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The Musician's Organizer
Shareware Version 1.2
Copyright (C) 1992 Sound Solutions
All rights reserved
Sound Solutions
P.O. BOX 501
Severn, MD. 21144
Disclaimer of Warranty
Sound Solutions excludes any and all implied warranties, including ì
warranties of fitness for a particular purpose. Sound Solutions ì
does not make any warranty of representation, either express or ì
implied, with respect to this software program, its quality, ì
performance, or fitness for a particular purpose. Sound Solutions ì
shall not have any liability for special, incidental, or ì
consequential damages arising out of or resulting from the use of ì
this program.
"The Musician's Organizer"
This program features a "user-friendly" interface with drop-down ì
menus, and a help (status) line at the bottom of the screen. This ì
on-line documentation has been provided as a convenient quick ì
reference. If you have not already done so, read the README.DOC and ì
ORDER.DOC files.
TITLE SCREEN
The initial screen can be bypassed only after 5 seconds, by ì
pressing any key. The start-up screen is not present in the ì
registered version. The program title screen may be bypassed at any ì
time by pressing any key after starting the program. Should ì
database or index files become deleted, new files will be created ì
after the title screen is presented.
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SONG LIST
The song list module is used to maintain the songs which a group ì
can perform (or is in DJ's library).
1) View songs
Allows one to scroll through the entire song database. The song ì
title column will be fixed in place as you scroll through the data ì
with the right and left arrow keys.
2) Add songs
Used for entering new songs. The information requested is shown as ì
follows:
TITLE - Title of the song.
ARTIST - Recording group.
STYLE - Style to categorize the song by. New style categories may ì
be added in the [Tools & Defaults] module.
TIME - Length of time for performing this song.
FREQUENCY - A number from 1 to 5 (1 most often) assigned to the song ì
for the frequency (how often) this number will be played.
DINNER - Determines if this song would normally be considered for a ì
dinner set.
BAND SINGER/[MEDIA] - Band Singer: Band member who would be ì
considered the lead singer for this song. Media: Recorded media ì
such as LP, CD, etc. Singers and media may be added under the ì
[Tools & Defaults] module.
3) Edit songs
Used to modify songs currently in the song database.
4) Delete songs
Delete songs from the song database. Deleted songs that have been ì
used in remaining set sheets, will be shown as " *** This title ì
deleted *** " in the set sheet.
5) Print song list
Prints sorted song lists to printer or text file.
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SET SHEET
This module allows the construction of set sheets for ì
engagements. The songs for each set are either selected from the ì
song list database, or from a previously defined (custom) set.
1) Make new sheet
Used for creating a new set sheet. A set sheet consists of from 1 ì
to 5 sets and an optional special request set.
2) Load existing sheet
Load a set sheet which was previously created.
3) Edit sheet
Edit a set sheet which has been loaded. Songs can be either ì
inserted or deleted into any of the sets.
4) Save sheet as ...
Rename the currently loaded set sheet. The original sheet will be ì
retained under its' original name.
5) Delete sheet
Delete set sheets permanently. A currently loaded set sheet can not ì
be deleted until it has been unselected.
6) Unselect sheet
Unselect the currently loaded set sheet.
7) Print sheet
Print the currently loaded set sheet to a printer or text file.
8) Custom sets
Allows the creation and maintenance of "fixed" sets which contain ì
songs that are usually performed in the same sequence. Custom sets ì
are useful when creating set sheets that need a "standard" set which ì
is played often (ie. Dinner set, Oldies set). This shareware ì
version supports the creation of two custom sets at one time. To ì
make more, you must first delete an existing one, if two already ì
exist. Be sure that the Automatic Packing feature under [TOOLS & ì
DEFAULTS -> Change Defaults] is set to "Y". If it is not, the ì
custom set will only be marked for deletion. The registered version ì
supports an unlimited number of custom sets.
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SCHEDULE
The schedule section allows one to maintain engagement schedules ì
and create contracts.
1) Add jobs
Add new performance dates. A previously created set sheet title can ì
be attached to the job information for later reference. A memo can ì
also be added for notes, such as directions, or music that works ì
well with this crowd.
2) Edit jobs
Edit the job information as contracts are sent and received.
3) Delete jobs
Delete jobs from the job database.
4) View schedule
Presents a calendar initially in the current month. The current ì
date is highlighted. Directions are given on the screen for moving ì
forwards or backwards in months or years. Pressing Function Key 9 ì
(F9) will scan the current month for job dates if the Automatic Scan ì
option is disabled. The starting time of the engagement will be ì
displayed for each job. If more than two jobs are scheduled for the ì
same date, a "+" will indicate this condition.
5) Print schedule
Print a schedule of the jobs within a specified date range on a ì
printer or to a text file.
6) Edit contract
Allows editing of any of 9 contracts to be used with the job ì
database to produce contracts, if needed for the engagements. An ì
editor allows one to simply type a template for the [Print contract] ì
section to use. Directions are provided on screen. A list of ì
substitution codes can be accessed by pressing Function Key 1 (F1) ì
while editing the contract. By including these codes in the ì
contract, the [Print contract] section will place the corresponding ì
data from the selected job into the codes. Two sample contracts ì
have been provided as examples.
