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ENTER THE EXCITING FIELD has three voices per card (you can the applications just described for OF COMPUTER MUSIC use two MC16's to get six voices, the MCl, and is ideal for more Now getting into the exciting or three MC16's for nine voices). demanding applications such as fteld of computer-controlled music Each voice can play a melody like ear training, connection to other is easier than ever! ALF's model you could play on a piano using synthesis equipment, psycho- MCf and model MC16 Music only one finger. For example, a acoustic research and other scien- Cards are low-cost accessories for three-note chord would take three tific uses, and so on. your Apple Computer. Both come voices to play. Using nine voices, with complete software-in just you could play three such chords SONG PLAYBACK TS QUICK minutes you can play the sample at the same time. AND EASY songs provided. Entering your own The MCI is a low-cost card Whether you're playing the songs from standard sheet music ideal for most applications. It sample songs provided or songs is fast and easy (just follow the features nine voices all on one you've entered yourself, playback simple instructions in our de- card, three of which can produce is quick and easy. First, type RUN tailed manual). either (the piano scale) or PLAY. The prompt character for "white noise'3like effects such as the Play program (a period) will INSTALLATION percussive sounds and wind appear on the screen. To play the sounds. It has a six octave range, song DIXIE BOOGIE (provided Either Music Card simply plugs and 16 volume levels per voice. with the MCI), for example, you into any expansion slot in your These features make the MCI type PLAYDIXIE BOOGIE. The Apple II, Apple II +, Apple IIe, ideal for music entry and play- song will be read from disk, Basis 108, Frankling Ace, or and back, playing the disks of songs playback During similar computer. An audio cable will begin. available from ALF and others, playback, the screen shows the (provided) attaches to the Music sound effects in games, as a tool title, composer, and conductor of Card and plugs into your home for composition or experimenta- the song (or any desired text infor- stereo system. Installation is that tion, for notation practice, and mation). Above the text an easy. is many other applications. amazing color display of the music The MCI card can also be used The MC16 is the gourmet ver- as it plays (it is also suitable for on the Apple III. Except on the sion of the MCl. It has all the black and white monitors). The Apple IIe and Apple III systems, features of the MCI except the pitch of each voice is shown by a game paddles are required to use "white noise" feature. In addition, moving dot above a line a the Music Cards. with the MC16 has an eight octave "middle C" marker. The color of range, 256 volume levels per each dot indicates the current THE HARDWARE voice, and tuning accuracy which volume of each voice. Unlike sheet The MCI Music Card has nine is perfect for all practical pur- music notation, which is difficult independent "voices'1 The MCl6 poses. The MC16 is suitable for all to follow when racing across a

A L F Pnoducts lnc. 131 5F Nelson St. Denven, CO AO2'1 5 ALF [3O3] 234-OA71 Telex: 4991E24 display, the lively color display The sheet music format display once for each voice, as in some allows you to visualize the melody lets you easily compare what systems), so you can change the ofeach voice (and how the voices you've entered to the notes shown sound of a voice from one note to are related) with ease. And of in the sheet music. And Entry the next. And a very powerfrrlcall/ course the sheet music notation automatically shows measure subroutine capability allows you to can be examined note by note with bars at the end of each measure. easily repeat sections, define stan- the Entry program, at your own By listening to the pitch of each dard sounds, make "rounds", and pace. note as it is entered, and compar- simplifu a variety of other musical The Disco program provided ing the music displayed on the constructions. allows you to play several songs in screen with the sheet music, you a row. Once set up, you type can catch little mistakes almost EASY EDITING EXEC ALBUM to play several immediately. You simply back up With Entry, you can easily songs in a preselected order, or and correct them easily. change, insert, and delete notes, RUN DISCO to play them in a The excellent "human engineer- rests, and commands. Entry has *replace" random order. Programs for set- ing" of Entry lets you work in a both and 