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ways: using the CURSOR control keys,
a JOYSTICK or a MOUSE.
CURSOR CONTROL KEYS
The pointer can be moved right, left, up,
down or diagonally using the appropriate
key or combination of keys.
JOYSTICK
Plug a joystick into PORT 2 and use the
joystick to move the pointer left, right,
up, down or diagonally.
MOUSE
Plug a mouse into PORT 1 and use the
mouse to move the pointer around the
screen in any direction.
TO SELECT A MENU
A menu can be selected in two ways, by
pressing the appropriate function key
([Fl], [F2], [F3] etc., as detailed below)
or by using the pointer to point at the
appropriate icon and pressing the
SPACEBAR (or CLICK joystick or
mousebutton). Wherever you see the
instruction CLICK in this user's guide it
means you must press the space bar or
CLICK the joystick or mouse button.
Whenever a Tea cup appears on screen
in place of the pointer, it means that the
computer is busy. The program is
inoperable while this is on screen. The
following illustration shows which menu
each icon represents.
Fl
Melody
F3
Drums
Volume Control
F6
Sound
Special Effects
Sampler
F8
External
Disk/Tape
Operations
F2
Sounds
F4
F7
F9
TO CHANGE A VALUE OR
SELECTION ON A MENU
This can be done in three ways, using the
cursor control keys, a joystick or a
mouse. Use the cursor control keys to
position the pointer over the item you
wish to change (e.g. RIFF). Now hold
down the SPACEBAR and press the left
or right cursor keys to scroll through the
options. If you have a joystick plugged
into PORT 2, use the joystick to position
the pointer over the required item, hold
down the joystick button and use the
joystick to scroll through the options. If
you have a mouse plugged into PORT 1,
use the mouse to position the pointer
over the required item, then use the
mouse left and right buttons to scroll
through the options.
Section 4
MELODY MENU
When you start the program the
MELODY menu is on the screen and a
randomly selected RIFF is playing. To
stop the RIFF press the [STOP] key. The
RIFF feature has twenty pre-
programmed musical accompaniment
arrangements with ethnic styles ranging
from disco to Arabian, Hungarian and
even Oriental. You can simply listen to
these arrangements as they are or by
using GLING or MELODY INPUT you
can add your own melody to your chosen
arrangement. An exciting and unique
feature of your MUSIC MODULE is
that it will not allow you to play a note
which does not harmonise with the
accompanying RIFF (unless PRO
MODE is selected, see PRO MODE
below). This means that your melody
will always harmonise with the RIFF. To
listen to a different RIFF, scroll through
the twenty different RIFFs as described
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