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- Personal Computer Music System Specifications and Technical Summary
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- General System Requirements:
- . IBM PC,XT,AT or compatible computer with one available half- or full-
- size expansion slot.
- . PC or MS-DOS version 2.0 or higher.
- . 256K RAM. Supports up to 640K RAM
- . IBM CGA or EGA, or MGA (Hercules).
- . One floppy drive required. Supports hard disk use.
- . Supports DOS directories and sub-directories.
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- Ad Lib Music Synthesizer Card
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- Description:
- . Half-card multi-timbral sound synthesizer.
- . Conforms with FCC Part 15 Class B specifications.
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- Dimensions:
- . 3.5 ounces. (100 grams).
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- Sound Synthesis:
- . FM synthesis
- . Produces up to 11 notes simultaneously, including 6 melodic and
- 5 percussive sounds. Optional mode for 9 simultaneous melodic sounds.
- . Fully programmable (Programmer's Manual available from Ad Lib Inc.).
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- Audio Output:
- . Amplified monophonic signal.
- . Output through external 1/4" stereo jack.
- . Mini plug adaptor included with system.
- . 400 mW power at 8 Ohms.
- . External volume control.
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- Juke Box playback program:
- . User selects music for playback from on-screen title display.
- . 25 music demonstration files included.
- . Accepts user's original songs created using Visual Composer and displays
- user defined song titles.
- . Accepts as many songs as available disk space allows.
- . On-line help.
- . Not copy protected.
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- Visual Composer music composition and editing program:
- . Piano roll type music editor.
- . 11 voice editing, including 6 melodic and 5 percussive parts.
- . Optional mode for 9 melodic parts.
- . Includes 50 preset instrument sounds.
- . Editing screen displays all current status information,
- including interpretation data settings, cursor location map,
- song title and pitch at cursor location.
- . User specifies beats per measure, ticks per beat, overall tempo and
- grid display size.
- . User-controlled interpretation data include instrument, tempo, pitch
- detuning, and volume for each voice, and for each tick within a beat.
- . Block editing capabilities include cut, copy, paste, clear, transpose
- up or down, octave up or down.
- . Playback modes for whole composition, single voice, or selected passages.
- . Supports optional Microsoft or compatible mouse.
- . Works with pull-down menus or keyboard speed-commands.
- . Supports MIDI input (MPU 401 standard) voice by voice
- . Includes Composition Projects #1, with guidebook to general
- music composition and to several specific music styles. Includes
- a corresponding library of music practice files.
- . Multi-mode printing facility produces continuous printout of
- music grid using Epson FX-80 compatible printers.
- . Composition length depends on the amount of RAM, and the
- complexity and tempo of the composition. For instance, a composition
- with eleven instruments, four ticks/beat, and 60 beats/minute will play
- for about 4 minutes with 256K, and for about 45 minutes with 640K.
- . On-line help.
- . Not copy protected.
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- Test Program:
- . Verifies correct installation and operation of Ad Lib Music Synthesizer
- Card.
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- Ad Lib Inc.
- 50 Staniford Street
- Suite 800
- Boston, MA 02114
- Tel. (800) 463-2686 (USA and Canada)
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- Additional information can be obtained from The Ultimate RBBS in
- Greenville SC at 803-895-3536, 300 to 2400 baud, 24 hrs.
- Demo cassette available from Ad Lib.
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