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Power Chords For UltraSound 1.02 README.TXT I. Introduction II. Gravis UltraSound Users III. Power Chords Pro - upgrade for only $60.00 US IV. Introducing Mr. Drumstix' Music Studio from Howling Dog Systems V. Special Power Chords Pro version of Cool Shoes' 1000 Super Cool Drum Patterns for the Awesome Low Price of $49.95 US VI. Christmas Song Disk Offer VII. UltraSound Patch Sets Now Available! VIII. How To Contact Us I. Introduction =============== We hope you enjoy this special version of Power Chords for the UltraSound card. If you are having trouble getting sound from your sound card, go to the on-line Help file and check the UltraSound section If you Are Having Trouble Getting Sound. If you are new to Power Chords we suggest you take the following steps: 1: Run the Demo script (special DEMO icon). This will give you a brief overview of Power Chords. The first time you start Power Chords whether in regular mode or running a script, it will bring up the MIDI Config dialog. If you need to reconfigure later, the dialog is accessed from the MIDI... menu option. 2: Run each of the tutorial scripts in turn (special TUTOR icons). These tutorials are the best way of learning how Power Chords works. II. Gravis UltraSound Users =========================== To get the most out of the additional capabilities of Power Chords, we recommend you increase the RAM on your UltraSound card to its maximum. If you have only 256K on you UltraSound, make sure you have select the 'Conserve Memory' option in the UltraSound audio drive setup. See the on-line Help file for more information on this - the If you Are Having Trouble Getting Sound section. You can save a lot of patch memory while writing songs by setting some drumkit items to <None>. If you fail to hear some patches, check the remaining patch memory by selecting "MIDI..." from the Power Chords menu, and then "Memory Left". If it show less that 40,000 or 50,000 bytes left, you are likely out of patch memory on the GUS board. III. Power Chords Pro - upgrade for only $75.00 US ================================================== If you enjoy using Power Chords, consider upgrading to Power Chords Pro 2.0. With many, many enhancements, you'll find using Pro an even greater pleasure. Here's some of the new features in Power Chords Pro: 2.0.02 is now out and is even better than 2.0.00. * New features in version 2.0.02 from 2.0.00 * New: Rhythm Editor Synchronized Playback and Record --------------------------------------------------- Using the options dialog on the Rhythm Editor (red checkmark) you can sync the current Rhythm Editor part to either a particular bar in the song, or to the other Rhythm Editor parts. When you record or playback the part, whatever it is synced to will also be played. This lets you work in context with the song or with other parts. Its great for recording in from MIDI while jamming along with the song, where the part you're recording is intended to go. New: Rhythm Editor Undo ----------------------- You can now undo and redo changes made to the rhythm editor. To engage this feature, select 'Edit', then 'Undo Rhythm Editor Changes' from the Power Chords Pro menu. Here are the activities that are 'undoable': - copying a new part to the Rhythm Editor - selecting the Options button - clearing the contents of the Rhythm Editor - recording a new part - selecting the Power Effects button - moving, copying, or deleting a highlighted area New: Rhythm Editor Transpose ---------------------------- To transpose a melody or bass part in the Rhythm Editor, click the options button (red checkmark) and then select the transpose amount (up to plus or minus 12 semitones) in the Transpose list box. New: Rhythm Editor Trim Front Function -------------------------------------- When you shorten the length of a Rhythm Editor part in the options dialog (red checkmark), a check box appears labeled 'Trim Front'. If you check this box, the part will be shortened by removing bars from the front instead of the end. New: Global Edit Transpose Option --------------------------------- A new option has been added to transpose the selected parts when doing global editing (red checkmark on any of the part palettes). * New features in Power Chords Pro from Power Chords 1.0, and 1.1 * - 16 melody parts per bar - smart drag'n drop editing in the Rhythm Editor. This means copying notes, quick transposition, time shifting, moving drum parts from one instrument to another etc. etc. You can adjust all facets of a rhythm while in the rhythm editor - upper and lower bounds, length in bars, patch, channel etc. 