User Guide

Chapter 5: The Main Screen 45
music without a MIDI keyboard that doesn't sound as stiff as most music entered
in step time. This is how it works:
- Press [Rec] to record.
- As the song plays, play the melody that you want on any Wizard key, using
the same key for each note, in the rhythm of the melody. The Wizard notes
won't be the exact melody, but don't worry about that as you record.
- When you're finished, go to the Notation window. You now have the notes
with the correct durations and times, but the wrong pitches.
- One by one drag the notes up to the correct melody note, holding down the
shift, control, and
key for sharps, flats, and naturals respectively. You'll
then have entered a melody that sounds like it was recorded from a
keyboard, without the stiff sound of a melody entered in step time!
Note: If you have the wizard on, the SPACEBAR won't stop playback. You need to press
ESCAPE to stop playback if the Wizard is on. This is because people mistakenly hit the
spacebar while playing the wizard, which would stop the song inadvertently.
Higher Bank Patches
The [+] button on the instrument selection panel will give you easy
access to patches on higher banks. These are selected from a .PAT
file that corresponds to your synth or sound module. We have included many
.PAT files in the Synth Kits folder.
Press the [+] button to launch the Patches on Higher Banks dialog. To narrow
your search you can do one or all of the following:
- Open the Patch list and select an instrument (i.e. Electric Bass, Acoustic
Piano, etc.)
- Click on the “Include Family” checkbox to have other offerings of similar
type shown. (i.e., all Bass family patches, all keyboard family patches, etc.)
- Find a patch by keyword by clicking the [Search..] button and typing some
letters that you know are in the name, e.g., “mando” will find your
mandolin patch and any others containing “mando.”
Note: You can open a new patch file by pressing the [Open *.PAT…] button. You can also
customize the names and descriptions of the patch file list to suit your tastes by pressing
the [Edit…] button and editing a small text file. Press the [Update] button for your changes
to take effect. You can also open this window by selecting the M | Choose Patch from
Higher Bank… menu item at the bottom of the menu.
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