WPC`  0_U.U. 0 U. U.& 0T U.E U.s 0 U.= U.k 0h U.U./ 0!b]U.U. 0tU.U. 0bU.MU.{U.gU.U$. B D5C 0O  0(X AO M* 0OU.U,LU.xU,U.U,U.,Y*U.Z U. *U.4 bU.lU.U. U.L `jzU.U.U.@VU.t  U.BU.\" U.<U.P~ U. U.U. 0U.:U.h U.U. U. U,4 U.` U, U. U, U.!U,B!U.n!U,!U.!U,!U."" P" Z" d"n"U.!$O$U.e$$U.$!i* 04$U* % %3%#9%!*!y+!i/!7H&(( G*!7!PY?!C!PG!J!iK!K!iL!L!yM ) )U IU"W`(CourierC*\  `Tms Rmn<6X9`(Courier,g\*Sub1  &&&C*\  `Tms RmnCXXXC<6X9`(CourierC*\  `Tms Rmn<6X9`(Courier.g\,Topic  C*\  `Tms RmnCXXXC <6X9`(CourierC*\  `Tms Rmn<6X9`(Courier0.Bullet  5+ ` hp x (#50 .. 0 .. ..XXXC <6X9`(CourierC;1Q Y ai #;XXXC <6X9`(CourierC<6X9`(Courier<6X9`(Courier20Chapter  ;14 <DL!T$;C*\  `Tms RmnC8.4 <DL!(#8XXXC<6X9`(CourierC*\  `Tms Rmn<6X9`(Courier,*Sub2  ;14 <DL!T$;XXXC<6X9`(CourierC8.4 <DL!(#8XXXC<6X9`(CourierC<6X9`(Courier<6X9`(Courier.,Note!  5+ X` hp x (#5X..XXXXC<6X9`(CourierC;1Q Y ai #;XXXC<6X9`(CourierC<6X9`(Courier<6X9`(Courier,*Sub3  ;14 <DL!T$;XXXC<6X9`(CourierC8.4 <DL!(#8XXXC<6X9`(CourierC<6X9`(Courier<6X9`(Courier' @Power Chords by Howling Dog John Smith 0 .   <6X9`(Courier<6X9`(Courier<6X9`(CourierK Kd)!dxd Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5('2؀$ U!  W ($ !C<< c('2؀$ U!  W *\  `Tms Rmn*' `Symbol*\  `Tms Rmn*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*\  `Tms RmnStructureTechniqueTechniqueChangesMIDI2@*\  `Tms Rmn2@*\  `Tms Rmn2@*\  `Tms RmnPalette*\  `Tms Rmn*\  `Tms RmnPalette*\  `Tms RmnRhythms2@Parts:How to use*\  `Tms Rmn:copy:edit*\  `Tms Rmn*\  `Tms Rmn:discardPaletteclear*\  `Tms RmnWindowElementsRhythmsRhythm2@Parts2@*\  `Tms RmnScroll Bar*\  `Tms RmnLong NotesChange ButtonsScaleScroll BarRhythms2@*\  `Tms RmnRhythms*\  `Tms RmnRhythms2@*\  `Tms Rmn2@*\  `Tms Rmn*\  `Tms Rmn2@*\  `Tms Rmn*\  `Tms Rmn2@*\  `Tms Rmn*\  `Tms Rmn2@*\  `Tms Rmn*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier*' `Symbol<6X9`(Courier2@2@2@  $"  vXC{*\  `Tms RmnC ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B    AdditionalInformatio  C  '     *\  `Tms RmnFacility*\  `Tms RmnSupport*\  `Tms Rmn( U$  <6X9`+NLQIIXIBM Proprinter IIIer PostScripttvIBMPR3.PRSSHmF6  $؀"   0XX6%{0   E14 <DL!T$XE%%g%  B   ԍRunningtheTutoria C   e XXg%    $؀"   0XX6-{0   E14 <DL!T$XE--g-  ?+ 4 <DL!X?B   ԍPowerChordConcept XC   e XXg-  HI?X.#|@"@GKbmow 3 00/H2RP@LL "BIP[r?=//Nh &@FR@FL "u'>E^&12sK{&99K}&2&)KKKKKKKKKK))}}}Jsfjyi]y{9Bo`sy[ysRc{sssk1)1KKJPBRJ1IR)(N){RRRQ991RDeBCAKKKK&KKKKKKKKKKKKKKR(sJsJsJsJsJtjBiJiJiJiJ9)9)9)9)sRyRyRyRyR{R{R{R{RsCsJyRyRyRsCSZRsJsJsJjBjBjBjByRiJiJiJiJyIyIyIyIyIyI{R{R9)9)9)9)tQB(oN`)`)`>N`)sRsgsRsRyRyRs9s9s9R9R9R9R9xFc1c1{R{R{R{R{R{ResCkAkAkAyR`)sRs9R9c1sCsCgyR{RiJ9))yR/KKKK/NgeXKK1JLLKdvK7=xxK2>RR[x2&FFK..vKK{v\TV&Fxxxxxx2{{PlbK}}h}}}}}K}}}}}}}}KKKZZZZ1S}}11Kq}NYYY`WTYcHAWsJVfRcEsasWAWs>WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWsCsC"*,Zh^2ACd2LLd2B26dddddddddd66b{LWymA6AddbjWmcAam75h6mmmlLLAmZXYWdddd2ddddddddddddddm5bbbbbWccccL7L7L7L7mmmmmmmmmYbmmmYnxmbbbWWWWmccccaaaaaammL7L7L7L7lW5h66Rh6mmmmmLLLmLmLmLmL]AAmmmmmmYWWWm6mLmLAYYmmcL77m/dddd/NuddAbeeddIQdBRmmyB2]]d==dd{pr2]Bjdh!ddddxxxxAnAAdhwwwsow_Wsbrm\sWsSssssssssssssssssssssssWWWWWWWssssssssssssssssssssss"fdddZKdK#K77PPnP44P60KKd6###777Kq##xKKdKxKdKKPnnHHadKddd 7KKKd6{tv?@Pnn"*,Zh^KadKrrKcKQQQ'r'bQb,bRPQrra,K(*P:rRrRrRrRrRrRrRrRPQQ{ QGrrrrrrraa'QrrarRR//,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Nanzc{cK,\\,,,,K,c,,''''h2,,,bbb,|"u'^$-HKKKKKK!HW0WWfWWETT9K6E^&14sKvv&::K}&1&(KKKKKKKKKK))}}}IaciocZqu:Jr_nu]ujW_n`i_cA(AKKMQBSC0IU,/P-|UKSQ@@3TDaGCAKKKK&KKKKKKKKKKKKKKS/aMaMaMaMaMjiBcCcCcCcC:,:,:,:,nUuKuKuKuKnTnTnTnT_CaMoSuKuK_CL]SaMaMaMiBiBiBiBoScCcCcCcCqIqIqIqIqIqIuUuU:,:,:,:,ZJ/rP_-_-_FR`-nUnnnUnUuKuKlj@j@j@W@W@W@W@xL_3_3nTnTnTnTnTnTa_CcAcAcAoS_-nUj@W@_3_C_CluKnTcC:,,uK/KKKK/NgeXKK1IOOKaK:8xxK2@RR[x2&IIK//vKK{v\YY&Ixxxxxx2{{PlbK}}h}}}}}K}}}}}}}}KKKZZZZ1S}}11Kq}W___c_ZYcLCYwJXlXcMsas_CYsC______________________CCCCCCCYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY_C_C"uj^x2Pxxxx<<WP