'Lock' mode lets you combine parts of any type, or convert parts from one type to another. - Power Effects - automatically create up strums, down strums, alternating strums, random notes, humanize velocity, quantize, drum and mallet rolls, arpeggios at the click of a button. - on-screen keyboard for melodies, or chords. Transpose chords between the fret-board and keyboard. - You can record any type of part from either the fret-board, on screen keyboard, or MIDI input. This means you can strum the strings to create a chord rhythm. - New melody record mode on fretboard - Yes, you can record string bending into a melody. - record chord progressions in real time by clicking on chords in the chord palette with the right mouse button - import parts with pre-audition from any Power Chords file. - import parts from MIDI files (including drum parts, and chord rhythms). Convert MIDI information freely to any type of part. The import window shows a bar by bar representation of the imported MIDI data - you can audition tracks or subtracks with the right mouse button, and bring in as much or as little as you want. Drum parts that are spread across more than one track are automatically consolidated in an additional track for easy import. - import MIDI info from the clipboard (from Cakewalk, Winjammer, etc.) - export rhythm editor or song to either a MIDI file, or the clipboard for import into Cakewalk, Winjammer etc. - button bar access to all windows. No more lost windows. - expanded song length and palette capacities. - Tempo changes supported in the song window. - new 'compressed' song display - Chord rhythms now contain patch change and midi channel information so you can easily change patches in the chord part any time you want. Upgrade Prices: From Power Chords for UltrSound to Pro: $75.00 US including shipping. Order your copy of Power Chords Pro today! We hope that you will agree that Power Chords Pro opens creative channels like no other sequencer. To order your full working package ($199.95 US MSRP) contact us at Howling Dog Systems. Download the demo from our CompuServe library (GO HOWLING, LIB 5, DOWN POWPRO.ZIP) IV. Introducing Mr. Drumstix' Music Studio from Howling Dog Systems ==================================================================== An excellent place for children (3-9) to enjoy and learn about music, Mr. Drumstix' Music studio mixes a song player, interactive music games, and on-screen instruments for an incredible music entertainment package. Mr. Drumstix plays along with the songplayer. Your kids will love playing his drums with the mouse. Click on his head and see what happens... Ms. Florida Keys watches as melodies are played from songs or when her keys are clicked on with the mouse. The keys light up in different colors and she can use any of the instrument sounds. She talks too! Change which instruments are used to play the song by clicking on the instrument pictures. Lyrics are shown as the song plays for karaoke style family sing along fun. Choose which song is to be played or let the computer pick the tunes to entertain your kids. Change the tempo at any time. Music games are included which help develop such skills as memory for music phrases, pitch discrimination, and instrument identification. Multiple game levels provide different levels of difficulty. Sound effects add lots of fun to these games. Mr. Drumstix' Music Studio gives children the opportunity to try their skills at creating small melodies and drum parts. Mr. Drumstix or Ms. Florida Keys will happily play each of your childs creations. Or they can be transferred into the song window to play in a song. - hours of entertainment - 20 kids tunes included - send in warranty card and get 10 more songs free - a positive introduction to the world of music The list price of Mr. Drumstix' Music Studio is $69.95 US. Special UltraSound owners price - only $35.00 US! See our address below. V. Special Power Chords Pro version of Cool Shoes' 1000 Super Cool Drum Patterns for the Awesome Low Price of $49.95 US ======================================================================== NOTE: THE DRUM PATTERNS ARE ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH POWER CHORDS PRO 2.0 A special Power Chords Pro version of this unbelievable drum pattern library is now available for only $49.95 US. And there is now a sample file included with Power Chords Pro. The file called DRUMPAT.POP has samples of just a few of the drum patterns in the library. To see how easy it is to import them, just select 'File', from the Power Chords Pro main menu, then 'Import From Power Chords File'. Select the file DRUMPAT.POP. You will see a list of the drum patterns available. To demo any of them, click on the pattern name with the right mouse button. Highlight the ones you want, then click the 'Import' button. Its that easy! There's a special drum kit COOLDRUM.KIT which has all the percussion sounds in it used in the drum patterns. You might want to load this kit before trying out the sample drum patterns. Select 'MIDI' from the main menu, the select 'Drum Kit...'