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2. Background color Basic colors Hue faa Red feo Sat feao Green fess Deine Custom Calars gt gt Color Solid Lum fi 48 Blue fi 28 OK Cancel Add to Custom Colors If you are using a Macintosh use the circular color picker to choose a color or create a custom color OOO Colors orras QL _ m CECHU Cancel f OK y Chapter 5 Working With Your Music To change the color on your MusicPad Pro tablet choose a standard color or create a custom color E_S Soekoround coor 25 255 255 _ O0 G88BOU O0 GEOBOD O0 SEEBOR O00 0DE ANA OU EA C20 OO ga8088 OO geeooo 00 O8Oen8 e A R G B Add to custom colors The MusicPad Manager Options button displays again Notice how the background or foreground color displays on the sample staff lines Select OK to apply the color to the score To reset score colors to the default select MusicPad Options on the Tools menu then tap Reset Changing the Page Arrangement You can change the page arrangement in your score and delete unwanted pages on traditional FreeHand scores You cannot do this on non bitmap scores purchased from the FreeHand Music store WARNING There is no undo button to return the sheets to their original order For safety make a copy of your original score and change the page arrangement in the copy 1 Changing Page Order You can organize sheets of music different
3. 5 Find out the IP addresses of up to three DNS servers that are available on your network You can usually find this information from your Network Administrator If you don t have a Network Administrator you can look for these addresses on your Windows PC e Run a command window by clicking on Start gt Run e Type cmd in the dialog box e Click OK to open the command window e Type ipconfig all at the prompt e Read the IP addresses of the DNS server from the output 6 Enter IP addresses for up to three DNS servers by tapping on the spinners 7 Tap OK to close the DNS Server configuration dialog 8 Tap OK to close the MusicPad Options dialog 118 3 Chapter 10 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet Setting Up Your Proxy Server Some networking environments run a proxy server to make network access more efficient or more secure If your environment is set up this way you will need to set the MusicPad Pro tablet s options the same way so you will be able to download music directly to your MusicPad Pro tablet from the FreeHand Music store To configure a proxy server On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap MusicPad Options Tap the Shopping button The Shopping Preferences dialog displays Shopping Preferences EE Store Configuration Server URL z store freehandsystems com Default download server Web Proxy Settings Use proxy server Use the same proxy for all protocols Http
4. Cancel The installation of MusicPad Manager is complete A MusicPad Manager icon has been added to your desktop Restart your computer before using MusicPad Manager To install MusicPad Manager on a Macintosh System 1 Insert the FreeHand Installation CD into the CD ROM drive on your Macintosh A CD icon appears on your desktop labeled 4 0 x where x is the version of the product 2 Double click the CD icon MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 3 Double click the Vise Installer icon labeled MusicPad Manager Installer AutoRun exe MusicPad Manager setup exe Installer s s Por Por README txt QuickStart pdf User s Guide pdf lt be m gs652w32 exe Autorun inf upgrade 9 items Zero KB available 4 Read the End User License Agreement EULA Click Accept to accept the terms and proceed with the installation Click Decline to stop the installation and return the software to FreeHand Systems License END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR FREEHAND SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement Ibetween you either an individual or a single entity and FreeHand for the FreeHand software product accompanying this EULA which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or therwise using the SOFTWARE PR
5. Use the arrows to move files and folders between your system and your MusicPad Pro tablet MusicPad File Manager musicpad_example J ejelolei aa a Fie title composer Likewise you can move scores from your MusicPad Pro tablet to your computer Select any scores or folders from the bottom pane and click the up arrow The scores or folders xX Blank Staff Lines fh Brahms Op 87 Mvt 1 vd Brahms Op 87 Mvt 1 vip Fh xX cesare fh xX Danny Boy Horn I fh x Danny Boy Score fh x Danny Boy Vin I fh xX Debussy Sonata fh MOKSS0D_25ready2 F Ritual Fire Dance fh xX Tchaikovsky Symph No x Tchaikovsky Symph No Danny Boy Danny Boy Danny Boy Sym No 40 in G Minor K Ritual Fire Dance Symphony No 6 Pathetiq Symphony No 6 Pathetiq Mozart W A Manuel de Falla Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky x Instrument Horn I Full Score violin I Orchestra Piano Orchestra Orchestra 17108 MB Free 60000 MB Total 4 ft fe al sf aol aj a ol a Composer new Folder new Folder 2 new Folder 3 user xX Alexanders_Ragtime_B xX America_the_Beautiful fh Beethoven_Op_18_No_ Blank_Staff_Lines fh ISBREEZZ Fh JSBREEZZ_1 fh ISBREEZZ_2 fh xX Ritual_Fire_Dance fh lt Alexander s Ragtime Band America the Beautiful Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex 4 Breeze from Alabama 4 Breeze from Alabama 4 Breeze from Alabama Ritual Fire Dance move to
6. a fr WON Moving a Teleport Pad If you want to move a teleport pad select it and drag it on the page If you just created the teleport pad and the Add Teleport Pads popup dialog is still displayed close the dialog before you drag the teleport pad Otherwise the software may interpret your action as wanting to add more teleport pads Deleting a Teleport Pad When you no longer need a teleport pad you can remove it from your score To delete a teleport pad On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Annotation Toolbar Tap the teleport pad you want to remove from your score On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap Delete Current Teleport Pad Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks Chapter 8 Transposing and Playing Back Scores With the full version of a score purchased from the FreeHand Music store you can transpose and play back a MIDI version of the score that shows the notes as they are being played In this chapter e Playback Toolbar on page 99 e Listening To a Score on page 99 e Transposing Scores on page 101 Playback Toolbar You use the Playback Toolbar to transpose and play back scores in MIDI To open the Playback Toolbar 1 Open a file that you purchased from the FreeHand Music score 2 On the main toolbar tap the View icon 3 Tap Playback Toolbar z 128 Dl A A Adjust Tempo Transpose Pla Sto Pause P Programmed Tempo Listening To a Score You can use the Playbac
7. Beethoven String Quartet BEOPEOMZ_41 Fh Symphony no 4 Mvmt 2 Beethoven Lud Full Score BKPRACH fh lt 17108 MB Free 60000 MB Total sn Home 7 Y e Ld x al al Fle Title Composer Instrument new Folder new Folder 2 Anew Folder 3 Cuser E jia nega as pds pee i 7 dxo a FreeHand scores merica_the_Beautiful merica the Beautiful amual A War Voice Four par xX Beethoven_Op_18_No_ Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven String Quartet on your MusicPad Blank_Staff_Lines fh Pro tablet x JISBREEZZ fh 4 Breeze from Alabama Scott Joplin Piano Solo xX JSBREEZZ_1 fh 4 Breeze from Alabama Scott Joplin Piano Solo R JSBREEZZ_2 fh 4 Breeze from Alabama Scott Joplin Piano Solo R Ritual_Fire_Dance fh Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Piano FreeHand scores on your computer 13 MB Free 25 MB Total MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 50 4 If no lower pane displays in the File Manager window your computer is not communicating with your MusicPad Pro tablet Check your USB Ethernet or 802 11b wireless connection For information about networking your computer and MusicPad Pro tablet together see Chapter 10 MusicPad File Manager Fie Title Composer 1024x768 Es00x600 audio RX Alexanders Ragtime Ba Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Allisoni1 fh Allison xX America the Beautiful fh America the Beautiful Samual A War Bartok 2nd Qt vla fh
8. Fox Trot S Arranged by J Bodewalt Lampe Not fast f SS eS Ee S th Changing Page Dimensions This section covers viewing the page size dimensions in pixels for your type of MusicPad Pro tablet and how to crop a score to maximize the available scren space Viewing Page Dimensions From an open score you can check the pixel size on a sheet in the score Knowing the dimensions helps you decide whether cropping is necessary There are two types of MusicPad Pro tablets one with an LCD that displays at 600 x 800 pixels and another with an LCD that displays at 768 x 1024 You can tell them apart because the higher Chapter 5 Working With Your Music khOnNDN resolution MusicPad Pro tablet has an audio out jack For the lower resolution MusicPad Pro tablet if the page size is more than 598 pixels wide or 798 pixels high crop the score to prevent the page from being compressed to fit the dimensions of the MusicPad Pro tablet s display screen For the higher resolution MusicPad Pro tablet crop if the size is more than 766 pixels wide or 1022 pixels high To view the page dimensions Open the score On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap Sheet Information The sheet information displays showing the score dimensions Notice that the dimensions are within the suggested range of 766 pixels wide and 1022 pixels high Sheet Information The complete current sheet is stored as 766 pixels wide 1022 pix
9. Password anen Cancel 5 Select All purchased files Then tap OK Information about your purchased files displays Purchased Music List x What kind of information do you want All purchased files Previously downloaded files Purchased undownloaded files Cancel 6 Your purchased music list starts downloading If any error message popup boxes display click Yes to continue downloading the list The Download Purchased Music window shows the progress of the download Download purchased music Receiving Score information MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 31 7 Select the title or titles you want to download Then tap Download or Download as Bitmap Purchased Music List Free Sample Raymond Wood Elaine Goodale Forty Studies For Clarinet Book 1 Studies 1 20 Cyrille Rose Caught in a Web James Labrie J Piano Sonata No 10 in G Major Op 14 No 2 Ludwig Beethoven Flight of the Bumble Bee Nikolay Rimsky Jedi Rocks Jerry Hey Free Will with Tab Staff 4lex Lifeson G Neil Peart New York New York Theme From John Kander Fred Ebb My Funny Yalentine Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart Cornet Chop Suey Clarinet Louis Armstrong Colloque Sentimental Claude Debussy Paul Verlaine lt Select score and press the Download or Download as bitmap button Download As Bitmap Done 8 The selected titles download to MusicPad Manager on your computer or directly to your MusicPad Pro
10. Save As Continue 6 By default MusicPad Manager is installed under Applications in a folder named FreeHand Systems To save these files to a different location click on the Install Location drop down list to navigate to the new location You can also change the set of installed files by clicking on the Easy Install drop down list To use the default installation folder click Install LO oka MusicPad Manager Installer Easy Install H Read Me Click the Install button to install e MusicPad Manager e MusicPad USB Drivers e Musical Font e Sample Sheet Music m Install Location a The folder FreeHand Systems will be created in the folder Quit Applications on the disk Macintosh HD f Install Location Macintosh HD xs MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 11 7 Enter the software license key provided to you with your purchase Click OK to proceed Product Key Validation Please enter the product key in the fields below 12345 12345 12345 12345 12345 C 8 The main product then installs When it is complete you see a new installation routine that installs the USB drivers onto your computer You need to have Admin privileges and be willing to agree to yet another EULA from Belcarra Technologies Click through the dialogs to install the USB drivers You will have to restart your Macintosh when it is done eA Pin Install MusicPad Pro USB Drivers 3 lt Welc
11. In this chapter What are FreeHand Systems Music Files on page 29 How Do I Purchase Scores in FreeHand Format on page 30 What s the Difference Between Download and Download as Bitmap on page 32 What Usage Rights Do I Have With Purchased Files on page 33 How Do I Convert Digital Files to FreeHand Format on page 34 What are FreeHand Systems Music Files FreeHand Systems music files are music scores in FreeHand fh format You can start your new FreeHand music portfolio by purchasing scores in FreeHand format at the FreeHand Music Store at http store freehandsystems com Other ways to create files in FreeHand format include Converting Sibelius scores to FreeHand format Converting Finale scores to FreeHand format Converting PDF scores to FreeHand format Converting scores from Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG Graphics Interchange Format GIF Portable Network Graphics PNG Tagged Image File Format TIFF Bitmap BMP or PCX graphic formats to FreeHand FH format Scanning printed sheet music Printing from any program directly to FreeHand Windows only Go to http www freehandsystems com support html for information about MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 Converting PDF scores into FreeHand format Converting Finale or Sibelius scores into FreeHand format Scanning scores into FreeHand format 30 How Do I Purchase Scores in FreeHand Format You
12. MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 5 Read the ReadMe File which contains product information not included in this guide Review the contents to the ReadMe to see if anything applies to you or the versions of computer or other software you are currently using You can print a copy to read later or scroll through it now Click Next when you are ready to proceed FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 ReadMe File Please read the following notes for FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 Use the scroll bar to view all of the ReadMe File Seesesessssssessessesessessessssssesssessss MusicPad Manager Version 4 1 4 Bera FreeHand Systens Inc wou freehandsystems com February 26 2006 s Read Me file contains late breaking product information you should be aware of before installing MusicPad Manager version 4 1 4 or ing your MusicPad Pro tablet MusicPed Manager Software Installation Chapter 1 Getting Started 6 On the customer information screen enter your name company name where applicable and the software license key provided to you with your purchase After you have entered an appropriate license key the Next button becomes active Click Next to proceed FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 Customer Information Please enter your information t nstallShield Please enter your name the name of the company for which you work and the software s Product Key User Name required lt Your name gt Compan
13. Tap Playlist Tap Playlist Manager Select a playlist and tap the Edit button ar oON You have the same set of capaibilities as you have when creating a file See Creating a Playlist on page 43 6 Select Save at the bottom of the window to keep the changes to your play list Select SaveAs to save a copy with a different name Deleting a Play List Delete a play list using either the Playlist Manager or the File Manager Deleting a playlist only deletes the play list the scores in the play list are not removed To delete a play list On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Playlist Tap Playlist Manager Select a play list and tap on the Delete button kOoORND or On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon T Tap File Manager Navigate to the play list Select the play list Tap the Trash icon ah wAN Using the File Manager File Manager is part of MusicPad Manager Use File Manager to organize your scores and to move scores and play lists between your computer and your MusicPad Pro tablet To open File Manager 1 On the main toolbar click the Tools icon MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 47 48 2 Click File Manager A selection list of all the MusicPad Pro tablets that this MusicPad Manager can find on the networks to which it is attached displays This list includes a pad plugged into your computer with a USB cable Available MusicPads Please select a MusicPad to connect
14. erase areas by covering them with the background color If you change the background color anything covered up remains covered up One paint brush tool leaves the staff lines uncovered and the other covers up everything Note These tools are do not function if you are using a transposable score downloaded from the FreeHand Music store The funcationality is there on a bitmapped encrypted score Line Width 12 Custom x Leaving the Staff Lines When you need to cover unwanted marks but leave the staff lines untouched use the right paint brush icon the one that shows the staff lines It erases the notes but leaves the staff lines untouched However it does erase the notes To use the tool 1 Select the paint brush icon that shows the staff lines from the Annotation Toolbar A pen displays in place of the cursor 2 Drag the pen over the mark you want to erase E z Sica z z Cae Jx g fz z 22S cz 5 i ty 3 a 4 Before After Using the Background Pen You can use the background pen to eliminate marks that you do not want on your score The background pen is commonly used to remove marks that were added when you scanned the score It also can be used to remove three hole punch marks that may have been scanned with your score or to cover anything that you want with the same color as the background MusicPad User s Guide Software Ver
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16. select a score 46 prevent score enlargement 66 print score 22 R reearsal marks navigation bar 60 rehearsal marks change 94 delete 95 display 95 hide 95 move 94 navigate 93 primary 94 undo 93 rename score 53 S save score 5 5 score change background colors 73 change page arrangement 75 close 55 copy 52 crop 71 delete 53 dimensions 70 page dimensions 70 prevent enlargement 66 print 22 rename 53 save 55 score select in a playlist 46 scores move 51 serial number 26 sleep mode 19 system requirements T teleport pad about 97 teleport pads create 97 delete 98 move 98 tool bar icons 23 touchscreen calibrate 24 turn pages foot pedal 61 from look ahead pages 64 hotspots 58
