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The Play Menu

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Play      Pause   Stop   Repeat   Relative Speed...   Metronome...   Reading List...   R   MIDI Options...   K

The items in this menu contain the controls having to do with the playback of tablatures. In addition, it provides access to the Reading List which controls the playback order of the different sections of a tune. It also contains several functions designed to be of assistance when learning new tunes.

 

The "This measure only" item (or its shortcut [F10]) plays only the measure in which the cursor is currently located.

"Selection only" (or [Shift]+[F10]) plays back a selected block of notes. No limitation is imposed on the size of the block.

"From this measure" (or its shortcut [F11]) plays from the measure containing the cursor up to and including the final measure of the tablature. No account is taken of repeats included in the "Reading List". The latter contains a specific function for this type of playback.

"From this position" (or its shortcut [Shift]+[F11]) functions in the same way as "From this measure" (see above) except that the playback begins from the exact cursor position rather than the beginning of the measure.

The final item, "All", plays back the entire tablature (including all repeats, da Signos, etc) from first to final measure no matter where the cursor is located when the item is selected.

 
Pause
 
This does pretty much what you would expect it to do. Selecting this item or pressing [Pause] or clicking on the button of the same name will pause playback. Selecting the item (or pressing [Pause]) a second time restarts playback from the point where it was paused.
 
Stop
Immediately stops MIDI playback. Playback can be resumed by re-selecting "Play" from the menu, pressing the "Play" button or pressing [Space bar].
 
Repeat
 
"Loops" the tablature for continuous replay.

Relative speed...

This function allows you to vary the playback speed of a piece in percentual increments of your own choosing. Eventual tempo changes within the tablature are automatically converted. The converted tempo change is displayed for informational purposes, only. This allows you to learn a tune more comfortably. TablEdit also allows you to select specific measures to repeat. If the "Increased speed" option has been selected, the playback tempo is increased at each repetition until it reaches the percentual limit shown in the "Up to:" field.

Metronome...

This simple dialog provides you with a metronome to mark time. There are three settings that can be made here.
 
"Volume" allows you to set the MIDI volume for the metronome.
 
The "Patch" popup menu allows you to select the sound to be used for it from the list of percussion instruments supported by your sound card.
 
The final item is the "Metronome only for one measure" check box. If this is selected, TablEdit will provide you with the metronome beat for the duration of one measure before actually beginning playback of the tablature.

Reading List...
 
Selecting this item opens the "Reading List" dialog.

MIDI Options...

Selecting this option opens the dialog of the same name. This where you make the basic MIDI settings to be used for your tablatures.