Tutorial
Before using Record mode, you should first create an Adagio score, either
with an editor or with Transcribe. This will be the score that Record
plays while recording a new score. Let us assume that the existing score is
called old.gio and you want to record another part called new.gio.
Start Adagio and type ``r'' to get into Record mode. You will be prompted for a file as in Play mode. Type ``old'' to load the score.
Record then prompts you with:
RECORD MODE: type <return> to record, ? for help, q to quit :The possible responses are described in detail in Section ``Running Adagio''. Normally, you should just type RETURN to start playing and recording. Next, you will get a prompt for the file you want to create:
output file:Type
new. The extension .gio will be added automatically if you
do not provide any extension. As with Transcribe you will be asked about recording continuous controller information.
Then, after a delay of one second, Record begins to play the score in old.
The delay is not precise, so you would normally put something into old
to ``count off'' the start of the piece. Record also records anything you
play. Recording does not stop until you type the space bar, even if
old finishes playing.
After you type the space bar, you will again get the prompt:
You now have two files,
Once you get the timing of the last note right, it should be apparent
that if you insert some notes at the end of the score, they will
be played after the score (unless they specify a time
You can insert an entire file at the end of
another file using the (PC) DOS
The corresponding Amiga DOS command is:
If
RECORD MODE: type <return> to record, ? for help, q to quit :
You can erase and re-record new by repeating the instructions given
above. (This time, you will have to confirm that you want to erase
new.gio.) Otherwise, just type q to quit.
old.gio and new.gio. The next section
describes how to merge files to create a single file for Adagio.
Merging Adagio Scores
A few tricks are helpful in merging two scores into one. This section
will describe the basics of making two scores play at the same time
as well as getting two scores to play in sequence. It should be remembered
that the goal is simply to create an Adagio score. If you try something that
does not work, you should be able to look at your scores using an editor and figure out
where the problem is.
Playing Two Scores in Sequence
To play two scores in sequence, you should edit the first score
file so that the last line contains the last event of
that score. Since Adagio scores are not necessarily written in time
order, this may or may not be the case. Transcribe and Record always
write scores in the order of note start times. The last note will
specify a next N attribute that corresponds to the time you typed
the space bar.
T attribute).
You might want to conduct an experiment to find out where your score
ends. If you insert the line
C6 LFFF U20
at the end of your file, you should hear a distinctively loud and high
note at the end of your score. If the ``end'' comes too early or too
late, you should edit your file accordingly.
copy command. The following appends score2.gio to score1.gio.
copy score1.gio+score2.gio
DOS knows nothing about Adagio, so the .gio extensions must be
specified. An alternative form is
copy score1.gio+score2.gio score3.gio
which puts the result into score3.gio, leaving score1.gio and
score2.gio intact.
join score1.gio score2.gio as score3.gio
There is no corresponding Mac command, so you must join files using a text editor.
score2.gio does not specify T attributes, then appending
the scores should be adequate. On the other hand, if score2.gio
specifies times relative to the beginning of the score, you can
insert a !TEMPO command at the beginning. Then, when score2.gio
is appended to score1.gio, the !TEMPO command will occur at the
end of score1.gio, and everything in score2.gio will be
measured relative to the !TEMPO command.
Playing Two Scores at the Same Time
To get two scores to play at the same time, you should make sure that
the second score includes a time (T) attribute on or before its first
note. Otherwise, the second score will be played after the first one.
(Record automatically inserts a time attribute on the first note of
each file it creates. The time is the correct one assuming you want
to merge the recorded file (e.g. new.gio with the played file (e.g.
old.gio). Merge the two files as
described above.
A typical problem is trying to play two scores on the same voice (MIDI
channel). This is only a problem if both scores try to play the same
note at the same time. MIDI synthesizers often assume that notes are
turned on by pressing keys, and it is impossible to press the same key
twice without first releasing it. This problem usually manifests
itself as notes that get cut off early. If you are trying to merge
two files with the same voice, you might want to change the voice
specified for the second file to make sure the two scores do not
interfere. (This of course assumes you have several synthesizers or
that you can play several channels at once.)
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