17. Chapter 2 Introduction in FreeHand format from FreeHand Systems Digital Music Store You can also import PDF music scores into FreeHand format convert scores created in Sibelius or Finale programs into FreeHand format or use your scanner to create graphic files and then convert them into FreeHand format The following MusicPad Pro tablet features give you the edge during rehearsal and performance Add or erase rehearsal marks and notations Apply notes to scores in different colors Turn pages remotely no hands Connect to your Windows PC or Macintosh using an Ethernet adapter a USB cable or an 802 11b Wireless adapter Use lookahead views repeats and cuts 128 MB external flash memory in addition to 32 MB of internal flash A rechargeable battery About MusicPad Manager MusicPad Manager is the FreeHand Systems software you load onto your Windows PCor Macintosh computer agge v Parade of the Wooxlem Sakliers Tente narii bed r T EFF Use the software to import scan and archive musical scores and to move scores between your computer and your MusicPad Pro tablet Your MusicPad Pro tablet has pad software software different from MusicPad Manager loaded onto it that allows you to create edit and play your musical scores MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 17 18 Using the Menu Bar The menu bar is available on MusicPad Manager but not on your MusicPad Pro tablet Most of the
18. on page 17 e Where To Do Tasks on page 18 e Cruising Around on Your MusicPad Pro Tablet on page 19 In MusicPad Pro software Version 4 1 you Il find several new features to make your work easier Browser Panel The Browser Panel is a new way to access your music files See Using the Browser Panel on page 39 for details Playlist Manager The Playlist feature has been redesigned See Using the Playlist Manager on page 43 for details Improved Zoom Zoom has been improved both on the main toolbar and through the Annotations toolbar Now you can select the size your score displays with one click You can also enlarge one section of the score by tapping and dragging a bounding box around the area you want to enlarge See Zoom Tool on page 87 for details eoeeee _ oa 16 More Annotation Options The Annotations toolbar has changed to give you even more options for marking your scores A separate Tools Options Bar lets you set the pen width and color or font for your annotations so you don t have to go through the step of selecting the right color and pen width each time you want to use a particular tool in a particular way Changes in Landscape Mode By default when you use Landscape Mode to view a score the music displays enlarged and one system at a time This can be helpful if you have vision impairments or if you like to view your scores enlarged You can also display the score without
19. Collection i VAEVERYT fh Everythir Playlist gt JSBREEZZ Fh Breeze ISBREEZZ_1 fh Breeze v IA Bowing Ex O Sacred Feast fh 4 Sacred 14 Chords Agnus Dei fh Agnus Dei I Compare after Agnus Dei fh Agnus Dei IA Compare before Alexanders Ragtim Alexander 14 Counterpoint x Alexandr11 fh Alexander IA Fig Bass Copy of Alexander Alexander 14 Text page Alexanders Raatim Alexander IA WTC I cm Alexanders Ragtim Alexander x Alexanders Ragtim Alexander Alison11 fh Allison IA ww scoring Import Ctrl I Scan gt x America the Beautif America tt Print Setup America the Beautif America tt Print Preview America the Beautif America t Print Ctrl P WJANDADE fh Anakin s C Bach fh BACH Ba Bach fh BACH nakFsked Fh Ballade Ne x Bethlehem Down fh Bethleherr xX Bethlehem Down fh Bethleherr xX Bethlehem Down fh Bethleherr Tchaikovsky fh Blazheni x Tchaikovsky fh Blazheni Rachmaninoff fh Bogorodit Rachmaninoff fh Bogorodit M Chapter 4 Managing Your Files 2 Tap the score you want to open from the list of names A checkmark displays next to the score that is currently open Editing a Play List Editing a play list is almost like creating a play list Using the Playlist Manager you modify the original file and save it again with the same name To edit a play list On the main toolbar tap the File icon
20. Feb01 2003 Three Little Maids fh Three Little Maids from th W S Gilbert Sir Piano and Voice Sep 14 2004 e J www freehandsystems com Search QuickFind MusicPad Manager 4 0 2 Copyright 2001 2004 FreeHand Systems Inc Beethoven Protected by U S Patent 6 483 019 Additional patent pending Debussy More _ Mozart and flute Piano To delete a saved search 1 Tap the QuickFind tab to display the saved search list 2 Highlight the name of the search you want to delete 3 Tap Remove Please enter a name for this search Piano Cancel 42 Chapter 4 Managing Your Files Using the Playlist Manager The Playlist feature was redesigned for greater ease of use Now you can create your playlists and manage them with more flexibility Creating a Playlist Use a Playlist to put your scores in rehearsal or performance order This file ordering is kept in a signle file called a Playlist Each score is displayed in the order that you specify You can create a play list on your computer or on the MusicPad Pro tablet To create a playlist 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Playlist 3 Tap Playlist Manager File Edit view Tools Help Open Playlist Import Ctrl I Scan Playlist Manager MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 43 44 4 The right pane of the Playlist Manager window displays all the scores in your music l
21. Fh K Bartok String Quartet 2 fh Beethoven Op 18 No 1 fh Beethoven Op 18 No 1 fh Blank Staff Lines fh R Blank Staff Lines fh X Dvorak Requiem fh Etude for Five Fingers fh R Mozart Flute Quartet 1 fh R Parade Wooden Soldiers fh i Ritual Fire Dance fh K Ritual Fire Dance fh K Sor Six Divertissements Op 1 fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Alexander s Ragtime Band Alexander s Ragtime Band America the Beautiful America the Beautiful String Quartet No 2 Opu Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Requiem Mass No 1 Req Etude pour les cing droigts Flute Quartet No 1inDM Parade of the Wooden Sol Ritual Fire Dance Ritual Fire Dance Divertissemens Opus 1 N Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Irving Berlin Samual A Ward Samual A Ward Bela Bartok Beethoven Beethoven Antonin Dvorak Claude Debussy Wolfgang Amade Jessel Leon Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla Fernando Sor Piano and Voice Piano and Voice Piano and Voice Voice four part Voice four part Full Score String Quartet String Quartet Piano and Chorus Piano Flute Piano and Voice Piano Piano Guitar Tab Jan 30 2003 Jan 30 2003 Jun 25 17 53 Jan 30 2003 Jan 30 2003 Sep 14 2004 Jan 30 2003 Jan 30 2003 Jan 30 2002 Jan 30 2002 Sep 14 2004 Sep 14 2004 Sep 14 2004 Sep 14 2004 Feb 01 2003 Feb 01 2003 Sep 14 2004 www freehandsystems com MusicPad Man
22. US Patents 6 483 019 5 728 960 6 084 168 Addoonal patents pending More Chapter 2 Introduction You can also turn off your MusicPad Pro tablet from the tool bar On the main toolbar tap the File icon then tap Shut Down the MusicPad MusicPad Pro teds_pad Browse Collection Refresh Collection Playlist gt Shut Down the MusicPad Opening and Closing a Score A set of sample scores is provided with your MusicPad Pro tablet Use them to learn how the system works before loading your own music portfolio To open a score On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Browse Collection A list of all the scores on your MusicPad Pro tablet displays Double tap the name of the score you want to open khOnN To close an open score On the main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Close To close the File Browser 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Browse Collection MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 21 22 Saving a Score When you make changes to a score that you want to keep you need to save them You can do a Save which overwrites the original or you can do a SaveAs which makes a copy of the original So for example you could open the original score do a SaveAs and give the copy a new name then make whatever changes you like to the copy To save your changes in the original file 1 On the main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Save This over writes the file c
23. computer system meets the following minimum requirements IBM compatible system with Pentium II or higher processor running Windows 2000 or Windows XP including SP2 Macintosh G4 or higher processor running Mac OS X Version 10 2 6 minimum Mac OS X Version 10 3 2 recommended or Mac OS X Version 10 4 2 128 MB of RAM minimum 100 MB of available hard disk space XGA display with settings at 1024x768 pixels 16 bit color minimum CD ROM drive A USB port USB cable provided with the MusicPad Pro tablet MusicPad Pro Components The following components are standard on a MusicPad Pro Plus tablet MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 ecocoooo Touch screen Stylus Power pack Software installation CD including user s guide and release notes External USB flash drive memory stick Internal rechargeable battery 32 MB internal flash memory The following I O connections are standard on the MusicPad Pro Plus tablet One 12VDC jack to connect to a supplied external AC to DC converter Two USB ports One is a host port to connect to your computer or peripheral devices such as a Flash memory device The other is a device port for direct USB to USB connection between your PC or Macintosh and the MusicPad Pro tablet The USB ports support standard plug and play and hot swapping so the MusicPad Pro usually recognizes the device to which it is connected One USB cable One DB15 standard video port to conne
24. displayed and you tap to go to the next page page 3 is displayed on the left while page 2 remains on the right A red line is drawn down the center of the page to let you know you have a lookahead view on the screen When you tap to go to the next page page 3 remains on the left and page 4 is displayed on the right In this case the red line is removed to let you know that the Chapter 5 Working With Your Music pages are in the normal order The toolbar also shows you which pages are displayed and when open the Page Navigation Bar outlines the pages in red when displaying lookahead pages To Enable Lookahead Pages with Side by Side Pages 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap on View Options 3 Ensure the Show Look Ahead Pages item is checked If it is not tap it Ritual Fire Dance MusicPad Pro musicpad_example 4 Sliding Pages From Right to Left with Side by Side Pages To move through the pages of a score as if they were sliding across the screen from rig
25. from that second PC but you would be able to view it on that PC If you download a file directly to your MusicPad Pro tablet you have immediately used the usage right that you purchased This means that you cannot transfer that song to another MusicPad Pro tablet Don t Get It Can See an Example At the FreeHand Music store purchase a copy of Elton John s Your Song You then download it to your PC At this point you can open the file and view it annotate it transpose it listen to the MIDI track or do anything else to it that you can do to any FreeHand file You now transfer the score to your MusicPad Pro tablet using the File Manager See Chapter 4 Managing Your Files for more details You have now transfered the usage right to that MusicPad Pro tablet If you attempt to transfer that same song to a different MusicPad Pro tablet you cannot view it there MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 33 34 After playing with the score on your MusicPad Pro tablet you find that the page turns are too slow for you so you decide to get the file in the traditional bitmap format You download it from the FreeHand Music store again but this time you select Download as Bitmap Then transfer the song to your MusicPad Pro tablet You can now view the file as a bitmap And if you still have the other file on your MusicPad Pro tablet you can use it to transpose the score How Do Convert Digital File
26. in conjunction with the Zoom tool You can select a zoom level from the menu as well as by using the tool MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 87 88 Moderato Expert Tip When you want to be very accurate with your annotations it is best to choose an even multiple of the score size e g 300 so that there are no rounding errors when you reset the score to 100 Hiding Annotations 1 You can toggle annotations to display or hide them When you hide annotations they are not removed or erased they just don t display If you save and close your score while annotations are hidden the score saves this setting Annotations remain hidden until you deselect the option from the menu To hide annotations On the main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap View Options 3 Select Hide Annotations Note Annotations will not print when hidden To unhide annotations On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Deselect Hide Annotations Undoing Annotations Wrong annotation Just undo the annotation to restore your score Remember you can only use Undo on the current page Undo does not work if you move to another page then return to a previous page to undo an annotation To undo an annotation On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Chapter 6 Using Annotations 2 Tap Undo 3 Keep selecting Undo until your annotation is erased It will erase the marks one stroke at
27. in the playlist See Using the Playlist Manager on page 43 for details When you are using Lookahead pages the page numbers in the Go to Page menu show the page groupings See Using Lookahead Pages in Portrait Orientation on page 64 for details When you are using two side by side pages the page numbers in the Go to Page menu show groupings of two pages See Side by Side Pages in Landscape Orientation on page 68 for details With the Page Navigation Bar You can display a page thumbnail for each page in the score at the bottom of the window In this way you can jump quickly from one page to another To use the page navigation bar On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap the Show Page Navigation Bar in the View menu The page navigation bar displays a page thumbnail for every page of the score at the bottom of the window Click a page number to move to that page If your score contains rehearsal marks the page thumbnail representing the pages that contain the rehearsal marks shows a yellow label MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 59 60 With the Rehearsal Marks Navigation Bar The Rehearsal Marks navigation bar displays a quick tab of rehearsal marks at the bottom of your score Notice that this toolbar displays only those pages containing rehearsal marks LA JILE To use the rehearsal mark navigation bar 1 On the main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap Show Rehearsal Mark Na
28. set the IP address of the device if you are using an 802 11b wireless adapter or an Ethernet adapter to connect to the tablet Tap OK to leave the Networking options dialog MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 s111 Tap OK to leave the MusicPad Manager options dialog On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap File Manager Tap Use IP address from Networking Options The File Manager dialog opens with the specified tablet o ON OD To always connect to the same MusicPad Pro tablet the same way On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap MusicPad Manager Options Tap Networking Tap the Use USB Cable radio button if you are doing a USB to USB connection Tap Use Ethernet and set the IP address of the device if you are using an 802 11b wireless adapter or an Ethernet adapter to connect to the tablet khOoOnNDND o Tap the Skip the select by name dialog when opening the File Manager checkbox Tap OK to leave the Networking options dialog Tap OK to leave the MusicPad Manager options dialog On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Oo ON OD Tap File Manager The File Manager dialog opens with the specified tablet Networking With Ethernet The MusicPad Pro tablet supports the following Ethernet adapters e 3Com 3c460b e Abocom UFE1000 e Abocom DSB650TX e Accton USB320 EC e Accton SpeedStream Ethernet e Admtek Pegasus e Admtek Pegasus II e AEI USB Fast Ethernet e Allied Telesyn AT USB10
29. specify Infrastructure Mode If you are connecting directly to another computer running a wireless device specify Ad hoc Mode and the appropriate Ad hoc Channel In general it is a bad idea to scan for the SSID since there could be multiple wireless network in your vicinity and you might get the wrong one You usually want to set the Scan for SSID drop down box to no and enter the SSID of your network You can see the list of network SSIDs currently available in the Available Networks section of the dialog If the network you are looking for does not appear here be sure it is turned on and tap the Refresh button Wireless security is not currently supported so you will have to have an unencrypted network to communicate Setting Up Your DNS Name Service 1 If you are using either Ethernet networking or 802 11b wireless networking you will probably need to set up a DNS server The MuiscPad Pro tablet comes preconfigured with some DNS servers that may work but it is likely that you will want to change the configuration to improve the DNS performance To configure the DNS Service On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon 2 Tap MusicPad Options 3 Tap the Networking button MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 117 4 Select the DNS tab The DNS server configuration dialog box displays E netuork Configuration _ DNS Configuration Disable DNS Specify up to 3 DNS addresses
30. tablet 9 If you downloaded the scores using MusicPad Manager use the File Manager to move them to your MusicPad Pro tablet For information about using File Manager see Using the File Manager on page 47 What s the Difference Between Download and Download as Bitmap When you choose the Download option to download a file you can transpose the file In addition the file has a MIDI file associated with it so you can play it back through your speakers When you choose the Download as Bitmap option to download a file the file is in the traditional FreeHand format This file has the same format as a file that you imported from a graphics image This means that you cannot tranpose it or listen to a MIDI playback of it The only reason to use the Download as Bitmap option instead of the Download option is if you find that a transposable file takes too long to turn the pages on your MusicPad Pro tablet You should experiment with this and determine whether you need the transposition capability or the performance improvement Then choose the option that works best for you Note One way to eliminate the problem of slow page turns is to select Show Look ahead Pages available under the View gt View Options menu See Using Lookahead Pages in Portrait Orientation on page 64 Chapter 3 Creating Your Music Portfolio What Usage Rights Do Have With Purchased Files How Many Times can Download a File fr
