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| + | The memory of the computer is divided into small pieces where music data is stored. These are called patterns. A complete song consists of a sequence of these patterns in an order chosen by the composer. These are the positions. Therefore it is also possible to play a pattern several times within one song, while it is stored in the computer’s memory only once. This system can be compared to a CD-player. Let the tracks on the CD be the patterns and the order of these tracks the positions. When you want to listen to the fourth track, then to the first and then to the fourth again, on position 1 you set track (pattern) 4, on position 2 track (pattern) 1 and on position 3 track (pattern) 4. | ||
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| + | This pattern/position system might sound a bit complicated at first, but in practice it is very convenient and it saves a lot of time and memory space. MoonBlaster v1.4 users need to be aware that next to the positions the numbering of patterns and steps also starts with 0! | ||
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3. �THE MUSIC EDITOR
In every menu, submenu or input-event things can be cancelled with the [ESC] key. For every menu where settings are done, you can modify the current settings with the [CTRL] + cursor keys.
3.1 Patterns and positions
For composing music in MoonBlaster it is important to know that this program uses the pattern and position system. This system is widely used in other music programs on other computer systems and it has proven to have many advantages, for the composer as well as for the programmer who wants to use this music in his programs. Below is a brief explanation of this system.
3.1.1 What are patterns and positions?
The memory of the computer is divided into small pieces where music data is stored. These are called patterns. A complete song consists of a sequence of these patterns in an order chosen by the composer. These are the positions. Therefore it is also possible to play a pattern several times within one song, while it is stored in the computer’s memory only once. This system can be compared to a CD-player. Let the tracks on the CD be the patterns and the order of these tracks the positions. When you want to listen to the fourth track, then to the first and then to the fourth again, on position 1 you set track (pattern) 4, on position 2 track (pattern) 1 and on position 3 track (pattern) 4.
This pattern/position system might sound a bit complicated at first, but in practice it is very convenient and it saves a lot of time and memory space. MoonBlaster v1.4 users need to be aware that next to the positions the numbering of patterns and steps also starts with 0!
