                                 THE MENUS

                       Keyboard Controlled Sequencer

TRACK MODE PLAY

File
----
New                 Clears all data from memory
Open                Load .ALL file - Omega's global filetype
Save                Save .ALL File 
Load TRK File       Loads data created in Track Mode only
Save TRK File       Saves data in Track Mode only 
Load MID File       Loads a MIDI Standard File
Save MID File       Saves a MIDI Standard File 
Load ENV File       Loads system settings - see Environment
Save ENV File       Saves system settings
Format              Formats a disk
Quit                Exits program


Options
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All Tracks To Seq   Merges all unmuted tracks to the next available 
                    sequence
Clear All Tracks    Erases all Track data and sets overall length of 
                    Track 1
Go To Measure       Jump to specified bar
Seq To All Tracks   Demix a multi-channel sequence to tracks
Set Cue Points      Set up the six programmable locators
Text                Accesses the notebook
Track Merge         Merge selected tracks
Auto Loop           Sequencer loops at the end of Track 1 - otherwise 
                    stops after playing once
Auto Record         Record remains active on loop
Expand Tempo Range  Expands the range of the tempo slider
Filter              Filters all data on the specified channel (channel is 
                    set in Full Environment)
Mute New Tracks     As Tracks are recorded, they are placed into Mute 
                    status on loopback
Send To Fostex R8   Interlocks transport controls to the Fostex R8
Silent Punch        When setting Punch Points, data is muted; otherwise 
                    track continues to sound until both points are set
System Exclusive    Enables recording of Sysex data - limited to 5K of 
                    data
Tempo Chg by Ratio  When using the "," and "." keys to change tempo      
                    settings, tempo changes by about 2.5% rather than in 
                    single steps


Environment
-----------
Full Environment    Displays the main configuration page
Internal Clock      KCS is the master clock source
MIDI Clock          KCS responds to MIDI Clock 
Song Pointer        KCS responds to MIDI Clock with Song Pointer
Audible Metronome   Enables the audible metronome
Visual Metronome    Enables the visual metronome
Count-In            Enables predefined count-in - set from Full ENV
Activity Display    Enables data activity icons in Track Play
Step Display        Enables display of current position in steps
Min Sec Display     Enables real-time clock counter
SMPTE               Enables display of SMPTE timecode - requires The     
                    Phantom timecode reader
Output Map          Defines output port allocation when using Merge


Track Functions
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Name A Track        Change a track's name
Swap Tracks         Swaps selected tracks
Erase a Track       Erase selected track
Set Mute Switch     Sets two tracks whose Mute status can be toggled via 
                    the return key
Set Punch           Set punch in/punch out on selected track(s)
Clear/Reset Punch   Clear or reset punch points on selected track
Erase Punch         Erases punched data on selected track
Copy Punch          Copies punched data on selected track
Shift +1   |
Shift +3   |
Shift +12  |        Moves selected track forwards or backwards by        
Shift -1   |        specified number of clocksteps
Shift -3   |
Shift -12  |
Edit Select         Select track for Live Edit features
Mute                Mutes selected tracks
Solo                Solos selected track


TRACK MODE EDIT
---------------

Edit
----
Cut                 Cut highlighed range to paste buffer (range may be 
                    selected by holding down the left button and dragging 
                    in the Event List)
Copy                Copy highlighted range to paste buffer
Paste               Paste buffer to specified area

Options
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Set Cue Points      Set start and end positions for the six Cue Points
Track To Seq        Send the current track to the next sequence
Seq To Track        Bring the specified sequence to the next free track
Append Seq To Trk   As above but appends sequence to the current track
Step-Time Track     Accesses the Step-Time data entry functions
Step-Time Append    As above but appends to the current track
Double              Doubles all data in Track Mode - 8 bars becomes 16  
                    bars and so on
Text                As above
Map                 Displays all tracks and sequences together with 
                    sequence comments
Print               Prints the specified Event List data
Output Port         Assigns one of the four available output ports


