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	     EZNOTE v2.0 User's Guide    
	     Copyright (c) 1994 by Kula Software Inc.
	     All Rights Reserved.                               

	   
     Table of Chapters:

	  1. Introduction
	  2. Application Interface
	  3. File Management
	  4. EZNOTE Editor
	  5. Key/Mouse Command Summary
	  6. I N D E X


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1.0.0
    
       Chapter 1

       Introduction
 

 Sections for Chapter 1:

      1.  Overview
      2.  System Requirements
      3.  Installation
      4.  Sound Card / MIDI Interface drivers
      5.  Conventions Used in this Guide
      6.  Music Terms Used in this Guide
    

1.1.0  Overview

EZNOTE is a powerful music notation editor. Equipped with four staffs, 
full printer support, and MIDI sound card support, EZNOTE is the perfect 
composing tool for amateur musicians, or learning tool for music students 
of all ages.

To begin, simply open the Edit Window, and use the keyboard, mouse, or 
MIDI keyboard to place each note at the desired line or space on the staff.
Complete the measure by adding rests, ties, or triplets. At any time, 
press <?>, or click the [Hot-Key] button to see a list of all available 
editing commands. EZNOTE will group flagged notes and label chords 
automatically. You may even Import a MIDI file, and have EZNOTE score 
the tracks for you! 

With 15 key signatures, various time signatures, treble and bass clef 
selection, cut, copy, paste, transpose, clone, and align functions, EZNOTE 
should easily fulfill all your editing needs.

For playback, set the tempo and volume, and choose among 128 instruments 
for each staff. You may even add song lyrics or import them from a text 
file. Watch the lyrics scroll by for karaoke-style sing-alongs!


1.2.0  System Requirements

IBM compatible PC with hard disk and 1 floppy disk drive
MS-DOS 3.3 or greater
VGA graphics adaptor
640K RAM
Mouse optional
Sound card / MIDI interface recommended 


1.3.0  Installation

EZNOTE must be installed on the hard drive to operate correctly.

Insert the program diskette into drive A.
At the DOS prompt, type a:install and press <Enter>.

(replace b: for a: for floppy drive B)


 Items for this Section:

     1.  Starting the Program
     2.  EZNOTE command line switches


1.3.1  Starting the Program

Be sure to be in the \EZNOTE directory when you start the
program. EZNOTE searches only the current directory for its
supporting files. Type e-z-n-o-t-e to start the application. 


1.3.2  EZNOTE command line switches

The following switches may be typed after 'eznote' at the DOS prompt:

 -?         Display all command line arguments. 
		
 -i[xx]     Override MPU401 IRQ (default=2)
 -p[xxx]    Override MPU401 port address (default=330h)

 -q         Quiet mode.
 -pc        Force PC speaker.
 -mpu       Force Roland MPU401.
 -sb        Force Sound Blaster.
 -gus       Force UltraSound driver.
 -vmp       Force Voyetra VMP driver.

 -x[xxxx]   Detects and uses Extended memory(XMS) for program overlays. 
	    Sometimes EZNOTE loads program code from disk (eg. for 
	    dialogue boxes, on-line help). With this switch enabled, 
	    EZNOTE can save overlays in XMS for faster retrieval. This may 
	    improve program performance. A starting address may be set in 
	    kilobytes (eg. eznote -x1000: use XMS at address 1,000,000).

 -e         Detects and uses Expanded memory(EMS) for program overlays. 
	    See description above for XMS.


1.4.0  Sound Card / MIDI Interface drivers

EZNOTE automatically searches for the sound card or driver installed on
your system. If no sound card or driver is found, EZNOTE uses the PC speaker 
for sound. If more than one card is installed, you must specify the card 
desired on the command line (see 1.3.2 EZNOTE command line switches).

The following sound cards are currently supported:

Sound Card/MIDI Interface                       driver
                      
Roland MPU401 and compatibles                     -
Sound Blaster and compatibles                     -
Advanced Gravis UltraSound                      ultramid
Others                                          Voyetra VMP drivers 


 Items for this Section:

     1.  Roland MPU401 and compatibles
     2.  Sound Blaster and compatibles
     3.  Advanced Gravis UltraSound
     4.  Voyetra VMP drivers


1.4.1  Roland MPU401 and compatibles

The default IRQ is 2. The default MIDI port address is 330h.
These settings may be overrided on the command line with the 
-i switch or the -p switch.

eg. eznote -i5 -p300

This command sets EZNOTE to use IRQ 5 and port address 300h.
(see 1.3.2 EZNOTE command line switches)


1.4.2  Sound Blaster and compatibles

The BLASTER environment variable must be set in order for EZNOTE to
use the Sound Blaster or compatible cards correctly. 

eg. SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 T3
(A=Base port I/O address, I=IRQ number, 
 D=DMA channel, T=Sound Blaster version)

You should have a line that looks like this in your autoexec.bat file.
See the Sound Blaster user manual for more details.

To use the Sound Blaster MIDI interface adaptor, your card must have 
DSP ROM version 2.00 or later.


1.4.3  Advanced Gravis UltraSound

The ultramid driver must be loaded prior to running EZNOTE. To load, simply
type 'u-l-t-r-a-m-i-d' at the DOS prompt. The following command line
switches may be used with ultramid:

 -16            Use 16-bit patches for improved sound performance. The 
		default is 8-bit.

 -c             Preloads a 256K, 512K 768K or 1024K patch library, depending
		on how much memory you have on your UltraSound card. 

 -f             Unload ultramid from memory

 -m[xxx]        [1-127] Sets the master volume for music. The default
		volume is 127.

