Song with mixing in sync and with key change . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Changing bpm and key of the Next Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Jumping “on-the-y” to another song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
with the PLAY button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
with the GO TO button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
GO TO: jumping between markers in the same song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
GO TO: jumping to a specic marker of the Next Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
GO TO: jumps with songs with no markers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
LOOP: repetition ad libitum of the same marker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Playlist 21
Creating and naming a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding a song to a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Playing a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Sommario
Exiting a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Passing from one Playlist to another . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Editing the contents of a Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Managing Playlists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Advanced Playlists 28
Playlist + Wizard + AutoBPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Playlist + Wizard + Short + AutoBPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Editing Songs 30
MIDI Songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MP3 les. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Insert Effects & WSF (Merish Plus & Merish Gold) 32
Insert Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
WSF • Wizard Sound Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Harmonizer (Merish Plus & Merish Gold) 34
3-voice Harmonizer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Melody Tracker Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Option Menu 35
Mic Preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Mic Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Music Equalizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Midi settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
General settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Fade curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Auto Playlist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sound FX settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Video settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Find new songs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Connection Examples 40
Sound and Effect Charts 43
Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Drum Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Performances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Technical Specications 49

On the stars’ stage .
INIMITABLE
M-Live has produced Backing Tracks and manufactured Equipment for live music since 1987 In 1998 it launched the
rst Merish, a highly innovative unit that represented reference point for MIDI players manufactured by other companies
after that date. Twelve years later, M-Live proposes a new version of Merish, exploiting over twenty years of experience
in the MIDI, Audio and DSP Technology elds, as well as in the production of Digital Music in various formats.
SIMPLE & POWERFUL
The Merish you will discover is an easy Player to use, with no limits as far as compatibility and music formats are
concerned, but at the same time has very powerful functions and essential ergonomic lines. We’ve tried to
produce what you musicians have always wanted: A machine that’s powerful but simple and reliable.
NEW SOUNDS
We’ve taken great care with the creation of the sounds and the conguration of all the Audio parts. In this work,
we were helped by our twenty years’ experience as producers of MIDI Files and a proprietary library of over
10,000 titles. The sound generation of the Merish is entrusted to two powerful DSP able to play two MIDI Files
simultaneously, with 32 channels and 108 voices.
WIZARD PLAYLIST
Merish plays and mixes music les in MIDI or MP3 format. With the MIDI Files, the mixing can be done “from” and “to”
any point in the songs, with various connection modes: immediate or mixed with various cross-fade curves. Merish
identies the musical phrases of the MIDI songs and connects them like a DJ/arranger would. The Playlists are created
in real time: it’s sufcient to choose the Next Song and Merish will mix the song it is playing with the following one.
LIVE MIXER
All the audio levels are easily adjustable directly from the panel, via physical controls: main volume, volume of the
MIDI backing track, volume of the Mp3 backing track, microphone volume and volume of the individual sections
of the MIDI File. It is also possible to select the type and amount of effect on the voice. The Microphone and Audio
section has a digital Mixer to adjust all the parameters of the Voice and the Backing Tracks. The channel
Microphone has two separate effects, a dynamic compressor and a 4-band equalizer.
SONG OPTIMIZATION
Merish plays the majority of digital music formats on the market: Mp3, Mp3 karaoke, MIDI, General MIDI, MF3,
MF4, MF5, Kar. To obtain the utmost from the functions, it is advisable to use original M-Live backing tracks, which
feature the following characteristics:
zMarkers in the backing tracks.
zExact tested writing of the MIDI events.
zDatabase information (title, artist and genre)
zTested guaranteed les.
zFiles in compliance with the Italian Performing Rights society, as far as both music and Karaoke lyrics are
concerned.
MERISH PC, the software provided, optimizes the les, to make them fully compatible with Merish and take
advantage of the Markers and Database Info.
All original M-Live songs purchased after August 2010 are already fully Merish-compatible,
so therefore don’t require optimization with the MERISH PC Software.

