SlowGold Reference

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	MenuName\Topic	CommandPath	Purpose	RelatedTopics
	File
	Exit
	Exits SlowGold. All text you've typed including CD 
	title, Artist, Track Names, Track Comments, Loop 
	Points, Loop Lables/Comments, and  Lyrics and 
	Chords are saved automatically.
	Open Wave File
	Aside from songs off music Cd’s, you can also 	Wave View
	open wave files in SlowGold.
	Save Lyrics/Chords\Choose Item to Save\Save As
	Allows you to save lyrics and chords from your 	Loop Detail View
	Loop Detail View table to your hard drive. After 
	it's saved, open it from your favorite word 
	processing program, format as desired, print it out
	 and give it to the other members of your band.
	Internet
	Register, Update program, Visit the Woodshed, Subscribe to Woodsheddin' 
	(Free Newsletter), View SlowGold FAQ
	Each takes you to a different page of the World 	How to Get Help
	Wide Woodshed's Web Page. Uses your default 
	web browser. Must be connected to the internet 
	to use these hotlinks.
	Loop Point List
	Visible in Normal View or Loop Detail View
	A table which keeps a record of each loop you 	Loop Detail View, Chords & Lyrics, 
	create and which track on the CD it is on. Allows 
	you to enter a Loop Label or Comment, and 
	remembers this information each time you load 
	that CD or Wave file. You can double click a row 
	in the table to play that loop. Once you've made a 
	loop you go into SlowPlay to hear the loop at a 
	reduced speed without changing the pitch.
	Settings
	Automatic slowdown to ##%
	Normally when you enter SlowPlay, the loop is 
	automatically converted to the default speed and 
	played back for you. By un-checking "Automatic 
	slowdown", you can enter SlowPlay and select 
	the amount of slowdown you desire before the 
	conversion process goes through. This is useful 
	if you are often annoyed by having to wait for 
	one slowdown, only to immediately select another
	 setting and wait while the machine does it all 
	Bits per Sample
	Determines how wide each sample is. The higher 	16 Bit, 8 Bit
	the number, the higher the quality, and the more 
	disk space it takes up.
	Bits per Sample\16
	Highest quality for recording during slow down. 	Bits per Sample, 8 Bit
	Best to use if you have ample disk space and 
	your sound card is capable of processsing this 
	Bits per Sample\8
	Lowset quality for recording during slow down, 	Bits per Sample, 16 Bit
	but necessary if your sound card can't handle a 
	higher rate, or you have limited disk space.
	Delete Temporary Files on Exit
	Two files are generated when you use the Make 
	Loop and SlowPlay features: Temp.Wav and 
	TempSlow.Wav. Toggle feature that determines 
	whether or not you want to save these files 
	when you exit SlowGold. Normally, Temp.Wav is 
	recreated each time you make a Loop Point, and 
	TempSlow.Wav is recreated each time you 
	choose a different slow down speed.
	Record Mode
	This will be set for you during installation. The 	Digital, Analog
	Digital or Analog settting is selected depending on 
	your hardware capabilities.
	Record Mode\Analog
	This will be set for you during installation. The 	Record Mode, Digital
	Analog settting is of lower quality, but will work 
	with all CD players.
	Record Mode\Digital
	This will be set for you during installation. The 	Record Mode, Analog
	Digital settting is of highest quality, but will work 
	with only some CD players.
	Samples per Second
	If you are using Analog Recording mode, this 	11025, 22050, 44100
	setting helps determine the quality of the 
	recording during slow down. The higher the 
	number, the higher the quality, and the more disk 
	Samples per Second\11,025
	Lowset quality of recording during slow down, 	Samples per Second, 22050, 44100
	but necessary if your sound card can't handle a 
	higher rate, or you have limited disk space.
	Samples per Second\22,050
	Medium quality of recording during slow down, 	Samples per Second, 11025, 44100
	but necessary if your sound card can't handle a 
	higher rate or you have limited disk space.
	Samples per Second\44,100
	Highest quality of recording during slow down. 	Samples per Second, 11025, 22050
	Best to use if you have ample disk space and 
	your sound card is capable of processsing this 
	Slow Down Type
	Determines the speed and quality of the SlowPlay 	Lightning Fast, Crystal Clear
	feature.
	Slow Down Type\Crystal
	The sound quality of the SlowPlay feature will be 	Slow Down Type, Lightning Fast
	Crystal Clear, but will take longer to process. A 
	good choice if you're running on a newer machine
	 and you want to have superior sound quality.
	Slow Down Type\Lightning
	Processing of SlowPlay features will be Lightning 	Slow Down Type, Crystal Clear
	Fast, but the sound will not be as Crystal Clear. A 
	good choice if you're running on an older machine
	 and you want to cut down the provessing time.
	Track List
	Visible in Normal View
	A table which keeps a record of each track on 	Normal View, Open Notation File, 
	your CD, and allows you to enter a Track Name 
	and Rating, which are remembered each time you 
	load that CD. You can right click on the Track List 
	and choose commands form the Right Click menu.
	Track List Right Click Menu
	Menu that pops up when you right click anywhere	Track List, Normal View, Open 
	 in the Track List. Allows you to Record a track to 
	your hard drive or integrate your work in 
	SlowGold with your favorite notation program.
	Open Notation File
	SlowGold is designed to work hand in hand with 	Track List
	the music notation program of your choice (i.e. 
	Finale, Encore, Autoscore, etc.) If you use such a
	 program, you will find it convenient to enter the 
	musical data in one window while you are 
	deciphering and acquiring the data with SlowGold!

