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MusE - The Linux (Midi) Music Editor

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4. Window Reference Guide

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4.1 The Main Window

+Here's a screenshot of the main window, with a standard MIDI file already +loaded: +

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+The main window is basically divided up into two panes separated by a +veritcal bar that is movable horizontally. These two panes together +are called the Arranger. + +

4.2 The Arranger

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+The left pane of the Arranger describes each track in detail, +while the right pane describes each track graphically. + +

4.2.1 The Left Pane

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+The left pane details the following information for each track: +

+ +You can select which track is currently "active" by simply clicking +on the track. +

+When a track's M column is clicked, that track is marked as Muted with +a red circle and upon playback that track will not be heard. To hear +the track, click on the M column for that track again. +

+Right click on the C column for a track to declare the track to be of +type MIDI, Drum or Wave. +

+The Track column is free-form, meaning that a double-click on a track's +Track column will allow you to enter a descriptive name for the track, +for example "Hot Lead Guitar". +

+The Ch column for a track is changed by right-clicking to increment the +number or middle-clicking to decrement the number. It's generally a +good idea to keep differing instruments on different MIDI channels and it's +considered common to have the drum kit on channel 10. +

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4.2.1.1 Track Info

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+At the bottom of the left pane, you'll see a little button labelled +"TrackInfo". When clicked, the standard information plus more about +the currently selected track is presented: +

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+The bottom half of the TrackInfo display describes MIDI channel information: + + +

+Operations that can be performed on the left pane: + + +
Track Functions  
Select Track +
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  • Left Mouse Button +
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Select multiple Tracks +
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  • Shift + Left Mouse Button +
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Change Selected Track +
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  • Key Up: previous Track +
  • Key Down: next Track +
  • click with left mouse button in name field +
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Move Track +
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  • Drag with left Mouse Button +
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Create New Track +
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  • Pulldown Edit
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  • Ctrl T +
  • double click in empty track +
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Delete selected Track(s) +
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  • Pulldown Edit +
  • Del +
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Rename Track +
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  • doubleClick with left mouse button + on track name +
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Change Midi Channel +
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  • left mouse button increments midi channel +
  • middle mouse button decrements midi channel +
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Select Midi Port +
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  • click with right mouse button on portname; + select from pulldown menu +
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Mute Track +
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  • click with left mouse button on "M" field in + Tracklist +
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Solo Track +
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  • click "Solo" button +
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4.2.2 The Right Pane

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+The right pane desribes each track graphically. Time moves from left +to right and is measured in beats that are referenced at the top of +the right pane. Tracks are displayed vertically in boxes, called +"Parts", that depict where MIDI and audio data are played. +

+The small sliders that are adjacent to the bottom right corner affect +the view of the right pane in terms of "zooming". The vertical slider +affects the height of the tracks, while the horizontal slider affects +the width. +

+Operations that can be performed on the right pane: +

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To do this......Do this +
Select PartLeft Click +
Select multiple partsShift + left click +
Change selected trackKey left: previous part, Key right: next part +
Move partDrag with left mouse button +
Create new partselect Pencil tool; draw with left mouse button pressed, OR set left and right mark; double click on track +
Delete selected part(s)select rubber tool; click part to delete +
Rename partdouble click with left mouse button on part +
Copy partdrag with shift + left mouse button +
Cut partselect Cut Tool; click on part to cut +
Glue partselect Glue Tool; click on part to glue with next part +
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4.2.3 The Button Bar & Menus

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+Across the top, above the Arranger, are a menu system, icons and other +widgets that you use to manipulate your project. Most of these are +self-explanatory, while others are described later in this document. + + + + -- cgit v1.2.3