03 - User Manual
Edit INI file to indicate where are the files
For exmple if you use RockBand.ini, open it and edit command
#SongDirectory: D:\Jeux\MDCPCovers
And put the directory where you have your cover files ( .dtx or .mid rockband )
Open a File
Click the Eject button
It will open a File dialog where you can browse and choose DTXMania Files (.dtx ) or RockBand midi files (.mid )
If the file is opened correcly you will see the song Length and the measure bar and beat bars.
Play / Pause / Stop
It's quite obvious.
Time Options
Using the Time Scale slider, you can change at which speed the note are scrolling on the fret from 50% to 150% of the time scale configured in the config file ( See Config Manual )
Using the song's Speed slider, you can slow down the song's speed, it is usefull to learn a complex pattern. When reducing the speed, the cover song will sound strange. I'll add an option to automute when speed is not 100%
Volumes Sliders and Automatic Drum option
When set on Muted, you will hear no drum sound from the software, this is the default mode to player cover from you'r real Drum set.
If you set on Player the software will automatically play the drum notes.
Time Slider
With the time slider at bottom of the windows, when the song is paused, you can freely move in the song using this slider. The current slider position in time is written at bottom right of the windows.
You can set a loop pattern, use the green slider to set the start of the loop, and the red slider to set the end of the loop. The song will loop between those 2 sliders.
Fullscreen Mode, Toggle with F11
Realtime Fret Config
Fret pitch : how the freat lean front/back , full left you will see the fret from above, full right the fret is horizontal
Fret Roll : Rotation of fret, in middle the fret is aligned on the view, full left or right, the fret is perpendicular ( sliding left to right )
Fret Distance: to see fret from closer or from far.
TimeScale : the unit of time on the fret, smaller the note will be closer to each other
FretLength : length of the fret drawn on screen
Fret Valid Offset : position on fret where the note are validated, when the not cross the validation position, it's where you must play them
Fret Lane Width : width of 1 fret's lane on the screen, it's not changing number of lane which is configured in .ini file
Fret Note Width : to change the width of note independtly of lane width
Background color : color of window behind the fret.
To configure a function, press Bind, then press a key or a game pad button, works with all direct input pads , the RockBand midi converter is recognised.
Function( default Key ) : Comment
Menu (ESC) : to open File browsing
Up/Down to browse files
Valid(Enter) : to load a file.
Sort(Delete) : to change sorting mode ( Song / Artist / Directory )
Filtering( End ) : to change the filtering ( All / DTX / RockBand )
Other function are not implemented yet.