HELPAVAIL BDFHIMOSPQ
VERSION 1.02a
REVISION I


START HELP B
B - BANK OPTIONS

This command allows you to copy, destroy, edit, jump to, kill, load,
print, receive, save, and transmit a bank.  Along with this, you may see
which banks are available for loading.  Furthermore, this command allows
you to create a new bank, or put the patches in the bank in alphabetical
order.  If you accidentally select a bank that does not exist, RC will
let you know.

     [D]estroy   This will kill all of the patches in the bank.  Before
                 destroying the patches, RC will check to make sure that
                 the patches are saved.  If not, you will be allowed to
                 save it before continuing.

     [E]dit      You can edit the active bank's comments or change the
                 name of any patch.

     [F]iles     Will display the banks available for loading.

     [J]ump      Allows you to change to a specified bank.

     [K]ill      Removes the bank from memory, or kills the bank. Before
                 killing the bank, RC will check to make sure that the
                 bank is saved.  If not, you will be allowed to save it
                 before continuing.

     [L]oad      Allows you to load up a bank from either the floppy or
                 hard disk.

     [N]ew       Creates a new bank.

     [O]rder     This allows you to put the names of the patches in the
                 specified bank in alphabetical order.  When this
                 function is activated, you will be asked if you want
                 the order of the patches to be in ascending (from 'A'
                 to 'Z') or descending (from 'Z' to 'A') alphabetical
                 order.

     [P]rint     This will print a list of patches in the bank.  Also
                 any comments that are stored with the bank are printed.

     [R]eceive   Receives patches from the synthesizer and sends them to
                 the specified bank.

     [S]ave      Allows you to save a bank.  RC will ask you which
                 filename you want the bank to be saved as.  If the
                 filename you chose already exists on the disk, then RC
                 will ask you if you are sure if you want to write over
                 that particular filename.

     [T]ransmit  Transmits patches in the active bank to the
                 synthesizer.
END

START HELP D
D - DOS SHELL

This command allows you to temporarily exit to DOS.  This command does
NOT quit the program; it just allows you to perform DOS functions
without quitting the program.  Do NOT run any memory resident programs
or "un-behaved" programs when you are in the DOS shell.  It is mainly
here to allow you to check the contents of a disk, delete or copy files,
and format disks.  When you are done using the DOS shell, type in "EXIT"
and press [ENTER] to return to RC.
END

START HELP F
F - FILES LISTING

If you need to look at the contents on a disk, instead of exitting to
DOS, you can use this command.  The current directory is assumed but you
can view any directory.  You are allowed to use wildcards.
END

START HELP H
H - HELP    (SPECIAL KEYS)

From Main Program:
    [F1] Create a new bank         [F6] Receive bank
    [F2] Kill bank                 [F7] Edit patch
    [F3] Load bank                 [F8] Graphically edit patch
    [F4] Save bank                 [F9] Auditions patch
    [F5] Transmit bank            [F10] Edit name of patch

    [TAB], [SHIFT-TAB]  - Changes the active bank
    [ARROW KEYS]        - Changes the current patch in active bank
    [PgUp], [PgDn]      - Go to top and bottom of column in active bank
    [CTRL-E]            - Fast way to execute a macro
    [Function keys]     - Execute special and custom macros

Anywhere:
    [CTRL-R]            - To stop recording a macro
    [ESC]               - Aborts or stops whatever the user is doing

From a menu:
    [ENTER]             - Select highlighted command
    [ARROW KEYS]        - Used to change highlighted command
    [CTRL-ESC]          - Returns to main program from ANY menu
    [ESC]               - Moves back ONE menu level

    Instead of using the arrow keys to choose a selection in a menu, hit
    the capitalized letter in that selection.  From the main program you
    can jump to any menu directly by hitting the capitalized character
    for that menu.
END

START HELP I
I - INFORMATION

This command will display the current settings of RC.

