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** Componium - Music Studio for Atari Falcon/STE/TT
This demoversion is Public Domain.
Therefore you can (and are strongly encouraged to) copy it, distribute
it and put it for download on bulletin boards - the only condition is to
leave it intact with all the files included in the original distribution
pack. Use it on your own risk.
Commercial use is not authorized without agreement.
To obtain full version contact:
Germany:
COMPO Software GmBH
Vallser Str. 540
D-52074 Aachen
Tel: + 49 241 830 98
Fax: + 49 241 869 22
France:
CompoScan S.A.R.L.
12, run Maurice Arnoux
F - 92120 MONTROUGE
Tel + 33 1 47 359 966
Retail price is 149.- DM.
** Package
This package includes both Falcon and STE installation - the default
configuration is Falcon. To improve STE performance rename folder SAMPLES
to SAMPLES.16 (or delete it completely) and rename folder SAMPLES.8 to
SAMPLES.
** Minimum cofiguration required
Atari STE with 1 MB RAM. Falcon with hard disk recommended.
** Special gift
This demo disk contains two more applications: CALCUL and APPPROT. See
folder SUMA.PD.
** Demoversion restrictions
MIDI import not possible.
Saving of compositions is not possible.
Sample bank is very limited (to match one HD disk).
Sample editing studio SonoGraf not included.
* Running
Double click on COMPO.APP.
You should not use Componium in True Color or 256 color modes - there
could appear drop-outs in sound because of lowered performace of system in
these modes.
* First steps with Componium
Componium can be used very intuitivelly, there are no great
difficulties. Most abilites can be accessed in the main menu or in the
toolbox.
* Playing a composition
You will probably want to hear some music first of all. Componium (if
it is installed well) should automatically load one of the demo songs. You
have only to click on the toolbox icon for playing (tweeter with notes),
or select menu item Play, or press Control + P.
If you want to listen to another composition, click on the load icon -
arrow pointing from disk, or close the window and select menu item Open
(Control + O).
* Arranging song
You should keep on mind that all actions (inserting, deleting,
editing, etc.) are done by holding right mouse button on the item, whilst
left button is used to moving a cursor and/or marking a block.
The description of keybord shortcuts is not complete - it is intended
only to help you with the most important features.
* Cursor moves, block
Cursor is an inverse rectangle. To move the cursor click left button
on the item or use cursor keys (with a control/shift key pressed for
bar/page moves respectivelly).
If you hold left button and drag the mouse, a block will be marked in
one or more tracks .
* Mouse cursor
The mouse cursor can be on of these:
edit cursor - cross-hair - allowing to edit items.
delete cursor - X-like cross - deleting items.
The shape of the cursor can be selected in the toolbox.
You should use mainly edit cursor. Deleting items can easily be done
using [Delete] key.
* Editing/inserting a note
(Valid only when edit cursor is active.)
The pitch and the duration of a note can be changed by __holding__
__right__ mouse button on the note (on its round body) and dragging the
mouse in both directions. Special signs (#, b) can be added in dialog,
which appears after double clicking on the note.
When you hold right button between two notes, new note will be
inserted. Holding above or below of the note adds new note into the chord.
Pitch of the note at the cursor position can also be changed by
pressing one of the C,D,E,F,G,A,B keys (with one of the shifts to set
lower or higher octave), duration is controlled by 1,2,3,4,8,9 (for 16)
and 0 (for 32) keys.
The [Tab] key inserts new note into the chord.
The space bar will insert one note at the right side of the cursor,
backspace, delete and insert behave as expected.
* Editing a command
(Valid only when edit cursor is active.)
Most of the other items can be edited by holding the right button or
double clicking left button with nearly the same effect (also equivalent
to typing [Return]).
* Editing a part
When using parts, you can edit them either in the composition window,
either in separate window. The separate part window is opened, when you
double click on the beginning of the name of the part. Note that all
changes made in the parts are immediately displayed in all places, where
the part is seen.
The context of the part (voice, measure, key, octave shift, etc.) is
taken from the place where the part is called. If you edit the same part
with different contexts (e.g. called from locations having different
keys), separate window is opened for each version of it.
To create a new part use the menu item "Call part" and select the
"New" button.
This READ.ME file written: 2/2/1994
Any comments or suggestion send to:
Ondrej Spanel
Lipenska 571
149 00 Praha 4 - Hrncire
Czech Republic
Phone/fax: + 42 2 6437490
E-mail: <ospa9299@barbora.mff.cuni.cz>