Warnings
Connecting to the mains power supply
Before connecting it to the mains supply, make certain that the voltage is the same as shown (max.
tolerance ±10%). Only use the power supply/adaptor supplied, or a replacement with identical technical
characteristics: otherwise, you cause faulty operation or damage to the unit.
Connection, switching on and off
Connections must always be carried out with the equipment switched off.
Switch the unit on and off with the audio amplication switched off.
Connection to the computer
When connected to a computer via USB, MERISH is automatically recognized as a double audio/MIDI device,
without the need to install any software. It is normally indicated as USB Speaker 1 and USB Speaker 2,
corresponding to the two on-board generators #1 and #2, but the name can change according to the
operating systems or applications used.
Protection & maintenance
Avoid exposing the unit to direct sunlight for lengthy periods, sources of strong heat, strong vibrations,
particularly damp or dusty environments or rain, as these can cause faulty operation, deterioration or
even electric shocks. In the event of any dust accumulating, it must be removed using a dry soft cloth
or a brush: never use alcohol, acetone or any kind of solvents. No other maintenance is required.
In the event of breakdown
All the controls for using the unit are external and easily accessible. Access to the internal parts can
cause electric shock and must only be carried out by qualied authorized staff. In the event of breakdown,
please contact your distributor or the M-LIVE Assistance Centre – e-mail: [e-mail]
Documentation
Any updates or other support can be found on the Web site www.m-live.com

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Songs & Memories
Merish requires at least one memory
In order for Merish to operate, at least one storage device must be inserted, since, as well as the songs, is
required to host other data, such as the preferences and the user settings.
This means that different memory media can contain different settings and operating choices.
This can be exploited to prepare different operating sets: e.g. a USB pen (or CompactFlash card) for the normal performance of the songs with the Merish
player and another for the using Merish as a MID expander.
The two types of media are automatically recognized and
can be inserted simultaneously, but Merish will use them
one at a time.
The choice is made via MENU > System
settings > Change memory or replying
to the prompt that Merish displays when a
second memory is inserted.
The type of memory being used appears
in the bottom right-hand corner of the list
of songs.
Tips on the use of FAT formatted memories
It is advisable to store the songs in folders (and sub-folders), organized as required, avoiding memorizing them in the “root” of the
CompactFlash card/USB pen, i.e. the main directory. In fact, for historical reasons, if the root of a FAT formatted device contains more than 512
“items” the memory seems to be completely full, no matter what its capacity and the quantity of data actually stored on it.
Transferring songs to the memories
Transferring and cancelling songs is done using the
computer, with exactly the same procedure used for any
transfer/copy/cancellation on disks.
Updating Index
Inserting in Merish a memory on which songs have
been added/eliminated/moved, it is necessary to carry
out an index update, so that Merish manages the new
contents correctly. This procedure is carried out with
MENU > Find new songs
(Merish will save the data in the memory itself for future use).
Songs & Memories
Merish uses a CompactFlash card or USB pen as a mass storage device.
Merish is compatible with media formatted with FAT and FAT32 le systems:
all CompactFlashTM standard media can be used. It is advisable to
use CompactFlash cards sold with the M-Live brand, already
formatted and guaranteed by M-Live.
all USB pen drive type media can be used.
NB: some USB pens on the market integrate extra functions that can prevent the media
from working with Merish. In this case, the media must be formatted or the functions removed,
following the manufacturer’s instructions.

