B1 The Scale button provides access to all options which control the Scale Fretboard. By selecting the Scale button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Scale button's popup menu. B2 The Chord button provides access to all options which control the Chord Fretboard. By selecting the Chord button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Chord button's popup menu. B3 The Tuner button provides access to all options which provide control over the tuning used on both the Scale and Chord Fretboards. By selecting the Tuner button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Tuner button's popup menu. B4 The Files button provides access to all options releated to managing and standard MIDI files on your disk. You can also control certain aspects of a file after it has been loaded into the program, such as which Tempo or Time Signature will be used. By selecting the Files button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Files button's popup menu. B5 The Play button provides access to all options which allow you to play songs that have been loaded from disk. By selecting the Play button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Play button's popup menu. B6 The Record button provides access to all options which allow you to create your own songs in memory. By selecting the Record button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Record button's popup menu. B7 The Track button provides access to all options which allow you to manage each independent piece (track) of a song you are recording or playing. By selecting the Track button using the enter key or the left mouse button, you have access to the Track button's popup menu. B9 The Quit button halts the Guitar Master program. P0.1 The Display option allows you to change the type of scale currently displayed on the Scale Fretboard. This option has two sub-menus which let you specify both the key (A, A# etc) and the actual type of scale (Major, Minor etc) to be displayed. P0.2 The Image option allows you to work with fretboard images on the Scale Fretboard. This option has a sub-menu which lets you load and save the image to disk as well as rename and delete previously saved images. Other options allow you to clear and title the current image. P0.3 The Edit option allows you to turn any notes on the Scale Fretboard on or off. In addition, you can change the notation to reflect the actual fingers used to play the scale. When you enter edit mode, you can use the left and right arrow keys or the mouse to move around the fretboard. Use the enter key or the mouse left button to select a particular note for editing. Use the escape key or mouse right button to leave edit mode. P0.4 The Notation option controls how the scale is communicated on the Scale Fretboard. This option has a sub-menu which lets you specify the notation as Dots, Letters, Degrees or Tablature. P0.5 The View option controls whether the Scale Fretboard is displayed with the neck of the guitar oriented toward your right or left. Keep in mind that switching the orientation of the neck will reverse the ordering of the strings. For example, when viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to your right (as if watching someone play), the low E string will appear along the top of the guitar's neck while the same guitar when viewed toward your left will have its low E string along the bottom of the neck. P0.6 The Guitar option controls whether the Scale Fretboard is displayed as a right or left handed guitar. When viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to the right (as if watching someone play), the low E string will appear along the top of the guitar's neck. However, when viewing a left-handed guitar with the neck to your right, the low E string will appear along the bottom of the guitar's neck. P0.7 The Range Finder option controls how much information is presented on the Scale Fretboard and also where this information is located. This option has a sub-menu which lets you activate or de-activate the Range Finder as well as move and size the Range Finder on the fretboard. P0.8 The Fret Numbers option controls whether the frets will be numbered along the top of the Scale Fretboard. P0.9 The Print option will send a printout of the current state of the Scale Fretboard to the printer. The destination printer port (LPT1 through LPT3) is controlled by the Printer Port Default. P1.1 Use this option to display the Major mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.2 Use this option to display the Dorian mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.3 Use this option to display the Phrygian mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.4 Use this option to display the Lydian mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.5 Use this option to display the Mixolydian mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.6 Use this option to display the Aeolian mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.7 Use this option to display the Locrian mode of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P1.8 Use this option to display the Blues form of the scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.1 Use this option to display a "C" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.2 Use this option to display a "D" flat scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.3 Use this option to display a "D" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.4 Use this option to display an "E" flat scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.5 Use this option to display an "E" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.6 Use this option to display an "F" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.7 Use this option to display an "F" sharp scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.8 Use this option to display a "G" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.9 Use this option to display an "A" flat scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.10 Use this option to display an "A" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.11 Use this option to display a "B" scale on the Scale Fretboard. P2.12 Use this option to display a "B" flat scale on the Scale Fretboard. P3.1 Enabling the Dots option instructs the program to display a diamond shape (dot) at each note on