TypographicSymbolsType 1*F#p`*BigBlock TT,+ * p.Dutch 801BoldSpeedo76Xap`NLQ PSx6Xa`'$NLQHalf-Height<6X9`+NLQIIx6Xa`'$NLQHalf-Height<6X9`+NLQII|T`?xxxXx6SPh.ZZZ,,+Z0m)@2@,,v@]67UCU,,vXU a|j2jjɫ\Rd,,vE|?2?,,?0+1n(@2@,,Y@lnCnxXnMFAD1xxx,xT@?xxx Xx6I.D1xxx5,xT'?xxxrXx6QC,,+0<\H\,,v\ipRegularParisMetroRegularPenman PixieRegularPointageRegularPoloRegularPonderosa RegularPoster 2g\0Body-US  C*\  `Tms RmnCXXXC<6X9`(CourierC U!  W   %        XFiX6XXX6  E14 <DL!T$XEXFiX6XXX6PowerChordsB   ԍPowerChord C  XFiX6XXX6IntroductionB  ԍ;C    0XX6{0  WelcometoPowerChordsforUltraSound.PowerChordsisaguitarbasedmusiccreationprogram,that X providesyouwithtoolstomakecreatingmusiceasyandfun.Evenifyourknowledgeofguitarsandguitarchordsislimited,PowerChordshastoolstohelpyouexperimentandlearnaboutchords.PowerChordsrepresentseverythinggraphicallyforyourconvenienceandease.Withoneclickofthemouse,PowerChordsgivesyouthefeedbackyouneedtoallowyoutoexperiment,andtogetresultsquicklyandefficiently.<XXX6XqXX    0XX6{0  AftercompletingthetutorialyoushouldbeabletousePowerChordstocreatemusic.Moreextensive   informationonPowerChordsisavailableviatheintensivehelpfacility.Themostimportantruleofthumbistoexperiment"trythings!Thereareoftenmanydifferentwaystoaccomplishthesametask.Findoutwhat  Y  suitsyoubest.XXX6XqXX    0XX6{0  YouareencouragedtowriteanddistributePowerChordsscriptfiles.PowerChordsscriptfilesarea    powerfulmediumthroughwhichyoucancreateinteractivelessons,tutorials,orevenmusicalcorrespondence.UsingtheStaffwindowcanhelpyourelatestringedinstrumentchordstotheirnotatedcounterparts.Aswell,whenitcomestolearningaboutChordProgressionsandtheiruseinsongs(i.e.percussionrhythms,arranging,etc.)PowerChordsisideal.]XXX6XqXX    0XX6{0  Loadthevarioussamplefilesprovidedandtrythemout.YouwillgetabetterideaofhowtousePower i  Chordsbystudyingthesamplesongs. XXX6XqXX  "M=9z (  p @ H@! !!!!!!  !!!!!!!!  !!!!!!  0XX6{0  PowerChordscomeswithadetailed,interactivetutorial.Wehighlyrecommendthatyoutakethetimetorun / thetutorialinordertoquicklylearnhowtousePowerChords. XXX6XqXX    0XX6{0  Torunthetutorial: M  XXX6XqXX    0XX6{0  Fi&0+Fi'&0+ 4 StartWindows(ifyourenotalreadyinWindows). Type: WIN T 'XX'X6XqX'X     ?+ ` hp x (#X?0 ` 0 ` !` ! ` X6XXX6 X6XXX6  XFi(XMFXX X6XFi)X6XX(XMF DoubleclickontheGRAVISUltraSoundiconfound  intheProgramManagerwindow.   ! !  $ X` ,X$)X6 XX)X6X6 XX)X6     ?+ ` hp x (#X?0 ` 0 ` !` ! ` X6 XXX6 X6 XXX6  XFi*XMFXX X6XFi+X6 XX*XMF DoubleclickonthePowerChordsTutorialiconto Z startthetutorial.  ! !  $ X` ,X$+X6 XX+X6X6 XX+X6    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?Therearethreetutorialscriptfilesinall;TUTOR1.SCR,TUTOR2.SCR,andTUTOR3.SCR.Theyare : linkedsotheycanruninsequenceautomatically.XXX6 XqXX    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?However,ifyouwishtostopafteranypartofthetutorial,youcanaccessthenextpartbyloadingthe X  appropriatefile.3XXX6 XqXX  "O?;z (  p @@!! !!!!!!  !!!!!!!!  !!!!!!  0 XX6?0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?B  ԍ_ .  ԍSongStructur {C  LXXX6 XqXX    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?Asongiscomposedofoneormoreparts.PowerChordsletsyoucreatethefollowingpartstouseinyour !h& songs:Chords,ChordRhythms(strumming,plucking,orfingeringpatternstoapplytothechords),DrumParts,Melodies,andBassParts.XXX6 XqXX    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?Eachpartiscomposedofsmallmusicelementsthatarerepeatedasneeded.Itispossibletouseonemusic =#) elementthefulllengthofthesong,butusuallyeachpartcontainsshortersectionsthatarerepeated.Thismeansthatyouonlyhavetocreatetherepeatedsectiononce.Youcanthenreusethesectioninvariousplacesinthesong.Variationsofmusicelementsareeasytocreatebymodifyingacopyoftheoriginal.XXX6 