home|Home|This is the Home Screen, with buildings which represent the different sections of the game. Click on a building to go to that part of the disc.
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0|156|100|206|aud|The garage icon leads to the Audition.
139|89|239|159|reh|The church hall icon leads to the Rehearsal.
94|19|144|99|studio|The studio icon leads to the Recording Studio.
211|12|291|62|concert|The stadium icon leads to the concert.
167|161|253|235|options|The record shop icon leads to Options.
284|108|329|153|none|The tunnel icon lets you exit from Wannabe a Pop Star.
310|227|332|249|none|The Smiley sticker is present in every scene of Wannabe a Pop Star - click on it to hear the narrator tell you what to do in that scene. Remember, more detailed Help is available from every section of Wannabe a Pop Star - simply click on the F1 key at any time.
options|Options|The Record Shop represents the Options screen. Go to the Options screen to load a band or single, adjust volume and sound effects or read the credits.
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65|37|101|99|home|Click on the map of the Home Screen to return to the Home Screen.
118|50|171|66|none|Click on Load Band to select and load in a previously created band - you can load them in from a floppy as well as your hard drive.
176|50|228|66|none|Click on Load Single to select and load in a previously created single.
107|84|157|108|none|Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume of sound in the product.
187|85|235|109|none|You can choose to turn the background noises and comments On or Off by clicking on these buttons - the default is On.
149|118|199|148|none|If you are running the product on a minimum specification machine, you may find it useful to adjust the Music Quality - select the lower quality to improve the performance of your machine when playing music clips.
148|160|198|190|none|The Smiley sticker in each scene represents the Pop Help - the narrator will give you an overview of what to do in that scene. You can choose to turn this option off and remove the sticker from every scene by clicking on the Off button.
117|207|173|225|none|We Did This lists all those people and organisations who were involved in the making of Wannabe a Pop Star.
176|207|230|225|none|About contains the technical acknowledgements.
aud|Audition|This is the Audition scene, where you put the band together. Audition 30 different musicians and decide who you want to join your band.
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275|77|309|117|home|Click on the map of the Home Screen to return to the Home Screen.
253|139|275|191|fire|Click on the Bass guitar or stand to display the choice of different bass players.
198|155|220|243|idmenu|Click on the microphone stand to display the choice of different singers.
120|89|238|195|audmenu|Click on the Drums to display the choice of different drummers.
76|129|124|195|none|Click on the keyboards to display the choice of different keyboard players.
26|162|48|212|fire|Click on the Lead guitar or stand to display the choice of different guitar players.
0|112|22|134|none|Click on the Camera to print out a picture of your band.
84|45|108|71|none|Click on the Smiley sticker and the narrator will give you an overview of what to do in the scene.
309|78|333|208|reh|Click on the door to go to the Rehearsal.
audmenu|Audition Menu|When you click on an instrument or stand, a menu will appear which displays the musicians to choose from - click on one to hear them audition.
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56|15|272|53|hire|Single-click on one of the musicians to see them walk in to the Audition, introduce themselves and play their audition piece. To speed up the process and avoid their walk-on and introduction, double-click on a head in the heads menu and they'll appear at their instrument and perform their piece.
152|53|204|75|aud|Click on the Cancel button if you do not want to choose one of the musicians in the menu.
hire|Hire|When the musician has played their audition piece, the Hire dialog will appear - click on Yep or Nope to choose whether you want to hire them or not.
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107|13|227|73|aud|When they have played their audition piece, the Hire dialog will appear - you need to decide if you want to hire them or not, by clicking on the Yep or Nope buttons.
fire|Fire|If you change your mind and you want to fire a musician, click on the instrument or stand to display the Fire dialog box. If you click on Yep, the musician will walk off.
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104|13|228|73|aud|If you hire a musician and then change your mind, you can fire them at any time and in any scene in the product. Click on that musician's instrument or stand to produce the Fire dialog box, and click on the Yep or Nope buttons.
idmenu|Singers' Menu|As well as the ten singers, you can also choose one of two silhouetted singers - these are the identikit singers. You can choose what the singer will wear and what style they sing in.
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29|14|249|98|aud|Single-click on one of the musicians to see them walk in to the Audition, introduce themselves and play their audition piece. If you do not want them to introduce themselves, double-click on a head and they will appear at their instrument and perform their piece.
150|98|204|120|aud|Click on the Cancel button if you do not want to choose one of the singers in the menu.
252|13|292|99|idkit|Two of the singers appear in silhouette, and they are the identikit singers. Click on one of them to create your own singer - you can decide what they should wear and what style they sing in.
idkit|Identikit Singers|Decide on what your singer should be like by choosing their hat/hair, clothes and shoes, as well as one of 5 singing styles.
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101|89|171|111|none|You can choose your singer's skin colour.
101|111|171|133|none|You can choose your singer's hairstyle or hat.
101|133|171|153|none|You can choose what top the singer should wear.
101|153|171|174|none|Choose the what skirt or trousers the singer should wear.
101|174|171|195|none|Choose which shoes they should wear.
102|195|154|215|none|Choose your singer's voice, by choosing one of five singing styles.
154|195|172|215|none|Click on the Play button to preview the different voice options.
176|94|226|208|none|You can preview what your singer will look like wearing different clothes and shoes.
