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procedure play(s: string);
Plays songs in BASICA style.
call: play(string)
music_string --- the string containing the encoded music to be
played. the format is the same as that of the
microsoft basic play statement. the string
must be <= 254 characters in length.
calls: sound
getint (internal)
remarks: the characters accepted by this routine are:
a - g musical notes
# or + following a - g note, indicates sharp
- following a - g note, indicates flat
< move down one octave
> move up one octave
. dot previous note (extend note duration by 3/2)
mn normal duration (7/8 of interval between notes)
ms staccato duration
ml legato duration
ln length of note (n=1-64; 1=whole note, 4=quarter note)
pn pause length (same n values as ln above)
tn tempo, n=notes/minute (n=32-255, default n=120)
on octave number (n=0-6, default n=4)
nn play note number n (n=0-84)
the following two commands are ignored by play:
mf complete note before continuing
mb another process may begin before speaker is
finished playing note
important --- setdefaultnotes must have been called at least once before
this routine is called.
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