31. the actual point of contact your tablet needs adjustment To calibrate your touchscreen On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap Calibrate Touch Screen or Start a calibration from the MusicPad Manager if you are connected to the tablet by means of an Ethernet USB cable or 802 11b Wireless Adapter or from your MusicPad Pro tablet Click the Tools icon Click Calibrate MusicPad Touch Screen Select the correct MusicPad Pro tablet from the dialog or Unbend a paper clip Push the paper clip into the small hole on the back of the MusicPad Pro tablet near the bottom left hand corner The calibration screen displays Touch your stylus to the center of each crosshair according to the onscreen instructions Touch crosshair to calibrate Chapter 2 Introduction OND For accurate results use the stylus rather than your fingertip Be careful to touch the exact center of each crosshair Make sure that only the stylus touches the screen and no part of your hand arm or clothing For example dragging a shirt sleeve across the screen may be detected as a calibration point and confuse the system Setting Brightness Control To change the degree of brightness for the backlighting of the scores on your MusicPad Pro tablet On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap Brightness Control Tap and drag the slider bar When you are satisfied with the brightness tap OK to keep that setting This setting will remai
32. the system breaks too Finally you can place two pages side by side See Landscape Orientation View Options on page 66 for details Playback Toolbar For scores purchased from the FreeHand Music Store you can play a bouncing ball MIDI file and watch the notes change color while the piece is played You can also transpose your music to a different key from this toolbar See Playback Toolbar on page 99 for details Language Support Support for Asian languages Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese and Japanese allows Asian character annotations and file names to be entered and stored Premium Tools Premium Tools a separately purchasable item adds new audio capabilities to your pad including a metronome a pitch pipe and an audio player that can play MP3s or MIDI files Additional colors and notations are also available to improve the look of your annotations See Chapter 9 for details About the MusicPad Pro Tablet Computer The MusicPad Pro tablet computer is a music score tablet with a touch screen display that you use to annotate store and display music scores during rehearsals or performances It comes with MusicPad Manager software which makes it easy to add or remove digital music scores to or from your MusicPad Pro tablet and to organize your digital music portfolio The digital music must be in a FreeHand FH file format Where do you find scores in FreeHand format No problem You can purchase music
33. to cancel _ Use IP address from Networking Options 3 Select the pad to which you want to connect and tap OK The File Manager dialog opens Note f the MusicPad Pro tablet to which you want to connect to does not appear in the selection box as is the case if it is not running Version 4 1 you can still access it through the setting you make in the Networking section of the MusicPad Manager Options dialog See Bypassing the Available MusicPad Pro Tablet Selection List on page 111 Note lf you have only one MusicPad Pro tablet you might want to skip this dialog See Bypassing the Available MusicPad Pro Tablet Selection List on page 111 Chapter 4 Managing Your Files The upper pane of the File Manager window shows the files and folders on your computer and the lower pane shows any music and folders on your MusicPad Pro tablet Each pane has its own toolbar that you use to create folders and to copy move and delete music files and folders MusicPad File Manager musicpad_example me Nf Ol 2 9 a Fle Title Composer Instrument 1024x768 Es00x600 audio R Alexanders Ragtime Ba Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice xX Allison11 fh Allison R America the Beautiful fh America the Beautiful Samual A War Voice Four part Bartok 2nd Qt Vla fh Bartok 2nd Qt fh x Beethoven Op 18 No 1 Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven String Quartet Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex
34. 0 e ATEN UC 110T e Belkin USB to LAN e Billionton Systems USB100 e Billionton Systems USB100EL e Billionton Systems USB100LP e Billionton Systems USBE100 e Corega FEther USB TX e Corega FEther USB TXS Chapter 10 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet D Link DSB 650 D Link DSB 650TX D Link DSB 650TX PNA ELCON Systemtechnik Goldpfeil P LAN Elecom LD USB TX Elecom LD USBL TX Elsa Microlink USB2Ethernet GIGABYTE GN BR402W Hawking UF100 HP HN210E I O DATA USB ETTX Kingston KNU101TX Laneed LD USBL TX LinkSys USB100TX LinkSys USB100H1 LinkSys USB10T LinkSys USBIOTA LinkSys USB10TX Melco Inc LUA TX Melco Inc LUA2 TX Microsoft MN110 Mobility EasiDock Ethernet Netgear FA101 Omnidirectional Control Technology USB TO Ethernet Siemens SpeedStream USB Smartbridges smartNIC 2 SMC 2202USB ETH SMC 2206USB ETH SOHOware NUB100 SOHOware NUB110 Configuring the Ethernet Adapter If you connect an Ethernet network that has a router running DHCP you will not have to configure your Ethernet Plug the Ethernet adapter into the host USB slot plug the Ethernet cable into the Ethernet adapter and into your network access point and everything will work seamlessly If you need to adjust the IP address IP network mask or the gateway you may need to use the following instructions To configure the Ethernet Adapter manually On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 2113 11
35. 1 1969 x America the Beautif America the Beautiful Samual 4 War Voice Four part Jan 30 2003 Bartok 2nd Qt Vla Fh Jan 14 2004 Bartok 2nd Qt fh Jan 14 2004 4 Beethoven Op 18 N Quartet Op 18 no Beethoven String Quartet Jan 30 2003 x Beethoven Op 18 N Quartet Op 18 no Beethoven String Quartet Jan 30 2003 BEOP60M2_41 fh Symphony no 4 Mv Beethoven Lud Full Score Apr 19 2003 x BKPRACH fh Nov 07 1933 BKPRCHS fh Prayer of the Childre Kurt Bestor SATB Choir Jun 07 2004 BKPRCHT Fh Oct 15 2003 Blank Staff Lines fh Jan 30 2002 Brahms Op 87 Myt Jan 13 2004 x Brahms Op 87 Mvt Jan11 2004 lt M gt Gpen Cancel Help 3 Highlight the file you want to open 4 Click Open to display the score Closing a Score To close a score without saving changes 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Close Saving a Score It is important to save your annotations rehearsal marks and general edit sessions before opening another score or turning off your system If you close the score without saving it any changes you made are lost To save your score 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Save The score is saved If Save is greyed out the file has already been saved MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 56 To save a copy of the score with a different name On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Save As In the Save As window type the new fi
36. 3 64 3 Tap Switch to Landscape Orientation MusicPad Pros musicpad_example Annotation T Annotation Options To change from landscape to portrait orientation On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Tap Switch to Portrait Orientation Page View Options Portrait Orientation View Options Using Lookahead Pages in Portrait Orientation For easy transitions from page to page in your score while performing you can set the score to display lookahead pages These pages display the bottom of the page you are on along with the top of the next page of the score When you tap to the next page the new page displays on the top and the page from which you are still performing displays on the bottom The arrows on the toolbar change to black and gray when lookahead paging is turned on Indicates bottom of page 1 plus the beginning of page 2 Chapter 5 Working With Your Music To use lookahead pages On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Tap Show Look Ahead Pages The lookahead line does not display if you are on page 1 of ascore Tap to turn a page kOoOnNDN Note The foot pedal is fully operational with lookahead paging i Parade of the Wooden Soldiers MusicPad Manager File Edit view Tools Help OLAve i Jessel Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Page 2 of 4 a to the dum Oh here they come cries The Band If dim Bass well m
37. 4 Tap MusicPad Options Tap the Networking button Select the Ethernet tab The wireless network configuration dialog box displays network Configuration Te AG GheSs WELASE WET AUT Atea Tap the Specify an IP Address radio button Set the IP Address Net Mask and Default Gateway addresses by tapping on the spinners Tap OK to close the Ethernet Options dialog Tap OK to close the MusicPad Options dialog Chapter 10 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet Networking With USB to USB Currently there is no way to do the routing necessary to make networking functions such as Downloading sheet music to the pad directly from the FreeHand Music store work using a USB to USB connection Because of this the USB to USB is completely plug and play but only the MusicPad Manager s File Manager can be used for network access You cannot download music from the FreeHand Music store or search the FreeHand Music store when connected via the USB to USB connection In addition it is critical not to plug two MusicPad Pro s into the same computer via USB Networking With 802 11b Wireless Networking with 802 11b wireless is basically the same as networking with Ethernet except that you must set the wireless options to match the wireless network you are using This configuration is somewhat more complex than on Windows PCs because the MusicPad Pro tablet cannot scan for available wireless networks You have to know which networ
38. Bartok 2nd Qt fh xX Beethoven Op 18 No 1 Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven xX Beethoven Op 18 No 1 fh Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven x BEOP60M2_41 fh Symphony no 4 Mymt 2 Beethoven Lud BKPRACH Fh lt EEEE Instrument Piano and Voice Voice four part String Quartet String Quartet Full Score E a 17108 MB Free 60000 MB Total Unable to connect to the MusicPad To manage the MusicPad files connect the MusicPad cable and press Connect to try connecting again Connect OK Help Creating a Folder Organize your music scores in MusicPad Manager by creating folders with File Manager To create a folder 1 With File Manager displayed click the New Folder icon The new folder is created in the directory level displayed in File Manager To create a folder under another directory open that directory Chapter 4 Managing Your Files Click the New Folder icon MusicPad File Manager musicpad_example New Folder name goes here _ x Alexanders Ragtime Ba Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice x Allison11 fh Allison America the Beautiful fh America the Beautiful Samual A War Voice Four part Bartok 2nd Qt vla fh Bartok 2nd Qt Fh xX Beethoven Op 18No1 Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven String Quartet xX Beethoven Op 18 No 1 fh Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven String Quartet BEOPEOM2_41 Fh Symphony no 4 Mvmt 2 Beethove
39. Clefs and Controls Dynamics and Embellishments and Words 1043 Chapter 9 Premium Tools To use the features Click the tab to display the selections Size the item you selected with the slider in the Notations window Drag and place the notation on your score Save your work kOoOnND Notations notes _ clefs controls dynamics embellishments words notes clefs contrals dynamics embellishments words ffi poco it div marcato Pale eee BRB RE MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 1 05 Pitch Pipe Metronome a hwWN Pitchpipe The Pitch Pipe plays specific individual notes Make sure your MusicPad Pro tablet is connected to a set of speakers so you hear the tones To use the pitch pipe On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap Start Pitchpipe Tap the piano like keys on the screen to play the note you want Set the volume with the slider at the bottom of the window When you are finished tap the X in the upper right of the Pitchpipe window Program Volume 67 _ M Using the Hide Show Option You can keep the pitch pipe open but hide it from view To show or hide the pitch pipe When the pitch pipe is open the Tools menu item Start Pitchpipe changes to Hide Pitchpipe Select Hide Pitchpipe The Tools menu option now changes to Show Pitchpipe When you want to display the pitch pipe again tap Show Pitchpipe This Metronome has
40. Inc U S Patent Numbers 6 483 019 5 728 960 6 084 168 Additional patents pending YEAR 2000 NOTICE FreeHand Systems Inc hardware and software products are Year 2000 compliant NOTICES MusicPad Pro and MusicPad Pro are the trademarks of FreeHand Systems Inc All other trademarks service marks registered trademarks or registered service marks are the property of their respective holders This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada SOFTWARE LICENSE The terms and conditions of using MusicPad Manager software are described in the software license contained in the acknowledgement to your purchase By using this software you indicate that you understand and agree to be bound by those terms and conditions Contents Chapter Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Prelate oceni ae n repeat aes Sinden en rena s aa taal eas vii AUdiEnCe Goss ee oe eared eos EBS ee geal ee eae Vil Organization of this Guide 0 cece eee eee Vii CONVENUONS oes okbeaweye vee rE RERAN E eee PERENE viii Getting Started grit an ic ni ea dow ate eia Go ca a e Seana 1 Your Computer System s Minimum Requirements 1 MusicPad Pro omponens lt 222 65220 Rniaunhe lt e evan stereo tes bs 1 Installing MusicPad Manager 0 0 eee eee ee eee eee 2 Upgrading Your Software 0 cee cece eee eens 12 Setting a Languages
41. MusicPad Pro Tablet Computer Users Guide Software Version 4 1 FreeHand Systems Inc 95 First Street Suite 200 Los Altos CA 94022 USA 650 941 0742 www freehandsystems com This product includes components and software developed by various companies and individuals To view the list of components and software select the Help icon from the MusicPad Manager software or MusicPad tool bar then select About This Music Pad and Details MusicPad Pro Tablet Computer Users Guide Release 4 1 Copyright 2004 2006 by FreeHand Systems Inc All rights reserved Revision History 8 March 2004 First Edition Writer Regina Roman 21 September 2004 Updated for 3 1 2 Release 30 September 2005 Updated for 4 0 Release Writer Ann Tosello 5 December 2005 Updates completed for 4 0 Release Writer Ted Schroeder 25 February 2006 Updates for 4 1 Release Writer Ted Schroeder 20 September 2006 Update for 4 1 8 Release Writer Ted Schroeder The information in this document is current as of the date listed in the revision history FreeHand Systems Inc assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies in this document FreeHand Systems Inc reserves the right to change modify transfer or otherwise revise this publication without notice Products made or sold by FreeHand Systems Inc including MusicPad Pro and MusicPad Pro Tablet Computers are covered by the following patents that are owned by or licensed to FreeHand Systems
42. ODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA If you do ijnot agree to the terms of this EULA do not install copy or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE e SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well jas other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This EULA grants you the following rights SOFTWARE PRODUCT You may install and use an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT You may reproduce and distribute an unlimited number of copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT provided that each copy shall be a true and complete copy including all copyright and la rademark notices and shall be accompanied by a copy of this EULA Chapter 1 Getting Started 5 Read the ReadMe File which contains product information not included in this guide Review the contents to the ReadMe to see if anything applies to you or the versions of computer or other software you are currently using You can print a copy to read later or scroll through it now Click Next when you are ready to proceed La Read Me MusicPad Manager Version 4 0 4 Beta FreeHand Systems Inc www freehandsystems com October 28 2005 is Read Me fille contains late breaking product information you should be aware of before installing MusicPad Manager version 4 0 4 or using your MusicPad gt Print
43. Point Size color a separate color selection dialog displays and font style normal bold italic or underline and combinations Tap the location on the score where you want the text annotation to display Use the keyboard onscreen or computer to type the text you want displayed When you are finished hit Enter or tap another annotation tool to close the text annotation box MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 85 86 Notations Tool The Notations Tool displays a palette that gives you a wide array of choices for making musical changes to a score See Chapter 9 Premium Tools for additional features Notations To use the notations tool Select the Note icon from the Annotation Toolbar In the Notations palette select the notation and its color The notation displays in the upper right of the palette To increase or decrease the size of the notation use the slider that displays vertically between the left and right sides of the dialog To place the notation on your score tap the screen where you want the mark to go To drag the notation into place tap the screen and then without lifting the stylus move the notation to the new location To close the Notations palette tap Done Eraser Tool You erase annotations from your score with the Eraser tool To erase an annotation Select the Eraser icon on the Annotations Toolbar The cursor now looks like an eraser icon on the score Drag the
