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→3.3.1 Input of music
With the first input system (CAPS off) notes have to be entered with several keys, these are the letters [A] till [G], for the right note (plus the [+] or [#] to increase a half note if desired) and the numbers [1] till [8], for the right octave. [ESC] cancels the input. When a note is entered, the [RETURN] key can be used to repeat the last input without having to re-enter it completely.
�The second input system (CAPS on) turns the MSX keyboard into a music keyboard with two rows. Every row is an octave. These octaves can be set with [GRAPH] + cursors. The following keys are used in this system:
octave. These octaves can be set with [GRAPH] + cursors. The following keys are used in this system:
2 3 5 6 7
QWERTYU(low octave)
S D G H J
ZXCVBNM(high octave)
(With German keyboards the program adapts this to the swapped [Z] and [Y])
This means that you should press [Q] or [Z] for inputting a C. For a G# you press [6] or [H]. If you want to enter an event other than a note, CAPS must be switched off, or you can press [SHIFT].
During the input of notes it might be convenient to listen to what you just entered (note audition). This can be selected with [CTRL]-[K]. When it is switched on, every note will be played after it is entered. This simplifies noticing notes that are out of tune. You can of course always use [F1] and [F2] to do this.
A note can be (and sometimes must be) switched off. This is done with the [O] key. An ‘OFF’ event will be displayed in the pattern. If you want to play an A#5 and it should only last one step, move the cursor to channel 5 (the fifth column) and type an A#5, directly followed by an OFF event.
===3.3.2 Special options===