Copyright: eJay MP3Easy eJay AG 2001


Inhalt
Welcome to eJay MP3 EASY

Installation of eJay MP3 EASY

The Main Screen

Options

Key Commands

The Production Team

Licence Agreement

Copyright © 2001 eJay AG. All rights reserved. eJay is a registered trademark of eJay AG. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders.


   WELCOME TO EJAY MP3 EASY

In an incredibly short space of time the MP3 format has developed from a spectacular innovation to a standard feature on PCs all over the world. MP3 is an abbreviation for the audio data format "MPEG Audio Layer 3”. The technique (developed by the Fraunhofer Institute) is used to shrink wave files to approx. 10% of their original size without any significant reduction in quality. Files can even be reduced to min. 1/40 if you are prepared to accept an increasing loss in quality.

A wave file of an average music title lasting about 4 minutes is roughly 40 MB in size. Although transfer rates on the Internet are getting faster and faster and flatrates and broadband save time and money, 40 MB is still a whole lot of data to shift! And considering the fantastic range of music downloads available now and in future on the Internet, MP3 is the ideal format both for downloads and for archiving titles on your hard disk.

With eJay MP3 EASY you now have a tool that can help you carry out the most important tasks quickly and easily. Archiving MP3 files, ripping your own CDs to your PC, both online and offline database inquiries to simplify the process of naming CDs, as well as writing audio and data CDs and creating playlists - all of these functions are now more simple than ever before with eJay MP3 EASY.

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   INSTALLATION OF EJAY MP3 EASY

Installation

Insert eJay MP3 EASY CD-ROM into the CD-ROM Drive. When Autostart is active, eJay MP3 EASY will start automatically. When starting manually , open the Start menu and select RUN, enter D:\setup.exe (where D: is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) and press OK. In the following steps choose directory and drive letter and confirm with a click on INSTALL. The software requires 16 MB free hard disk space. The installation of the databank requires a further 53 MB.

Quickstart

After installation is complete, you will be presented with the main screen. From here all functions can be accessed. And it's that easy: Search for music files on your Desktop by clicking on this icon in the left window, any music files will then appear in the middle window. Now drag a music file to the right Playlists window. Repeat this several times until you are happy with your first playlist. By simply clicking on the burn button, you will then burn the files onto an audio CD in one step.

System Requirements

Windows 95 or later

Pentium

16 MB RAM

CD-ROM Drive

Resolution 800X600

High Color

Soundcard

16 MB free hard disk space


   THE MAIN SCREEN

With a click you can minimize or maximize the main screen. It is also infinitely variable with a left mouse click on the highlighted spots below the Control Panel or in the lower right corner of the screen. With a click on the menu bar on top and then holding down the left mouse button you can also move it around. A click on exit quits the program.

A mouse click on the question mark in the upper right corner of the screen takes you to the on-screen help. Here all functions of MP3 EASY are explained separately in detail. You also find a list of key commands here and the option to activate or deactivate the Quicktips.

The Web Button brings you to the eJay Homepage. Here you will find new links, info about the MP3 format and MP3 files to download.

The Main Screen is divided into three sections:

Desktop, Music Archive and Playlist Archive are in the left window.

All music files of the selected directory from Desk Top, Music Archive or Playlist Archive are shown in the middle.

In the right window the current Playlist is shown.

In Desk Top you can search for music files on your PC, in the same way as with Windows Explorer. In the Music Archive and Playlist Archive windows you have direct access to both archives and playlists.

Ripping of CDs

Burn Your Own CDs

Play it!

CD-Database


 minimize button


 maximize button


 exit button


 help button


Quicktips

The Quicktips offer very useful hints for making the most of your new software. When the program is started, the Quicktips are automatically activated. When you move your cursor over the screen you will see the Quicktips appear after a few seconds.


 web button


The Music Archive

The Music Archive gives you the chance to save your music files in a logical order. You can sort the files according to style, date, artist or CD albums and subdivide directories again. To create a new archive, right click in the Music Archive window and select the appropriate command. There please select NEW MUSIC ARCHIVE and give the new archive a name. Confirm by pressing the return key. This way you can divide directories again into even more specific archives (i.e. the ”Techno” archive can be divided into ”Trance”, ”Hardcore” and ”Ambient” and from here into artist directories). With drag and drop files can now be very easily moved from the desktop window to an archive. Single archive directories can be moved to the playlist for listening or writing. The archive directories can also be written onto CD-ROM straight from the context menu. Here you will also see the exact size of the directory and can choose which directories you wish to use for writing.

In the Option-Window you choose the directory on hard disk where you want Music Archive to be saved.


Playlists

With the titles you have saved in your Music Archive you can now create personal playlists - individual compilations of music titles. Just drag the music files from the middle window to the PLAYLIST Window or add a title to the playlist by selecting ”Add To Playlist” from the context menu.

