Newbie with some newbie questions?

[yeto]

I just purchased the "Light" version and I have studied the PDF help document but I still have a few questions.

I am not seeing the percussion or melody generators. Are these not included in the Light version?

Is it possible to show all browser icons at the top of the page and do away with the drop down arrow? Currently the only 2 browser icons showing are Phrases and Rhythms.

Where would I change the default key? Currently it is C.

Can a composition be longer than 64 bars? I see the default maximum is 64 bars.

Where would be a good place to get a Rhodes piano sound font?

Thank you in advance for any help,
yeto

[musicdevelopments]

I just purchased the "Light" version and I have studied the PDF help document but I still have a few questions.

I am not seeing the percussion or melody generators. Are these not included in the Light version?

No, these are not included in the light edition. Please see the demo download page for differences:
http://www.musicdevelopments.com/demo.html

Is it possible to show all browser icons at the top of the page and do away with the drop down arrow? Currently the only 2 browser icons showing are Phrases and Rhythms.

Yes, if you highlight all the 'eye' icons:

Where would I change the default key? Currently it is C.

If you right-click on the Master Track, the master track inspector opens for the composition, where you can change the key. Or you may open the Structure Inspector and right click on the highest level, composition, and do the same. Remember the composition structure is hierarchic, and scale/tempo/signature settings are inherited from higher levels (Composition -> Part -> Line -> chord sections).

Can a composition be longer than 64 bars? I see the default maximum is 64 bars.

Yes, it can be set much longer. E.g. when you right click on a line in the Structure Inspector, you can set a length in quarter notes:

Where would be a good place to get a Rhodes piano sound font?

You may try these soundfonts, but I found some issues with volumes:
https://sites.google.com/site/soundfonts4u/

You can use this small VST plug-in (I think 32-bit only):
https://www.dskmusic.com/dsk-rhodez/

Unfortunately most plug-ins are not available on this page anymore:
https://soulful-keys.com/2015/01/02/bes ... odes-vsts/

I remember I used to use MrRay many years ago which had a cool sound. It is not free anymore and 32-bit only.

Thanks,
Attila

[yeto]

Thank you. This is very helpful.

Is it possible to change the default key so that when I open a new composition it will default to the new key?

Thank you for taking time out of your day to reply,
yeto

[musicdevelopments]

You are welcome!

While you can customize several settings for a new composition (e.g. using roman numerals or letters for chords) it is not possible to set a default key. I am adding this to my to-do list.

However you can set up your own default composition and save as a 'template' (File menu, Templates>, Save Current Composition As Template). This way you can start with that template anytime later.

Thanks,
Attila

[yeto]

However you can set up your own default composition and save as a 'template' (File menu, Templates>, Save Current Composition As Template). This way you can start with that template anytime later.

Thanks,
Attila

Thank you. That will work perfectly.

yeto