 -d[path]       Use an alternate path for finding the ultramid configuration
		file and for finding patches. The path should include a
		trailing backslash (e.g.) -Dc:\game\


1.4.4  Voyetra VMP drivers

EZNOTE supports many more sound cards via the VMP drivers created by 
Voyetra Technologies. Call Kula Software for more information 
as to how to obtain these drivers.


1.5.0  Conventions Used in this Guide

Names of keys on the computer keyboard are in this style:
     <Enter>         - user is to press the Enter key
     <Shift><Delete> - user is to hold down the Shift key, press 
		       the Delete key, then release both keys.

Icons that may be selected by keyboard or mouse are in this
style:

     [Lyric]

MLB and MRB are used as an abbreviation for Mouse Left Button and
Mouse Right Button respectively.


1.6.0  Music Terms Used in this Guide

note           -  The fundamental unit of music which represents  
		  a sound at a specific pitch.

note duration  -  The length of time for which a note is sounded.

chord          -  This term describes a position within a         
		  measure. The chord may consist of one note, or  
		  a group of notes.

measure        -  The basic unit of a song which consists of a   
		  group of chords delineated by vertical bars.

staff          -  A set of five horizontal lines and spaces, used to
		  mark note positions. 


-------------------- End of Chapter 1 -----------------------------------


2.0.0
 
      Chapter 2

      Application Interface
 

Sections for Chapter 2:

     1.  General Description
     2.  Slidebar
     3.  Selectors
     4.  Text Icons
     5.  Text Selector Icons
     6.  Dialogue Boxes
     7.  Warning Dialogue Box
     8.  Free Memory
     9.  File Saving
     10. Staffs
     11. Checkbox Icons


2.1.0  General Description

The application interface is a graphical user interface (GUI). 
All icons may be accessed by either by the keyboard, or clicking
the mouse left button (MLB). 

Function key icons are always accessible along the
bottom of the screen and may be activated by pressing the
corresponding function key, or clicking on the icon with the
mouse. There are more function keys available by holding down the
<Ctrl> key and then pressing the desired function key.

Activate <F10> to quit the program.


2.2.0  Slidebar

The slidebar under the music notation window is for navigating
the song measures. The number on the slider button displays the
current measure. 

The following are some basic keyboard commands to move the
slidebar:

<Page Up>         - move to previous measure
<Page Down>       - move to next measure  
<Ctrl><Page Up>   - move back ten measures
<Ctrl><Page Down> - move forward ten measures
<Ctrl><Home>      - move to first measure
<Ctrl><End>       - move to last measure 

With the mouse, click the MLB on the slidebar arrow icons or
anywhere along the slidebar. Alternatively, drag the slider
button along the slidebar. 


2.3.0  Selectors

With the keyboard, selectors must be accessed first by hot-key
before access to its functions are allowed. When a selector is
active, the heading will be highlighted. The selector functions
are accessible by either hot-key, or by moving a highlighted box
with the arrow keys to the desired icon and then pressing
<Enter>. To exit the selector without making a choice, press
<Esc>. With the mouse, simply click the MLB on the desired icon. 


2.4.0  Text Icons

Text icons allow text input in dialogue boxes. They are accessed
by label hot-key or by clicking the MLB in the text window. When
active, the label will be highlighted. Press <Enter> or click the 
MLB outside of the window to accept. Press <Esc> to reject the input. 

Text icons that allow numeric input will have [+][-] buttons next
to the text window. Click the MLB on these buttons to increment or
decrement the current value by one.


2.5.0  Text Selector Icons

Text selector icons resemble text icons except that the user is
presented with a list of choices. To advance the list press the
<Spacebar> or click the MLB. When the desired choice is found
press <Enter> or click MLB outside of the window. <Esc> will
reject the input.


2.6.0  Dialogue Boxes

Many functions will open up a dialogue box. All dialogue boxes
may be exited by pressing <Enter> to accept (mouse click [OK]),
or <Esc> to reject (mouse click [Cancel]). Icons are selected by
keyboard hot-keys, or the MLB. When a selector or text icon is
active, <Enter> or <Esc> will accept or reject any input changes
for that icon, and the dialogue box will remain open. Most
dialogue boxes have a [Help] button. 


2.7.0  Warning Dialogue Box

Many functions will present a warning before executing. Press
<Enter> (mouse click [OK]) to continue, or press <Esc> (mouse
click [Cancel]) to cancel the function.


2.8.0  Free Memory

The number of bytes available as free memory is always displayed
at the top right of the screen. When this number falls below 1000
(1K), it will be displayed on a red background as a warning. When
memory is very low, notes may be lost during some editing
operations, and some dialogue boxes may be unable to display
selection lists.

Next to the free memory display, is the number of bytes in the
Measure Buffer. The Measure Buffer is filled during cut and copy
operations during measure editing.


2.9.0  File Saving

The song displayed on the screen is a working copy. All editing
functions will permanently alter this working copy. Whenever an 
edit occurs, a music symbol () will appear next to the song title.
Be sure to save the song to the hard disk frequently to avoid 
accidental editing mistakes.

See Chapter 3: File Management for details about saving and 
loading songs


2.10.0  Staffs

There are four staffs to work with: S1, S2, S3, and S4. Only two
staffs are visible at a time. 

To advance to the next staff click the MLB in the Down arrow 
between the two visible staffs, or press <Alt><F2>. To go to 
the previous staff click the MLB in the Up arrow, or press
<Alt><F1>.

The CheckBox icon under each staff marker indicates if the staff 
is active or not. Press <Alt><F3> to toggle the top staff or 
<Alt><F4> to toggle the bottom staff, or click the MLB within
the Checkbox.


2.11.0  Checkbox Icons

Checkbox icons are available for options that are to be either 
on or off. "On" is marked by a check mark (), and "Off" is 
marked by an 'X'. To toggle the option, press the label hot-key
or click the MLB within the box.


