User Interface
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      F1  - Help                                   d  - Draw Mode
      F2  - Select Dote to Draw                    m  - Move Mode
      F3  - Save picture                           e  - Erase Mode
     SF3  - Save Template                          r  - Reverse Screen
      F4  - Load Picture                          v/V - Dec/Inc Volume
     SF4  - Load Template                     arrows,pgdn,pgup,home,end
      F5  - Place a Voice                             - Move Cursor
      F6  - Turn Music On/Off                      =  - Transpose Dotes
      F7  - Configure Board                      -/+  - Change Tempo(speed)
     SF7  - Configure Dotes & Shading        ctrl arrow Transpose entire range
      F8  - Global Dote Change                     C  - Circular Dotes
      F9  - <future>                               S  - Square Dotes
     SF9  - <future>                               T  - Triangle Dotes
     CF9  - <future>                          0-9,a-c - Place Dote
      F10 - Clear Board                            o  - Set Current Octave
      esc - Exit                                   n  - Set Note Text
       p  - Print Portrait                         i  - Set Idea Text
       P  - Print Landscape                        u  - Set UpperLeft Dote

                         The Sound Board 2.0
                           Ages 5 to Adult

                         Automated Education
                           P.O. Box 42284
                        Phoenix, AZ 85080-2284

Synopsis
--------
     The Sound Board transforms your computer into a high-tech musical
     instrument AND work of art to please both the ear and eye. COLOR
     with MUSICAL DOTES(tm) (dot/note) around the board DRAWING your
     favorite SONGS. Then turn on The Sound Board and listen to the DRAWING
     come to life. Worry not that your artistic and musical talents don't
     exist. The Sound Board may well bring out hidden talents.




Mission
-------
     Automated Education pledges to provide affordable, entertaining,
     consumer software dedicated to the education and entertainment of all
     ages of computer users worldwide.


Background
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     The Sound Board is one of a line of Automated Computer Toys available
     from Automated Education. The company's vision is that the home computer
     can be integrated into the educational and entertainment activities
     of its owners. Computer Toys such as this is one example of how.
     A companion line of educational software called The Educator is also
     available from Automated Education. Neither line of software attempts
     to replace the original ( toy or teacher ), simply make it all more fun.

     Read the file 1lvlware.doc on your disk for registration information
     and run the program register.exe to start earning BONUS CHECKS!
     Contact Automated Education for more information.
Features
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     1. 13 of 16 Colors correspond to 12 notes (black is silence)
     2. Save SONG DRAWINGS to disk and recall them later
     3. Easily create a TEMPLATE from ANY SONG YOU draw. Children love to
        color by number on the screen.
     4. Alter templates and song drawings distributed
     5. Reverse video
     6. Change all dotes of a certain color to another color
           with just a few keystrokes
     7. Control the volume.
     8. Put Note and Idea text with each drawing
     9. Use your mouse or arrow keys
    10. PRINT the song drawings or templates COLOR them, display them
           proudly or even give them as greeting cards.
    11. Hours of fun DRAWING your favorite tunes or DRAWING your own music



"Visual Keyboard"
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            Color           Character     Note
            ---------       ----------    --------
            Blue                1           A
            Green               2           Bb
            Cyan                3           B
            Red                 4           C
            Purple              5           C#
            Brown               6           D
            Light Blue          7           Eb
            Light Green         8           E
            Light Cyan          9           F
            Pink                a           F#
            Yellow              b           G
            White               c           Ab




How the Music is Played
-----------------------
     When you turn the music on, it will start playing the dote where the
     cursor is located. If the cursor is not on a dote, the first dote is
     chosen at random. Play continues around the drawing from dote to dote
     ONLY where notes touch. For example a single line of dotes will
     play as such

           -->
           6 4 4 1 2 1 2 1 4 4 6
                             <--

     first in one direction and then another. Notice that the direction is
     only changed when the brown (6) dote is played.






     The corner example:

            1 1 1 1 4 3
            -->       2
                      5

     Here The Sound Board makes a choice when on the red (4) dote.
     If it came from 1, the choice is 3 or 2 because they are both touching
     the 4 dote.

