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M E L O D Y M A S T E R
Version 2.6
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U S E R ' S G U I D E
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c r e a t e d b y
Alexei (Alyosha) Efros
1125 East 200 South Apt.#2
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102
U.S.A.
Internet: efros@facility.cs.utah.edu
WWW Page: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~efros
Dedicated to Lisa Levina
- the best person in the world!
Copyright 1990-96 by A.A.Efros
All Rights Reserved
***************** IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION ****************
Melody Master, Version 2.6
This software is provided in its current configuration. The
author makes no warranty of any kind, whether expressed or
implied, including, without limitation, any warranties of
merchantability or suitability for a particular purpose.
Melody Master is NOT a public domain program. It is Copyright
(c) 1990-96 by Alexei A. Efros. All rights are reserved.
Melody Master software and its accompanying documentation are
protected by United States Copyright laws as well as by
International Treaty provisions. Any use of this software in
violation of the copyright laws or the terms of this limited
license will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
The author, Alexei A. Efros, hereby grants you a limited
license to use this software for evaluation purposes for a
period not to exceed thirty (30) days. If you decide to
continue using this software (and/or its documentation) after
the thirty (30) day evaluation period, you MUST register your
copy with a registration payment to the author.
Use of this program beyond the thirty (30) day evaluation
period, without registering the software, is a violation of
the terms of this limited license.
No licensee shall use, copy, rent, lease, sell, modify,
decompile, disassemble, otherwise reverse engineer, or
transfer the licensed program except as provided in this
agreement. Any such unauthorized use will result in immediate
and automatic termination of this license.
A Commercial License is required for any use of the Melody
Master output files in for-profit software.
All rights not expressly granted in this limited license are
reserved by the author.
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R E G I S T R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N
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Support Shareware by registering today! Thank you!
To register your copy of Melody Master, print the
registration form (INVOICE.TXT file on the program disk),
fill it out, and send it to the author. The current pricing
is as follows:
Personal license $15.00
Commercial license $25.00
Educational site license $ 5.00 each
Please note that the educational site license is only
available to educational institutions when purchasing a
minimum of 10 copies.
---------------------------------- WHAT DO YOU GET FOR REGISTRATION ? ----------------------------------
Registration Number 8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)Esprit libre (discussion) 8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST) Each registered user will receive a unique registration number. Installing this number along with your name into an existing copy of Melody Master will automatically register it. The registration remainder screen will disappear. Instead your name will be shown in the "About..." screen and at the program startup.
Technical Support
8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)~~
One year of technical support by mail for all registered
users. The support may also be obtained by electronic mail
through the Internet and connected networks (CompuServe,
America On-Line, etc.).
A Good Feeling 8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)Esprit libre (discussion) 8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST) Best of all, you will enjoy a good feeling from supporting the shareware concept! You will also sleep better at night knowing that the "people from the Copyright Office" won't be after you.
------------------------------------------------------- OBTAINING A "COMMERCIAL LICENSE" WILL ALSO PROVIDE YOU: -------------------------------------------------------
The Right To Use Output Files 8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST)Esprit libre (discussion) 8 août 2016 à 19:24 (CEST) A commercial license allows programmers, businesses, agencies, and other institutions to use the Melody Master output files in their commercial programs. No royalties are required!
WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT MELODY MASTER
"This is the best melody maker program I have ever seen!"
- Robert L. A. Trost, CCI Ltd., The Netherlands
"My BBS serves home-school families. Your program is EXCELLENT for
working with children!!!"
- Linda R. Bloom, Florida, USA
"...one of the most innovative ideas for a music composing
program... It saves programmers a lot of time!"
- David Carney, MacroWare Software, USA
"Beautiful piece of work."
- Familyware, Florida, USA
"Publisher's choice"
- Expert Software, Florida, USA
First Place Winner
- UCCE Annual Programming Contest, Provo, Utah, USA
INTRODUCTION
Melody Master is a music system that is designed for writing,
editing, and playing one-part melodies. The program uses a
graphics interface that lets you view and edit the music in
sheet form. Melody Master can be used in a variety of ways.
