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Nokia PC Composer - introduced

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Nokia PC Composer 4 Nokia PC Composer Nokia PC Composer allows you to create new ringing tones for your Nokia phone. Once you create a new ringing tone, you can transfer it to your phone via IR. You can also send a ringing tone you create with PC Composer via SMS to another compatible phone in your network. PC Composer also allows you to open Standard MIDI files (type I) as well as RTTL (Ringing Tones Text Transfer Language) files. You can then edit and convert those files to ringing tones. You can save your ringing tones as either .mid (MIDI), .ott (ringing tone), or .txt file formats on your PC's hard drive. Once saved on your hard drive, you can share your new ringing tones via e-mail with friends or family who also use a compatible version of PC Suite. PC hardware setup 4 PC Composer "plays" the notes as they are written to the music staff. You can also play back the entire composition. Before you begin writing, you must select your PC sound card's MIDI playback device. 1 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Nokia PC Suite, then click Nokia PC Composer. 2 Click Tools, point to Player Device, then click the option for your sound card's internal MIDI playback device. Once your MIDI playback device is set, you can hear each note as it is added to the staff or listen to the entire ringing tone (when you click the Play button). • TOUR OF PC COMPOSER The illustration below introduces you to PC Composer's tools and commands: File management Transfer tone to phone Editing tools Send tone as SMS Switch view (displays event tracker window) Raises a note's pitch 1/2 step Play ring tone Stops playback Record mode (displays recording keyboard) Selection tool Note values Rest values Adds dot or double dot to selected note Insert point Triplet (use to create triplets with selected notes) Status bar displays help texts and toolbar tips Note counter Connection status You can launch PC Composer without having a connection between the phone and your PC. The connection status indicator displays the status of the connection between your phone and PC. [ 8 ]

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Nokia PC Composer
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Nokia PC Composer
Nokia PC Composer allows you to create new ringing tones for your Nokia phone. Once you create a new ringing tone, you can
transfer it to your phone via IR. You can also send a ringing tone you create with PC Composer via SMS to another compatible
phone in your network.
PC Composer also allows you to open Standard MIDI files (type I) as well as RTTL (Ringing Tones Text Transfer Language) files. You
can then edit and convert those files to ringing tones. You can save your ringing tones as either
.mid
(MIDI),
.ott
(ringing tone), or
.txt
file formats on your PC’s hard drive. Once saved on your hard drive, you can share your new ringing tones via e-mail with
friends or family who also use a compatible version of PC Suite.
PC hardware setup
PC Composer “plays” the notes as they are written to the music staff. You can also play back the entire composition. Before you
begin writing, you must select your PC sound card’s MIDI playback device.
1
Click
Start
, point to
Programs
, point to
Nokia PC Suite
, then click
Nokia PC Composer
.
2
Click
Tools
, point to
Player Device
, then click the option for your sound card’s internal MIDI playback device.
Once your MIDI playback device is set, you can hear each note as it is added to the staff or listen to the entire ringing tone (when
you click the
Play
button).
• TOUR OF PC COMPOSER
The illustration below introduces you to PC Composer’s tools and commands:
You can launch PC Composer without having a connection between the phone and your PC. The connection status indicator
displays the status of the connection between your phone and PC.
Send tone as SMS
Connection status
Switch view (displays event tracker window)
Note values
Rest values
File management
Note counter
Selection tool
Play ring tone
Stops playback
Record mode
(displays
recording
keyboard)
Adds dot or double
dot to selected note
Raises a note’s
pitch 1/2 step
Insert point
Status bar
displays help
texts and
toolbar tips
Triplet
(use to create
triplets with
selected notes)
Transfer tone to phone
Editing tools