the Scale Fretboard which is part of the currently displayed scale. P3.2 Enabling the Letters option instructs the program to display the actual note identity (A, A#, B etc) at each note on the Scale Fretboard which is part of the currently displayed scale. P3.3 Enabling the Degrees option instructs the program to display the number or degree (1, 3b, 5 etc) at each note on the Scale Fretboard which is part of the currently displayed chord. The degree value displayed is always relative to the major scale of the currently displayed scale. P3.4 Enabling the Tablature option instructs the program to display the number of the fret where the note is actually played on the Scale Fretboard. P4.1 Use this option to display the Scale Fretboard with the neck toward your right. For example, when viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to you right (as if watching someone play), the low "E" string will appear along the top of the guitar neck. P4.2 Use this option to display the Scale Fretboard with the neck toward your left. For example, when viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to you left, the low "E" string will appear along the bottom of the guitar neck. P5.1 Use this option to display the Scale Fretboard as a right-handed guitar. When viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to your right (as if watching someone play), the low "E" string will appear along the top of the guitar neck. P5.2 Use this option to display the Scale Fretboard as a left-handed guitar. When viewing a left-handed guitar with the neck to your right (as if watching someone play), the low "E" string will appear along the bottom of the guitar neck. P6.1 The Display option controls whether the RangeFinder is active or not. When the Range Finder is turned on, the Range Finder will be displayed along the bottom of the Scale Fretboard neck and only the notes which are part of the scale being displayed and which fall between the frets on the Range Finder will be displayed. This allows the musician to concentrate on a particular area of the guitar neck without being distracted by notes outside the area of interest. P6.2 The Size option controls the size (in frets) of the Range Finder. P6.3 The Range Finder may be moved up and down the neck by using the Move option or by using the alt-u (Move Up Function) and alt-d (Move Down Function) function keys. P7.1 The Display option allows you to change the type of chord currently displayed on the Chord Fretboard. This option has two sub-menus which let you specify both the key (A, A# etc) and the actual type of chord (Major, Minor etc) to be displayed. P7.2 The Image option allows you to work with fretboard images on the Chord Fretboard. This option has a sub-menu which lets you load and save the image to disk as well as rename and delete previously saved images. Other options allow you to clear and title the current image. P7.3 The Edit option allows you to turn any notes on the Chord Fretboard on or off. In addition, you can change the notation to reflect the actual fingers used to play the chord. When you enter edit mode, you can use the left and right arrow keys or the mouse to move around the fretboard. Use the enter key or the mouse left button to select a particular note for editing. Use the escape key or mouse right button to leave edit mode. P7.4 The Notation option controls how the chord is communicated on the Chord Fretboard. This option has a sub-menu which lets you specify the notation as Dots, Letters, Degrees or Tablature. P7.5 The View option controls whether the Chord Fretboard is displayed with the neck of the guitar oriented toward your right or left. Keep in mind that switching the orientation of the neck will reverse the ordering of the strings. For example, when viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to your right (as if watching someone play), the low E string will appear along the top of the guitar's neck while the same guitar when viewed toward your left will have its low E string along the bottom of the neck. P7.6 The Guitar option controls whether the Chord Fretboard is displayed as a right or left handed guitar. When viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to the right (as if watching someone play), the low E string will appear along the top of the guitar's neck. However, when viewing a left-handed guitar with the neck to your right, the low E string will appear along the bottom of the guitar's neck. P7.7 The Range Finder option controls how much information is presented on the Chord Fretboard and also where this information is located. This option has a sub-menu which lets you activate or de-activate the Range Finder as well as move and size the Range Finder on the fretboard. P7.8 The Fret Numbers option controls whether the frets will be numbered along the top of the Chord Fretboard. P7.9 The Print option will send a printout of the current state of the Chord Fretboard to the printer. The destination printer port (LPT1 through LPT3) is controlled by the Printer Port Default. P8.1 Use this option to display the Major mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.2 Use this option to display the Dorian mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.3 Use this option to display the Phrygian mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.4 Use this option to display the Lydian mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.5 Use this option to display the Mixolydian mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.6 Use this option to display the Aeolian mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.7 Use this option to display the Locrian mode of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P8.8 Use this option to display the Blues form of the chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.1 Use this option to display a "C" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.2 Use this option to display a "D" flat chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.3 Use this option to display a "D" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.4 Use this option to display an "E" flat chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.5 Use this option to display an "E" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.6 Use this option to display an "F" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.7 