You can listen to the more than one hundred tunes that are
included with the program. You can experiment with changing
the melodies that are included or write your own tunes.
Melody Master will assist you in teaching yourself (or your
children) the principles of music notation and structure in
an enjoyable way. For programmers or people who enjoy
configuring their PCs, Melody Master is an excellent tool for
making your programs or batch files "sing". In whatever way
you use it, Melody Master is easy to use, functional,
educational, and a lot of fun!
Melody Master employs sharps, flats, dotted notes, and repeats,
provides four musical styles, seven note lengths, seven rests,
approximately seven octaves, and can use up to 16 configurable
tempos.
Melodies can be saved into the program's *.MEL files. Or, the
output files can be converted and exported for use in BASIC,
Pascal, C, ANSI Music, Batch Files, Device Drivers, etc. It
is possible to use some of the output files to play music in
background - while your program is running!
Two conversion utilities allow you to convert PIANOMAN's
*.MUS files and BASIC's PLAY statements into Melody Master's
*.MEL files. Thus, Melody Master is easily compatible with
many of the popular music systems for PCs.
REQUIREMENTS
Melody Master operates on an IBM PCs and compatible computers
equipped with a CGA, EGA, VGA, or Hercules graphics card.
Sound Blaster or compatible sound card is optional.
GETTING STARTED
To start Melody Master type MM at the command prompt. The
opening screen will appear with a portrait of Johann Sebastian
Bach (one of my favorite composers). You will also hear the
begining notes of his Fugue in G. Press any key to continue with
the program. (There is also a batch file called START.BAT
which can be used to run the program, look at documentation,
etc).
Following the opening screen, you will see the music editing
screen. The top segment of the screen shows the name of the
composition, its length, the page number, and editing mode. The
tempo, style, octave, and instrument boxes show the default
settings. The next segment is a graph of five parallel lines on
which the music is written (called a staff). The circle on the
middle line of the staff is similar to a cursor. It shows where
notes and rests are to be placed. Below the staff is the Help
box which may be toggled on or off using the F1 function key. At
the bottom of the screen, the function keys are listed.
MUSIC NOTATION
On the 5-line staff, the large S-like figure on the left side is
called a G-clef (or treble clef). It specifies the placement of
the note G and the pitch or key of the music. The arrows (or
triangles) above and to the right of the staff indicate the
position of note placement or editing.
Notes are named using the first seven letters of the alphabet:
A, B, C, D, E, F, and G. The lines and spaces of the staff are
named in succession from bottom to top. In the case of the
staff on the screen, the G-clef indicates that the note G will
be on the second line from the bottom. Thus, the notes on the
staff shown on the screen, counting the lines and spaces in
succession, and beginning with the bottom line, will be E, F,
G, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
The lines are named E, G, B, D, and F. The spaces between the
lines are named F, A, C, and E. These notes correspond to the
white keys on a piano.
A series of 8 successive notes on the staff form a scale. An
8-note scale is named for the note on which it begins.
Each note sounds for a specified amount of time. Periods of
silence between notes are called rests. A whole note (or whole
rest) is the basic unit of length within a given tempo and
style.
In 4/4 time, a whole note sounds for four counts and a whole
rest lasts for four counts. Notes and rests of a shorter
duration decrease in successive half-duration steps (e.g., whole
note, half-note, quarter-note, eighth-note, sixteenth-note
etc.).
A dot after a note prolongs its value by half the duration of
the note (e.g., a four-count whole note with a dot sounds for
six counts.)
Chromatic signs are placed before notes to raise or lower the
pitch of the note. Sharps raise the pitch by a half note.
Flats lower the pitch by a half note. As shown, the staff
is in the "Key of C". In the Key of C, the chromatic signs
correspond to the black keys on a piano.
Tempo indicates the speed at which the music is played. The
program includes six standard tempos. Allegro (lively, brisk,
rapid) is the default. The tempo can be set to any speed with
the Configuration utility.