44. Proxy Port sorry fal I Tap the Use proxy Server checkbox fe E If you need to different proxy servers one for the HTTP protocol and one for the HTTPS protocol be sure to uncheck the Use the same proxy for all protocols checkbox Enter the name of the server or the IP address of the server for the Http Proxy and or Https Proxy Enter the Port of each proxy server specified Tap OK to close the Shopping Options dialog Tap OK to close the MusicPad Pro Options dialog MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 119 Chapter 10 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet Appendix A Asian Language Input Methods Release 4 1 allows the setting of Asian languages for both output and input You can enter Asian symbols using standard open source input methods For more information on Asian text input methods please see http www geocities com fontboard cjk input html Chinese Input Method The MusicPad Pro uses xcin for entering Chinese text This input method supports both traditional and simplified character sets It supports the following methods Pinyin Shuangpin Wubi wubixing Changjie jtcj_gb and a raw character input mode zh_hex Pinyin is the default method To enter a mode where you are entering Chinese in one of the input methods tap on the ctrl and space keys on the virtual keyboard be sure to turn the ctrl key off after this as it is a toggle key and must be tapped once to activate it and
45. Regulatory Information Your FreeHand Systems MusicPad Pro tablet is designed and tested to meet the latest standards for safety of information technology equipment However to ensure safe use of this product it is important that the safety instructions marked on the product and in the documentation are followed Setting Up Your System Read and follow all instructions marked on the product and in the accompanying documentation before operating the system Retain all safety and operating instructions for future reference Do not use this product near water or a heat source Set up the system on a stable work surface The product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the rating label Openings in the MusicPad Pro tablet case are provided for ventilation Do not cover or block these openings Make sure you provide adequate space around the system Never try to insert objects of any kind into the case or attempt to remove the cover The MusicPad Pro tablet is shipped with a power cord and power supply that comes with a 3 prong plug The plug will fit only into a grounding type outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into an outlet you may need to contact an electrician to install an appropriate outlet if a suitable one can not easily be found If you use an extension cord with this system make sure that the total ampere rating on the products plugged into the extension cord does
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47. Version 4 1 a eoeee5e o 4 Tap the radio button for the type of mark you want to use either Letters Numbers or Custom Text O Ad Rehearsal Harko Tap where you want the next Rehearsal Mark to be placed What do you want to appear in the next Rehearsal Mark Letters Numbers Q Custom text Tap the keyboard to enter additional identifying text Pet SE a M ie e ta SSS SS SS Be ter hy s me an de Ain t you go There s a a that scree ches Like a chic ee a eo 5 If you selected Custom Text type the label you want to use up to four characters On the MusicPad Pro tablet tap the keyboard icon next to the field to display the onscreen keyboard For Letters and Numbers the Rehearsal Marks begin at A or 1 and move consecutively upward unless you select a different letter or number from the drop down list 6 Move the cursor to the location where you want to place the Rehearsal Mark then tap to display the mark 7 To place other rehearsal marks follow steps 3 to 5 Use the direction arrows on the toolbar to move from page to page 8 When finished tap Done in the Add Rehearsal Marks dialog 9 Onthe main toolbar tap the File icon 10 Tap Save to save the file and keep your changes Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks Undoing a Rehearsal Mark Undo a rehearsal mark directly after creating it by using the Undo feature To undo a rehearsal mark e On the main toolbar tap t
48. a time Note You also can undo erase and rehearsal marks as well as pen highlighter and musical note notations Expert Tip Use control Z to undo on the MusicPad Manager MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 89 90 Chapter 6 Using Annotations Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks Your MusicPad Pro tablet allows you to add rehearsal marks and teleport pads at convenient intervals throughout the pages indicating specific musical passages for both conductors and musicians You can add edit and move these marks on your score making it easy to navigate quickly during rehearsals and performances In this chapter e Creating and Placing Rehearsal Marks on page 91 e Using Teleport Pads To Move Around Quickly on page 97 Creating and Placing Rehearsal Marks 1 Your MusicPad Pro tablet has three types of rehearsal marks letters numbers and custom text You can use rehearsal marks of different types in the same score or you can mix rehearsal mark types For example e Use letters for rehearsal marks and numbers for measure numbers e Use numbers and letters as primary and secondary place markers e Mark the same score for two different concerts or conductors To create a rehearsal mark On the main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap Annotation Toolbar v Annotation Toolbar Tool Options Bar 3 Tap the Rehearsal Mark icon to open the Add Rehearsal Marks dialog MusicPad User s Guide Software
49. ad Manager File Edit Yiew Tools Help Untitled The toy shop door is locked up tight and ev rything is quiet for the night when suddenly the clock strikes twelve the fun s begun The dolls are in their best arrayed There s going to be a wonderful parade hark to the drum Oh Here they come cries ev ryane Hear them cheering now they are nearing there s the captain stiff as starch bayonets flashing music is crashing until as the wooden soldiers march sabres a clinking soldiers a winking at each pretty little maid Here they came Here they come Here they came Here they came Wooden soldiers on parade Chapter 3 Creating Your Music Portfolio Chapter 4 Managing Your Files Once you are connected to your MusicPad Pro tablet and have music loaded Great Now it is time to learn how to work with and organize your files In this chapter e Using the Browser Panel on page 39 e Using the Playlist Manager on page 43 e Using the File Manager on page 47 e Opening a Score on page 54 e Closing a Score on page 55 e Saving a Score on page 55 e Using Explorer or Finder to Manage Files on page 56 Using the Browser Panel 1 To move away from limitations of traditional file systems we have incorporated a new more flexible tool to help you access your files Use the Browser Panel to manage all your FreeHand files on your computer or your MusicPad Pro tab
50. ad Pro software has a toolbar but no menu bar e The advanced preferences differ slightly between MusicPad Manager and the MusicPad Pro tablet e Download purchased music Cruising Around on Your MusicPad Pro Tablet Before taking off on your MusicPad Pro tablet you need basic navigation skills This section goes through the basics of using your MusicPad Pro tablet Turning the MusicPad Pro Tablet On and Off To turn on your MusicPad Pro tablet push but do not hold the button on the lower right hand side of the tablet Push the button again to turn off the MusicPad Pro tablet or tap Sleep in the pop up box to place your MusicPad in sleep mode Sleep mode extends the battery power Push the button again to toggle out of sleep mode MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 20 Vidal Quartet ave bts 4 ee a a La anaes m me I Pr PE i Push again to power off or switch to sleep mode MusiPad Pro 414 Beta Copy c 2001 2006 FreeHand Systems inc Protected by US Patents 6 483 019 5 726 960 6 084 168 Addtional patents pending More Push once to turn on your MusicPad Pro tablet You also can turn off your MusicPad Pro tablet by tapping the red circle in the upper right corner of the screen with your stylus lt lt Tap to turn your MusicPad Pro tablet on or off QZJ Y M4 eli MusicPad Pro 414 Beta Copynght c 2001 2006 FreeHand Systems inc Protected by
51. ad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 33 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Contents Using the Main Toolbar seinwcsas s ae ee tean nese sia hod pees oe 23 Calibrating Your Touchscreen 4s4ss2s44 lt 623200 c0050se esse 24 Setting Brightness Control 0 eee eee eee eee 25 Setting the MusicPad Pro Tablet Name 00 0020 ee 25 Setting MusicPad Options 0 cee cece eee eee 25 Using Keyboard Shortcuts sssusseuee eaea 26 Viewing More Detailsis 26422 2e64se 6eouiuonussieessnndis 26 Creating Your Music Portfolio cece see eee e eee eeee 29 What are FreeHand Systems Music Files 000 000 000 29 How Do I Purchase Scores in FreeHand Format 30 What s the Difference Between Download and Download as Bitmap 32 What Usage Rights Do I Have With Purchased Files 33 How Many Times can I Download a File from the FreeHand Music Store What is a Usage Right 053 osct idweeeasescedecedeaetaete ae 33 How Do I Manage my Usage Rights 02005 33 I Don t Get It Can I See an Example 002004 33 How Do I Convert Digital Files to FreeHand Format 34 Scanning and Importing Files 0 0c eee eee ee eee 34 Printing to FreeHand Windows Only 0 0200 34 Managing Your FilGS ccccatetansebeneaneindaeeieannaunweeanaaaenn 39 Using the Browser Patiell cess lt ideseacee
52. again to deactivate it The shift key behaves similarly To change the input method tap on shift and then ctrl You need to tap on ctrl twice to change the method Continuing to tap on the ctrl key cycles through the possible input methods When entering text in xcin you are using an over the spot method This means that the various symbols that are possible given the keys you have tapped are shown in a window that floats near the place where you are entering text When you see the symbol you want to enter tap its number on the virtual keyboard For example tap on the number to select the first symbol Tap on the number 2 to select the second symbol For more information on using xcin see http xcin linux org tw xcin 2 5 2 UserGuide html Japanese Input Method The MusicPad Pro uses kinput2 for entering Japanese text This input method supports romaji hiragana katakana and kanji entry It uses on the spot as its input method This means that the characters you are entering are placed directly into the text window you are typing into MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 121 Conversion to kana is done automatically as you progress through the romaji input To convert kana to kanji you just tap on the space bar If a conversion is done incorrectly there are editing capabilities that allow you to select the kana you wish to convert and offer you different kanji symbols See http www mozilla org quality intl ki
53. ager 4 0 2 Copyright 2001 2004 FreeHand Systems Inc Protected by U S Patent 6 483 019 Additional patent pending More Search QuickFind Composer contains Sorting Use the heading for each of the columns to sort by that column For example by default the list displays in ascending alphabetical order based on the title To see the list in descending order tap the Title bar to reverse the order This sorting mechanism works for all of the headings including File Title Composer Instrument Date and Size Searching You can search for a particular score or type of score with the Search tab at the bottom of the window Set the search criteria for any of the column headings adding and delete more criteria with the and buttons Use the Quick Find tab for the searches you have saved To perform a search 1 Inthe first drop down list select the heading you want to search by File Title Composer Instrument Note Searching based on the files date or size is currently unimplemented but you can sort the list using these fields 2 Inthe next drop down list select an operator for your search contains starts with ends with is 3 Type your search term in the field provided Chapter 4 Managing Your Files 4 Tap Search R Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jan 30 2003 R Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Pia
54. arked Chorus aS Se Hear them all chor ing now they are near ing there s the cap tain stift as starch SS i AND propri Cd I aes P Fas _ j ei we an Tes in bay o nets flash ing mus ic is crash ing as the wood en sol diers march oer 1 ee sud den ly the clock strikes twe o the z oe a e ea i bf gt Da dolls ar in their best ar rayed there s going to won der ful pa rade hark MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 65 66 ah wWN 1 2 3 Preventing Enlargement of Undersized Scores In Portrait Orientation In portrait orientation if a score is smaller than 598 pixels wide or 798 pixels high on lower resolution pads or 766 pixels wide or 1022 pixels high on the higher resolution pad the MusicPad Pro software expands the score to fill the available viewing space When the original score is quite small enlarging it can make the music difficult to read You can tell the software not to enlarge your score To specify that the software not enlarge your score Open a score On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Tap Don t Enlarge Score Tap Save on the File menu to keep your changes When y
55. audio and visual options as well as a number of settings so you get just the beat and emphasis you need for the piece you re working on To use the metronome On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon 106 Chapter 9 Premium Tools a AORN merone Tap Start Metronome Select the tempo setting and options you want Tap Toggle On Off to start and stop the metronome Tap Quit to close the Metronome tool Note Value Qo ojejo do Tempo Andante 7S _ e i Time Signature O14 O2 4 O34 4 4 Volume 67 Toggle On Off Options Hide Quit Tempo Settings Set the basic tempo you want the metronome to operate at with the tempo slider In an old fashioned mechanical metronome this would be the only adjustment you could make but this metronome allows you more flexibility The combination of the time signature and the note value which gets a click provide a number of ways of keeping the time The note value you select determines how often a click occurs in the time signature selected In addition the first beat of the measure gets a different tick sound Let s do some examples to help you understand Suppose you are playing a standard blues piece in 4 4 and you want to hear the pulse of every beat with the first beat given an emphasis The screen shot taken above shows how to set this up If you want the metronome to beat faster slide the te
56. cPad Manager you can also use the keyboard icon to use the onscreen keyboard with the MusicPad Pro tablet alone This document simply refers to typing or entering the specified information The MusicPad Pro tablet s keyboard has a standard QWERTY layout To select upper case letters or to create symbols tap the Shift key then the alphabetic or numeric key To close the keyboard tap the X at the upper right corner of the keyboard Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter describes the system requirements and components of the MusicPad Pro tablet and tells how to install the software for the MusicPad Manager This chapter also includes information about upgrading your software Your MusicPad Pro software is preinstalled on your tablet along with a set of sample scores You can go ahead and read the Introduction chapter if you don t want to install the MusicPad Manager right now You will need to install MusicPad Manager to use your own scores on your MusicPad though so come back here when you re ready Note Version 4 1 is an international only release and no tablets made for the United States may be upgraded In this chapter Your Computer System s Minimum Requirements on page 1 MusicPad Pro Components on page 1 Installing MusicPad Manager on page 2 Upgrading Your Software on page 12 Your Computer System s Minimum Requirements MusicPad Manager software operates best when your
57. can preview and purchase digital music scores at the online FreeHand Music Store at http www freehandmusic com Check out the FreeHand Systems Store to preview and purchase scores in FreeHand format The scores you buy are held in a library for you to download onto your Macintosh or Windows PC From there you can move them to your MusicPad Pro tablet using File Manager in the MusicPad Manager software For more information about File Manager see Using the File Manager on page 47 You can purchase scores in a number of genres such as e Broadway e Christian e Country e Classical e Gospel e Jazz and blues e Latin e Pop e Rock e TV and movies After you visit the FreeHand Systems Store and buy your scores you can move the scores onto your computer and from there onto your MusicPad Pro tablet To download scores Open MusicPad Manager on your Windows PC or Mac or turn on your MusicPad Pro tablet Note To download music on your MusicPad Pro tablet you must be properly networked See Chapter 10 2 On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon 3 Tap Purchased Music List Chapter 3 Creating Your Music Portfolio 4 The Security window displays In the User and Password fields enter the user name and password you used to purchase your scores at the FreeHand Systems Store Then tap OK The Download Purchased Music window displays Security check Please Enter FreeHand Sunhawk user information User your_name
58. ccee lt viii Preface Chapter 6 Covers all the different ways to annotate your scores marking them with highlights and notations Chapter 7 Tells how to use rehearsal marks and teleport pads Chapter 8 Describes how to transpose and play back scores Chapter 9 Shows how to use the Premium Tools such as the metronome and the audio player Chapter 10 Tells how to set up a wireless network so you can network multiple pads to the MusicPad Manager application Appendix A Describes safety features and proper use of the MusicPad Pro tablet computer Appendix B Describes how to use the Chinese and Japanese input methods on the MusicPad Pro Conventions This book uses the following conventions Boldface type Highlights items you tap press or select This includes buttons menu items dialog options and icons Tapping versus Clicking The word Tap is used throughout this document whether the task is done on the MusicPad Manager or the MusicPad Pro tablet It means the same as to click The MusicPad Pro tablet and MusicPad Manager do not use right mouse button commands so Tap is the equivalent of tapping the MusicPad Pro tablet s screen with finger or stylus using the left mouse button on a Windows machine or using a mouse click on a Macintosh The Keyboard Icon Whenever you see this icon you can tap it to display the keyboard In most instances where you can type something using the keyboard in Musi
