User Guide
FreQuency Activator
This activates notes as they approach on the selected track. As notes
pass into the activator, press the correct button to catch the note.
Hitting the button at just the right time is essential. Hitting a sequence
of notes activates the track and charges the Energy Meter.
Energy Meter
Keep the Energy Meter charged by activating tracks. When the
meter is green, you are making progress. When it turns orange,
your energy is getting low. When the meter is completely drained,
the game is over.
Song Location Meter
The Song Location Meter highlights the section of the song in which
you are playing. To survive, you must travel the length of the song.
Score
The longer you remain in the song by activating progressively
more complex tracks, the higher your score. You also score more
points for activating more complex patterns than simpler ones.
Note
Press the correct button as the note crosses your activator.
Timing must be perfect to catch the note. Activate notes in order
to activate the whole track of a song.
• Left note – å or √ button.
• Center note – ∂ or ç button
• Right note – ƒ or Ω button
Powerup Note Inventory Display
Powerup Notes increase your note catching abilities and multiply
your score. See “Solo Game Powerups” on page 17.
Portal
Portals mark the boundaries between song sections. When
you advance through a section, you move up one position on
the song location meter.
Remix Mode Screen
Loop Tool
With Loop Tool ON, play two bars of music and they will repeat
throughout the section. With Loop Tool OFF, play every bar of
music in a section. Press the Directional button DOWN to toggle
the Loop Tool ON or OFF.
Loop Boundaries
The green rectangle on the track marks the boundaries of a loop
where your patterns are recorded.
Effects
When playing the FreQuency Activator or Scratcher, the effects
alter the mix. Experiment with each to see how it affects each
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Effects
Loop Tool
Loop Boundaries
Song
Location
Meter
Portal
Energy Meter
Note
Powerup
and Inventory
FreQuency Activator
Song
Location
Meter
Score
GAME SCREENS
Game Mode Screen
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