tutorial 1: making a basic 1 pattern song

welcome to this tutorial. this tutorial is about the basics of
frank's java LED Synthesizer. let's get started.
start frank's java LED Synthesizer.

use the [ and ] keys to zoom in and out.

make a simple melody of 6 notes by clicking on some cells.

press space bar to play it.
tip: you can use the - and + keys to adjust the volume.



now let's add 6 more notes.

press space bar to pause it.

press the w key to increase the pattern length to 12.
tip: you can also decrease the pattern length by pressing the q key.



add 8 more notes by clicking on some cells.
press space bar to play it.




now let's add some chords.
press space bar to pause it.

move the scroll bar down.
tip: you can also use the middle mouse wheel or arrow keys to scroll down.

draw these chords that are showed in the picture below.



press space bar to play it.

you can also play the pattern in different key.

press the a or z keys to move the pattern up or down.

press the s or d keys to move the pattern left or right.

go to file->save and save it as tutorial1song
that's it for this tutorial