132|215|212|237|aud|If you are happy with your singer, click on Yep to return to the Audition where your singer will be waiting. If you do not want to choose the identikit singer to be in your band, click on the Nope button to return you to the Audition where you can click on the microphone stand to audition some other singers.
reh|Rehearsal|The Rehearsal scene is where you put your band's song together.
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0|124|20|156|none|Click on the Camera to print out a picture of your band.
22|186|52|200|none|Click on the Play button to play your song. When playing, the button will change into a Stop button - clicking on it will stop your song.
22|200|52|250|none|Every row represents a band member, indicated by the picture of their instrument on the left-hand side of the song box.
52|186|262|200|none|The columns represent the different parts of the song - their titles highlight to indicate which part of the song is playing or selected.
54|200|262|250|rehsong|Double-click on a Song Cell to display the choice of 5 different songs for that musician in that part of the song.
272|77|302|117|home|Click on the map of the Home Screen to return to the Home Screen.
314|68|332|208|studio|Click on the door to go to the Recording Studio.
262|196|312|210|none|If you change your mind and want to undo a section, select a cell by clicking on it, then click the Delete button - that will remove the song part represented in that cell.
262|216|312|229|none|Click on the Load Song button to load a song that you have already created in a previous game. Your current band can play a song originally performed by another band even if the band members are different - your current band will effectively create a cover version of the original song.
262|229|312|239|none|Click on the Save Song button to save the song that you have created.
262|238|312|249|none|Click on Print Music to print out the sheet music of the song you have just created.
149|67|173|91|none|For Pop Help, click on the Smiley sticker and the narrator will give you an overview of what to do in the scene.
rehsong|Song List|Each instrument can play 8 song parts - choose which song you want them to play in each part by choosing from the 5 songs in the Song List.
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124|3|208|87|reh|You can preview a song clip for your chosen instrument by clicking on one of the five songs and then pressing the Play button. Choose OK to enter it into the Song Box (or double-click the song title to save time), click on Cancel to choose another cell.
studio|Studio|The Recording Studio scene is where you can add extra sounds to your song, as well as adjusting volume and panning.
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4|110|26|144|none|Click on the Camera to print out a picture of your band.
242|64|274|104|home|Click on the map of the Home Screen to return to the Home Screen.
279|52|329|176|concert|Click on the door to go to the Concert.
294|7|328|43|none|For Pop Help, click on the Smiley sticker and the narrator will give you an overview of what to do in the scene.
0|212|66|250|none|There are five vertical Volume Sliders which control the volume of each instrument. The five horizontal slides control left and right sound balance.
70|201|258|215|none|Your Song Title is displayed here.
70|213|258|224|none|The titles of the eight different song parts are highlighted to indicate which part of the song is playing or has been selected.
68|223|116|235|none|Click on the Load Song button to load a song that you have already created in a previous game. Your current band can play a song originally performed by another band even if the band members are different - your current band will effectively create a cover version of the original song.
68|235|116|247|none|Click on the Save Song button to save the song that you have created.
127|228|147|242|none|Click on the Play button to play back your song with the extra effects that you have added. When playing, the button will change into a Stop button - clicking on it will stop your song.
203|223|253|235|none|Click on Print Music to print out the sheet music of the song you have just created.
203|234|253|246|none|Clicking the Delete button deletes any of the extra sounds and effects you have added to your song in the Studio.
260|200|314|214|none|You can mix different sounds into your song by choosing sounds from six different sound-banks.
263|214|327|248|none|Click on one of the five buttons to play a sample sound from a sound-bank.
0|200|68|212|none|Click on the record buttons to adjust the volume and balance of the music while your song is playing. The buttons will turn red when you are recording. Try recording over parts of your song, section by section.
316|199|332|215|none|Click on the record button to add sample sounds to your mix while your song is playing. The button will turn red when you are recording. Try adding sounds to your song, section by section.
149|228|191|242|none|To add sounds and effects to your song, click on the large Record button in the centre of the control panel. The Play button will depress at the same time.
concert|Concert|The Concert scene is where your band performs their song in front of an audience, and you find out whether they like you or not.
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0|0|333|250|charts|The Concert is where your band performs their song in front of an audience, and they react according to how well you have put your song together.
charts|Top Twenty|Once the performance is over, you'll find out how well you did by seeing what position you got to in the Top Twenty Charts.
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100|0|242|37|none|Find out if your band has made it into the Smash Hits Top Twenty Charts.
0|0|84|84|home|Click on the map of the Home Screen to return to the Home Screen.
87|60|245|72|disc|If your band has made it into the Charts, you will see their name and song title highlighted in the charts.
85|40|243|232|none|The Top Twenty Chart displays the progress of previous songs.
238|60|250|150|none|If you have scored highly and got into the Top Ten, you will have earnt a platinum, gold or silver disk.
280|191|330|241|none|Click on the Print icon to print out a copy of the Top Twenty Charts.
disc|Disc|If your song has reached the Top Ten, you'll earn a platinum, gold or silver disc. Go to the the disc screen to print out a full-page copy of your disc, by clicking on the disc next to your Top Ten entry.
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258|-2|330|22|charts|Click on the Smash Hits title to return to the Top Twenty Charts screen.
293|60|333|126|home|Your disk is inscribed with your band's name, song title, chart position and date.
281|190|331|240|none|Click on the Print icon to print out a full-screen version of your disk.
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