XqXX    0 XX6?0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?B  ԍ_ / ԍ_ 0  ԍSongwritingTechniqu  C  XXX6 XqXX    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?Often,thefirstpartofthesongtobecreatedisthechordstructure.Eachchordusedinthesongiscreated 'c". usingtheInstrumentwindowandisstoredintheChordPalette.Onlyonecopyofeachchordisneededinthepalette;thechordmaybecopiedfromthepaletteintothesongasmanytimesasyoulike.AllthepalettesinPowerChordsfunctioninthisway.OnceyouhaveallthesongschordsintheChordPalette,they 8)$1 canbecopiedintotheSongwindowtotheappropriatelocations.O!XXX6 XqXX    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?NextChordRhythmsarecreated.Thesepatternsareusedtoplaythechordsinthesongandareequivalent *&3 tostrummingorpluckingpatternsonastringedinstrument.TheRhythmEditorisusedtocreateeachrepeatableChordRhythm.CompletedChordRhythmsarestoredintheChordRhythmPalette.Chord Rhythmsarecopiedintothesongtotheappropriatelocations. ,*(6 m$XXX6 XqXX    0XX6{0  ?+ 4 <DL!X?DrumRhythmsarecreatedusingtheRhythmEditorandarestoredintheDrumRhythmPalette.Fromthe   palettetheyarepositionedinthesongintotheappropriatebars.LikeChordRhythms,DrumRhythmsautomaticallyrepeatuntiladifferentoneisencountered.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5BassPartsandMelodiesarecreatedintheRhythmEditorinthreeways:(1)usingthemouse;(2)importingfromaMIDIfile;or(3)recordingdirectlyfromaMIDIinstrument.OncemelodiesarestoredintheMelodyPalette,theymayhaveoneofmanyMIDIpatchesassignedtothem.ThisappliestoBassPartsaswell.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Finally,completedsongsaresavedasPowerChordssongfiles.ThesongitselfandthecontentsofallthePalettesaresaved.Instrumentsetupanddrumkitinformationisalsosavedinthefile.ThesongcanalsobesavedasaStandardMIDIfile(Type1)toexporttoanothermusicprogram.      ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B    About.i.MIDI  C  MIDIB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B   HowPowerChordsmakesmusi  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5PowerChordssendsoutMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI)messages"electroniccodessuchasNoteOn,NoteOff,andPatchChange.Thesemessagestriggeryoursoundhardware(UltraSound)toplaynotesortochangeinstrumentsounds.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ 1  PatchChange  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ApatchchangeisatypeofMIDImessagethattellsUltraSoundwhichinstrumentsound(patch)touseonaparticularMIDIchannel.Therearesixteenchannelsinall,andeachcanhaveadifferentpatchsettingifdesired.BecausetheMIDInoteinformationforeachinstrumentisonadifferentchannel,thesoundhardwarecanplaydifferentsoundsatthesametime.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Apatchchangecommandcanspecifyapatchnumberfrom1through192.UltraSoundisaGeneralMIDIdevicethatrespondstothesepatchnumbersbyprovidingapatchthatcorrespondstotheGeneralMIDIsoundforthatnumber.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ 2  GeneralMID  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5AnyGeneralMIDIcompatiblesoundmodulehasitsvariousinstrumentsoundsmappedtothesamepatchnumbers.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Forexample,underGeneralMIDI,patch1isalwayspiano.Trumpetisalwayspatch57,fluteisalwayspatch74,andbagpipeisalwayspatch110.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5GeneralMIDIsimplifiesmusicdatatransfer.IfmyfriendandIbothuseaGravisUltraSoundcard(GeneralMIDIcompatible),Icanselectinstrumentsbyname,andPowerChordsknowswhichinstrumentsgowithwhichpatchnumbers.AnysongsIcreatewillplaybackonmyfriendssetupsoundingjustasgreat!  