     Suppose the 3 is selected. What choices are next ? If you said 2
     choices, 4 and 2 you were wrong. The Sound Board will reverse its
     direction only when necessary. In this case it is not. The 2 is
     available from the 3 and hence is the only choice.






     The corner example:

            1 1 1 1 4 3
            -->       2
                      5

     Now if the 2 had been selected after the 4, then next choice would
     be 3 or 5. Notice what happens if 3 is selected, 4 becomes the only
     choice and the corner is used to reverse direction. This is a very
     special property of the corner that adds great variety to the music.
     There are many examples provided that were made specifically to
     demonstrate The Sound Board. Enjoy.








Polyphonic
-----------
     Place another voice and you will receive another independant dote.
     This is known as polyphonic sound. It is equivalent to press 2 keys
     on a piano at the same time.

     The Sound Board supports FIVE voice polyphonic music.

     It is possible to have the second voice 'follow' the first voice
     along the entire path defining a song. Remember the classic 'Row,
     Row, Row Your Boat' ?? Load the picture RRRYB by using F4. Place
     the first voice, turn the music on, wait, then make the second a
     third voice join in at the right time. Even more fun than that old
     player piano you never had, isn't it?






Your Favorite Tunes
-------------------
     The sound board is great for playing your favorite tunes. If you have
     a music background, you'll quickly get the hang of the 12 note
     scale available on the "keyboard". If you are like me the best method
     to get a particular melody is to draw it from the sheet music. Make
     your music the old fashioned way... buy it !

Timing
------
     Whether you are the music maestro or the restricted-to-the-shower-by-
     city-noise-ordinance opera star, you probably realize that TIMING is
     a very critical element of music. There are two mechanisms to control
     the timing of your DRAWING. The first is the number of notes you place.
     Because the rate at which the notes play is constant ( regardless of
     how many voices are playing ), The Sound Board will effectively hold a
     dote when it is encountered in succession.

     Say for example the following is DRAWN:

          1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 A A B C C C

     This arrangement plays the scale but notice the 7 dote is played 4 times.
     This means that dote is played 4 times longer than the single dote. This
     is the 'whole note'. A single dote is the quarter note and of course the
     A ( with 2 ) is the half note. Cool.

     The second timing element in music is tempo. Control the tempo using
     + ( to increase ) and - ( to decrease ). Simple

     In no time at all you'll be a Sound Board musician!









My SONG DRAWINGS are the best!
------------------------------
     Says YOU! Many think they are the best. Who knows, maybe you are.
     To find out, Automated Education holds an annual contest. Send your
     Sound Board Song Drawing creations on disk to:

                 "My SONG DRAWINGS are the Best" Contest
                 P.O. Box 42284
                 Phoenix, AZ 85080-2284

     First prize is a $500 US Savings Bond.
     Only registered distributors are eligible. Each distributor may enter
     N+1 files where N is your personally sponsored distributor count.
     The more you sponsor, the more song drawings you may enter.
     All entries must be postmarked by August 1st.
     All entries become the property of Automated Education.
     The winning song drawing will be included with the next version and the
     creator will be crowned the Sound Board Champion!
     Entries will be judged on visual originality, color, shading, silence...
     The decision of the judges will be final.     GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!
COPYRIGHT
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   Copyright 1993 by Automated Education, Inc. Phoenix Az. USA
   Automated Education, Inc. reserves all rights to this product. However,
you may freely distribute the entire package ( ie. all files together ) to
potential distributors. You may not alter the files (including filenames) or
the package other than including your information in the .reg file when
registering.

   Offering this 1-Levelware along side of any shareware ( eg. shareware
catalog or shareware disk or CD offerings ) other than on electronic
bulletin boards (BBS's) and internet archive sites (FTP) is strictly prohibited
without prior written consent of Automated Education, Inc.

   No one may collect ANY money for distribution. Only Automated Education
may accept registrations. If you use this program you must register or be in
violation of US copyright laws. Read the file called 1lvlware.doc for the
exciting details about the benefits of registering any 1-Levelware product.
