Copyright: Copyright © 1995-2001 Nicolas Manel


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GUITAR STUDIO

Guitar Studio is a powerful tool set for the musicians playing guitar and related intruments. You can use it to :
• edit, print and play multitrack tablatures
• view and play all chords
• view and play more than 1300 chords, scales and modes all over the neck
• tune an instrument
• play with a metronome
• play common multimedia files
• harmonize and identify chords, scales and modes

Gloabl windows
The start page
The main window
Options

Guitar Studio modules
The chords
The scales
The tuner
The multimedia player
The metronome
The tablature editor
The harmonizer

The Shareware
Why and how register
Regsitration form
License, Warranty and Copyrights

Miscellaneous
History and Future Versions
How to Get the Latest Version of Guitar Studio?
Thanks
Contact the author
Questions and answers

Old design portions by Sylvain LANDRY of Net Concept:
E-mail: sylvain.landry@wanadoo.fr
Web: http://www.netconcept.net


The Start Page

Summary
The Start Page allows you to quickly access any module of Guitar Studio.

Usage
You may disable the display of the Start Page at start-up with the command File | Options | Misc | Display Start Page. You can also specify with this panel modules to load at start-up.


Main window

Summary
This window allows you to launch all modules of Gutiar Studio. It's made of o menu bar, a tool bar, a state bar and a guitar neck.

Usage
Tool bar

The first 7 buttons launch the modules (chords, scales, multimedia player, tuner, metronome, tablature editor & harmonizer).
The next buttons group launch the general options of Guitar Studio and to show or hide the guitar neck.
The next button quickly exits Guitar Studio.
The last button calls help.

State bar

The first big panel shows information during usage of Gutiar Studio.
The second panel allows a direct access to the tuner when clicking on it. The name of the guitar being in use is displayed when you move the mouse cursor over this panel.
The third panel calls MIDI options when clicking on it. The name of the current MIDI instrument is displayed when you move the mouse cursor over this panel.
The next panel is useful for the tablature editor: it shows the position of the cursor with the format measure : beat,position.
The last panel shows the working mode of the tablature editor: EDIT to enter notes without moving the cursor and INS to move forward the cursor at each note insertion. When you click on this panel, ot when you press the INS key, you swap between these 2 modes.

Neck
It is used by all modules of Guitar Studio. You can change its design with the command File | Options | Misc. | Neck. Click on the horizontal scroll bar to move the neck.


Options

General panel
Show the start form	If checked, the start form will be loaded at startup.
Show tips at startup	If checked, a tip will be displayed at each startup.
Remember tablature folder	When exiting Guitar Studio, save the tablature folder name to directly access it on next use.
Tool bar	If checked, the main tool bar is diplayed.
Status bar	If checked, the status bar is diplayed.
Neck	Select the color of the neck. In color, bitmaps are used ot draw the neck. In black and white or white and black, solid color are used to draw the neck, useful for printing. You can also select a right handed or a left handed neck.
Skin	Select the skin, i.e. the design, of Guitar Studio. To obtain other skins, rendez-vous at Guitar Studio Web pages.
Start with	Select modules to always load at Guitar Studio startup.

Chords panel
Construction	Select how the chord construction is displayed on the neck.
Chord computation	Modify how the chord computation is done. To return to default values, click on the Default button.
Send not only chord diagram but also tablature	If checked, send both the chord diagram and the tablature of the current chord to the tablature editor. If unchecked, send only the diagram.

Scales panel
Interval between each note	Modify the number of milliseconds between each note during audio preview of a scale.
Construction	Select how the scale construction is displayed on the neck.
Piano view display	Choose if the piano view shows the scale as if it were played on a piano (in C), or the construction of the scale with intervals.
Modes	Select modes display: the key of the mode is the same as the key of the scale (ex: G major scale -> G locrian mode, G lydian mode, ...) or the key of the mode is its real key (ex: G major scale -> F# locrian mode, C lydian mode, ...).

