Composer - Nokia 3600 User Manual

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• COMPOSER

Go to Menu→ Extras→ Composer.
Options in the Composer main view are: Open, New tone, Delete, Mark/
Unmark, Rename, Duplicate, Help, and Exit.
Composer allows you to create your own, customized ringing tones. Note
that it is not possible to edit a default ringing tone.
1 Select Options→ New tone to open the editor and to start composing.
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2 Select Back to save.
Use the keys to add notes and rests. See the table on page 113.
Or, select Options→ Insert symbol to open a list of notes and rests.
The default duration for a note is 1/4.
To listen to the tone, press
playback is always started from the beginning of the tone. To stop
playing, press Stop.
To adjust the volume while a tone is playing, press
or press to decrease it. Or, select Options→ Volume before
you start to play the tone.
To adjust the tempo, select Options→ Tempo. To increase or
decrease the tempo gradually, press and hold
respectively. Tempo is measured in beats per minute. The maximum
is 250 beats, the default tempo for a new tone is 160 beats, and
the minimum is 50 beats.
To apply different playing styles, select Options→ Style→ Legato -
played in a smooth and even manner or Staccato - notes are
played separately to produce short sharp sounds.
To select many notes or rests at the same time, press and hold
and press and hold
To move note(s) up or down on the staff by a half step, scroll to
the note and press
For example, press and hold
or select Options→ Play. The
or at the same time.
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together with
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to increase
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to produce C#.