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                   MusicPrinter Plus version 4.1 DEMO


                                PREFACE

MusicPrinter Plus is a software program designed to make notation and
performance of a musical composition quick and easy.  It is available from
Temporal Acuity Products, Inc., Bld. #1, Suite 200, 300 - 120th Ave.  NE,
Bellevue, Washington 98005 [phone] or [phone]

A detailed two-volume instruction manual accompanies the program.

MPPDEMO is a fully-functioning version of MusicPrinter Plus, with some
exceptions:

- The score and its associated MIDI data cannot be saved to disk.

- Part Extraction is not included.

- The UNDO feature for Score Reformat and MIDI Real-time Input is provided
only if your computer has 640K RAM, and if that memory is not being taken up
by TSR's.  The use of disk files for UNDO has been disabled.

- For the Score Reformat function, handling of document overflow to disk is
disabled.

- You can print one partial page of any score you create.

The purpose of this demo is to allow you to discover for yourself how
quickly and easily you can prepare score copy and play back what you have
written, and to show an example of the exquisite laser and dot-matrix
printed output.

While MusicPrinter Plus may superficially resemble other MIDI-based printing
and performing programs, it has several powerful features that make it
unique:

1.  SPEED AND FRIENDLINESS IN ON-SCREEN EDITING OF SCORES.  If you have
struggled with the many problems inherent in MIDI-based entry systems, you
will appreciate the word-processor environment emulated by MusicPrinter
Plus.  A unique character-key selection system allows you to call any
musical symbol into the cursor by striking only a single key.  With the
mouse or cursor keys, you can move that character to any point in the score.
You can then enter the character directly into the score by clicking the
mouse, or by pressing the SPACE BAR or ENTER key.  Characters can be removed
from the score in similar fashion.
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The character-key selection system treats each key as a "stack," in which
several characters having similar function are located.  Keys are generally
assigned mnemonically by category.  For example, clefs are stacked on the
"C" key.  Pressing "C" the first time creates a treble clef as the cursor.
Pressing "C" a second time creates a bass clef as the cursor.  Pressing "C"
a third time creates a movable C-clef as the cursor.  Next is a percussion
clef.  A fifth press returns the cursor to the treble clef.  All the clefs
can thus be accessed quickly through a single key.  (Character key
assignments can be determined at any time by accessing MusicPrinter Plus's
extensive Help screens.  Press the F1 key to bring up the Help screens.)

Since the character-key selection system requires only one hand on the
computer keyboard, the other hand is free to control the mouse, cursor keys
or MIDI keyboard to position the cursor itself.  This gives you fast,
accurate control of all aspects of the notation process.

For text entry, MusicPrinter Plus easily switches into true word-processing
mode, which allows you to use the computer keyboard as a typewriter -- with
four available text styles that may be freely intermixed.  There is also a
lead sheet/chord symbol mode for quick entry of jazz and guitar symbols.

During score entry and editing, the computer screen acts as a direct window
into the score.  MusicPrinter Plus does not depend on elaborate menus, icon
selection or any other process that clutters the screen with non-score
information, or removes the user from direct visual command of the score.
The principle of "what-you-see-is-what-you-get" is basic to MusicPrinter
Plus, and ensures maximum freedom in score design.  This direct contact with
the score is enhanced by an extremely fast screen-rewrite capability that
sets MusicPrinter Plus apart from all other programs of its kind.

By providing direct visual control of score entry and editing, MusicPrinter
Plus avoids many of the problems found in programs that only allow sequencer
entry -- quantizing, strict time non-rubato performance (a problem for many
fine artists), and horizontal approach to the score.  Since score entry and
editing are the same in MusicPrinter Plus, making changes is as simple as
first-time entry.  This means that you can develop the score, both
vertically and horizontally, as you go along, experimenting with different
combinations of pitch, rhythm and instruments at will, while correcting
false entries as they occur.

More important, you do not have to approach MusicPrinter Plus with a
previously-completed handwritten score.  You can do all your score
development, from sketch to final printed copy, entirely within MusicPrinter
Plus.  This means tremendous time saving in overall score preparation.
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2.  FLEXIBILITY IN ENTERING SCORE INFORMATION.  In addition to its many
on-screen editing features, MusicPrinter Plus also allows you to enter music
directly as MIDI information, through real-time and step-time MIDI keyboard
entry, MIDI synchronization, or reading of standard MIDI files.  Music
entered by any of these means can then be further edited in the same way as
music entered using mouse and/or cursor keys.

MusicPrinter Plus's real-time and step-time entry modes allow you to specify
where rests are to occur as you play the music in, thus avoiding unwanted
rests caused by inadvertent lifting of the fingers.

When reading standard MIDI files into notation, MusicPrinter Plus allows you
to specify the staff and stem direction where each part is to be written,
both by track and by MIDI channel.

All modes of entry allow you to specify how specific pitch-classes are to be
notated (for example, B-natural or C-flat), and what clef, signatures and
stem direction are to be used.  Automatic notation includes eighths,
sixteenths, etc. properly beamed according to your pre-selected grouping
scheme (for example, 2-3 for 5/8 time).


3.  SCORE PERFORMANCE CAPABILITY.  MusicPrinter Plus provides complete,
accurate playback of all expressive aspects of the score.  Because it
compiles its MIDI performance sequence directly from notation, rather than
from prior MIDI entry, MusicPrinter Plus lets you to hear exactly what you
have written, including dynamics and dynamic changes by staff, tempo changes
and tempo rubato, staccato articulations and accents, and trills,
tremolandos, repeats and other performance directions.  In addition to
providing you with accurate proofreading-by-ear, MusicPrinter Plus is also a
powerful tool for generating complex MIDI performances -- performances that
are well beyond the practical capabilities of conventional sequencer
methods.  No other program on the market today begins to compare with
MusicPrinter Plus's sophistication in the area of MIDI performance
generation.

    MIDI performance can be controlled not only by the computer's internal
clock, but also through MIDI and SMPTE synchronization.