With the Save Button the completed playlist can be saved in the Playlist Archive under it´s specific name - here you can also add different sub-directories. Draw up new playlists with the New Playlist Button. You can change already saved playlists again with drag and drop.


 save button


 new playlist button


   CD Database

The offline CD Database with over 1.3 million song titles makes it possible for eJay MP3 EASY to indicate title and artist of each music track. If a CD is not found in the Database, eJay MP3 EASY can also go online and search for information about the CD on the internet. This search can be activated in the Options Window. A CD that was found in the internet will automatically be added to the Database for the next time the information is needed.


   BURN YOUR OWN CDs

Burn Playlists

With eJay MP3 EASY you can burn your own music compilations on CD. Draw up a playlist (as explained under ”Playlist”) and place a CD-R in your CD-Writer. With a click on the Burn Button the titles of the current playlist will be burned onto the CD-R - then playable on any standard CD audio player. Alternatively the title can also be written on CD-ROM in ISO format, just choose the format with a mouse click. Archive directories from the music archive can also be written on CD directly (see Music Archive).

To get the best quality on the CD, it is not possible to work with eJay MP3 EASY while burning. In the lower right corner the total time of the playlist is shown. is shown. In this way, it is easy to get the most from the capacity of your CD-R. While burning, a window comes up that shows how much of the total time is done already.


   PLAY IT!

To playback of a music title select one and press the PLAY Button or double click on the title. Stop playback with the Stop Button. Get to the next title in the playlist with a click on the FWD Button, and to the previous one by clicking on the RWD Button. If you press PLAY once more, the title which was played before will be played once more. With the LOOP function the playlist will be played back over and over again. The Control Panel shows the name of the current title as well as its length - in seconds and graphically in the progress scale. In the progress scale you can also jump in between a title. The volume is infinitely variable with the volume fader. With the Jog Wheel it is possible to rewind or fast forward while listening to a title, and with the Pitch Wheel the speed of play back can be changed

Rename music files

To rename music files, select ”Rename file” from the context menu, then enter the new name in the text field. Renaming music archives or playlists works the same way.

Erase music files

To erase music files, select ”Erase file” in the context menu. Erasing music archives or playlists works the same way.


   RIPPING OF MUSIC CDs

To rip a music CD, just place the CD in your CD-ROM Drive and press the Record Button.Now you will find yourself presented with the Recording Menu. Here you will see a list of all titles on your CD. Select single titles to be ripped using the checkboxes.

Depending on the existing settings in the options window, WAV or MP3 files are created with a click on START and saved on hard disk. Ripping in WAV format needs a lot of hard disk space. An uncompressed song takes up about 40MB of hard disk space.

In the options screen you can also choose if you want to rip CDs very quickly or at normal speed.

A click on the Start button rips the selected titles onto your hard disk. So do not copy too many titles onto your hard disk at once. Change the directory where you want to save the files in the option menu with a click on the Search button.


 record button


   OPTIONS

With a left mouse click on the Options Button you get to the Option Window where you can choose several default settings. A click on OK saves all changed settings and leaves the Option Window.

CD Database

Here you select how the Database works: When Offline Query is active, the local database searches for the inserted CD. When Online Query is active, eJay MP3 EASY searches online for the inserted CD in the internet.

Burning Speed

There are four burning speeds for you to choose from, note that low speed gives you a better quality than high speed.

CD Grab Speed

Here you can choose to rip CDs very quickly or at normal speed. You can achieve a higher quality if you choose normal speed.

Recording

as .MP3 or .WAV  format - these are the two formats that you can choose when ripping music CDs.

Fast MP3 Encoder

The encoding quality for the creation of MP3s varies from 32 kbit/s (low quality) to 320 kbit/s (high quality), where increasing quality also means increasing data volume. We recommend an encoding quality of 128 kbit/s.

Music Archive

Here you select the directory of your Music Archive on your PC's hard drive.


 options button


   KEY COMMANDS

Space	Play/Stop

+	Volume up

-	Volume down

Esc/Alt+F4	Quit program

F1	Help


   THE PRODUCTION TEAM

The eJay Production Team

S. Alm Sönnergren, G. Anderson, D. Anker, T. Anonson, A. Bäurle, M. Bauder, C. Bauer, M. Baumann, K. Birke, V. Boogaerts, M. Colli, I. Cunliffe, S. De Monte, D. di Nisio, A. Dickenson, E. Duerden, H. Duval, O. Eberdt, H. Eriksson, H. Ewert, D. Frederick, D. Früh, V. Gietz, M. Gminder, M. Graffeuille, R. Gravenstein, W. Gruel, T. Güß, B. Hansen, N. Hart, P. Harzendorf, M. Heber, O. Heinzel, H. Herold, A. Hoh, T. Hohenstatt, M. Holland, J. Jansson, S. Kania, W. Kern, M. Konitzer, M. Kränzle, B. Krauß, V. Kwauka, M. Laborda, M. Lazar-Rudolf, A. Loftesnes, A. Mabon, A. Mast, A. McNally, B. Mirwald, K. Nadj, G. Parkyn, T. Peichl, J. Pelzer, D. Pursanidu, F. Preissinger, J. Raths, M. Reinfeldt, H-M. Rietschel, S. Rössler, A. Sabbathi, M. Saile, S. Schicke, H. Schmitz, J. Schöpf, E-M. Schulte, M. Schuster, D. Scott, J. Settelmeier, F. Siepert, M. Spaeth, J. Strang, C. Swift, C. Tapal, A. Tell, B. Throll, N. Wallasch, T. Wendlandt, H. Werner, S. Zach, M. Zalaman, S. Zechner, R. Zipp, D. Zügel


License Agreement

   LICENCE AGREEMENT

Licence Agreement

By installing this CD-ROM you accept the terms of the licence agreement, so please read this licence before installing the CD-ROM. If you do not agree to any of the terms contained within this licence, do not install the software. Return the CD-ROM to your supplier together with proof of purchase for a full refund.