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Songs & Memories
Pre-August 2010 M-Live Library
M-Live les produced before August 2010 include the following meta events:
pre 08-2010
production
Full Title ●●●●●
Performing Artist ●●●●
Genre ●●●●
Marker ●
Lyrics
with “syllable highlighting” ●●●●●
Chords ● ● ● ●
Post-August 2010 M-Live Library
MIDI les produced by M-Live from August 2010 have the complete set of meta
events.
Optimizing pre-August 2010 M-Live MIDI les for Merish
It is advisable to process the MIDI format les produced by M-Live (MIDI standard,
MF3, MF4, MF5) purchased before August 2010 with , the
software provided.
The software is very intuitive and is able to establish by itself what work to carry out on the
single M-Live MIDI les, automatically integrating any meta events (including markers)
missing from the les.
Even M-Live les purchased many years ago can thus be fully imported to Merish and used
with functions at the maximum.
Files produced by third parties
Merish is also able to play back MIDI standard les produced by third parties.
Nevertheless, the musical contents and extra features (lyrics, markers, etc.) depend
entirely on the respective producers.
In the majority of the cases, is able to chase Title, Artist and
Genre meta events in these les too and, anyway, enables to add them manually.
Formats & Compatibility
Merish is compatible with KAR and MID standard les (0 and
1) and all formats of MIDI and audio les produced by M-Live:
MIDI standard, MF3, MF4, MF5 e MP3 karaoke, i.e. it is
normally able to play them as they are.
Merish and meta events
Merish makes massive use of meta
events such as Marker, Full Title,
Performing Artist and Genre.
Merish also handles songs with no meta
events, but to take advantage of all its
functions advanced, these data must be
included in the les.
KAR

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Display & Control Maps
The Display
Current Song & Next Song
zIn the main area, the display always shows the lyrics with the syllable highlighting (and the chords) following the
tempo of the current song.
zThe display also shows marker, tempo, key and other data of the current song and/or the next one.
Playing status
Title
Title
Current Song
Song lyrics
with syllable
highlighting in
time with the song
Next Song
Chord of the song with
highlighting in sync with
the rhythm.
Options: Italian, International,
Disabled in MENU >
Midi Settings > Chord mode
Bpm: tempo (and manual alteration)
Bpm: tempo (and manual alteration)
(Time): min:sec remaining
main parameters/
functions
function/panel name
Function Panels
info/instructions
Key: key (and manual alteration)
Key: key (and manual alteration)
Bar: song position point
[Mk]: markers in song
/ : format
/ : format
zThe display also shows the panels of
a series of operating and setting
functions: list of Artist, Title and
Genre, searches, playlists, markers,
system setting, etc.
zThe panels can be used in an
interactive manner, even while the
songs are being played.
zEach panel is normally enabled via
the corresponding key, has peculiar
functions and displays specific
information or instructions.
Display & Control Maps

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Display & Control Maps
MIXER the button enables/disables the totally manual control of the levels of the Drums, Bass,
Guitar, Keyboards, Winds and Orchestra sections of the on-board sound generator by
means of the respective sliders. (Has no effect on MP3 songs).
PLAYLIST enables the playlists and relative functions.
If pressed down for a couple of seconds, allows direct access to the Auto playlist option.
SHORT plays abbreviated versions of the songs. The duration is adjustable
with MENU > General settings > Short-time. The minimum setting is
one minute. Songs with markers are however played until the end of
the marker currently being played at the end of the minimum
duration (minimum duration + completion of current marker).
If pressed down for a couple of seconds, allows direct access to the Short-time option.
WIZARD applies intelligent playing algorithms, based on musical criteria,
such as the jump between markers or songs, only after completing
a section of the song, or only between musically coherent sections,
with automatic adaptation of tempo and other parameters.
IMMEDIATE carries out a crossover between songs with a rapid mix.
CROSSFADE carries out the crossover between songs with a crossfade, which
can be selected between various curves.
If pressed down for a couple of seconds, allows direct access to the FADE CURVE sub-menu.
GO TO triggers the move to the next marker or song. If Wizard is enabled
and there are markers, the changeover takes place at the end of the
marker being played, otherwise it takes place at the end of the
current bar.
NEXT SONG selects the following song (“booking” it to be played after the current
song or adding it to the playlist).
MIC delay & reverb
adjust the levels of the
microphone’s effects.
SMOOTH
temporarily attenuates the level of the music and
removes the effects from the mic, facilitating the
intelligibility of introductions and announcements.
Control Panel
Merish is an instrument conceived for live performance:
zThe luminous buttons, physical knobs and sliders enable to control all the essential functions in real time and
in an intuitive manner.
zThe auxiliary functions also have rapid access: generally speaking, they require just one click and the most
important can also be accessed directly by pressing the appropriate button for a couple of seconds.
(MERISH Plus & MERISH Gold) in Edit Song mode, enables the WSF (Wizard Sound Function), which
further enriches the sounds with two audio processors.

