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<title>VocalEasel: Playing Music</title>
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<h1>Playing Music</h1>
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2007-05-16 06:47:08 +00:00
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<h2>Playing Accompaniments</h2>
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VocalEasel uses the MMA Musical MIDI Accompaniment system to
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automatically generate accompaniments for rehearsal.
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<blockquote><strong>
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While I find automatic accompaniments a very valuable rehearsal tool, make
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sure you don't train yourself too much into one particular style of
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accompaniment. Your live piano player will NOT care to hear "But that's
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how VocalEasel played it!"
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</strong></blockquote>
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<ul>
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<li>Click the <i>Play</i> icon to start the accompaniment.</li>
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<li>Click the <i>Stop</i> icon to stop the accompaniment.</li>
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<li>Change the tempo using the <i>Tempo</i> control.</li>
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<li>Change the accompaniment style using the <i>Groove</i> popup menu.
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<i>Swing</i> and <i>Bossa Nova</i> are present, the <i>Select...</i> menu
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item will bring up a large number of other styles to choose from. <b>Currently, not all styles will work for all meters</b>.</li>
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<li>To save your MIDI accompaniment for use in another program, e.g.
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GarageBand, use the <i>Save a Copy As...</i> menu item and choose
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<i>MIDI</i> from the <i>File Format</i> popup menu.
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</ul>
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<h2>Observing Yourself</h2>
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If you would like to observe yourself while singing to control your
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vocal or microphone technique (or to indulge your vanity), use the
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<i>Mirror</i> menu item in the <i>Window</i> menu.
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