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ 3  Icon  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5PowerChordsdisplaysmanyiconsonitsmainscreen.Onceclickedon,eachitemturnsintoeitherapaletteorawindowtohelpyoucreatethepartsyouwanttoputintoyoursong.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Abriefdescriptionofeachpaletteandwindowitemisgivenbelow.Eachpaletteworksinthesameway,soone HowtoUselistisprovidedafterthepalettedescriptionstohelpyouusethem.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  XXXC4*\  `Tms RmnC_ 5  Palette  C  &&&C6*\  `Tms RmnC  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ 7 C  Chords  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5.i.ChordPalette_;TheChordPaletteisastorageareaforchords.ChordscanbemovedtotheChordPalettefromtheInstrumentorSongwindows.Eachchordinthepaletteisrepresentedbyawindowwiththechordnameasitstitle.Inthewindowisapictureofthechord(s)(seeFigure2).  5+ X` <DL!5X..X&    Note!..WhenyoucreateandsaveaPowerChordssongfile,allelementswrittentothevariouspalettesaresavedintotheSong.'    ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5Controls  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheB  XXXC8*\  `Tms RmnC_ 9 C  C:*\  `Tms RmnCԀB  XXXC;*\  `Tms RmnC_ < C  C=*\  `Tms RmnCControlPaletteisageneratorandstorageareaforMIDIcontrolsequences.ControlsequencesareusedtosendcontroltypeMIDIdatasuchasPatchchangesandControllerchangestoaMIDIdevice.EachcontrolisrepresentedbyawindowliketheChordPalettewiththecontrolstitleandacontrolpictureinside.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ > C  ChordRhythms  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheChordRhythmPaletteisastorageareaforchordrhythms.ChordrhythmsarecreatedusingtheRhythmEditor(seeFigure3).  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5AfterChordRhythmsarecreated,theycanbemovedtotheChordRhythmPalette.Eachchordrhythmisrepresentedbyawindowwiththechordrhythmstitleandachordrhythmgridinside.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5DrumRhythms  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheDrumRhythmPaletteisastorageareafordrumrhythms.DrumrhythmsarecreatedusingtheRhythmEditor.AfterDrumRhythmsarecreated,theycanbemovedtotheDrumRhythmPalette.EachdrumrhythmisrepresentedbyawindowwiththeDrumRhythmstitleandadrumrhythmgraphinside.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ ? C  Melodies  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheMelodyPaletteisastorageareaformelodies.MelodiesarecreatedusingtheRhythmEditor.Aftertheyarecreated,theycanbemovedtotheMelodyPalette.EachmelodyisrepresentedbyawindowwiththeMelodystitleandapictureinside.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ @ C  BassParts  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheBassPartPaletteisastorageareaforbassparts.BassPartsarecreatedusingtheRhythmEditor.Aftertheyarecreated,eachpartcanbemovedtotheBassPartPalette.EachbasspartisrepresentedbyawindowwiththeBassPartstitleandabassplayerpictureinside.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  __ A C  HowtousethePalettes  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5To soundanychord,rhythm,melodyorbasspartinapalette,clicktherightmousebuttononthepartyouwanttohear.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Tomove  aB  XXXCB*\  `Tms RmnC__ C __ D C  CE*\  `Tms RmnCchord,rhythmetc.,clickontheparttitleanddragthepartwhereyouwantit.Songpartscanonlybemovedinsideapaletteinthisway.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Tocopyapartfromapalette,clickonthepart(notthetitle)anddragittoadestination.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5To edB  XXXCF*\  `Tms RmnC__ G __ H C  CI*\  `Tms RmnCit , doubleclickontheitemyouwanttoedit.