. Click on the button marked 'Load' and select COOLDRUM.KIT. With the 1000 Super Cool Drum Patterns for the Awesome Low Price of $49.95 you get way over 1000 patterns in all sorts of styles from African to Ballad to Funk to Country to Rock. There are lots of variations and fills, all professionally composed. And they are all carefully organized and documented iwht a 40 page manual, for easy retrieval of the patterns you want. When you order the Power Chords Pro version of the product you get Power Chords Pro format files, ready to be auditioned and imported into your songs with a couple of mouse clicks. You also get .MID format files and .DRM Drummer format files. Composing drum tracks could not be any easier by using the powerful import facility of Power Chords Pro with this royalty free drum pattern library. Here are just some of the categories included: Bembe, Songo, African, AfroCuban, Boogie, Woogie, Disco, Twist, Metal Industrial, Cajun, Waltz, Zydeco, Country, Dixieland, Snare Roll Bunny Hop, Can Can, Charleston, Jewish, Irish Jig, Mex. Hat Dance, Polka Russian March, Waltz, Cajun Waltz, Jazz Waltz, Swing Waltz, FusionWaltz Waltz Fill, Blues, R & B, Voodoo, Ballad, Slow, Bossa Nova, Funk, Fusion Fusion Bossa, FusionDrive, PolyTom, Jazz, Jazz Fill, Baion, Beguine Bolero, Pepe Bolero, Calypso, Cha Cha, Comparsa, Conga, Flamenco, Guaracha Joropo, Latin, Mambo, Merengue, Rhumba, Salsa, Samba, Tango, Reggae, Rock Rock Solo, Rock Fill, Shuffle, Shuffle Fill, Swing, House, Street, New Jack The drum pattern library is only $49.95US and is ready to go, all set to be imported right into your compositions. Order today with your order for Power Chords Pro! VI. Christmas Song Disk ======================= A Christmas song disk with over 15 Christmas favorites is available for only $15.00 US. These beautiful songs are in Power Chords format and there are versions for Power Chords and Mr. Drumstix' Music Studio users. The Mr. Drumstix version comes with lyric files compatible with the program. Please specify which version you would like when ordering. VII. UltraSound Patch Sets Now Available! ========================================= Order any of these patch sets and get a new sound card (almost). ---------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to get more music out of your UltraSound, crave the latest sounds, or want the sound of a vintage drum machine, this is how to do it. Order one or more of these exciting patch sets created by the such sound pros as Francois Dion of IdMEDIA, and the experts at Wall of Sound Productions. Because the UltraSound holds its sounds in RAM, adding a new set of patches is almost like getting a whole new sound card for a fraction of the cost. These three-disk patch sets are professionally recorded and are fully compatible with the bank selection options in Power Chords for UltraSound and Power Chords Pro. You can use these sounds to replace or augment the sounds shipped with your UltraSound card. Plus the patches in these sets will work with any program that uses the on-board MIDI synthesis of the UltraSound. Patch Sets from Wall of Sound Productions ----------------------------------------- Code Set Name Price WOFS-1 707/808/909 Drum Kit Collection $29.95 US WOFS-2 Dance/Pop Collection $29.95 US WOFS-3 Latino Collection $29.95 US WOFS-4 Sound Effects 1 Collection $29.95 US WOFS-5 Techno/Rave Collection $29.95 US WOFS-6 Super Loops - Dance loops $29.95 US Patch sets from Francois Dion of IdMEDIA. ----------------------------------------- Code Set Name Price FD-1 Real Instrument Set (Hammond organ, Fender guitar etc.) $29.95 US FD-2 Percussion Set (Drum Kits and Individual Instruments) $29.95 US FD-3 Super Sound Effects Set $29.95 US FD-4 Analog Synths (Cool Synths, Brass, Strings, Bass etc.) $29.95 US Any 3 patch sets - only $84.95 US Any 4 patch sets - only $109.95 US Any 5 patch sets - only $129.95 US Any 6 patch sets - only $144.95 US Order 7 patch sets or more - only $22.95 US each PLEASE ORDER BY PRODUCT CODE! We are always adding new patch sets - write us for a complete list! Just how do these patch files work with my UltraSound? ------------------------------------------------------ When you play music on your UltraSound, the instruments you hear come from patch files which are digital samples of various instruments. These files are loaded into the memory on your UltraSound and used to play the sounds of trumpets, violins, guitars, drums, cymbals etc. Since the UltraSound gets its patches from your hard disk, you can replace or add to the sounds available. You can use this capability to change drum kits to better match the style of music of certain MIDI files, to get higher quality samples of your favorite instruments, to add sound effects to your compositions, or just simply to have more variety. The patch files in our sets are compatible with any program that plays music on your UltraSound using its on-board MIDI synthesis. This is because the ULTRASND.INI file indicates where all the patches available to the GUS are to be found on your hard disk. You can easily have multiple patch sets 'on tap' ready to be used as you please. Its like having many times the music power of your original UltraSound, at a fraction of the cost. We include all the information you need install and access the patches so as to double, triple, or even quadruple the sounds available on your UltraSound, at a fraction of its original price. VIII. How To Contact Us ======================= If you have any questions about Power Chords, Power Chords Pro, Mr. Drumstix or other Howling Dog Systems products, please contact us. Howling Dog Systems Kanata North Postal Outlet Box 72071 Kanata, Ontario, Canada K2K 2P4 Phone: (613) 599-7927 Fax: (613) 599-7926 CompuServe Forum located in MIDICVEN (GO HOWLING). Our CompuServe ID is 71333,2166. File version 1.02.07.