108 Adjusting Your Settings
Enter a note as follows:
Task Action
Change the octave Set the new octave (
1
,
2
, or
3
) before selecting the
note. The new octave applies to the note and all
following notes until you change it again.
Select the note (required) Press a keypad key to enter a note.
Change a note to a sharp
or flat
Enter a sharp or flat (
#
or
b
) after selecting the
note.
Some sharps and flats are played as standard notes.
For example,
B#
is the same as
C
. Press to scroll
to valid notes when entering a new note.
Change a note’s length Set the new length (
h
,
w
, or
q
) after selecting the
note. The new length applies to the note and all
following notes until you change it again.
Add a rest Enter one or more rests (
R
characters) as needed in
the tone sequence. You can set the length of the
rest by entering an
h
,
w
, or
q
character after the
rest, just as you can for a note.
Listen to a new tone as you
compose it
Press
to enter the
Compose Menu
, and select
Play All
to play the notes you have entered.
Example
Press these keys to play this sequence of notes and rests in octave three:
C
(quarter note),
E flat
(quarter note),
half rest
, and
G
(whole note):
Do This To Display
1
Press
set octave three
3
2
Press
enter a quarter note
C
C
3
Press
enter a quarter note
E flat
Eb
4
Press
enter a
half rest
Rh
5
Press
enter a whole note
G
Gw