-------------------- End of Chapter 2 -----------------------------------


3.0.0
   
      Chapter 3

      File Management
 

 Sections for Chapter 3:
     
     1.  File Options
     2.  File Input
     3.  Import a MIDI File


3.1.0  File Options

Function key <F3> will open the File Options dialogue box.

 Items for this Section:

     1.  Open
     2.  New
     3.  Save
     4.  Import MIDI
     5.  Export MIDI
     6.  Import Buffer
     7.  Export Buffer
     8.  Import Lyrics
     9.  Export Lyrics

3.1.1  Open  

Open an existing EZNOTE song file from disk. If changes have been 
made to the current song, a warning message will ask you if you 
want to save before proceeding.

3.1.2  New  

Clear the current song. All song settings will be restored to 
default values. If changes have been made to the current song, 
a warning message will ask you if you want to save before 
proceeding.

3.1.3  Save  

Save the current song to disk. Function key <F2> is a short-cut 
for saving files.

3.1.4  Import MIDI  

Import a standard MIDI file. File formats 0 and 1.0 are supported.
If changes have been made to the current song, a warning message 
will ask you if you want to save before proceeding.

3.1.5  Export MIDI  

Export the current song as a standard MIDI file (format 1.0). 
The first track will contain tempo, time and key signature 
information. The following tracks will contain MIDI data derived 
from staffs S1 to S4. If a staff is inactive, its notation will 
not be exported (see 4.2.3  Staff checkbox).

3.1.6  Import Buffer

Import an EZNOTE song file to the Measure Buffer. The contents of 
the Measure Buffer may then be pasted or merged anywhere within
the current song. In this way, song parts may be transferred between 
files.

3.1.7  Export Buffer

Export the Measure Buffer to an EZNOTE song file. The Measure Buffer 
is created from Cut and Copy operations during Measure editing. 
Later, exported song parts may be imported to a new song.

3.1.8  Import Lyrics

Import a standard DOS text file of song lyrics. Each line of the 
text file will serve as lyrics for successive measures. To see lyrics 
along the top of the notation window, set the text mode to 'lyric/chord'
or 'song lyrics' (see 4.10 Song Settings).

3.1.9  Export Lyrics

Export song lyrics to a DOS text file. Each measure lyric will serve 
as a single line in the file.


3.2.0  File Input

The File dialogue box has three windows: Name, File, and Directory. 
With the keyboard, press the corresponding hot-key (N,F,D) or 
press <Tab> to move to the next window. With the mouse, click in 
the desired window.

 Items for this Section:

     1.  Name
     2.  File
     3.  Directory

3.2.1  Name

If a file name is entered, EZNOTE will search only the current 
directory. If a file mask (eg. *.*) or directory path is recognized,
control is automatically passed to the File window. To change drives, 
type in the desired drive (eg. A:). 

".PNO" is the default file extension for save and open functions.
".MID" is the default for MIDI file functions.
".BUF" is the default for Measure Buffer functions. 
".LRC" is the default for Lyric file functions. 

3.2.2  File

With the keyboard, move the highlighted bar to the desired file 
using <  > <  > <Page Up> <Page Down> <Home> <End>, or the first 
letter of the desired file. Press <Enter> to make your selection. 

With the mouse, move the highlighted bar by clicking or dragging the 
mouse within the window or by moving the slidebar. Make your 
selection by double clicking the mouse on the highlighted bar. 

A description of the current highlighted file is displayed under the 
file window and shows the file name, size, and date and time of 
last update.

3.2.3  Directory

Navigation in this window is similar to that 
described for the File Icon. 


3.3.0  Import a MIDI File

EZNOTE can import four MIDI file tracks to be assigned to the staffs.
Within the selected tracks, a measure range may also be specified so 
as to isolate a specific song part. You may play the selected tracks 
or play all available tracks in the MIDI file. You may also return to 
the File Input dialogue box to import a new file. 

 Items for this Section:

     1.  Track Selection
     2.  Measure Range
     3.  <none>
     4.  Quantize
     5.  Play
     6.  New File

3.3.1  Track Selection

Enter <1> to <4> or click within a track window to select a track 
from the MIDI file for importing to the staffs S1 to S4. With the
keyboard, Enter <?> or to see a list of available tracks. 

3.3.2  Measure Range

A measure range may be specified for importing a track part. This 
may become necessary for large tracks due to memory limitations. 
The allowable range is 0 to 999. 

3.3.4  Quantize

The Quantize function allows the timing of raw MIDI data to be structured 
for notation purposes. This is especially important for imported MIDI 
files that are created by raw recording only. Because music timing is 
never perfect from such recording, EZNOTE must know how to align note 
starting times that are not precisely on beat, and the minimum duration 
of each note.

Note-On

The lowest resolution is 4, so that all notes would be forced to start 
at the nearest Quarter note boundary. The highest resolution is 32, 
for which all notes would be aligned along the nearest Thirty-two note 
boundary. The higher the resolution, the more accurately does the notation 
reflect the original piece of music. However more memory is required for 
higher resolutions.

Note Duration

The minimum duration for each note ranges between Quarter note and 
Thirty-two note. All raw note durations that are found to be less than 
this minimum, will be lengthened so as to conform to this setting.

If the [?] setting is selected, EZNOTE will quantize each note duration 
automatically, based on the next note starting time.

3.3.5  Play

Enter <P> or click [Play] to play all the tracks in the MIDI file. 
Enter <L> or click [Play Trk] to play only the selected tracks.

3.3.6  New File

Enter <W> or click [New...] to return to the File Input dialogue 
box so as to import a new file.


