Loopy Help Index

Welcome to Loopy, the 32-bit Windows application for MIDI composers to create drum loops.

Commands and Topics

	Installation
	Use and Navigation
	File menu
	Edit menu
	View menu
	Legal
	Registering
	Other ShareWare Applications
	What is New


Installation

Unzip the download file and run setup.exe. Take the defaults and the program will be in the Program Files\Loopy directory with a shortcut on your desktop and on the Start Programs menu.

The application is Loopy.exe. Launch Loopy, click the Start button and start clicking the sixteenth-note grid to hear your loops.

That's it!


Edit menu commands

The Edit menu offers the following commands:

Notes…	Pick the pitch for the current voice.
Preferences…	Personalize your Loopy.
Shift Right	Shift the sixteenth notes of the selected Voice right by one-sixteenth.
Shift Left	Shift the sixteenth notes of the selected Voice left by one-sixteenth.


Files menu commands

This menu pick shows the standard Windows file operation and includes….

Export	This command launches a dialog so you can pick a file name and save your loops as a standard MIDI file.


View menu commands

This menu pick has one specific functions (discussed below) and the typical viewing functions.

Add Voice	Add another voice – up to 12.
Delete Voice	Delete the most recently added voice – never less than 4.


Use and Navigation

Click the Start button. Then click in the purple blocks to add sixteenth notes. Click on a Voice button to display a dialog box to change the note (drum sound). Use the slider on the main window to change the speed. Click the toolbar button that looks like a ‘+’ to add more drum parts (voices).

Save in ‘Loopy file format’ at any time. Or, hit the Stop button and Export to a MIDI file.

That’s it!


Registering

Loopy is distributed as Shareware. It is not free or public domain. This means you may copy and distribute it freely but should you find it useful and use it beyond an initial evaluation period of 30 days you are obliged to pay the license fee.

You can register one of three ways:

Method 1)	Direct from the author by US currency or US check via mail.

Method 2)	By credit card via mail, fax or phone.

Method 3)	By credit card via a secure Internet site.

Method 1:

The single user license fee is USD$15 if paid in cash or US check direct to the author. Currency or checks foreign to the US is not accepted.

Please use the Direct Shareware Registration form if registering direct from the author using US currency or US check via mail.

Method 2:

You can register using a credit card via phone, fax or mail from ShareIt. For this option, the single user license fee is USD$18.88 or Euro currency equivalent.

Please use the Universal Shareware Registration form if registering by credit card via phone, fax or mail.

Method 3:

You can register this program by a secure, online transaction at

http://shareit1.element5.com/programs.html?productid=106665

for USD$18.88 or Euro currency equivalent at ShareIt.

The ShareIt site can easily accept European and North American customers for a variety of payment methods including all major credit cards. ShareIt can conduct online business in many languages.

I would be pleased to receive any comments, bug reports or suggestions for future releases. I may be contacted by e-mail at pgerhart@worldlynx.net.


Other Applications

Other ShareWare Applications by the Author

If any of my other apps below look interesting contact me by e-mail at pgerhart@worldlynx.net or visit my ShareWare site at http://www.worldlynx.net/pgerhart/.

All applications are for Windows 95/98 and NT4/5 and have full installers/uninstallers.

ThumbsUp

ThumbsUp lets you visually browse folders containing JPEG files. All the JPEG files in the folder (directory) are shown in a thumb-nail format. You can adjust the image size and view a full-size slide show.

You can automatically create new thumbnails on an HTML page and have them be in a table and/or anchors to the full size images. Utilities let you delete, move and rename your files while sorting them based on size, date or name.

Tickle

Tickle lets you keep your Internet Service Provider (ISP) connection alive.

Tickle lets you specify a URL of a server or Web page. Then Tickle lets you specify a time period, for example 5 minutes. From then on, Tickle makes sure that distant page or server gets "tickled" at your specified rate. Thus, any time-out set by your Internet Service Provider is always satisfied - the connection never times out! Plus there is a “time randomizer” and “domain roulette” mode to fool even super-smart servers.

CleanUp

CleanUp permits quick and easy identification of unwanted files on your drives and permits one-click deletion (or move) of those files.

No deletions are ever performed unless you approve.

For example, CleanUp can clean up your Temp directories (under WINDOWS or at the Root) and/or Netscape cache and URL history. You can identify "exclude files" and such "exclude files" are never regarded as deletion candidates. You can specify directory paths to be excluded from searching.

CleanUp will identify candidate files if their extensions *.tmp, *.log, etc. You can tailor the list as you choose.

FullDisk

FullDisk permits quick and easy profiling of the contents of a local or network drive. Menu selections permit:

rescanning as needed

choosing the units for display results (bytes, kilobytes or megabytes)

When launched, FullDisk searches your drive for all sub-directory trees and the file sizes therein starting with the currently selected drive. A color-coded list box shows the results and a pie-chart depicts the usage within that tree / drive.

URLegal

Think you’ve gotten some broken links? Well, offer up your bookmark files and URLegal, will find those bad links.

URLegal is a 32 bit application. You can choose a single file to test or recurse through sub-directories. Each HTTP URL in each file is automatically tested by attempting to connect on the Web to the target site and receive the specified HTML page.

The results of the test are displayed in a text window and can be exported to a text file or an HTML file.

A “re-run” button exists so that, with a single mouse click, you can completely re-test only the failed links (without wasting time re-testing all the good ones). This is useful as Loopy may be forced to declare some links as broken when the real problem is that the target server is very slow.

URLegal offers 21 filtering options on the results so that you can learn all the sordid details of the target URLs or simply the infamous 404 bad boys (the dreaded “Not Found” pages).

URLegal can automatically repair the pages containing the bad links identified by your chosen filtering options.

