

 Options allow you to tailor the game to your
 individual needs.  For example, you may control
 the starting level used in the game by using
 the 'Skill Level' option menu.

 Option values are stored away at the end of each
 session and retrieved at the start of the next.




 In general, to change an option setting, follow
 these steps:

  1. Pull down the Options menu and select the
     desired option. The selected option's dialog
     box appears.

  2. Make your changes and select OK.




 There are two basic types of dialog boxes.

 The first type contains a number in its center,
 and arrows pointing away from it on each side.
 For example, the Volume and MIDI Channel dialogs.
 To decrease the number, select the left arrow.
 To increase the number, select the right arrow.

 The second type asks you a Yes/No or Cancel/OK
 question. Select the appropriate answer button.


 Now for some information about a few commonly
 used options.

 Skill Level:  Once you get better at the game
 it is annoying to start at LEVEL 1 every time. Use
 this option to adjust your initial level of play.
 Each Skill Level is equivalent to six game levels.
 For instance, if you select the second Skill
 Level, 'Getting better', you will begin play at
 LEVEL 7.


 Play Mode: You may run the game in one of three
 methods of play.

   Slow mode:  This simply doubles the play time
   for each level. This makes play much easier -
   but scores are halved.

   Normal mode:  Default.

   Automatic mode:  This mode is designed for use
   with non-MIDI instruments.  The game simply
   presents each drill, waits for a few seconds
   and then plays the drill through your sound
   hardware.  The player should play the drill
   during the delay and then listen to the
   playback to hear if they were correct.

   Playback delay:  Adjusts the playback delay
   for automatic play.

   Playback speed:  Adjusts the tempo of the
   drill playback for automatic play.


 Volume:  Changes the volume of sounds played by
 the computer.  This option only affects sound
 hardware that supports volume adjustment. The
 internal speaker of your computer DOES NOT
 support volume adjustment.

 MIDI Channel:  If you have a MIDI controller
 card, you may adjust the channel that is used
 to play sounds.  The game does not care about
 the channel used for input.



 MIDI Thru:  Incoming MIDI messages are directly
 echoed out to a sound module if you select 'YES"
 for this option.

 All notes off:  Occasionally, notes that you play
 into the program are jumbled up and some notes
 may not get turned off.  Use this option to shut
 off any annoying sustained notes.



 When you quit the game, you have the opportunity
 to save your current option settings to disk. If
 you have made any changes in the options since
 you started, the game asks if you want to save
 those changes. Select YES to save the changes, NO
 to abandon them.