-------------------- End of Chapter 3 -----------------------------------



4.0.0
 
      Chapter 4

      EZNOTE Editor
 


 Sections for Chapter 4:

     1.  Music Notation Window
     2.  Staff Window
     3.  Note Selector
     4.  Rest Selector
     5.  Edit Window
     6.  Chord Editing
     7.  Chord Selector
     8.  Measure Selector
     9.  Song Statistics
     10. Song Settings
     11. Global Settings
     12. Printing



4.1.0  Music Notation Window

The music notation window consists of a white music sheet with 
four staffs:  S1 to S4. Only two staffs are displayed at a time.

The current time signature will appear at the beginning of the first
measure. The song pointer is a vertical line that marks the
current chord position. There will always be one empty chord
position in every measure so that the measure may expand.
Navigation is always restricted to existing chord positions. If
the edit window is opened at this empty chord position, a new
chord will be added. Opening the edit window on an existing chord
allows editing of that chord. A song's music notation is
displayed linearly and may be viewed by panning left or right.

See 5.4 Slidebar on how to navigate the notation window


4.2.0 Staff Window


 Items for this Section:

     1.  Hot-key Icon
     2.  Beat Windows
     3.  Staff checkbox
     4.  Moving the staffs
     5.  Advancing the staffs
     6.  Chord markers
     7.  Measure markers


4.2.1  Hot-key Icon

Press <?> or click on the [(?)Hot-Key] icon for a display of
available editing functions with corresponding hot-keys and mouse
commands.


4.2.2  Beat Windows

The beat windows above the top staff and below the bottom staff 
display the total number of beats in the current measure. This 
is used to assist note entry, and should match the number of beats 
in the time signature (numerator). 

The current beat within the measure is displayed in the window 
between the two staffs. 


4.2.3  Staff checkbox

The active staff is marked by a check mark (), an inactive staff is 
marked by an 'X'.

The staff checkbox may be toggled by pressing <Alt><F3> or <Alt><F4>,
or clicking the MLB in the checkbox. Activate <F5> to access all the 
staff checkboxes at once (see 4.10.0 Song Settings).

An inactive staff will not sound in the Edit Window or during playback, 
or be exported to a MIDI file.


4.2.4  Moving the staffs

Pressing <Alt><F5>/<Alt><F6> or clicking the [+][-] icons next to 
the top staff, will move the staff up or down respectively.

Pressing <Alt><F7>/<Alt><F8> or clicking the [+][-] icons next to 
the bottom staff, will move the staff up or down respectively.

You may wish to move the staffs so as to access out of bounds staff
positions.


4.2.5  Advancing the staffs

To advance to the next staff click the MLB in the Down arrow 
between the two visible staffs, or press <Alt><F2>. To go to 
the previous staff click the MLB in the Up arrow, or press
<Alt><F1>.


4.2.6  Chord markers

The left column of four boxes on the bottom of the Staff Window
are the Chord markers for each staff. If the box is yellow, 
then there is at least one note on the staff in the current 
chord position. 

The black arrows to the left point to the current visible staffs.


4.2.7  Measure markers

The right column of four boxes on the bottom of the Staff Window
are the Measure markers for each staff. If the box has a black dot 
in the center, then the total beats in the measure match the 
time signature. If the box is red with a white dot, then the 
total beats does not match.


4.3.0  Note Selector

The note selector, located on the right of the screen, displays
the current default note duration. Selected notes will be of this
type. With the keyboard, activate the selector with <Alt><N>.
Then move the highlighted box to the desired note using the arrow
keys. Press <Enter> to make your selection. With the mouse,
simply click on the desired note. For dotted notes, select the 
[ . ] icon. 
						     
To tie all notes in the active staff, select the [TIE] icon. To
set the current chord as part of a triplet, select the [3] icon. 
To delete all notes in the active staff, choose the [DEL] icon.

In the Edit Window, the note duration may by changed by the '[' and 
']' keys, or by dragging the MLB horizontally 
(see 4.5 Edit Window).


4.4.0  Rest Selector

The rest selector is used to enter music rests, and may be
activated by pressing <Alt><R> with the keyboard, or clicking the
[Rest] icon with the MLB. 

Rests may only be added when the Edit Window is open. For dotted rests,
choose the rest type first and then select the [ . ] icon. To delete
a rest, choose the [DEL] icon.


4.5.0  Edit Window


 Items for this Section:

     1.  Opening and Closing
     2.  Description
     3.  Navigation
     4.  Add or delete a note
     5.  Sharp or flat a note
     6.  Tie a note
     7.  Create a triplet group
     8.  Merge notes
     9.  Measure End
     10. Align measure


4.5.1  Opening and Closing the Edit Window 

To open the edit window at the song pointer position, press <Enter>, 
click the [Window] icon, or double-click the MLB. 

Once open, <Insert> opens a new edit window before the current chord, 
and <Shift><M> opens a new edit window over the current chord to allow 
merging of entered notes with existing notes (see 4.5.8 Merge notes).

To close the edit window, press <Enter>,click the [Window] icon,
or click the [] icon at the top right of the edit window.
Press <Esc> to close the edit window and reject any editing changes.


4.5.2  Edit Window Description

The mode heading is displayed at the top right of the edit window.
There are four edit modes available:
1. Edit     -Edit the current chord
2. Add      -Add new chord at end of measure
3. Insert   -Insert a new chord before the current chord
4. Merge    -Merge a new chord with the current chord

The arrow along the left side of the edit window marks the current 
note position. This is the staff line or space that note editing 
occurs. A key position pointer along the bottom piano display marks 
the current piano key. When a note is selected, a small box will mark 
the corresponding piano key.

Notes are displayed as hollow circles. If an accidental
(sharp,flat,natural) is present, it will be displayed before the
note. The number shown after the note is the note duration (1=Whole,
2=Half, 4=Quarter, 8=Eighth, 16=Sixteenth, 32=Thirty-two). 
Dotted notes are marked by a small dot next the note.