Use this option to display an "F" sharp chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.8 Use this option to display a "G" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.9 Use this option to display an "A" flat chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.10 Use this option to display an "A" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.11 Use this option to display a "B" chord on the Chord Fretboard. P9.12 Use this option to display a "B" flat chord on the Chord Fretboard. P10.1 Enabling the Dots option instructs the program to display a diamond shape (dot) at each note on the Chord Fretboard which is part of the currently displayed chord. P10.2 Enabling the Letters option instructs the program to display the actual note identity (A, A#, B etc) at each note on the Chord Fretboard which is part of the currently displayed chord. P10.3 Enabling the Degrees option instructs the program to display the number or degree (1, 3b, 5 etc) at each note on the Chord Fretboard which is part of the currently displayed chord. The degree value displayed is always relative to the major chord of the currently displayed chord. P10.4 Enabling the Tablature option instructs the program to display the number of the fret where the note is actually played on the Chord Fretboard. P11.1 Use this option to display the Chord Fretboard with the neck toward your right. For example, when viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to you right (as if watching someone play), the low "E" string will appear along the top of the guitar neck. P11.2 Use this option to display the Chord Fretboard with the neck toward your left. For example, when viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to you left, the low "E" string will appear along the bottom of the guitar neck. P12.1 Use this option to display the Chord Fretboard as a right-handed guitar. When viewing a right-handed guitar with the neck to your right (as if watching someone play), the low "E" string will appear along the top of the guitar neck. P12.2 Use this option to display the Chord Fretboard as a left-handed guitar. When viewing a left-handed guitar with the neck to your right (as if watching someone play), the low "E" string will appear along the bottom of the guitar neck. P13.1 The Display option controls whether the RangeFinder is active or not. When the Range Finder is turned on, the Range Finder will be displayed along the bottom of the Chord Fretboard neck and only the notes which are part of the chord being displayed and which fall between the frets on the Range Finder will be displayed. This allows the musician to concentrate on a particular area of the guitar neck without being distracted by notes outside the area of interest. P13.2 The Size option controls the size (in frets) of the Range Finder. P13.3 The Range Finder may be moved up and down the neck by using the Move option or by using the alt-u (Move Up Function) and alt-d (Move Down Function) function keys. P14.1 The 1st String option allows you to change the tuning of the fretboard's high "E" string. Selecting this option will provide access to a sub-menu which allows you to tune the string up or down or reset it to its standard tuning value. P14.2 The 2nd String option allows you to change the tuning of the fretboard's "B" string. Selecting this option will provide access to a sub-menu which allows you to tune the string up or down or reset it to its standard tuning value. P14.3 The 3rd String option allows you to change the tuning of the fretboard's "G" string. Selecting this option will provide access to a sub-menu which allows you to tune the string up or down or reset it to its standard tuning value. P14.4 The 4th String option allows you to change the tuning of the fretboard's "D" string. Selecting this option will provide access to a sub-menu which allows you to tune the string up or down or reset it to its standard tuning value. P14.5 The 5th String option allows you to change the tuning of the fretboard's "A" string. Selecting this option will provide access to a sub-menu which allows you to tune the string up or down or reset it to its standard tuning value. P14.6 The 6th String option allows you to change the tuning of the fretboard's low "E" string. Selecting this option will provide access to a sub-menu which allows you to tune the string up or down or reset it to its standard tuning value. P14.7 The Standard Tuning option controls whether the open tuning you specify will be applied to the Scale and Chord Fretboards. When Standard Tuning is turned on, standard tuning will be used on both fretboards. When Standard Tuning is turned off, the tuning of each string specified by the other options on this menu will be used on both fretboards. P15.1 The Tune Up option can be used to tune the selected string up by one fret. The current tuning of the string is reflected at the top of the guitar neck. P15.2 The Tune Down option can be used to tune the selected string down by one fret. The current tuning of the string is reflected at the top of the guitar neck. P15.3 The Reset option can be used to tune the selected string to its original standard tuning. The current tuning of the string is refected at the top of the guitar neck. P16.1 The Load option allows you to load a standard MIDI file from disk into memory. The file you wish to work with must be loaded into memory before the program can play any tracks from the song. This option will bring up a list of all MIDI files in the current directory with a file extension of "MFF". You can scroll this list using the up and down arrow keys, the page up and page down keys and also the mouse. Select the desired file using the enter key or the right mouse button. P16.2 The Save option allows you to take the song you are working on in memory and store it on disk in standard MIDI file format. The program will save the song in a file whose name specified with the Name option (as reflected in the Status window). P16.3 The Clear option allows you to clear whatever song is currently loaded into memory. All tracks will be erased. All track names will also be cleared. This option is useful when starting to record a new song to be sure all information from the previous song is erased. P16.4 The Name option allows you to change the name which the program will use when