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Configuring !Rhapsody
In addition to the items in the Preferences window, there are a number of other parameters which can be tailored to your own requirements. These are set using a second program on the Rhapsody disc called !Config . When you run this program and click on its icon on the icon bar, the following window appears.
One of its most important features is the ability to set the maximum number of staves which is permitted. and the maximum number of systems (ie separate lines of music) which can be formatted. The more staves and systems you allocate, however, the more memory you will need. For example an extra 12 staves will need about 32k extra memory. So does an extra 100 systems. For your convenience, four memory allocations are provided. Use the smallest one which works. If you use an allocation which is too small, either the program will give an Internal error message immediately or a warning will be issued. No harm should come to any other program running.
All the other options except the last set are duplicated in the program itself. In other words, you don't have to change these using !Config . You can change them when you need to. The only advantage of using !Config is that whenever you run Rhapsody, these settings will appear as the default settings. For example, if you don't like the scroll option and get fed up with turning it off every time you start a new score, use !Config to make the default setting off . Similarly, if you habitually use different page margin settings or a different formatting scale, you can set the default values permanently to whatever you like.
The group at the bottom, the Default backspaces are slightly different in that you cannot alter them within Rhapsody. Whenever you enter a new note such as a crotchet, Rhapsody works out how much space to put in front of the note and behind it. The front space is determined by the presence of accidentals etc. The back space is obtained from the following tables:
Two tables are provided: the first (Unpacked) is the one used normally, the second (Packed) is used when packing a block (see page 74) or formatting with the Pack option on (see page 86). By default, the Unpacked settings are rather open to make editing scores easier. If you prefer a more condensed score, you may like to experiment with these settings.
Don't forget that, as with all the other default options, you can always alter the backspace of a slot individually using the Widen icon (see page 24).
Setting up a tone chart
As mentioned on page 35, it is possible to edit a file called Tones in the !Rhapsody directory to tell Rhapsody the names of any MIDI voices which you have allocated to certain channels and program numbers. Several other files are provided for various common MIDI instruments, but if yours is not included, or if you have a different setup, you can create or edit a new file using !Edit . The file format is as follows:
First there can be any amount of text forming the heading.
Then there must be a line beginning with the word Channel or Channels (This is case-sensitive) followed by a list of channel numbers or groups of numbers, not necessarily in order, separated by commas eg:
Channel 1,10,8
Channels 2-6, 24
Channels 1-16, 33-48
Channels are assigned to MIDI ports as follows: Channels 1-16 are MIDI port 1, 17-32 are MIDI port 2, 33-48 are MIDI port 3 and 49-64 are MIDI port 4. Extra spaces are ignored.
After this line comes a list of program change numbers with a name and (optionally) a colon and an abbreviation. The numbers must be in the range 1-128 but the list does not have to be in order, nor does it have to be complete. eg
1 PinBrass
2 Inca Pipes
3 Clavichord:Clav
10 Atmosynth
4 Pipe organ:PO
Any lines not beginning with a number will be ignored until the word Channel is found. This starts a new list. In this way, several different instruments with differently named voices can be mapped on to the available channel and program numbers in any way you like.
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