59. ce Perens lt bruce pixar com gt Copyright 1991 Linus Torvalds Copyright 1996 Brian Candler lt B Candler pobox com gt Copyright 1998 Enrique Zanardi lt ezanardi ull es gt Copyright 1998 Dave Cinege lt dcinege psychosis com gt Copyright 1998 Charles P Wright lt cpwright villagenet com gt Copyright c 1999 2000 by Lineo inc and Erik Andersen Copyright c 1999 2000 2001 by Erik Andersen lt andersee debian org gt Copyright C 1998 1999 The Free Software Foundation Copyright C 1999 2000 2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Copyright C 1999 2000 2001 Hewlett Packard Company Copyright C 1999 2000 2001 IBM Corporation Copyright C 1999 2000 2001 Hummingbird Communications Ltd Copyright C 1999 2000 2001 Sun Microsystems Inc Copyright c 1991 2001 Silicon Graphics Inc Copyright C 1998 1999 2000 2001 The Open Group Copyright c 1983 1991 The Regents of the University of California Copyright c 1999 2003 Apple Computer Inc Software Version 4 1 4 3 Beta Premium Details IP Address MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 27 28 Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Creating Your Music Portfolio As you might guess a digital music portfolio is a lot lighter to carry around than a traditional parchment portfolio But you may be asking What types of digital files do I need and where do I get them In this chapter we discuss how and where to get your digital music portfolio
60. ct the MusicPad Pro tablet to a monitor for ease of viewing or for larger display to an audience landscape mode only One mini DIN stereo jack for use with an accessory foot pedal for mechanical page turning One mini DIN stereo jack for use with a set of headphones or self powered computer speakers for hearing audio produced by the MusicPad Pro tablet The following accessories are available separately for the MusicPad Pro Plus tablet Foot pedal page turner USB flash drive Carrying case Music stand USB 802 11b Wireless network adapter Installing MusicPad Manager The MusicPad Manager lets you download music manage your files move files to and from the MusicPad and annotate scores This section describes how to install MusicPad Manager To find out more about using the MusicPad and the MusicPad Manager turn to the next chapter To install MusicPad Manager on a Windows System 1 Insert the FreeHand Installation CD into the CD ROM drive on your computer The installation starts up automatically If it does not select Start gt Run and type d autorun exe d is the drive letter of your computer s CD ROM Chapter 1 Getting Started 2 When the installation splash screen displays click Install Uninstall MusicPad Manager FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 100110011001100 or10Ts0T 1 MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 3 When the InstallShield Welcome screen displays click Next to b
61. e 108 Safety and Regulatory Information cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeaes 109 Setting Up Your System cccc cee eeecueewsed ceed edeeweaedeess 109 Care During USC oo ciciexe seers ddaibteenSsielecbeeeeesaaees 109 FCC Declaration of Conformity oc oievieedetaccieseydedbedwaes 110 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet a aaua 111 Bypassing the Available MusicPad Pro Tablet Selection List 111 Networking With Ethernet 0 cece e cee cece nee eeeens 112 Networking With USB to USB 0 2 0 2 eee eee eee eee 115 Networking With 802 11b Wireless 00 0 000 e eee eee ee 115 Setting Up Your DNS Name Service 0 0 0 e ee eee eee 117 Setting Up Your Proxy Server ois lt s lt Xa Ween ena hes ee ake bos eewee 119 Asian Language Input Methods 0 ccceeeeee eee cece nae 121 Chinese Input Method 00 cee cee eee eee eee 121 Japanese Input Method 0 cece eee eee eee 121 Preface This guide describes Version 4 1 of the FreeHand Systems MusicPad Pro tablet and MusicPad Manager This section describes the intended audience the contents of this guide and the writing conventions used throughout e Audience on page vii e Organization of this Guide on page vil e Conventions on page viii Audience The MusicPad Pro tablet and MusicPad Manager are very easy to use Our products are used by musicians conductors and teachers at all levels We assume that you kno
62. e order you want the pages to turn When you are done navigating check to see that the pages are correct If they are not correct use the Edit functionality to correct the mistakes Tap OK to close the dialog On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Save to save your repeats and cuts Note Repeats and Cuts recordings are specific to the page orientation and the page view options When lookahead pages are enabled or the system is in landscape orientation the recording is different Playing Back the Repeats and Cuts To turn on Repeats and Cuts Playback On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap Play Repeats and Cuts Turn pages normally Notice that the page navigation buttons in the main toolbar turn blue to indicate that you are playing back the pages in the order you recorded them Changing Page Orientation 1 By default your MusicPad Pro tablet displays in Portrait mode height larger than width Changing the orientation on the MusicPad Pro tablet rotates the screen image 90 degrees so that its width is larger than its height In MusicPad Manager the default is also for the window to display in Portrait mode Changing the orientation on MusicPad Manager changes only the shape of the window so that its width is larger than its height It does not rotate the image To change from portrait to landscape orientation On the main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap View Options MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 6
63. each of the tools on the Annotation Toolbar with the exception of Rehearsal Marks and Teleport Pads These two topics are covered separately in Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks Pointer Tool The Pointer tool is the arrow icon at the far left side of the Annotations Toolbar Use it to select and move annotations To use the Pointer Tool 1 Tap the Arrow icon 2 Tap an annotation to move and drag it to the place you want to place it Pen Tool Five different pen line widths are available MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 81 The wide line is about the same size as a highlighter The medium line contrasts well and is easy to control The fine line is best for handwriting and making curved marks Just as a regular pen the pens on the annotation toolbar are opaque and overwrite anything underneath If you want to see through the notation use a highlighter instead See Highlighter Tool on page 84 Line Width 2 Color Custom v To use the pen tool 1 Tap the Pen icon on the Annotations Toolbar 2 If you also have the Annotation Options Toolbar displayed you can select a Line Width 1 2 4 6 and 12 points and Color a separate dialog displays a color selector 3 Mark your score Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Fox Trot Song Arranged by J Bodewalt Lampe Not fast Chapter 6 Using Annotations Paint Brush Tools Two paint brush tools
64. earsal Mark to remove the mark Note lf you didn t intend to delete it and need to restore that rehearsal mark select Undo from the Edit menu Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks Using Teleport Pads To Move Around Quickly Teleport pads act as shortcuts to specific locations in the score When you tap on a teleport pad the shortcut jumps to the page or rehearsal mark you selected when you created the teleport pad Note Teleport Pads do not display when the Repeats and Cuts feature is turned on Creating Teleport Pads You can create teleport pads throughout your score to act as shortcuts to rehearsal marks or specific pages To create a teleport pad 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap Annotation Toolbar 3 Top the Teleport Pad icon on the Annotation Toolbar fe 4 Inthe Add Teleport Pads dialog that displays select the radio button to indicate whether you want to jump to a Rehearsal Mark or a Page Tap where you want the next Teleport Pad to be placed Where do you want the next Teleport Pad to take you Rehearsal mark Page Tap where you want to place a teleport pad 5 Tap the location on the page where you want to place the Teleport Pad 6 Tap Done MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 97 98 7 Close the Annotations Toolbar to activate the Teleport Pad Note The Rehearsal Mark radio button in this dialog is unavailable grayed out when the current score contains no rehearsal marks
65. eck Force Printer DPI and set the amp Printing Preferences Device Settings File Formats Profile Manager Paper Size Paper FreeHand HiRes Pad v Paper width gg7 lt Units _ _ 0 01 inch Paper height 1111 O0 1 mm O Pizel C Advanced Papersize Orientation Portrait O Landscape v Rotate Graphic Resolution Resolution CUSTOM Resolution max 3000 x 3000 DPI v Horizontal Resolution 32 DPI Force printer DPI Vertical Resolution 32 DPI Generated Image Size 796 KB Restore defaults resolution to 92x92 Many applications work correctly without all these settings but setting them you ensures good results 5 Click OK to remove the Preferences dialog 6 Click Print to print the page Chapter 3 Creating Your Music Portfolio 7 The FreeHand Import Dialog pops up along with the MusicPad Manager window Complete the appropriate information The file is then imported into the MusicPad Manager Import Options P Automatically crop pages I Detect staff lines I Detect systems Append to current FreeHand file Create new FreeHand file Enter the new FreeHand file name C Documents and Settings ted My Documents My Sheet Mt Browse Title fC O O Composer Copyright FO Instrument FO OK Cancel MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 37 8 Annotate and save the file as usual d freehand MusicP
66. egin the installation FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for FreeHand MusicPad Manager The InstallShield Wizard will install FreeHand MusicPad Manager on your computer To continue click Next Chapter 1 Getting Started 4 Read the End User License Agreement EULA Click Yes to accept the terms and proceed with the installation Click No to stop the installation and return the software to FreeHand Systems FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR FREEHAND SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and FreeHand for the FreeHand software product accompanying this EULA which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT By installing copying or otherwise using the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA do not install copy or use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install FreeHand MusicPad Manager you must accept this agreement InstallShield lt Back
67. els high neither monochrome nor grayscale Cropping a Score If your score has excess white space along the margins you can crop it to eliminate the white space To crop a score Open the score On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap Cropping A bounding box displays around the page along with the Edit Cropping pop up Use your stylus or mouse to tap and drag the edges of the bounding box to define the cropping rectangle you want MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 71 5 Inthe Edit Cropping pop up select OK to crop a single sheet or Apply to All Sheets to crop every page in this score using the same rectangle White space eliminated iq BACH MusicPad Manager DER File Edit View Tools Help _ Johann Sebastian Bath Weimachtsoratoriam Nr 5 soll ich dich emp fan gean und wic be gegn ich al ler Welt Ver lan gen o mei ner ee len Zier SS E E E SS EE SEES oe ee oe A PF Ce Se ich dich emp fan gm und wice be gegn ich dir ler Welt Ver lan gen a mei ner See len Zier eee soll ich dich emp fan gen und wie be gegn ich li al ler Welt Ver lim o mei ner See len Zier ich dich cmp gen und wic be gogn ich ler Welt Ver la gen o mei ner ee len Zier selbst die Fak kel bei mi was dich er g t ze mir kund und wis send da mit was dich er g t ze mir da mi was dich er g t ze mir AN
68. en m n eee Ad EY RS SoS a ee kundund wis scnd 6 On the main toolbar tap the File icon Chapter 5 Working With Your Music 7 Tap Save to keep your changes Changing the Page Display This section contains information about how to change the of colors your scores Changing Colors When you display a score on the MusicPad Pro tablet or in MusicPad Manager by default the background color of your score is ivory and the foreground color is black You can change the background and foreground colors To change background or foreground colors 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the Tools icon 2 Tap MusicPad Options called MusicPad Manager Options when using MusicPad Manager The Options window displays a MusicPad Manager Options I Re enable all Online Helpful Hints Screen Colors Ge Background Foreground Reset Home Folder C Documents and Settings My Sheet Music Browse In file list dialogs show the following columns Iv Title V Composer IV Instrument IV Date V Size MV Remaining copies Networking Shopping OK Cancel Help 3 Select the Background or Foreground button A color window displays MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 73 4 Select a basic color and select OK You can also create a custom color by selecting a basic color and adjusting the hue saturation and other settings to create a custom color Select Add to Custom Colors to save the custom color then tap OK
69. er end to the Foot Pedal jack on the bottom of your MusicPad Pro tablet The MusicPad Pro tablet recognizes that the foot pedal is connected 3 Press the foot pedal to turn pages forward Turning Pages Non Sequentially Many pieces of music contain repeated sections and when you reach a repeat you don t want to page forward Also in some performances you may choose to skip parts of the music known as a cut You use repeats and cuts to turn pages in these situations Recording Repeats and Cuts The Recording Repeats and Cuts dialog allows you select the order in which you want to turn the pages You can enter the pages as numbers or as ranges of numbers separated by commas You can have the dialog enter the current page into your list and you can have the dialog record as you step through the music Example of Using Record Repeats and Cuts Using the Navigation Recorder 1 On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon 2 Tap Record Repeats and Cuts The repeats and cuts dialog box displays Record Repeats and Cuts Enter a list of pages separated by commas and hyphens You can use the buttons to add delete pages or use the onscreen keyboard to enter the list directly Insert Current Page Goto Page OK Cancel Help 3 Tap the Record Navigations checkbox Note Tapping the Record Navigations checkbox enters the current page into the list Chapter 5 Working With Your Music COON DO A Navigate through the score in th
70. eraser across the annotation you want to remove When removing annotations e The eraser removes annotations one at a time Chapter 6 Using Annotations e The same number of eraser strokes are required to remove the annotation as were needed to create it e One stroke annotations such as circles are removed with one stroke of the eraser o e ra t 3 3 P e a 3 sud den ly the clock s sud den ly the clock si E a _ e f e j bg t bg 4 Ld i p i r Before After Zoom Tool Sometimes it is easier to make a more accurate notation on a score if you enlarge that portion of the score Use the zoom feature to zoom in on a portion of the score Once the zoom feature is turned on it remains on until you turn it off even if you open a new score To zoom in on a portion of the score Tap the Zoom icon on the Annotation Toolbar Use the cursor to draw a box around the area you want to enlarge When you release the mouse button the area in the box will display in the full size of the window To change the zoom magnification do one of the following e Use the drop down list on the main toolbar e Click in the window to increase the size e Use Alt Click in the window to decrease the size e Tap a location on the screen to increase zoom by one level The zoom pull down on the menu in the toolbar works
71. estore the full list of files Tap Clear to clear the search criteria and restore the full list of files Note Refreshing your collection does not change the search criteria So a file that was added may still not be seen in the Browser if it does not meet the current search criteria QuickFind The QuickFind tab lists the searches you have saved You can run one search or combine your saved searches by selecting more than one where applicable To use the QuickFind tab 1 Tap the QuickFind tab to display the list of saved searches 2 Tap the box next to the search you want to run so that a checkmark displays there The search runs automatically g MusicPad Manager File Edit View Tools Help DAvVZe Title Composer Instrument Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jan 30 2008 DR Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jan 30 2003 R Alexanders Ragtime Bandi fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jun 25 17 53 R Dvorak Requiem fh Requiem Mass No 1 Reg Antonin Dvorak Piano and Chorus Sep 14 2004 DR Etude for Five Fingers fh Etude pour les cing droigts Claude Debussy Piano Sep 14 2004 R Parade wooden Soldiers fh Parade of the Wooden Sol Jessel Leon Piano and Voice Sep 14 2004 Ritual Fire Dance fh Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Piano Feb01 2003 Ritual Fire Dance fh Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Piano
72. h most of these methods MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 ecccce a N 58 Using Hotspots Built in hotspots in your scores let you page backward or forward in either MusicPad Manager or the MusicPad Pro tablet Tap or click the left side of the score to go backwards Tap or click the right side to go forward Hotspots are available when the Browser Panel is open and at all levels of zoom They are not available when you are working with annotations i Parade of the Wooden Soldiers MusicPad Manager it View Tools Help PAUP e Y DoR r p gt I Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Arranged by J Bodewalt Lampe Not fast Fox Trot Song Music by Jessel Leon e rere Sf oo be t F Tap or click on this area to page backward Chapter 5 Working With Your Music ee locked up tight and Tap or click on this area to page forward From the Toolbar Turn pages using the arrows on the toolbar The Go to Page menu in the middle drops down to let you select a specific page The arrows take you to the next or previous page The outer arrows take you to the first or last page v Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 When you are using a play list the arrows display in yellow when tapping them will take you to a different score