Metronome panel
Wave	Specify that Guitar Studio must use its Wave resources, pre-recorded audio samples, during metronome running.
MIDI	specify that guitar Studio must use the MIDI instrument during metronome running.
Always use channel 10	When the MIDI instrmument must be used by the metronome, check this box makes the metronome only use the MIDI channel 10, often percussions, instead of making use of the gloabal MIDI channel (see MIDI panel).
Normal beats note number	When the MIDI instrmument must be used by the metronome, this box select the note number used to play normal beats. 33 is the General MIDI default value for the percussions channel.
Accentuated beat note number	When the MIDI instrmument must be used by the metronome, this box select the note number used to play accentuated beats. 34 is the General MIDI default value for the percussions channel.

Tablature panel
Cursor color	Select the cursor color.
Events color	Select events (frets, effects...) color.
Lines color	Select lines, i.e. strings, color.
Transparent notes	If checked, notes, i.e. fret numbers, are transparent. If unchecked, a white frame is drawn around notes.
Tablature font	Select the font use for both display and printing. this font will be used for notes, texts, chord diagrams...
Width of ASCII exportation	Modify the column number, i.e. character number in one full line, of ASCII exportation (text format).
Display	Modify the display dimensions of tablature. To return to default values, click on the Default button.
Stave above tablature	Display and print the stave above the tablature.

MIDI OUT panel
Test	Test the selected MIDI instrument.
MIDI Out	Select the MIDI output to use. If you're not sure, choose the MIDI mapper.
MIDI Channel	Select the MIDI channel to use. Channel 10 is often reserved for percussions.
Intrument	Select the MIDI instrument to use in all modules of Guitar Studio frm the General MIDI list.
Intrument volume	Select the volume, i.e. the velocity, of the selected MIDI instrument. Caution! It's different from the volume of the MIDI output. To modify the volume of the MIDI output of a sound card, launch the Windows Play Control.
Effects setting	MIDI pitch effects depend on the MIDI device you use. Set these effects here, in order to get the best sound for bends, slides, etc.
Limit effects to ±1 tone (FM)	Check this box if your MIDI instrument is based on FM synthesis to create sounds (OPL3 chip), in order to get the best effect rendering. Please note that such a device is limitant for Guitar Studio, and you should use another MIDI instrument.
Max. effect	Exclusive with the previous setting. Set the maximum number of ½ tones an effect can span.

MIDI IN panel
Enable	Enable Guitar Studio to use the selected MIDI input device.
MIDI In	Select the MIDI input where the MIDI guitar is plugged.
Base channel	Define the MIDI channel of the MIDI guitar first string, generally the lowest. Other channels are obtained by incrementation.
MIDI THRU	Redirect notes received from the MIDI input to the MIDI output, only during step-by-step recording (non real-time), or during any recording.


Chords

Summary
In this module, you can see all possible chords. When you select a chord, the computer finds the 10 best positions for this chord (according to the number of blank strings, the distance between the fingers...).

Usage
Choose the key of the chord, then the type of chord in the corresponding tables. The circles indicate where to put your fingers. If a cross appears, the string should not be played.

There are several modes to visualize the chords on the neck. To change modes, use the command File | Options | Chords | Construction or the button [image]. There are two options:

• none : nothing is displayed inside the circles

• note names : the names of the notes (in international notation) that compose the chord are displayed inside the circles

The display of the chords depends on the guitar (tuning and number of strings).

In order to see altered chords (# and b), you must get your registration key.

About notations...
There are many equivalent notations for a single chord:
• dim = - = b
• add = /
• aug = + = #

Toolbar
Click on the "Print" button to print the chord.

Click on the "Copy" button to copy the chord into the Windows clipboard in order to reuse it in another application.

Click on the "Play the chord" button to play the chord with a MIDI instrument.

Click on the "Chord -> Tablature" button to send the chord diagram to the Tablature Editor.

Click on the "Options" button to open the options window of the chords.

Click on the horizontal scrollbar to choose a chord position, from 1 to 10.

Keys shortcuts
ESCAPE, Q, X	exit


Scales

Summary
You may visualize on your screen and print a scale in various modes. You may also visualize a chord or a unique string on the neck. Rather than setting positions for each chord, I have chosen to let the guitarist select the most convenient position. Thus, chords are represented on the whole neck of a guitar.

Usage
Choose the key of the scale or of the chord, then the desired type in the corresponding tables. On the neck, the blue circles correspond to the key and the yellow circles correspond to the components of the chords or scale.