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4.  PROFESSIONAL-QUALITY PRINTOUT.  MusicPrinter Plus offers high-resolution
graphic printing from dot matrix printers, and full 300 d.p.i. resolution
from laser and ink jet printers.  Character resolution for 9-pin printers is
120 by 144 dots per square inch, and for 24-pin printers is 180 dots per
inch.  PostScript is NOT required for laser and ink jet printing.
MusicPrinter Plus fully supports wide-carriage dot matrix and ink jet
printers, and can print pages of any specified length.  This means that you
can print full music-sized scores and parts.  With certain laser and ink-jet
printers, you can also print 50% reductions, allowing large scores to be
printed in laser-quality miniature form on normal-size paper.  For large
scores, printouts can be "tiled" both vertically and horizontally to print
on any size paper available.  You can direct your printout to disk so that
you can use a printer at another location.  PCX format output is also
available for inserting examples into word processor or paint programs.

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                           GETTING STARTED

The first step is to run INSTALL.  This program included in your demo
package will expand all compressed files and allow you to define your MIDI
hardware to MusicPrinter Plus.  INSTALL will create a batch file
(MPPDEMO.BAT) which will take care of needed special MIDI conditions.

NOTE: If you are using a Key MIDIATOR serial MIDI interface, you must be
able to tell INSTALL which serial port the interface is connected to. If you
are using an MPU-401-type MIDI interface card, you must be able to tell
INSTALL its interrupt level (IRQ) setting.  If you have just purchased a
MPU-401-type interface and experience difficulty with MIDI functions while
using MusicPrinter Plus, you may need to change the IRQ setting of the card
(for this you will have to refer to the manual which came with your card),
then re-run the MIDI portion of INSTALL to give the new IRQ setting to
MusicPrinter Plus.  (If you need to change the IRQ setting, we suggest that
you try IRQ 7 first, then IRQ 5, then IRQ 3.)

To start the demo program, type the command MPPDEMO and press ENTER.

After the initial messages appear, you should press ENTER to bring up the
starting screen.

MusicPrinter Plus's file prompt includes the current drive and directory
specification for accessing MusicPrinter Plus files.

When loading, if you specify only the drive and directory (ending with a
backslash character) and press ENTER, you will be shown a complete list of
MusicPrinter Plus document files in that drive and directory, as well as any
subdirectories.  You can change to another directory or load a document by
highlighting the name and pressing ENTER.
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Most of MusicPrinter Plus is self-guiding.  When you do not understand a
menu, procedure or function, simply press the F1 key to bring up an
appropriate help screen.  You may wish to press F1 as soon as you see the
music screen, then browse through the help system.

If you select an existing file, it will be loaded and you will be taken to
score edit mode immediately.

If you are starting a new score, you will be shown two menus before entering
score edit mode.  The DOCUMENT DEFINITION menu allows you to specify
document size for both printing and screen display.  Document dimensions are
dependent on the printer and print size selected.  For dot-matrix printers,
each column in MusicPrinter Plus is 1/12 inch (12 pitch), except for small
size on 24-pin printers where, each column is 1/18 inch (18 pitch).  Laser
printers print 12.5 characters per inch, and characters on the Canon Bubble
Jet printing at 360 dots per inch appear at 15 pitch.  You can change
printer and print size selections here if you wish.

The SYSTEM DEFINITION menu allows you to specify system size, and assign
names to each staff area within the system.  A musical system is a score
unit which contains all the staffs that are to be played simultaneously.
For example, a piano solo score will call for a two-staff system (i.e., one
each for right and left hand parts), while a string quartet will call for a
four-staff system.

A number of pre-designed score formats are available as template files.
These are files whose names begin with "T-".  When you load one of these
files, MusicPrinter Plus will prompt you for a new file name.  This allows
you to use a preformatted template for your document, while preserving the
original template file.

After you have selected a document, or created a new one, you will
automatically enter score edit mode.  You should see the score on the
screen, with a blinking quarter-note cursor.  (NOTE: if the program appears
to "freeze," or if the cursor does not blink, you probably have a MIDI
interface card IRQ conflict.  Make sure Windows 3.1 is not in operation, as
it can lock up the MIDI interface.  If problems occur, re-read paragraph #2
above, under GETTING STARTED.)

            SCORE EDIT MODE

Score edit mode is the central operation mode of MusicPrinter Plus.  Here,
your computer keyboard functions as a "musical typewriter." You can use it,
along with a mouse, if desired, to score and edit the "music paper" which
shows on the screen.  The blinking cursor indicates the current entry
position, and can be moved with the arrow keys as well as the HOME, END, PG
UP and PG DN keys.  It can also be controlled with a mouse.  (If you have a
color monitor, you can change the color of the cursor by pressing ALT-F6,
and then using the up or down arrow to toggle through the various available
colors.)
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Whenever you strike a letter, number or punctuation key on the computer
keyboard, the cursor becomes the musical symbol represented by that key.
Some keys are the first letter of a musical symbol.  For example,

        W = whole note H = half note Q = quarter note E = eighth
note S = sixteenth note T = thirty-second note P = piano F = forte

Other keys resemble the musical character they represent.  For example:

        I = bar line # = sharp < = crescendo > = diminuendo ^ =
accent

Many of the computer keys toggle through "families" of characters.  For
example, the "C" key calls up four types of clef when pressed repeatedly.

Since the MusicPrinter Plus Demo does not come with the two-volume manual
published with the program, you will have to familiarize yourself with the
character set through experimentation.  Take time to press each key (both in
conjunction with the shift key, and without the shift key) to call up each
of the available characters.  To place a character in the score, simply
press the SPACE BAR or click the left mouse button.  To remove the
character, place the cursor over the character and press ESC, or press the
right mouse button and hold it down while pressing the left mouse button
(the cursor character must be the same as the character to be removed).
Note values can be replaced directly, by simply placing a new note over the
old one.

Functions available from score edit mode are called up by pressing one of
the function keys (F1 through F10), often together with the CTRL, SHIFT or
ALT key.  For a list of these functions, press F1, then F2.

For example, pressing F3 toggles between music edit mode and text mode.
When you are in text mode, the cursor indicates which of the four available
typefaces you are using at the moment.  (These can be selected by pressing
the keypad "+" or "-" keys, or the TAB key while in text mode.)  In text
mode your computer keyboard acts in the same way as a typewriter keyboard.
As you type each character, it is placed immediately on screen and the
cursor is advanced one place to the right.  (Note that MusicPrinter Plus
lets you type directly into the score, rather than passing text information
through a word processor.)
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            DOCUMENT FILES

MusicPrinter Plus document files are stored under the user-assigned file
name, plus the extension ".MP1".  "MP1" files contain all the information
necessary for screen display and printing of the score.

