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<qt bgcolor="#f4f4c8" title="MusE - The Linux (Midi) Music Editor">
<center><h1>MusE - The Linux (Midi) Music Editor</h1></center>
<h2>5. Getting Started</h2>
<p>
<h2>5.1 Creating A New Song</h2>
<p>
Here's a very short tutorial on how to create a new song from scratch.
<p>
<ol>
<li> Start MusE with the name of a new song (ie. a filename that doesn't
already exist):
<pre>
muse blues1.med
</pre>
Alternatively, start MusE and select <tt>File->New</tt>. The default song
name is <tt>default</tt> and the first time you select <tt>File->Save</tt>,
MusE asks you for a real name.
<li> Select a song type from the <tt>Type</tt> pulldown menu in the
Toolbar. This selects the capabilities of your MIDI hardware (either
NO, GM, GS, or XG).
<li> Doubleclick on the first empty track to create a new track.
<li> Select the MIDI channel for the new track; click with the right mouse
button on Ch column in the track list to increment channel nummber, click
with middle mouse button to decrement.
<li> If the TrackInfo window is not visible, press TrackInfo.
<li> Select a MIDI instrument for the MIDI channel of your new track.
<li> Click with the middle mouse button on ruler to set left locator mark.
<li> Click with the right mouse button on the ruler to set right locator mark.
<b>Note:</b> The right mark must be set to the right of the left mark.
<li> Double click between the left and right locators on first track to
create a new part, <b>or</b> select the Pencil tool and draw with the left
mouse button pressed to create a new part.
</ol>
<p>
<h2>5.2 Recording Events</h2>
<p>
<b>Entering Notes Manually</b>
<ol>
<li> Select Pointer tool from toolbar
<li> Double click on part in part canvas to start the pianoroll editor
<li> Select Pencil tool from toolbar in the pianoroll editor
<li> Now you can draw events into the event canvas
</ol>
<p>
<b>Play The Notes</b>
<ol>
<li> Click with middle mouse button on ruler to set left locator mark
<li> Click with right mouse button on ruler to set right locator mark
<li> Note: right mark must be set right to left mark
<li> Click with left mouse button on ruler to set current position between left and right locator
<li> Select "loop" in the transport toolbar
<li> Press play to start sequencer
<li> You can enter new notes while the sequencer is playing
</ol>
<p>
<b>Some Hints</b>
<ol>
<li> You can "play" in realtime on the piano keyboard on the left side of the pianoroll editor
<li> You can change Channel Info and Track Info values during play
</ol>
<p>
<h2>5.3 Step Recording</h2>
<p>
<ol>
<li> Start the pianoroll editor
<li> Click with left mouse button on ruler to set current position to the start position of your recording
<li> Set the Snap value to the step distance
<li> Set the Quantize value to the length of the notes to record
<li> Enter step record mode by pressing the "S" toolbar button
<li> Every click on the piano keyboard records a note with "Quantize" len and advances the current record position to
<li> The next "Snap" position
<li> Shift+click records a note without advancing the current record position
<li> Change the current position with the cursor keys
<li> Shift+space inserts a gap; all notes to the right of the current position move to the next snap position
</ol>
</qt>
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