CD Direkt 1995 #3/_.ISO/cdd/dosanw/ezpno/ezpno.hlp

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   Key Signature
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Fifteen key signatures are available to
choose from. The key of C is available from
both Sharp and Flat selectors, so that EZPNO
may appropriately label out of key notes as
sharp or flat. The default Key Signature for
new songs is C.

Sharp/Flat Selector
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With the keyboard, enter <S> or <F> to access
the Sharp or Flat selectors. Move the
highlighted box to the desired key and press
<Enter>. With the mouse, click on the desired
key. The key signature selected will be
described and drawn in the Key Signature
window.

Mode Selector
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The Mode selector contains three choices:
1. Section
2. Song
3. Current measure

Section mode is the default, and will change
the key signature of all measures up to the
next key change or end of song. Song mode
changes the key signature of every measure.
Current measure mode changes the key of the
current measure only.

With the keyboard, enter <M> to access the
Mode selector. Move the highlighted box the
desired mode and press <Enter>. With the
mouse, click on the desired mode.



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  Time Signature
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The Time Signature is expressed as the number
of beats per measure (numerator), and the
note per beat (denominator). For new songs,
the default time signature is 4/4.

Beat
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Press <B> or click in the beat window to
activate the Beat text icon. Enter the
desired beat and press enter. The allowable
range is 1 to 99.

Note per Beat
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With the keyboard, enter <N> to access the
NPB selector. Move the highlighted box the
desired note per beat and press <Enter>. With
the mouse, click the desired note per beat.
The allowable range is Whole note(1) to
Sixteenth note(16).

The selected time signature will be displayed
in the Time Signature window.

Mode Selector
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The Mode selector contains three choices:
1. Section
2. Song
3. Current measure

Section mode is the default, and will change
the time signature of all measures up to the
next time signature or end of song. Song mode
changes the time signature of every measure.
Current measure mode changes the time
signature of the current measure only.

With the keyboard, enter <M> to access the
Mode selector. Move the highlighted box the
desired mode and press <Enter>. With the
mouse, click on the desired mode.



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 Measure End
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Five measure end symbols are available. All
symbols serve only to mark the end of the
measure, and do not affect playback.

With the keyboard, enter <1> to <5> to select
the desired symbol. With the mouse, click on
the desired symbol.



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  Measure Editing
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The Measure Editing functions are divided
into two groups. The first group (Cut,Copy,
Shift,Quantize) may operate on a range of
measures, and may be selected by clef. The
second group (Paste,Merge,Insert) may be
repeated.

Measure Buffer
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Cut and Copy functions save notation in the
Measure Buffer. The size of the Measure
Buffer is always displayed at the top right
of the screen. The contents of the measure
buffer may be pasted or merged at any point
in the song. The Measure Buffer may also be
exported to or imported from a file, so that
song parts may be transferred between song
files. The Measure Buffer is automatically
cleared when a new song is loaded, or when
memory has been exhausted.

Clef Selector
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With the keyboard, enter <C> to access the
Clef selector. Move the highlighted box to
the desired clef and press <Enter>. With the
mouse, click the desired clef. 'Both Clefs'
is the default for editing functions.

Measure Range
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Editing functions may operate on a range of
measures. Enter <F> or click the From-Measure
window to activate the From-Measure icon.
Enter <T> or click the To-Measure window to
activate the To-Measure icon. The allowable
range is 0 to 999.

Press <A> or click [All] to select all
measures for the edit operation.

The From-Measure and To-Measure may be marked
with <Ctrl><F1> and <Ctrl><F2> respectively.
Press <N> or click [Range] to input this
preset range.

Cut
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Enter <U> or click [Cut] to delete or clear
the selected range of measures. If Clef is set
to 'Both', the measure range is deleted.
Otherwise, the selected clef is cleared
within the measure range. Deleted or cleared
measures are saved in the Measure Buffer for
future pasting, merging, or exporting.

Copy
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Enter <O> or click [Copy] to copy the
selected range of measures to be saved in the
Measure Buffer for future pasting, merging,
or exporting.

Shift
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Enter <S> or click [Shift] to shift notation
from one clef to the other for the selected
measure range. You must choose the clef
(Treble or Bass) that you want to transfer
from. This feature is especially useful for
imported MIDI files to separate one track
onto both Treble and Bass clefs. This
function causes EZPNO to recreate music
notation and to force all measures to conform
to the time signature. All manual changes to
the notation will be lost.

Quantize
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Enter <Q> or click [Quantize] to quantize
the selected range of measures. This feature
is especially useful for imported MIDI
files so as to align note starting times and
standardize note durations. This function
causes EZPNO to recreate music notation and
to force all measures to conform to the time
signature. All manual changes to the notation
will be lost.

Paste
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Enter <P> or click [Paste] to paste the
contents of the Measure Buffer at the current
song position. Pasted measures will be
inserted before the current measure. The
Measure Buffer is cleared following a Paste
operation.

Merge
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Enter <M> or click [Merge] to merge the
contents of the Measure Buffer starting at
the current measure. The notation of each
measure in the Measure Buffer will be
combined with that of the current and
subsequent measures of the song. If the end
of the song has been reached, any remaining
measures in the Measure Buffer will be
appended to the song. The Measure Buffer is
cleared following a Merge operation.

Insert
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Enter <I> or click [Insert] to insert a new
empty measure before the current measure.

Repeat
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This parameter instructs EZPNO as to how many
times a given paste, merge, or insert
operation is to be performed. The default is
one time (1).

Enter <R> or click in the Repeat window to
activate the Repeat text icon. Enter the
value and press <Enter>.



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  Clef Boundary
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The highlighted horizontal line in the
notation window represents the clef boundary
of the selected clef. If the Treble clef has
been selected, all notes on and above the
line will remain on the clef, and all others
will be transferred to the Bass clef. If the
Bass clef has been selected, all notes on and
below the line will remain on the clef, and
all others will be transferred to the Treble
clef.

Move the clef boundary line using the <  >
and <  > keys or dragging or clicking the
mouse. The boundary may be fine tuned by
pressing the <+> or <-> keys, or by manually
entering the MIDI note value. Enter <M> or
click the MIDI note value window to activate
this icon. Enter the value (0-127) and press
<Enter>.



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    Quantize
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The Quantize function allows the timing of
raw MIDI data to be structured for notation
purposes. This is especially important for
imported MIDI files that are created by raw
recording only. Because music timin