Style indicates the amount of delay that will occur between
notes. The program includes four preset styles.
Octave indicates an eight-note measurement. Press Control-PgUp
to raise the tone of the music by eight notes (one octave).
Control-PgDn lowers the music by one octave.
Instrument box indicates what instrument will be used to play
this piece. If you do not have a Sound Blaster card, then the
box will display "Speaker" which denotes the internal PC
speaker. Otherwise, using F10 you can choose from an array of
different musical instruments including Piano, Violin, Organ,
etc.
WRITING AND EDITING MUSIC
To place a note, move the large circle to the line or space
where you want the note to appear. Press 1 for a whole note,
2 for a half-note, 3 for a quarter-note, 4 for an eighth-note,
5 for a 16th-note, 6 for a 32nd-note, or 7 for a 64th-note.
For a dotted note, hold down the ALT key and press the number as
indicated above (1-7).
To place a rest, hold down the SHIFT key and press 1-7 for the
desired duration of the rest (pressing 1 for a whole note
corresponds to pressing SHIFT-1 for a whole rest.) This may not
work on some foreign keyboards or laptops. In that case, instead
of SHIFT-(1-7) use the following symbols for the same effect:
!,@,#,$,%,^, and &.
After you place a note or a rest, the cursor will automatically
move to the next position so that you can add another note or
rest. The maximum number of entries (notes or rests) permitted
for each melody is 2560.
To edit the musical entries, use the cursor keys. Use the Right
and Left cursor keys to move the arrow above the staff over the
note you wish to change. Then, use the Up and Down cursor keys
to place the arrow which is to the right of the staff at the
proper line or space. Enter the desired note.
If the INSERT mode is OFF, the new note will replace the previous
note. If the INSERT mode is ON, the new note will be inserted and
the remaining note text of the tune will move one position to the
right.
To delete a note, move the arrow above the staff one note
to the right of the note you want to delete. Press the
BACKSPACE key to delete the note.
The current octave status is shown on the screen in a window
called OCTAVE. Two octaves can be seen and used on the staff
in the NORMAL setting. To move further up the scale, one octave
(eight notes) at a time, use Ctrl-PgUp. To move down the scale
one octave at a time, use Ctrl-PgDn. When a note is entered in
this mode, it appears on a line above the staff.
SUMMARY OF COMMANDS
Cursor movement:
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Up / Down (arrow keys) - Move one line or space up/down
Left / Right (arrow keys) - Move one note left/right
PgUp / PgDn - Move to the previous/next page
Home / End - Move to the beginning/end of the tune
Note Representation:
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1 = Full note 5 = 16th note
2 = Half note 6 = 32nd note
3 = Quarter note 7 = 64th note
4 = Eighth note
Entering notation:
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7 - Enter a note
Shift-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7 - Enter a rest
Alt-1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-6,-7 - Enter a dotted note
+ - Enter a sharp
- - Enter a flat
[ / ] - Open / close repeat (reprise)
Editing:
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Backspace - Delete the previous note
Insert - Toggle Insert mode On/Off
Miscellaneous operations:
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Ctrl-PgUp - Go up one octave (8 notes higher)
Ctrl-PgDn - Go down one octave (8 notes lower)
PgUp / PgDn - (in menus) go to next/previous page in the menu
Home / End - (in menus) go to the beginning/end of the list
Esc - Exit the current menu
Alt-X - Quit the program
SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS
F1 - Toggle On/Off screen help window
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To access the Melody Master Help Utility Window on the screen
while working with Melody Master, press F1. To remove the Help
Window, press F1 again. The initial status of the Help screen
can be setup with the Configuration Utility.
F2 - Save a melody
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Save the current melody to the disk in *.MEL file format. To
save the melody with the current name, press Y at the first
prompt. To choose a different name, answer N at the prompt and
enter an eight-character name (the extension .MEL is automatic.)
F3 - Load a melody
------------------
This command opens a file window. The initial screen of the
window lists the categories of tunes included in Melody Master.
