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.
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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.WAV files. Your JamLab CD includes 165MB of M-Audio’s ProSessions drum loops in .wav format so that they can be used on Mac OS X and Windows XP. These files are recordings of real drummers playing small parts of songs that you can chain together to make your own songs.
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Output (5) on the Track Player. M-Audio ProSessions loops are provided in song parts: Intro, Verse, Chorus, Bridge, Ending, etc. The GT Player Express Track Player has a repeat function that allows for seamless loop-to-loop playback. The Track Player also has two repeat modes: Play One or Play All. Play One allows you to load one drum loop and have it repeat over and over.
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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.”...
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JamLab Manual 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.
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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.
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JamLab Manual 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.
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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.
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