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QuadraComposer 2.03
Copyright © 1993 Technological ArtWork
(Bo Lincoln & Calle Englund)
U S E R M A N U A L
DISTRIBUTION:
You are hereby given permission to distribute the
QC20.LhA archive (or the same decrunched), as long as it is
redistributed in its original unmodified form. You may NOT take any fee
for the program itself, only the costs for the media itself.
Files included in this package:
* QuadraComposer2.0 --- The program
* QCManual2.0.TXT --- This file
* QCManual2.0.guide --- The AmigaGuide® manual
* InstallQC2.0 --- The Installer script
* QCReplay.s --- An ASM source
* QCFastReplay.s --- An ASM source
* QC.font sizes 6 & 8 --- The font
+ icons
SHAREWARE:
QuadraComposer is SHAREWARE, and if you use it you should pay the
shareware fee of US$ 20 (or the equal amount is SEK) (The fee
should be cashable in OUR local banks, so a $20-bill is the most
practical payment...). Please support us.
SWEDEN ONLY: Du kan betala på Bo Lincolns postgiro 920 74 13-7
(repeat 920 74 13-7).
COPYRIGHTS:
QuadraComposer is Copyright © 1993 Technological Artwork (Bosse Lincoln
& Calle Englund).
QC makes use of reqtools.library for the requesters.
ReqTools is Copyright © Nico François.
Amiga is a registered trademark of Commodore-Amiga Inc.
THE AUTHORS:
* Bo Lincoln *
SnailMail: Bo Lincoln
Ryttargatan 70
S-731 52 KÖPING
SWEDEN
* Calle Englund *
Email: c92caren@und.ida.liu.se
C O N T E N T S:
1 OPERATION OF QUADRA COMPOSER
1.0 SPECIAL GADGETS
1.0.1 UP / DOWN GADGET
1.0.2 CYCLE GADGET
1.0.3 LITTLE RED DOTS
1.1 WINDOWS
1.1.1 MENU WINDOW
1.1.2 MAIN NOTE WINDOW
1.1.3 SAMPLE WINDOW
1.1.4 SAMPLE EDIT WINDOW
1.1.5 DISK OPERATION WINDOW
1.1.6 MIXER WINDOW
1.1.7 TEXT WINDOW
1.1.8 NOTE EDIT WINDOW
1.1.9 SPECTRUM ANALYSER WINDOW
1.1.10 QUADRASCOPE WINDOW
1.1.11 PREFERENCES WINDOW
1.2 KEYBOARD COMMANDS
2 HOW TO MAKE MUSIC WITH QUADRA COMPOSER
2.0 BASICS
2.0.1 NOTES
2.0.2 SAMPLE NUMBER
2.0.3 PATTERNS & POSITIONS
2.1 EFFECT COMMANDS
2.1.1 ARPEGGIO
2.1.2 PITCH SLIDE, UP
2.1.3 PITCH SLIDE, DOWN
2.1.4 TONE PORTAMENTO
2.1.5 VIBRATO
2.1.6 VOLUME SLIDE + SUSTAINED TONE PORTAMENTO
2.1.7 VOLUME SLIDE + SUSTAINED VIBRATO
2.1.8 TREMOLO
2.1.9 NOT USED (Why does it have a chapter?)
2.1.10 SET SAMPLE OFFSET
2.1.11 VOLUME SLIDE
2.1.12 POSITION JUMP
2.1.13 SET VOLUME
2.1.14 PATTERN BREAK
2.1.15 EXTENDED (E-) COMMANDS (see 2.1.17)
2.1.16 SET SPEED / TEMPO
2.1.17 EXTENDED COMMANDS
2.1.17.1 SET FILTER
2.1.17.2 FINE PITCHSLIDE, UP
2.1.17.2 FINE PITCHSLIDE, DOWN
2.1.17.2 SET GLISSANDO
2.1.17.2 SET VIBRATO WAVEFORM
2.1.17.2 SET FINETUNE VALUE
2.1.17.2 PATTERN LOOP
2.1.17.2 SET TREMOLO WAVEFORM
2.1.17.2 NOT USED
2.1.17.2 RETRIG NOTE
2.1.17.2 FINE VOLUMESLIDE, UP
2.1.17.2 FINE VOLUMESLIDE, DOWN
2.1.17.2 NOTECUT
2.1.17.2 NOTE DELAY
2.1.17.2 NOT USED
2.1.17.2 PATTERN DELAY
2.1.18 EFFECTS THAT DIFFER FROM THE NT-FORMAT
APPENDIX A IFF EMOD FILE FORMAT
APPENDIX B HISTORY
1 OPERATION OF QUADRA COMPOSER
==============================
This chapter describes how to use Quadra Composer.