The following icons are available:
MLB click            Keyboard       Function 
                 
[  ]                <Enter>        Close Edit Window
[Tab]                <Tab>          Change staffs
[Align]              <L>            Align notes in measure
[  ][  ]           <-><->       Move to left or right chord
[  ][  ]         <Home><End>    Go to first chord or last chord
[Ins]                <Insert>       Insert a new chord
[Sound]              <S>            Listen to current chord
[End]                <N>            End the measure
[Undo]               <U>            Undo edit changes

To play the current song, enter <P> or click the [Play] icon. 

See 4.10 Song Settings for options relating to MIDI playback.
See 4.11 Global Settings for options relating to chord sounds.
See 5.2.2 Edit Window for a summary of all editing commands.


4.5.3  Edit Window Navigation

Navigate the Edit Window with the <  > and <  > keys, or by 
moving the mouse within the window. 

To change the active staff, press <Tab> or click the MLB on the
[Tab] icon. The active staff will be marked by a highlighted clef
symbol. 


4.5.4  Add or delete a note

To add a new note, press <Spacebar>, or click the MLB at the desired
staff position. To mark the note with a finger number, press a number key
between <1> and <5>. Number key <0> clears the finger marking.

When a new note is added, it will be of the type marked by the highlighted
note in the Note Selector at the right of the screen. To quickly change the
duration of a new note, press the '[' and ']' keys or drag  the MLB 
horizontally. Similarly, <Shift>'[' and <Shift>']', or dragging both
the MLB and MRB buttons horizontally changes the duration of all the notes 
in the active staff.

To delete a note, press <Spacebar>, or click the MRB at the note position. 
Dragging the MRB vertically deletes existing notes much like a pencil eraser. 
With the keyboard, press <Delete> to delete all notes in the active staff.

Alternatively, you may use a MIDI keyboard to input notes. When a key is 
played, the note is added to the edit window. If the note already exists, it 
will be deleted from the window.

To access a staff positions that are out of bounds, move either staff
up or down by activating the [+][-] icons next to the staff.
See 4.2.4 Moving the staffs.


4.5.5  Sharp or flat a note

A note may be made sharp or flat by pressing <+> or <-> on a
existing note, or by dragging the note vertically with the MLB.


4.5.6  Tie a note

A note may be tied to another by toggling <X> or double-clicking
the MLB at an existing note position. This is only necessary for
the first note of a tied pair. Pressing <Shift><X>, or activating
the [TIE] icon in the Note Selector, will operate on all notes
of the active staff. The symbol for the tied note is an 'x' in the 
note circle. 


4.5.7  Create a triplet group

To mark the current chord as part of a triplet, press <Shift><3>,
or activate the [3] icon in the Note Selector. A '3' symbol 
will appear at the top of the Edit Window. Three consecutive 
chord positions must be marked in this way to create a triplet group.


4.5.8  Merge Notes

With the Edit Window open, <Shift><M> enables the Merge Mode. This mode
is only necessary when two notes must occupy the same staff position.
When positioning the Edit Window over an existing merged chord, only
merged notes are available for editing.


4.5.9  Measure End

Press <N> or click the [End] icon to end the current measure with 
the conventional measure end symbol. If a measure end already exists, 
the Measure End dialogue box will open up. You may choose from a variety 
of measure end symbols. 


4.5.10  Align measure

Press <L> or click [Align] to align the notes of the current 
measure. This will line up the notes on each staff in the correct 
beat positions.

This way, notes may be entered on a staff without regard for the 
note positioning on the other staffs. After entry, align the new 
notes with those of the other staffs.


4.6.0  Chord Editing

There are three chord editing icons available:
[Cut]    (Scissors symbol)      <Shift><Delete> 
[Copy]                          <Shift><Spacebar>
[Paste]  (Tape symbol           <Shift><Insert>      

The Cut and Copy operations save the notes in the Edit Window for 
future Pasting to other locations. Note that these functions are 
only active when the Edit Window is open.


4.7.0  Chord Selector

The Chord selector may be activated by pressing <Alt><C>. Its 
functions may then be accessed with the corresponding hot-key. 
With the mouse, simply click on the desired icon.

 Items for this Section:

     1.  Predefined Chords
     2.  Chord Label

4.7.1  Predefined Chords

The [Chord] icon will access the Chord Creation dialogue box.
Select the chord and the type of chord from the selectors, and
the staff(s) to which to create the chord. A display window shows 
a description of the selected chord with the chord symbol. If 
accepted, a chord will be created at the current chord position, 
on the selected staffs.


4.7.2  Chord Label

EZNOTE automatically creates labels that describe a chord. Set the
text mode to 'lyric/chord' or 'chord label' in the Song Settings 
dialogue box (<F5>) to have the chord labels displayed along the 
top of the notation window. The [Label] icon will access the Chord 
Label dialogue box. The default chord label is displayed, and may 
be overrided by a user label. To restore the default, select the 
[Default] icon.


4.8.0  Measure Selector

The Measure selector may be activated by pressing <Alt><M>. Its 
functions may then be accessed with the corresponding hot-key. 
With the mouse, simply click on the desired icon.

 Items for this Section:

     1.  Set Clef 
     2.  Key Signature
     3.  Time Signature
     4.  Measure Lyrics
     5.  Measure Editing


4.8.1  Set Clef

The [Clef] icon opens the Set Clef dialogue box. Choose a Treble
or Bass clef for each of the four staffs.

The Mode selector contains three choices: (1)section, (2)song, and 
(3)current measure. Section mode is the default, and will change the clef
of all measures up to the next clef change or end of song. Song mode changes 
the clef of every measure. Current measure mode changes the clef of the 
current measure only.