Use the Up, Down, PgUp, and PgDn keys to select a category of
tunes and press ENTER. The next screen shows the tunes in that
category that can be loaded. Use the Up, Down, PgUp, and PgDn
keys to select a tune and press ENTER. The tune loads.
The lines "NAME\" and "..\" are directories. Selecting one of
these lines and pressing ENTER will take you to that directory.
The "* home *" line takes you back to the default directory (see
Configuration Utility). NOTE: Pressing ESC or loading a tune
does not automatically return you to the default directory! Keep
this in mind when saving tunes. Be sure you have selected the
directory in which you want the tune to be saved.
F4 - Play a melody
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This command plays the melody that is loaded using current
settings. To stop the melody, press ESC.
F5 - Tempo
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Select one of six preset tempos. Allegro (lively, brisk, rapid)
is the Default tempo. The configuration utility allows you to
create any tempo you choose. (Many named tempos exist.)
F6 - Debug play
---------------
Plays the melody from the current cursor position and shows with
a small arrow where it is playing. This is useful for finding
errors in the music. Note that when Debug play goes from one
page to the next, an unnatural pause occurs. Use F4 to play the
final melody in its natural form.
F7 - Output files
-----------------
This command is used to generate the output as an ASCII file.
The ASCII file may contain commands or data for a specific
application such as Turbo Pascal, C, BASIC, 4DOS/NDOS, ANSI
Music, etc. This allows music to be played from your own or
other programs or from batch files. The TECH.DOC file on the
program disk contains a complete description of this process.
F8 - Play a melody backwards
-----------------------------
This command plays the entire melody backwards (just for fun!).
Here is a Russian joke which gave me the idea:
Once, I met with a friend who was studying music in college.
He was very upset because he had to write a music piece for his
final exam and just couldn't do it. So, I recommended that he
take his professor's composition and play it backwards. The next
day he called me and said that he had played it backwards and it
sounded just like the Moonlight Sonata!
F9 - Miscellaneous Utilities
----------------------------
About... - Copyright note and registration information.
DOS Shell - Shells to DOS. Type EXIT to get back.
New File - Clears the memory of any existing music files.
Also sets everything to default values.
Erase File - Erases a *.MEL file from disk.
8 up - Moves the entire melody up 1 octave.
8 down - Moves the entire melody down 1 octave.
F10 - Set Instrument
--------------------
Set the instrument to be used when playing this tune. Please
note that if you don't have a Sound Blaster card, you SHOULD
NOT change this setting!
Alt-F2 - Sound on/off
---------------------
Toggles the sound on and off. When sound is ON, each note is
heard as it is entered from the keyboard. A small check mark is
also displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen.
The default value is ON.
Alt-F1 - Set style
------------------
Sets one of four different styles in which to play the melody.
In Melody Master, style refers to a delay between notes.
MUSIC LIBRARY (*.MEL)
Melody Master Version 2.5 contains an extensive library of
more than 130 melodies of different kinds in different
directories. Most of them were converted from the MUZAK
program and other public domain programs primarily in BASIC.
I would like to thank all of these great programmers who
entered this music in an "old-fashioned" way. I hope, now,
using Melody Master, you will make even more wonderful music!
If you do, please give me a copy so I can add it to the
library. If you wrote or entered a nice piece of music you
want to share with others, you can include it in later
versions of Melody Master by contacting me. I would really
appreciate it!
ADDITIONAL UTILITIES
Configuration Utility
---------------------
Melody Master 2.6 contains its own configuration utility
(MMCONFIG.EXE) and configuration file (MMCONFIG.PAR). Run
MMCONFIG.EXE from the DOS prompt or press 3 from START.BAT.
After you have started the Configuration Utility, a main menu
appears on the screen. Use the Up/Down arrow keys to highlight
the different options. To choose an option, press ENTER.
Select "Set Own Colors" to choose other screen foreground and
background colors for Melody Master. If the colors chosen are
out-of-range for your monitor, you will not see any message or
notification, but Melody Master will use 0 (Black) for the
foreground and 1 (Blue) for the background.
