Version 2.0 User Guide Rev. C-02/08/2002 Copyright This document and the accompanying software package are subject to international copyright laws. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the prior consent of Rising Software Australia Pty Ltd. Trademarks Auralia, Musition and Rising Software are trademarks of Rising Software Australia Pty. Ltd. Microsoft, Windows and NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and other countries. All other companies and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. User Guide Authors Peter Lee Hamish Moffatt Tim Wilson The authors may be contacted at: Rising Software Australia Pty. Ltd. A.C.N. 077 057 213 3 Darling St Fairfield, VIC 3078 AUSTRALIA Phone: +61 3 9481 3320 Fax: +61 3 9481 3380 USA Toll Free: 1 888 667 7839 www: http://www.risingsoftware.com email: [email protected] Copyright © 1999-2002 Rising Software Australia Pty. Ltd. A.C.N. 077 057 213. All rights reserved. Contents Limited Warranty ...........................................................................................7 Musition Features Overview .........................................................................9 Topics...........................................................................................................11 Selecting a Topic ....................................................................................11 Selecting a level .....................................................................................11 Information Screens ...............................................................................12 To Begin .................................................................................................12 Using a Topic .........................................................................................12 The Musition Screen ....................................................................................13 The File Menu .....................................................................................13 Changing your details .................................................................................. 13 Viewing personal results .............................................................................. 13 Starting a Test............................................................................................... 14 Toolbar ...................................................................................................14 Changing Levels .......................................................................................... 14 Scores ........................................................................................................... 14 Volume Control ............................................................................................ 15 Information Screens ...............................................................................15 Sound ...........................................................................................................16 MIDI Setup ............................................................................................16 Correct and Incorrect Sounds ................................................................17 Volume Levels........................................................................................17 Security & Logging In .................................................................................19 Levels of Security ..................................................................................19 Single User Settings ..................................................................................... 20 Network File Security ............................................................................20 Recording Results ........................................................................................21 An Introduction to Users and Classes ....................................................21 Enabling Logins and Record Keeping ...................................................21 Managing Users .....................................................................................22 Adding a New User ...................................................................................... 22 Deleting a User ............................................................................................ 23 Resetting a Users Results ............................................................................ 23 Logging In ................................................................................................... 23 User Administration Options .................................................................23 Automatic User Registration ........................................................................ 23 Allowing Users to Change their Settings ..................................................... 24 Recording Statistics ..................................................................................... 24 Managing Classes ..................................................................................24 Adding a New Class ..................................................................................... 24 Deleting a Class ........................................................................................... 25 Resetting a Classs Results ........................................................................... 25 Minimum Levels .......................................................................................... 26 Active Topics ............................................................................................... 26 Testing and Customisation...........................................................................27 Introduction to Tests ..............................................................................27 Creating Tests.........................................................................................27 Naming and Assigning a Test....................................................................... 27 Adding Test Entries ...................................................................................... 28 Starting a Test............................................................................................... 29 Deleting Tests ............................................................................................... 29 Resetting Test Results .................................................................................. 30 Topic Customisation ..............................................................................30 Terminology ................................................................................................. 30 Chords .......................................................................................................... 30 Concepts....................................................................................................... 31 Terms ............................................................................................................ 32 The Professor ...............................................................................................33 Who is The Professor? ...........................................................................33 Enabling The Professor ..........................................................................33 Customising The Professor ....................................................................34 Professor Options ......................................................................................... 34 Obtaining Results and Reports ....................................................................35 Introduction ............................................................................................35 List Reports .................................................................................................. 35 User Result Reports ..................................................................................... 35 Class Result Reports .................................................................................... 35 Test Result Reports ...................................................................................... 36 Using and Printing Reports ....................................................................36 About the Individual Topics ........................................................................39 Advanced Clefs ......................................................................................39 Chord Recognition .................................................................................40 Chord Scale Relations ............................................................................41 Chord Symbols ......................................................................................41 Concepts.................................................................................................42 Drum Sticking ........................................................................................43 Drum Styles ...........................................................................................43 Guitar Symbols ......................................................................................44 Instrument Keys .....................................................................................45 Instrument Range ...................................................................................46 Intervals..................................................................................................47