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    Function key usage                                       Mouse

   F1     - Display this help information.                  [Help]
   F2     - Start recording.                                [Record]
   F3     - Exit program.                                   [Exit]
   F9     - Decrement cell value.                           <left button>
   F10    - Increment cell value.                           <right button>
   Alt-F2 - Toggle MIDI thru mode off/on (default is on).   [Thru]
   Alt-F3 - Push to DOS.                                    [Push]

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 │ Editing │
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 Use the arrow keys to move the large block cursor around the screen to
 select the available data fields or "cells".  On a color monitor, the data
 in cells which can be changed will appear yellow.  Note the input area near
 the bottom of the screen, indicated by ">" and the small blinking cursor.
 To enter or change a selected cell, type into the input area and press
 return.  The value entered will then appear in the cell (if the input was
 valid).  A description of the valid input for the current cell will always
 appear on the line above the input area.

 Use the following keys for editing:

  Return    - Retrieves the current contents of a cell and places it in the
               input area for modification (if the input area is empty).
  Insert    - Toggles between character insert and overwrite modes.
  Delete    - Deletes the character at the cursor.
  BackSpace - Deletes the character before the cursor.
  End       - Moves to the end of the character string.
  Home      - Moves to the beginning of the character string.
  Escape    - Erases the input area.

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 │ Operation │
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 When RECORD is run without specifying a file name on the command line, it
 executes interactively.  Several options can be specified by filling in the
 data cells on the screen prior to recording.  To begin recording, press F2
 (or click the [Record] block at the bottom of the screen).  Recording begins
 with the first MIDI event received, and continues until a key is pressed (on
 the computer keyboard).

 Data cells:

 - File:  The name of the MIDI output file.  The default name is "out.mff".
   Recording can be initiated repeatedly and the output file will be replaced
   each time unless the name is changed.

 - Title:  A short descriptive note to be included in the file for use by a
   MIDI file-capable sequencer or other reader.

 - Tempo:  The base tempo assigned to the sequence.  The default is 120
   quarter note beats per minute.

 - Format:  One of 3 possible MIDI file formats - 0, 1, or 2.  The output is
   basically unchanged, regardless of this setting, though some sequencers
   expect a specific format number.  Most will accept format 0.  RECORD will
   write a single track in all cases.

 - Delay:  Allows a pause to be inserted at the beginning of the sequence.
   Normally, the first MIDI event will be recorded at time 0, but if this
   value is non-zero, the first event will start at the specified time (in
   tenths of a second).


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 │ Mouse usage │
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 When a Microsoft-compatible mouse is available and the mouse driver software
 properly loaded, operations using the mouse will be enabled.  The mouse may
 be used to select an input cell on the screen by positioning the small mouse
 cursor on the cell and single clicking either button.  The cell will be
 highlighted, just as if the cell had been selected using the arrow keys.

 Any cell which can be changed using the F10/F9 keys to increment/decrement,
 may be changed in a similar manner using the mouse.  Once a cell is selected
 by clicking on it, subsequent clicking of the left button will decrement the
 cell value, and clicking of the right button will increment it.

 In mouse mode, the function key designations normally displayed at the
 bottom of the screen are changed to selector blocks for each available
 function.  Clicking on a block will perform the indicated function.  All
 functions may still be invoked via the normal keyboard equivalents.

 If mouse operations are not desired, add the -k option on the command line
 when the program is run to force keyboard mode.

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 │ Command line usage │
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 RECORD <filename> <options>

 If <filename> is specified, RECORD is run non-interactively (i.e., recording
 is begun and the given file is used for the MIDI file output).  Recording
 begins when the first MIDI event is received, and continues until a key is
 pressed (on the computer keyboard).  Interactive mode is selected simply by
 leaving off the file name.

 <options> may be any of the following:


 -d  Selects the MIDI interface to use if more than one is present in the
     system:

              -dmfc      selects IBM Music Feature
              -dmpu      selects MPU-401 compatible
              -dmidiator selects MIDIator
              -dsbmidi   selects Sound Blaster MIDI

              (The first 3 letters of the device name are sufficient.)

     Optional IRQ and I/O port address information can be added following
     the device id if necessary:

              -dxxx:<irq>:<ioaddr>

     For example, to define an MPU-compatible interface using IRQ 5 and I/O
     address 332 (hex), use:

              -dMPU:5:332

     If only the I/O address is required but the default IRQ is alright,
     use -dMPU::332.

 -i  Try to determine the IRQ in use automatically (MPU and MFC only).

 -v  List the type of interface actually selected before starting.

 -k  forces keyboard mode if a mouse is present.

 -m  forces monochrome mode (mono mode is automatically detected).

  Separate all options with at least one space.


 Examples:

   record                   (Runs the program interactively)

   record test.mff          (Begins recording to file test.mff)

   record -dmpu::336        (Runs interactively; forces MPU I/O address 336)

   record test.mff -dmfc    (Records to file, forcing MFC mode)

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