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4 The mouse

4.1 Mouse in the play area

The left mouse button

When moving the mouse onto the play area you start the playing with pressing the left mouse button (or use the [space bar]). Anyhow, the mouse cursor changes into a hand.
There is a key on your keyboard that defines the function of the left mouse button:
[L]. You will see the corresponding icon changing.
When you see in the icon:
left button=silence there is always sound, unless you press the left mouse button.
When you see in the icon:
left button=sound then the left button causes always sound but the changing X-Y position when moving the mouse causes sound too.

The right mouse button

Pressing the right mouse button on its own freezes a certain position with the sound at that moment present. Interesting effects may happen if you move the mouse, and while keeping the right mouse button, pressing the left mouse button once and a while, especially when rather fast tempos are chosen.

Left and right at the same time

Tones always get their maximum length. Not the same as the Hold-pedal (ctr 64) because there never sound more tones then there are tracks set on. The maximum length causes a optimal legato, a note-off is instantly followed by a note-on.

The combination of the [L] key together with the mouse key can cause different effects. Try and listen.

4.2 Freezing the mouse in the play area

[CONTROL] freezes the mouse in the X-klavier, and [SHIFT] on the left freezes the mouse in the Y-klavier.
[ALTERNATE] has a function also. The mouse is not actually freezed, you can move it, but the X-Y position of the mouse and the data it generates is freezed internally from the moment you press [ALTERNATE] until you release it. Then the new X-Y position is active again.

 

 

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