1. Licence. The copyright in this software, audio recordings and accompanying documentation ("Software") is owned by eJay AG ("eJay"). eJay grants you a nonexclusive and non transferable personal licence ("Licence") to use the enclosed Software to create original audio tracks ("Derivative Work"). You may claim ownership to the composition of such Derivative Works created by you with the Software and are entitled to make such Derivative Works available to the public, however you are NOT entitled to license or sell the Software (including any individual elements of the Software such as audio recordings or samples contained within this CD-ROM) to any third party other than when such elements are contained within the recording of the Derivative Work. For the avoidance of doubt, if any third party makes a legal claim with the respect to the ownership of the Derivative Work, you will be wholly responsible for defending such claims and eJay accepts no responsibility in or liability for defending such claims. The Software in this package and any copies which this Licence authorises you to make are subject to the terms contained herein. All rights not expressly granted to you under this Licence are reserved by eJay.

2. Permitted Use and Restrictions. This Licence allows you to install and use the Software on a single computer and a single screen at a time. This Licence does not allow the Software to exist on more than one computer at a time. You may not install the Software on any computer or system which permits electronic access to it by more than one user. You may make one copy of the Software in machine-readable form for backup purposes only, this can only exist on one computer at any time. The backup copy must include all copyright information contained on the original. Except as permitted by applicable law and this Licence, you may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, rent, lease, loan, distribute the Software in whole or in part or transmit the Software over a network of any kind. You may, however, transfer your rights under this Licence provided you transfer the related documentation, this Licence and a copy of the Software to a party who agrees to accept the terms of this Licence and you agree to destroy any other copies (including back-up copies) of the Software in your possession. Such a transfer terminates your licence with eJay to use the Software. Your rights under this Licence will terminate automatically without notice from eJay if you fail to comply with any term(s) set out in this Licence.

3. Disclaimer of Warranty on Software. The Software is provided "AS IS" and without warranty of any kind and eJay and eJay's licensee(s) (for the purposes of provisions 3 and 4, eJay and eJay's licensee(s) shall be collectively referred to as "eJay") EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND/OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. eJay DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE eJay SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE eJay SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE eJay SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED. FURTHERMORE, eJay DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE eJay SOFTWARE OR RELATED DOCUMENTATION IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY eJay OR AN eJay AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY. SHOULD THE eJay SOFTWARE PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU (AND NOT eJay OR AN eJay AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THE TERMS OF THIS DISCLAIMER DO NOT AFFECT OR PREJUDICE THE STATUTORY RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER ACQUIRING eJay PRODUCTS OTHERWISE THAN IN THE COURSE OF A BUSINESS, NEITHER DO THEY LIMIT OR EXCLUDE ANY LIABILITY FOR DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CAUSED BY eJay'S NEGLIGENCE. FOR ANY JURISDICTIONS THAT DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND YOU ARE ABLE TO RETURN A FAULTY PRODUCT, SUCH PRODUCTS MAY BE RETURNED TO eJay IF RETURNS INCLUDE PROOF OF PURCHASE AND THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING. eJay WILL REFUND THE PRICE OF THE PRODUCT.

4. Limitation of Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL eJay BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LICENCE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. In no event shall eJay's total liability to you for all damages exceed the amount paid for the Software. You shall load and use the Software at your own risk and in no event will eJay be liable to you (except for personal injury or death resulting from eJay's negligence) including lost profits or other consequential loss arising from your use or inability to use the Software or from errors or deficiencies in it whether caused by negligence or otherwise except as provided herein.

5. Termination. The Licence shall automatically terminate, without notice from eJay, if you fail to comply with any provisions of the Licence. Upon termination you must destroy the CD-ROM on which the Software is recorded and permanently remove any part of the Software loaded onto the hard disk of the computer under your control.

6. This Licence shall be governed by the European law. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, the remainder of this Licence shall continue in full force and effect.

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Copyright © 2001 eJay AG. All rights reserved. eJay is a registered trademark of eJay AG. All other brand or product names are trademarks of their respective holders.

Law and order

On the internet you can find many sites with music or MP3 content. Almost every current Top Ten hit and even whole CD albums are available for download. From a legal perspective, you must always bear in mind the following:  to download or host a title with copyright on any personal homepage without the knowledge and permission of the copyright holder is illegal, as is distribution or trading of such titles. In the meantime, however, there are a large number of legal sites where you can find MP3s of all musical styles to download free of charge. Self composed titles can be put on sites of your own or other people