Note Play Utility

Turn your micro into an easy-to-play musical instrument with this outstanding utility.

Volume 1

Number 11

January 1984

Music Micro ... please!

LET our lyrical listing turn your BBC Micro into a musical instrument and help write a masterpiece.

As you use it to play a melody you'll see the correct musical notation appear on the screen.

And don't worry if you can't read music, Noteplay will teach you how.

LIST OF PROCEDURES

PROCinit sets up variables, defines envelopes and characters making up graphics notes and clefs.
PROCselect prints menu page and prompts key input.
PROCgraf uses block graphics to print notes on menu page.
PROCwait controls pauses during program run.
PROCstave draws lines of stave and prints clef.
PROCline centres and prints line of text.
PROCnote prints notes of correct type on stave, with name where appropriate.
PROCsound produces organ tone for PROCtune.
PROCtune converts keyboard to 21-note organ and allows notes to be played, stored and replayed with visual representation on the screen.
PROCdem displays the bass and treble staves with the positions of the notes.