Free Notes

The applet for playing the songs

When you do nothing special, the area left of the switch "⇐ ?" looks like this (note the word "Download").
This is a small applet, which can play the piece for you.

You can even set the speed so that you can tune in (this can be done using the slider in the bottom or by directly entering a speed in the text item.
You can also specify, if you want to hear the chords and/or a metronome. These settings can be made on this page.

When you click on the "Download" button, a download is started with the settings, that you entered. Most browsers then will start the Windows Media Player and you can hear the piece in it. But if you want to change the tempo, you must stop playing in the Media Player, repeat the download and restart playing.
Also stopping the playing works only in the Media Player.

When you want to use the playing applet more often, or if you got enough of using the Media Player, you can also do the following: You install a browser plugin named Jazz Plugin. It exists for Windows, Mac and Linux. If you have installed it, you can use audition simply and inuitively. You can see it in the fact, that the text on the button is no longer "Download", but "|>". The first click on the button starts playing, the second one stops it again.

Unfortunately there are several pitfalls. I can offer a more detailed description, which could perhaps help.

Here you can change playing the song

Here you can decide, what you want to have played. You can
- switch on/off the melody, and
- switch on/off the chords (if there are chords with this song), and
- switch on/off a metronome.

But you cannot switch off everything.

Melody	on	off
2nd voice	on	off
Chords	on	off
Metronome	on	off

Here you can transpose the playing

Here you can decide, if the playing applet shall additionally transpose the song by some half notes. This is useful, if you play a saxophone or a clarinet.
When you enter the number 0, there will be no transposition. When you enter e.g. 4, the song will be played 4 half notes higher, with -4 it will be played 4 half notes lower.
Please click on the "Set" button after changing the number.

transpose by:

It is best, when you open two windows:
- one in which you change the settings, and
- one in which you listen to the song.

In any case you have to stop the playing and restart it to hear your changed settings.

Here you can set the melody instrument

Grand Piano	Brite Piano	Electro Grand Piano	Honky Tonk Piano
Electro Piano 1	Electro Piano 2	Harpsichord	Clavicord
Celesta	Glocken	Musik Box	Vibes
Marimba	Xylophon	Tubular Bell	Dulcimer
Draw Organ	Percussion Organ	Rock Organ	Church Organ
Reed Organ	Acordion	Harmonica	Tango Arcordion
Nylon Guitar	Steel Guitar	Jazz Guitar	Clean Guitar
Muted Guitar	Overdrive	Distorted Guitar	Guitar Harmonic
Acoustic Bass	Fingered Bass	Pick Bass	Fretless
Slap Bass 1	Slap Bass 2	Synthetic Bass 1	Synthetic Bass 2
Violin	Viola	Violoncello	Contrabass
Tremolo Strings	Pizzicato Strings	Harp	Timpani
Strings 1	Strings 2	Synthetic Strings 1	Synthetic Strings 2
Choir Aahs	Voice Oohs	Synthetic Voice	Orchestre Hit
Trumpet	Trombone	Tuba	Muted Trompet
French Horn	Brass Section	Synthetic Brass 1	Synthetic Brass 2
Soprano Saxophon	Alto Saxophon	Tenor Saxophon	Bariton Saxophon
Oboe	English Horn	Bassoon	Clarinet
Piccolo	Flute	Recorder	Pan Flute
Bottle	Shakahashi	Whistle	Ocarina
Squared Lead	Sawed Lead	Calipo Lead	Chiff Lead
Charan Lead	Voice Lead	Fifth Lead	Bass & Lead
New Age Pad	Warm Pad	Poly Synthetic Pad	Choir Pad
Bowed Pad	Metal Pad	Halo Pad	Sweep Pad
Rain	Sound Track	Crystal	Atmosphere
Bright	Goblins	Echoes	Science-Fiction
Sitar	Banjo	Shamisen	Koto
Kalimba	Bagpipe	Fiddle	Shanai
Tinkle Bell	Agogo	Steel Drum	Wood Block
Taiko Drum	Melody Tom	Synthetic Drum	Reverse Cymbal
Fretless Noice	Bright Noice	Seashore	Tweet
Telephone	Helicopter	Applause	Gunshot

Here you can set the instrument for the chords

Grand Piano	Brite Piano	Electro Grand Piano	Honky Tonk Piano
Electro Piano 1	Electro Piano 2	Harpsichord	Clavicord
Celesta	Glocken	Musik Box	Vibes
Marimba	Xylophon	Tubular Bell	Dulcimer
Draw Organ	Percussion Organ	Rock Organ	Church Organ
Reed Organ	Acordion	Harmonica	Tango Arcordion
Nylon Guitar	Steel Guitar	Jazz Guitar	Clean Guitar
Muted Guitar	Overdrive	Distorted Guitar	Guitar Harmonic
Acoustic Bass	Fingered Bass	Pick Bass	Fretless
Slap Bass 1	Slap Bass 2	Synthetic Bass 1	Synthetic Bass 2
Violin	Viola	Violoncello	Contrabass
Tremolo Strings	Pizzicato Strings	Harp	Timpani
Strings 1	Strings 2	Synthetic Strings 1	Synthetic Strings 2
Choir Aahs	Voice Oohs	Synthetic Voice	Orchestre Hit
Trumpet	Trombone	Tuba	Muted Trompet
French Horn	Brass Section	Synthetic Brass 1	Synthetic Brass 2
Soprano Saxophon	Alto Saxophon	Tenor Saxophon	Bariton Saxophon
Oboe	English Horn	Bassoon	Clarinet
Piccolo	Flute	Recorder	Pan Flute
Bottle	Shakahashi	Whistle	Ocarina
Squared Lead	Sawed Lead	Calipo Lead	Chiff Lead
Charan Lead	Voice Lead	Fifth Lead	Bass & Lead
New Age Pad	Warm Pad	Poly Synthetic Pad	Choir Pad
Bowed Pad	Metal Pad	Halo Pad	Sweep Pad
Rain	Sound Track	Crystal	Atmosphere
Bright	Goblins	Echoes	Science-Fiction
Sitar	Banjo	Shamisen	Koto
Kalimba	Bagpipe	Fiddle	Shanai
Tinkle Bell	Agogo	Steel Drum	Wood Block
Taiko Drum	Melody Tom	Synthetic Drum	Reverse Cymbal
Fretless Noice	Bright Noice	Seashore	Tweet
Telephone	Helicopter	Applause	Gunshot