'insert" modes ting up and editing the list of songs carefree mood-with confidence so you can use the mode that best to play are included. that anything done inadvertently suits the editing you're doing. You Additional songs are available is readily changed-that you are can even step through notes one on disk. "Songs for the MC16' "in control". It has been highly at a time, with the pitch of each contains 150 songs, and "Songs praised by both musicians and note played through the Music for the MCl" has 175. All are computer enthusiasts. (In fact, Card. This lets you find particular ready to play back instantly. Apple Computer's 'Apple IIe notes easily. MEASURE and Design Guidelines" booklet GOTO commands let you move to ENTERING YOUR OWN praises only two programs for particular sections without step- SONGS good human interfacing: ping through notes. VisiCorp's VisiCalc'" and ALF's You can easily enter songs from The Process program supplied Entry program.) As of this writing, sheet music in a simple, straight- lets you make major changes to thousands customers have forward fashion. The Entry pro- of a song. You can also append two used the Entry program, and none gram supplied lets you enter notes, songs together. Or, you can move has ever reported any "bug" or and display them in a sheet music a melody from one song to error. format. To enter a note, you select another. the type of note from a menu of A LARGE SELECTION notes on the screen. This is done OF FEATURES DESIGNING YOUR OWN using the left and right arrow keys SOUNDS Entry has one the largest on the Apple IIe or Apple III, or of features available in The Envelope program supplied with one game paddle on other selections of any personal computer music en- is used to experiment with the systems. Then, position the note try program. Nearly the full pitch envelope parameters used to on the treble or bass staff (shown range Music is create different sounds with the on the screen) using the up and of the Card the and bass Music Cards. A short melody can down arrow keys (or, with the available on treble posi- be entered along with various other game paddle). When the staves for entry in standard "octave parameters. The Envelope pro- desired position is selected, tional notation-no " or other nonsense. The gram can play the melody while pushing a button causes the note full pitch range of the Music Card simultaneously drawing the to be drawn on the screen and (including the quarter tones be- envelope contour in high- sounded through the Music Card. tween the regular piano scale resolution graphics on the Apple Each note is automatically notes) is available using the display. You can change any corrected for the current key (0 to transpose feature. Pitches and parameter, and instantly play the 6 sharps or flats), which can be rests can have durations from melody again to hear (and see)the changed whenever the key whole to sixty-fourth, plus triplet new sound. Several sample pre- changes in the music. Accidentals and dotted-and all these "tied" melodies and sounds are (sharps, flats, and naturals) are together in any combinations. programmed. easily entered, and continue Non-standard durations can also within the voice throughout the be specified. WE\/E DONE ALL THE HARD measure (as required by standard There are commands to change WORK FOR YOU music notation). Unlike many playback tempo, time and key The Entry program is written other systems, both sharp and flat signatures, envelope and volume entirely in assembly language- notes can be displayed regardless settings, and much more. All the fastest and most efftcient of whether the current key these commands can be placed language on the Apple. Long exe- signature has sharps or flats. anywhere in the score (not just cution pauses and other annoying delays - often found in less See your dealer today. To be quency 63920/D Hz where D is an integer sophisticated programs-are vir- sure you get our top quality hard- from 1 to 1O24. MC16: 3 independent tually non-existent in Entry. And ware and software, remember to pitch generators per card, each produces any frequency 1782000/D Hz where D is since both Entry and your song fit ask for ALF Music Cards. an integer from 32 to 65536. entirely within the Apple's memory, there are no time- TECHNICAL DETAIIS & consuming disk transfers. Once SPECIFICATIONS TUNING INACCURACY: (Halftones run, Entry uses the disk only when with Entry program, 0.015% crystal you wish to save or load a song. SYSTEM REQUIBEMENTS: Apple II, accuracy.) MCl: within 1.75 cents at the For most convenient music Apple II +, Apple IIe, Apple III (MCl lowest octave, to a worst case of 33 cents entry, it is desirable to be able only), Basis 108, Franklin Ace, or similar at the highest octave. MC16: within 0.3 play you're computer with Applesoft BASIC, disk cents at the lowest octave, to a worst case to the song working drive, and 48K or more m€mory. Music of less than 1.5 cents at the highest on, then continue editing. With Cards can be installed in any expansion octave. (One cent = 1/100th of a half Entry you just type PLAY at any slot. (When using two or three MC16's, step.) I

