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About The music
I'm sure you've noticed by now, that each page you access has its own musical score that starts automatically. These are specially selected
noncommercial Funky/Rythmn 'n Blues tracks. They are created electronically in a digital file system called "midis". And although they're stereo sound, the quality is thin and tinny, far from the best available.
However the file size is very small, which means you can listen to a full track without waiting ages for the track to download onto your computer. And of course, they do add that certain ambiance to a web page
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Downloading The Tracks
Each of these songs is a full-length track so we've arranged each song to play only once. Should you care to listen to the same score again simply hit
the Reload button on your browser. Should we find enough interest in the music in the future, we will provide you a quick, easy method of downloading all the tracks. However, all is not yet lost. As soon as you've
listened to the entire piece it has been automatically downloaded onto your machine, in your Browser's cache. (The cache is a storage subdirectory, or folder, within your browser's main directory) These music
files may be recognized by their "mid" endings. In other words, search for files that look like this: ABCDEFGHI.MID
If you're not sure where to find your Browser's cache, you can use Windows "Find" function as an alternative. To use this "Find" function, Do this:
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- Click your "Start" button (Screen Bottom, Left)
- Click "Find"
- Then "Files or Folders"
- A dialogue box will appear titled "Find: All Files"
- Under the "Name & Location" tab, there will be a Field near the bottom called "Look in:"
- Set this to "My Computer" (Use the right hand down arrow if needed)
- You're now set to search all your whole computer drives, including CD's
- Make sure the "include sub folders" option is checked
- Also under the "Name & Location" tab, there will be a Field called "Named:"
- In this Field type: *.mid
- Now hit the "Find Now" button, near top right, and wait
- You'll now be given every sound file of this type including ours, in your computer system
- Select these all, Right Button Click, then select Copy
- Find somewhere to store these, for the moment let's say the Desktop
- Right Button Click, then select Paste
- Now by double clicking any of these files you should be able to listen to them at your leisure
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What If You Want Peace & Quiet?
Should you, In the most highly unlikely event, prefer NOT to hear these melodious strains or you would simply like to adjust the volume settings, here's
what to do:
- Locate the Windows Volume Control icon in the system tray, Bottom right hand corner of the screen. (Looks like a yellow loudspeaker cone, partly
side-on & sounding off to the right)
- Left button click once.
- Check the Mute option (bottom Left) to turn off sounds. OR
- Use the Page Down keypad button for rapid volume decrease, or the Down Arrow button for gradual volume decrease.
- Alternatively you can grab (Left Button Click & hold) the horizontal slider bar and adjust the volume accordingly.
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If You can't locate the Volume Control Icon,
Here's what to do:
Occasionally a computer may be configured so as not to show the Volume Control within the task bar. To
cause it to appear there, her's what to do:
- Left Button Click Windows "Start" button
- Go to "Settings" then Left Button Click "Control Panel" (Control Panel appears)
- Double Click the "Multimedia" or ("Sounds & Audio Devices") icon (Multimedia Properties Dialogue panel
appears)
- Check the box named: "Show volume control on the task bar"
- Then click "OK"
- Then simply click on this icon to adjust Volume as described above.
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