Transform
---------
Erase Controllers   Erases all continuous controllers from track or 
                    sequence
Erase Deletes       Erases "DE" events from track or sequence
Pitch       |       
Velocity    |
Durations   |       Modify data
Controllers |
Pitch Bends |
Time Reverse        Reverses specified data
Quantise            Quantise data - define note values in clocksteps
Compress/Expand     Compress or Expand specified time values: 50% halves 
                    the time; 200% doubles it and so on
Channel Assign      Change the specified MIDI channel


TRACK MODE EDIT - MENU PALETTE

Backup              Creates a backup track - stored in Sequence Y
Insert              Inserts a gap at the cursor location to add a new 
                    event (do this by typing the values in).  Any time 
                    values included are added to the track
Adjust              As insert but time from the following event is 
                    subtracted preserving the original length
Cut                 As before
Copy                As before
Paste               As before
Delete              Deletes current event under cursor or range, if one is 
                    highlighted.  Delete removes the event(s) and pulls 
                    subsequent events forwards in time
Erase               As Delete but does not change the overall length
Get Backup          Retrieve Backup track or sequence
Find                Locate the specified bar number
Calc                Either calculates the time difference between two time 
                    values or attempts to correct the time of the event 
                    under the cursor.
Undo                Retrieves the original data after any edit process - 
                    stored in Sequence Z
Clone Track         Duplicates the current track
All Tracks To Seq   As before
Seq To All Tracks   As before
Split               Splits the specified data type(s) to the next available 
                    track
Delete Track        Get rid of it!
Clear Al Tracks     As before
Play Screen         Go to Track Mode Play screen
OPEN Mode           Go to Open Mode

Open Mode menu items are essentially similar except for:


Options
-------
Change Repeats      Changes number of times the sequences repeats when 
                    activated from the console - 99 = play forever
Merge               Merge the specified sequence with the current one
Set Cue             Sets the cue sequence and bar to play from

Other items function the same way as in Track Mode.


                            THE ENVIRONMENT PAGE

MIDI
----
MIDI Merge           Duplicates the Merge button
START is 1st Clock   Responds to a MIDI Start command as the 1st clock 
                     pulse
No MIDI Start        Any MIDI data is regarded as the 1st clock pulse
Song Ptr Send        Transmit Song Pointer messages
Dly                  When cuing with S.P., adds a one second delay to 
                     enable other devices to catch up
Running Status       Removes redundant Status bytes from transmission
MIDI Outputs         Sets the number of output ports for transmission - 
                     requires additional hardware such as the MIDI Modem or 
                     C-Lab's Export


VELOCITY PEDAL
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Full       |
Mix        | Used for the Live Edit feature
Scale      | 
Channel    |


RECORDING
---------
Controllers          Duplicates the CNTRL flag in Track Mode Play
Pause                When KCS is paused, controllers wheels can be set to a 
                     required value.  The last ones received are placed in 
                     the record input buffer and get appended to th next 
                     track recorded
Aftertouch           Duplicates the AFTER flag in Track Mode
Sysex                Duplicates the Sysex flag in Track Mode
Note Off Velocity    Records separate Note Offs with velocity for 
                     instruments that support N.O.V. - rarely used
Align                When on, ending recording by pressing F10 causes 
                     recording to continue until the first beat of the next 
                     bar.  Also aligns sequences that are started from the 
                     console to the first beat of the next bar
Mute New Tracks      As each new track is recorded, it is automatically put 
                     into mute status
Quantize             Duplicates the Quantize flag is Track Mode.  Any 
                     value can be entered in the data field allowing 
                     quantising to irregular time values
Rechannelise         Duplicates the RECH flag
Filter               Filters out any data not on the specified channel
Count-In             Sets the count-in value


TIMING
------
Internal Clock       KCS is the master clock source
MIDI Clock           KCS responds to external clock
MIDI w Song Pointer  As above but with Song Pointer
Steps/Measure        The time signature in clocksteps
Steps/Beat           The current ppqn resolution
Steps/MIDI clk       The number of internal clocks advanced for each MIDI 
                     clock received