MIDI sequence files are stored on disk with the extension ".ESQ".  These
files are in IBM/Yamaha "ESEQ" format.  MusicPrinter Plus version 4.1 can
also create Standard MIDI files, assigning a separate track to each MIDI
channel.  These Standard MIDI files are given the extension ".MID".  MPPDEMO
will not let you save any playback files to disk, however.

Note that the file extensions discussed above are added automatically by
MusicPrinter Plus.  Only the user-defined file name (up to eight ASCII
characters) is used when loading or saving files from within MusicPrinter
Plus.

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                           MIDI PERFORMANCE

MPPDEMO Version 4.1 lets you compile your own MIDI performances directly
from notation.  In order to make use of this feature, you must have a MIDI
interface card installed in one of the computer's internal slots, an
external parallel or serial interface, or you must be using a Yamaha C1
Music Computer or an IBM PS-1 (which contain built-in MIDI interfaces). To
set up for MIDI operation, you must define your MIDI device by running the
INSTALL program included with MPPDEMO (See GETTING STARTED, above).

In order to play back properly, your score must conform to certain
notational rules.  All musical events that are to occur simultaneously must
be in vertical alignment within the system.  This means notes, chords, rests
and barlines.  Misaligned notes or rests will cause rhythmic inaccuracy
during playback.  Misplaced bar line alignment will cause insertion of an
entire bar rest into the playback sequence.

MusicPrinter Plus recognizes a key signature when the space following the
rightmost accidental does NOT contain a note.  Accidentals intended as
note-modifications should NEVER have a note-free space following the
rightmost accidental.

Dynamic marks take effect at the note at which they occur, or at the first
note to the right of the mark.  Only one set of dynamics can be used for
each staff, although dynamics can vary from staff to staff.  The "cresc."
and "dim." marks, as well as the hairpins (found on the "<" and ">" keys),
take effect on the note with which the mark is aligned vertically, or the
first note to the right of the mark. and extend to the next dynamic mark.
Dynamics ranging from ppppp to fffff are supported (ppppp indicates silence,
and can be used as the final point of a diminuendo.)
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Pedal start and stop symbols govern all channels assigned to the staff area
in which they occur.

Channel-designation markers ("C"-shaped character found on the "0" key) can
be used at any staff within the score to indicate the MIDI channel on which
that staff is to play.  Simply enter the channel-designation marker,
followed by the number of the desired channel (1 to 16).  The same channel
can be assigned to more than one staff.  In such cases, the dynamic marks
assigned to each staff having the same channel must be identical.

Patch-change markers ("P"-shaped character found on the "0" key) can be used
at any point in the score to select a new patch on the channel currently
assigned to a given staff area.  Simply enter the patch-change marker,
followed by the number of the desired patch (1 to 128).  If the staff area
is divided into separate voices reading stems up and down, patch-change
markers and channel-designation markers must be placed above the staff for
the upper voice, and below the staff for the lower voice.  See the section
below entitled "Configuring for MIDI Performance" for further discussion of
staff channel and patch assignment.

Stereo position markers ("S"-shaped character found on the "0" key) can be
used in conjunction with channel and patch markers, to indicate the stereo
placement of the selected sound.  Center position is 64, extreme left is 0
and extreme right is 127.

A pitch-bend marker ("B"-shaped character found on the "0" key) allows you
to change the tuning of all notes on the current channel by a range of 0 to
127, with 64 representing concert pitch.  The actual range represented by
these numbers is determined by the pitch-bend range setting of your
synthesizer.

MIDI commands can be inserted directly into the score through use of the
Midi Message List.  Up to twenty different messages can be created, and are
sent by inserting the MIDI Message character (a "M"-shaped character found
on the "0" key), followed by the number of the desired message.

Articulation marks must be placed in vertical alignment with the note to
which they refer.  If you are splitting the staff into "stems up" and "stems
down" voices, articulation marks for the upper voice must be placed above
the staff, and articulation marks for the lower voice below the staff.
Otherwise, marks can be placed at the note head.  Marks supported are
staccatissimo (vertical wedge), staccato (.), semi-staccato (-) or
(dash-with-dot), vertical wedge accent (^) and horizontal wedge accent (>).
In addition, trill, three-line tremolando, and one-line and two-line
measured tremolando are supported.
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Tempo indications are given by a one- to three-digit number following the
"note-equals" character found on the "=" key.  These are standard metronome
indications, and apply to the entire system.  The "accel." and "rit." marks
can be placed anywhere within a system, and take effect on the note with
which they are vertically aligned, or on the next note to the right, and
extend to the following tempo indication.  The symbol "ten." or the dash
tenuto mark (found on the SHIFT-T key) extends the note on which it occurs
by one "trill value" (see TRILL VALUE below), and applies to all notes in
the system in vertical alignment with that note.

Grace notes are given the "trill value," and are "robbed" from the preceding
note value where feasible.  Fermatas extend durations by the number of
eighth notes specified in a one- to three-digit number to the right of the
fermata (see NON-PRINTING NUMBERS below).  Break marks (double slanted
lines) insert durations equal to the number of eighths similarly specified.
The breath mark (comma) is given the "trill value."

Section repeat marks (:) are supported, as are first and second endings.
The symbols "D. C.", "D. S.", "Fine", segno (sign) and coda can be used to
create large-scale repeats, which may contain section repeats.


                        NON-PRINTING CHARACTERS

Certain characters can be given specific numerical value by placing a one-
to three-digit number (MusicPrinter Plus "normal" type face) directly to the
right, at the same vertical cursor position as the character.  These numbers
will not print out when the "suppress" option is chosen on the print menu.
The characters thus supported are:

Dynamic "p" or "f" - a non-printing number up to 127 following a dynamic "p"
or "f" will specify the actual MIDI volume or velocity command used for this
dynamic mark.

Tenuto ("ten." or dash) - a one-to-three digit non-printing number will
determine the number of "trill value" durations added to the duration of
this note.  Default is one "trill value."

Fermata - a one- to three-digit non-printing number will determine the
number of eighth-note durations to be added to this note.  There is no
default.  A fermata without a following number is ignored.

Break mark - a one- to three-digit number will determine the number of
eighth-note durations to be inserted.  Default is one.

Breath mark - a one- to three-digit non-printing number will determine the
number of "trill value" durations to be inserted.  Default is one.
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Section repeat - a one- to three-digit number placed after the second mark
will determine the number of times the section following the first mark will
be repeated.  Default is one.