	Before you can use this feature, you need to 
	create and save a  starting file for a song in your 
	notation program. In order to open this file from 
	SlowGold, first select the track by clicking it once,
	 then right-click the track and select "Open 
	Notation File" from the popup menu. Find the 
	notation file in the Open File window and click OK.

	After you've done this, you won't have to browse
	 for the file again for that track. As soon as you 
	Record Digitally to Hard Disk
	Allows you to save a the currently selected Track	Track List
	 to your hard drive. Takes 10 mg of hard drive 
	space to store each minute of track time. This 
	feature only works with some CD-ROM drives 
	(usually the newer ones).
	Trim
	Sliders
	Brings the Trim Start and End Points dialog box 	Trim Start and End Points, Loop List
	back up if you closed it while listening to a loop. 
	Otherwise, you would double-click on the loop 
	row in the Loop List again.
	Wave Display (Slower)
	Brings the Wave View dialog box back up if you 	Wave View, SlowPlay, Loop
	closed it while listening to a loop in SlowPlay 
	View
	CD View\Big Lyrics
	One of three non-SlowPlay views available. Big 	Normal View, Loop Detail View, 
	Lyric View is handy when you want to focus on 
	learning the lyrics to a song. Type the lyrics in 
	either Loop Detail or Big Lyric View, then from Big
	 Lyric View hold down the <Ctrl> key on your 
	keyboard while you double-click on the first row 
	of the Big Lyric table. Each row of lyrics will 
	highlight as the song progesses, turning 
	SlowGold into your very own Kareoke machine!
	CD View\Loop Detail
	One of three non-SlowPlay views available. Loop 	Normal View, Big Lryic View, Saving
	Detail View is handy for recording the Chords and
	 Lyrics to a song and becomes your own private 
	Kareoke machine. After the Chords and Lyrics 
	are typed in for each Loop, hold down the <Ctrl> 
	key on your keyboard while you double-click on 
	the first row of the Detail table. Each Loop will 
	highlight as the song progresses so you can 
	follow along and play the chords and/or sing the 
	lyrics. Hit the <F6> key on your keyboard when 
	you want to stop the playback.
	CD View\Normal
	One of three non-SlowPlay views available. 	Loop Detail View, Big Lyric View, 
	Normal View is the default startup view. Use 
	Normal View to enter and view CD Title, Artist, 
	Track Names, Track Comments, Loop List, and 
	Wave View
	Allows you to switch between an already open 	Open Wave File
	Wave File and a music CD in SlowGold so you 
	can work on more than one thing at a time. If you 
	don't have a Wave File open, choosing this 
	command will prompt the Open dialog box instead.