[Coco] [Color Computer] Orchestra 90-cc information

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Thanks, you've been very helpful. 
It's been so many years since I used my coco, I've
forgotten most of what I learned about the many
cartages.

Rev. Ernest


--- Willard Goosey <goosey at virgo.sdc.org> wrote:

> >From: "magickian99" <magickian99 at yahoo.com>

> >

> >Does anyone know of a site to get info on the

> orchestra 90-cc music 

> >synthesizer?

> >I have one now and would like to know how to use

> it.

> 

> The software is in ROM.  Just hit "s" and then "p"

> to Score and Play

> and it will play the William Tell song, which is

> also stored in ROM.

> It has few enough commands that you only need the

> first character.

> 

> Other commands:

> Append <filename>  merge filename with file in

> memory

> Bottom go to end of file 

> Cassette use cassette I/O

> Dir :<number>  use disk I/O, display directory of

> disk :<number>

> Edit 

> 	<break> enter command mode

> 	<clear> erase from cursor pos. to end of line

> 	<shift><break> cancel changes to line

> 	<shift><clear> delete line

> 	<enter> accept current line

> 	<left arrow> move cursor left one char.

> 	<right arrow> move cursor right one char.

> 	<shift><left arrow> delete curent char

> 	<shift><right arrow> insert space at cursor

> 	<up arrow> move cursor up one line

> 	<down arrow> move cursor down one line

> 	<shift><up arrow> joins current line with line

> above it

> 	<shift><down arrow> insert new line or break line

> 	<?> copy current line to end of file

> 	<!> move current line up one

> Get <Filename 1> <file 2>...  or * load, score, and

> play each file.  * is

>     all files

> Kill <filename> delete file <filename>.  disk only.

> List print music file to printer.  default is 600

> baud.

>      List 1 = 1200

> 	  2 = 2400

> 	  3 = 300

> 	  6 = 600

> Multi <file 1> <file2> ... like get, but with a

> disk, start over when

>       done

> New erase music file in memory

> Optimize delete spaces, unneeded code in music file

> Play plays sound file.

> Read <file> read file into memory

> Score compile into a binary format to play

> Top go to first line of file

> Verify for tape, re-read.

> Write <file> writes file to tape or disk.

> Xfer download music from compuserve

> /<string> search for string in file

> -<string> go up a line, to string

> @ breakpoint.  If you interrupt a Play, then type @

> it will put the

>   cursor roughly where the song was stopped.

> ? display "voicing" information at cursor location

> ! play file from cursor location forwards.

> 

> 

> If you want to use this with a disk drive you have

> to have an mpi or

> equivalent.  

> 

> There's at least two disks worth of sound files

> around for this thing,

> as well as a stand-alone version of the software

> that uses the CoCo's

> 6-bit sound hardware.  I just recently got a disk's

> worth of sound

> files off of rsti (RSDOS/MUSIC/ORC90-?.ARC I think).

>  Ira Goldklang's

> page is a good place to look for other sound files.

> 

> BTW the orc-90 software doesn't do filename

> extensions.  If you name

> the files .orc or .mus or whatever it won't

> recognize them.  

> 

> If you actually want to type in music into the

> thing, I can probably

> be convinced to photocopy the relevant pages.  I

> don't understand

> music and don't really desire to.  

> 

> >Thanks.

> >

> >Rev. Ernest Crowe

> 

> Willard

> -- 

> Willard Goosey  goosey at sdc.org

> Socorro, New Mexico, USA

> "I've never been to Contempt!  Isn't that somewhere

> in New Mexico?"

>    --- Yacko

> 

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