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Working with the 16:9 player
TrueFire Support
posted this on September 14, 2011 07:21 pm
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Main FeaturesSet Up Interactive Tab and NotationLaunch a Course Navigate Course Lessons Playback Control & Player Functionality Keyboard shortcuts Using Interactive Tab and Noation PDF Tab & Notation Practice jam tracks Tuner Metronome Text guides Flash control Link menu The more familiar you are with our Lesson Player features, the more you'll benefit from the course. |
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Set Up Interactive Tab and Notation
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Printable PDFs of tab and standard notation accompany your course, but we also include interactive Power Tab files so that you can see and hear the tab/notation played out at any tempo. Interactive tab/notation is an extremely effective learning aid! Windows:Install Power Tab BEFORE launching course (free version included). |
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How to Launch a Course |
You do not have to install your TrueFire course. It will launch directly from the disk or wherever you downloaded it to on your computer. Launch from your hard drive for optimal performance (if you pruchased your course on a disk, then simply copy the enetire course to yoru hard drive)! Windows: Click the "Guitar" icon |
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Navigate Course Lessons
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Navigate video lessons via the video lesson panel to the left of the player. The film strip icons represent videos and you simply click that icon to load and start playing a video lesson. The folder icons represent a sub-set of video lessons and you simply click that icon to view the video lessons organized in that sub-set. Click "Main" anytime to return to Main menu Click "i" button anytime to view course description
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Player Functionality |
Player Controls
Keyboard Shortcuts
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Text Guides |
A text guide and narrative accompanies every video lesson. Often times the educator will augment the material being presented in the video and so, you should review these text narratives whenever working with a video lesson. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Flash Control |
TrueFire's lesson player is built with Flash to make it as compatible as possible with the widest range of compters and operating systems. You'll notice a group of drop-downs in the upper left-hand corner. These are native Flash controls. You really only need to be aware and use one of these controls; under the "View" drop-down, you will find a "Full Screen" option - select that to expand the lesson player to full screen. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuner |
The tuner is a handy little tool that you can use to tune your guitar to a variety of tunings: Standard, DADGAD, DROP D, Eb, OPEN A, OPEN C, OPEN, D, OPEN E and OPEN G |
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Metronome |
The metronome is another handy tool for you to use when practicing. You can control the tempo and select one of the following common time signatures: 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/8 or 7/8. |
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Link Menu |
The Link Menu on the lower left-hand side gives you quick access to the JAMBOX (200 practice rhythm tracks with lead sheets), the FORUM (where you can interact with other students, get answers to questions and access supplemental learning material), the STORE (TrueFire's main page), the SUPPORT area (help guides, knowledge base, technical contacts, etc.) and MY PROFILE (this is your TrueFire account page). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Power Tab |
If you've not yet used an interactive tab and notation tool like Power Tab or Guitar Pro -- PLEASE take the time to learn how to and give it a go. Interactive Tab and Notation programs like these allow you to "see" and "hear" tab and notation played out, at any tempo, without any change in pitch. So, you can loop and slow down any section of the tab and notation to a tempo that you are comfortable with and then practice along with it, slowly building up to tempo. This is one of the most significant technological advance for students of guitar ever! Power Tab charts can also be printed out and used as standard charts. Power Tab for Windows is totally free and an installer is included with your TrueFire course (please install before launching your course). If your course includes tab and notation, then corresponding Power Tab files are also included. Power Tab files can be imported into Guitar Pro 5 or higher, which is both Windows and Mac compatible and can be purchased and downloaded online from www.Guitar-Pro.com (many students purchase and use Guitar Pro because the inetrface is slicker and the sonic quality is better).
Helpful Guides for Power TabPlease note that the free Power Tab program is also a powerful editing program, which functionality you will likely not need to use or learn. So, if you're just going to play and work with th Power Tab files, you really only need to learn how to loop sections using repeat bars and adjust tempo. The following two links will teach you how to do both. |
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Tab & Notation (PDF Charts) |
If your course includes tab and notation, then you will find that tab and notation on PDF files and will need Adobe Reader to view (you probably already have that on your computer or you can easily get a free version from http://get.adobe.com/reader/). The PDF charts can be viewed on yoru screen or printed out.
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Jam Tracks |
Many TrueFire video lessons also include a practice "jam" track, which is often the track that the educator uses in that lesson to demonstrate the lesson with. The Jam track allows you to practice the lesson over that same track but without the instructor's part. TIP! If you find that the tempo of the track is too fast at first, then you should practice the part at a slower tempo using the Power Tab file. Once you get the part up to speed and can play it accurately, then you can practice at tempo with the track.
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