The Cesaral Soundmaster
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1. AB1_1 bad example 1 mp3 CT1_099 bad example 2 mp3 Important note The total length of the names may not have more than 65 characters The sounds used in Random access mode are organized in 10 Playlists with 10 audio files in each a total of 100 sequences available They have this format ZZnnn lt x x gt mp3 ZZ is the Playlist number 01 to use the first Playlist 02 to use the second Playlist 10 to use the tenth Playlist nnn is a track number from 1 to 10 lt x x gt is a bunch of optional characters that the player will ignore Again the limit on file name length is 65 characters including the leading number and the trailing file extension The sounds used in Pre show mode music that you normally play before your performance after it or during the intermission have this format X lt x x gt mp3 The order in which these sequences are played depends on the order in which they were copied onto the SD card Again the limit on file name length is 65 characters including the leading number and the trailing file extension Page 8 When the Central Unit is switched ON it starts working in the Random Access Mode Playlist q 99 e You will soon find out which mode is better for you either random access mode or sequential access mode but of course you can use both When some of the remote control units are used they automatically switch the Soundmaster2. The Cesaral Soundmaster by Cesar Alonso Cesaral Magic i ne i fa ie E N ps J Y NS Antenna _ N stereo output Reception LED SD Card jack You have in your hands an efficient and effective solution to play sounds effects and High Fidelity music in a very easy and flexible way and very importantly at the specific moment you need each sound Your audiences will have no idea how you have such precise control over those sounds and they will be amazed by your professional presentations The Cesaral Soundmaster allows very fast and easy access to 100 Random audio files and to hundreds of sequential audio files The Cesaral Soundmaster system has been designed to be multi functional In co operation with professional magicians around the world a great deal of thought has been put into the design of the unit in order to give performers a tool that works to their best advantage The Soundmaster system consists of 1 A Central Unit that is connected to an amplifier or sound system through a stereo standard headphone jack Normally you will use a headphone to stereo RCA cable to connect the Soundmaster to your amplifier sound system 2 A Remote Control Unit There are different transmitters Control Units that can be used to control the Cesaral Soundmaster No product on the market has so many control possibilities Page 1 Here are some of the available control units Some of the Remote
3. Button 2 Plays the next sound in the T2 sequential list of the selected effect So the format of the files that will play is YT2_nn lt x x gt mp3 In this file format Y is the identifier of the selected effect and nn is the sequence number from 01 to 99 Button 3 Plays the next sound in the T3 sequential list of the selected effect So the format of the files that will play is YT3_nn lt x x gt mp3 In this file format Y is the identifier of the selected effect and nn is the sequence number from 01 to 99 If one sequential list only has one file then this file will be played each time the specific play button is pressed lt X X gt is a bunch of optional characters that the player will ignore You may hide several of these remotes on different parts of your body or in your own magic props You may order these remote control units whenever you want and assign to each button the desired functionality With these remotes you may access sound files that use this format YB1_nn lt x x gt mp3 4 Push Buttons YB2_nn lt x x gt mp3 YB3_nn lt x x gt mp3 An interesting option is having one of these remotes in the pocket of your shirt and assigning to all 4 buttons the same function play the next sound in the list YB1_nn lt x x gt mp3 In this list you may keep different sounds lt X X gt is a bunch of optional characters that the player will ig
4. Central Unit to the sequential access mode This is the case for example with the Thumb Tip control unit If you are in the sequential access mode and want to go to the random access mode you will have to use the 12 button pen marker control unit We will look at this in more detail later We are now going to look at the default commands of each of the control units We would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you may want to change the functions of these remotes and that very importantly this is covered in the price of the Soundmaster we will not charge you for it switch 1 and 2 must be in on position When the pen marker is not in use after the performance please do not forget to switch OFF both switches Random Access mode Pen Control Unit functionality When you power ON the Central Unit the Playlist 01 is the one that is active until you select another one or you switch to the sequential access mode In the following list ZZ is the Playlist to which that sound belongs Button 1 plays the file with the name ZZ001 lt x x gt mp3 Button 2 plays the file with the name ZZ002 lt x x gt mp3 Button 3 plays the file with the name ZZ003 lt x x gt mp3 Button 4 plays the file with the name ZZ004 lt x x gt mp3 Button 5 plays the file with the name ZZ005 lt x x gt mp3 Button 6 plays the file with the name ZZ006 lt x x gt
