Lemur Monitors Jazzmutant Lemur User Manual
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About the Lemur and this manual
Congratulations for choosing JazzMutant’s Lemur ! The Lemur is a
groundbreaking input device for controlling music and media applications. There is
no doubt its unprecedented modularity combined with its unique multitouch
sensing technology will change forever the way you compose, perform, produce
and, speaking more generally, interact with your work environment.
no doubt its unprecedented modularity combined with its unique multitouch
sensing technology will change forever the way you compose, perform, produce
and, speaking more generally, interact with your work environment.
• What the Lemur is …
The Lemur is a computer peripheral, in other words, a device that you
connect to a computer.
The Lemur is a controller : its only purpose in life is to provide hands-on
control over software running on a computer, or other devices connected to it, such
as samplers, synthetizers etc. To interact with them, the Lemur uses two
communication protocols : MIDI and OpenSoundControl. To be controlled by the
Lemur, software must comply with at least one of those protocols.
as samplers, synthetizers etc. To interact with them, the Lemur uses two
communication protocols : MIDI and OpenSoundControl. To be controlled by the
Lemur, software must comply with at least one of those protocols.
• … and what it is not
The Lemur is neither a tablet PC nor a display monitor. That means that you cannot
write your emails with it or watch a movie.
write your emails with it or watch a movie.
The Lemur does not produce any sound by itself. There are plenty of
wonderful software and hardware out there that do that job perfectly. The Lemur is
there to make their use more efficient and playful.
there to make their use more efficient and playful.
The Lemur is not a Midi Interface, you cannot connect a master keyboard
or any other MIDI device on it.
In short, the Lemur requires that you own at least one computer running
at least one compatible application in order to work. In case you don’t, the Lemur is
ultimately worthless.
ultimately worthless.
• How to use this manual
This manual aims at leading you through the process of getting to grip
with the Lemur and providing you with any technical information you might need to
integrate it smoothly into your workflow.
integrate it smoothly into your workflow.
This manual is split into four main parts:
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The first part gives a brief
overview
describing the major features and
concepts of your new controller and its software.
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The second parts deals with all things
installation
, and
setup
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The third part holds the main information needed to work with the Lemur and
to create your own interface layouts with the JazzEditor software. You’ll find an
overview of
overview of
all
features
including a reference for the available Interface
Objects and the Parser.