The settings displayed are:

     þ The current path settings
     þ The MIDI channel setting
     þ If a MIDI interface exists
     þ If RC is in recording a macro
     þ The number of banks in memory
     þ How much memory is available
     þ The display mode
     þ What type of synthesizer is being used with RC
END

START HELP M
M - MACRO

Allows you to execute or record a macro.  Also allows you to see what
macros are available to be executed.

     [E]xecute   To execute a macro that exists the disk.

     [R]ecord    When this function is chosen, RC is in Record mode.  RC
                 will ask you for a filename to save the "recording" to.
                 If the file already exists, then RC will ask you if you
                 are sure as to whether you want to write over that
                 file.  The filenames that were saved from Record mode
                 have an extension of .RCM.  Everything that you do in
                 RC is "recorded."  In order to stop the recording,
                 press Ctrl-R.  The "recording" was saved to a file in
                 the macro subdirectory.  To execute a recording, is the
                 same thing as trying to execute a macro.  (See the
                 Execute function above).

     [F]iles     Allows you to see the available macros for execution.
END

START HELP O
O - OPTIONS

This command allows you to change the color mode, to change the
directories settings, invoke a MIDI option, and set what type of
synthesizer you are using with RC.

     [C]olor        Allows you to change screen color between color,
                    full color, monochrome, or one color only.

     [D]irectories  Allows you to set paths to where your banks,
                    executables, macros, and sequences are stored.

     [M]idi         Allows you to send an ALL NOTES OFF or change MIDI
                    Channel, Program, Sequence, or Song.

     [S]ynthesizer  Allows you to choose between ESQ-1/ESQ-M or SQ-80.
END

START HELP P
P - PATCH

Allows you to audition, copy, edit, graphically edit, kill, print,
remove, receive, and transmit patches.

     [A]udition  Auditions (plays) the patch through the synthesizer

     [C]opy      Upon occasion, you will want to copy a patch from one
                 bank into another.  You will then be able to choose
                 which patch you want as the source patch.  Once this
                 has been done, you will be asked to choose the
                 destination patch.  Use the [TAB] and [SHIFT-TAB] keys
                 to change between the banks and the [ARROW KEYS] to
                 change between patches.  Keep doing this until you get
                 to the source or destination bank, then hit [ENTER].

     [E]dit      This function puts you into the Patch Editor.  All of
                 the information about the patch is displayed in the
                 editor. You can use the [-] and [+] keys to choose the
                 value you want for the current parameter.  You can also
                 press the [SPACE BAR] to be able to type out the actual
                 value you want for that parameter.

     [G]raph     Displays a graphic of the patch and allows you to
                 actually edit the amplitude or frequency of the graph.

     [K]ill      This function will kill a certain patch from the bank.

     [L]isten    Sends the current patch to the edit buffer of the
                 synthesizer.  The program will then wait for a key to
                 be pressed before removing the patch from the edit
                 buffer.

     [N]ame      Allows you to quickly edit the name of a patch.

     [P]rint     This function will print out the patch to the printer.

     [R]eceive   Receives the currently selected patch on the
                 synthesizer. You select where the patch will be stored
                 when it is received and if a patch is already there, it
                 will be overwritten.

     [T]ransmit  Transmits the selected patch to the synthesizer's edit
                 buffer.  You may then write the patch to any location
                 in your synthesizer.
END

START HELP S
S - SEQUENCE

With this command, RC will display the sequences available to be
transmitted to the synthesizer, receive a sequence from the synthesizer,
or transmit a sequence to the disk.

     [F]iles     Displays the sequences available for transmitting.

     [R]eceive   Receives one or all sequence(s) from the synthesizer to
                 the disk.  RC will then ask you which filename you want
                 the sequence(s) to be saved as.  If the filename you
                 chose already exists on the disk, then RC will ask you
                 if you are sure if you want to write over that
                 particular filename.

     [T]ransmit  Transmits a sequence from the disk to the synthesizer.
END

START HELP Q
Q - QUIT REMOTE CONTROL: ESQ

This command quits to DOS.  If you have any unsaved banks, you will be
asked if you wish to save them before quitting.  If you have many banks
loaded into memory, closing of all the banks may take a short time.
END