4.8.2  Key Signature

The [Key] icon opens the Key Signature dialogue box. Fifteen key
signatures are available to choose from. The default key signature 
is C (no sharps or flats).

When adapting a song to a new key, be sure to change the key before 
transposing the notes. The new note values are always matched to the 
current key for proper positioning on the staff.

See 4.8.5 Measure Editing for details about transposing.
See 4.8.1 Set Clef for a description of the mode selector.


4.8.3  Time Signature

The [Time] icon opens up the Time Signature dialogue box. You may
set the number of beats per measure (numerator), and the note per
beat (denominator). The default time signature is 4/4.

See 4.8.1 Set Clef for a description of the mode selector.


4.8.4  Measure Lyrics

The [Lyric] icon will open the Measure Lyrics dialogue box. 55
characters of text are allowed per measure. Lyrics entered here
are displayed during playback. Set text mode to 'lyric/chord' or 
'song lyrics' in the Song Settings dialogue box (<F5>) to have the 
lyrics displayed along the top of the notation window.

See 5.3 Text Editing for available text editing commands.


4.8.5  Measure Editing

The [Edit] icon opens the Measure Editing dialogue box. The Measure 
Editing functions are divided into two groups. The first group 
(Cut,Copy,Clone,Transpose,Align) may operate on a range of measures, 
and may be selected by staff. The second group (Paste,Merge,Insert) may 
be repeated.

Measure Buffer

Cut and Copy functions save notation in the Measure Buffer. The size 
of the Measure Buffer is always displayed at the top right of the 
screen. The contents of the measure buffer may be pasted or merged 
at any point in the song. The Measure Buffer may also be exported to 
or imported from a file, so that song parts may be transferred between 
song files. The Measure Buffer is automatically cleared when a new song 
is loaded, or when memory has been exhausted.

Staff checkboxes

Select the staffs for which editing operations are active, by clicking
in the staff checkbox or entering the corresponding number <1> to <4>.
Enter <S> or click [Staff] to toggle all staffs.

Measure Range

Select the measure range for which editing operations are active.
The allowable range is 0 to 999. 

Press <A> or click [All] to select all 
measures for the edit operation.

The From-Measure and To-Measure may be marked with <Ctrl><F1> and 
<Ctrl><F2> respectively. Press <N> or click [Range] to input this 
preset range.

Cut

Enter <U> or click [Cut] to delete or clear the selected range of measures.
If all staffs are selected, the measure range is deleted. Otherwise, the 
selected staffs are cleared within the measure range. Deleted or cleared 
measures are saved in the Measure Buffer for future pasting, merging, 
or exporting.

Copy

Enter <C> or click [Copy] to copy the selected range of measures to be 
saved in the Measure Buffer for future pasting, merging, or exporting.

Clone

Enter <L> or click [Clone] to copy the notes of a staff to another staff.
Select only one staff to clone from. Afterwards, you will be prompted to 
enter the staff to clone to.

Transpose

Enter <O> or click [Transpos] to transpose the notes on the selected staffs.
Afterwards, you will be prompted to enter the number of steps to transpose. 
Enter a '-' to step downward. The allowable range is -12 to +12. 

When adapting a song to a new key, be sure to change the key before 
transposing the notes. The new note values are always matched to the 
current key for proper positioning on the staff (see Key Signature 4.8.2).

Align

Enter <G> or click [Align] to align the notes on each staff in the correct
beat positions.

This way, notes may be entered on a staff without regard for the 
note positioning on the other staffs. After entry, align the new 
notes with those of the other staffs.

Paste

Enter <P> or click [Paste] to paste the contents of the Measure Buffer 
at the current song position. Pasted measures will be inserted before 
the current measure. The Measure Buffer is cleared following a Paste 
operation.

Merge

Enter <M> or click [Merge] to merge the contents of the Measure Buffer 
starting at the current measure. The notation of each measure in the 
Measure Buffer will be combined with that of the current and subsequent 
measures of the song. If the end of the song has been reached, any 
remaining measures in the Measure Buffer will be appended to the song. 
The Measure Buffer is cleared following a Merge operation.

Insert

Enter <I> or click [Insert] to insert a new empty measure before the 
current measure. 

Repeat

This parameter instructs EZNOTE as to how many times a given paste, merge, 
or insert operation is to be performed. The default is one time (1).


4.9.0  Song Statistics

<F4> opens the Song Statistics dialogue box. This box displays the 
staff Clefs, Key signature, Time signature, and beat flags.

The staff Clefs are displayed as a "T" for a Treble clef, and a "B" 
for a Bass Clef. There are four such letters, each of which correspond 
to the four staffs S1 to S4.

The beat flags indicate whether the total beats found in the
staff match the time signature. A check mark () indicates a 
match, and an asterisk (*) indicates an incorrect number of
beats.

You may select a measure to view by moving the highlighted bar 
to the desired measure and pressing <Enter> or double-clicking 
the MLB.


4.10.0  Song Settings

<F5> opens the Song Settings dialogue box. 

All of the song settings in this window, with the exception of 
'Text mode', are MIDI settings that affect MIDI playback. The 
MIDI channel, volume, patch(instrument) may be selected for 
staffs S1 to S4. Each staff may also be activated or deactivated.

The Text mode sets the type of text to be displayed along the top 
of the Notation window. All settings are saved with the song.

Tempo

The tempo is the speed at which the song plays back. The default tempo 
for new songs is 100. 

Text Mode

The Text mode icon selects the type of text that will be displayed at 
the top of the Notation window. 

Select 'lyric/chord' to display both lyrics and chord labels (default), 
'song lyrics' for lyrics only, 'chord label' for chords only, or 'none' 
for no text printing.