MIXER
reverbdelay
KEYBOARDS
ORCHESTRA WINDS
DRUMS BASS GUITAR
MIC
IMMEDIATE WIZARD GO TO CROSS FADE SHORT SMOOTHPLAYLIST NEXT SONG
Level
MP3
songs
UP
DOWN
Next
A/Z
search
SOUND
FX-1
ESC EDIT
MIC
KEY
SPEED
L R
PLAY STOP
Current
Voice FX
SAVE
BRIDGE
ARTIST TITLE GENRE
Melody mute
MENU
SONG
FX-2
HARMONIZER Control
MP3 MIDI
MIC
Marker
Bar
MP3 MIDI
Enter
Loop
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Display & Control Maps
MENU opens the panel of the system’s options and settings:
SPEED
-
/ + change the songs’ playback speed.
KEY
-
/ + change the song’s key.
The changes are temporary (i.e. are only applied to the current performance), can be eliminated by pressing the
SPEED or KEY buttons simultaneously respectively, or can be made permanent with SAVE.
ESC allows to exit the current
environment (function, menu,
editing, playlist, list, etc.), returning
to the upper level or the main
work environment.
EDIT allows access to the editing of
the currently selected function
(playlist, song, instrument, etc.).
options with a value box can be
selected with the UP/DO WN
buttons and modied directly with
the DIAL;
the options with “→”
have a dedicated sub-
menu, accessible by
selecting the option with
the UP/DOWN buttons
and pressing ENTER.
SOUND FX-1 FX-2 FX-3 FX-4 (MERISH) • SOUND FX-1 FX-2 (MERISH Plus & MERISH Gold)
when kept pressed down, play sound effects that can be used as comments,
announcements, attention tones/sounds, etc. (selectable with MENU > Sound FX settings);
NB: this function is blocked when MP3 songs are being played .
The support CD contains a collection of (MP3) sound effects that can be chosen at will and put in the “sfx” folder
of the USB pen/Compact Flash.
VOICE FX when pressed repeatedly, selects various effects that transform
the voice: Woman, Megaphone, Monster, Child and No Effect.
(MERISH Plus & MERISH Gold)
HARMONIZER
enables/disables the microphone’s Harmonizer / Melody Tracker effect.
(HARMONIZER) Control
opens the panel of the settings of the Harmonizer / Melody Tracker effect.
BRIDGE plays a piece of music, which can be selected with MENU > Sound effects and used
as a bridge between songs or as an “emergency” song.
The support CD contains a collection of pieces of music (MP3 les) that can be chosen at will and put in the
“bridge” folder of the USB pen/Compact Flash card.
If pressed down for a couple of seconds, allow direct access to the choice of the tune in the SOUND FX
SETTINGS sub-menu).
SAVE lights up when changes are made to
the current function (playlist, song,
instrument, etc.) and, if pressed,
saves them.
Sub-Menu