MIDI score indications - the "C", "P", "S", "B" and "M" symbols found on the
"0" key (i.e., Channel designation, Patch number, Stereo position, Pitchbend
and MIDI Message symbols) and the one- to three-digit numbers which follow
them will not be printed.

Configuration number - the diamond-shaped symbol found on the "0" key, which
selects the performance configuration of the same number (see "Configuring
for MIDI Performance" below) and the number which follows it will not be
printed.

The characters "[" and "]", selected from score edit mode (not text mode)
can be used to hide any character or string of characters at the same
vertical position from printing.  Simply place a "[" to the left of the
first character to be hidden, and a "]" to the right of the last character
to be hidden.

                        NON-DUPLE RHYTHMS

MusicPrinter Plus handles non-duple rhythmic subdivisions by altering its
rhythmic reading mode.  The non-duple reading mode indicators are found on
the SHIFT-P key.  The "3" symbol indicates start of triple mode (durations
are accorded 2/3 their normal value); the "5" symbol indicates start of
quintuple mode (durations are accorded 4/5 their normal value); the "7"
symbol indicates start of septuplet mode (durations are accorded 4/7 their
normal value); and the "9" symbol indicates start of nonuplet mode
(durations are accorded 8/9 their normal value).  The symbol without a
number is the end-non-duplet symbol. These non-duple indicators appear only
on the screen, and are non-printing.


To use these rhythm subdivision symbols, place a start mode indicator in
vertical alignment with the FIRST note or rest to be read in non-duple mode.
Place the end-non-duplet symbol in vertical alignment with the LAST note or
rest to be read in this mode.  If voices on a staff are distinguished by
stem directions, place the mode indicators above the staff for the upper
voice and below the staff for the lower voice.

                  CONFIGURING FOR MIDI PERFORMANE

Pressing Alt-F10 brings up the MIDI PERFORMANCE menu.  Choosing item "E"
allows you to edit an existing configuration (one "default" configuration is
always provided for a new document).  The MIDI performance configurations
are AUTOMATICALLY recorded in a disk file having the ".PRM" extension.  Any
changes you make to the configuration settings will replace former settings.
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Initial settings for playback are found on the MIDI Configuration menus,
accessed from score edit mode.  These menus consists of three "panels,"
which are reached by pressing Pg Dn or Pg Up.  The MIDI Performance Menu
lets you select certain modes of performance (including "Swing"), and set up
initial channel and patch assignments, as well as playback transposition by
staff.  As with all MusicPrinter Plus menus, choice of item responses can be
made with the plus or minus keys.  Additionally, text item responses can be
made with the spacebar, and numbers can be typed in directly.

A particularly important item on Panel One of the MIDI Performance Menu is
"Trill Value."  This sets the note value to be used for trills, tremolandos,
grace notes, tenuto and breath marks.  It also governs the rate of dynamic
change during crescendos and diminuendos when the "trill value" option is
selected as the crescendo/diminuendo mode.  Selection of the latter mode
enables crescendos and diminuendos within held notes.

A MIDI configuration consists of three screen "panels."  Panel #1 requires
that you specify the number of score voices you wish to assign to MIDI,
"Trill value," crescendo/diminuendo mode, dynamic range and dynamic slope.

PANEL #1:

                           SCORE VOICES

A "score voice" is an actual single-note written part.  A three-note chord
represents three score voices.  Determine the number of score voices on each
staff by counting the maximum number of notes required at any one time.
Even if your synthesizer system will not support all the voices called for
by your score, it is best to assign all score voices.  Rhythmic problems can
arise in playback if all score voices are not accounted for.  You need not
specify more score voices than will actually be needed, however.

                           TRILL VALUE

The "trill value" is the note value chosen for trills, tremolandos, grace
notes, tenuto marks and breath marks.  Possible values range from eighth
note to triplet 128th note.  Keep in mind that the absolute duration of the
"trill value" will vary with the tempo.

                     CRESCENDO/DIMINUENDO MODE

When the "At note" option is chosen, all crescendos and diminuendos will be
accomplished through MIDI velocity commands, which are given only at the
onset of each note.  When the "Trill value" option is chosen, crescendos and
diminuendos will be accomplished through MIDI volume commands, given at the
rate of the "trill value."  This latter option allows dynamic changes within
note durations.
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                           DYNAMIC RANGE

A setting of 12 provides widest dynamic contrast between loud and soft.
Lower settings decrease the dynamic contrast.

                           DYNAMIC SLOPE

When "linear" is selected, MIDI volume numbers are evenly distributed
between ppppp and fffff.  "Soft weighted" slope spreads the MIDI numbers at
the high end, with a greater distance between f and ff than between p and
pp.  The opposite is true of "loud weighted" slope.

PANEL #2:

In Panel #2 you assign each score voice to a specific MIDI channel.  Score
voices are numbered consecutively down the left side of the screen.  You
must assign performance information for each voice.  Use the arrow keys to
move the cursor to the desired items.

                          STAFF NUMBER

This is the number of the staff within the system, with the top staff being
staff #1.  For example, if three voices are to be found in the top staff,
score voices 1-3 should all be assigned to staff #1.

                         STEM DIRECTION

You may assign a voice to read stems up only, stems down only, or stems
up/down.  In this way, you can separate staffs into two separate musical
lines -- stems up and stems down -- and assign each to a separate MIDI
channel.

                       CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT

This is the MIDI channel (1-16) to which the score voice is to be sent.  You
must be sure that one of your synthesizers is configured to read this
particular channel in order for this score voice to be played.

                        DYNAMIC BALANCE

This sets the relative dynamic setting for the score voice in comparison
with the other score voices.  If you selected the "At note" option on Panel
#1, balance will be achieved through the MIDI volume command, given by
channel.  This means that all voices using the same channel must be set to
the same relative volume.  If you selected the "Trill value" option, balance
will be achieved through the MIDI velocity command, which can be set
separately for each note.  (Note:  your synthesizers must be capable of
responding to both MIDI velocity and MIDI volume commands in order for this
feature to work.)
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                           STEREO POSITION

This sets initial stereo position by channel for synthesizers which respond
to the MIDI stereo placement command.  A setting of 64 indicates center
position, 0 is extreme left, and 127 is extreme right.  Note that only one
selection can be made per channel.