There are several modes to visualize the scales and the chords on the neck. To change modes, use the command File | Options | Scales | Construction or the button [image]. There are four options:

• none : nothing is displayed inside the circles

• semitones (default) : the figures inside the circles indicate the number of semitones that separate the note from the key (indicated by a "K")

• intervals :  the figures inside the circles indicate the intervals of construction of the scale or the chord

• note names : the names of the notes that compose the scale are displayed inside the circles

The display of scales, modes and chords depends on the guitar (tuning and number of strings).

Click on the button [image] to play the scale. You can modify the speed of the scake with the command  File | Options | Scales | Interval between each note.

In order to see altered scales (# and b), you must get your registration key.

Toolbar
Click on the "Print" button to print the scale. A window is displayed for you to select which part of the neck you want to print: scroll the bars to select the first and last fret of the neck that you want to copy.

Click on the "Copy" button to copy the scale into the Windows clipboard in order to reuse it in another application. A window is displayed for you to select which part of the neck you want to copy: scroll the bars to select the first and last fret of the neck that you want to copy.

Click on the "Play the scale" button to play the scale with a MIDI instrument.
Click on the "Options" button to open the options window of the scales.

Keys shortcuts
ESCAPE, Q, X	exit


The Tuner

Summary
The Tuner allows you to tune your guitar and choose the guitar that will be used in Guitar Studio.

Usage
To choose your guitar, scroll the "Tuning" list and select the desired guitar.

You may quickly access the Tuner in all Guitar Studio by clicking on the name of the guitar in use in the status bar.

To choose the string, keep the left mouse button down on the string selection wheel and move your mouse up and down. The thinest string (key 1) is the higher and the thickest string (key 7) is the lower. You will listen to the sound, played in loop, of the corresponding blank string played on a true guitar or on a MIDI instrument. When the sound of the blank strings of your guitar is the closest to that of Guitar Studio, then your guitar is tuned. Click on the square shaped button to stop the Tuner.

Keys shortcuts
ESCAPE, Q, X	exit


The Multimedia Player

Summary
The Multimedia Player allows you to visualize multimedia files of 3 kinds :

• AVI: movie

• MID: music

• WAV: sample

Usage
Move in the directories and drives in order to see the name of your file in the "File" column.

Filter the displayed files by clicking on one of the suggested file types.

Click on the triangle shaped button to open the selected file.

To stop, click on the square.

Keys shortcuts
ESCAPE, Q, X	exit


Metronome
The Metronome

Usage
To modify the tempo, use the 3 triangle shaped to modify the 3 figures that are part of the tempo number.For the number of  beats per measure, use the beat wheel. To do so, keep the left mouse button down on the wheel and move your mouse up and down.

To run the Metronome, click on the triangle shaped button. To stop, click on the square shaped button.

During metronome activity, an animation is displayed to show the evolution of the rhythm.

Tip
Most guitar players want to be fast, but they don't knowhow to get there...Actually it's easy, put takes practice and ametronome. To play fast, you first have to play slow and clean (when picking Up stroke, Down stroke, never Two upstrokes etc. or you'llnever play fast). So set the metronome at a speed that you can play andpick very clean, and then as you get better, speed it up a little butALWAYS follow the metronome.

Keys shortcuts
ESCAPE, Q, X	exit


The Tablature Editor

Usage
This Editor is very easy to use. It works with tracks and measures. For example, one track describe on instrument that plays in the tablature. To add or remove tracks, use the button  [image]. Each track contains the same number of measures, with the same structure. Inside each measure, many objects are editable:

The notes	Use arrow keys or the mouse to move the cursor where the note must be played. Choose the rhythm and the attack of the note with tool bars ot with Note | Rhythm and Note | Attack menus. Finally, notes are entered directly with the keyboard or using the right mouse button. If a note spans another or overlaps the measure, Guitar Studio automatically adjustt its time lenght.
Effects	Effects apply on the note under the cursor. Use the effect tool bar or the Effects menu to quickly apply on of these effets on a note.
Chords	A chord and/or the corresponding diagram can be insert anywhere in a measure. A pre computed chord database exists, available in the Chords module. You can also edit your own chords with the tool bar button [image] .
Texts	Text under and over on the tablature can be inserted at any moment with the Note | Text command or with the tool bar button [image]. Note: the text lenght is limited to 255 characters

Some parameters apply on all tracks for the same measure :
Time signature	Use the Edit | Time signature... command or the tool bar button [image].
Key signature	Use the Edit | Key signature... command.
Bars	Use the Edit | Measure bars... command or the tool bar button [image].
Tempo changes	Use the Edit | Tempo change... command or the tool bar button [image] to modify the tempo during the tablature.

