FILE MENU
| New |
opens a new file |
| Delete |
opens a file chooser (dialog box) for deleting
selected file(s) |
| Open |
opens an existing file |
| Save |
saves the currently loaded file |
| Save as |
saves the currently loaded file with a new name
provided by you in the file chooser dialog box |
| List View |
view a list of the patterns in use |
| Exit |
exits the program |
BASS LINE MENU
| Automatic |
automatically sets bass lines |
| Manual |
opens the Bass Lines window, where bass lines are manually set |
SOUND MENU
| Default |
disabled |
| jMusic (sub-menu): |
|
| Javasound |
uses javasound from Sun to play the current score |
| Quicktime |
uses quicktime from Apple to play the current score |
FORMATS MENU
| Digital Audio (au) |
save in digital audio format with an .au extension |
| jMusic (jm) |
save in native jMusic format with a .jm extension |
| MIDI (mid) |
save in MIDI format with a .mid extension |
| Serial Java (ser) |
save in serialized java format with a .ser extension |
| XML - gui (xml) |
save the GUI in XML format with an .xml extension |
| XML - jm (_jm.xml) |
save a jMusic score in XML format with an .xml
extension. Distinguished from a GUI / XML file
by the addition of "jm" before the extension |
WINDOWS MENU
| Bass Lines |
Bass Lines Window |
| Chord Progressions |
Chord Progressions Window |
| Form (Melody) |
Form (Melody) Window |
| Melody (Phrases) |
Melody (Phrases) Window |
HELP MENU
| Help Topics |
these documents |
| Help on Item |
click on this menu item, then on any other component |
| Demos |
how to use the program |
| Example |
file written with this program |
| About |
displays information about the program |
| File|Open |
opens an existing file |
| File|Save |
saves the currently loaded file |
| Help|About |
displays information about the program |
| Melody button |
shows/hides the Melody (Phrases) window |
| Form button |
shows/hides the Forms window |
| Chords button |
shows/hides the Chord Progressions window |
| Bass button |
shows/hides the Bass window |
| Drums button | toggles a 2-bar drum pattern on or off |
| Play button |
plays the composition displayed in the
Composition Table
|
| Show button |
shows common practice notation for the
phrases in the Units Table
|
| Fields Table | three rows and four columns of white 1-bar Chord Fields, displaying chords selected for use in the Chord Progressions window |
| Units Table |
three rows and four columns of colored 2-bar Units, displaying forms selected for use in the Form window |
| Score Title |
title of the composition on display in
the Composition
Table
|
| Phrases |
the numbers of the phrases in use in the
Form Panes
|
| File Name |
name of the current file containing the
composition being displayed. This name is normally the same as
Score Title except for the addition of a ".ser" extension |
| Messages |
if any |