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[[File:MS2201-btn-kbrec.png|Recording library menu button]]
''Management Suite - Premium Feature''<br />
''Management Suite - Premium Feature''<br />
''Bell System - Optional Recording Feature''
''Bell System - Optional Recording Feature''


The Recording Librarian is a specialized remote control panel for the Record option for the Chime Master carillons and bell controllers. You should be familiar with making recordings using the the keyboard before using this application. The button for the Recording Librarian will not appear in the Management Suite menu unless your carillon has the factory installed record option, and the Management Suite is installed with a Premium license.
The Recording Librarian is a specialized remote control panel for the Record option for the Chime Master carillons and bell controllers. You should be familiar with making recordings using the the keyboard before using this application. The button for the ''Recording Librarian'' will not appear in the Management Suite menu unless your carillon has the factory installed record option, and the Management Suite is installed with a Premium license.


== Activate the Librarian ==
== Activate the Librarian ==


If the carillon is not currently performing in an automatic mode then clicking (or tapping) the Record Librarian button on the Management Suite menu will open the librarian screen. You can exit either by closing the window or tapping on the Go to Standby button.
If the carillon is not currently performing in an automatic mode then clicking (or tapping) the ''Record Librarian'' button on the Management Suite menu will open the librarian screen. You can exit either by closing the window or tapping on the ''Go to Standby'' button.
 
Automation is suspended while the record menu is active. If you wish to exit the record menu to resume the automatic schedule, press ''Go to Standby''.
 
Below the display is a row of record action buttons. Click one of these buttons to record, playback (audition) and save the recording. After making a recording, the system can be returned to rehearsal mode by clicking the ''Keyboard On/Voice Select'' button. This button will also allow you to change the currently active bell voice (if available).
 
If you have made recordings, there will be a list of selections from 8000 to 9999 listed in the window with columns for each displaying the title, song type, and erased status.
 
=== Rehearsing ===


The system will be in the active keyboard rehearsal mode when this menu is activated.
The system will be in the active keyboard rehearsal mode when this menu is activated. This will allow you to practice before making the recording.


At the top of the screen is a copy of the carillon display. To the right of the display are two indicator lights. If your bell system is equipped with inside monitoring, you will generally see the Inside light only. If you wish to audition selections outside also, you can click the Outside light to enable the bells outside.
At the top of the screen is a copy of the carillon display. To the right of the display are two indicator lights. If your bell system is equipped with inside monitoring, you will generally see the Inside light only. If you wish to audition selections outside also, you can click the Outside light to enable the bells outside.


Below the display is a row of record 'transport' buttons. Click one of these buttons to record, playback (audition) and save the recording. After making a recording, the system can be returned to rehearsal mode by clicking the ''Keyboard On/Voice Select'' button. This button will also allow you to change the currently active bell voice (if available).
''Volume Up'' and ''Volume Down'' buttons allow you to adjust the level of the inside monitor speaker (on newer systems without a monitor level knob).
 
== Record a Performance ==
 
The ''Record'' button enables the carillon for recording from the keyboard. If you do not begin to play the keyboard within 10 seconds, the recording will automatically cancel. If you have previously recorded something into the temporary memory buffer without saving it, the system will ask you if you mean to Replace the Last Take. If you mean to erase the last recording without saving it, press Yes to continue.
 
=== Check your recording ===


If you have made recordings, there will be a list of selections from 8000 to 9999 listed in the window with columns for each displaying the title, song type, and erased status.
The ''Play'' button allows you to review the temporary recording buffer (selection 8000).  


== Record a Performance ==
=== Save your recording ===


Clicking the Record button activates the record menu and places the carillon in the rehearsal mode. Automation is suspended while the record menu is active. If you wish to exit the record menu to resume the automatic schedule, press Go to Standby.
The ''Save'' button transfers the recording from the temporary memory to permanent read only memory and assigns the recording a selection number. This takes a little time and when complete, the selection will appear as Untitled at the end of the selection listing.  


The keyboard is active for practicing through the inside speakers only (unless your bell controller lacks the inside monitoring option). If you wish to play through the outside speakers (or tower bells), you can click on the Outside indicator. The Volume Up/Down buttons allow you to adjust the level of the inside monitor speaker.
==== The following is true for versions prior to 5.0.7 ====
The bell voice that will be used for the recordings is listed at the top of the blue display screen. To select alternate bell voices, click the Keyboard On/Voice Select button.


