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<h1>Playing Music</h1>

<h2>Playing Accompaniments</h2>

<blockquote><strong>
While I find automatic accompaniments a very valuable rehearsal tool, make
sure you don't train yourself too much into one particular style of
accompaniment. Your live piano player will NOT care to hear "But that's
how VocalEasel played it!"
</strong></blockquote>

VocalEasel uses the MMA Musical MIDI Accompaniment system to
automatically generate accompaniments for rehearsal.

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  <li>Click the <i>Play</i> icon to start the accompaniment.</li>
  <li>Click the <i>Stop</i> icon to pause the accompaniment.</li>
  <li>Click the <i>Fwd</i> icon to rapidly scan forward. Click again to further increase the speed. Click <i>Play</i> to return to regular playback speed.</li>
   <li>Click the <i>Rew</i> icon to play the song backward <strong>(Using this feature for religious purposes will void your warranty)</strong>. Click again to scan backward more quickly. Click <i>Play</i> to return to forward playback at regular speed.</li>
   <li>Click the <i>Start</i> icon to return to the beginning of the song.</li>
   <li>Click the <i>End</i> icon to move to the end of the song.</li>
  <li>Change the tempo using the <i>Tempo</i> control, or using the <i>Faster</i> and <i>Slower</i> items in the <i>Play</i> menu.</li>
  <li>Change the accompaniment style using the <i>Groove</i> popup menu.
  <i>Swing</i> and <i>Bossa Nova</i> are present, the <i>Select...</i> menu
  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>
  <li>To save your MIDI accompaniment for use in another program, e.g.
  GarageBand, use the <i>Save a Copy As...</i> menu item and choose
  <i>MIDI</i> from the <i>File Format</i> popup menu.</li>
  <li>To save your accompaniment for use in iTunes, a portable music player, or a cell phone, use the <i>Save a Copy As...</i> menu item and choose <i>MP3</i> or <i>AIFF</i> from the <i>File Format</i> popup menu.</li>
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<h2>Selecting Parts to Play</h2>

By default, VocalEasel will play a two bar <i>Count In</i>, followed by the <i>Melody</i> and <i>Accompaniment</i>. To control which of these parts to play or omit, use the corresponding menu items in the <i>Play</i> menu.

<h2>Observing Yourself</h2>

If you would like to observe yourself while singing to control your
vocal or microphone technique (or to indulge your vanity), use the
<i>Mirror</i> menu item in the <i>Window</i> menu.

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Add online help 2007-04-30 05:56:35 +00:00			`<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN">`
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			`<title>VocalEasel: Playing Music</title>`
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			`<h1>Playing Music</h1>`

Add mirror window 2007-05-16 06:47:08 +00:00			`<h2>Playing Accompaniments</h2>`

Add online help 2007-04-30 05:56:35 +00:00			`<blockquote><strong>`
			`While I find automatic accompaniments a very valuable rehearsal tool, make`
			`sure you don't train yourself too much into one particular style of`
			`accompaniment. Your live piano player will NOT care to hear "But that's`
			`how VocalEasel played it!"`
			`</strong></blockquote>`

Update Manual 2008-01-27 10:41:58 +00:00			`VocalEasel uses the MMA Musical MIDI Accompaniment system to`
			`automatically generate accompaniments for rehearsal.`

Add online help 2007-04-30 05:56:35 +00:00			`<ul>`
			`<li>Click the <i>Play</i> icon to start the accompaniment.</li>`
Updated documentation 2008-07-13 21:15:29 +00:00			`<li>Click the <i>Stop</i> icon to pause the accompaniment.</li>`
			`<li>Click the <i>Fwd</i> icon to rapidly scan forward. Click again to further increase the speed. Click <i>Play</i> to return to regular playback speed.</li>`
			`<li>Click the <i>Rew</i> icon to play the song backward <strong>(Using this feature for religious purposes will void your warranty)</strong>. Click again to scan backward more quickly. Click <i>Play</i> to return to forward playback at regular speed.</li>`
			`<li>Click the <i>Start</i> icon to return to the beginning of the song.</li>`
			`<li>Click the <i>End</i> icon to move to the end of the song.</li>`
			`<li>Change the tempo using the <i>Tempo</i> control, or using the <i>Faster</i> and <i>Slower</i> items in the <i>Play</i> menu.</li>`
Add online help 2007-04-30 05:56:35 +00:00			`<li>Change the accompaniment style using the <i>Groove</i> popup menu.`
			`<i>Swing</i> and <i>Bossa Nova</i> are present, the <i>Select...</i> menu`
			`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>`
			`<li>To save your MIDI accompaniment for use in another program, e.g.`
			`GarageBand, use the <i>Save a Copy As...</i> menu item and choose`
Updated documentation 2008-07-13 21:15:29 +00:00			`<i>MIDI</i> from the <i>File Format</i> popup menu.</li>`
			`<li>To save your accompaniment for use in iTunes, a portable music player, or a cell phone, use the <i>Save a Copy As...</i> menu item and choose <i>MP3</i> or <i>AIFF</i> from the <i>File Format</i> popup menu.</li>`
Add online help 2007-04-30 05:56:35 +00:00			`</ul>`

Update Manual 2008-01-27 10:41:58 +00:00			`<h2>Selecting Parts to Play</h2>`

			`By default, VocalEasel will play a two bar <i>Count In</i>, followed by the <i>Melody</i> and <i>Accompaniment</i>. To control which of these parts to play or omit, use the corresponding menu items in the <i>Play</i> menu.`

Add mirror window 2007-05-16 06:47:08 +00:00			`<h2>Observing Yourself</h2>`

			`If you would like to observe yourself while singing to control your`
			`vocal or microphone technique (or to indulge your vanity), use the`
			`<i>Mirror</i> menu item in the <i>Window</i> menu.`

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