73. he Edit icon e Tap Undo Note Undo works only on the current page Once you turn a page you cannot go back and use Undo Navigating to Rehearsal Marks There are two ways to jump to a rehearsal mark e Rehearsal mark navigation bar e Page navigation bar The rehearsal mark navigation bar allows you to display a quick tab of rehearsal marks at the bottom of your score To jump to rehearsal marks using the rehearsal mark navigation bar On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Show Rehearsal Mark Navigation Bar The Rehearsal Mark Navigation Bar displays at the bottom of the score e The thumbnail of the page you are currently viewing is shown in the same color as the score background e lf there is more than one rehearsal mark on a page the Primary rehearsal mark displays in the navigation bar See Making A Primary Rehearsal Mark on page 94 LA ji_B_ 3 Tap the page on the Rehearsal Mark Navigation Bar containing the rehearsal mark you want If your score has too many pages to display on the Rehearsal Mark navigation bar a box with an ellipsis displays on the far right On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Save to save the file and keep your changes The Rehearsal Mark Navigation Bar will display automatically the next time you open your score MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 93 94 Moving a Rehearsal Mark To move a rehearsal mark first open the Annotation Toolbar then select t
74. he Rehearsal Mark you want and drag it to a new location on the current page You cannot move a Rehearsal Mark to another page Changing a Rehearsal Mark You can change the text that labels your rehearsal mark Make the change with the Annotation toolbar displayed To change a rehearsal mark On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Annotation Toolbar Tap the rehearsal mark you want to change A dashed box appears around the rehearsal mark indicating that it is active On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap Change Rehearsal Mark Text In the Change Rehearsal Mark Text dialog select Letters Numbers or Custom Text You can use the popup keyboard to enter custom text Tap OK to make the change Making A Primary Rehearsal Mark Your score can contain more than one rehearsal mark per page In order to quickly get to the mark you most often need to find you can specify one of the marks on a page as the primary rehearsal mark What this does is display that mark in the Rehearsal Mark Navigation Bar Otherwise the Rehearsal Mark Navigation Bar displays the first rehearsal mark on the page To label a rehearsal mark as primary On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Annotation Toolbar Tap the rehearsal mark you want to make primary A dashed box displays around the rehearsal mark and the color changes to orange indicating that it is active On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap Make Primary Chapte
75. ht to left use Landscape orientation and with the Slide Pages Left option enabled This shows pages 1 amp 2 then pages 2 amp 3 then pages 3 amp 4 and so on To enable slide pages left with side by side pages 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap View Options 3 Ensure the Slide Pages Left item is checked If it is not tap it MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 69 70 Selecting Zoom Levels In addition to the Zoom tool available in the Annotation Bar see Zoom Tool on page 87 you can select a Zoom level to work with for your whole score The meaning of the Zoom Level is not completely intuitive especially in MusicPad Manager The zoom percentages are the percentage of the size of the piece on a MusicPad Pro tablet when the toolbars are not displayed So 100 may not actually display without scrollbars in MusicPad Manager or on the MusicPad Pro tablet if you have Toolbars displayed or have a window size that is not larger than 1024x768 The reason for doing this is so that you can accurately annotate your music without having errors in the location annotations due rounding errors when the score is resized If you select Fit on either the MusicPad Pro tablet or in MusicPad Manager your score fits in your current window without scrollbars To change the zoom level Tap the Zoom level selection menu Tap the Zoom level you want File Edit Yiew Tools Help EAE A arade of the Wc
76. ibrary This is the same display as the Browser Panel described above Move scores to your playlist by selecting the file and tapping the left arrow or by dragging and dropping the file onto the playlist hd MusicPad Manager File Edit View Tools Help OZ wl t Fie Tte Composer Instrume xX Alexanders Ragtime Ba Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano anc dh x Alexanders Ragtime Ba Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano anc 4 America the Beautiful fh America the Beautiful Samual War Voice fo x America the Beautiful fh America the Beautiful Samual War Voice For Save x ANCATAND Fh The Cat and The Mouse Anonymous Piano or x ANROUNDA Fh Roundabout Steve Howe Piano or Save A x Bartok String Quartet 2 fh String Quartet No 2 Opu Bela Bartok Full Score Y gt R3 encrypted Fhp Search QuickFind Peeran er fea n Edit Delete Open Done 5 To change the order of the scores in the play list do one of the following e Select the score and tap the up or down arrow Tap and drag the score to a new location on the list 6 To remove a score from the play list select it in the play list and tap the right arrow trash can The score is only removed from your play list not from your music library Chapter 4 Managing Your Files 7 After you add all the scores in the order you want tap Save in the bottom left section of the window The Save Playlist window di
77. items on the menu bar are also on the toolbar Menu bar a KL JL Some tasks can be reached only from the menu bar Specifically use the File pull down menu to e Import or scan a score e Setup preview and print a score Where To Do Tasks You can do some tasks on your computer and on your MusicPad Pro tablet while others you can do only on one or the other Tasks Done Only from the MusicPad Pro Tablet You can do the following tasks only from your MusicPad Pro tablet e Use video out e Turn pages using a foot pedal e Use the touch screen e Control brightness e Calibrate the touch screen e Change the name of your MusicPad Pro tablet e Use audio applications with Premium Tools installed Tasks Done Only on Your Computer You can do the following tasks only from your Windows PC or Macintosh system e Import and scan scores e Move files to and from your MusicPad Pro tablet e Edit score information e Print scores Chapter 2 Introduction Tasks Done Either on Your Computer or MusicPad Pro Tablet You can do the following tasks from both your computer system and your MusicPad Pro tablet However the screens may look different or the method used may vary depending on the component used e Calibrate your MusicPad Pro tablet from MusicPad Manager on your computer or directly from your MusicPad Pro tablet e Use the menu and toolbars on MusicPad Manager to access tasks and displays The MusicP
78. k Toolbar to play back scores This feature allows you to listen to a perfect playback of the score and to play or sing along with it You can also adjust the tempo if it s going to fast or slow for you MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 When you are playing back a piece the notes that are being played are highlighted so it s easy to follow along iM Three Little Maids MusicPad Manager Eile Edit View Tools Help OA A 3 4 Three Little Maids from the Operetta The Mikado a eee highlighted P staccato nptes maids fom school ae we pat as a school girl well cm be fll to the brim with gil ich maids fom school am we pet as a school girl well cm be fill d to th brim with gil ish maids fom school ae we pat as a school gil well cm be fll to the brim with gil ih nen Sa ae 7 gt m _ gy To start a score playing 1 Open the Playback Toolbar 2 Tap the Play icon To pause a score that is playing 1 Tap the Pause icon To stop a score that is playing 1 Tap the Stop icon 100 Chapter 8 Transposing and Playing Back Scores 1 To change the tempo Use the Tempo slider to adjust the playback speed To change the tempo back to what it s supposed to be Tap the Programmed Tempo icon Note Playback is
79. k you want to connect to and the correct parameters Therefore we recommend using wireless networking only if you fully understand these issues The MusicPad Pro tablet supports the following 802 11b wireless adapters e 3Com 3CRUSB10075 To configure the 802 11b Wireless adapter 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the Tools icon 2 Tap MusicPad Options 3 Tap the Networking button MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 115 4 Select the Wireless tab The wireless network configuration dialog box displays Network Configuration TCP IP Configuration Obtain IP Address automatically Specify an IP Address IP Address o H Net Mask o Default Gateway 42 F vailable Networks Mode esso sso encrvotion Channel Siana Wireless Configuration d Security Configuration Mode 802 11bAd Hoc ited a T Open System E ype Scan for SSID Ri Key Length 64 E SSID freehandeng Passphrase Ad Hoc Channel Region USA lt WEP Security Key 2 047cB94255 e Disabled Enabled Key 3 E C66BC15E58 Key 4 Ga E30AB114D0 Chapter 10 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet It is probably best to have the IP address be obtained automatically The exception may be if you are using Ad hoc Mode If other systems in the ad hoc network specify an IP address you should also specify an IP address a netmask and a default gateway appropriate for that ad hoc network If you are using a wireless router
80. layed together and should not be separated such as the bass and treble clefs in a piano score Normally the MusicPad Manager software recognizes where musical systems break when you import a score However you may need to alter or add system breaks e If you use a poor image of a score during the conversion process the system breaks may not be obvious and the MusicPad Manager software may not detect them e Using landscape orientation in enlargement mode can move system breaks to inconvenient places in your score e You may prefer to display the score to with three systems instead of the more commonly used two or four systems per page You can redefine system breaks to create a score display that works best for you Note Systems breaks are only used in landscape mode when Don t Break Sheets is not selected Chapter 5 Working With Your Music Dealing With System Breaks Correct system breaks depend in part on the amount of white space between the musical systems If there is a large amount of white space breaks can be defined easily If there is a little white space or if the score has guitar chords a string of musical notes and a vocal track breaks may not be clear to the software To add delete or move a system break 1 Open the score 2 Onthe main toolbar tap the Edit icon 3 Tap Systems Dashed red lines appear at the top and bottom of the score and for each recognized system break 4 To move a system break
81. le name Tap Save khOoOnNdD Using Explorer or Finder to Manage Files Just as you can use Explorer on a Windows PC or Finder on a Macintosh to move copy or delete files or folders you can use Finder or Explorer with FreeHand files too Locate the directory containing the scores on your system to use those tools Chapter 4 Managing Your Files Chapter 5 Working With Your Music You have your scores in your digital music portfolio and you can view all of them on your MusicPad Pro tablet This chapter describes how to turn pages and how to make some scores a little bit easier to read a little more musician friendly You might want to change the background color to make the score clearer and more readable Or maybe you want to eliminate excess white space so that the score on the page is as large as possible In this chapter Turning Pages Turning Pages on page 57 Turning Pages Non Sequentially on page 62 Changing Page Orientation on page 63 Page View Options on page 64 Changing Page Dimensions on page 70 Changing the Page Display on page 73 Changing the Page Arrangement on page 75 Using System Breaks on page 76 There are six different ways to turn pages with the MusicPad Pro tablet and MusicPad Manager Hotspots the Toolbar Page Navigation Bar Rehearsal Marks Navigation Bar Teleport Pads and the Foot Pedal You can use the basic screen tap described in Chapter 1 wit
82. let The Browser Panel search capability lets you locate FreeHand files and save your searches so you can use them again later To open or close the Browser Panel On the main toolbar tap the File icon 2 Tap Browse Collection Note All the music on your MusicPad Pro tablet including any USB memory devices is shown in the Browser Panel On your PC or Macintosh initially only the music in the file tree starting with your Home folder is shown MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 To refresh the view of the Browser Panel On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Refresh Collection Any time the state of the files change in the collection you should refresh the collection so you can see these changes For example after moving files in the File Manager deleting files in the File Manager or doing a Save As you must refresh the browser ecocooo oa o panel s view with Refresh Collection to see these changes in the browser Also anytime you move files around on your PC or Macintosh with system tools such as Windows Explorer or the Finder or you download music from the FreeHand Music store you must refresh your collection in order to see the changes in the browser m MusicPad Manager File Edit View Tools Help BASEA e Title Composer Instrument Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexanders Ragtime Band fh R Alexanders Ragtime Band1 fh America the Beautiful fh America the Beautiful
83. ly from the way they are displayed in the score For example you might want to play the musical passages in any order other than that in which they were written You can arrange the sheets of a score in any order you choose To re arrange pages in your score Open your score and go to the sheet in your score you want to change 2 Onthe main toolbar tap the Edit icon 3 Tap Move Sheet The Move Current Sheet window displays MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 75 76 Move Current Sheet If you move this sheet you will not be able to use the Undo button to remove any annotations you may have made on this page What page number do you want to move the current sheet to Enter a new page number from 1 to 3 ih OK Cancel 4 Use the spinner to locate the page number Tap OK at the bottom of the window 5 Repeat Step 4 replacing other pages in your score until you have the arrangement you want Deleting Pages You can remove unwanted pages in your score WARNING There is no undo button to retrieve deleted sheets For safety make a copy of your original score and delete sheets in the copy To delete pages in your score Open your score and go to the sheet want to delete On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap Delete Sheet Tap Yes to confirm the deletion in the pop up window that displays khOoOnND Using System Breaks A musical system is a set of music written from left to right that is p
84. move Renaming a Score You can use File Manager on your MusicPad Pro tablet or computer to rename a score MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 53 54 To rename a score 1 Open the File Manager MusicPad File Manager musicpad_example somes SO Fie lt Tte Composer Blank Staff Lines fh Brahms Op 87 Myt 1 Vc Fh Brahms Op 87 Mvt 1 in Fh x cesare fh Danny Boy Horn I fh x Danny Boy Score fh Danny Boy Vin I fh x Debussy Sonata fh MOK550D_25ready2 fh rename your score fh Tchaikovsky Symph No x Tchaikovsky Symph No Danny Boy Danny Boy Danny Boy Sym No 40 in G Minor K Mozart W A Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Symphony No 6 Pathetiq Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6 Pathetiq Tchaikovsky 17106 MB Free 60000 MB Total 4 fe sj fo l ofa Composer Instrument Horn I Full Score Violin I Orchestra Piano Orchestra Orchestra Instrument 2 Using your stylus finger or mouse tap the file name once then tap it slowly again 3 Type in the new file name 4 Tap OK Opening a Score To open a score 1 On the main toolbar tap the File icon Chapter 4 Managing Your Files 2 Tap Open to display the Open window Open E ooe Fie Title Composer Instrument Date 1024x768 s00x600 audio x Alexanders Ragtim Alexander s Ragtime Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jan 30 2003 Allisoni1 fh Allison Dec 3
85. mpo bar slider right If you want to it to beat slower slide the tempo bar slider left Suppose you have a piece in 6 8 time and you are counting it 6 beats to the measure Set the Time Signature to 3 4 and Note Value to the eignth note You will hear 6 beats each eighth note and the first beat of the measure will have a different click sound MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 107 If you have a piece in 6 8 time and you are counting it 2 beats to the measure Set the Time Signature to 2 4 and the Note Value to the quarter note You will hear two beats with a different click on the first beat Some odd time signatures like 5 4 cannot be represented with this metronome For pieces like these select the 1 4 time signature and the quarter note This will just sound like a regular metronome clicking a beat at the tempo you specified Metronome Options The audio option makes the typical tick tick sound of a metronome To hear this you must use external speakers or headphones The visual option creates a small box on the top of toolbar or near the top of the music in the case of performance mode that flashes at the rate of the specified tempo The first beat in a measure is red instead of black To use the audio visual options 1 With the Metronome open click the Options button 2 Inthe separate Options window that displays tap Audio and or Visual 3 Click Close Chapter 9 Premium Tools Appendix A Safety and
86. n Lud Full Score lt gt e 17107 ME Free 60000 MB Total 4 ft fo veje a of a File Title Composer Instrument new Folder new Folder 2 Anew Folder 3 Quser R Alexanders_Ragtime_B Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice xX America_the_Beautiful fh America the Beautiful Samual A War Voice Four part xX Beethoven_Op_18_No_ Quartet Op 18 no 1 ex Beethoven String Quartet R Blank_Staff_Lines fh x JISBREEZZ fh 4 Breeze from Alabama Scott Joplin Piano Solo R JSBREEZZ_1 fh 4 Breeze from Alabama Scott Joplin Piano Solo R JSBREEZZ_2 fh 4 Breeze from Alabama Scott Joplin Piano Solo xX Ritual_Fire_Dance fh Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Piano lt ia 13 MB Free 25 MB Total OK Help 2 Type a name for the new folder 3 Click Enter Moving Files from Your Computer to Your MusicPad Pro Tablet You can move individual files or folders containing groups of scores from your music portfolio between your computer and your MusicPad Pro tablet To move scores to your MusicPad Pro Tablet 1 Open the File Manager 2 Select the score you want to move from your computer To select a group of scores use a mouse click to select the first score then hold down either the Ctrl key or Shift key to select the other scores MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 51 52 3 Select the down arrow between the two panes to move your score from your system to your MusicPad Pro tablet