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Display & Control Maps
ARTIST TITLE GENRE
show the songs, listed in order of Artist,
Title and Genre respectively.
The lists are scrolled using UP/DOWN and
the DIAL; the selection is conrmed with
ENTER or NEXT SONG.
UP / DOWN
moves the selection cursor
along the items (songs, tracks,
instruments, parameters, etc.)
of the various environments
(playlists, lists, edit, menu,
etc.). Pages are scrolled
automatically.
DIAL
according to the context:
• moves the selection cursor
• edits the value of the
selected parameter
• controls the general volume
Enter / Loop
normally conrms the current
selection (choice of song,
access to page/function/
parameter, etc.);
if pressed when the Marker
panel is displayed, enables
the innite repetition (loop) of
the current marker (lighting
up), until it is pressed again
(and goes off).
PLAY
begins the
playing of the
selected song
and/or continues
playing the song
put in “pause”.
Melody mute
When pressed in succession offers 3 conditions:
mute = no melody
(button with xed lit);
semi-mute = melody played at minimum volume
(button with ashing light);
normal = the melody is played
(button unlit).
If pressed down for a couple of
seconds, allows direct access to the
MIDI SETTINGS sub-menu.
STOP
stops the playout of the song:
pressed once = pause
(press Play to start playback again from
the same point);
pressed twice = stop
MP3 songs
only displays the songs
in MP3 format of the
Artist, Title and Genre list
selected.
Next / Current SONG
button lit (Next): shows that Bpm, Key and Marker/
Bar (and relative buttons and panels) are relative
to the following song;
button unlit (Current): shows that the above
elements regard the current song.
If pressed, switches between the two songs
(providing a Next Song has been uploaded).
Marker / Bar
button lit: the song being
played has markers; the
button enables/disables
the Marker panel;
button unlit: the song
doesn’t have markers;
the button enables/
disables the Bars panel
(target bars).
Does not work on MP3 les.
A/Z search
enables an A/Z search in the
Artist, Title and Genre lists:
the DIAL scrolls through the
alphanumerical characters
available (those able form a
name or title in the memory);
ENTER adds the character
to the search lter (moving
the cursor to the rst match of the
selection);
A/Z (and/or UP/DOWN)
ends the search.
MP3 MIDI MIC
adjust the respective
output levels.
L R Level
display the
main output volume
(can be adjusted with the DIAL).

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Display & Control Maps
ON / OFF
9V-DC
power supply
socket.
FOOTSWITCH
Jack socket for
pedal control
(n.o. type).
The pedal’s function
can be programmed
with MENU > General
settings > Pedal mode:
Disabled, Play/pause,
Smooth, (Harmonizer,
Merish Plus and Gold
versions).
USB
USB port used typically for connection to a
computer (PC or Mac).
The computer identifies Merish as 2
peripherals (the name can vary according to the type
and language of the operating system).
The USB port therefore operates
simultaneously as:
#1: MIDI IN port • 16 channels
#2: MIDI IN port • 16 channels
MIDI IN
MIDI input of the General MIDI generator.
Operation varies according to the parameter’s setting
MENU > Midi settings > Midi-In:
Disabled: MIDI input disabled.
Keyb mode: special operation
Events received on any MIDI channel are converted and fed to MIDI 1 channel only.
Instead of single sounds, the events of Program Change 1..99 recall Performances,
i.e. combinations of sounds (split or layer, e.g. Piano&Strings) or single sounds
selected for the most frequent uses (see tables on page 47).
Seq mode: GM standard operation – MIDI IN port • 16 channels
MIDI OUT
MIDI output.
MIDI THRU
Forwards the MIDI IN
signal
(allows several MIDI units to
be daisy-chained).
VIDEO OUT
Composite video output
for viewing (on a TV
screen/video monitor)
the song’s lyrics, with
syllables highlighted in
sync with the music,
and chords.
Obviously, lyrics and chords
must be contained in the le to
be displayed.
All M-Live songs have them.
V/SCART supplied as standard.
CLICK OUT
Click output
(typically used by drummers as a
metronomic reference, usually mixed in
their headphones with the other signals).
If the function MENU > MIDI settings >
Click Count-In is enabled, the output
allows a count-in bar to be heard.
Only works with MIDI les.
(unbalanced jack).
AUDIO OUT L-R
Audio outputs.
(unbalanced jacks).
PHONES
Headphone
output.
(stereo mini-jack)
MIC GAIN
Control of the gain
(input amplication) of
the microphone signal.
MIC
Microphone input.
(balanced combo XLR/Jack).
Connector Panel

= PLAY
= PAUSE = CONTINUE
= STOP & CLEAR CURRENT SONG
on = RE-START
escape ( level ↑ )
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Operating functions
Selecting and performing a song
Operating functions
Access to songs in the Artist & Genre lists
Playing controls

search exitsearch reset
search example: MOON
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Operating functions
Finding immediately with an A/Z search
IMPORTANT ! The meta events in the songs
Full Title, Performing Artist and Genre data (as well as Markers,
Lyrics and Chords) must be in the Files.
MIDI files produced by M-Live from August 2010 already have the
complete set of meta events.
It is advisable to process the MIDI format les produced by M-Live (MIDI
standard, MF3, MF4, MF5) purchased before August 2010 with
, the software provided.
The software is very intuitive and automatically integrates any meta events
(including the markers) missing from the les.
Even M-Live les purchased many years ago can thus be fully relocated to Merish and used with
functions at the maximum.

