User Manual

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Auto "Evaluate answer"
Set EarMaster to evaluate your answer automatically when the selected conditions are met.
Play lead-in
Plays a lead-in bar with the metronome before playing the question or playing your answer.
Hear with metronome
Activates the metronome while playing a rhythm or a melody with rhythm.
Record with metronome
Activates the metronome while clapping a rhythm or playing a melody. If it is not checked,
you still must clap or play in the correct tempo, but you can begin anytime you want.
Evaluate note length
Forces EarMaster to evaluate the length of the notes in rhythmic exercises. This means you
must hold tones as given by their note values. If that option is activated, the sound used to
play back rhythms will be the preset selected for Rhythms (Sustained) in the Preferences of
EarMaster.
Answer identification
Specify how EarMaster should interpret your answer:
Absolute: The pitch of the tones must be exactly the same as the question.
Any octave: The name of the tones must be the same as the question, but they may be
transposed to any octave.
Relative: You may transpose your answer freely (e.g. if the question was the perfect fourth
interval C-F, you may enter the tones D-G as the correct answer).
Tone naming
Choose between standard tone naming (C, D, E, etc.), solfege (Do-Re-Mi-...) with fixed- or
movable-Do, or numerals (Arabic or Roman).
Fixed-Do means Do is always C, no matter what key the question is in. Movable Do means Do
is always the root of the key.
Clef
Choose the clef used on the staff: Treble (G clef), Bass (F clef) or Alto (C clef). This is also
where you specify whether you would like to use a Single Staff, or a Grand Staff.
Play tone on mouse click
If activated, the notes you enter in the visual interfaces (staff, instruments) will play
sounds.
Show first tone
Choose whether the first tone of the questions should be indicated automatically.
Show claps
If activated, dots will be shown under the staff while you are clapping to indicate in
real-time the precision of your performance.
Show pitch curve
This option will make EarMaster draw a pitch curve in real-time on the staff in the singing
exercises so that you may visualize your performance more precisely.