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Rhapsody 3 Demo
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Rhapsody 3 has been superseded by Rhapsody 4 but only for computers with ARM
3 or faster and a minimum of 4MB RAM. See separate file for more
information. Rhapsody 3 has now been reduced in price to just ú49.95 plus ú3
P&P.
This demo version of Rhapsody 3 automatically loads four scores but will not
load anything else or save anything at all. A fifth score is blank and
enables you to try out the editing functions by creating your own score. You
can print out one page only of any of these scores.
This demo automatically loads a set of voices to be used with BumbleBee,
Scarboro and Jerusalem. For the Toccata score you must click on the
application !Organ first to load the Organ voices. Note that this overwrites
the other voices and you will need to reload if you want to hear them played
correctly again.
To hear a score click on one of the sub menu options in the 'Play from'
menu.
About Rhapsody 3
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Rhapsody 3 is to a musical score what a word processor is to a book. It will
enable you to enter a musical score into the computer; to edit it in all
sorts of ways until it is perfect; to save it to disc; and to print it out
on any printer in a variety of scales and formats.
In addition, Rhapsody 3 will also let you perform your masterpiece, either
through the Archimedes' own sound system or through any electronic
instrument which is fitted with a MIDI port. (To do this you will also need
a MIDI interface fitted inside your computer.)
All the essential facilities for producing a true musical score are
provided, including repeats; dynamic markings; phrasing; crescendos and
decrescendos; accelerandos and ritardandos; staccato and accented notes;
trills and ornaments; guitar chords; etc. etc.
If you have a MIDI instrument, you can use it not only to play scores but
also to help you put in your music. This can be done in real time while
Rhapsody 3 is playing the rest of the score, or it can be one note at a
time for difficult passages.
The scores provided are set up for a General MIDI Tone chart and if your
keyboard conforms to this standard the scores will play correctly without
alteration. More Tone charts are supplied with the full version of the
program as well as information on creating your own.
Rhapsody 3 understands both Maestro and MIDI files (as produced by programs
like Serenade and Rhythm Bed), and will convert these to Rhapsody 3's own
format.
Rhapsody 3 requires at least 2Mb of memory but is compatible with both
RISCáOSá2 and RISC OS 3. The 3D icons are only available under RISC OS 3
however.
You can obtain extensive interactive help by running the !Help application
on the disc supplied with your computer or in the applications folder in
RISC OS 3. Help is provided on the Rhapsody 3 Panel which can be called up
by clicking on the Show edit panel item in the Rhapsody 3 icon bar menu.
EDITING WITH RHAPSODY 3
=======================
Before you can add or change anything, you have to position what is known
as the cursor. To do this, click on the 4/4 symbol (the time signature) in
the Score window. A cream box will appear round it.
At the moment, the program will enter crotchets (they are highlighted in
blue on the Panel window). To add one, click with Select or Adjust on the
yellow icon showing an arrow pointing down and to the right . (Select will
enter a note with the stem pointing upward; Adjust will enter one with the
stem pointing downward.) For completeness, we will mention here that the
green arrow , will insert the selected symbol at the current cursor position
while the other yellow arrow inserts the symbol before the cursor.
The pitch of the note (ie its position on the musical stave) is determined
by the position of the small red arrows inside the cursor. You can move
these up and down by clicking Select over the cursor at the right position,
or alternatively by clicking on the up and down arrows on the left side of
the Panel window. Select moves them by one line; Adjust moves them by a
whole octave.
At the bottom of the Panel window is a row of icons showing eight different
lengths of note, plus some other symbols:
Click on one of the notes to change the length of the notes you add. Try
also selecting one or more of the six icons next to them before adding a
note. As you can see, Rhapsody 3 can add sharps, flats, accidentals, ties,
dots and triplets to notes immediately, as they are entered.
If you go on adding more notes to the end of a score (eg by using the yellow
arrow icon), Rhapsodyá3 will put in a barline for you as soon as each bar
becomes full.
Now try some editing. Place the cursor on top of a note you have entered (by
clicking on it using Select or Adjust. As long as the cursor is only on top
of one note, the position of the red arrows does not matter.) Now click on
the red cross icon on the Panel window. You will see that the note is
deleted. If the note you have deleted was in anything other than the first
or last bars a warning box will appear.
This is warning you that what you have just done has caused there to be only
three crotchet measures left in the bar. As the time signature is 4/4, this
means the score will not play properly. Enter one or more notes of the right
length in the same way as before, and the box will disappear when the bar
is full again.
Dragging notes
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Another way of entering and editing notes is by dragging. Hold down Select
or Adjust on one of the note icons on the Panel window. A red note will
appear, replacing the mouse pointer. While still holding down the mouse
button, move the red note over the score window and release the button. Now
providing you do not move the pointer outside the area of the score window,
you will remain in insert mode. Every time you click on the score a note
will be inserted. If you click with Select, the note's stem will point
upwards, and if you click with Adjust the stem will point downwards.
Incidentally, the same is true when you click on the yellow or green icons
in the Main Panel window: Select for an up-stem note, Adjust for a down-stem
note.
You can also drag the existing notes in a score around. Carefully position
the pointer over the note head you wish to move and press and hold the
Select button down. After a brief pause, the pointer will change to a red
note head. Still holding the Select button down, drag the note head to a new
position on the score and release the button. A new note will be inserted
and the old one deleted. If you use the Adjust button, the original note is
not deleted. In other words use Select to move a note and Adjust to copy it.
Playing your score
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One of Rhapsodyá3's most important functions is the ability to play scores
through the computer or through a MIDI instrument. You can do this by
clicking on the cream icon at the top right of the Panel window. Use Select
to play from the start, or Adjust to play from whichever bar the cursor is
in. The icon will turn red, and clicking on it again will stop the computer
playing. Alternatively you can play a score by clicking on one of the
entries in the 'Play from' menu.
If you have enjoyed using this demo version of Rhapsody 3 you can obtain the
full version with comprehensive manual, dozens of scores and lots of voices
directly from:
Clares Micro Supplies
98 Middlewich Road
Northwich
Cheshire
CW9 7DA
Tel. 01606 48511
Fax. 01606 48512
Email sales@clares.demon.co.uk
Rhapsody 3 Price now down to ú49.95 inc VAT
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