MCl6 3 voices MCI 9 voices time. The song plays immedi- they must be in adjacent slots.) Game VOLUME LEVELS: MCl: 12 indepen- ately, and when playback is fin- paddles required on all systems except the dent volume control circuits (9 pitch mode Apple lle and Apple and 3 "white noise" mode), each 16 ished you can instantly continue III. with settings over a 28 dB range. MC16: 3 editing right where you left off. independent volume per STEREO SYSTEDT REQUTREDTENTS: control circuits delays each The in other systems- Use any standard stereo amplifier or card, with 256 settings over a 78 dB range. loading other programs for receiver. Cable supplied has standard Both the MCI and the MC16 feature playback, long disk operations, RCA-type phono plug(s), plug into "tape", exponential control. and "compile" phases-can "tuner", "aux" or similar inputs (not into turntable or microphone inputs). destroy your creative mood. WAVEFORMS: Square. More complex Entry's easygoing interactive- waveforms can be created by combining graphics operation elimi- STEREO: The MCI has 3 voices on the several voices for additive synthesis. The nates these annoyances and left output, 3 on the right, and 3 voices MC16 can also produce variable duty on both ("middle"). The MC16 has a cycle pulse waves (see MODES, above). lets you enjoy working with single output, so one MC16 is mono. With music. What other system is so two MC16's the output is stereo, with 3 voices MC16's advanced? on each output. Three ENVELOPES: Software generated (see have the same stereo configuration as the the Entry program speciffcations). MCl. WE COULD GO ON AND ON

Glance through the following MODES: MCl: 6 channels pitch mode REF: Relative Enjoyment Factor typically specifications. A complete ex- onty, 3 channels (one per stereo position) exceeds 82 (MCf and MC16). planation of the MCI and MC16 pitch mode and tuned "white noise"-like features would fill . (lf you mode. MC16: 2 channels per card can be SOFTWARE SUPPLIED: "Disco", set variable pulse mode, fre- like you can order the owner's to with "Entry", "Envelope", "Hustle", "Mlist", quency controlled the third by channel "Perform", "Play", and "Process"; see manual for full details on all the (this feature is not used by the software incredible features.) ALF's Music descriptions below. Programs are sup- supplied). plied on Apple format disks. Applesoft Cards have been the standard of BASIC is required to use the programs. excellence for since FREQUENCIES: MCl: 9 independent Sample songs are also provided. (Addi- 1979. pitch generators, each produces any fre- tional songs are available separately.) DISCO PROGRAM ENVEIOPE PROGRAM STATUS FUNCTIONS: Prints the number of parts and subroutines in a Causes the Play program to play all Used to design envelopes (sound song, its stereo an speed settings, and its songs listed in an "album" file in a ran- contours). Plays short melody while titles. Also, computes the final value of dom order. Disco is also used to create displaying loudness contour in hi- all envelope and display parameters in a an album file or to add new song titles to resolution graphics. Includes sample part or subroutine, and its playing time the file. melodies. in time periods. COUMANDS: ATTACK, DECAY, ENTRY PROGRAM BSAVE/BLOAD FUNCTION: Allows DISPLAY, EDIT, END, EXAMPLE, FP, a song to be BSAVEd in a simplified for- Allows a song to be entered from sheet FUZZ, GAP, INT, PLAY, RELEASE, mat for easy processing with your own music, edited, played back, and saved. SUSTAIN, TRANSPOSE, and VOL- programs. BLOAD function converts the Also allows a saved song to be loaded for UME. Also has commands for entering simplified format back to Entry format for examination, playback or editing. notes and rests for simple melody in editing or playback. PITCHES AVAILABLE: Without alphanumeric format. COMUANDS: APPEND, AUXILIARY, transpose, 55 (MCl) or 63 (MC16) SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Requires BLOAD, BSAVE, CHANGE, DELETE, halftones. With transpose, MCl: 144 game paddles, regardless of system LOAD, SAVE, STATUS, and WIDTH. quarter tones (6 octaves starting at the C used. Cannot be used on the Apple III. two octaves below middle C) approx. 