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To start a jam session:

1.Click on the Start/Stop button (it looks like a traffic light).

2.Use your mouse to play any of the keys on the keyboard. There! Now you’re jammin’. To stop the jam session, click on the Start/Stop button again.

Everything else you learn in this chapter simply adds variety to how you jam. You’ll learn how to change the instrument you’re playing, add fills and breaks, switch accompaniment styles, save and reload your work, and much more — and it’s all just as simple as what you’ve just done.

You can click on the screen any time you wish, but Jammin’ Keys doesn’t always respond right away. Like any good musician, it waits for the right moment. You may have to wait a few seconds until the end of a musical phrase before your next choice kicks in.

Exit, Setup and Help

Exit Click on the Exit button to close Jammin’ Keys

Setup Usually, the correct setup parameters are chosen when you install Jammin’ Keys, and you will not need to use this button. However, if you are having problems using Jammin’ Keys, you may need to adjust your setup. Refer to the Online Help for complete documentation of the Setup options.

Help Click the Help button to display Online Help for Jammin’ Keys.

Keyboard Zones

You can jam in Jammin’ Keys with just a mouse, or you can use a MIDI keyboard that’s properly connected to your PC through your sound card or another MIDI interface.

Use the lower octave

Use the middle octave

Use the upper octave to

to select a harmony

to trigger pre-arranged riffs

play the lead

The on-screen keyboard plays when you click on keys with the mouse. Stick to the keys with green lights, and you’ll stay in tune with the background band.

The piano keyboard in Jammin’ Keys is divided into three zones. Each one makes different things happen in the session.

The Accompaniment Zone

The octave on the left — labeled with a “key” symbol — is called the Accompaniment Zone. These keys select the harmonies your backup band will play. To change the harmonies, click on various notes in this octave.

The Auto Riffs Zone

The middle octave — labeled with the Automobile — is the Auto Riffs zone. When you click on a key in this zone, Jammin’ Keys plays a melody that our musicians at Voyetra have put together for you. Every note is just right. For each style of accompaniment, there are 12 melodies you can use in this octave. That makes more than a hundred melodies, ready to go with just a click of the mouse — and no wrong notes!

The Auto Riffs zone works only when Auto Jam is active. If Auto Riffs is turned off, the second octave becomes part of the Improvising Zone (described below).

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Contents Teach Me Piano Deluxe Teach Me Piano Deluxe Program Overview IntroductionWelcome Progress Report shows you how you’re doing … Music Games test your music skills… Helpful Tips… Online help is always available…Please register your software with us To install the softwareGetting Started What you’ll need to run the programsSetting-Up Your Midi Keyboard Checking your Midi keyboard connectionPiano Room Screen Keyboard Shortcut KeysKeyboard Lessons LessonsTo sign in as a new user Preparing to PlayEnter and Sign In, Please To run Keyboard Lessons after you’ve signedKeyboard Lessons’ Contents Screen As a New UserInformation Screen Adjusting the Volume in Keyboard LessonsKeyboard Lessons Screens Practicing Rhythm Getting the Beats Right Video ScreenTrainer Screen Practicing Rhythm & Pitch Getting Beats and Notes Right Performance ScreenPracticing Pitch Getting the Notes Right To perform a pieceUsing Note Names and Finger Numbers Performance OptionsEvaluation Screen To practice an area from the Evaluation ScreenSelecting a Range Chapter Review Screen Progress ScreenChanging the Setup in the Keyboard Lessons Base and Extended Level SynthesizersSongbook Organizing Songs in the SongbookDeleting a Song from the Songbook When Importing Midi FilesImporting a Midi Song into the Song Book To import a songFrom the Performance Screen you can Track-split OptionTo use the Track Split option Printing a Song To print a songMusician’s Reference Keyboard Tour Understanding Midi and Synthesis What You Can Do With Recording Station Using Recording Station’s sample Midi filesRecording Station Working with songs you’ve learned in Music LessonsDownloading Midi songs from the Web Using Jammin’ Keys to create background tracksRecording Tracks Recording your own songsRecording Digital Audio Tracks Recording Drums on TrackSaving and Loading Recording Sessions Loading a File from Jammin’ KeysMidi Track Controls Lyrics, Exit, Setup, and Help Transport Controls and DisplaysTempo and Key Signature Controls Exercise 2 Record Piano and Vocals on America The Beautiful Recording Station ExercisesExercise 1 Load, play, and modify a Blues song Teach Me Piano Deluxe Improvise over the virtual band, with different instruments Jammin’ KeysWhat You Can Do With Jammin’ Keys Accompaniment Zone Exit, Setup and HelpKeyboard Zones Auto Riffs ZoneRed and Green Lights Jam GridImprovising Zone To turn on Auto JamSelecting a Lead Instrument Changing Instrument SoundsSelecting Effects Pad Sounds Fills Styles and VariationsFills, Breaks, and Intro/End BreaksTo start or end a jam session with the Intro/End button MixerTempo and Key Signature To change the key signature or tempoTransport Controls Transport DisplayRecording, Saving and Loading Jam Sessions To record a session in Jammin’ KeysTo save a recorded jam session To load a previously recorded Jam SessionExercise 2 Import a jam into Recording Station Jammin’ Keys ExercisesExercise 1 Play a rock jam Teach Me Piano Deluxe Music Games Overview of Music GamesCheck your Sound Card and Connections Troubleshooting TipsSound Check Midi Input Test Troubleshooting Midi problemsMidi Thru Setting Midi Output TestDigital Audio and the Windows Temp file Troubleshooting Digital Audio ProblemsChecking Digital Recording and Playback
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