A F S T S 1 - short users manual
The program and all files must be placed into the AFSTS-directory on the disk
 or
harddisk.
Beginning: choose a FST-file or initialize default-values if none FST-file is
present (OK - Default). The title or a commentary to the piece is visible as an
info.
Continue with any key and change to ---->
  TRACKVIEW click the track-buttons Tr.1-12 (left on the monitor) with the
  mouse: black: active, white: inactive, gray: active, but with min. velocity
  single tracks (SV0) show the linear melodic-rhythmical procedure connected
  tracks (LV1-9) indicate the polyphonic connection of the tracks through
  chords. In this case the tracks are connected and directed only rhythmically
  with the same value. The highest track, which becomes the leading track,
 gives
  his P, MS - values and the real-time values for tone-lengths and rests for
 all
  following tracks.
Exit: click EXIT and you will get the open file-button or initialize the
default-values and the quit-button.
play back functions: Init Play: key "0" or mouse (with Undo-key of the
keyboard, interrupt the procedure) Play: "Enter" Stop: "0" (once more) Cont:
"Enter" Begin of the piece: first stop then "return" key
  Time-In: (to set the locator and look for a position in the Global Time of
 the
  piece): use "T" of the computer-keyboard or the mouse. Scroll with the mouse,
  left mouse button to set a point, right mouse button to quit. To play back ,
  see unit play-back functions. Local Time - and Global Time boxes are
  active.


  Tonemap: chromatic scale as default values, white-black keys (tones) of the
  keyboard are active, gray are not active. With Reset whole scale is not
  active. With Own Defn you can choose your own scale, click "OK" . For
  chromatic scale click 12-Tone. The system calculate the tone-number of a
 usual
  piano-range. You can see the tones with the Tone-Ctrl view of the tones. The
  number of the chosen tones (IDX) will be shown down in the monitor. You can
  quit the Tonemap with a mouse-click on the Return-button.

  Tonemap 1



  Tonemap 2




  MIDI Thru: click the button MIDI CH and choose 1-16, press Return, click the
  Thru-button with mouse. This function is active now, continue with any key or
  quit the function with the right mouse-button. Titel: for the first time:
  press the F10 key of the computer keyboard: titel second time: press the F10
  key : AFSTS 1 info messages F1: edit functions, after editing click
  Return-button with the mouse with "*" or a click on the Ti-Editor button
  change to the Time-Editor...
  TIME-EDITOR (for tracks 1-12) (the parameters dont have any influence on the
  Midi-values of the Insets)


  Edit: click Edit with the mouse and choose a time-cell. In the monitor you
  find buttons with Start- and End-points. Choose and Edit a time and press
  Return.(min. interval is about 1/10 sec. , possible inset is 00:00.0-01:34.6
 /
  01:34.7-03:45.5) With the right mouse button you can quit the edit-function.
  If you work with the chord-parameter (LV1-9, Leading Voice) or PV1-11,
 Passive
  Voice) only the time-cues (Start-End) of the first Track are important. The
  edit-function allows you to copy, insert, move and delete the time
  parameters.


  copy: you can copy the time-cues from track to track. First choose the inset,
  then copy it into the new position. If the editing is not correct, the fiels
  will be marked and you cant quit the function.


  insert: new inset between two time-cues. Choose an inset and click on it with
  the mouse button - the following parts will move down. Time editing
  (Start-End): see Time-Editor.


  move: you can move (+/-) the insets (1-10) of a Track 1. double-click an
  Inset, a box will apear down at the monitor. Choose the data of time-movement
  (+/- 00:07.3), press Return. 2. first click for the first chosen inset,
 second
  click for last chosen inset. The time-cues will be controlled from the
 system,
  warnings.


  delete: click a chosen box with the mouse and delete it.
With the arrows you can scroll the view on the monitor. One arrow: 5 Insets,
double-arrow: go th the beginning or end (Inset 16-25).
  Print: you can print all time-cues and insets.