Select "Set Own Tempos" to add new tempos or change existing
ones. The Tempo Window will show the name of a particular
tempo, an equal sign, and a number. The number is a ratio which
is multiplied by the note-length to get the current tempo. To
change a tempo, select the one to be changed and press ENTER.
To add a tempo, select the next available "Not Used" line and
press ENTER. A maximum of 16 tempos may be specified.
Select "Set Own Lengths" to modify the note-lengths. Lengths
are in milliseconds. Select a new note-length and press ENTER.
Select "Help On/Off" to choose either immediate or optional
help. With immediate help, the help window appears when Melody
Master starts. With optional help, the help window activates
only when F1 is pressed. The default is immediate help. After
the basic Melody Master commands have been learned, help can be
set to optional which will help to speed PC operations.
Select "Library Path" to specify the start-up path to the music
files. The path can be any relative directory (like "MUSIC\").
A period (.) or blank can also be entered for the current path.
Select "Registration" to register your copy of Melody Master.
When your registration application is processed (see HOW TO
REGISTER) your Registration Name and Number will be sent to you.
Enter these EXACTLY as shown on the form you receive. Remember
to save the new configuration. After a successful registration,
you will not see the Registration Reminder Screen at the
beginning and the end of the program. You can also unregister
the program by deleting your Registration Name and Number.
Select "Set Defaults" to set everything to the default values.
The program reads the original data stored in the DEFAULT.PAR
file. Remember to "Save" so that the changes take effect.
This command will also "unregister" your copy.
Select "Save & Exit" to quit the program and save any changes in
MMCONFIG.PAR. If the file does not exist, it will be created.
PLAY-to-MEL Conversion Utility
------------------------------
File name is PLAY2MEL.EXE.
This utility can convert music codes from BASIC's PLAY statements
into *.MEL files. Before converting, edit your music code file
so that it contains nothing but the actual codes (no line
numbers and no "PLAY" commands). PLAY-to-MEL cannot convert
"Nn" notation and "Tn" directive. You will normally receive a
few warnings, but the resulting file may be okay. Do NOT expect
perfect results! Be prepared to edit the resulting file.
MUS-to-MEL Conversion Utility
-----------------------------
File name is MUS2MEL.EXE.
This utility converts music from PIANOMAN's *.MUS files into
Melody Master's *.MEL files. Use the PLAYER PIANO utility in
PIANOMAN to convert that program's files to *.MUS. Don't expect
perfect results! Be prepared to edit the resulting file!
PAGING utility
--------------
File name is PAGING.EXE.
Displays text files on the screen.
PLAY command
------------
File name is PLAY.EXE.
This command is used to play music in batch files using the
output from "Data File". See the TECH.DOC file on the program
disk for more information. A sample data file in included for
your enjoyment.
DESCRIPTION OF FILES
START .BAT - Shows MELODY MASTER menu. Run this file first!
* MM .EXE - Melody Master program
* MMCGA .EXE - Melody Master program (CGA version)
* MMCONFIG.EXE - Configuration utility
PAGING .EXE - Paging Utility
PLAY .EXE - PLAY command (can be used in batch files)
MM .DOC - This file!
NEW .DOC - What's new in this version
TECH .DOC - Programmers' Music Development Kit
INVOICE .TXT - Melody Master Registration Order Form
MMCONFIG.PAR - Configuration File
DEFAULT .PAR - File containing the original configuration
KEY .COM - File used in START.BAT
FILE_ID .DIZ - Description file for PCBoard BBSs
DRVSPKR .SYS - Device Driver for playing music
DRVSPKR .DOC - Documentation for DRVSPKR.SYS driver
SAMPLE .DAT - Sample music for the PLAY program
MELODY26.EXE - The installation file containing compressed
version of the entire Melody Master package.
