<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <!--Converted with LaTeX2HTML 2002-2-1 (1.71) original version by: Nikos Drakos, CBLU, University of Leeds * revised and updated by: Marcus Hennecke, Ross Moore, Herb Swan * with significant contributions from: Jens Lippmann, Marek Rouchal, Martin Wilck and others --> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Introduction</TITLE> <META NAME="description" CONTENT="Introduction"> <META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="mma-tutorial"> <META NAME="resource-type" CONTENT="document"> <META NAME="distribution" CONTENT="global"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="LaTeX2HTML v2002-2-1"> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Style-Type" CONTENT="text/css"> <LINK REL="STYLESHEET" HREF="mma-tutorial.css"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node2.html"> <LINK REL="previous" HREF="mma-tutorial.html"> <LINK REL="up" HREF="mma-tutorial.html"> <LINK REL="next" HREF="node2.html"> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html44" HREF="node2.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html42" HREF="mma-tutorial.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html36" HREF="mma-tutorial.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html45" HREF="node2.html">Installation</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html43" HREF="mma-tutorial.html">Tutorial</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html37" HREF="mma-tutorial.html">Tutorial</A> <BR> <BR> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <H1><A NAME="SECTION00100000000000000000"> Introduction</A> </H1> <P> This document is provided as a aid for the new <FONT Face="Serif" Color="Navy"><I>MMA</I></FONT> user to get started in a easy, gentle manner. It is a supplement to the main reference manual. <P> <FONT Face="Serif" Color="Navy"><I>MMA</I></FONT> is a complex and powerful program. We don't intend to show each and every possible command in this tutorial; we'll be quite happy if we show enough of the basics to get you started! And, please, read the reference manual! <P> We hope to cover the following topics: <P> <UL> <LI>Installing <FONT Face="Serif" Color="Navy"><I>MMA</I></FONT> on your system, <P> </LI> <LI>A step-by-step example showing how to create a simple backing track, <P> </LI> <LI>An example showing how to create a library file. <P> </LI> </UL> <P> The examples may include songs which are probably <B>not</B> in the public domain. Certainly ``Happy Birthday'' should be public domain, but isn't. User's should note<A NAME="tex2html1" HREF="#foot195"><SUP>1.1</SUP></A> that the copyrighted songs in this document are examples only. It is probably not legal for you to copy it or play them. If this document is violating copyright by including any of the sheet music used in the examples, please let us know and it will be removed. <P> <P> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT SIZE="+2"> <TABLE CELLSPACING=0 WIDTH="80%" Align="Center" CELLPADDING=10 BGCOLOR="#dddddd" BORDER=3> <TR> <TD> This is a <B>draft</B> document. Feedback is solicited! </TD></TR></TABLE> </FONT></DIV> <P> <P> <P> <BR><HR><H4>Footnotes</H4> <DL> <DT><A NAME="foot195">... note</A><A HREF="node1.html#tex2html1"><SUP>1.1</SUP></A></DT> <DD>Bad pun intended! </DD> </DL><HR> <!--Navigation Panel--> <A NAME="tex2html44" HREF="node2.html"> <IMG WIDTH="37" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="next" SRC="next.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html42" HREF="mma-tutorial.html"> <IMG WIDTH="26" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="up" SRC="up.png"></A> <A NAME="tex2html36" HREF="mma-tutorial.html"> <IMG WIDTH="63" HEIGHT="24" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" ALT="previous" SRC="prev.png"></A> <BR> <B> Next:</B> <A NAME="tex2html45" HREF="node2.html">Installation</A> <B> Up:</B> <A NAME="tex2html43" HREF="mma-tutorial.html">Tutorial</A> <B> Previous:</B> <A NAME="tex2html37" HREF="mma-tutorial.html">Tutorial</A> <!--End of Navigation Panel--> <ADDRESS> Bob 2006-10-15 </ADDRESS> </BODY> </HTML>