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<demointr>
WELCOME to the CHORDMASTER DEMO ! ! !
This demo will introduce you to some of CHORDMASTER's most
important features. After running this demo you will be
able to begin getting the most out of CHORDMASTER.
The demo moves along on it's own. If you can absorb the
information more quickly use the <ENTER> key to move on.
EXIT the demo at any time by striking the <ESC> key.
WARNING : The demo will not run properly if the chord library
files (*.CFD) are missing or altered significantly.
Strike <ENTER> to continue . . .
<chdinput>
CHORDMASTER starts by prompting you for a chord entry . . .
Let's enter a simple 'A' chord . . .
<dofrtbrd>
After an entry is made, all notes in the chord appear on the fretboard. . .
<automenu>
The prompt at the center of the screen is CHORDMASTER's 'AUTOMENU' . . .
<automuse>
The SPACEBAR can be used to cycle through common activities . . .
An activity is selected by pressing ENTER.
<ovrsel >
For instance we could try an OVERLAY . . .
<ovrinput>
Let's overlay an 'A MIN' chord on top of the 'A' chord . . .
<ovrstudy>
The overlayed fretboard now shows all the notes in both chords . . .
Color is used to show notes that are unique or common to each chord . . .
You can see that the 1st and 5th notes are common, but that the chords
have different 3rds.
Strike <ENTER> to continue . . .
<movtoswi>
If we choose the SWITCH option from the AUTOMENU . . .
<swtchscr>
A new fretboard is opened on the other half of the screen . . .
<chinhelp>
HELP is available at all times by pressing the F1 key . . .
<swientry>
Let's enter a 'C' chord . . .
<fbshftup>
The view of a fretboard can be shifted using the LEFT and RIGHT ARROW keys.
The RIGHT ARROW ( -> ) key moves the view to higher frets . . .
<fbshftdn>
The LEFT ARROW ( <- ) key moves the view to lower frets . . .
<clearfb >
The CLEAR selection from the AUTOMENU clears the active fretboard for
a new entry.
<clearinp>
Let's input a more complicated chord . . .
<reslvexp>
The information that appears below the fretboard after a chord is
entered is called the RESOLVE line. The RESOLVE line shows chords
that are synonyms or near synonyms of the chord that was entered.
Here you can see that CHORDMASTER has resolved this complex entry
to a simple 'A MIN6' synonym.
Strike <ENTER> to continue . . .
<enter_A >
Let's switch to the top fretboard, and enter a simple chord . . .
<dispchds>
Now let's DISPLAY some individual 'A' chords . . .
DISPLAY is initiated by pressing the 'D' key . . .
<disping1>
After the first chord is displayed, subsequent chords are displayed by
pressing the RIGHT ARROW ( -> ) key.
<disp_esc>
DISPLAY can be abandoned by pressing the ESC key.
<dispset1>
The individual chords that are displayed can be limited to certain
combinations by making the necessary adjustments in the DISPLAY SETUP
screen under the OPTIONS menu.
<dispset2>
Let's set the DISPLAY so that only chords on
the top three strings are displayed.
<Atri_inv>
This particular chord display setup shows an important concept
in music theory for guitar. . . 3 note triad inversions. Notice
that in each subsequent chord, the notes are rotated.
<dispset3>
Let's explore some other DISPLAY SETUP options . . .
<dispset4>
Let's re-enable display on all strings . . .
<dispset5>
Then we'll restrict display to frets 5 - 12 . . .
and increase the maximum number of notes in a chord to 6 . . .
<dispset6>
As expected only chords on frets 5 - 12 are displayed as we
strike the right arrow key.
<dispesc2>
Again we'll abort further display by pressing ESC.
<dispset7>
Let's check out one more option of the DISPLAY SETUP . . .
<dispset8>
First we'll return the fret range values to the defaults . . .
<dispset9>
Now then . . .
The BASSNOTE setting determines which of the notes in the chord will
be the lowest, bottom or bass note.
By default this value is set to '0', indicating no preference . . .
<dispst10>
Let's change this value to '1' . . .
This will only allow display of chords that have the root, in this
case 'A', as the bass note.
<dispAbas>
As promised, all the chords now displayed have the root or 'A' as the
bottom note.
In this manner, display can be limited to only those chords that have
a certain note as the bass.
<dispsumm>
Using the tools we have just explored it is possible to identify chords
that can be used for a variety of special purposes.
<intervl1>
Let's explore another DISPLAY option - INTERVAL DISPLAY . . .
<intervl2>
Enabling INTERVAL display will cause notes to be displayed as
musical steps.
<dispints>
Listen to the surprising musicality of various instances of
a single chord.
<nt_ent1 >
Until now we have entered the chords we want to work with by name.
CHORDMASTER offers another option which allows the user to enter
the notes in a chord and have it resolved . . .
<expntent>
Enter the notes found in an unknown chord . . .
CHORDMASTER will resolve and display it for you . . .
<epilog1 >
Now that you have an idea of the kinds of things CHORDMASTER can do,
you probably want to get started on your own.
Keep in mind that we haven't fully explored CHORDMASTER's power yet!
Experiment with the other features found in the OPTIONS menu!
And REMEMBER . . .
<epilog2 >
. . . YOU CAN STRIKE <F1> ANYTIME FOR HELP ! ! !
<epilog3 >
CHORDMASTER DEMO - Final Word
This is an UNREGISTERED VERSION of this program. It is fully functional,
however, the chord library files used to display individual chords have
been limited to four chords each. As you have seen CHORDMASTER can rip
these entries into dozens of chords, but this is nothing compared to the
library capablities of the REGISTERED version. The REGISTERED version
has about 70 library files of unlimited size, resulting in over 2400
chords in the key of 'A' alone. See the MANUAL.DOC file included for
more information about the REGISTERED version.
Strike <ENTER> to exit . . .
<end>