5. he had promised that he would tell me the secret to the world s greatest trick but sadly he passed away without telling me He did give me this box though and inside are his teeth When you remove the teeth they begin to chatter You put the teeth back into the box and wow they start talking and give you the instructions on how to do the worlds greatest trick Following Granddad s instructions via the Soundmaster a card is forced Then a newspaper is folded up into a small packet and the paper is put into the box with the teeth Chomping noises are heard and small pieces of newspaper fly out from the box as per snowstorm When the paper is removed Granddad s teeth have done their work and the name of the card chosen is seen to be cut out from the paper by the teeth Page 14 Sequential Access mode In this mode you can control Sound or Music files in sequential order and under your complete control Once the Soundmaster has played the first track in your sequential list it will wait until you click the button again to activate the next track in your list Great for Vent work You could make your puppet speak You might put words into your spectators mouths or maybe just use it for playing music tracks Mixed Random and sequential mode of the Wand control unit Effect you give a kid a magic wand and tell the audience that you will teach the kid how to use the wand You ask some kids to stand up and to imagine that they a
6. 1 11 Eerika z Bulton 2 Button 70 ojo 24 Important In all of the operation methods of the Want Control Unit switch 1 must be in ON position and switch 2 in OFF position When you finish the performance don t forget to put both switches in OFF position Button ene The wand has been designed to work in mixed Random Sequential mode as in this case finding the proper button to be used is more difficult and thus the functionality had to be simplified Commands in the 12 buttons Wand Control Unit Button 12 The same function as button 3 of the pen marker control unit Button 11 The same function as button 2 of the pen marker control unit Button 10 The same function as button 1 of the pen marker control unit Button 9 The same function as button 8 of the pen marker control unit Button 8 The same function as button 7 of the pen marker control unit Button 7 Button 6 Button 5 Button 4 Button 3 Button 2 Button 1 lt X x gt is a bunch of optional characters that the player will ignore Page 12 This Control Unit always works in sequential mode Button 1 Plays the next sound in the T1 sequential list of the selected effect So the format of the files that will play is YT1_nn lt x x gt mp3 In this file format Y is the identifier of the selected effect and nn is the sequence number from 01 to 99
7. Control Units available Page 2 The first Remote Control Unit is called the which is a 12 button transmitter already used with some of our other Cesaral Magic tricks Pa i The pen marker has 12 buttons arranged in such a way that you have easy access to the specific button you want each time The pen is held in such a way that nobody will realize you have 100 control over the Cesaral Soundmaster unit The second unit is a small 5 button Control Unit size 38mm x 85mm x 15 7mm This control unit as we will see in detail later on is used to manage the basic control functions of the Soundmaster The third remote control unit is the Cesaral Magic Wand Pre Por ToT i This is an optional control Unit that can be ordered and is great for Kids shows We will look at the Cesaral Magic Wand later on in greater detail Page 3 The fourth remote control unit is a special Thumb Tip with three buttons called the Cesaral Magic T T This control unit can be used for some basic sequential mode functions as we will see later The buttons can be covered with brown tape to disguise them This is an optional control Unit that can be ordered This special TT can be ordered at any time and you may specify the functions you want for each of the buttons The fifth remote control unit is a special set of You may order from 1 to 12 foot pedals and we can program the fun
8. ction of each individual pedal according to your needs The sixth remote control unit is a 4 button body remote You can easily hide it in your jacket or on any part of your body for easy access You may also decide on the function that you want each of the buttons to have You may have several of these remotes working together 4 Push Buttons The seventh control unit is an add on for the SM58 This is a special cover with 12 buttons that can be used to control the Soundmaster in multiple ways You may decide which function any function that you want to have in each of the buttons Page 4 The Sound files are stored on a standard SD memory card This can be up to a 2 Gig card formatted in FAT32 not FAT16 or NTFS The SD memory card plugs into the Cesaral Soundmaster to provide Music Speech or Sound effects Here you can see the inner workings of the central unit A Power switch Push it to the right to switch the Cesaral Soundmaster ON B Green LED This lights up when you switch the unit ON C Charger connector D Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery can also be offered with a 3xAA battery holder E Main processor F Stereo headphone jack output G SD Card socket H LED that lights up when an order is received l Antenna This should be in the vertical position for proper reception J LED that indicates reception activity K LED that lights up when a sound is being played You
