ACCU Music System Copyright 1993 by Kevin Fischer Version 3.4 - May 5, 1993 NOTE: The documentation is contained in a self-extracting .EXE file. When you use the INSTALL program, it will copy it over in normal text format. FIRST TIME PROGRAM INSTALLATION: First, you will need to install ACCU Music System onto another floppy disk or to a hard disk directory. Here's some brief instructions on how to do this: Begin, by running the INSTALL.EXE program from either the disk or hard disk directory where the files for the program are located. NOTE: Be sure to change to the drive or directory where INSTALL.EXE is located (i.e. don't type B:INSTALL). It will first ask you if you want to read this README file. Next, it will go through the modules which you can install. You do not have to install all of them, but it is recommended that you install the program files for ACCU Music System and the documentation. The INTUNE module is only for .ROL song playing on sound cards. If you DO NOT have a sound card, you do not need to install this. Just select the modules you want or don't want by pressing Y or N. You will then be prompted for a destination drive. Press the letter of the drive to install to. It will then prompt you for a directory (it defaults to \MUSICSYS). Press ENTER to keep it, or change it as you please. It will then check the available space on your destination location and then install the modules you selected. You will see it uncompress the modules into destination drive/directory. If you are working with a floppy drive only system, you may have to do multiple installations in order to get it completely installed. This is because if you are installing to your 2nd floppy, the music program and the INTUNE program may not both fit. With 720k, 1.2mb, and 1.44mb floppy disks, this shouldn't be a problem. After running the installation program, it will automatically change to the drive and directory where you installed the program and run MUSICSYS.EXE for you. (NOTE: If you only installed INTUNE, this will not work.) UPGRADE PROGRAM INSTALLATION: The install program will only let you install ACCU Music System into a new directory. So, if you already have a copy of ACCU Music System on your computer, you need to install the new version into a different directory. Once you have done that, you can merge the new programs, printer drivers, etc. with your old configuration, songs, etc. You will be copying everything from the new directory to your old directory and erasing the new directory. This is done by changing to your old directory and typing: COPY \newdir\*.* Then type: ERASE \newdir\*.* Followed by: RD \newdir The new version is now installed in your old directory. FIRST TIME MANUAL INSTALLATION: This section is only if the normal installation did not work okay. First, make a directory to store the files. Example: MD \MUSICSYS Go to the location of the distribution files. Use the COPY command to copy any non-.EXE files: COPY file destination Example: COPY README destination (where destination might be: C:\MUSICSYS) Use the name of each .EXE file to unarchive it, followed by the destination directory: program destination Example: ACCUMUSC.EXE destination (where destination might be: C:\MUSICSYS) PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION: This program is being distributed as ShareWare. This means that I encourage the passing around of it and its availability to the public. It also means that I invite you to register your copy of ACCU Music System. The shareware version of the program is identical to the registered version of the program. NOTE: There is a begging screen when you exit the program and a one-line registration reminder that appears on all printed sheet music. If you register, BOTH of these annoyances WILL be disabled by the registration code. Please register this program if you continue to use it in the future. See the documentation and REGISTER.FRM for more information on registering. USES FOR THIS PROGRAM: This program includes everything that you need to create your own music on your computer. It has a graphics-based (or text-based) editor which allows you to enter notes and see them on the screen as well. It includes a transposer which will let you change the key signature of your music as well as raise/lower your music by half steps. It also allows you to print out your music in sheet music format. It allows you to play your music on the PC speaker or on a sound card. Finally, you can convert your songs to the .ROL format for distribution. Your songs can range from simple one voice files to complex multiple-voice songs with multiple instruments, etc. Previous users of this program have found this program useful for many applications. Below is a list of possible uses: o Students: - Use this for typing in your own musical compositions and seeing how they sound. Then print out your music for others to play. - Type in parts from band or orchestra. Print it out so you can read the music better (rather than trying to read someone else's poorly handwritten music). Transpose the music to another key signature for easier playing. Transpose the music to another instrument (i.e. Bass clef baritone to treble clef) by raising or lower it by half steps. Play it on the speaker or sound card so you can hear what it is supposed to sound like. - Use it to keep a collection of scales, etudes, or songs on file for other students. o Teachers/Directors: - Use this program to type in music for your students for distribution to them. This is a low-cost alternative to professional music packages. - Use it for transposing parts for different instruments. - Use it for teaching about music - notes, chords, etc. Combine both the printouts and playing ability to demonstrate music concepts. o Sound card owners - Use this program to create music for your Adlib compatible sound card. Use standard music notation rather than unfamiliar 'player piano' style of composition. - Use it to print out copies of your music. - Use it to convert your collection of .ROL files to sheet music printouts so you can play the songs yourself (on a keyboard, with an instrument, etc.). o Music Enthusiasts - Use it to create your own printed sheet music rather than handwriting the music. It makes it easier if you make mistakes or change the music often. - Play your music so you can hear what it sounds like. o Religious leaders or religious music organizers - Use it for creating readable music for your organist or other instruments. - Use it for creating a music book. Quite a few of the above applications have been used with ACCU Music System by registered users. I'm sure there are other uses I have not thought of as well. SOUND CARD USE In order to use a sound card with ACCU Music System, you need an Adlib compatible sound card. You will also need a sound driver and a .ROL music file player. See the documentation for complete information on how to obtain all of this (see SOUND CARD USE). Included with ACCU Music System is the shareware program InTune which is a .ROL music file player. It is NOT written by me, but by shareware author Doug Brandon. The version included is the UNREGISTERED, SHAREWARE version. I have included it for your convenience. If you decide to continue using Intune, please register it with Doug Brandon. See the documentation of InTune for information on registering it. ABOUT THE PROGRAM: ACCU Music System is written in C++ (although most of it is standard C) and compiled with Borland C++ 3.1. It started out as a BASIC program on my Atari. It easily outgrew that and so was rewritten in C on the IBM. It is currently over 30,000 lines long. Any comments or questions about the program and how it works are welcome. This program was formerly named ACCU Music Printer. I changed the name starting with version 3.0 to reflect the fact that not only does it print music, but it edits it, transposes it, converts it, plays it, AND prints it. ABOUT THE AUTHOR I am currently attending the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), majoring in Computer Science. I am a sophomore there this spring. My permanent address is in Poway, California which is a city only 30 miles away from downtown San Diego. I have been programming for a number of years. I first started out on the Atari 800 with BASIC and have progressed to C on the IBM PC. I have written several other shareware programs for the IBM. I have an interest in music, thus the writing of ACCU Music System. If you have any ideas for other programs, please let me know. ASP - Association of Share Professionals This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.