List of the substitution codes:
CODE DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
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!PLAYDATE Date the affair will take place. 12/31/90
!TITLE A title for referencing the affair. New Year's Eve 1990
!STARTTIME Starting time of affair. 08:00p
!STOPTIME Ending time of the affair. 01:00a
!LOCATION Location of the affair. DC burbs
!SPONSOR Sponsor of the affair. Tomcat Club
!FIRST First name of contact. Joe
!LAST Last name of contact. Jones
!STREET Street address of contact. 1221 Main Street
!CITY City of contact. Wheaton
!STATE State of contact. MD
!ZIPCODE Zipcode of contact. 21312
!PHONE Home phone number of contact. (301)-844-1212
!BUSPHONE Business phone of contact. (201)-844-1212
!MEN Number of group members to perform. 4
!PRICE Price for the performance. $500
!#BREAKS Number of breaks. 3
!#MINUTES Number minutes each break. 15
!ADVMONEY Amount of deposit requested. $100
!ADVDATE Date to receive deposit requested. 06/01/90
!DEPREC Amount of deposit received. $100
!DEPDATE Date deposit is received. 05/01/90
!DEPMETH Deposit method of payment. H
( "A" - cAsh, "H" - cHeck )
!PAYREC Amount received at affair. $400
!PAYDATE Date of affair payment. 01/01/91
!PAYMETH Affair method of payment. A
( "A" - cAsh, "H" - cHeck )
!SENDDATE Date contract was mailed out. 02/10/90
!RTNDATE Date contract was returned. 05/15/90
!TODAY Today's date. 05/30/90
!CONTDATE Date contract was written. 02/01/90
7) Print contract
Allows a selected job to be printed to a printer or text file, using ì
any of the contract templates.
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TOOLS & DEFAULTS
1) Add style
Add styles to use when adding or editing the song list database.
2) Delete style
Delete styles from the style database.
3) Add singer/[media]
Add band singers (types of media) to use when adding or editing the ì
song list database.
4) Delete singer/[media]
Delete band singers (types of media) from the singer database.
5) Change defaults
Set the defaults which are invoked when starting "The Musician's ì
Organizer".
The following defaults are requested:
[Program Mode] default:
a.) Musician's Organizer or Disk Jockey's Organizer. (The title of ì
the program will not change, but the program will be configured ì
appropriately.)
[Song List] defaults:
a.) Default Style
b.) Default Singer/Media
c.) Song filter level (1-5)
[Printing Defaults]
a.) Printer's page length
b.) Number of sets (2 or 4) to print per page (allows for large ì
fonts if using 2 sets per page)
c.) Printer codes to enable large fonts
Examples:
Printer Mode Codes
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Epson FX,MX,RX Expanded 027,087,001
IBM Graphics,
Proprinter Expanded 027,087,001
Panasonic 1091 Expanded+Enhanced 027,087,010,027,069
Star Micronics
Gemini Expanded 027,087,001
d.) Printer codes to reset the printer back into normal (default) ì
mode.
Examples:
Printer Codes
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Epson FX,MX,RX 027,087,000
IBM Graphics,
Proprinter 027,087,000
Panasonic 1091 027,087,000,027,070
Star Micronics
Gemini 027,064
e.) Title of the band to appear at the top of print requests
[Schedule - Job] defaults:
a.) Automatic job scan when viewing schedule
b.) Number of group members
c.) Contract price
d.) Deposit requested
e.) Contact city
f.) Contact state
[Data Deletion Default]
a.) Automatic packing - Packing (permanent removal) of deleted items ì
will keep the size of the databases down, but can take substantial ì
time if a database grows large.
6) Reindex data
Should indexes (files which determine order for the databases) ì
become corrupted, choose this option to restore the data ì
organization. Use of this option will safely rebuild the index ì
files without harming existing data. Use it if data appears to have ì
been corrupted.
7) Toolkit
The toolkit provides the following references and tools:
Key Chart - A reference sheet of sharps and flats for major and ì
minor key signatures.
Chord Builder - Builds common chords from the selected root note and ì
chord requested. The chord formula is shown below the chord notes.
Scale Builder - Builds common scales from the selected root note and ì
mode requested. The scale formula is shown below the scale notes.
The notation used is: R (Root note), W (Whole step), 1/2 ì
(Halfstep), W1/2 (Whole + Half step).
Metronome - A clicking style metronome. Speed can be set from ì
1(fastest) rate, to 40 (slowest). Visual indicators are shown also.
Tune-up - A chromatic tuner with adjustable tone lengths.
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EXIT
1) Quit
Quit "The Musician's Organizer".
2) On-Line Help
Call on this help file. Your serial number is displayed on the ì
bottom of this screen. This shareware version shows a serial number ì
of "0". Once registered, your unique number will be displayed.
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SUGGESTIONS:
Sound Solutions welcomes any comments or suggestions. We are ì
constantly improving our software and would appreciate your input.
REGISTRATIONS:
Registrations are greatly appreciated. User input and support are ì
vital to shareware products. Please refer to the ORDER.DOC file for ì
information.
Thank You,
Rick Matlak
Sound Solutions