User manual ROLAND MTLC-16

[. . . ] ®ÂØÒÅ^Î ® MTLC-16 Music Tutor Lab Controller Owner's Manual and User's Guide Copyright © 2001 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION. Educator's Foreword Welcome to the Roland family!We want to thank you for making the Roland MTLC-16 Lab Communication Console a vital part of your classroom environment. As educators in the 21st-century, we are faced with ever-growing competition for our students' time and focus. [. . . ] A) Click "File" in the menu-bar and select "Exit, " or B) Press Alt+F and then press "X, " or C) Press Alt+F and then use the arrow keys to select "Exit, " or D) Press Ctrl+X. E) If the current classroom configuration has not been saved previously, type the class name and press enter (or click "OK. ") Gradebook In order to open the "Gradebook, " the current "Class" must be saved. To save the current class, see "Save Class" under "File" above. Once the current class is saved, click "Gradebook" in the menu-bar. A new window will appear with the following items. Assignment Column Allows the teacher to enter assignment titles (e. g. A) Click a student name in the student name box located in the upper left corner of the screen. D) Press "Tab. " Score Column Allows the teacher to enter numbered assignment scores for each student. A) Click a student name in the student name box located in the upper left corner of the screen. D) Press "Tab. " 31 Operating the Virtual MTLC-16 Notes Column Allows the teacher to enter notes (e. g. "Needs two-hand work, " "Don't forget to test!, " etc. ) for each student. A) Click a student name in the student name box located in the upper left corner of the screen. D) Press "Tab. " Average Column Numbered scores from the "Score Column" are averaged in this column. [Print Student] Button Prints the selected student's gradebook records. A) Click a student name in the student name box located in the upper left corner of the screen. B) Click the "Print Student" button. Hardware Detection TX = "Transmit" This virtual LED blinks when the VMTLC-16 software is "transmitting" messages to the connected communication console. RX = "Receive" This virtual LED blinks when the VMTLC-16 software is "receiving" messages from the connected communication console. CD = "Carrier Detect" This virtual LED lights when the VMTLC-16 software detects ("carrier detect[s]") the connection of the communication console. [Capture] Button Makes the on/off status of the VMTLC-16's buttons match the on/off status of the connected communication console's buttons. 32 Chap. 5­Operating the V-MT1 (Visual Music Tutor) MIDI Song Files, Notation and WYSIWYG*--the Visual Imperative Soon after MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) was introduced in 1983, software publishers began using MIDI's ® ® power to display notes of a song file as graphic, print-worthy notation--instant music publishing. Finale and Sibelius are but two examples of successful music notation companies. But the primary output of these programs--and sequencing programs--is the static, printed page. The V-MT1 is a visual sequencing/notation program, a powerful tool that is remarkable for two reasons: what it does, and almost more importantly, what it does NOT do. What it does: The V-MT1 plays back Standard MIDI Files (SMFs) of both type 1 and type 0. Typical student-teacher interactions made possible by MIDI: recordings can be adjusted, so the tempo is slower; the recording's orchestration can be turned off for greater learning focus; and the MIDI file's notation can be instantly displayed in a dynamic, animated musical score that unfolds in tempo, as the recording is played back. This user-adjustable music score guides the student through the piano class, the method book, the exercises, the ensembles or some of those "for fun" pieces. What it does NOT do: While the V-MT1 quickly and easily prints music scores from a MIDI file (except those including copyright notices), it is designed primarily for on-screen display to fluently guide and tutor the music learner's eyes. [. . . ] 2) The complete instructions are included in a "Read Me" file included on the MIDISport CD-ROM. Read it carefully; the following text is a brief overview of the procedure. It will guide you through the instructions to properly install your driver software. 4) For complete installation instructions, you may also go to the website: http://www. midiman. com/manuals/pdf/usb2x2man. pdf CONNECTING the COMPUTER to the TEACHER KEYBOARD 1) Connect the MIDISport 2X2 to the computer via the USB port, using the cables provided 2) Connect the MIDI OUT of the teacher keyboard to the Input-A of the MIDISport with a MIDI cable of appropriate length; the shorter the better for this application. [. . . ]