In previous versions of ittyMIDI Player, there was
a single database of MIDI songs and a corresponding Playlist called "All Songs".
Starting in version 2.0, ittyMIDI Player allows multiple databases, referred to
as Books, each with its own corresponding Book Playlist. If you upgraded from
version 1, your old songs will still be present in "All Songs".
You can create your own Playlists as before. Playlists can combine songs from several
different books.
You can create a Playlist for your next performance
or for this week's lesson. Each Playlist can have the same song many times.
Each copy of the song can be tailored for your particular needs. For example, a
teacher may have the same song in the list 5 times - increasing in speed each time.
Even if you only have one song, you can still make an impressively large playlist,
simply by adding that song several hundred times.
On the left side of the screen is a list of the songs in the current book. Use the
drop-down list in the upper left to select a book from all those that are currently on
your handheld.
On the right is the current Playlist. Select a Playlist by using the drop-down in the upper
right of the screen. Songs in the current Playlist are highlighted in the book list on the
left. All book playlists are listed first in the Playlist drop-down. You may neither add songs
to nor remove songs from these lists. A ! next to a Playlist name means the Playlist is empty.
If the current Playlist is not a Book Playlist, tap on
a song to add it to the Playlist. Any song in a Playlist with a * next to it is invalid,
probably meaning the Book containing that MIDI file is missing.
Add a quick note about a song by tapping on the note pad button on the
lower right. The other three buttons allow you to edit the current
song. Use the trash button to remove it from the Playlist. The arrow buttons
move it up and down.
It is now possible to copy settings from one song to another.
When a song in the current playlist is selected, select "Copy Settings" in the Edit
menu. Now, select another song in any playlist and paste these settings to it by
using the "Paste Settings" menu command. The "Default Settings" command in the Edit
menu will restore all settings to their defaults.
To move from screen to screen, use the display menu or the hardware scroll
button.
To beam Playlists or a Book, select the appropriate item in the options
menu. Beaming of an individual Playlist is now allowed. However, the Playlist's
songs will only be valid if the receiving handheld has the required songs,
located in books with the same names. When beaming a book of songs, make sure
to close Player on the receiving handheld. You may receive a Playlist while
Player is open, provided the receiving handheld is on the Playlist screen.
