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in Section 3 under CONTROLS, until
you find the RIFF you want to hear. To
start the RIFF press the [SELECT] key.
These are the options available on the
MELODY menu:
PRO MODE
START GLING
PLAYBACK
RIFF
TEMPO
MELODY VOLUME
PRO MODE
If PRO MODE is selected ON, you are
able to play a wider range of notes when
using INPUT MELODY but it also
means that it is possible to play notes
which do not harmonise with the
accompaniment. You can now use your
own musical skill to decide which notes
sound right with the accompaniment.
GLING
GLING allows you not only to add a
melody to your RIFF but will also record
your melody exactly as you play it, for
subsequent playback. Select the RIFF of
your choice before starting to play a
melody using GLING. To select GLING
move the pointer to START GLING and
CLICK. As soon as START GLING is
selected the RIFF begins to play. You
can now "gling" along with the RIFF by
pressing the keys on the second from top
row of your computer keyboard. You
can either just run your fingers up and
down the keys, or play the keys one at a
time. Whatever you do sounds great,
because the program only allows you to
play notes which harmonise with your
selected RIFF. Once you have finished,
press the [STOP] key. If the RIFF stops
playing while you are inputting in
GLING mode, this indicates that you
have entered the maximum number of
notes and that the memory is full.
PLAYBACK
To play back your melody, move the
pointer to PLAYBACK and CLICK.
While the melody is playing the music
notes scroll across the music stave. Any
of your compositions can be saved onto
diskette or cassette and loaded again
later when required. For information on
saving to disk or cassette refer to Section
12 DISK/TAPE OPERATIONS. To
clear a melody from the memory simply
press the [SHIFT] and [CLS/HOME]
keys simultaneously.
TEMPO
The selected RIFF can be played faster
or slower by altering the tempo. Move
the pointer to TEMPO and scroll through
the values as described in Section 3
under CONTROLS. A higher number
plays the RIFF faster and a lower
number plays it slower. The preset
tempo value changes according to the
RIFF selected and the tempo is variable
between 62 and 200.
MELODY VOLUME
To adjust the volume of the melody,
move the pointer to MELODY
VOLUME and scroll as described in
Section 3 under CONTROLS. The
volume slider will move right or left to
indicate a higher or lower volume.
Section 5
INPUT MELODY
There are two different methods of
adding a melody to your chosen RIFF,
by using GLING as described in Section
4 MELODY or by using step time input.
To input the melody in step time means
that you can input the notes one at a
time, as quickly or as slowly as you like.
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