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Todiscard  apartfromapalette,clickonthepartanddragittotheGarbagewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Toclearapaletteofallitems,selectPalettefromthemenu,andselectthepaletteyouwanttoclear(e.g.,ClearChordPalette).  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   Window  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ J C  SongWindow  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheSongwindowistheheartofsongwritingandmusicplayinginPowerChords.TheSongwindowprovidesabarbybarframeworkinwhichyoucanplacethevariousmusicelementsthatmakeupasongsuchasChords,ChordandDrumRhythms,etc.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Tocreateasong,dragmusicelementsfromtheirpalettesintotheappropriatebarsintheSongwindow.MusicelementscanalsocomedirectlyfromtheInstrumentorRhythmEditor.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5To discardamusicelement,clickonitwiththeleftmousebuttonanddragittotheGarbagewindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Youcan editamusicelementsparametersafteryouplaceitintheSongwindow.ThemusicelementsTitle,ChannelandPatchcanbeeditedbydoubleclickingonit.ThisinvokestheEditRhythmdialogbox,justthesameasifyouhaddoubleclickedonarhythmiconinapalette.However,changesmadetoamusicelementarereflectedineachcopyofthatelementinthesong.Forexample,ifthesameBassPartisusedinthreedifferentplacesintheSong,andyouchangethepatchforone,patchwillbechangedforthetwootherinstancesofthatpartaswell...  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Themusicelementsdraggedtothebarsofthesongwindowaredisplayed.ThedisplayofallthemusicelementscanbeturnedoffintheSongOptionsdialogbox,reachedviatheSongmenu.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Tostartplayingataparticularbar,doubleclickonthatbarinanemptyarea.Thesongwillstartplayingatthatpoint.  5+ X` <DL!5X..X&    Note!..Musicelementsthatstartbeforethebarwillnotbeplayed.Musicelementsthatstartorrepeatonthebarwillbeplayed,aswillallmusicelementsstartingorrepeatingafterthebar.'    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Toplayanyelementvisibleinasong,clicktherightmousebuttonontheelement.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Toplayasinglebar,clickthetopmostareaofthebar,justundertheedge,withtherightmousebutton.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheStopButtonstopsthesongplayingimmediately.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ K C  SongElements  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Chords  willnotplayunlesstheyareaccompaniedbyaChordRhythm.Chordsmustbespecifiedinbars""theyneverrepeatautomatically.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ L C  ChordRhythms  neversoundunlessthereareChordswiththem.Theymaybelongerthan1bar,andwillplayandrepeatuntiloverriddenbyalaterchordrhythm.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ M C  DrumRhythmsmaybelongerthan1bar.Theywillplayandrepeatuntiloverriddenbyalaterdrumrhythm.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ N C  Melodies maybelongerthan1bar.Theywillplayuntiloverriddenbyalatermelody.Theydonotrepeatautomatically.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ O C  BassParts  maybelongerthan1bar.Theywillplayandrepeatuntiloverriddenbyalaterbasspart.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ P C  Controlsarealwaysplayedatthebeginningofabar.Theydonotrepeatanddonotrunlongerthan1bar.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Tip:Toenteraperiodofsilenceforonetypeofmusicelement,createanemptymusicelementwithnonotesinitanddragtheelementintoplace.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5RhythmEditor  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheRhythmEditorisusedtocreatemostofthemusicelementsinPowerChords:Chords,ChordRhythms,DrumRhythms,Melodies,andBassParts.