MegaSeg is a DJ MP3 music player for the Mac that allows you to catalog music on your computer, and segue or beat mix between songs for a professional DJ presentation. With the built-in database and search engine, you'll find requests fast, and fine tune the perfect Playlist with MegaSeg's easy to use system.
Sections in this Read Me:
Ñ About Version 2.1 Beta Test
Ñ About the Demo Version
Ñ System Requirements
Ñ About the MegaSeg Library Database
Ñ Known Issues, and Solutions
About Version 2.1 Beta Test
The MegaSeg 2.1 Beta version brings many new features, some of which are listed below. For the full list, visit
http://www.megaseg.com/version.html
Ñ MegaSeg 2.1 runs native on OS X!
Ñ Display fonts can be customized.
Ñ New VU displays for setting levels.
Ñ Manual resize and Full Screen mode.
Ñ Drag-n-Drop support.
Ñ Improved Mixer controls.
Ñ Automatic Gain Control.
Ñ Increased Library size.
Ñ Easy iPod and iTunes imports
Ñ And more... visit http://www.megaseg.com/version.html
Make sure you have CarbonLib 1.4 or better when running on OS 9. You can use the Software Update control panel on OS 9, or download the latest version from Apple. Below is a link for CarbonLib 1.5:
The MegaSeg demo is a full functional version, but a pop-up window stops the music every 15 minutes.
System Requirements
A Mac OS computer. Recommended: G3 233 Mhz or faster processor, Mac OS 9 or OS X, QuickTime 5 "Full Install", CarbonLib 1.4 or better. (A 10GB drive can hold over 2000 MP3 songs. VBR MP3's are not recommended, see below). Download the latest QuickTime version for free from http://www.apple.com/quicktime
About the MegaSeg Library Database
MegaSeg imports files from any folder on any hard drive and allow multiple folders imported into the Library. For example, you can keep your 5000 MP3 files in 5 folders of 1000 files each. You can also import media folders from external hard drives.
Known Issues, and Solutions
Ñ Under OS X, to use Multiple Outputs, open System Preferences, click Sound, and make sure the Alerts and Output tab settings are set to different devices. If the "Play Alerts Though:" option is the same as the general sound output device, you won't be able to access both outputs in MegaSeg's Output Settings window.
Ñ Some older PowerBooks and iBooks have special power savings modes in the Energy Saver control panel. "Processor Cycling" is one option that should be turned off when running MegaSeg. Note the Energy Saver settings change modes when you are plugged in vs. running off a battery. Also for best performance, the hard drive should be set to never spin-down (sleep). If it spins down, there may be a delay while the drive spins back up. This is especially true when playing music from external hard drives, because the internal drive will more likely spin down.
Ñ VBR MP3 files may cause audio pauses and drop out problems. VBR MP3 file's duration must be calculated by QuickTime when opened. This takes a few seconds when the computer can not do anything else. The slower the computer, the more of a problem this can be. When a VBR MP3 is moved into the NEXT position, it is opened before being played, and can cause the current song to stop playing for a second with slower hard drives.
Ñ USB hard drives are supported and function, but are much slower than FireWire or built-in hard drives. Basic audio playback is normally fine, but beat mixing and FF/REW may not function as well. Also VBR MP3 files are extremely slow to open, and cause problems when played or imported from USB drives (see above). Importing is also very slow with VBR files from USB drives. Avoid using VBR MP3 files with USB hard drives.
Ñ USB audio devices are supported with Mac OS 9.0.4 or later, but have slight buffer delays that can cause problems with beat mixing when using the normal "Program/Cue channel" method. (Preview functions work fine). For beat mixing with USB or other large buffer audio devices, use the Discrete Output Mode option, in the Outputs window. This treats two outputs both as "program audio", requiring an external mixer to bring them together, but solving the delay problems. For the "Program/Cue" mixing mode, we recommend the VXPocket PCIMIA card from DigiGram.com for PowerBooks, or PCI based solutions for PowerMac systems.
Ñ MP2 audio files have performance problems with MegaSeg, including volume control. Avoid using MP2 format files, and instead use MP3 files or other QuickTime supported formats.
Please read the F.A.Q. at the end of the Manual for more trouble shooting, or on the web at http://www.megaseg.com/faq.html