click the boxes Track 1 - Track 12 and change to the Algorithmic Parameter
Editor of the chosen track... ALGORITHMIC-PARAMETER EDITOR (for the tracks 1-12)
  CHNL: MIDI-Channels 1-16


  PAN: panorama -7 (left)...+7 (right)


  SV0: single (solo) voice (default mode), can be changed through editing a
  number (1-9) into a chord-function-mode (chords up to 9 voices with
  independant pitch calculation and one leading rhythmical structure are
  possible) the following tracks will be then connected together (SV0 will be
  automatically changed into the Leading-Voice LVx - the following Tracks into
  Passive-Voices PVx) example: Track 4 with SV0 ----> editing "2" ----> Track
  4+"2" , additing two more Tracks (which are 3 voices) (LV2 - Track 4-6 as one
  chord with one rhythmical pattern active), the two connected Tracks
  (Tr.5+Tr.6) show PV4 (the number "4" gives you the leading Track)


for the Insets 1-25 possible editing -
Molodic structure: (independant of the scales, when Tone-Index is chosen for
P1-3, IDX-numbers important)
  P"1": the pitches will be chosen by chance without an interval character RND
  and FIX in the "TONE-INDEX" (depend on the IDX number) are active example:
 P1,
  FIX: 25, RND:15 ----> IDX 25-39, jump-characteristic, without any special
  melodic direction.


  P"2": the pitches will be chosen by chance but with a limited or special
  interval construction MS and MIN-MAX in the "TONE-INDEX" are active MS
  (melodic structure - possible algorithms: -99...+99) with its own
  characteristics (steps) for the Phase 1 (up) und Phase 2 (down) within the
  ambitus MIN-MAX. Click MS-box for an info about the possible values: P2,
  MS:-14, MIN: 25, MAX: 54 ----> ambitus within IDX 25-54 with interval-steps
  -1...+2 (Phase 1) and 1...-2 (Phase 2) - tone-repetitions active The system
  consists of two general categories of the molodic lines: A: only one
 direction
  within Phase 1 or Phase 2 B: both directions within Phase 1 or Phase 2
  examples: MS

 -14(-1...2/1...-2).....-25(-2...2/2...-2).....-28(-2...5/2...-5)....-36(-3...2/3...--2)


  P"3": equal to P"2" but without tone-repetitions if Step=0










  SND: MIDI Prg.-change for channel 1-16, data: 1-128


  Tone-Lenght: (works with 1/200 sec. - internal timer-values of the Atari
  Computer) FIX: none real-time tone-lenght (0...9999) + RND: variable
  tone-lenght (0...999) ACCEL: +data: plays faster, -data: plays slower
 example:
  FIX:100, RND 250 ----> all values between 100-350 Rest: FIX: none real-time
  rest value (0...9999) + RND: variable rest value (0...999) P: (1-9) rest or
  tone-density (P:9 highest tone-density, P:0 = rest after every tone
  possibility: FIX: 200, RND: 800, P:3, ----> low tone-density because of P:3,
  70% rest-density with values between 200-1000


  Velocity: FIX: none real-time value + RND: real-time value, CRESC: +data:
  increase velocity, -data: decrease velocity (also 0.02 possible)


  Volume: (default 127) values 1-127
replace, copy, insert and delete belong to the whole Inset -line,
srcoll-functions same as in Time-Editor
  Print: print one or all Tracks with all values (time and algorithmic
  parameters)


  Diagramm: click the DIAGRAMM button and you will get a characteristic graphic
  for a track with all insets. If you click one of the insets 1-25 it appears a
  graphic with the lenghts for the chosen inset.


  Tone-Ctrl: see Tonemap (IDX, TONE, MIDI), with print function
- Roland D-70 and Proteus 2 sounds info (examples for a possible using...)
- To change form track x to track y use change to track 1-12 button with a
mouse-click
With the Return key of the computer-keyboard change to Trackview...





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