PlayMap Buttons
"+" Button
Click to increase the track width
"-" Button
Click to decrease the track width
New Project
Brings up a dialog to create a new Project.
Load Project
Load all Project files from the containing folder that have the same qualifier as the selected file.
ChordFiles can have the qualifier .chp0 to .chp9 inclusively. If there is more than one of these files present in the directory, a dialog will be shown to allow you to select which ChordFile you want to load.
You can also load a Project by dragging and dropping a file or folder onto the PlayMap, ChordMap, or TrackMap.
Save Project
Save all of the files in a Project to disk.
Click with right mouse button to show what files will be saved.
Save Project As...
Save all of the files in a Project to a new location on disk.
GoTo Start
Set Start Bar to start of MidiFile
Play Midi
Play the MidiFile from Start Bar
Play Audio / Play Audio NoSyn
Play the AudioFile.
If synchronisation data is available, the button will show Play Audio, and the the cursor will move according to the synchronisation data in the AudioSync file.
Otherwise, the button will show Play Audio NoSyn. Synchronisation can still be done manually using the Next Beat SwitchKey.
Sync Audio
Play AudioFile and wait for sync SwitchKey
Play & Sync Audio
Play AudioFile using synchronisation from the AudioSyncFile until reaching the SyncBar, and then wait for the sync SwitchKey
This will allow you to continue a partially sync'ed audiofile.
Stop Play
Stop playing MidiFile or AudioFile
Pause Play
Pause playing MidiFile or AudioFile
! (Panic)
Panic!
Switch off all midi events
Useful if midi pitch is continuously sounding
Chord Map
Show the ChordMap Window..
If no ChordFile has been loaded, this will display an option to initialize a new ChordFile
Track Map
Show the TrackMap Window
Audio Sync Config
Show AudioSync Window
You can use this to manage audio sync data.
Show Summ
Show MidiFile summary for each track.
Options to show preconfigured chord names and MidiFile time signatures, tempos and keys
Edit Lyrics
Opens up a Window with a simple text editor for updating the Lyrics File.
The easiest way to enter lyrics is to copy and paste the text from an online source into the editor. You can then use the editor window to match each bar with the lyrics.
The Lyrics File (*.chl) in the Project folder can also be edited by any text editor. It is advisable to switch on line numbering to display bar numbers whilst editing.
Note Font
Configure font used to show note names or solfa names
Chord Font
Configure font used to show chord names
Colours
Configure Colours using PlayMap Colours Configuration
Help
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