65.4 Also allows several DOS commands. Hzto 4066 Hz., MC16: 192 quarter tones HUSTLE PROGRAM (8 octaves starting at the lowest note on Creates an "album" ffle (see Disco pro- ORDERING a piano, the A three octaves below mid- gram) which allows the Play program to INFORMATION dle C) approx. 27.5 Hz to 6840 Hz. play several songs in sequence. Album ffle STANDARD NOTE DURATIONS: created contains the titles of all songs on MUSIC CARD MCI: part number Without tie, 20 (whole through sixty- the disk. Individual titles can also be 10-5-1. Includes circuit card, stereo audio fourth, plus dotted (except sixty-fourth) deleted. output cable, software on disk, and and triplet). With tie, 13106 (normal 20 owner's manual. plus any combinations). MLIST PNOGRAM Prints out a listing of an Entry-created TOTAL NOTE DUBATTONS: 65535 MUSIC CARD MC16: part number song in alphanumeric format (not in sheet (standard plus non-standard). 10-5-16. Includes circuit card, audio out- music notation). The listing can be limited put cable, software on disk, and owner's REST DURATIONS: Same as note to certain parts or subroutines, and to durations. certain note ranges or particular manual. SONG DATA SAVE AIID LOAD: commands. Save and load to Apple "Disk II" drive. zND OR SRD MCl6 CARD: part IIEASURE BARS: Automatic during PERFORM PROGBAM number t0-2-16. Includes circuit card entry, with one to nineteen counts per Allows your Applesoft program to play only. measure and whole to sixteenth note per a song. Perform program and song data count. Changeable at any point. is BLOADed, then Perform is called when MC16 AUDIO CABLE: part number playback is desired. KEY SIGNATURES: Notes are altered 10-1-7. One required with 2nd MC16 card. automatically during entry, with one to six PLAY PROGRAM sharps or flats, plus key of C. Changeable songs. The Play at any point. Plays Entry-cr€ated SONGS FORTHE MCl, PART l: part program is essentially the PLAY com- number 13-3-35. INSERT MODE: Allows insertion of program. Over 130 songs supplied mand from the Entry Since it on disk. notes, rests, and commands at any point. is shorter than Entry, it can be loaded REPLACE MODE: (Normal mode.) more quickly from disk, and it can play Allows changing of notes, rests, and com- songs too large to play with Entry (for SONGS FOR THE MCl, PART 2:part mands without first having to delete example, . two large songs appended number 13-3-36. Over 35 intricate songs them. together with Process). It also allows the on disk. commands (such as DELETE: Delete single or multiple notes, use of DOS and can use "album" for rests, or commands. CATALOG) SONGS FOB THE MCI6. PART I: sequential playback of several songs. part number 13-3-37. Over 100 songs SUBROUTINES: Up to 100 subroutines supplied on disk. Most require two may be entered, callable from any or all PROCESS PROGRAM playback. (and MC16's for parts (voices) simultaneously from Used mainly to delete parts or other subroutines). an Entry-created subroutines from song, SONGS FOB THE [TCI6, PART 2: EDITING COMMANDS: DEL (single or to append parts or songs together. Also part number 13-3-38. Over 35 intricate delete), INS (insert mode), TIE, cursor parts to subroutines and vice DELETE (multiple), songs on disk. Three MC16's required for left, cursor right, ;}rH:* playback. EDIT, GOTO, MEASURE, NEW, PART, APPEND FUNCTIONS: Append a part SPEED, STEREO, and SUBROUTINE. or subroutine from an "auxiliary" song to COIIMANDS STORED IN MUSIC the desired part or subroutine in the BASIC EAR.TRAINING SKILLS: DATA: ATTACK, CALL, DECAY,FUZZ current song. All subroutines, or all order number 13-3-10. A disk containing four basic ear training programs, for (MCl only), GAP, KEY, QUARTER, subroutines numbered higher than the use with an MCl6: pitch discrimination, in- RATE, RELEASE, SUSTAIN, TIME, last subroutine in the current song, can terval recognition, chord recognition, and TRANSPOSE, and VOLUME. be moved from the auxiliary song to the scale recognition. Request Ear- current song. the OTHER COMMANDS: FP (returns to Training Data Sheet for additional BASIC), PLAY, LOAD, and SAVE. DELETE FUNCTION: Delete any part or information. EI\MLOPE FEATURES: Attack rate, subroutine in the current song. decay rate, sustain level, release rate, gap EDITING FUNCTION: Chanse calls in 'Apple" is a registered trademark of Apple size between notes, and volume level. any or all subroutines and parts so they Computer Inc. 65536 settings each. call any desired subroutine. 18!10/83