UTILS\ - Directory with various utilities and tools
* PLAY2MEL.EXE - PLAY-to-MEL Conversion Utility
MUS2MEL .EXE - MUS-to-MEL Conversion Utility
MUSIC .PAS - Procedure PLAY for Turbo Pascal
PLARRAY .PAS - Turbo Pascal procedure to play "TP array"
SOUNDER .PAS - Background music unit in Turbo Pascal
PLAYBG .C - Background music in C (for "TC bck-gr" format)
SOUNDSYS.C - Backgound music routines in C
SOUNDSYS.H - Header file for SOUNDSYS.C
MUSIC\ - Directory for music files
* - Files compressed using LZEXE v0.91 program
HOW TO GET HELP
I am dedicated to providing quality support for my product.
There are lots of ways to obtain technical assistance in
installing and/or trying out Melody Master.
I can be reached at:
Alexei A. Efros
1125 East 200 South, Apt.2
Salt Lake City, Utah 84102, U.S.A.
Internet: efros@facility.cs.utah.edu
WWW Page: http://www.cs.utah.edu/~efros
The most preferred way of contacting me is by electronic
mail though Internet. If you don't have an account on the
Internet, you can still send me mail from other on-line
services like CompuServe, America Online, Prodigy, etc.
If you have a WWW client like Mosaic you can look at the
Melody Master home page, which will have the latest version
of my program along with other goodies.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This program is about six years old now. A lot of people
have contributed to it along the way (directly or
indirectly). It is impossible to mention everyone here, but
I will do my best to acknowledge as many as I can.
Here they are: Alexei L. Efros (my dad), Eugene Levin,
Mishka Levin, Leonia Kamenkovich, Bob Folk, Nels Anderson,
Christopher Dunford, Jason Dam, Linda Bloom and many others.
I also like to thank Borland International for their superb
Turbo Pascal.
M E L O D Y M A S T E R
Version 2.6
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P r o g r a m m e r s'
M u s i c S u p p o r t K i t
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Copyright 1991-96 by Alexei A. Efros
All Rights Reserved.
INTRODUCTION
When Melody Master was conceived, the idea was to develop
a utility that would help programmers use the IBM PC's
internal speaker to add music to their programs. Melody
Master can hardly be called a "utility", but the goal has
been reached. Melody Master helps to create music using
standard notation on a musical staff. The output can be
saved in any of 16 different music formats! The program
does not require music-writing expertise. Over 140 melodies
are included.
HOW TO GENERATE MUSIC
To generate music with Melody Master, load (or enter) the
tune you want to use. Select tempo and style (since
currently Melody Master cannot output any of the Sound
Blaster file formats the Instrument setting does not effect
anything). Press F7 and choose the format you wish to use.
Melody Master will create a music file in the current
directory. The file will have the same name as the tune
that was loaded plus an extension (.pas, .bas, .dat, and so
on). The file may now be copied into any other program.
If the music is not completely satisfying the first time,
return to Melody Master and change some of the musical
parameters such as tempos, styles, and octaves. Some
formats cannot play very high notes; it may be helpful to
move everything down one octave. (Use F9, Miscellaneous
Utilities and the "8 down" command.)
NOTE: To use Melody Master output files in for-profit
software, a Commercial License is required.
MUSIC FORMATS OVERVIEW
The following chart contains a comparison of the music formats
available with Melody Master. Formats are compared by quality
of music, size if executable, and the applications required.
Name |Quality| Size | Application(s)
================================================================
TP Proc. | great | worst | Turbo Pascal 4.0+
----------------------------------------------------------------
TP Array | great | good | Turbo Pascal 4.0+ and PLARRAY.PAS**
----------------------------------------------------------------
TP B.G. | avg.# | great | Turbo Pascal 4.0+ and SOUNDER.PAS**
----------------------------------------------------------------
TP Play | good | great | Turbo Pascal 4.0+ and MUSIC.PAS**
----------------------------------------------------------------
C B.G. |great #| good | C, PLAYBG.C** and SOUNDSYS.C**
----------------------------------------------------------------
Turbo C | great | poor | Turbo C/Borland C++
----------------------------------------------------------------
BASIC | good #| great | GW-BASIC,QBASIC,QuickBASIC, etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Data File | great | avg. | PLAY.EXE**
----------------------------------------------------------------
ANSI | good | great | QModem*,ANSIplay*,A_TYPE*,etc...