Display
Many viewing scales are available to view the score. The tool bar buttons [image] allows you to choose a base screen rhythm. It will be shown on the reading guides a the top of the score. The command Display | Synchronize scale with selected rhythm automatically updates the display scale when the rhythm of notes is modified. Objects size and colors are editable with the File | Options | Tablature command. To display the stave corresponding to the tablature, do the Display | Display the stave command.

Printing
A print preview is available withe File | Print preview command. You can modify the page setup with the File | Page setup command. Global proportions can be set using the File | Options | Tablature | Printing | Global proportions command.

Listening
The button [image] play the tablature using the Guitar Studio selected MIDI instrument. Tempo is set with the Edit | Properties... | Numbers | Tempo command. A picking effect is added to the tablature when  the Triple Feel command is check, near the tempo. You can limit the listening to a specific region of the tablature, using markers with the right button of the mouse. Thus, the second listening button of the toolbar is used to play the tablature between markers. Repeats, specified by repeat measure bars, are interpreted when listening to the tablature from the beginning. Tablature specific MIDI parameters(effects, paning) can be set with the Edit | Properties... | Sound command. To get the best sound for effects (bends, slides...), adjust your MIDI device in the Options window.

Tracks
Each track has specific properties. You can access it with the Edit | Properties... | Tracks command or with the button [image]. For each track you can define:
• the track name, for printing
• MIDI parameters (intrument, effects, pan)
• check box Solo: this track will always be played during listening
• check box Mute: this track will never be played during listening
• type of key
• type of stave
• the real instrument, representing the number of string and the tuning of the track

MIDI and ASCII importation and exportation
Tablature can be imported from ASCII files (*.tab, *.txt), MIDI sequences (*.mid) and RMTF MIDI sequences (*.mid). Furthermore, Guitar Studio tablatures (*.gst) can be exported into MIDI (for sequencers, *.mid), RMTF MIDI sequences (*.mid) or ASCII (for Internet, *.tab, *.txt) files. File | Import... and File | Export... do these functions.

Edition and insertion
There are 2 main edit modes, press the CTRL+INS keys or click on the corresponding panel of the main window to switch from one to the other
insert mode	In Guitar Studio's status bar, INS is displayed. Each time you press a key, you insert a new note and the cursor is moved to the next note.
edit mode	In Guitar Studio's status bar, EDIT is displayed. Each time you press a key, the note below the cursor is modified.
3 keys are also very useful for edition:
INS or Inser	Insert a rest at the current position
<- or Backspace	Simply delete the notes at the current position
DEL or Delete	Remove a complete range of notes before the current position
The lenght of the rest or of the range is determined by the display scale. The Edit | Transpose... command allows you to transpose the current measure or all the tablature. You access to tablature properties using the the Edit | Properties... command or with the tool bar button [image]. You can set the tilte, the author of the tablature, and other comments, as well as the tempo and MIDI parameters of the tablature.

Effects and attacks
Name	Playback	MIDI export	Mode
Individual notes - attacks
Tap
Slap
Pop
Up
Down
Natural harmonic	X	X	Note change
Artificial harmonic	X	X	Note change
Dead note	X	X	Duration change
Palm mute
Brush up
Brush down
Individual notes - effects
Vibrato	X	X	MIDI controler
Slide up	X	X	MIDI wheel
Slide down	X	X	MIDI wheel
Bend up	X	X	MIDI wheel
Bend down	X	X	MIDI wheel
Bend up down
Bend return	X	X	MIDI wheel
Hammer-on	X	X	Note change
Pull-off	X	X	Note change
Tremolo
Trill
Link	X	X	NA
Individual tracks - effects
Tremolo	X	X	MIDI controler
Phaser	X	X	MIDI controler
Chorus	X	X	MIDI controler
Reverb	X	X	MIDI controler

