Tutorial: Playing the Song |
If your computer has a sound card, it is likely that Composer will be able to immediately play through your computer's sound card to the speakers. Composer requires that the sound card support MIDI, which is a certain computer music standard that almost all of today's sound cards support. To play back the currently opened song:
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Playback starts wherever the green playback marker is currently located. A vertical blue cursor moves along in the score as the song plays, to indicate the current playback position. The currently playing notes are highlighted in a bright pink color.
TIP: Do you hear the Twinkle Twinkle Little Star playing? If so, then Composer will not need any assistance from you in setting up the MIDI sound card. If you do not hear the song play, then follow the instructions in Quick MIDI Device Setup. If after using the Quick MIDI Device Setup option you still do not hear sound, then read about What To Do If You Do Not Hear Sound.
To stop playback:
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The green playback marker will be moved to the song location where you interrupted playback. To jump to a different location in the song during playback.
To change the location of the playback marker before you start playback:
To change the location of the playback marker to the beginning of the score, even during playback:
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