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<center><h1>MusE - The Linux (Midi) Music Editor</h1></center>
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<h2>5. Getting Started</h2>
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<h2>5.1 Creating A New Song</h2>
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Here's a very short tutorial on how to create a new song from scratch.
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<li> Start MusE with the name of a new song (ie. a filename that doesn't
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Alternatively, start MusE and select <tt>File->New</tt>. The default song
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name is <tt>default</tt> and the first time you select <tt>File->Save</tt>,
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MusE asks you for a real name.
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<li> Select a song type from the <tt>Type</tt> pulldown menu in the
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Toolbar. This selects the capabilities of your MIDI hardware (either
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<li> Doubleclick on the first empty track to create a new track.
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<li> Select the MIDI channel for the new track; click with the right mouse
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button on Ch column in the track list to increment channel nummber, click
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with middle mouse button to decrement.
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<li> If the TrackInfo window is not visible, press TrackInfo.
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<li> Select a MIDI instrument for the MIDI channel of your new track.
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<li> Click with the middle mouse button on ruler to set left locator mark.
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<li> Click with the right mouse button on the ruler to set right locator mark.
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<b>Note:</b> The right mark must be set to the right of the left mark.
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<li> Double click between the left and right locators on first track to
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create a new part, <b>or</b> select the Pencil tool and draw with the left
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mouse button pressed to create a new part.
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<h2>5.2 Recording Events</h2>
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<b>Entering Notes Manually</b>
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<li> Select Pointer tool from toolbar
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<li> Double click on part in part canvas to start the pianoroll editor
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<li> Select Pencil tool from toolbar in the pianoroll editor
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<li> Now you can draw events into the event canvas
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<li> Click with middle mouse button on ruler to set left locator mark
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<li> Click with right mouse button on ruler to set right locator mark
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<li> Note: right mark must be set right to left mark
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<li> Click with left mouse button on ruler to set current position between left and right locator
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<li> Select "loop" in the transport toolbar
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<li> Press play to start sequencer
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<li> You can enter new notes while the sequencer is playing
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<li> You can "play" in realtime on the piano keyboard on the left side of the pianoroll editor
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<li> You can change Channel Info and Track Info values during play
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<h2>5.3 Step Recording</h2>
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<li> Start the pianoroll editor
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<li> Click with left mouse button on ruler to set current position to the start position of your recording
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<li> Set the Snap value to the step distance
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<li> Set the Quantize value to the length of the notes to record
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<li> Enter step record mode by pressing the "S" toolbar button
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<li> Every click on the piano keyboard records a note with "Quantize" len and advances the current record position to
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<li> The next "Snap" position
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<li> Shift+click records a note without advancing the current record position
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<li> Change the current position with the cursor keys
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<li> Shift+space inserts a gap; all notes to the right of the current position move to the next snap position