Keyboard Shortcuts
Key(s)	Action
Notes and rests
0...9	writes a fret
SPACE	rest
CTRL+1...6	selects the rhythm, from whole to 32nd
CTRL+.	switches the dotted rhythm
CTRL+9	switches the triplet rhythm
CTRL+0	switches the slur of 2 notes
.	if the cursor is on a note, deletes the note without deleting all the notes of the neck
+	if the cursor is on a note, augments the note by one fret
-	if the cursor is on a note, augments the note by one fret
PAGE UP	move the note on the higher string
PAGE DOWN	move the note on the lower string
Effects
B	bend
W	bend up down
C	bend return
N	bend down
H	hammer-on
P	pull-off
U	slide up
D	slide down
V	vibrato
K	tremolo
T	trill
L	link to next note
Attack
SHIFT+N	none
SHIFT+T	pop
SHIFT+S	slap
SHIFT+P	pop
SHIFT+U	up stroke
SHIFT+D	down stroke
SHIFT+H	natural harmonic
SHIFT+A	artificial harmonic
SHIFT+X	dead note
SHIFT+M	palm mute
SHIFT+B	brush up. This attack must be set on the note of the lowest string
SHIFT+V	brush down. This attack must be set on the note of the highest string
Listening
ENTER	plays the notes under the cursor
SPACE	plays the tablature
Edition
CTRL+R	toggle recording of the MIDI input
CTRL+INS	switches between insert mode and edit mode
INS	insert a rest
<-	deletes a range of notes before the cursor
DEL	deletes a note
CTRL+X	cut selected notess
CTRL+C	copy selected notess
CTRL+V	paste selected notess
CTRL+I	insert measures
CTRL+D	delete measures
CTRL+Z	undo last action
F3	pre computed chord diagram
A	edits a chord diagram
CTRL+T	text
CTRL+M	measure bars
Motion
Cursor key left	next event
Cursor key right	previous event
Cursor key up	upper string (smaller diameter string)
Cursor key down	lower string (larger diameter string)
CTRL+Cursor key left or HOME	start of tablature
CTRL+Cursor key right or END	end of tablature
CTRL+Cursor key up	first string
CTRL+Cursor key down	last string
SHIFT+Cursor key left	previous measure
SHIFT+Cursor key right	next measure
Menus
CTRL+N	initialize a new tablature
CTRL+O	open an existing tablature
CTRL+S	save the current tablature
CTRL+P	print the tablature
CTRL+F4	configure printing
ALT+ENTREE	properties
ESCAPE	exit


Importation of ASCII tablatures

You access it with the File | Import... | ASCII command. In order to correctly import tablatures in the ASCII format, a few rules should be followed:
• the importation will work only with a six-stringed guitar
• the strings must be represented by the "-" character (dash) in the ASCII file
• avoid leaving text at the beginning, the end and between staves in the ASCII file: for best results, remove all these texts from the ASCII file
• if the conversion window does not properly display the file, it means that it was saved in the UNIX format; to cure this problem, open and save your file with the "MS-DOS editor" (Start button, Run, then "edit") and it will convert it into the Windows format.


Page setup

The command File | Page setup... of the tablature editor lets you set the configuration of a printed tablature.

Objects panel
• include or exclude a text object (title, stave, chords...)
• its font
• its alignement (left, center, right)
For the page's numbers, a small area is reserved in order to precise the numerotation syntax. The "%c" symbol will be replaced with the current page number by Guitar Studio.

Dimensions panel
Select to print tablature in monochrome or color, and select global proportions between tablature screen display and tablature printing.


RMTF

For Rich MIDI Tablature Format. This is a universal tablature format, adopted by most softwares. It is based on the MIDI format, and it includes all the data useful for a guitarist : tuning, fingerings, chord diagrams, etc. This format is still compatible with the classical MIDI format. This format allow you to use tablatures with many softwares, withoug worrying abour the format.


The Harmonizer

Summary
This wizard will automatically recognize a chord, a scale or a mode.

Usage
On the neck of the guitar draw the notes that you know are part of the chord, the scale or the mode. Guitar Studio will then display in the large frame the name of the chords, scales and modes (with their key) corresponding to what you have drawn. If you select a scale or a mode in this frame, Guitar Studio will display in the second frame the list of the steps forming this scale or mode. If you select a step in this frame, Guitar Studio will display in the last frame the list of chords that harmonize the current scale or mode, at the selected step.