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Musicaltimeisrepresentedbyagridwithtimerunninglefttoright,anddifferentnotesrunningtoptobottom.Thedarkerverticallinesinthegridindicatebeats.Thebeatsarenumberedatthebottomofthegrid.Notesarerepresentedinthegridasbluesquares.Thecolorintensityindicatestherelativeloudnessofthenote(MIDIvelocity).Thelongerthenotesquare,thelongerthenote.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5YoucancreateandeditChordRhythms,DrumRhythms(seeFigure5),Melodies,andBassPartswiththeRhythmEditor.Youcanfreelyswitchbetweenthesefourwithoutlosingdata.YoucanalsousetheRhythmEditortorecordMelodiesandBassPartsfromanexternalMIDIinstrument,ortoimportMelodiesandBassPartsfromexternalstandardMIDIfiles.WesuggestyougothroughthetutorialtolearnmoreabouttheRhythmEditoranditsfunctions.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThePlayButtonplaysthecurrentrhythmoncethrough.Astherhythmplays,thegridinformationisscrolledifnecessarytoshowthebeatsbeingplayed.Ablackbarappearsabovethecurrentbeat.Whenplayingisdone,youarereturnedtothebeatyouwereatwhenplaybackstarted.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheLoopButtonplaysthecurrentrhythmoverandoveruntilStopispressed.Whiletherhythmloops,youcanaddorremovenotesinthegrid,changeresolutions,etc.,tocreateyourrhythminteractively.Thisisespeciallyusefulforcreatingdrumrhythms.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheStopButtonstopsthecurrentlyplayingorloopingrhythm.Italsostopsrecording,ifapplicable.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheB  XXXCQ*\  `Tms RmnC_ R C  CS*\  `Tms RmnCResolutionScrollBar,justtotheleftofthePlayandLoopbuttons,allowsyoutochangetheresolutionoftherhythmeditorgridintermsofthenumberofdivisionsperquarternote.Thisscrollbarprovidesaneasywaytochangethevaluesofnotes.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Forexample,toenterquarternotes,usethetopresolutionofonedivisionperquarternote.Thenasyouclickonthegrid,quarternotesareentered.Toentereighthnotes,clickthedownarrowonthescrollbaronce.Thischangesthegridsothattherearetwodivisionsperquarternote(eighthnotes).Theresolutiongoesdownto96divisionsperquarternote.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ T C  MakingLongNotesletsyouenternoteslongerthanthecurrentdivisionbypressingthe keyanddraggingthenotetotherightwhile andthemousebuttonarestillpressed.Thisextendsthenotetotheright.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ U C  VelocityChangeButtonschangethevelocityofeverynoteinthecurrentrhythmupordownbyfoureachtimeyoupressthebutton.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ V C  VelocityScaleletsyoualterthevelocityofanotebyclickingonitwiththerightmousebutton,anddraggingitupordown.Asyoudragthemouse,thenoteisretriggeredatthenewvelocitysoyoucanjudgewhereyouwantittobe.Asthevelocitychanges,thenotescoloralsochanges.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ W C  HorizontalScrollBarappearswhenthewholerhythmcannotbedisplayedatonce.Itallowsyoutoshiftrightorlefttothebeatyouwanttoview.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5RhythmElements  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ X C  ChordRhythms  areabitdifferentfromtheothermusicelementstheRhythmEditorcancreate.Wheneditingachordrhythm,thehorizontalareasarenotusedtorepresentnotes,buttheinstrumentstrings(seeFigure3).Achordrhythmcannotbeplayedbyitself""itneedsachordtotellitwhatnotesareonthestrings.  5+ X` <DL!5X..X&    Note!..Thesamechordrhythmcanplaymanydifferentnotesdependingonthechordputwithit,becauseitindicateswhenthestringsaretobeplayed,notwhichnotes.'    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ Y C  MelodiesandB  XXXCZ*\  `Tms RmnC_ [ C  C\*\  `Tms RmnCBassRhythmsarestraightforward.Thehorizontalareasrepresentnotes.Therangeofthesenotesissetwhenyoucreateanewrhythm,orwhenyouimportorrecordfromaMIDIinstrument.