9. ered by a rechargeable battery A charger is included the same charger used for the Wand is used for this transmitter is powered by a rechargeable battery A charger is included the Same charger used for the Wand is used for this transmitter is powered by a rechargeable battery A charger is included the same charger used for the Wand is used for this transmitter is powered by a rechargeable battery A charger is included the same charger used for the Wand is used for this transmitter Page 18 lf you want to get added value information and other ideas related to the Cesaral Soundmaster please send an email to cesaral cesaral com giving the serial number that appears below or register it via www cesaral com Thanks for purchasing this product really hope that you enjoy it Sincerely Cesar Alonso Cesaral Magic FISM 2006 Invention Award Your Cesaral Soundmaster Serial number Cesaral Magic products Check them out at www cesaral com Cesaral Lego Car Cesaral Psychokinetic Pen Cesaral Psychokinetic Pencil Cesaral Psychokinetic Twig Cesaral PK 4D Die Cesaral Roman Code Thumper Cesaral ESP Perceptions Cesaral Mental Amplifier Skully the lifeless assistant Cesaral Magic pendulum Cesaral Color Prediction Cesaral Magic Bulb Pro Cesaral Open Perceptions Cesaral iPhone Perceptions Page 19
10. etter A So the files have this format Z Axx_nn lt x x gt mp3 lt p ap o Pog bug Button 2 Selects the sounds for effect B These are files that oG start with the letter B So the files have this format Bxx_nn lt x x gt mp3 Button 3 Selects the sounds for effect C These are files that start with the letter C So the files have this format Cxx_nn lt x x gt mp3 Etc Button 12 Selects the sounds for effect L these are files that start with the letter L So the files have this format Lxx_nn lt x x gt mp3 When you manage the files on the SD card just sort them by name and you will be able to see the order clearly This important Control Unit has the following functionality Button 1 Sound Up until the button is released Button 2 Sound Down until the button is released Button 3 Play pre show music When one finishes then the next one is played without delay If music is being played and you press this button again then you will PAUSE the current track If you press this button again then you will RESUME the track Button 4 Fade out For example this is the button that you would press to start the show Button 5 Go to the next pre show music track When the last pre show music track is played the list starts from the beginning again the first one is played and so on If you want to have a specific button programmed just email cesaral cesaral com Page 1
11. its Upon demand the Cesaral Soundmaster can be programmed as per your requirements personalizing each of the buttons to suit you and your needs Page 15 The Cesaral Soundmaster has an internal cache that accelerates the execution of each of the random files and sequential files The time from when you press one button until the specific sound track is played is less than 0 1 seconds This is one of the most important features of the Cesaral Soundmaster and makes it unique To avoid picking up radio interference we recommend you use shielded cables Also if you are plugging into a low impedance microphone jack make sure that you have an impedance matching transformer if the sound has distortion Just pour some drops of ink through the pen point to refill the pen You can buy pen refills in many places There are two possible configurations for the Soundmaster central Unit Case a The Soundmaster central unit is powered by 3 standard AA batteries In this case you may use normal batteries or rechargeable NiMh ones Upon request the central unit can also be powered by a Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery or even by an external transformer Case b The Soundmaster central unit is powered by a rechargeable Lithium battery It takes some hours to fully recharge the battery but the time will depend on the initial charge of it Use only the charger provided The transformer included is valid for all the countries of the w
12. may order your Soundmaster with either a Lithium Polimer rechargeable battery a battery holder for three AA batteries or prepared for powering via a transformer The most versatile configuration is with a battery holder as you may use either normal AA batteries or rechargeable batteries The Soundmaster is quite small and is therefore easy to pack and transport You may also connect to it any amplifier Page 5 Your sound files should be compiled and edited on your main computer If you have a laptop you can also change and modify your files on the go Some computers already have an integrated slot to read SD memory cards If your computer does not have one of these Slots you will need to purchase a special memory stick to load them on to your computer using a USB connection One SD memory card is supplied with your Cesaral Soundmaster We are also able to supply the memory sticks and extra SD cards if required Memory stick that is plugged into the USB port The SD memory card is a standard memory device that can hold a large number of files They can be found in many stores as they are widely used for digital cameras MP3 MP4 and many other electronic devices After buying a new SD card you must first format it into FAT32 file format in order for it to be recognizable by the Soundmaster This can be easily done via Windows explorer One of the amazing aspects of Soundmaster is that you don t need a specific program t
13. mp3 Button 7 plays the file with the name ZZ007 lt x x gt mp3 Button 8 plays the file with the name ZZ008 lt x x gt mp3 Button 9 plays the file with the name ZZ009 lt x x gt mp3 Button 0 plays the file with the name ZZ010 lt x x gt mp3 Button x If you press x for about 1 second release it and then press it again for about 1 second the Central Unit goes to Sequential Mode The unit remembers the last audio played in sequential mode so that the go to next sound button goes to the following sound in the sequential list Button y This has the same functionality as in Sequential Mode If you have the file named ERROR MP3 on the SD card then this sound will be played in case you try to play a sound that does not exist on the SD card We advise you to put this kind of file on the SD card Page 9 Pen Control Unit functionality Pen Control Unit functionality Button 1 Plays the first sequential audio file of the list 11 of the selected effect For example if you have selected the effect A the file Al1_01 lt x x gt mp3 will be placed selected effect effect Button 6 Plays the first sequential audio file of the list 12 of the selected effect For example if you have selected the effect A the file Al1_01 lt x x gt mp3 will be placed selected effect effect Button 4 Volume up Each time you press and relea