87. n programmed through power cycles of the tablet NOTE Turning down the brightness of your screen can extend the battery life of the tablet Setting the MusicPad Pro Tablet Name To give your MusicPad Pro tablet a name or label that is meaningful to you On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap MusicPad Name Use the keyboard to type the name you want to use The name must be one word so don t include spaces or punctuation Use an underscore character _ to represent a space For example My_MusicPad Naming your tablet is important because you see the name in the Pad Selection Menu when you use the File Manager from MusicPad Manager Setting MusicPad Options You can personalize your MusicPad Pro tablet s appearance For example you can set the color of your screen and notes In addition there are many Networking options but these and the accompanying Shopping options are explained in Chapter 10 To open the MusicPad Options menu On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap MusicPad Options on MusicPad Manager this is MusicPad Manager Options MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 25 26 1 Using Keyboard Shortcuts On your computer keyboard you can use standard menu shortcuts to move through MusicPad Manager drop down menus For example use Ctrl O to open a file Ctrl Z to undo an annotation and the Page Down or Page Up keys to go to the another page in a score Viewing More Details Y
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89. no and Voice Jan 30 2003 R Alexanders Ragtime Band1 fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jun 25 17 53 R Dvorak Requiem fh Requiem Mass No 1 Req Antonin Dvorak Piano and Chorus Sep 14 2004 Ri Etude for Five Fingers fh Etude pour les cing droigts Claude Debussy Piano Sep 14 2004 i Parade Wooden Soldiers fh Parade of the Wooden Sol Jessel Leon Piano and Voice Sep 14 2004 Fi Ritual Fire Dance fh Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Piano Feb 01 2003 i Ritual Fire Dance fh Ritual Fire Dance Manuel de Falla Piano Feb 01 2003 i Three Little Maids fh Three Little Maids from th W S Gilbert Sir Piano and Voice Sep 14 2004 Search QuickFind Instrument z contains z Piano a D 5 To add another search criterion tap 6 Tap Search again to show the new set of results R Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jan 30 2003 R Alexanders Ragtime Band fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jan 30 2003 R Alexanders Ragtime Band1 fh Alexander s Ragtime Band Irving Berlin Piano and Voice Jun 25 17 53 Search QuickFind 98 KB 98 KB 98 KB Instrument z contains z Piano a D Composer z contains z Berin a 7 To keep the search for future use tap Save Please enter a name for this search Piano Cancel 8 Type a name for your search in the Save dialog 9 Tap OK MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 41 To r
90. not exceed the extension cord rating Care During Use Do not walk on the power cord or allow anything to rest on it Do not spill anything on the system The product does not have user serviceable batteries The unit must be returned to the distributor or the factory for replacement MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 109 e When the unit is turned off a small amount of electrical current still flows through the system To avoid electrical shock always unplug all cables from the unit when not charging or cleaning the touch screen e Unplug the system and refer servicing to qualified personnel if The power cord is damaged Liquid is spilled on the system The system does not operate properly when the operating instructions are followed The system was dropped or the case damaged FCC Declaration of Conformity Responsible Partys FreeHand Systems Inc 95 First Street Suite 200 Los Altos CA 94022 Tel 650 941 0742 Fax 650 941 0207 Product MusicPad Pro tablet computer This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation of this product is subject to the following two conditions e This device may not cause harmful interference e This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Appendix A Safety and Regulatory Information Chapter 10 Networking Your MusicPad Pro Tablet With the standard software you can
91. nput2 kinput2keys html and http www suse de mfabian suse cjk kinput2 html for more information on using kinput2 Appendix A Asian Language Input Methods Index C calibrate touchscreen 24 change foreground colors 73 page arrangement 75 rehearsal marks 94 close playlist 45 score 55 converting scores about 34 copy scores 52 create playlist 43 teleport pads 97 create a folder 50 crop score 71 D delete playlist 47 rehearsal marks 95 scores 53 teleport pads 98 display page dimensions 70 rehearsal marks 95 E edit playlist 47 F File Manager copy a score 52 create a folder 50 delete score 53 move scores 51 FreeHand Files MusicPad Pro and MusicPad Pro User s Guide Software Version 4 1 download 30 purchase 30 FreeHand Systems FreeHand Files 29 FreeHand Systems Store download scores 30 H hide rehearsal marks 95 K keyboard shortcuts 26 manage files using Finder or Explorer 56 menu bar 18 minimum computer system requirements 1 model number 26 move rehearsal marks 94 scores 51 teleport pads 98 MusicPad Manager 17 about 17 close a score 55 menu bar 18 upgrade software 12 MusicPad Pro about 16 accessories 2 components model number 26 serial number 26 sleep mode 19 tool bar 23 turn off 19 turn on 19 upgrade software 13 123 124 Index O open playlist 45 P page change dimensions 71 pagenavigation bar 59 playlist create 43 delete 47 edit 47 open and close 45
92. ns the Annotations Options Toolbar displays the words No Options For This Tool 4 Once you set an option you like you can save it as your own style Tap the button to open a Save dialog Type a name for your style then tap OK 5 To retrieve a saved option tap on the drop down menu and then select the saved option Another way to display the options toolbar 1 Tap the options drop down list Tap Show Annotations Options Jide tT wd A Custom Show Annotation Options Chapter 6 Using Annotations Closing the Annotation Toolbar When you finish making annotations and save your changes close the Annotation Toolbar to exit from annotations mode If the toolbar is left open you could unintentionally add markings to your score To close the annotations toolbar 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the View icon 2 Tap Annotation Toolbar to deselect it If open the Annotation Options Toolbar also closes Another way to close the annotations toolbar 1 Tap the options drop down list 2 Select Hide Annotations Options ense cow A om a al a Ee WEE AIT A EAA Custom Hide Annotation Options Expert Tip During rehearsal a good way to quickly exit annotation mode is use the U Turn icon on the main toolbar to hide all the toolbars and enter Performance Mode When you want to make another annotation just tap on the top of the screen to leave Performance Mode Making Annotations This section describes how to use
93. nter a premium software upgrade code 12345 12345 112345 12345 12345 OK Cancel eocomece oO o Premium Annotation Colors The premium annotation colors great increase the number of choices you have in the Annotation Options Toolbar for colors for the Pen Highlighter and Text tools It also provides a much larger number of notations in the Notations tool The colors available for the Pen Highlighter and Text Tools are all expanded from a few choices to a full color selection Click the color button in the tool you selected to open the color selector This tool is the same as that shown in Changing Colors on page 73 Tool Color Basic colors Custom colors BEE EEE ef Hue 160 Red 128 See eee pp safo Green 128 Define Cust ColorlSolid Lum 120 Blue 128 Cancel Add to Custom Colors To choose a basic color 1 Click one of the colors in the Basic Colors section 2 Click OK To create a custom color 1 Doone of the following e Click a color in the rainbow e Use the slider on the right side of the window to finetune the color selection e Change the numbers indicating Red Green and Blue also called RGB colors 2 Click Add to Custom Colors The new color displays in the Custom colors section of the window This color remains here so you can use it again in the future 3 Click OK Premium Notation Features The premium features of the Notations Tool have three additional tabs
94. nu The File menu allows you to open save print and other file oriented activities Edit Menu The Edit menu items allow you to make changes to your score beyond annotations such as transposing a score or deleting a sheet from your score View Menu The View menu allows you to show and hide toolbars and change the overall view of your score For example you show and hide the Annotation toolbar and you switch between landscape and portrait orientation on this menu Tools Menu The Tools menu contains things that don t fit well in any of the other categories For example managing your files with the File Manager selecting options and calibrating your MusicPad Pro tablet are on this menu Hiding the Toolbar Use the Hide toolbar button when you want your music to fill as much of the screen as possible To hide the toolbar tap the Hide toolbar button To restore the toolbar tap somehwere in the top portion of the screen Hiding the toolbar is particular effective when you are performing the music This is often referred to as performance mode and gives you the largest view of your music possible on the screen MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 23 24 Calibrating Your Touchscreen MusicPad Pro tablets are calibrated by the manufacturer and may never need adjusting However if you place your stylus at a specific point on your screen but the screen behaves as if you had placed the stylus a quarter of an inch away from
95. om the FreeHand Music Store After you have purchased a file you can download it as many times as you want onto any Macintosh or PC of your choice You can then view it on that system whenever you want You can download it either in the transposable format or in the traditional bitmap format or both What is a Usage Right A usage right is the right to transfer and display a song on a MusicPad Pro tablet When you buy a song from the FreeHand Music store you usually get one usage right unless you specifically purchase more than one When you have transfered a song to a MusicPad Pro tablet that tablet maintains the rights to display that song forever regardless of whether you remove the song from the pad or move it around on the pad The MusicPad Pro tablet also has the rights to display the song in either or both the transposable or traditional bitmap format How Do Manage my Usage Rights Once you have downloaded a file onto a system either a PC a Macintosh or your MusicPad Pro tablet you have the number of usage rights that you purchased usually one The encrypted database that holds this information is on the system you downloaded the file to This means that if you downloaded your song onto a particular PC the usage rights are on that PC If you downloaded that same song to a different PC you would not have a usage right on that PC This means that you would not be able to transfer that song to a MusicPad Pro tablet
96. ome to the Mac OS X Installation Program You will be a guided through the steps necessary to install this software Read Me Welcome to the MusicPad Pro USB Drivers Installer Licerige Select Destination Installation Type Installing Finish Up 9 Restart your Macintosh Upgrading Your Software Your MusicPad Pro tablet is shipped with the most recent version of MusicPad Manager software To check for software updates go to the FreeHand Systems support page at http www freehandsystems com support html Chapter 1 Getting Started To upgrade the software on your computer 1 Goto the FreeHand System s support page and download the latest software onto your Windows PC or Macintosh 2 Run the installer on your computer to upgrade the MusicPad Manager software Follow the screen prompts When the installation is finished upgrade the pad software on your MusicPad Pro To upgrade the software on your MusicPad Pro Tablet 1 Make sure that your MusicPad Pro is connected networked to your system by means of an Ethernet a USB cable or an 802 11b Wireless adapter 2 On the MusicPad Manager tool bar click the Tools icon Click File Manager oo 4 Select the MusicPad Pro tablet you want to upgrade from the list of tablets on your network If you see a picture of a computer and a picture of a MusicPad your computer and your MusicPad Pro are connected For further information about netwo
97. only available for scores downloaded from the FreeHand Music store with the Download button not the Download as Bitmap button Also playback is not available for any scores downloaded from the FreeHand Music store using any release prior to Version 4 1 Transposing Scores 1 The transposition dialog contains many options for transposing including by interval by key and for a transposing instrument e g a clarinet pitched in A Other options allow you to choose which staves to be transpose This is particularly useful for conductor s scores when an instrument pitched in a different key is being used in place of the one the piece was scored for e g when a clarinet pitched in A is playing a part written for a clarinet pitched in B flat To open the Transposition Dialog On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap Transpose Score or On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Playback Toolbar Tap the Transpose icon Transpose By Interval v Minor Second z Up r Keep the existing key signaturefs Down All Staves Staff Number s through Reload OK Cancel To transpose Select one of the transposition type Change to the following key By Interval For a transposing instrument Change to the following clef MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 101 2 Select the transposition option This option is based on the transposition type e Change to the following key displays a drop down list of key
98. otation is limited to the current page You cannot undo any mark or action after you move to another page e Heavy use of annotations can slow down page turning and file loading e If you use the Fit zoom level instead of one of the percentages your annotations might not show up exactly where you expect them when displaying the score in performance mode with no toolbars displayed on your MusicPad Pro tablet Displaying the Annotation Toolbar You must display the Annotation Toolbar to make or change annotations To display the annotation toolbar 1 On the main toolbar tap the View icon MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 eocece N o 2 Tap Annotation Toolbar The toolbar displays at the bottom of the score Highlighter Whiteout lt jr No Staff Lines Text Erase Pen Whiteout with Staff Lines Notation Zoom Displaying the Annotation Options Toolbar Many of the tools on the Annotation Toolbar have options that you set using the Annotation Options Toolbar Some of the tools have even more options available if you purchased the Premium Tools See Chapter 9 Premium Tools for details To display the Annotations Options Toolbar 1 Onthe main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Annotation Options Toolbar to display that toolbar and the Annotations Toolbar at the bottom of the score 3 As you tap the icon for each tool the available options display in the row above tool When a tool has no optio
99. ou can display addition details about your MusicPad Pro tablet To view dimensions and color information for the displayed sheet On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap Sheet Information To view title composer copyright and instrument information for the score On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon Tap View Score Info Model and Serial Number Information If you call FreeHand Systems Support you will need to provide your MusicPad Pro tablet s serial and model numbers When your MusicPad Pro tablet is shipped to you a sticker on the back of it has the serial number on it If the sticker is missing you can find the information using the MusicPad Pro software To locate the model and serial number information Turn on your MusicPad Pro tablet 2 Doone of the following Tap the More button at the bottom of the splash screen when no scores are open Tap About This MusicPad on the Tools menu Chapter 2 Introduction The serial and model numbers display along with copyright and patent information S N 030001242 MusicPad Pro 4 1 4 Beta Copyright c 2001 2006 FreeHand Systems Inc Protected by U S Patents 6 483 019 5 728 960 6 084 168 Additional patents pending Portions of this application may be subject to the following copyrights Copyright c 1992 2002 Julian Smart Robert Roebling et al Copyright c by Marko Macek and Mathias Hasselmann Copyright c 2000 2001 by Tom Sato Copyright 1995 1996 Bru
100. ou open the score again it will not be enlarged Landscape Orientation View Options There are many ways to use the MusicPad Pro tablet in landscape orientation You can set the software to enlarge the score so that individual music systems are displayed Another reason to use landscape orientation is to fit musicon the screen that is wider than it is high Some organ music is printed this way Finally you can set the software to show two pages side by side Single Page Views in Landscape Orientation To Display a Single Page in Landscape Orientation Place the system into Landscape orientation On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Chapter 5 Working With Your Music 4 Ensure that both the Don t Enlarge Score and Don t Break Sheets options are checked If either is not tap it 4 Landscape MusicPad Manager Eile Edit view Tools Help aA vl 2 _ 7a ss a alias espress To Display an Enlarged Single System in Landscape Orientation 1 Place the system into Landscape orientation 2 Onthe main toolbar tap the View icon 3 Tap View Options MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 67 68 4 aeie Ensure that both the Don t Enlarge Score and Don t Break Sheets options in the View menu under View Options are unchecked If ei
