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Music Games test your music skills…

Reinforce what you’ve learned by playing these fun arcade-style games:

9Music Quiz™ tests your knowledge of general music topics.

9Note Blaster™ tests your music reading skills.

9Rhythm Master™ tests your ability to recognize rhythm patterns.

Recording tools let you create your own songs…

Recording Station

This easy-to-use, MIDI and digital audio recording studio will let you create MIDI songs with your PC and MIDI keyboard. Record songs with multiple MIDI instruments and add vocals or acoustic instruments. You can even import MIDI files from your piano lessons and create your own variations!

Jammin’ Keys

This “auto-accompaniment” program lets you create background tracks for your compositions. Choose a style, then add fills, solos, drums, accompaniment, sound effects, and more. When you’re done, load the tracks into Recording Station as a foundation for your own songs.

Sound Check helps you set up your music system…

If you need help setting up your music system, Sound Check is the perfect tool. From here, you can check the operation of your MIDI keyboard, microphone, audio playback, and more. There’s even a video lesson on how to connect your MIDI keyboard to your PC!

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Turtle Beach Deluxe manual Music Games test your music skills…

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… Online help is always available… Helpful Tips… Getting Started To install the softwarePlease register your software with us What you’ll need to run the programs Checking your Midi keyboard connection Setting-Up Your Midi Keyboard Keyboard Shortcut Keys Piano Room Screen Lessons Keyboard Lessons Enter and Sign In, Please Preparing to PlayTo sign in as a new user To run Keyboard Lessons after you’ve signed As a New User Keyboard Lessons’ Contents Screen Information Screen Adjusting the Volume in Keyboard LessonsKeyboard Lessons Screens Practicing Rhythm Getting the Beats Right Video ScreenTrainer Screen Practicing Pitch Getting the Notes Right Performance ScreenPracticing Rhythm & Pitch Getting Beats and Notes Right To perform a piece Performance Options Using Note Names and Finger Numbers To practice an area from the Evaluation Screen Evaluation Screen Selecting a Range Progress Screen Chapter Review Screen Base and Extended Level Synthesizers Changing the Setup in the Keyboard Lessons Organizing Songs in the Songbook Songbook Importing a Midi Song into the Song Book When Importing Midi FilesDeleting a Song from the Songbook To import a song From the Performance Screen you can Track-split OptionTo use the Track Split option To print a song Printing a Song Musician’s Reference Keyboard Tour Understanding Midi and Synthesis Recording Station Using Recording Station’s sample Midi filesWhat You Can Do With Recording Station Working with songs you’ve learned in Music Lessons Recording Tracks Using Jammin’ Keys to create background tracksDownloading Midi songs from the Web Recording your own songs Recording Drums on Track Recording Digital Audio Tracks Loading a File from Jammin’ Keys Saving and Loading Recording Sessions Midi Track Controls Transport Controls and Displays Lyrics, Exit, Setup, and Help Tempo 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 Keyboard Zones Exit, Setup and HelpAccompaniment Zone Auto Riffs Zone Improvising Zone Jam GridRed and Green Lights To turn on Auto Jam Selecting a Lead Instrument Changing Instrument SoundsSelecting Effects Pad Sounds Fills, Breaks, and Intro/End Styles and VariationsFills Breaks Tempo and Key Signature MixerTo start or end a jam session with the Intro/End button To change the key signature or tempo Recording, Saving and Loading Jam Sessions Transport DisplayTransport Controls To record a session in Jammin’ Keys To load a previously recorded Jam Session To save a recorded jam session Exercise 2 Import a jam into Recording Station Jammin’ Keys ExercisesExercise 1 Play a rock jam Teach Me Piano Deluxe Overview of Music Games Music Games Check your Sound Card and Connections Troubleshooting TipsSound Check Midi Thru Setting Troubleshooting Midi problemsMidi Input Test Midi Output Test Digital Audio and the Windows Temp file Troubleshooting Digital Audio ProblemsChecking Digital Recording and Playback