                         SYNTHESIZER VOICE

This is the patch, tone, voice, timbre, program, or other designation which
your synthesizer uses to indicate the particular sound which is to be
assigned to a given channel.  Only one such sound can be used per channel,
but several score voices can be assigned to the same channel, depending on
the synthesizer's capabilities.  A mono-timbral synthesizer can select only
one channel at a time, assigning the same sound to all notes.  A
multi-timbral synthesizer can read several channels at the same time,
assigning a different sound to each channel.  Synthesizer voice numbers
range between 1 and 128.  Refer to your synthesizer manual for a listing of
voice, patch, tone, timbre or program numbers.  (Note: Some synthesizers
number patches from 0 to 127.  In such cases, use the next-higher number
when entering patch numbers in MusicPrinter Plus.)

                             M-F BANK

This is the bank number used by the IBM Music Feature or the Yamaha FB-01 to
access different groups of synthesizer voices.  It will be ignored by other
synthesizers.

PANEL #3.

Panel #3 allows you to transpose all the voices of any given staff up or
down by a specified number of half steps.  Use this for parts written "in
Bb," for example, or for synthesizer sounds that are programmed to sound at
the wrong octave.

                      NUMBERING CONFIGURATIONS

You can call for more than one configuration within the score, by inserting
the diamond-shaped marker found on the SHIFT-0 key, followed by the number
of the desired configuration.  Choose option "A" on the MIDI PERFORMANCE
MENU to create new configurations.  Keep in mind, however, that channel,
patch and stereo position can be reassigned at any point in the score
through use of "C", "P" and "S" characters.  CONFIGURING SYNTHESIZER
INTERFACES

Item "I" on the MIDI PERFORMANCE menu allows you to set playback
configuration for the IBM Music Feature or Yamaha FB-01.  "Mono-8" sets the
card to play a single voice on each of eight consecutive channels, beginning
with designated channel "N".  "Dual" sets the card to play four voices on
each of two consecutive channels, beginning with designated channel "N".
"Single" sets the card to play eight voices on a single channel "N".
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Item "R" on the MIDI PERFORMANCE menu allows you to assign the
sound-producing "parts" of the Roland MT-32 and LAPC-1 to desired channels,
or to turn individual "parts" off.  In addition, you can set overall output
volume and reverb parameters.  You can send these settings directly to the
MT-32 or LAPC-1 by pressing F2.  To record these settings and include them
as system-exclusive messages in the playback file, press F10.

Item "N" on the MIDI PERFORMANCE menu lets you set the input MIDI channels
for an internal FM synth card, such as the Sound Blaster.  This lets you
specify which channels the FM card will play, and which to ignore.

Item "T" accesses a MIDI TIME CODE/SMPTE menu, which, in turn, lets you set
up parameters for SMPTE and MIDI synchronization.  (See MIDI PERFORMANCE
SYNCHRONIZATION, below)

Item "M" allows you to edit the MIDI MESSAGE LIST, in order to create MIDI
messages to be inserted directly into the playback file.

Item "F" is a playback channel filter menu, letting you specify which
channels are to be used for playback.  This allows you, for example, to
listen to only brass, woodwinds, or other section within a full score.  (the
playback channel filter can also be called up during actual playback,
allowing channel filtering on the fly.)

                    COMPILING FOR PERFORMANCE

Once the score is ready for playback and the configuration menus have been
completed, select item "C" on the MIDI Performance Menu.  The menu allows
you to choose the starting and ending systems, and to inhibit all system
exclusive messages if desired.  (Certain synthesizers may require inhibition
of system-exclusive messages in order to respond properly.)  There are also
options for compiling with constant tempo (quantized durations suitable for
MIDI synchronization output or export to standard MIDI files), "Unresolved
durations at barline" (a check for rhythm errors in the notation), and
"Repeated-note separation value (0-127).  The last item inserts a time
duration between note-off and subsequent note-on of the same pitch --
necessary for use with some synthesizers (particularly MIDI pianos) and some
sequencers.

Once you have compiled the score, it is ready for performance.

When your performance parameters are set, you can press SHIFT-F10 directly
from score edit mode to compile and play back in one step.
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                        MIDI PERFORMANCE

Option "P" on the MIDI Performance Menu initiates MIDI performance.  During
performance the music will scroll to show the current system.  You can end
performance at any time by pressing ESC.  Pressing SPACE BAR initiates
step-time mode, in which you can step through the performance event by
event.  In step-time mode, you can also step backward by pressing the
backspace key, or repeat an event by pressing "R".  (Forward and backward
stepping can also be controlled by the mouse right and left buttons,
respectively.)

To return to real-time playback from step-time mode, press ENTER.  Other
commands during real-time playback are HOME, which starts play from the
beginning of the current system, PG UP, which starts play from the beginning
of the previous system, PG DN, which starts play from the beginning of the
next system, and SHIFT PG UP, which starts play from the beginning of the
document.  Pressing INS causes the screen to shift to the next system
without disturbing the playback.  Similarly, pressing the right arrow shifts
the screen to the right if the score is wider than the screen display.

Playback tempo can be raised by pressing "+", and lowered by pressing "-".
Original playback tempo is restored by pressing "*".

Pressing "F" during real-time playback puts up the CHANNEL FILTER menu,
allowing you to select playback channels on the fly.

Press F1 at any time during performance for help on these and other control
keys.

Note: the above playback controls are available only when "Internal" is
selected as the performance synchronization mode (see below).

              MIDI PERFORMANCE SYNCHRONIZATION

The first item under option "O" on the MIDI PERFORAMANCE menu selects the
method by which playback is controlled.  Choose "Internal" for normal,
computer-driven playback.

Choose "MIDI Sync" if you wish playback to be driven by and coordinated with
an external MIDI sequencer.  MusicPrinter Plus will wait for a MIDI start
command, or a MIDI song pointer command, followed by a MIDI continue
command.  Playback tempo will be determined by the external synchronization
source (allowing MusicPrinter Plus to respond to an external "tempo map," if
desired).  Playback will stop when a MIDI stop command is received.





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Chose "SMPTE" for tape or film synchronization using SMPTE-based MIDI time
code.  You must have either a Music Quest MQX MIDI interface supporting
SMPTE, or an external SMPTE generator, such as the SYNCMAN box connected to
the MIDI IN of your MIDI interface.  See instructions supplied with your
MIDI interface or SMPTE box for proper connection.

MusicPrinter Plus has a unique SMPTE calibration feature, which determines
the exact timing of a SMPTE stripe and automatically preserves it as default
setting.