saving a standard MIDI file to disk. The current name is specified in the lower right corner of the Status window. P16.5 The Tempo option allows you to specify the tempo which will be used to play or record a song. The tempo is specified in metronome beats per minute (bpm). P16.6 The Time Signature option allows you to specify which particular time signature you wish to use when recording a song. P16.7 The Rename option allows you to rename a standard MIDI file in the current directory. P16.8 The Delete option allows you to delete a standard MIDI file in the current directory. P17.1 The Real Time option allows you to play the active track of the currently loaded song on one of your fretboards. The song is played visually by displaying the actual note value and duration of every note in the song. The type of audio output generated is controlled by the Audio option. The song is visually played on the fretboard specified in the Destination option. P17.2 The Step Time option allows you to step forward and backward through the active track of the currently selected song. The alt-n and alt-p keys may be used to step to the next note and previous note of a song respectively. P17.3 The Audio option controls what type of audio output is used when songs are played in real time. Typically, when you are playing songs in real time, you will want some type of audio feedback to the visual graphics being displayed on the computer fretboards. This option has a sub-menu which lets you disable audio output entirely, or send it to either the MIDI port or your computer's speaker. P17.4 The Time Resolution option controls the time duration which the program will use to determine if two musical events are simultaneous when stepping through a song using the Step Time option. Due to the speed limitations of the MIDI channel, notes which were played simultaneously on your MIDI instrument may be recorded with a slight time differential. The time resolution specifies how many "internal clock ticks" must occur between two or more notes before the program will recognize these notes as discrete events during Step Time and not display them simultaneously. Generally, if all notes of known chords are not being displayed simultaneously during Step Time playback, the time resolution must be increased so that the program can recognize these events as occurring simultaneously. P17.5 The Metronome option controls whether the audible metronome will be used when playing a song. This option will only be enabled if the program has determined that an MPU-401 MIDI Processing Unit is attached to your computer. P17.6 The Destination option controls which fretboard will be used to display visual output when playing a song. P18.1 The No Audio option instructs the program to not produce any type of audio output during a real time playback. P18.2 The MIDI option controls whether MIDI data for the song being played will be sent to the MIDI out port of the MPU-401. This option can only be enabled if the program has determined that an MPU-401 MIDI Processing Unit is attached to your computer. P18.3 The Speaker option controls whether the song is to be simulated on the computer's built in speaker. The speaker cannot play more than one note at a time, therefore chords will sound different when compared to playing the same chord through the MIDI port. P19.1 The Scale Fretboard option instructs the program to send any visual (graphic) output to the Scale Fretboard during real time or step time playback. P19.2 The Chord Fretboard option instructs the program to send any visual (graphic) output to the Chord Fretboard during real time or step time playback. P20.1 The Record option allows you to record musical information on the active track of the currently loaded song. While recording, the program will store all incoming MIDI information from the MIDI In port of the MPU-401 to the active track. The program will also display what you are playing visually on the fretboard. This option will only be enabled if the program has determined an MPU-401 MIDI Processing Unit is attached to your computer. P20.2 The Overdub option allows you to play one track while simultaneously recording another track of the song. While overdubbing, the program will store all incoming MIDI information from the MIDI In port of the MPU-401 to the track you select to record. THe program will send musical infomration from the active track to the MIDI Out port of the MPU-401 so you can keep the recoring track in sync with the playing track. This option will only be enabled if the program has determined an MPU-401 MIDI Processing Unit is attached to your computer. P20.3 The Lead-In option allows you to specify how many measures the program will count before actually starting to record musical information from the MIDI In port of the MPU-401. This allows for a "ready time" before starting to record. P20.4 The Metronome option controls whether the audible metronome will be used when recording or overdubbing a song. This option will only be enabled if the program has determined an MPU-401 MIDI Processing Unit is attached to your computer. P20.5 The Destination option controls which fretboard will be used to display visual output when recording or overdubbing a song. P21.1 The No Lead In option specifies that no lead in (0 measures) is to be counted off before starting to record or overdub. P21.2 The 1 Measure option specifies that one measure is to be counted off before starting to record or overdub. P21.3 The 2 Measures option specifies that two measures are to be counted off before starting to record or overdub. P21.4 The 3 Measures option specifies that three measures are to be counted off before starting to record or overdub. P21.5 The 4 Measures option specifies that four measures are to be counted off before starting to record or overdub. P22.1 The Scale Fretboard option instructs the program to send any visual (graphic) output to the Scale Fretboard during recording or overdubbing. P22.2 The Chord Fretboard option instructs the program to send any visual (graphic) output to the Chord Fretboard during recording or overdubbing. P23.1 The Active option allows you to change the currently active track. This affects the recording and playing functions accordingly. P23.2 The Rename option allows you to label a particular track of a song with a descriptive name.