Keys shortcuts
ESCAPE, Q, X	exit


History and Future Versions

Version	Changes
1.0	GS First version, windowing interface, in VB3 under Windows 3.11
1.1	scales visualization mode, refurbished interface
1.2	Help file, new interface, more chords, 2 types of tuning
1.3	2 types of chord visualization
1.4	key registration, *.MOV files
1.5	uninstaller, tablature editor
1.51	optimization for Windows 95
1.52	a few corrections, final version (?) in Visual Basic [well no !]
1.53	less limited in Shareware version
1.54	last bugs fixed (Pfeww !) (?) [well no !]
1.6	Copy function added, less files
1.61	more scales with modes, less space
2.00	conversion to VB4 under Windows 95, Mid2Tab converter
2.01	new interface, new setup, metronome
2.02	first English version of Guitar Studio
2.10	graphical background for scales and chords, metronome with display, scales visible on the whole neck of a guitar, new tablature editor, MIDI implementation, and many details!
2.20	graphical improvements, MIDI corrections, many more scales
2.21	rhythm in the tablature
2.22	intervals for the scales, better exportation of the tablature
2.3	copy and print scales, improved chords, audio preview of the tablature
3	conversion to VB5; in the tablature editor: ASCII importation, MIDI exportation, improved playing accuracy, cut, copy and paste, context menu with the right button, neck when playing chords; in the metronome: improved accuracy; in the scales: identification wizard, MIDI playing and display now depend on the guitar in use; change contribution to 150 French Francs
3.01	fixed some bugs in the tablature editor
3.02	corrections in scales and chords; better status bar
3.04	corrections in MIDI exportation
3.05	print setup window; help access window; improved tablature impression
3.06	prepared for the Bourges 1998 competition
3.1	new design; configuration of chords computation; more scales; new tablature editor working with measure; improved tablature printing; Rich MIDI Tablature (RMT) format support; type 0 MIDI files support; global neck; choice of the MIDI output
3.11	Visual Basic native code compilation bug bypass
3.12	installation DLLs added
3.13	corrections in the printing of rests of tablatures, in the MusicalSymbols font, in the piano view of the scales; back to the previous installation program due to OCX version conflicts
3.14	effects in tablatures; added a second view mode for the modes in modules "scales" and "harmonizer"
3.2	tablatures: repeat bars respected, position markers, loop listening, improved edition; MIDI engine for tablatures rewritten
4	all instruments available in the evaluation version; multitrack tablature editor, advanced management of insertion mode and measure suppression, tempo changes, F key; semi-diminished chords available; problem resolved with "Large fonts" setting
4.1	tablature editor: undo/redo, note velocity, backspace key spans tablature, vibrato effect
4.2	left handed neck; tablature editor: sometimes, only 3 tracks were listenable, that's not the case any more
4.3	tablature editor: quick access to tablatures opened recently, access to MIDI bank, MIDI Input record, cut/copy/paste of selected notes, effects without associated note possible, brush effect added, floating toolbars,  Rich MIDI Tablature Format 0.06 support, corrections
4.4	start-up crash fixed, print crash fixed (bugs from VB native code optimization)
4.5	chords: send not only chord diagram but also tablature to the tablature editor, some chords fixed, new standard chords, new user-defined chords; scales: new chords; metronome: less pictures for more synchronization, error for temp 0 fixed; harmonizer: reset button; tablature editor: no permanent installation of MUSICAL.TTF, fix non-regular measure signatures at MIDI import, vertical position of texts, MIDI patch import, independant track voumes, metronome, increased RMTF compatibility, import track names during MIDI import, problem with fast tempo fixed, ability to transpose the selection, MIDI input crash under Windows 95/98/ME fixed, recording of volumes from MIDI input, ASCII import crash on some files fixed
4.6	scales: scales built with a flat key receive flat constructions. tuner: function capodastre. harmonizer: display by degrees of possible chords for identified scales and modes. tablature editor: no more limited to 25 measures when opening tablatures in the evaluation version; button to remove the effect on a note; multitrack printing; stave only printing; non proportional width printing of measures; display and printing of dead notes and links on the stave; detection off drum tracks during MIDI import; delete, increase, decrease of the entire note selection; able to affect all tracks (tempo, time signature, key signature, measure bar) during paste, delete, insert measures; (bug) during printing space between measure bars and first note of each measure removed; (bug) during printing size of stave notes more realistic; (bug) during printing computation of page number corrected for global scale; (bug) when play a tablature crash if display a drum track; (bug) impossible to transpose entire tracks; (bug) when play a multitrack tablature sometimes notes do not stop correctly
Future
•drum tablature edition	[I did it!]
•play scales and chords on a sound board	[Done! Thanks for your contributions!]
•play tablature	[Done too! Again, thanks for your contributions!]
•conversion of tablature into MIDI files MIDI	[Another time, thanks to your contributions!]
•chords in the tablature editor	[Once more!]
•classical stave view in the tablature editor	[Again, I did it]
•MIDI IN record in the tablature editor	[OK for this one]
•multitrack tablature editor	[Once again!]
•harmony browser
•VC++ programming of a brand new tuner
•new functions and options in every moduLes
•use of a standard tablature format - when other softwares will agree
•stave editor
...of course, if I have the financial means!.