CLS and SMPTE tape striping can be done with MusicPrinter Plus, using a
Music Quest MQX interface supporting these functions.

                       EXTENDED PLAY

MusicPrinter Plus 4.1 supports continuous playback of multiple files named
sequentially (i.e., each document must have the same name, except that the
final character is in numerical or aphabetical sequence), such as FILE-1,
FILE-2, etc. or FILE-A, FILE-B, etc. (if sequence starts with numbers, you
can switch to letters after the number "9", as in FILE-9, FILE-A, etc.).
You must compile and save each playback file to disk in order to use
Extended Play.

Extended Play can be used together with MIDI Sync, FSK or CLS
synchronization, but any random synchronization (i.e., using song pointer)
must occur within only the first file of the playback sequence.

SMPTE allows random synchronization at any point within an extended playback
sequence.  In order to accomplish this, you must first create a SMPTE index
file by playing through the entire sequence from the beginning, using SMPTE
synchronization.  You must also specify in item "T" of the MIDI PERFORMANCE
menu that an index file is to be created.

MusicPrinter Plus allows you to save playback files in its internal ESEQ
format, or in standard MIDI file format.  (Note:  you cannot save playback
files with MPPDEMO).


                         MIDI REAL-TIME ENTRY

Pressing ALT-F9 from score edit mode allows you to initiate realtime music
entry from your synthesizer keyboard or other MIDI pitch control device.
Two menu panels allow you to set parameters for realtime entry.  You should
always check these panels before starting realtime entry, to verify that all
settings are as desired.  If you wish to establish the current settings as
program defaults, press F5.
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Items on MIDI REALTIME ENTRY, PANEL ONE:

(1) Number of beats in bar

For MIDI real-time purposes, a 'beat' is the note value represented by the
bottom number of a time signature.  For example, in a meter of 6/8, the
'beat' is an eighth note.  For 6/8 meter, therefore, you should enter '6' as
the number of beats in a bar.  To specify a number, simply place the cursor
at this item, type in the desired number, and press Enter or an arrow key,
or press "+" or "-" to increment or decrement the current number.  Up to 15
beats per bar can be selected.


(2) Note value of beat

This item sets the note value for a beat, as defined above.  In a meter of
6/8, the note value chosen should be 'eighth.'  Select the note value by
pressing the SPACE BAR to toggle through the possible choices.  (Note: the
beat value and number of beats in a bar need not correspond to the time
signature notated in the score.  For example, you may specify four quarter
notes for real-time entry, while notating a signature of 8/8).  Note values
range from whole to 32nd.

(3) Beat subdivision mode

You may subdivide the beat into duplets, triplets or a combination of
duplets and triplets.  A change in this mode may result in a change in
lowest note-value [see (4) below].   Press SPACE BAR to toggle among the
modes.

(4) Score grid resolution

MusicPrinter Plus allots three columns for each occurrance of the lowest
note value to be entered.  Score grid resolution selects the lowest note
value to be thus allotted.  For example, you may select 16th note as grid
resolution, even if the lowest note value to be entered in the current
session is an eighth note.  Selecting 16th note makes room for a subsequent
session in which 16th notes are to be entered on another staff.

For example, in a 6/8 bar in which the sixteenth note is the grid
resolution, the maximum number of rhythmic positions will be twelve.  If the
grid resolution is a 32nd note, however, the maximum number of rhythmic
positions will be twenty-four, necessitating a bar nearly twice as wide.
Since note and bar positions must be the same for all staffs within a
system, be sure to account for the lowest note value that will be entered in
any staff within the system, not just the current staff.
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(5) Input note resolution

This is the actual lowest note value to be entered during a session.  It
must be equal to or higher than the score grid value.  You can enter eighth
notes if the grid value is 16th, but you cannot enter 16ths if the grid
value is 8th.

While you are playing, MusicPrinter Plus will notate each note to the
nearest lowest-note value.  This allows MusicPrinter Plus to compensate to
some degree for rhythmic inaccuracies in performance.  The shorter the input
note resolution, the less compensation possible.  It is best, therefore, to
use the longest possible duration for the input note resolotion.  For bars
with 8 or fewer beats, Musicprinter Plus allows you to subdivide each beat
into 2, 4 or 8 when using duple subdivision, or 3, 6 or 12 when using triple
subdivision.  For bars with more than 8 beats, only subdivision into 2 or 4
is allowed in duple, and 3 or 6 in triple.

(6) Tempo

This is the number of beats per minute.  Tempo can also be modified while
the metronome is running, prior to beginning real-time entry.

(7) Beaming pattern (beats per beam)

This item selects the number of beats to be included within a beamed group
of eighths, 16ths, 32nds and/or 64ths.  For example, in a 6/8 meter, a
choice of '3-3' indicates beaming by groups of three eighths, starting on
beats 1 and 4.  If you specify '2-2-2,' however, beams will be in groups of
2 beats, starting on 1, 3 and 5.  You can specify beat groups of 1, 2, 3 or
4 in any order, so long as the total number of beats is equal to the number
entered in item (1) above.  You can move the cursor to the right or left by
using the arrow keys.  Type the desired numbers, then press Enter or an up
or down arrow key.

(8) Number of bars to enter (0=unlimited)

You can specify the exact number of bars for real-time entry.  If you type
'0,' the number of bars will be  unlimited.  To change the number, simply
place the cursor at this item and type a new number.  Then press ENTER or an
arrow key to record the number.

(9) Stem direction for notes

This item specifies the stem direction for the current real-time entry.  You
can select "up," "down" or "up or down" by pressing the SPACE BAR.  These
selections will result in all stems up, all stems down, or "floating" stems,
respectively.  ("Floating" stems will follow standard rules of stem
direction, based on note head position.)
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(10) Staff entry mode

Two entry modes are possible -- single staff and double staff.  Single-staff
entry mode places notes only in one staff area within the system.  Prior to
pressing Alt-F9 to start real-time entry, you must indicate the desired
staff area by placing the cursor within that staff area.

Double-staff entry mode places notes in two adjacent staff areas, with the
choice of staff depending on the pitch played.  All pitches from the
splitpoint to the top of the keyboard will be placed in the upper staff [see
(11) below]; all pitches below the splitpoint will be placed in the lower
staff.  Prior to pressing Alt-F9 to start real-time entry, you must indicate
the staffs to be notated by placing the cursor within the UPPER of the two
staff areas desired.

Press the SPACE BAR to select single or double modes.

