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PocketSynth v1.24 - Portable Keyboard and Metronome for Pilot
Shareware $12

Please register at PilotGear: http://www.pilotgear.com
Pocketsynth URL: http://www.palmpilotgear.com/software/showsoftware.html?url_sku=167&url_btitle=pocketsynth&url_bdescription=&cart=2991665320687232

Pocketsynth Home Page
http://www.echeng.com/Pilot/pilot.html
Eric Cheng, pilot@echeng.com
Author, Pocketsynth

Features:

  Keyboard:
   - Play frequency accurate notes on keyboard by tapping or writing
   - "Compose" mode for easy input of songs
   - Sophisticated string-based song format
   - Playback at various tempos
   - Save songs via cut and paste and the memopad
   
  Metronome:
   - Graphical and audio "ticks"
   - Customizable beep frequency
   - Customizable beats/measure setting
   - Tempo measuring via tapping hardware buttons


Rev. Changes

Version 1.24
	- fixed tempo bug (4x too fast bug)

Version 1.23
	- fixed metronome-close tempo redraw bug
	- scroll up/down buttons now always change octave
	- fixed scroll arrow redraw bug
	- fixed compose bug (writing over new grafitti-entered songs)

Version 1.22
	- fixed Preferences/Paste command key conflict

Version 1.21
	- minor cosmetic changes
	- fixed high-note (past high E) bug

Version 1.2
   - added tempo to song format (<txxx>, where xxx is the new tempo)
   - tempo can be "composed" by tapping the word "Tempo:" or the numeric tempo 
      representation
   - option to turn off preserve dotted note option -- during composing, 
     dotted note toggle will turn off after entering asingle note
   - current song persistence - no more interrupted composing sessions!

Version 1.1
	- fixed octave 4 bug
	- pageup/pagedown buttons change octaves if song field is not active
	- added a rest button for easy composing with rests

Version 1.0 RELEASE
	-Added "clear" and "select all" menu options for easier
		cutting and pasting of songs
	-Insert position moves to first error location if song format is wrong
	-scroll bars STILL do not draw correctly, but they work fine

IMPORTANT: Song format for v1.0 is different from all previous versions.
Duration indices are reversed: (0 = whole note, 1 = half note, 2 = quarter note, 3 = eighth note, 4 = 16th note, 5 = 32nd note)

Version 1.0b - 9/06/96
	-ALL SONGS WRITTEN PRIOR TO THIS VERSION WILL NOT WORK WITH 1.0
	-The duration values have been changed to the following:
	  0 = whole note, 1 = half note, 2 = quarter note, 3 = eighth note,
	  4 = 16th note, 5 = 32nd note
	-Changed UI of duration, octave, beats/measure selection

Version 0.92 - 9/06/96
	-Fixed fast metronome bug
	-Added tempo measuring feature (using scrollup/scrolldown buttons)
	-Added Recording (composing) of notes from keyboard
	-Fixed memory bug
	
Version 0.91 - 9/03/96
	-Changed tempo UI in main and metronome forms
	-Added beats/measure and beat frequency options

Version 0.9 - 8/30/96
	-Added Simple Metronome
	-Scroll Bars in Song Field now work
		-still do not draw correctly, though
	-Added undo command

Version 0.84 - 8/16/96
	-Added cut/copy/paste commands

Version 0.83 - 8/13/96
	-Added Pen Tracking (play multiple notes by dragging)

Version 0.8 - 8/13/96
	-Initial Release