How to Get the Latest Version of Guitar Studio?

Internet:
The latest version of Guitar Studio should be available on my site at http://nmanel.free.fr/


Thanks

I want to thank, for their support, their assistance...: my family, Suptel Nancy, DP Tool Club, A.S.P., Benoît Encelle, Fabrice Encelle, Julien Carosi, François Drouot, Laurent Le Prieur, Roger Schott, Benjamin Gérardin, Christophe Pierron, Boris Galbe, Philippe Supera and the others...

I admire for their music my brother, Benoît Encelle, Benjamin Gérardin, Slash, and Exxos.

Also a great thank you to Dustin Caldwell (dustin@gse.utah.edu), Jeff Glatt (jglatt@servtech.com) and Michael Fenemore (celista@netshop.net) for their knowledge of the MIDI standard, without which there would be no MIDI capability in Guitar Studio...

Thanks to Rick Eesley (re@warren.mentorg.com) for his "chord generator".

Finally, I would like to thank Marc Milani for his inestimable translating work and Sylvain Landry (sylvain.landry@wanadoo.fr) for his wonderful graphic work, i.e. the interface of Guitar Studio.

N.B.: there is a hidden window you can access from the "About..." window


Questions and answers

Q: I got a problem with Guitar Studio.
A: For every problem concerning Guitar Studio, follow these steps:
1. Read all this FAQ, maybe you'll find an answer to your problem
2. Search in this help file
3. Check that you're using the up-to-date version of Guitar Studio. If it is not the case, download and install it
4. Uninstall Guitar Studio and confirm the deletion of shared files, reboot your computer and install again Guitar Studio
5. Contact me. Provide me the exact and detailed conditions of the problem (which manipulations, which configuration...)

Q: The stave doesn't print correctly.
A: Change the page setup: File | Page setup....

Q: How can I add my own tunings ?
A: You have to edit the file GS.INI. But an easist method will be added some day in Guitar Studio.

Q: How much is the minimal contribution to to obtain the complete version of Guitar Studio?
A: The minimal contribution has been fixed to 22,87 € or 150 French Francs or $30 US ($25 + $5 currency conversion fee).

Q: Will I freely get updates when registering Guitar Studio?
A: Yes. When you get registered, you receive a registration code for all future versions of Guitar Studio. you will just have to enter this code into a new evaluation version of Guitar Studio to transform it into a complete registered version.

Q: Does Guitar Studio convert MIDI files into tablatures?
A: Yes. In the tablature editor, go in the "File" menu, "Import" then "MIDI" command.

Q: Why tablature effects like slides and bends "sound" bad?
A: You must adjust these effects for your MIDI device. Use the command File | Options | MIDI | Effects setting.

Q: How to uninstall Guitar Studio?
A: In the "Start" menu, "Parameters", launch the "Configuration Panel". Click on "Add/Remove Programs". Select "Guitar Studio" and click on "Add/Remove...".

Q: I can get no MIDI sound.
A: Another program is using the MIDI output. Quit this program and run Guitar Studio again or go in the "File" menu, "Options" then "MIDI OUT" command. You can choose here another MIDI output.