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ ] C  DrumRhythmsarealsostraightforward.ThehorizontalareasrepresentthedifferentsoundsavailableintheDrumKit.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ ^ C  Instrument  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5TheInstrumentwindowcontainsapictureofastringedinstrument.ThisiswherechordsarecreatedforstorageintheChordPalette,andlateruseinsongs.Itisalsoatestinggroundfordifferenttuningsandsounds.Youcantchangethenumberofstringsorfrets,butyoucanretunetheinstrument.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5WiththeB  XXXC_*\  `Tms RmnC_ ` C  Ca*\  `Tms RmnCFretboard,StringBendingArea(B  XXXCb*\  `Tms RmnC_ c C  Cd*\  `Tms RmnCBend),ChordStrumArea(B  XXXCe*\  `Tms RmnC_ f C  Cg*\  `Tms RmnCStrum),andStringPluckArea(B  XXXCh*\  `Tms RmnC_ i C  Cj*\  `Tms RmnCPluck),youcanalteryoursongbybendingstrings,strummingorpluckingtheinstrument.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5HowtousetheInstrument:  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Tocreatechords:   2( ` <DL!20 .. 0 .. ..  XXXAk*' `SymbolAXXXCl<6X9`(CourierC..ClicktheleftmousebuttonordragthemouseontheFretboardareatopositionfingers;or,    0 .. 0 .. ..  XXXAm*' `SymbolAXXXCn<6X9`(CourierC..ClickontheChordRequestbuttontocreateaspecificchord.    0 .. 0 .. ..  Toplaychords:    0 .. 0 .. ..  XXXAo*' `SymbolAXXXCp<6X9`(CourierC..ClicktherightmousebuttonintheInstrumentwindowatanytimetosoundthecurrentchord.    0 .. 0 .. ..  XXXAq*' `SymbolAXXXCr<6X9`(CourierC..ClickontheChordStrumAreatosoundthechord.    0 .. 0 .. ..  XXXAs*' `SymbolAXXXCt<6X9`(CourierC..ClickontheStringPluckAreatosoundnotesindividuallyortostrumthechord.    0 .. 0 .. ..  XXXAu*' `SymbolAXXXCv<6X9`(CourierC..Tobendnotes,clickonthedesiredstringintheStringBendingArea(thebluerectangle)anddragtotheleftorright.   ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ w C  Staff  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Thestaffwindowdisplaysanormalmusicstaffwithtrebleandbassclefs.Whenyoudragachordontothestaffwindow,thenotesthatmakeupthechordaredisplayed.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ x C  Tempo  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThisTempowindowisusedtosetthetempoforsongplayback.Youcansetatempofrom32beatsperminuteto250beatsperminute.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ y C  Garbage  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5YoucandiscardallsortsofobjectsbydraggingthemtotheGarbageandreleasingthemousebutton.TheGarbageislocatedinthelowerrightcornerofPowerChordsmainwindow.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ObjectsthatcanbedeletedareChords,ChordRhythms,DrumRhythms,Melodies,BassPartsandControls.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5IfyoudragachordtotheGarbagewindowfromtheInstrumentorStaffwindows,thechordinthewindowiscleared.IfyoudraganytypeofrhythmtotheGarbagewindowfromtheRhythmEditor,thatrhythmisclearedfromtheRhythmEditor.TheGarbageWindowisthesameastheZapbuttonintheRhythmEditor.  b"zO?;z (  p @@b;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B  _ |  ScriptFacilityDescriptio  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThePowerChordsscriptfacilityletsyoudesigninteractivetutorials,lessons,orpresentationsusingPowerChords.AscriptfilecontainsalistofcommandsforPowerChordstodovariousactionssuchasdisplayaparticularchord,displaysometextfortheusertoread,waitforanumberofsecondswhiletheusertriesoutsomething,etc.