TextToMS

TextToMS enables quick and easy updating, management and editing of financial data stored in MetaStock or CompuTrac format.

The best feature of TextToMS is advertised by its name - you can use a text file of end-of-day quotes to update your MetaStock format data. Such text files are widely avalable on the Internet so you are not locked into any single quote source or vendor.

In addition, TextToMS lets you quickly view and edit financial data. Below is an overview of the many features of TextToMS.

Updating all your portfolios from end-of-day data with a single click

Adapting ASCII data files for your MetaStock or CompuTrac format

historical data

Exporting historical data to an ASCII file

Importing historical data from an ASCII file

Finding new symbols on the exchanges

Printing quotes, viewing them in a grid format or viewing them in a graph

Editing a single quote

Adjusting a quote series for a split

Adjusting a quote series for Price or Volume multipliers

Deleting a quote

Automatically scanning for potential forward or reverse splits with

suggested split ratios

A comprehensive Help file is provided

An instructive Tutorial is provided

QuickChart

QuickChart permits quick and easy viewing, printing and navigation for financial data stored in MetaStock or CompuTrac format. The user is presented with crisp, clean charts.

The color scheme of the chart may be user configured. Charts may show volume and user-defined moving averages.

Toolbar buttons, arrow keys and a right mouse popup menu enable navigation among the charts. In addition, a SlideShow mode is supported to automatically sequence through a portfolio.

MetaFix

MetaFix permits you to modify the disk files for MetaStock or CompuTrac format data including:

editing a single quote

adjusting a quote series for a split

adjusting a quote series for Price or Volume multipliers

deleting a quote

displaying underlying facts about a quote series

automatically scanning for potential splits

No files are ever deleted - any edited .DAT file is first saved with the extension .BAK. This is unlike comparable applications! Also, the automatic split-search is unique and provides suggested split ratios for both forward and reverse splits.

Contact me by e-mail at pgerhart@worldlynx.net.


Registration Form - US Cash/Check via mail

Direct Registration Form

Print this form and send it with your remittance to:

Paul Gerhart

101 Magella Court

North Wales, Pennsylvania

19454 USA

Please give an e-Mail address if you have one so I can inform you of your registration code as soon as I receive your order, and give timely information on upgrades.

Loopy Registration Form.

I wish to register ____ copies of Loopy .

I enclose a check for $US______	($15 per copy)

I enclose cash for $US______	($15 per copy)

Name(s)	_______________________________________________

Company	_______________________________________________

Address	_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

_______________________________________________

Code	___________________

Country	___________________

E-Mail	_________________________________________(please print clearly)

Where did you obtain Loopy from? _____________________________

It would be helpful for me if you could tell me how you use the program. I can then use this information when planning new features for future versions. Also provide any comments/suggestions.

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Thank you!


Registration Form - Credit Card by fax, phone, mail or Internet

Universal Registration Form

Use the form below for paying with credit card by fax, mail or phone using ShareIt. The price of registration using ShareIt is USD$18.88 or Euro currency equivalent.

ShareIt!	Phone:	+49-221-2407279

element 5 AG	Fax:	+49-221-2407278

Sachsenring 69	E-Mail:	register@shareit.com

50677 Koeln

Germany

US customers may also order by calling 1-800-903-4152 (orders only please!) or by faxing to 724-850-8187.

Loopy Program No.: 106665

Last name: ___________________________________

First name: ____________________________________

Company: ____________________________________

Street and #: ______________________________________

City, State, postal code: ________________________________

Country: _______________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________

Fax: ________________________________________

E-Mail: ______________________________________(please print clearly)

How would you like to pay the registration fee:

credit card - wire transfer - EuroCheque - cash

Credit card: Visa - Eurocard/Mastercard - American Express - Diners Club

Card holder: ________________________________

Card No.: ___________________________________

Date of Expiration : ___________________________________

Date / Signature ___________________________

Thank you!


Important Legal Stuff

Disclaimer and Agreement

Copyright

Registering

License


Disclaimer and Agreement
Disclaimer of Warranty

Users of Loopy must accept this disclaimer of warranty. If you do not accept this

disclaimer, do not use Loopy.

"Loopy IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF Loopy EVEN IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES."


Copyright

Loopy is protected by US and international copyright laws.

Loopy is distributed as Shareware. It is not free or public domain. This means you may copy and distribute it per the License but should you find it useful and use it beyond an initial evaluation period of 30 days you are obliged to pay the license fee.

Click here for Shareware Registration topic. If you find Loopy useful, do the decent thing and register!

Loopy Copyright © 1999-2000.


License

You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software.  Use of this software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.  If you do not agree with them, do not use the software. All presumption of warranty is disclaimed - see the Disclaimer of Warranty for the specific language.

You are hereby licensed to:  use the Shareware Version of the software for a 30-day evaluation period; make as many copies of the Shareware version of this software and documentation as you wish; give exact copies of the original Shareware version to anyone; and distribute the Shareware version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means.  There is no charge for any of the above.

You are granted a limited license to use Loopy, to copy and distribute it, provided the following conditions are met:

1.	No fee may be charged for such copying and distribution other than actual costs incurred, except for a nominal distribution fee.
2.	Loopy may ONLY be distributed in its original, unmodified state, complete with data files and this documentation.
3.	Loopy may not be distributed as part of a package or group of programs.
4.	The paid registered version may NOT be distributed.


What is New

What is New in 1.3?

Confirmed correct operation in Y2K (there was no Y2K problem).

What is New in 1.2?

Added tooltip window to Notes dialog to show actual MIDI note names.

Improved behavior of tempo Slider.

What is New in 1.1?

1.1 is the initial, public release of Loopy