14. nore Page 13 Another interesting functionality of this remote is using it installed into a waistcoat Button 1 Plays the next sound in the selected list Button 2 Plays the previous sound in the selected list e If the sound has finished playing it goes back to the beginning of the last played track e If the sound has not finished playing pressing this button goes to the previous placed track Button 3 Pause e Pauses actual play e You can press this button and the move forward or backwards to position the play pointer properly Pressing the pause resume button again will play what we need Button 4 Fade out Any other imaginable configuration for this kind of remote is easily available at no extra cost Random Access mode This is great for producing a sound at the exact time you need it Or indeed a voice or music track e You can use this mode in a talking book test the device is hidden in a book When the word has been chosen the book asks questions and then reveals the number e For children s shows you can trigger a funny sound if something silly happens You could have a routine where you interact with kids from the audience and depending on what they say or do you trigger the appropriate sound e Quiz Show this is great for Bingo Callers e Use with Rocky Racoon to make him talk and make noises when he drinks e Granddad s teeth My Granddad passed away last week he was an amazing magician and
15. o configure it The name given to the sound files determines how they will be used which control unit will play them in what effect and in what order The white remote Control Unit deals with the Sequential g access mode It is called the Effect Selector f The first thing that you need to do when you start an effect is to press the button there are 12 on this remote a associated with that effect Thanks to this remote each rg effect may have its own sounds and they will not mix with sounds from other effects The sounds for effect number 1 are activated pressing button number 1 and so on On the SD card the file names used in the Sequential access mode have this format YXxX_nn lt x x gt mp3 The first 6 characters of each file on the SD card define the mapping for each file They set up the effect that will use it the playing order and the remote Control Unit that will have to be used to play it Let s have a look at this in more detail Page 6 e Y is the effect identifier Here are the possible values for it and their meanings o Pressing button 1 on the Effect Selector all the sound files that start with the letter A are selected o Pressing button 2 on the Effect Selector all the sound files that start with the letter B are selected and so on until o Pressing button 12 on the Effect Selector all the sound files that start with the letter L a
16. orld as it can be plugged into networks with 110V to 240V but you may need an additional physical adaptor depending on the country where you live This adaptor is sold in many stores For example for North America connect a dual voltage appliance with a European plug to a U S 120V AC outlet These kinds of adapters do not convert voltage Once you purchase your adaptor you may find it easier to tape it to the charger so that you have it handy each time you need it Page 16 When you connect the three pin charger connector to the connector inside Soundmaster take care to align the three pins properly so that each of them goes into the proper hole in the connector It does not matter if you insert in one position or another just align the three pins with the connector with the three holes as shown in this diagram T In this model the charging point is in the middle of the pen as shown in this picture Fi a 4k bey HA Charging connector To charge it please only use the charger included This model uses a 6volts alkaline battery If the voltage drops below 5Volts it will continue working but with less transmitting power To increase the life of the battery keep it turned off when not in use leaving the two micro switches in the off position The red LED will light once you send an instruction Watch the intensity of the LED light as a reference for the charge status of the battery The batterie
17. re part of a xylophone You take the wand and touch some of the heads of the kids with it Each time a head is touch a note sounds the magician is playing the Harry Potter music When the kid tries to do the same all kinds of strange sounds come from his wand The magician teaches him until the kid is able to make his wand work fine External red LED If when you request a sound and you hear nothing look at this LED to check to see if the order was received by the Soundmaster This LED will show whether the order sent remotely was received or not Small green and red LED inside the unit If the external red LED does not light when a remote order is sent look at these two LEDs If they flicker a lot then there may be radio interference Big red LED inside the unit If this LED flickers 3 times the unit is telling you that the requested sound is not available This is normally caused by a problem with the name of the sound file and you must therefore check that name format When a sound is played this LED flickers continuously during reproduction Big green LED inside the unit This LED just shows that the Cesaral Soundmaster is switched ON It is possible to connect a FM Sender Unit to the Soundmaster so that your sounds are transmitted to a FM Radio or receiver that in turn can be connected to your amplifying System Upon demand the Cesaral Soundmaster can be used to control other devices such as Thumpers Lights and Servo Un