(11) Splitpoint (use MIDI keyboard)

During double-staff real-time entry all keyboard notes from this key to the
highest note on the keyboard will be notated in the upper (right hand) of
the two staffs.  All notes below (to the left of) this key will be notated
in the lower (left hand) staff.  To set the cutoff pitch, place the cursor
at this item and play the desired note on the synthesizer keyboard, or use
the "+" or "-" keys to increment or decrement the pitch number.

(12) Hand placement (RH if double-staff)

The use of splitpoint creates a problem, in that the same pitch cannot be
notated in both staffs in double-staff entry mode.  To avoid this problem,
you can choose to shift your right hand up an octave by setting this item to
"octave above."  The computer will then print the right hand part an octave
below where it is played.  When selecting this option, be sure that the
splitpoint selected in item (11) above is an octave above the lowest note
you wish to see notated in the upper staff.  Octave offset allows a common
notated area of almost an octave between the two staffs.  Press SPACE BAR to
choose options.

In single-staff entry mode, you can choose to enter notes at pitch, or from
an octave above or an octave below notated pitch (useful for notation of
deep bass notes).  Press SPACE BAR to choose options.

(13) MIDI source / Metronome

In Keyboard/real-time mode, the computer will generate metronome pulses at a
consistent tempo during real-time entry.  In keyboard/step-time mode, you
control the metronome pulses manually by pressing the CTRL, SHIFT or ALT
key.  Each press of one of these keys generates one lowest-note-value pulse.
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In External MIDI sync mode, MusicPrinter Plus will wait for a MIDI start
command from an external MIDI source, such as a sequencer.  Notation of the
incoming MIDI sequence with then begin, ending when a MIDI stop command has
been received, or if ESC is pressed.

Press the SPACE BAR to toggle among the input modes.

(14) Notation mode

   Three notation modes are available:

   (a) user-imposed rests: no overlapping notes.  Single notes or chords can
be entered in staccato fashion from the MIDI keyboard.  Whenever a new note,
chord or rest is begun, the full intervening duration will be assigned to
the previous note or chord, and it will appear on screen.  Rests are begun
by pressing the SPACE BAR, the left mouse button or the MIDI pedal.  A note
or chord held into a new note or chord will not be tied into the new note or
chord.

   (b) user-imposed rests: overlapping notes.  Similar to (a) above, except
that a note or chord held into the beginning of a new note or chord will be
tied into the new note or chord.

   (c) notes and rests as played.  Note durations are determined by attack
and release of each individual note.  Rests are automatically inserted when
no notes are sounding.  Notes played shorter than the lowest note value
(i.e., staccato notes) will be notated at the lowest note value.

(15) Automatic playback

You can choose to hear any previously-entered music while playing a new part
in by setting this item to "enabled."  Press SPACE BAR to choose between
"enabled" and "disabled."

(16) Automatic beaming

Beaming can be accomplished during entry, after entry is completed, or not
at all.  Use SPACE BAR to toggle through these choices.  When fast music is
entered on slow computers, automatic beaming during realtime entry may lag
behind the beat.

Press PG DN to go to MIDI REAL-TIME ENTRY, PANEL TWO

Items on MIDI REAL-TIME ENTRY, PANEL TWO:

(1) Scale mode selection

This item can be toggled among "major," "minor," "upward chromatic" and
"downward chromatic" by pressing the SPACE BAR.  As each choice is made, the
spellings in the Pitch identification chart to the right will change, to
indicate the default spellings of the keyboard keys within the current key
signature.
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(2) Pitch identification

Individual spellings within this chart can be changed by placing the cursor
at the desired item, using the right or left arrow keys, and pressing the
SPACE BAR.  The spellings in the pitch identification chart will be the ones
used for notation during real-time entry.  To restore standard scale
spelling as default, press F2.

(3) MIDI playback channel / Synth test channel

This is the MIDI channel over which automatic playback (see item 15 on panel
one above) will be sent.

(4) Playback patch / Synth test patch

This is the patch number which will be sent to your synthesizer over the
channel specified in (3) above, prior to MIDI playback during entry.  If you
are using the IBM Music Feature, the patch number will be assumed to be in
the current bank.

NOTE:  When the cursor is placed on item 3 or item 4, notes played from the
MIDI keyboard will be sent out over the specified channel, using the
specified patch number.  You can use this option to test and explore
synthesizer patches directly.

(5)  Echo KBD MIDI input to playback cahnnel

When enabled, this item allows incoming MIDI signals to be forwarded to MIDI
OUT.

(8)  Metronome Definition

These items allow you to initialize your synthesizer and/or computer speaker
as metronome during real-time entry.

   (a) MIDI synth metronome:

If "status" is set to "on," the metronome pulses will be sent out via MIDI.
Press SPACE BAR to toggle between "on" and "off."

      MIDI synth metronome channel

This is the MIDI channel over which metronome pulses will be sent if status
is set to "on."  This channel need not be the same as the MIDI playback
channel [item (3) above].  (Note:  you can use items 3 and 4 to set the
desired patch on the MIDI metronome channel.)

      MIDI synth metronome pitches:

You can set the actual MIDI pitch for downbeat, accented beats and
unaccented beats, by playing the desired pitch directly on the MIDI
keyboard, or by pressing "+" or "-" to increment or decrement the current
pitch.  Decrementing the pitch number to "0" turns the metronome off for
that pulse.
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To hear a given pitch, set the cursor at the desired pitch item and press
the SPACE BAR.  Note that the synthesizer must be capable of playing the
indicated pitch number on its current patch, in order for you to hear the
sound.

   (b) Computer speaker metronome:

If "status" is set to "on," the metronome pulses will be sent out through
the computer speaker.  Press SPACE BAR to toggle between "on" and "off."

       Speaker metronome frequencies in Hertz:

You can set the actual frequencies in Hertz (cycles per second) for
downbeat, accented beats and unaccented beats, by entering new numbers for
each of these items, or by pressing "+" or "-" to increment or decrement the
number.  Entering a "0" turns the metronome off for that pulse.  To hear a
given frequency, set the cursor at the desired frequency number item and
press the SPACE BAR.

Pressing ESC from menu page 2 will return you to menu page 1.  Pressing ESC
from menu page 1 returns you to score edit mode without beginning real-time
entry.