Channel

The MIDI channel must be set between 1 and 16. In order to use different 
instruments for playback of all the staff parts of a song, the channel 
settings must be different for each staff.

Volume

The MIDI volume setting may range between 0 and 127. A volume of 0 will 
silence the staff. The default volume is 100. 

Patch(instrument)

The instrument selection conforms to the General MIDI standard set. 
128 instruments are available to choose from. Enter <?> or click in 
the instrument window to access a list of instruments to choose from. 
The default instrument for new songs is 1 (Piano).

Staff Activity

Toggle the staff's MIDI activity by clicking the staff checkbox or 
pressing <a> to <d>. An inactive staff will not sound in the Edit 
Window or during playback, or be exported to a MIDI file.


4.11.0  Global Settings

Function key <F6> opens the Global Settings dialogue box. 
All settings are saved to a configuration file when the program ends.

Chord Note Length

This parameter specifies the duration of individual notes of a chord, 
when sounded in the Edit Window. The allowable range is 0 to 480 ticks. 
(120 ticks = 1 Quarter note)

Chord Arpeggio

Arpeggio specifies the delay in ticks between individual notes of a chord, 
when sounded in the Edit Window. (120 ticks = 1 Quarter note)


4.12.0  Printing

<F7> opens the Printer Setup Dialogue Box. Printer settings
are saved in a configuration file upon program exit.

Printer driver

Press <P> or click within the Printer window to select a 
printer driver.

If you wish to import the graphics output into a word processor, select 
'PCX Bitmap file'. Afterwards, you will be prompted for the name of this 
file, x-pixel width, y-pixel height, and the number of colors.

Mode

Press <M> or click within the Mode window to select the 
printer mode.

Depending on the printer driver selected, this may specify the resolution 
(dots-per-inch), paper size, or number of colors.

Port

Press <R> or click within the Port window to select the 
printer port.

LPT1, LPT2, COM1, and COM2 may be selected. If you select a serial port 
(COM1 or COM2), It is assumed that you have already set the port's 
communications parameters to match your printer (see DOS MODE command).

If you wish to output to a disk file, select 'file'. Afterwards, you will 
be prompted for the name of this file.

Orientation

Press <O> or click within the Orientation window to set the 
page orientation.

 Portrait        Landscape
 -------       -------------
|       |     |             |
|       |     |             |
|       |      -------------
|       |
 -------

Text mode

Press <X> or click within the Text mode window to select the type of
text to print with the song.

Select 'lyric/chord' to print both lyrics and chord labels (default), 
'song lyrics' for lyrics only, 'chord label' for chords only, or 
'none' for no text printing.

Text size

Press <S> or click within the Text size window to specify the pixel 
height of printed text. 

Staff checkboxes

Select the staffs to print by clicking in the staff checkbox or 
entering the corresponding number <1> to <4>. 

Measure Range

Specify the range of measures to print. Press <A> or click [All] 
to select all measures for printing (default).

The From-Measure and To-Measure may be marked with <Ctrl><F1> and 
<Ctrl><F2> respectively. Press <N> or click [Range] to input 
this preset range.

Footer

Press <E> or click the Footer checkbox to toggle the footer text.

When activated, the song title, page number, and measure range will be 
printed as a footer on each page. 

Magnify

Press <G> or click the Magnify checkbox to toggle magnification.

When activated, the printed output will be magnified by a factor of 2. 
This may be useful for printer drivers that have a high resolution as 
its first mode. (eg. Epson 24 pin, IBM X24)



-------------------- End of Chapter 4 -----------------------------------

5.0.0
 
    Chapter 5

    Key/Mouse Command Summary
 

 Sections in Chapter 5:

     1.  Function Keys
     2.  EZNOTE Editor
     3.  Text Editing
     4.  Slidebar


5.1.0  Function Keys

Help                   <F1>
File Save              <F2>
File Options           <F3>
Song Statistics        <F4>
Song Settings          <F5>
Global Settings        <F6>
Print                  <F7>
Quit                   <F10>

Mark From-Measure      <Ctrl><F1>
Mark To-Measure        <Ctrl><F2>
Available RAM          <Ctrl><F3>


5.2.0  EZNOTE Editor


 Items for this Section:

     1.  General
     2.  Edit Window

 
5.2.1  General

Hot-Key help window    <?>
Chord   selector       <Alt><C>
Measure selector       <Alt><M>
Note    selector       <Alt><N>
Rest    selector       <Alt><R>

Open Edit Window       <Enter>
Play song              <P>

Cut   chord            <Shift><Delete>
Copy  chord            <Shift><Spacebar>
Paste chord            <Shift><Insert>

Move/scroll left       < - >
Move/scroll right      < - >
Measure first chord    <Home>
Measure last chord     <End>    

Previous Staff         <Alt><F1>
Next Staff             <Alt><F2>
Top staff active       <Alt><F3>
Bottom staff active    <Alt><F4>

Top staff Up           <Alt><F5>
Top staff Down         <Alt><F6>
Bottom staff Up        <Alt><F7>
Bottom staff down      <Alt><F8>


5.2.2  Edit Window


Mouse Commands:

MLB    Mouse Left  Button          
MRB    Mouse Right Button         
MBB    Mouse Both  Buttons
drag   Hold button down and move mouse
dclk   Double-click mouse button


Open/Close edit        <Enter>        MLB dclk
Insert edit window     <Insert>       MRB dclk
Merge  edit window     <Shift><M>
Abort  edit window     <Esc>

Toggle active staff    <Tab>
Select/Clear note      <Spacebar>     MLB/MRB
Clear all notes        <Delete>       MRB drag
Sharp current note     <+>            MLB drag up
Flat current note      <->            MLB drag down
Toggle triplet         <Shift><3>  
Toggle note tie        <X>            MLB dclk
Toggle all note ties   <Shift><X>      

