Open a Tune File (Load Musical Discovery file)

This dialogue box contains a drop-down list of all the tunes in the Musical Discovery database. You can browse through the tunes, which are in alphabetical order by their title. Then click on one of these, and the file should load into memory, and its title should appear in the Playbar at the foot of most screens. You may then listen to the tune by clicking the Play button on the Playbar.

The system will remember the last tune loaded, and show this in the drop-down box the next time you open it. This should make it easier to progress through the tunes in order, without needing to scroll down from the top tune every time. You may reach a desired tune faster by typing the first letter or two of its title, into the drop-down box, then hitting the down-arrow, or the other way round. Also you can scroll down the list of tunes with the down-arrow of the keyboard, and then hit the green OK button to make the selection  To cancel this dialogue box without selecting any tune, simply hit the pink Cancel button.

If you want to store a tune as a fragment for use in the Composing Board, tick the check-box at bottom left, then select the tune, then hit the green OK button.

This dialogue box can be opened in several different ways:-


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