----------------------------------------------------------------
ASCII | good | best! | VMUSIC*, POLY*, etc.
----------------------------------------------------------------
Norton BE | poor | poor | Norton Utilities 4.5
----------------------------------------------------------------
DRVSPKR | great#| good | DRVSPKR.SYS**
----------------------------------------------------------------
PianoMan 3| good | great | PIANOMAN 3.0*
----------------------------------------------------------------
PianoMan 4| good | great | PIANOMAN 4.0*
----------------------------------------------------------------
4DOS/NDOS | aver. | good | 4DOS* / NDOS from UN 6.0+
================================================================
# - Plays music in background.
* - Available as Shareware or Public Domain
** - File is included in the Melody Master package.
MUSIC FORMATS
"TP Proc." - Turbo Pascal procedure. Can be called from your
program. Requires a CRT unit. Use only with short tunes.
"TP Array" - Constant array. Must be included in PLARRAY.PAS
unit using {$I filename} directive. Place PLARRAY in your
program and call PlayArray (style) procedure.
"TP B.G." - Constant array. Must be used with Nels
Anderson's SOUNDER.PAS unit. Plays music in the background.
"TP play" - Turbo Pascal procedure. Must be used with a
MUSIC.PAS unit included in the package.
"C B.G." - Global array. Plays music in background. Uses P/D
routine SOUNDSYS.C. A sample function PLAYBG.C is provided to
help you understand how it works. Also can be used to play
music foreground.
"Turbo C" - Turbo C function. Can be called from your program
to play music. Use only with short tunes.
"BASIC" - BASIC program in ASCII. The "Tn" and "M" directives
may be changed.
"Data File" - ASCII text file. Use PLAY.EXE to play in DOS.
Several melodies may be included in one data file. PLAY.EXE
can play all melodies, a specified melody, or random melodies.
Great for batch files! See PLAY.EXE for more details. The
music file will have a .dat extension.
"ANSI" - ANSI music file. Contains screen and music codes in [MF
notation. Recommended for long music pieces. Extension '.ANS'.
"ANSI-BBS" - ANSI music file. Contains screen and music codes in
[M notation specificly for putting short music pieces into BBS
screens. Extansion '.BBS'.
"ASCII" - ASCII file of BASIC PLAY codes without the PLAY
command. Can be used for different applications. Extension '.ASC'.
"Norton BE" - Must be called by BE BEEP filename. BE is a
command in Norton Utilities. Extansion '.be'.
"DRVSPKR" - DRVSPKR.SYS must be installed in the CONFIG.SYS
file. Copy the generated file into SPKR. The music will play
in the background. Please note that this program is also
shareware and to use it you need to register it with its
author.
"PianoMan 3" - produces *.MUS files for use with PIANOMAN 3.
"PianoMan 4" - produces *.MUZ files for use with PIANOMAN 4.
"4DOS/NDOS" - Batch file fragment for use in the 4DOS or NDOS
environment. (NDOS is a part of Norton Utilities 6.0+).
ANSI MUSIC
So-called ANSI music consists of a set of codes that are
primarily used in communications. ANSI music is not related
to ANSI organization. The general structure is as follows:
ESC[MF ...music codes... ^N
or
ESC[M ...music codes... ^N
The music codes are the same as in BASIC's PLAY statements.
These codes are recognized by many popular communication
software programs such as QModem and Deluxe2. The problem is
that ANSI music is NOT supported by the ANSI.SYS driver.
Therefore, it cannot be heard using the DOS TYPE command. For
more information on ANSI music in the BBS world you may contact
Linda Bloom, the SYSOP of Bloomunit BBS with your modem at
407-687-8712. She is an expert in ANSI music and the author of
"BBS ANSI music tutorial".