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5AscriptfileispreparedusingthePowerChordsscriptrecordfacility.SomeactionsthatyoucanperformdirectlyinPowerChordsarerecordedtothescriptfileautomatically.Otheractionsmustbeselectedfromthescriptmenu.Usuallytheseactionsrequireyoutofillinadialogbox.Whenthedialogiscomplete,theactionisstoredinthescript.Scriptfilescanbeeditedwithanytexteditor,liketheNotepadprogramthatcomeswithWindows.FulldocumentationofthePowerChordsscriptfacilityisnotincludedinthismanual,butisavailableintheOnlineHelpdocumentationthatcomeswiththeprogram.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5Onceascriptfileiscomplete,youcanloaditintoPowerChords.YoucanalsocopyandtransferscriptfilesbetweenPowerChordsusers.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   AMessagefromAdvancedGravi  C    ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5PowerChordsiscomplimentarysoftwareprovidedbyAdvancedGravis.Gravisdidnotwritethissoftware.Assuch,wedonotprovidedetailedB  XXXC}*\  `Tms RmnC_ ~ C  C*\  `Tms RmnCԀtechnicalsupportforPowerChords.However,thecreatorsofPowerChords!HowlingDogSystemsprovideduswithanswerstosomecommonquestionsthatusersask.Thesequestionsandanswersarefoundonthenextpage,sopleaserefertothemifyouhaveanyproblems.  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5ThismanualgivesyouthebasicsofPowerChords.Formoreextensiveinformation,pleaserefertothe READMEfileandtheonlineHelpsystem.  ;14 <DL!T$;&    5+ 4 <DL!5B   PowerChordsfor.i.UltraSoundInformation  C  UltraSoundInformationB  ;C    ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!# NumberofStringsonInstrument: ..6..   ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!#NumberofFretsonInstrument: ..12..   ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!#MaximumNumberofChordsinPalette: ..48   ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!#MaximumNumberofChordRhythmsinPalette: ..24  ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!# MaximumNumberofDrumPartsinPalette: ..24  ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!# MaximumNumberofMelodiesinPalette: ..24..   ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!#MaximumNumberofBassPartsinPalette: ..24..   ;14 <DL!T$;  #6DL!#MaximumNumberofControlsinPalette: ..24  ;14 <DL!T$;  ;164 <DL!T$;TherearehiddenpalettesintheSongforeachRhythmtype.Theyhavethesamecapacitiesastheregularpalettes.So,forexample,themaximumnumberofdifferentChordRhythmsinasongis24.  ;14 <DL!T$;  #6gL!# MaximumNumberofBarsperRhythm: ..16*  ;14 <DL!T$;  ;164 <DL!T$;*MelodiesandBassPartsimportedfromMIDIfilesmayexceed16bars.  ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!) NumberofChordsinBar: ..4 ....  ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)MinimumNumberofBeatsperBar: ..2   ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)MaximumNumberofBeatsperBar: ..6 ..  ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)NumberofBarsinSong: ..128 ..  ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)MinimumTempo: ..32BeatsPerMinute   ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)MaximumTempo: ..256BeatsPerMinute   ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)InternalClockResolution: ..96ticksperquarternote   ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)MinimumNoteLength: ..1/96thofaquarternote   ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)NumberofDrumSoundsinPalette: ..74..   ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)NumberofDrumSoundsinKit: ..24.. ..  ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6DL!)MaximumNotesinRhythmEditorBuffer:.. 4096notesor8192 MIDIevents  ;14 <DL!T$;  ;164 <DL!T$;Partscanbelongerthanthis.PlaybackwillbetruncatedintheRhythmEditororwhenplayedbyclickingwiththerightmousebutton.ThetotalnumberofMIDIEventsinasongislimitedbytheamountofmemoryavailable. ..  ;14 <DL!T$;  ) 6uDL!)MaximumScriptSize: ..32768characters  ;14 <DL!T$;  5+ 4 <DL!5