18. re selected e xx is the remote control identifier Here are the possible values and their meanings o 11 The sound is associated to the sequential list 1 that is managed by the 12 button Invisible Key Pen marker control unit o 12 The sound is associated to the sequential list 2 that is managed by the 12 button Invisible Key Pen marker control unit o T1 The sound is associated to the sequential list 1 that is managed by the Thumb Tip control Unit button 1 in the tip of the Thumb Tip o T2 The sound is associated to the sequential list 2 that is managed by the Thumb Tip control Unit button 2 in the middle of the Thumb Tip o T3 The sound is associated to the sequential list 3 that is managed by the Thumb Tip control Unit button 3 the remaining button o B1 The sound is associated to the sequential list 1 that is managed by the Body remote control unit number 1 o B2 The sound is associated to the sequential list 2 that is managed by the Body remote control unit number 2 o B3 The sound is associated to the sequential list 3 that is managed by the Body remote control unit number 3 o M1 The sound is associated to the inertial remote control unit The playing pointer for each of the sequential lists described is independent from the rest If you activate one effect using the Effect Selector control unit then the pointer will be reset and the different control units used for that effec
19. s that can be used for the Pen Transmitter have one of these references L106 11A and GP11A The price is about 1 90 The lifetime of the battery is about 10 hours of use so it will be valid for a good number of performances If you can t find them email me at cesaral cesaral com When changing the battery don t forget to install it in the correct position positive to the flat piece of the battery holder and negative to the spring piece of the battery holder as shown in the picture Opening the pen can be hard if you don t follow these instructions carefully If you just try to pull out the upper piece by firmly holding the pen body it will be hard But if you twist the upper piece a little bit while you pull it see the diagram still holding the pen body firmly you will find it much easier Please ask for a demo video if you still have any doubts Page 17 t GP 11A 8Volts r Pon ety Battery holder is powered by a standard 12V battery By removing the two screws you will be able to change it easily If you have any doubts please ask Cesaral magic for a video explaining this procedure is powered by a standard 12V battery By removing the two screws you will be able to change it easily If you have any doubts please ask Cesaral magic for a video explaining this procedure is powered by a rechargeable battery A charger is included One end of the magic wand has the charging connector is pow
20. se this button the Paton folume gesupattiebt nease E pamon e Button 5 Volume Down Each time you press and release this button pesons fe volume goes down atie pits eS pation E Button x If you press x for about 1 second release it and then press a button 1 2 0 then the Random Access mode is activated and the Playlist is determined by the number pressed after the x Button y Fade out function While a music file is being played the RED LED on the board will turn ON If the requested sound can not be found then the red LED will flicker Important If in sequential mode and the requested file is not found or has a naming error the next sequence played will be the first one on the list lf a music file is being reproduced and another sound file is requested then the actual sound file will stop before the requested file is executed When a button is pressed it only takes a fraction of a second to play the selected sound lf you want to have a specific button programmed just email cesaral cesaral com Page 10 As we saw before this remote control unit is used to activate the sounds associated with a specific effect that we want to perform You may wish to keep this controller in the same place as you keep the materials that you will be using for the different effects in your performance B Button 1 Selects the sounds for effect A These are files that i start with the l
21. t will have their own pointer pointing to the beginning of each list With this naming convention you may easily select for each effect in your performance the remotes that you prefer to use The type of effect you will be performing may determine whether you should use one remote or another e nn Contains a two digit number from 01 to 99 This means that each control unit for each of the effects can have up to 99 sounds available lf one group of sounds of one effect of one remote control unit only has one file then that file will be repeated each time the specific button is pressed If the list has several sounds once the last sound is played the pointer goes back again to the first sound on the list e lt x x gt Is a bunch of optional characters that the player will ignore Page 7 For example these sound file names are correct AB1_01 example mp3 This file is the first one on the list it is controlled by the body remote 1 and in the effect A CT1_99 example 2 mp3 This file is the sound number 99 on the list it is controlled by the Thumb Tip button 1 and is only active in the effect C AT3_017 running gag 1 mp3 In this case the same sound file is being used in the effects BT3_01 running gag 1 mp3 A B C and D using button 3 of the Thumb Tip CT3_01 running gag 1 mp3 DT3_01 running gag 1 mp3 Here are examples of sound file names that are NOT correct
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