Voyetra Turtle Beach teach Me Piano Deluxe, User Manual

Page 1: ...m the sticker on your CD sleeve when you install the software Please keep this number in a safe place and copy it to the line below so you will have it for future reference Please use this number to r...

Page 2: ...demark of VTB Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks are the properties of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged Use of this sof...

Page 3: ...ion of Voyetra s Teach Me Piano so it s more than just piano lessons In fact Teach Me Piano Deluxe provides a complete music experience that lets you create your own songs after you ve learned how to...

Page 4: ...on or import your own MIDI files into the Songbook to perform them as well References introduce you to theory and technology Musician s Reference This section describes musical notation definitions a...

Page 5: ...ultiple MIDI instruments and add vocals or acoustic instruments You can even import MIDI files from your piano lessons and create your own variations Jammin Keys This auto accompaniment program lets y...

Page 6: ...book have keyboard shortcut keys A listing of these appears in the Quick Overview chapter You can practice or perform any song at any time When you are in the Songbook you can switch to either the Tra...

Page 7: ...taves of keys to play all of the songs in Keyboard Lessons For songs at the beginning of the program a smaller MIDI keyboard is acceptable Headphones and or speakers connected to the sound card output...

Page 8: ...Room menu 2 From the Sound Check menu select the last entry called Connecting A MIDI Keyboard 3 When the video screen appears click on the Play button on the bottom left Checking your MIDI keyboard c...

Page 9: ...he lessons Spacebar Stops Plays media elements as an alternative to clicking on the Clapboard slate Home Returns to Keyboard Lessons Contents screen Right arrow Pages forward within the lesson Left ar...

Page 10: ...ongs to reinforce the basic structure of music You ll learn the C scale in Chapter 3 and intervals in Chapter 4 You ll be impressed with all of the new songs you soon will be playing Section 2 Rhythm...

Page 11: ...piano keyboard so place them in a location that s comfortable to reach Enter and Sign In Please Keyboard Lessons can keep track of many users progress This means that all of the members of your famil...

Page 12: ...fically designed to build from one lesson to the next As a New User As a new student in Keyboard Lessons you will want to begin at the beginning Section 1 Chapter 1 Lesson 1 Click the magnifying glass...

Page 13: ...n into specific areas to help you improve your playing Performance Screen Displays sheet music so you can play along with a back up band Chapter Review Screen Displays at the end of each chapter From...

Page 14: ...hythm pitch or rhythm and pitch together with just the left or right hand or with both hands Click the icons on the Enhanced Toolbar to make your choices To hear the rhythm or pitch performed for you...

Page 15: ...click the icon for the hand s you would like to practice Click Do It or press Enter 2 FOR RHYTHM After the metronome gives a count in measure the number of count in measures can be adjusted in the Pe...

Page 16: ...es and Finger Numbers You will find that as the complexity of the music increases there will be a greater number of note names and finger numbers above and below the staff this can make reading the mu...

Page 17: ...nshot that follows 2 Press Enter or click Do It for a count in 3 Begin playing When you are done you are returned to the Evaluation Screen where the section you just played will be evaluated 4 If you...

Page 18: ...f you wish to practice only one measure enter the measure number in both the From and Thru boxes To set the range for the entire piece click Entire Piece The From and Thru boxes will no longer be avai...

Page 19: ...move along as quickly or slowly as you d like Take your time and don t rush Remember practice makes perfect Progress Screen The Progress screen can be accessed from any Chapter Review screen or from...

Page 20: ...responding when using Keyboard Lessons check to make sure the settings in the Setup box are correct See the Sound Check section for more information on setting up your MIDI keyboard Base and Extended...

Page 21: ...yle Organizes the songs according to different styles Classical Folk Holiday Patriotic Ragtime and Traditional Composer Finds a song by a particular composer When there is no known composer the songs...

Page 22: ...song with more than two tracks but only two tracks will be displayed However you will hear the other tracks playing This can be useful when you want to learn a part in a song you ve imported Then whe...

Page 23: ...the notation and how it displays it will not alter the MIDI file itself Performance Screen You can access the Performance screen both from Keyboard Lessons and from the Songbook On this screen sheet...

Page 24: ...Performance Screen 2 Click the printer icon at the bottom of the screen to display a standard Windows Print dialog box If you would like to see note names and finger numbers on the print out click th...

Page 25: ...reen The main sections are The Staff Pitches and Clefs Rhythms Barlines Measures and Time Signatures Key Signatures Dynamics Tempo Lyrics When you wish to learn more about a particular topic just clic...