Inc note length        < ] >          MLB drag right
Dec note length        < [ >          MLB drag left
Inc all note lengths   <Shift>< ] >   MBB drag right
Dec all note lengths   <Shift>< [ >   MBB drag left

Note position up       <  >           
Note position down     <  >           
Next higher note       <Shift><  >    
Next lower note        <Shift><  >    
Next note letter       <ABCDEFG>       

Add note, finger 1     <1>       
Add note, finger 2     <2>             
Add note, finger 3     <3>             
Add note, finger 4     <4>             
Add note, finger 5     <5>             
Clear finger number    <0>             

Align measure          <L>
Sound chord            <S>
Measure end            <N>
Undo                   <U>


5.3.0  Text Editing

Left  1 character      < - >         
Right 1 character      < - >         
Left  1 word           <Ctrl>< - >    
Right 1 word           <Ctrl>< - >    
First character        <Home>         
Last  character        <End>           
Delete character       <Delete>     
Delete previous char   <Backspace>     
Delete to end of line  <Ctrl><End>     


5.4.0  Slidebar

Back one measure       <Page Up>       
Forward one measure    <Page Down>     
Back ten measures      <Ctrl><Page Up> 
Forward ten measures   <Ctrl><Page Dn> 
First measure          <Ctrl><Home>    
Last measure           <Ctrl><End>     


-------------------- End of Chapter 5 -----------------------------------


6.0.0
    
       Chapter 6

       I N D E X
 


 
     A
 

    Add note 4.5.4  
    Advanced Gravis UltraSound 1.4.3
    Align measure 4.5.10, 4.8.5
    Arpeggio 4.11


 
     B
 

    Beat windows 4.2.2  


 
     C
 

    Checkbox icon 2.11
    Chord
       arpeggio 4.11
       copy 4.6
       create 4.7.1
       cut 4.6
       editing 4.6
       label 4.7.2
       markers 4.2.6
       note length 4.11
       predefined 4.7
       selector 4.7
    Clef 
       set 4.8.1
    Clone staff 4.8.5
    Closing the edit window 4.5.1
    Command line switches 1.3.2
    Conventions used in guide 1.5 
    Copy 
       chord 4.6
       measure 4.8.5
    Cut
       chord 4.6
       measure 4.8


 
     D
 

    Deactivation of staff 4.2.3
    Dialogue boxes 2.6
    Directory list 3.2.3
    Delete a note 4.5.4
    Drivers for sound cards/MIDI interfaces 1.4.0


 
     E
 

    Edit measure 4.8.5                      
    Edit window 4.5
    End measure 4.5.9
    Export 
       buffer 3.1.7
       lyrics 3.1.9
       MIDI 3.1.5 


 
     F
 

    File
       list 3.2
       name 3.2.1
       options 3.1
       saving 2.9, 3.1.3
    Finger marking 4.5.4
    Flat a note 4.5.5
    Free memory 2.8
    Function keys 5.1


 
     G
 

    Global Settings 4.11


 
     H
 

    Hot-key Icon   4.2.1


 
     I
 

    Import
       buffer 3.1.6
       lyrics 3.1.8
       MIDI 3.1.4 
    Import MIDI file 3.3
    Input filename 3.2
    Insert measure 4.8.5
    Installation 1.3.0


 
     K
 

    Key signature 
       dialogue box 4.8.2


 
     L
 

    Label chord 4.7.2
    Lyrics 4.8.4


 
     M
 

    Markers
	chord 4.2.6
	measure 4.2.7
    Math coprocessor 1.2
    Memory 2.8
    Measure
       buffer 4.8.5
       editing 4.8.5
       end 4.5.9
       lyrics 4.8.4
       markers 4.2.7
       merge 4.8.5
       range 4.8.5
       selector 4.8
    Merge  
       measure 4.8.5
       notes 4.5.8
    MIDI
       import file 3.3
       interface drivers 1.4.0
       settings 4.10
    MPU401 1.4.1
    Music terms used in guide 1.6


 
     N
 

    Navigation of edit window 4.5.3
    New file 3.1.2
    Notation window 4.1
    Note 
       add 4.5.4
       length 4.11
       selector 4.3


 
     O
 

    Overview of program 1.1
    Open
       file 3.1.1
       edit window 4.5.1


 
     P
 

    Paste
       chord 4.6
       measure 4.8.5
    Play 4.5.2
    Printing 4.12


 
     Q
 

    Quantize 3.3.4
    Quit 2.1, 5.1


 
     R
 

    Repeat edit 4.8.5
    Rest Selector 4.4
    Roland MPU401 1.4.1


 
     S
 

    Save file 2.9, 3.1.3
    Selectors 2.3
    Settings    
       global 4.11
       MIDI 4.10
       song 4.10
    Sharp a note 4.5.5
    Slidebar 2.2, 5.4
    Sound Blaster 1.4.2
    Sound card drivers 1.4.0
    Staff 2.10
       advancing 4.2.5
       checkbox 4.2.3
       moving 4.2.4    
       toggle active staff 4.5.3
       window 4.2
    Starting the program 1.3.1
    Statistics 4.9
    System Requirements 1.2


 
     T
 

    Text 
       editing 5.3
       icons 2.4
       selector icons 2.5
    Tie a note 4.5.6 
    Time signature 4.8.3
    Track selection for MIDI files 3.3.1
    Transpose 4.8.5
    Triplet 4.5.7


 
     U
 

    UltraSound 1.4.3


 
     V
 

    Voyetra VMP sound card drivers 1.4.4


 
     W
 

    Warning Dialogue Box 2.7


-------------------- End of Chapter 6 -----------------------------------