First, some strange words will be explained.
Hexadecimal: All numbers, EXCEPT for percent numbers, are in
hexadecimal. Hexadecimal?, you ask. Calm down, it will be explained.
Our normal number system has the base 10; The first place has the
value 1, the second 10, the third 100, and so on. E.g:
236
2*100///
3*10_//
6*1__/
= dec 236
In hexadecimal, the base is dec 16:
3A4
2*256///
10*16// <--- Those numbers showed in decimal.
4*1__/
= dec 676
But then there must be 16 numbers!? Right, but since we only
have our normal 10, you use A, B, C, D, E and F as 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
and 15. If you want to type dec (decimal, base 10) 11 in hex, it will
be B. Simple. The reason of using this strange (?) system is that it
takes less space; With just two digits you can write numbers up to hex FF
(dec 255), not only up to dec 99.
RMB: Short for Right Mouse Button.
LMB: Short for Left Mouse Button.
1.0 SPECIAL GADGET TYPES
========================
These are the special gadgets used in Quadra Composer...
1.0.1 UP/DOWN GADGET
====================
+--+
| /|
|/ |
+--+
Pressing the LMB over the up/down-wards pointing triangle will
in/de-crease the value in the recessed box beside. If the RMB is
pressed simultaneously, the rate of change will increase.
All values are displayed in hexadecimal, except for the percentage values
(otherwise it would be a bit confusing).
1.0.2 CYCLE GADGET
==================
+---+
|/->|
|| |
|\-/|
+---+
Cycles through multiple choices then clicked on with LMB. Pressing shift
while clicking will make the cycle go backwards.
1.0.3 LITTLE RED DOTS
=====================
If a gadget has a little red dot in its upper right corner, then
there is an option window attached to it. Clicking RMB brings it up.
1.1 WINDOWS
===========
Quadra Composer 2.0 is built up using Intuition windows. Each part of the
program has its own window.
1.1.1 MENU WINDOW
=================
This is the only window that must be open all the time. From this you can
open the other windows. In this window are also the module control gadgets.
+--+--+
| 1| 2|
+--+--+
| 3| 4|
+--+--+
| 5| 6|
+--+--+
| 7| 8|
+--+--+
| 9|10|
+--+--+
+--+--+
|11|12|
+--+--+
|13|14|
+--+--+
|15|16|
+--+--+
1) Opens the main note window.
2) Opens the sample window.
3) Opens the disk operation window.
4) Opens the mixer window.
5) Opens the text display window.
6) Opens the note edit window.
7) Opens the spectrum analyzer window.
8) Opens the scope window.
9) Opens the preferences window.
10) Displays the About requester.
11) Plays the module from the current position.
12) Plays the current pattern.
13) Starts recording.
14) Starts recording the current pattern.
15) Stops the music, turns the sound off and turns edit off.
16) Turns edit on.
When you press the CLOSE gadget in the upper left corner, the whole program
will be ended.
1.1.2 MAIN NOTE WINDOW
======================
This is the main window of Quadra Composer. It displays the current
pattern, and it contains most gadgets for note editing.
+------------------------------------------------+
| On On 1 On On |
+-----+------------------------------------+-----+
| 3 | | 12 |
| 4 | | 13 |
| 5 | | 14 |
| 6 | | 15 |
| 7 | | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | | 18 |
| 10 | | 19 |
| | | 20 |
| | | 21 |
| 11 | | |
+-----+------------------------------------+-----+
1) The window dragbar. It displays