Creating Message Tunes

Use the Music Composer to create tunes to alert users to messages. Supply the requested information in the Octave, Duration, and Tempo fields, and then compose the tune in the Score field.

You cannot add rests to a tune; it is a continuous string of notes.

Use the following procedures to:

• Create a message tune.

• Delete a message tune.

• Edit the score of a message tune.

To create a message tune:

1. From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select Music Composer to display the Music Composer screen.

2. In the ID field, enter an ID for your musical score.

3. In the Title field, type the title of the tune.

4. In the Octave field, enter the default tone of the musical interval. For example, how high or low in pitch the tone is played.

5. In the Duration field, enter the default length of time each note plays.

6. In the Tempo field, enter the speed at which the piece plays.

7. Enter the corresponding letters for the notes of your musical composition. Each note contains three characters:

• The first character represents a note in the musical scale on a piano. Upper case letters represent white keys and lower case letters represent black keys.

• The second character represents the octave in which the note occurs.

• The third character represents the duration of the note.

Note: The system enters the last two digits for each note. You cannot change the octave or duration until you have saved the score. If you attempt to do it now, the system deletes the note.

For example, enter the beginning notes of the ball game tune as follows:

C44 C44 A44 G44 E44 G44 D44 C44 C44 A44 G44 E44

8. Press the Enter key to save the score.

9. Use the Edit hot key to adjust the octave and duration of the notes.

10. Use the Play hot key to play the tune.

11. Repeat steps 9 and 10, as needed.

12. Press Esc to save the tune and exit the Music Composer screen.

To delete a message tune:

1. From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select Music Composer to display the Music Composer screen.

2. In the ID field, enter the ID of the tune to delete.      

3. Use the Delete hot key.

The system prompts you to confirm the deletion.

4. Press Esc to exit the Music Composer screen.

To edit the score of a message tune:

1. From the System > System Files > User Control menu, select Music Composer to display the Music Composer screen.

2. In the ID field, enter the ID of the tune whose score to edit.

3. Use the Edit hot key to position the cursor in the Score field in edit mode.

Note: To change the octave, tempo, or duration, you need to delete the tune and create a new one.

4. Edit your musical composition. Each note contains three characters:

• The first character represents a note in the musical scale on a piano. Upper case letters represent white keys and lower case letters represent black keys.

• The second character represents the octave in which the note occurs.

• The third character represents the duration of the note.

For example, change the beginning notes of the ball game tune as follows:

C44 C52 A42 G42 E42 G46 D46 C44 C52 A42 G42 E42

5. Press Enter to save the new score.

6. Use the Play hot key to play the new score.

7. If further editing is required, repeat steps 3 through 6.

8. Press Esc to save the tune and exit the Music Composer screen.

See Also:

Music Composer Overview