OTHER
-----
Silent Punch         As before
Activity             As before
SMPTE                As before
Step Disp            As before
Min:sec              As before
Rerecord Stop        If on, clicking on R-REC just above the tempo bar 
                     erases the last recording and stops KCS, else erases 
                     and continues play
Track Mode Loop      When the end of Track 1 is reached, KCS loops back to 
                     the start or to the current Cue start point
Tempo Chg by Ratio   As before
MIDI keys            Revectors sustain pedal and portamento messages 
                     (controllers 64 and 65) to act as remote start and 
                     stop
Drum Channels        Activates the channels specified in the Set Drum 
                     Channels dialog and prevents pitch and velocity 
                     transposes - does not affect editing in Tiger
Debounce             Sets the key repeat rate - 60 = about 0.3 seconds
Cue Move Amount      The four arrow keys can be used to change the start 
                     and end point of the current cue - up and down change 
                     the start and left and right the end.  The Cue Move 
                     Amount changes the number of bars that the arrow keys 
                     switch over - once set you can toggle between one bar 
                     and the Cue Move Amount by pressing the Insert key
Pull Down            Turns the normal drop down menus into pull down menus. 
                     You'll have to click in the menu bar before it wakes 
                     up.  Useful for preventing unwanted menu accesses 
                     during recording or playback


METRONOME
---------
Audible Metronome    As before
Visual Metronome     As before
Play Metronome       Activates the metronome when KCS is playing, else the 
                     metronome only functions during record
Step/Metro           The number of clocksteps between metronome pulses - at 
                     240 ppqn, 480 would be once every two beats 120 would 
                     be every eight-note and so on


                                   TIGER
                                      

File
----
Open                 Opens .ALL file
Save                 Saves .ALL file - disabled
Load .MID            Loads a MIDI Standard file - only available if Tiger 
                     is run as a stand-alone application
Save .MID            Saves a MIDI Standard file - only available if Tiger 
                     is run as a stand-alone application
Save Startup         Saves current TIGER layout 
KCS Edit             Exit to KCS


Edit
----
Undo                 Undoes last edit
Copy                 Copy selected notes or controllers
Cut                  Cuts selected notes or controllers
Paste At Selected    Copies the paste buffer to notes which are currently 
                     selected
Duplicate            Duplicates selected data
Pitch                Edit selected pitches
Velocity             Edit selected velocities
Durations            Edit selected durations
Controllers          Edit selected controllers
Pitch Bend           Edit pitch bends
Time Reverse         Time reverses either pitches or note order
Quantise Selected    Quantise functions - these are more comprehensive than 
                     in KCS
Move                 Move selected notes or a range, if one is selected
Copy/Delete Range    Copies or deletes highlighted range
Split Selected       Moves selected data to new track 
PVG                  Accesses the Programmable Variations Generator - only 
                     available with the Level 2 version
Master Edit          Accesses the Master Editor - only available with the 
                     Level 2 version


Settings
--------
Draw Attributes      Sets attributes for drawing notes
Controller Density   Sets separation value when drawing controllers
Tempo Window Range   Sets upper and lower tempo limits for the the 
                     conductor track
Wait After Messages  Awaits user acknowledgement to messages before 
                     continuing
Quant With Offset    Quantises with reference to the current start value
Quant Range Borders  Aligns range to beat boundaries
Clean Erasures       Cleans up "damage" to note displays when moving data 
                     around
Limit Track Length   Limits all track displays to the current length of 
                     Track 1
Pull Down Menus      As before
Paste Neg Velocity   If a paste operation would produce velocities below 1, 
                     set the values to 1
Paste Rechannelises  When pasting data to a different track on a different 
                     channel, data is rechannelised
Center Scale Edits   When using scaling functions, centres them around the 
                     median value (64) rather than from 1