example
Current Song: Beautiful Girls
desired Next Song: Home
or
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Operating functions
NEXT SONG: setting the next song
The NEXT SONG button lights up = the next song has been uploaded.
The Next/Current SONG button lights up = selection of Next Selection.
Pressing it switches the selection between Current Song (button unlit) and Next Song (button lit).
The Marker/Bar button lights up if the song selected has markers and remains
unlit if it does not have any.
Pressing it enables/disables the Marker/Bar panel of the song selected with the
Next/Current SONG button
(does not work on MP3 les).

example
Current Song: Outside Alone
Next Song: I’ll y for you
Wizard OFF
Wizard ON
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Operating functions
GO TO: passing from the Current Song to the Next Song
If the Wizard is enabled, the change takes place at the end of the current marker.
The display shows the countdown of the bars left before the changeover.
The mix is carried out automatically on a musically
suitable marker, not necessarily at the beginning of the
Next Song (obviously, the song must contain the markers).
In the example, the mix was carried out on the verse 1
marker, missing out the initial intro and instrumental
markers.
If the Wizard is disabled, the change takes place at the end of the current bar.

example
Current Song: Blueberry Hill
Next Song: Beast of Burden
optional
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Operating functions
GO TO: Next Song with mixing in sync and with key change
Changing bpm and key of the Next Song
Manual changes
It is possible to change the tempo and key of the
Next Song manually, even before playing it, selecting
it with the Next/Current SONG button and using the
SPEED and KEY keys.
Automatic changes
When Crossfade mode is enabled, instead of Immediate mode
(or when a Playlist is enabled), if the current song and next song
have a difference in tempo that is less than that set with MENU /
Fade Curve / AutoBPM range, Merish automatically adapts the
Next Song’s Bpm to match that of the Current
Song, then gradually increases or decreases it
during the performance of the Next Song, until its
original value is reached.
If the difference in tempo is greater, Merish leaves
the original tempo of the Next Song unchanged,
to avoid spoiling its musical sense.
In practical terms: in the event of small differences
in tempo, Merish adapts the starting Bpm of the Next Song, in the
event of large differences, Merish leaves things as they are.
In the example:
The original key of the Next Song (E) was manually
lowered by two semitones to keep the same key as
the Current Song (D).
The tempo of the Next Song was automatically
adapted by Merish: the Next Song begins at 95 Bpm
(6 beats per minute slower than its original tempo)
to adapt to the Bpm of the (ex) Current Song and
gradually increases until it reaches the original value
of 101 Bpm at bar position 19.2.

PLAY
GO TO
example
from: Walk On
to: Want
Wizard
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Operating functions
This is equivalent to uploading a song as Next Song and pressing the GO TO button.
Merish uploads the selected song as the Next Song (replacing any other already uploaded) and
carries out the changeover to the Next Song with the method described in “GO TO: passing from the
Current Song to the Next Song” (pag. 15)
Jumping “on-the-y” to another song
with the PLAY button
with the GO TO button
Ignores the status of the Wizard
the new song is always played immediately,
cutting off the current song.

example: Bring on the Night
intro 2 → 74-interlude
Wizard ON
Wizard OFF
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Operating functions
GO TO: jumping between markers in the same song
If the Wizard is enabled, the changeover takes place at the end of the current marker.
The display always shows the current bar position and the time left before the end of the song.
If Wizard is disabled, the changeover takes place at the end of the current bar.

example
from Current Song: Bad Romance Marker: chorus 1
to Next Song: Asereje Marker: chorus 2
Marker
Marker
Wizard ON
Wizard OFF
Current
Next
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Operating functions
GO TO: jumping to a specic marker of the Next Song
If the Wizard is enabled, the jump takes place at the end of the current marker.
The display shows the countdown of the bars left before the jump.
If the Wizard is disabled, the jump takes place at the end of the current bar.