Open Song | Playing a Song | Create or Edit a Song Create or Edit a Song For creating a new song, you can click on Menu and then choose New. After that, you can click on Edit to start creating the song. The first step is to Edit the Song Properties. Song Properties: There you will be able to set the Song Information and Properties. Just click on the desired field and type the information that you want: Name, Author, Artist, Copyright and also add any Comments you might need. You can also set the song properties: Standard tone for the song (C, Cm, C# ...), the measure (ternary or quaternary) and the granularity (4 or 8 chords per measure). It is also possible to set the volume of the guitar sound by sliding the volume bar. This can be useful when you have MIDI tracks and want to have the guitar sound higher than other instruments. Lyric: On this screen, you can type the lyric with the chords. You must use one line for the chords (grey pattern) and the other for the lyric (blue pattern). You can also import the lyric from other software or from a website and paste it. If you want the song to have karaoke-style lyric selection while playing, you need to use the "Mark Syllables" button. In the Mark Syllables windows, you will see the lyric of the song. You need to mark each Syllable, by separing them with "/", just like how the song is singed. After marking all the Syllables, you will need to record the tempo for each one of it. Do that by pressing the "Record" button. The software will start playing the song. You have to press space for changing from each syllable to the next one. Try to record following the melody of the song. Singing the song while recording makes this task easier. Styles: This screen enables you to set how each chord is played, by choosing the styles and patterns on the chord grid. This enables you to move elements, navigate and get the item properties (right click) This lets you insert or edit Chords, Tempos and Styles This lets you remove the elements from the chord grid. Use this to set the end of the song Chord Grid. The Chord Grid makes it easy for you to control things like Tempo, Chords positions, styles, Solos etc. For each grid position, you have: Measure: Indicates the measure of the displayed chord. Beat: Indicates the beat of the displayed chord. Tempo: Lets you define a tempo event. You can have as many different tempo event as needed by the song. Style: Lets you define in which style/pattern will be played. Move Chords Let's you move all chords of the song one beat before or forward. Solo: Lets you create solo events easily Style List: Enables you to edit or create new Styles or Patterns. The Pattern Editor let´s you modify or create new patterns. You just need to select the note duration and add it to the desired finger timeline. You can also set the Intensity for each note. When adding a note, select the note duration. You can play the pattern while editing, to test. You may also select the tempo that you want it to be played. To remove a note, select the eraser and then click on the desired note on the finger timeline. Solo Edition: You can create solos for your song. Just click on the solo button. The mouse icon will change to the solo-start. Click on the desired position on the grid that you want the solo to start. After that, the mouse icon will change to solo-stop. Click on the grid position that you want the solo to end. Then the solo edition screen will come up. It works in a similar way to the Pattern Editor. Start by choosing the note duration that you want to add. Then, on the timeline click on where you want the note to start. When the vertical bar gets red, you can click on the virtual fretboard, just where you want it to be played. For each note, you can adjust the intensity, the granularity and you can also drag-and-drop the notes within the timeline. Chords: This area let´s you customize the position of the chords on the song. You can use the suggested position, change to some variation provided or also create your custom chord. When you click on Play, the software will play the current position sound, so that you can compare to the others and select the one you prefer. You can also draw a chord, by clicking on the fretboard, and then replace some chord on the list with it. For more information, take a look at the Chord Dictionary. MIDI: The MIDI window lets you import MIDI files to be played together with the song. It´s very useful for having the song melody been played together with the guitar. You can also import other instruments like drums and bass, making the song sounds like a complete band. To start, just click on Add Track. Then choose the .mid file and click on Open. Then the software will show all the MIDI tracks included on the file. Select the ones that you want to import and click on OK. The imported tracks will appear on the Track List. You can set the Track Name, starting instant and also the volume for each one of them.