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EXTENSiVE HeLP FoR FAR 1.00!
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Keypresses new to version 1.00 are marked by a *
Global Keys (Apply to all areas except graphical editor and CFG screen
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/ octave down (use keypad)
* octave up (use keypad)
UP (on keypad) current sample up
DOWN (on keypad) current sample down
6 (on keypad) order up
3 (on keypad) order down
4 (on keypad) tempo down
1 (on keypad) tempo up
CTRL-4 (on keypad) fine tempo up
CTRL-1 (on keypad) fine tempo down
= edit volume down
\ edit volume up
F1 Move to sample edit
* CTRL-F1 MIDI stream reset
F2 Move to pattern edit
F3 Move to order edit
F4 Play from current order
F5 Play from beginning of song
F6 Play from top current pattern
F7 Play from current position in current pattern
F8 Stop playback of song
* F9 Toggle volume ramping
* ALT-F9 Clear all pattern data
* CTRL-F9 Clear entire song from memory
ALT-F11 Change name of song
ALT-F12 Change DOS filename of song
SHIFT-F11 Load a pattern
SHIFT-F12 Save a pattern
F10 Edit or view song text!
F11 Load song
F12 Save song
CTRL-0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,
8,9,A,B,C,D,E,F Toggle corresponding channel on/off
CTRL-SHIFT-0,1,2,3,4,
etc, etc. Turn off all channels except the one
specified.
ALT-T Turn ON all channels.
ALT-F8 Edit song loop position
ALT-F10 Save configuration
ALT-ESC Shell to DOS (not 100% reliable)
ScrollLock Decrease volume
Pause Increase volume
* ? Get a list of keys (like this)
* ALT-/ View release notes for this version
* CTRL-/ View ANY text file
Keys specific to pattern editing
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SPACE erase note under edit bar
UP,DOWN,LEFT,RIGHT move edit bar around
PGUP,PGDN moves to top or bottom of page - if you are
already at one of those, it flips pages
CTRL-PGUP,PGDN moves directly to next or last page in one key
HOME,END Moves to the first, last channel in current row
DELETE,INSERT delete/insert current note under edit bar
and move entire set of notes under it up or
down
ALT-B,E Mark begin,end of a block
ALT-C,O copy into/out of buffer
ALT-Q,A Transpose block up/down one octave
ALT-W,S Transpose block up/down one halfstep
ALT-Y,H Transpose block of volumes up/down one level
ALT-K Create a solid block of commands from current row
ALT-G Set command from current row on rows with notes
ALT-V Set volume of block
ALT-I Set instrument of block
ALT-U Unmark block
ALT-Z Clear block
ALT-R,N Copy/paste current row-note that this
function CAN be used to rotate the music
ALT-L Mark entire channel
ALT-M Copy entire pattern over another one
ALT-P Place break location
[ Edit instrument field of note under edit bar
This changes the current edit instrument.
] Edit volume field of note under edit bar
This changes the current edit volume.
BACKSPACE Edit effect field of note under edit bar
SHIFT-BACKSPACE Erase effect field of note under edit bar
ALT-F1 Erase all instruments/samples
ALT-F2 Erase current pattern
ALT-F3 Erase all order info
-,+ Change patterns
ALT-J Jump to another pattern
` Pick up volume,instrument under edit bar
* ALT/0-9 Set jump value. Tells the number of rows to move
after placing each note.
* ALT-UP/DOWN Moves the number of rows set by jump value.
Keys specific to sample editing
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INSERT,DELETE Insert or delete sample at this position,
moving all others under it up or down
. (number pad) Delete current sample, without moving others
CURSUP,CURSDN Change samples
[ ] Edit Sample RepStart,RepEnd
ENTER Edit Sample name (saved with sample with
saved to disk in FSM format, along with
RepStart/RepEnd Info)
SPACE Load a new sample
ALT-F Save a sample in FSM format
ALT-S Save a sample in USM format (unsigned raw)
ALT-E Bring up graphical sample thingy
ALT-F1 Erase all Samples
- Set sticky volume; 0 to cancel
ALT-O Optimize loop
* ALT-W View WaveDesign preview screen
Keys specific to order editing
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CURSUP,CURSDN Change order up,down
] Edit order value under cursor
INSERT,DELETE Insert,delete an order at cursor, moves all
orders under this one up or down
Keys specific to graphical sample editing
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Keypad CURSUP,CURSDN Change sample up/down
ESC Exit editor
F8,SPACE Stop currently playing music/sample
Miscellanious helpful information
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decimal notation: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
------------------+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
Hexidecimal : 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
(thanks Tran/X-Ren) for this diagram
C# D# F# G# A# C# D# F# G# A#
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C D E F G A B C D E F G A B
--Effect help
Effect What is it? Parameters
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01/02 Ramp delay on/off none
03 Fulfill loop none
04/05 New/Old far tempo none
1 Pitch offset up amount to add to frequency
2 Pitch offset down amount to subtract from frequency
3 Note-port Number of bars allowed to bend; a note
on the current line
4 Retrigger number of times to play note
5 Set Vibrato depth Amplitude of vibrato wave
6 Vibrato note Speed of vibrato
7 Vol Sld Up Notches to move
8 Vol Sld Dn Notches to move
9 Sustained vibrato Amplitude; keeps going until a 90 effect
A Slide-to-vol Number of bars allowed to bend; a volume
on the current line
B Balance Panning value, 0-F
C Note Offset which slice to play on (out of 16)
D Fine tempo down amount to subrtact from notes/sec
E Fine tempo up amount to add to notes/sec
F Set tempo Notes/sec in 32/Tempo
NOTE that function 5 has no effect on the current note, and that if you want
to set both values simultaneously you must put the 5x command left of the 6x
command.