How To: Play music using the key board shift a piano key by a 1/4 tone while playing music Scroll the keyboard w.r.t. the piano keys Select a maqam Switch maqams quickly while playing music Record the music which you play Replay the music which you recorded Control the replay speed of the recorded music Save the recorded music as a MIDI file Open (import) a MIDI file Replay a MIDI file Filter a MIDI file Control the replay speed of a MIDI file Copy a MIDI file into the recording memory Check and select a MIDI device How to play music using the keyboard? Refer to "Playing Music Using the Keyboard". How to shift a piano key by a 1/4 tone while playing music? - To shift a key by a 1/4 tone down, press Ctrl while playing the key. - To shift a key by a 1/4 tone up, press Alt while playing the key. For more details, click here. How to scroll the keyboard w.r.t. the piano keys? Method 1: Use the keyboard scroll on the main toolbar. Method 2: Use the "0" key and the "." key in the numeric keypad of the keyboard. For more details, click here. How to select a maqam? Refer to "Maqam Selection". How to switch maqams quickly while playing music? Refer to "Maqam Hot Keys". How to record the music which you play? Refer to "Using the Record/Replay Features". How to replay the music which you recorded? Refer to "Using the Record/Replay Features". How to control the replay speed of the recorded music? In the record/replay frame, drag the speed slider to the left (to slow down) or to the right (to speed up). The speed indicator will show the selected speed as a factor of the normal speed. Refer to "Using the Record/Replay Features" for details. How to save the recorded music as a MIDI file? From the record/replay menu, select "Save Recording As...". How to open (import) a MIDI file? Click the Open button in the MIDI-file replay frame, and select a file. How to replay a MIDI file? After Opening the MIDI File, click the Play button in the MIDI-file replay frame. How to filter a MIDI file? In the MIDI-file replay frame, click the "Filter" button. This will bring up a form that allows you to select: Which channels should produce sound on replay (the other channels will be muted). Which channels should have piano key animation on replay. How to control the replay speed of a MIDI file? In the MIDI-file replay frame, drag the speed slider to the left (to slow down) or to the right (to speed up). The speed indicator will show the selected speed as a factor of the normal speed. Refer to "Using the MIDI-File Replay Features" for details. How to copy a MIDI file into the recording memory? From the MIDI-file replay menu, select "Copy (filtered) into Rec...". How to check and select a MIDI device? From the menu in the main toolbar, select "Select/Test MIDI Device...".