101. r 7 Using Rehearsal Marks kOoOnNnND The selected rehearsal mark becomes the primary rehearsal mark for the page a solid black bounding box displays and the color changes to orange to differentiate it from the other rehearsal marks which are yellow with a dashed border oe ata a a ee Ld e Hear them all cheer ing now Se Showing and Hiding Rehearsal Marks You can toggle between showing and hiding rehearsal marks To hide rehearsal marks On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Select Hide Rehearsal Marks To hide rehearsal marks On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Tap Hide Rehearsal Marks Deselect Hide Rehearsal Marks You can hide the rehearsal marks and save the score so the next time you open the score the rehearsal marks don t display Note Even though rehearsal marks are hidden on the score they are still displayed on the Page Navigation Bar and the Rehearsal Marks Navigation Bar 1 2 Deleting a Rehearsal Mark You can delete rehearsal marks from your score To delete a rehearsal mark On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap Annotation Toolbar MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 95 96 3 Tap the rehearsal mark you want to delete A dashed box appears around the rehearsal mark indicating that it is active 4 On the main toolbar tap the Edit icon 5 Tap Delete Current Reh
102. rking your computer and your MusicPad Pro tablet see Chapter 10 5 To upgrade the pad software on the main toolbar click the Tools icon Click Install MusicPad Upgrade 7 Follow the onscreen prompts o Setting a Language You can set your MusicPad Manager and your MusicPad Pro to use any of the following languages e English e Simplified Chinese e Traditional Chinese e Japanese e German To do this tap on the MusicPad Pro Options or MusicPad Manager Options Select the correct language from the dropdown list MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 13 14 MusicPad Manager Options I Re enable all Online Helpful Hints Screen Colors Boe Background Foreground Reset Home Folder D Documents and Settings ted My Documents My Sheet Browse mIn file list dialogs show the following columns IV Title V Composer IV Instrument V Date IV Size V Remaining copies Networking Shopping Engish English afie zz BA IMPORTANT Be sure to tap on the OK button on the main options menu before restarting your pad or restarting the MusicPad Manager application If you do not the language change will not occur Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 2 Introduction What s New MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 In this chapter e What s New on page 15 e About the MusicPad Pro Tablet Computer on page 16 e About MusicPad Manager
103. s e By Interval displays a drop down list of intervals e For a transposing instrument displays a drop down list of instruments e Change to the following clef displays a drop down list of clefs 3 Select any other options you want to set e g Up or down for by interval or change to key 4 Tap OK To revert a transposed score to the original key 1 Open the transposition dialog 2 Tap Reload Chapter 8 Transposing and Playing Back Scores Chapter 9 Premium Tools In Asian versions of the MusicPad and the MusicPad Manager the Premium Tools are included free of charge This chapter describes many of these options The next chapter describes the 802 11b wireless networking See Networking With 802 11b Wireless on page 115 In this chapter e Installing Premium Tools on page 103 e Premium Annotation Colors on page 104 e Premium Notation Features on page 104 e Pitch Pipe on page 106 e Metronome on page 106 Installing Premium Tools 1 Before you can install the premium tools you must purchase a key from FreeHand Systems Premium tools must be installed on your MusicPad Pro tablet and on any computers you run MusicPad Manager on The key is 5 fields of 5 alphanumeric characters To install premium tools On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon 2 Tap Upgrade to Premium Tools 3 Enter the premium upgrade key into the dialog box MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 Please e
104. s to FreeHand Format 1 Scanning and Importing Files You can scan a printed score and save it in a graphic format such as bitmap or JPEG then import it into FreeHand format Likewise you can import Finale or Sibelius scores or PDF scores into MusicPad Manager and save them in FreeHand format Go to http www freehandsystems com support html for information about e Converting PDF Scores into FreeHand Format e Converting Finale or Sibelius Scores into FreeHand Format e Scanning Scores into FreeHand Format Printing to FreeHand Windows Only When you install MusicPad Manager on a Windows PC a special printer is also installed This printer allows you to use the Print capability of any Windows application to convert files to the FreeHand format Here is an example of how to use the printer Enter a set of lyrics in text format using the NotePad application 2 Click on the File menu Chapter 3 Creating Your Music Portfolio 3 Click Print and select the FreeHand printer amp Print Select Printer auto HP LaserJet 4050 Series PCL on HAYOK tp Fax via eFax 3 3 lt E Status Location Comment Ready Page Range All Selection Current Page Pages J Print to file Number of copies 1 Collate GH pi pi MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 35 4 Click Preferences and if you are running Windows XP or Windows 2k select the FreeHand HiRes Pad paper type Also ch
105. sion 4 1 83 To use the tool 1 Select the left paintbrush icon that shows staff lines erased A pen icon displays on the score in place of the cursor 2 Drag the pen over the marks you want to erase eeki sie Before After Highlighter Tool Use the Highlighter tool like a regular highlighter pen to highlight items in different colors See Chapter 9 Premium Tools for additional features Ele Custom T To use the highlighter tool 1 Tap the yellow pen icon on the Annotations Toolbar to use the Highlighter tool 2 Ifthe Annotation Options Toolbar is also displayed you ll see choices for color Tap the Color button to display a separate color selection dialog 3 Tap and drag across a section of the score to highlight it 84 Chapter 6 Using Annotations Text Tool The Text tool is available in both MusicPad Manager and on the MusicPad Pro tablet but you use it slightly differently on each platform On MusicPad Manager you can use the computer keyboard to enter the text you want to display in your score On the MusicPad Pro tablet tap the keyboard icon to display the onscreen keyboard then type the text Point Size 12 Color Style a a a l A Custom X To use the text tool Tap the Text icon on the Annotations Toolbar to use the Text tool If the Annotation Options Toolbar is also displayed you ll see the choices you have for the font size
106. splays Save Playlist x My Sheet Music z a e Dana Pad sce Concert 2 04 Esce Concert 2 04 orig Scc Concert 2 05 sce Concert 2 05 orig sce Concert 3 04 sce Concert 3 05 SCC Concert 4 05 sce Concert 4 05 orig trash Type a name for your playlist Playlist fhp Save Cancel Help 8 Enter a name for the play list in the bottom field Notice that the Playlist has a fhp extension 9 Tap Save Opening and Closing a Playlist You can open and close your Playlists from the File menu To open a playlist On the main toolbar tap the File icon T Tap Playlist Tap Open Playlist The Open Playlist window displays Tap the play list you want to open A ON MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 45 To close a playlist 1 On the main toolbar tap the File icon T 2 Tap Playlist 3 Tap Close Playlist Note If you open a score that is not on your open play list your playlist automatically closes Closing a play list does not close the score that is currently open Selecting a Score on a Play List You can go directly to a score in your open play list To select a score in the play list 1 Tap the File menu or the File icon on the main toolbar d IA Bowing Ex jungho fhp MusicPad Manager em Edit View Tools Help Open Ctrl O amp File ocuments and Settings tec Close JVE Save As v Browse Collection Add to Collection Refresh
107. tap the line and drag it to a new location 5 To add a new system break tap where you want the system break to appear 6 To delete a system break tap the line you want to delete A bounding box displays around it Then tap the Delete button in the Edit Systems dialog 7 To move a system break tap and drag the line you want to move 8 Then tap OK in the Edit Systems dialog to finish 9 Onthe main toolbar tap the File icon 10 Tap Save MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 77 78 Chapter 5 Working With Your Music Chapter 6 Using Annotations Just like jotting down changes on a printed score you can mark up your digital score by adding musical notes placing reminders in the margins or highlighting sections In this chapter e About the Annotation Toolbar on page 79 e Making Annotations on page 81 e Hiding Annotations on page 88 e Undoing Annotations on page 88 About the Annotation Toolbar The Annotation Toolbar along with the accompanying Annotation Options Toolbar provide a wide selection of tools to suit whatever types of changes you need to make on a score Things to Remember e Save your annotations or they will be lost when you open another score or turn off your MusicPad Pro tablet e Printing annotations is WYSIWYG if the annotations are visible in the score they are visible when you print the score If the annotations are hidden they will not print e Undo of any ann
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109. ther is checked tap on it h America the Beautiful MusicPad Pro musicpad example A ON a Katherine Lee Bates America the B eautiful Samuel A Ward For Four Part Chorus of Mixed Voices k a cappella e beau ti ful for 7 4 ia ie ber waves of grain beau ti ful for foesproved In lib er at ing strife beau ti ful for es triot dream That sees be yond pi ooo Tint tt For pur ple moun tain maj es ttes A bove the fruit ed plain Who more fon salf their coum try And mer cy morethan life Thine al a bas ter d tiesgleam Un dimmed by hu man tears dd yd de _ pg Side by Side Pages in Landscape Orientation To display two pages side by side Place the system into Landscape orientation On the main toolbar tap the View icon Tap View Options Ensure that 2 Side by Side Pages is checked If it is not tap on it Page Turning in Side by Side Mode By default a score set up in side by side mode turns forward two pages when you turn the page You can alter this behavior to turn a single page at a time in either of two ways Lookahead Pages with Side by Side Pages When you use the 2 Side by Side Pages in Landscape orientation lookahead pages alternate between displaying the furthest page on the right and then displaying the furthest page on the left For example if pages 1 and 2 are
110. urrently displayed To save your changes in a different file Open the score you want to copy On the main toolbar tap the File icon Tap Save As Give the copy a new name Tap Save a hWN You can also do a SaveAs after you make the changes to the original but if there is any reason you want the original to remain unchanged it is better to do the SaveAs before you start making your changes Printing a Score You can print a score from MusicPad Manager on your computer To print connect your computer to a local or network printer To print a score Make sure the printer is turned on and loaded with paper Open the score you want to print On the main toolbar click the File icon hOoOnND Click Print Setup Make sure the settings are correct for the printer you want to use o On the main toolbar click the File icon 6 Click Print NOTE You also can print an open score in a playlist NOTE You are not allowed to print encrypted scores purchased from FreeHand Music See Creating Your Music Portfolio on page 29 for more details about the FreeHand Music store Chapter 2 Introduction Using the Main Toolbar The Main toolbar contains icons that open task menus It is available on both the MusicPad Pro tablet and the MusicPad Manager To select an item on the menu tap the icon to display the menu then tap the menu option you want to use File Edit View Tools Hide Toolbar Page Turning File Me
111. use an Ethernet adapter to network your MusicPad Pro tablet The USB to USB connection is also a point to point network although at this time there is no way to configure IP addresses or use DHCP to set an IP address Note Never plug more than one MusicPad Pro tablet into a computer s USB ports This will cause many configuration problems With the premium software upgrade you can also use an 802 11b adapter to network your MusicPad Pro tablet In this chapter e Bypassing the Available MusicPad Pro Tablet Selection List on page 111 e Networking With Ethernet on page 112 e Networking With USB to USB on page 115 e Networking With 802 11b Wireless on page 115 e Setting Up Your DNS Name Service on page 117 e Setting Up Your Proxy Server on page 119 Bypassing the Available MusicPad Pro Tablet Selection List kOoOnNdD There are two cases where you might not want to select a MusicPad Pro tablet from the list offered when you open the File Manager on MusicPad Manager When you are attempting to connect to a MusicPad Pro tablet running a release prior to version 4 1 When you only have one MusicPad Pro tablet and you never want to see the message To connect to a MusicPad Pro tablet running an old release On the main toolbar tap the Tools icon Tap MusicPad Manager Options Tap Networking Tap the Use USB Cable radio button if you are doing a USB to USB connection Tap Use Ethernet and
112. vigation Bar in the View menu The Rehearsal Mark navigation bar displays at the bottom of the window 3 Tap the quick tab containing the rehearsal mark you want to jump to For more information about rehearsal marks see Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks on page 91 Chapter 5 Working With Your Music 1 Using Teleport Pads If you have a teleport pad in your music you can tap it to be transported to the page associated with its destination To use the teleport pad Tap on the teleport pad the green box For more information about teleport pad see Chapter 7 Using Rehearsal Marks on page 97 i Parade of the Wooden Soldiers MusicPad Manager File Edit View Tools Help Parade of the Wooden Soldiers Fox Trot Song Arranged by Music by J Bodewalt Lampe Jessel Leon Not fast The toy shop door is locked up tight and ev ys qui et for the night When clock strikes twelve the fun s A dolls ar in their best ar rayed there s going to be won der ful pa rade hark MusicPad editions available from www Sunhawk com Digital Sheet Music Downloads 24 7 Using the Foot Pedal The foot pedal page turner is an optional piece of equipment you can use to turn pages on your MusicPad Pro tablet To use the foot pedal Locate the cable that was shipped with the foot pedal page turner MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 61 62 2 Connect one end of the cable to the foot pedal and the oth
113. w how to read music but may not be a computer whiz The more computer savvy among you can skip most or all of the computer setup basics We also know that some of you won t even bother to use the manual But even if you can figure out most of the product on your own this guide is here to help when you can t Organization of this Guide We ve tried to present the information in useful bits so you can go straight to the section you need There isn t a lot of talk we get straight to business We know you d rather play than read a manual Chapter 1 Shows how to install the MusicPad Manager on your computer how to upgrade your MusicPad Pro tablet s software and how to set the language Chapter 2 Tells what s new in this version of the MusicPad Pro software and provides a quick tutorial on how to use the basic features of the MusicPad Pro software Chapter 3 Tells how to create a music portfolio to use on your MusicPad Pro tablet This includes how to shop at the FreeHand Music Store Chapter 4 Shows you the different ways of managing your music once you ve loaded a portfolio including the new browser panel and the improved playlist features Chapter 5 Shows the different ways to work with your music including page turning options using repeats and cuts and system breaks You ll also see how to set page dimensions crop a score and move and delete pages MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 ee
114. y Name Your company name if applicable gt Product Key required f 2345 6789a bcdef ghiik imnop lt Back Next Cancel MusicPad User s Guide Software Version 4 1 7 By default MusicPad Manager is installed under Program Files in a folder named FreeHand Systems To save these files to a different location click Browse to navigate to the new location We recommend that you use the Typical install the default To use the default location and default install type click Next Setup Type Select the setup type that best suits your needs Click the type of setup you prefer Program will be installed with the most common options Recommended for most users Compact Program will be installed with minimum required options Custom You may select the options you want to install Recommended for advanced users Destination Folder C Program Files FreeHand Systems MusicPad Pros Browse lt Back Cancel 8 The Start Copying Files screen displays all the information you have Review the information for accuracy Click Back to make any changes Click Next when you are ready to proceed with the installation Chapter 1 Getting Started 9 The Setup Status screen lists the files as they are loaded When the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen displays click Finish FreeHand MusicPad Manager 4 1 4 InstallShield Wizard Complete Setup has finished installing FreeHand MusicPad Manager on your computer
115. your computer Moving a Score Copy and paste scores or move them to another location in File Manager or to your MusicPad Pro tablet To copy a score or folder 1 Open the File Manager 2 Select the score or folder you want to copy Chapter 4 Managing Your Files Irving Berlin Samual A War Beethoven Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Scott Joplin Manuel de Falla 13 MB Free 25 MB Total Instrument Piano and Voice Voice Four part String Quartet Piano Solo Piano Solo Piano Solo Piano ar wan Click the Copy icon on the File Manager toolbar Cut icon j i icon N e e of a Paste bim i Navigate to the location where you want to place the copy Click the Paste icon To move a score or folder Open the File Manager Select the score or folder you want to move Select the Cut icon on the File Manager toolbar Navigate to the location where you want to move the score Click the Paste icon Deleting a Score Remove scores or folders from your system or your MusicPad Pro tablet To delete a score or folder Open the File Manager Select the score or folder you want to delete Click the Trash icon on the File Manager toolbar The score or folder is deleted Trash icon DEEN j al Note When you delete scores they are truly gone and cannot be recovered No undo exists When reorganizing your music library be certain that you delete only the scores you really want to re

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