Play
----
Play Loop            Playback loops when the end of the defined range or 
                     partial play option is reached
Play When Selecting  When notes are highlighted, they'll be played
Instant Replay       When on, the right mouse button restarts play 
                     immediately
Auto Scroll          Display scrolls when playing
Reset Prog on Loop   On looping, chases program changes such that the 
                     correct voice is played in contecxt
Ignore Tempo Events  Overrides the conductor track
MIDI Draw            Draws notes played on the keyboard at the values 
                     specified in the Draw Attributes menu
MIDI Draw Velocity   As above but takes the velocity information from the 
                     keyboard rather than from Draw Attributes
Chase Controllers    Chases controllers during looping
Sync To MIDI Clock   Sync to a master clock source
Record New Track     Records new track "on the fly"
Step Time Record     Initiates step-time recording - uses note value from 
                     Repeats
Step Time Paste      Pastes in step time
Mutes/Groups         Sets mute and group status of all tracks


Repeat
------
Repeat Time          Sets notes separation interval for Copy Right and Fill
Double               Doubles Repeat Time
Halve                Halves Repeat Time
Copy Right           Copy selected notes to the right using the Repeat Time
Fill                 Fill track with selected notes at the Repeat Time


Display
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Add/Drop Tracks      Selects up to three tracks for display
Add CC               Adds the specified controller to the display
Get Display          Retrieve one of ten defined display configurations
Store Display        Store current screen layout
Restore Range        Restores the last used range
Set Cue Points       As before
Colors               Sets screen colours
Thick Notes          Changes the size of the note flags
Velocity Stems       Toggles the display of the vertical velocity stems
Full Bar Lines       Toggles bar line display on and off
Dense Grid           Adds more horizontal lines to the display
Center Pitch Bends   When pitch bends are being edited, changes the way PB 
                     data is shown
Center Zooms         When zooming in or out, the centre of the screen is 
                     takes as the reference point rather than the left-hand 
                     edge of the screen
Emile's Mouse...     Changes the normal mouse shapes for Draw and Paste to 
                     more precise versions, so-called because Dr T likes 
                     these better
Overhang Long Notes  Notes that hang over several screens will be displayed
Realtime Mouse Loc   Switches mouse to show current real-time position; if 
                     SMPTE or MTC is in use, the time reflects the current 
                     timecode offset


Widgets
-------
Select by Pitch      Clicking at a particular pitch selects all notes at 
                     that pitch
Select Below Pitch   Selects all notes below the specified pitch
Select Above Pitch   Guess what!...
Select Pitch Class   Selects all occurrences of a pitch at all octaves
Select Pitch Range   Drag vertically to select a range of pitches
Select All           Select every note
Insert Bar Line      Inserts a bar line at the selected point


Utils
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Name                 Name a track
Backup               Create Backup track
Get Backup           Gets Backup
Copy Track           Copy data to next available track
Delete Track         Delete unwanted track
New Track            Creates a new track
Track To Seq         Copies the current track to the next available 
                     sequence
Text                 As before
All Tracks To Seq    Copies all selected tracks to the next sequence
Clear All Tracks     Clears out all track data
Change Length        Alters the conductor track length or current sequence
Environment          Controls various global settings - stored with Save 
                     Setup and .ALL files
Output Map           As in KCS

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HINTS
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When in Track Mode or Open Mode Edit, a range may be defined by placing 
the cursor at the start or end of the required section and dragging in the 
appropriate direction.  Clicking the right mouse button plays the current 
track from the cursor position or from the start of the range if one is 
up.  Clicking both buttons plays all unmuted tracks, again from the 
current cursor position or range.  A left click anywhere over the menu 
palette on the right-hand side clears the range.

There are several ways of looping playback in Tiger:  Return loops the bar 
under the cursor or the current range, if one is up; Enter loops an entire 
screen-worth; the numerals on the numeric keypad play that number of bars 
from the cursor position.  You can even loop asymmetric (uneven length) 
sections - with the Play icon lit, the right button initiates play from 
that exact location and continues until you hit the Backspace key - this 
section now loops.  

If you want to make a range out of any currently looping section, press 
"/" on the numeric keypad.  To make a range from the beginning of the 
piece to the current cursor location, press "(" on the keypad and to make 
one from the cursor to the end, press ")".  You can use ranges to "snip 
out" sections from the data.  Doing an All Tracks To Sequence with a range 
up only copies that section to the next available sequence.

