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Across the top of the screen is the music
stave. Above and below the music stave,
in the centre of the screen, are the note
input markers. When the pointer is
positioned between these markers, the
program is in note input mode. Below
the music is the note select bar, with a
choice of note lengths ranging from a
whole note (semi breve) to a thirty-
second note (demi-semi-quaver). At the
extreme right of this bar is a rest symbol.
Selecting this toggles the note select bar
between the note lengths as described
and the equivalent rests.
To input a melody, first press the
[SHIFT] and [CLS/HOME] keys
simultaneously to clear any existing
melody then choose the note length you
require by pointing the pointer to the
note and CLICKING. If you are in doubt
which note to choose then select the
quarter note (crotchet), which is fourth
from the left.
Now position the pointer on the music
stave between the note input markers at
the place you want the note and CLICK.
The note now moves one space to the
left allowing you to input the next note.
There is no need to select the note length
(value) each time unless you want to
change it to a longer or shorter note. You
may notice that occasionally a note does
not stay exactly where you put it on the
music stave. This is because the note
does not harmonise with the selected
RIFF at the position you are trying to
place it and the program therefore shifts
it to the nearest harmonising position.
Continue the note input until you want to
listen to your musical creation.
To listen to your musical creation either
press the [SELECT] key, or select the
MELODY menu and move the pointer to
PLAYBACK and CLICK. Your original
musical composition is then played with
the selected RIFF accompaniment, while
the music scrolls across the screen. To
stop the music simply press the [STOP]
key.
Altering your melody is easy. In the
centre of the screen, just below the
music stave are the music scroll arrows.
To scroll through the music, move the
pointer to the scroll arrows and scroll left
or right as described in Section 3 under
CONTROLS until the note that you wish
to change is located between the note
markers.
To replace the note between the note
markers, just enter a new note as
described above.
To delete the note between the note
markers press the [DEL] key on your
computer keyboard. Each time you press
[DEL], the note between the markers
will be deleted and the notes to the right
of the note markers will move one place
to the left.
To insert a note press the [INS] key. The
note markers now change to RED to
signify that insert mode is selected. Enter
a note as described above and that note
will be inserted one place to the left of
the note markers and the notes
previously to the left will move one
space to the left.
The original note between the note
markers will not be affected as long as
insert mode is activated.
Press [INS] key once more to de-activate
insert mode.
To return your melody to the starting
point, press the [CLS/HOME] key. To
delete the whole melody press the
[SHIFT] and [CLS/HOME] keys
simultaneously.
To listen to your melody and backing
again press the [SELECT] key.
Section 6
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