The Record button enables the carillon for recording from the keyboard. If you do not begin to play the keyboard within 10 seconds, the recording will automatically cancel. If you have previously recorded something into the temporary memory buffer without saving it, the system will ask you if you mean to Replace the Last Take. If you mean to erase the last recording without saving it, press Yes to continue.
The system returns to the automation standby mode after saving a selection, so you will have to click Record a Performance to return to the record menu. Press the '''Stop''' button on the front of the carillon if ''Recd'' continues to blink, while the Management Suite says it is 'Busy... Waiting till ready...'.  


The Play button allows you to review the temporary recording buffer (selection 8000).  
As of September of 2017, the latest Management Suite can be downloaded from our [https://help.chimemaster.com/dl/beta.html Beta] page.
The Save button transfers the recording from the temporary memory to permanent read only memory and assigns the recording a selection number. This takes a little time and when complete, the selection will appear as Untitled at the end of the selection listing. The system returns to the automation standby mode after saving a selection, so you will have to click Record a Performance to return to the record menu.


== Title and Categorize Your Recording ==
== Title and Categorize Your Recording ==
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=== Audition recordings ===
=== Audition recordings ===


You may make several recordings before processing the titles. If you can’t remember which recording number belongs to a particular song you can audition the selections. Select the title or selection number, right click over it, and select Play from the pop-up menu to hear it. The Play button below the blue display at the top of the screen always plays the single song in the temporary recording memory (selection 8000).
You may make several recordings before processing the titles. If you can’t remember which recording number belongs to a particular song you can audition the selections. Select the title or selection number, right click over it, and select Play from the pop-up menu to hear it. The ''Play'' button below the blue display at the top of the screen always plays the single song in the temporary recording memory (selection 8000).


=== Editing the list ===
=== Editing the list ===
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Instead of using the Record function to capture a performance on the keyboard, you can import a [[Midi|MIDI]] file. This file has to be saved from a notation editor or sequencing program in a format that is compatible with the librarian:
Instead of using the Record function to capture a performance on the keyboard, you can import a [[Midi|MIDI]] file. This file has to be saved from a notation editor or sequencing program in a format that is compatible with the librarian:
MIDI format 0 file (single track)
;File format
:MIDI format 0 file (single track)
:Maximum file size 8 kB


Open the Recording Librarian application and select Import MIDI 0 from the file menu. You can either navigate to where the midi file is, or drag it into the Open file dialog. The song is imported into the temporary recording buffer (selection 8000) overwriting any selection contained there. Make sure you save the last recording before importing or recording a new one.
Open the Recording Librarian application and select ''Import MIDI 0'' from the ''File'' menu. A file dialog window will appear.


To audition the song, click the Play button. You can change the voice it plays on by clicking the Keyboard ON/Voice Select button. You may have to transpose the selection in the sequencing software to make it sound right on the bells. When the selection sounds the way you want it, click on the Save button and it will be added to the list of recordings as Untitled.
You can either navigate to where the MIDI file is located, or drag the file from another Explorer window into the Open file dialog. The song is imported into the temporary recording buffer (selection 8000) overwriting any selection contained there. Make sure you save the last recording before importing or recording a new one.


As of version 5.0.3, tempo and time signature changes are supported for MIDI file imports.  
After selecting the file, you will be prompted for a transposition. Use negative numbers of semitones to transpose down. For bell control systems, the largest bell in a carillon or chime, regardless of actual pitch will usually be C below Middle C (MIDI note 48). For five-octave keyboard voices, Middle C will be the third C on the keyboard. You may have to audition and reload the selection without saving until it sounds right on the bells. Then you can remember the number of semitones up or down to use for future selections.


To audition the song you have loaded, click the ''Play'' button. You can change the voice it plays on by clicking the ''Keyboard ON/Voice Select'' button.


You may have to transpose the selection in the sequencing software to make it sound right on the bells. When the selection sounds the way you want it, click on the ''Save'' button and it will be added to the list of recordings as 'Untitled'.


As of version 5.0.3, tempo and time signature changes are supported for MIDI file imports.


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