Q: Why colors are sad and solid? Why pictures are badly displayed?
A: Your display is not set to show enough color. To increase the number of colors, in the "Start" menu, "Parameters", launch the "Configuration Panel". Click on "Display" and on "Parameters". Then increase the number of colors.

Q: The stave is displayed under the tablature in the editor. However, it is printed above. Why?
A: The editor is a tablature editor. Thus the tablature is displayed as clearly as possible. The stave is only displayed for information. However the stave is printed above the tablature because this is the standard format.


Contact the author

If you have suggestions, have found bugs or have questions... do not hesitate to contact me !!

Postal mail address:
Nicolas MANEL
1, rue de Forsan
55140 VAUCOULEURS
FRANCE

Internet addresses:

E-mail: nmanel@free.fr
Web: http://nmanel.free.fr/

Old design portions by Sylvain LANDRY of Net Concept:
E-mail: sylvain.landry@wanadoo.fr
Web: http://www.netconcept.net


Already registered user
You have contributed to the development of  Guitar Studio and you are registered.

If your registration key no longer works and if you registered with a version of Guitar Studio older than version 3, you should get a new registration key. You must send me your old license and a pre-stamped envelope with your address. My address is :
Nicolas Manel
1, rue de Forsan
55140 Vacouleurs
France
I will send you back, as soon as possible, your new registration key.


Why and how register

I want to register !

Shareware Principes
The evaluation version of Guitar Studio is distributed for free trial (as shareware). You are encouraged to copy it, distribute it and test it in this form. A 30 day license is granted to you in order to try it. When this license expires, you must either :
• send your contribution to the author in order to register and get a full license and a registration key
or
• delete the program from your hard drive and never install it again

Registered User Benefits
• a quiet soul
• the right to use the full version of Guitar Studio for more than 30 days
• a message with your registration key
• free technical support
• the elimination of all limitations of the evaluation version of Guitar Studio:
• altered chords, scales and modes (# and b) become available
• the windows and messages recalling that Guitar Studio is shareware disappear
• unlimited measure number in the tablature editor
• the page about Shareware no longer appears when you print something
• a registration key worth for all future versions of Guitar Studio
• ...
In order to get all these benefits, click on "I Want to Register" and print the page that appears.

I want to register !


License, warranty and copyrights

License
Non registered user
A temporary license of 30 days starting from Guitar Studio's first use is granted. After this license expires, you must uninstall Guitar Studio or register to the author.

Registered user
Please refer to your license.

All users
If you accept the license, you agree to accept the following warranty.

Warranty
The author declines all responsibility about the use and the results of this software.
This software and the files packaged with it are distributed as is. In no case can the author be held responsible for possible physical or mental damage caused by the use of this software.

Copyright
Guitar Studio is the intellectual property of the author. The contribution is a right to use it and in no case constitutes a property transfer. Merging this software into another program or modifying it is forbidden. Any modification or deletion of the license number, copyright notice, author or user name and registration key is prohibited, no matter on what media (disk, documentation...). The author declines all responsibility for the use and the results of this software.


Registration Form

To print this page, click on the "Print" button. You may also copy it on a blank page if you do not have a printer.

(Worth up to 06/30/2002)

Guitar Studio V4.6

Your address:
Last name and first name:.............................................
Adress: ..............................................................
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Zip Code: .......................
City: ................................................................
Country: .............................................................

Miscellaneous information (optional):
Telephone: ...........................................................
Fax: .................................................................
How did you get this evaluation version of Guitar Studio:
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Internet address: ....................................................
Your operating system:
( ) Windows 95   ( ) Windows 98 ( ) Windows ME ( ) Windows NT 4
( ) Windows 2000 ( ) Windows XP ( ) Other: ...........................
Your guitar:..........................................................
Your ampli:...........................................................
Your effets:..........................................................

Suggestions, remarks and criticisms:
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Choose your contribution method:
( ) YES, I wish to get my Guitar Studio registration key and I enclose
abank check, cashable in France, to Nicolas Manel, for an amount of
22,87 € or 150 French Francs or $US 30 ($25 + $5 currency conversion
fee). I send this duly filled form with my contribution to the
following address:
Nicolas Manel
1, rue de Forsan
55140 VAUCOULEURS
FRANCE

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