Page 26: ...instruments from the Baroque harpsichord to the modern synthesizer You ll learn about the Early Keyboards including an Italian spinet circa 1550 made with cherry wood and ivory carvings Move through...

Page 27: ...em in the Piano Room screen then Understanding MIDI and Synthesis From the Understanding MIDI and Synthesis master Screen click on any of the topics and your tour will begin In this section you ll dis...

Page 28: ...c instruction and music appreciation portions of Teach Me Piano Deluxe to the process of recording your own songs Among other things with Recording Station you can Play and record with Recording Stati...

Page 29: ...ents in a song For example when you listen to a popular tune on the radio you might hear some drums electric bass guitar and vocals When this music was recorded each of these parts was recorded on a d...

Page 30: ...rum channel which is always track 10 With melodic instruments each key on the MIDI keyboard triggers a different pitch When you record on the drum track each key triggers a different drum instrument f...

Page 31: ...n RMI RIFF MIDI format This is a variation of the Standard MIDI format and is rarely used Try this format if you have a software program that cannot handle MID files To load a song click on the Load b...

Page 32: ...display showing you how many measures of music are being looped For example OFF No looping The track plays once and stops 1 The first measure plays repeatedly until you press the stop button 6 The fi...

Page 33: ...d seconds MIN SEC by glancing at the time counter This counter takes the current tempo into account If you speed up the tempo for example you would arrive at a particular measure earlier the time coun...

Page 34: ...ndicator The Key Signature indicator tells how much you ve transposed the music in semitones A semitone is one half step there are 12 semitones in one octave You can transpose up or down by up to 12 s...

Page 35: ...ul 1 Click on the folder icon in Recording Station This will bring up a dialog asking if you want to save the changes to Bluesy1 mid Click No and the Open window will appear 2 Double click the demos f...

Page 36: ...name mysong orc NOTE Any song with digital audio must have the orc extension Songs with only MIDI instruments recorded can be saved as mid files The name can have no more than eight characters before...

Page 37: ...rovising With Jammin Keys you can Use the extensive AutoPlay features to quickly build accompaniment tracks Improvise over the virtual band with many different instruments using your MIDI keyboard Rec...

Page 38: ...Help for Jammin Keys Keyboard Zones You can jam in Jammin Keys with just a mouse or you can use a MIDI keyboard that s properly connected to your PC through your sound card or another MIDI interface...

Page 39: ...e same moment But you can t click on two piano keys at once with your mouse That s where the Jam Grid comes in Clicking on any of the squares in a column is the same as clicking on a key in the Accomp...

Page 40: ...atch list and scroll up or down to select an instrument There are usually 128 instruments to choose from 3 Click on the Start Stop button to begin your session and jam away Selecting Effects Pad Sound...

Page 41: ...Intro End Intro End Fill Break Start Stop Auto Jam Fills A fill is when the background accompaniment plays a few measures of music with extra rhythmic punch a few more notes and a bit more sound The...

Page 42: ...yboards altogether Drum Bass Rhythm Riff Lead Pads Auto Jam Lead instrument Drag the sliders up or down to adjust the volume for each part The lights next to each slider tell you how many notes that i...

Page 43: ...ool to use with Recording Station Save a file that you ve created in Jammin Keys then open it in Recording Station to make it even better To record a session in Jammin Keys 1 Set up your jam session s...

Page 44: ...y for the file 3 Click OK to save the file Your file will be saved with the JAM extension If you want to use a Jammin Keys file in Recording Station save the file in the Orchestrator format ORC To loa...

Page 45: ...eriment with autojamming by playing the keys on your MIDI keyboard 11 Turn off the AutoJam button Continue using your left hand to change the key of your jam with the octave below middle C on your MID...

Page 46: ...click OK You ll now see Recording Station with your song name showing in the LED style display on the top right 12 Click on the Play button in the transport controls in Recording Station Notice that...

Page 47: ...music appreciation sections of Teach Me Piano Deluxe One or two players can score points based on whether the questions are answered correctly and how long it takes to answer Rhythm Master Test your...

Page 48: ...Troubleshooting Tips Fortunately the situations that cause the most multimedia problems are among the easiest to fix Start your troubleshooting journey with the general suggestions below If you still...

Page 49: ...the same MIDI input device Use the MIDI Setup dialog box in Keyboard Lessons to check that it is set to receive on the same MIDI input device that the synth is connected to If that s not the problem...

Page 50: ...Input Test If you have problems click the Troubleshooting button and follow the instructions Digital Audio and the Windows TEMP file One large difference between MIDI and digital audio is the size of...