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GUS Musician's Digest       Sun, 14 Nov 93  3:34         Volume 2: Issue  14  

Today's Topics:
                          Power Chords info

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Date: 13 Nov 93 10:43:56 EST
From: "Eric Bell, Howling Dog Systems" <71333.2166@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Power Chords info

> Pete Oehler
> Albany, New York

> 1) Is there any way to "slur" a note?

There was a good reply to this, but another possibility that wasn't mentioned
is portamento. This effect causes changes in notes to slide (like one of those
cheap whistles with the plunger you had when you were a kid).

This effect would be pretty good for slide guitar and other stringed
instruments but wouldn't be so hot for clarinet I don't think.

Very few sound boards seem to support this, although I haven't checked
specifically - anyone disagree? I don't know offhand if the GUS supports this.

> transposition

Power Chords doesn't do any transposition via MIDI (it doesn't exist). I think
the most likely thing is that your MIDI Mapper has a key map that shifts
playback up by 1 octave (as mentioned in the previous digest).

> 3) Reading the PowerChords Pro propaganda that came with the upgrade
     disks, it says that one can import chord rythms from another
     PowerChords file.  Is there a library of standard strumming patterns

There is not any libraries of patterns available from us other than drum patterns. There is an opportunity there if someone wants to

In Power Chords Pro you can import chord rhythms from other Power Chords
files, or have them generated by the program. You can also translate other
parts into chord rhythms, from PC or from MIDI files. You can also record
chord rhythms from a keyboard.


>  Cheesie ASCII graphics of my attempt follows:

Right on. 

Have fun with it Pete. How about uploading some of your efforts?

Eric Bell, Howling Dog Systems

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