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Johannus MIDI Sequencer + - Creating Hymn MIDI File Format; Creating and Using Playlists

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Issue 2.0W 12/12/2012 Church Organ World Sequencer Plus - User Manual Page 19 of 27
14.2. Creating a Hymn MIDI le
To create a hymn le
1. Record a verse.
2. Record an introduction (intro.).
3. Select the main Menu screen.
4. Select the Rename le mode.
5.
Rename the recording of the intro such, that it begins with an I_ (I stands for Intro). Example: I_SONG1.
6. Rename the recording of the verse such, that it begins with a V_ (V stands for Verse). The text must be 
the same as the text of the intro. Example: V_SONG1.
Note that steps 4 to 6 can be carried out on a computer as already described. The sequencer uses the old
DOS 8.3 naming convention of 8 characters followed by the .MID sufx. If a lename of more that eight 
characters  is created on a computer only the rst six characters of the le name will be displayed followed 
by the ~ character and a number to make the lename unique.
14.3. The Playlist
A playlist enables multiple Songs/Hymns to be played in sequence. A directory can only contain one playlist.
The playlist could be used to set up a sequence of Songs/Hymns for a complete church service if required.
The following expressions are valid to be used in the playlist:-
Expression: Explanation
;comment
comment is a text description for the use of the
programmer. Its is ignored on play back.
{name}.MID Where {name} is the name of a .MID le in the
same directory that is required to be played
{name}.MID,{x}
Where {name}is the name of a Song/Hymn le and 
{x}is the number of times it is to be played.
{name}.MID,{x},{y}
Where {name}is the name of a Song/Hymn le, {x}
is the number of times it is to be played and {y} is
denotes the play back speed as a percentage of the
speed of the original recording.
STOP The playlist stops playing until the Play/Pause key
( /|| ) is pressed.
END Ends the play list.
To create a playlist
1.
Create a text le with the name playlist.txt on a computer using a text editor (such as Windows Notepad).
2. Type the playlist using the available expressions:
3. Save the text le.
4. Copy the text le to the SD card.
Examples of a Playlists are shown below:-