Configuration Manual

From MusicReader Community Documentation

This chapter contains information about the configuration of MusicReader and MusicConvert.

Access to Configuration

Configuration is available in both MusicReader and MusicConvert.

To access the configuration go to in the menu .

This enables a dialog with multiple tabs, these tabs and the available settings will be discussed in the next section.

Configuration Options

Interface

This tab contains the standard interface settings.

Screen:
Screen size currently used, this setting adjusts the size of the interface (buttons, text, etc.) to the screen. In this way the interface components is always large enough to read and click. This setting is especially important when you use a pen or touch screen.

Widescreen:
Check this option when your screen is a widescreen, it will adjust the user interface of MusicReader to this type of screen.

Reposition Cursor:
If this setting is enabled the cursor will be moved automatically to the top-left of the screen when it did not move for 2 seconds. This prevents the cursor from blocking the sheet music. It is recommended to use this option only when you use a pen or touchscreen, it is less suitable for mouse usage.

Page Turn Block:
This setting specifies the time for which the page turning should be blocked to prevent accidentally double clicks, when using keys and foot pedals. Accidental double clicks could otherwise result in more page turns then intended. To prevent this a larger block time is recommended. If you on the other hand want multiple page turns at once then you are advised to choose a small block time.

Fullscreen Startup:
When this setting is enabled MusicReader will start fullscreen instead of in a standard window.

Check Screen Rotation:
When this setting is enabled, MusicReader detects the rotation of the screen at start-up. When the rotation is landscape MusicReader will ask if you want to rotate the screen or display two page. If this setting is disabled two page will be shown in landscape mode.

Onscreen Keyboard:
This setting determines if the onscreen keyboard is shown in the application.

Colors

In this tab you can change the layout of the user interface.

Menu:
The color of the menu buttons.

Background:
Background color of the application. This color will only be used for areas around the sheet music, not for the music itself.

Point:
Color for pointing at a measure, this color is used when you select a measure manually.

Indication:
Color for indicating the current measure when using the follow function of the music player or metronome.

File locations

This tab contains the settings for file locations of the library and recordings.

Library:
Here you can specify the location of your music library, all MusicReader files should be in this directory. It is recommended to use this directory only for sheet music files. You can enter the location manually using the on screen keyboard or select it using the browse button.

Recordings:
This is the directory were you store all your recordings. This directory is the standard directory for the music player. You can enter the location manually using the on screen keyboard or select it using the browse button.

Scan and import

These settings are for customizing the scan and import functionality of MusicConvert.

Scan Resolution:
This is the resolution in which new pages will be scanned. Larger resolution gives better quality, but slows down the scanning.

Scan Interface:
When this option is enabled the standard scan-software of your scanner will be used for scanning. In this interface you can adjust the scan before sending it to MusicConvert. When this option is disabled the scan will be sent directly to MusicConvert without showing the scan interface.

Use Standard Scanner:
When this option is enabled MusicReader will always use the standard scanner on your system. If you want to choose the right scanner for each scan separately you should disable this option, then a selection box will appear each time you start a new scan.

Automatic Rotation:
This option rotates all newly scanned and imported pages to make the staffs horizontal, this enhances readability of music and the staff/measure detection capabilities.

Automatic Cut:
With automatic cut enabled all unnecessary white and black borders will be removed from the image. This results in a larger music display size. It is recommended to disable this option only when it gives problems with a specific page.

Color Import:
This setting enables import in color instead of the standard grayscale import. Please note that colored images require more memory and might slow down the program. Use this setting only if you really need it.

Standard Page Turn:
Here you can set the standard page turn for new MusicReader files or pages added to existing files.

Updates

Automatic Update Notification:
When update notification is enabled MusicReader will do an online version check every time you start the application. If there is a new version you will be notified about it.