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tutor2.sc$
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REM TUTOR2.SCR Ver. 1.06 - Power Chords (c) tutorial script part 2.
REM TWINKLE2.POW - contains the first 4 bars of the song with chords only.
REM It is set up to display chord pictures and names, chord rhythms, and
REM drum rhythms.
REM TWINKLE3.POW - contains the chords for the full 12 bars of the song.
REM It also contains sample drum rhythms.
MINIMIZE INSTRUMENT
MINIMIZE SONG
MINIMIZE RHYTHMEDIT
MINIMIZE PALETTE
MINIMIZE CRPALETTE
MINIMIZE DRPALETTE
MINIMIZE MELPALETTE
MINIMIZE BPPALETTE
MINIMIZE CONPALETTE
MINIMIZE TEMPO
MINIMIZE STAFF
LOAD SONG TWINKLE2.POW
RESTORE DISPLAY 25, 10, 50, 50
Display "Welcome to Part 2 of the Power Chords Tutorial. To stop the
tutorial at any time select 'Stop Playing' from the Script menu above."
Display "If you haven't yet configured Power Chords please do so before
continuing. For information on configuring Power Chords, refer to the
Power Chords Help file, accessible through the 'Help' menu option above.
If you wish to continue with the demo, click on the 'GO' button."
Display "This tutorial will build on the skills learned in Part 1 with
the creation of Drum Rhythms and use of the Rhythm Editor as you expand the
demonstration hit song 'Twinkle Twinkle'."
Display "So far, you have created the first part of Twinkle Twinkle.
You should have ended up with something like..."
RESTORE DISPLAY 60, 0, 40, 40
RESTORE SONG 0, 0, 60, 80
Display "...this. To start with, the chord structure will be fleshed out
so that the whole verse is there. Also, a Chord Rhythm will be supplied."
LOAD SONG TWINKLE3.POW
Display "Now to create a drum rhythm. Like Chord Rhythms, Drum Rhythms in
a song repeat automatically, so the next step is to create one and put it
in the first bar of the song."
Display "Minimize the Song Window and double click on the Rhythm Editor icon."
MINIMIZE SONG
RESTORE RHYTHMEDIT 0, 0, 60, 80
RESTORE DISPLAY 60, 0, 40, 50
Display "Access the Rhythm Editor menu by clicking on the small box in the
upper left hand corner of the Rhythm Editor window. Select 'Drum Rhythm'
from this menu."
RESTORE RHYTHMEDIT 0, 0, 60, 80
Display "You should now see a list of the 24 Drum sounds available to
the left of the note grid in the Rhythm Editor Window."
Display "Before you create our happening Twinkle Twinkle drum rhythm,
let's take this opportunity to explore some of the features of the
Rhythm Editor."
Display "Experiment with the different sounds by using the right
mouse button in any of the note squares."
Display "Now click on a few of the grid squares to create some notes.
Click on the 'Play' button (it has a right facing triangle on it) to
play the rhythm."
Display "Click on the 'Loop' button. It is just below the 'Play' button and
has a looped arrow on it. The Drum Rhythm plays over and over. You can edit
the notes as the Rhythm loops."
Display "While the Drum Rhythm is looping, change the note resolution
by clicking on the resolution scrollbar. This will allow you to enter
some notes of different values."
Display "Now press the Stop button to stop looping. You've seen how
the note resolution can be changed to enter and delete notes of
different values. Now let's look at changing note velocity (volume)."
Display "Click on an existing note with the right mouse button. The note
sounds."
Display "Now click on the note with the right mouse button and hold
the button down. To change the velocity of the note drag the mouse up
or down while holding the right button. With each change in velocity,
the note is replayed. Note the change in color of the note as you
change its velocity."
Display "Deeply colored notes are used to show louder notes, while less
intensely colored notes are used to show softer notes."
Display "Now locate the velocity scale. It is a series of boxes
colored in different intensities of blue, located to the right of the
note grid."
Display "You can change the default velocity of newly entered notes by
selecting various areas of this grid. A black rectangle is drawn
around the current selection."
Display "Try changing default velocities now, and enter notes of various
velocities.
Display "Just above the default velocity scale are the overall
velocity editing buttons. There are two buttons, one with a blue
triangle pointing up in it, and one with a blue triangle pointing
down in it."
Display "These are used to adjust all the velocities values in a
Rhythm. Play your rhythm. Now click repeatedly on the lower velocity
button. Play the Rhythm again to note the change in the overall
volume of the Rhythm."
Display "Now it's time to create a proper drum rhythm for Twinkle
Twinkle. To clear your test pattern, press the 'Zap' button. This
clears all information for the currently displayed Drum Rhythm."
Display "Double click on the Drum Rhythm icon to show the Drum Rhythm
Palette Window."
RESTORE DRPALETTE 60, 50, 40, 30
Display "Two sample Drum Rhythms have been provided for you. The one
labelled 'Basic' just contains bass drum and snare notes that you can
use as a starting point for building a more complex Drum Rhythm."
Display "The other one labelled 'Complete' is a complete drum rhythm
that you can use to copy into the song, if you don't feel like
cooking up a drum rhythm right now."
Display "To audition a Drum Rhythm, click on it with the right mouse
button. If you click the right mouse button again on a rhythm while
it is playing, it stops playing."
Display "If you want to use one of the sample Drum Rhythms as a
starting point for your own, you can copy it to the Rhythm Editor. To
copy a Drum Rhythm to the Rhythm Editor, click on it, hold the mouse
button down, and drag it to the Rhythm Editor. Then release the mouse
button."
Display "Create your Drum Rhythm now."
Display "Okay, now that your Drum Rhythm is created, let's copy it
into the song. Minimize the Drum Rhythm Palette Window."
MINIMIZE DRPALETTE
Display "Now double click on the Song Window icon to restore the Song
Window."
RESTORE SONG 60, 50, 40, 50
Display "Now click on the Rhythm Editor's export button, hold the
mouse button down, and drag the drum rhythm to the first bar of the
song, then release it. Enter a title for the Drum Rhythm if prompted
to."
Display "I'll just re-arrange things for you here..."
MINIMIZE RHYTHMEDIT
RESTORE SONG 0, 0, 60, 80
Display "Now click on the 'Play' button in the Song Window to play the song,
to hear what you've got so far."
Display "You've now learned how to use the main editing features of
the Rhythm Editor to create a Drum Rhythm. You can create and edit
Melodies, Bass Parts, and Chord Rhythms using the same skills."
Display "If you are ready to continue learning about Power Chords,
just click on the 'GO' button. If you wish to take a break, select
'Stop Playing' from the Script menu above. You can Load and Run the
TUTOR3.SCR file when you're ready."
LOAD SCRIPT TUTOR3.SCR