Press F10 from either of the two menu pages to continue.  If using Automatic
Metronome, you will hear the metronome clicking (always at the first
subdivision level of the beat -- i.e., eighths or triplet eighths if the
beat is a quarter note).  In addition, you can see the current beat position
on the status line at the bottom of the screen.  You can raise or lower the
tempo by pressing the "<" or ">" keys, the "+" or "-" keys, or by holding
down the right mouse button while moving the mouse toward or away from you.
(For fast tempo change, hold down the SHIFT key while pressing either the
"<" or ">" key.)

To begin real-time entry, press the SPACEBAR or left mouse button.  The
metronome will then begin a full bar countdown, and the word "COUNTING" will
appear in the lower right hand corner of the screen.  At the next downbeat,
the word "RECORDING" will appear, and entry will commence.

If using user controlled metronome, you will be in "RECORDING" mode
immediately after pressing F10.  Each press of the CTRL, SHIFT or ALT key
will advance the recorder by one low-note value.  Any notes played while the
key is depressed will be assigned to that particular rhythmic position in
the score.

If you have specified the number of bars to enter, real-time entry will stop
after that number of bars.  To exit manually, press ESC.
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If while playing, you realize that you have erred so badly that you want to
give up and start over, press "R".  The erroneous music you have just
entered will be cleared.  If you are in Automatic Metronome mode, the
metronome will continue clicking.  You may change the tempo with the + or -
keys, then press the SPACE BAR to begin the one measure countdown.  If you
are using the User-controlled Metronome, you begin entry immediately.


Notes or rests will appear on the screen as soon as their length has been
defined -- usually at the beginning of the next note or bar.  Beams are
added only at the end of a full bar.

Upon pressing ESC, you have the option to review the newly entered notation,
then to accept or discard the input by restoring the score to its state
before the last real-time recording.  Press ENTER to accept, ESC to undo, or
press R to undo and restart the metronome for an immediate retry.

UNDO is provided only if enough of the available RAM is available.  UNDO
from disk is disabled for this demo program.

During real-time entry, notes and accidentals are allowed only one column
each for chords, resulting in compressed notation.  The automatic REFORMAT
function will correct accidental and note-head placement, as well as
compress all notation within a section to optimal width, while justifying to
the nearest full bar.


                   STANDARD MIDI FILE INPUT

When you press SHIFT-F9 from score edit mode, a self-guiding screen comes
up.  From this screen you can select the file to be input.  Once you have
done so, the STANDARD MIDI FILE INPUT menu is displayed.

At the top of the STANDARD MIDI FILE INPUT menu is a box in which you can
assign the tracks found in the selected file to staffs and stem directions
in the score.  If you do not wish to import a particular track, you can turn
that item off by specifying staff #0.  If you choose "yes" under "Grand,"
the track will be imported on two staffs, of which the higher will be the
number specified under "Staff."  You must specify a splitpoint under "Split"
when writing to a grand staff.

The items "Subdivision mode," "Score grid value," "Beats in bar," "Note
value of beat," "Beaming pattern," "Scale mode" and "Notation mode" are
similar to those found on the MIDI REALTIME ENTRY menu discussed above.

The item "Ticks/beat" selects the number of MIDI ticks per quarter note
value.  The initial value displayed will be that with which the file was
created.  Normally you will not want to change this item.
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"Source chan" allows you to limit input only to the specified channel.  This
option should be used when reading only from a single track.

                        SCORE REFORMAT

After you have finished recording in real-time, or at any time during the
editing process, press the Alt-F7 function key combination to access the
REFORMAT feature.  Reformatting starts with the system in which the cursor
is located and continues through the last system in the score.  All systems
above the starting system will be left intact.  The last system in the score
may not be fully justified to fill the entire page width.  This is to avoid
ridiculously stretched-out music.

Before you begin the reformatting procedure, check your score for the
following:

1)  Trill extensions, first and second endings, text underlines, are not
supported by the reformat function in the current version.  Add these
characters after executing REFORMAT.

2) Clef and key signature changes must be placed in the body of the score,
not just in the header.

3) The header of the system where you begin reformatting is examined for
piano brackets, clefs and key signatures.  Be sure this header is complete
regarding these characters.  All characters in each column of the header
will be copied to all the systems that follow.  Be sure that any tempo marks
or expressive indications are placed after the rightmost clef or longest key
signature in the first header.


To reformat an entire score, place the cursor in any staff of the first
system.  After pressing Alt-F7, you will be prompted to confirm the current
score width in columns or to enter a new width.  If you want to maintain the
current width, press ENTER.  Otherwise, type the new width in columns or use
the ten-key pad plus or minus keys to modify the value shown.  Press ENTER
to start REFORMAT, or press ESC to cancel.

Upon completion of REFORMAT, you have the option to review the score, then
to accept it or undo the reformatted material by restoring the score to its
state before REFORMAT was started. For this demo, UNDO is provided only if
enough memory is available.  UNDO from disk is disabled.
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                   MUSICPRINTER PLUS AND WINDOWS

MusicPrinter Plus is a non-Windows application.  For best results, we
recommend that you run it as a stand-alone program under DOS.  If you are an
experienced Windows user, however, please note the following comments:

If you wish, you can run MusicPrinter Plus as a DOS task under Windows in
either standard or enhanced mode.

When running Windows in enhanced mode:

--- MIDI functions in MusicPrinter Plus will not work if you have a Windows
MIDI driver installed. To use MIDI functions of MusicPrinter Plus, you must
either run Windows in standard mode or disconnect your Windows MIDI driver.
(To start Windows in standard mode use the command "WIN /S".)

--- The cursor blink speed will slow down because of Windows' time-slicing,
but the speed performance of MusicPrinter Plus is not significantly affected
when time resources are properly allocated.

--- Run MusicPrinter Plus only as a Full Screen task.  Windows 3.1's
function to run a DOS task as a resizeable window (Alt-Enter) wreaks havoc
with response time and intercepts all mouse operation.

--- You can use Alt-PrtSc to capture a MusicPrinter Plus screen to the
Windows Clipboard.


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MusicPrinter Plus has been designed to be an ideal environment for entering,
editing, printing and performing your music.  Created and extensively tested
by professional musicians, it uses its own bit-mapped graphic systems and
its own highly-optimized MIDI, printer and screen drivers.  These features
make it the fastest, best integrated, and most intuitive music notation
program on the market.  We are sure you will find the speed and friendliness
of MusicPrinter Plus a revelation, and a great enhancement to your creative
output.

Happy music-making!  (End of document.)