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Quick start

Assign one of the 8 binders located in the Music Binder Pro menu to afolder containing PDF or Chordpro files.

Use the arrow keys to navigate among your songs.

Trackpad, pedals and other keys can also be used. Please, take a look at
Preferences and Keyboard Shortcut topics for more information.

Type a letter toquickly open a song

Select an empty tab to createa Setlist or a Collection

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Keyboard Shortcuts
Key

Description← and →

Previous / Next Song↑ and ↓

Previous / Next Page(s) of current Song⌘← and ⌘→Previous / Next Tab

Spacebar

Customizable - See Music Binder Pro - Preferences⇞ (page up)

Customizable - See Music Binder Pro - Preferences⇟ (page down)

Customizable - See Music Binder Pro - Preferences⇥ (tab)Sort Title / Artist (can be customized for each tab)A - Z and 0 - 9

Go to the first song beginning with...

⌘+ and ⌘-Zoom (Half Page / 2 Pages)⌫ (backspace)

Back to... (by priority)#1 : Song being played in iTunes#2 : Last displayed song of a setlist#3 : Previous last displayed song of a setlist⌘R

Refresh the current binder⌘↵

Edit Selected Setlist (user tab)⌥↵

Edit Selected ChordPro File↵

Edit Notes (if Notes are visible)
Close List (if the list is currently displayed)

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Please refer to U.S. keyboard layout to get the exact location of thefollowing keyboard shortcuts.
Key

Description-

Display / Hide Notes=

Display / Hide List

[ and ]

Previous / Next Quick Filter‘ and \

Previous / Next Tab/

Set Filter. (Period)

Play - Customizable - See Music Binder Pro - Preferences⇧.

Select Next Genre, (comma)

Start / Stop Visual Metronome (quickly hit this key 2
times to start metronome for 16 beats).

§

Display / Hide Tabs

` (apostrophe)

Customizable - See Music Binder Pro - Preferences

U.S. Keyboard Layout:

Display/Hide Notes

Display/Hide List
Back To...

Previous Filter

Next Filter

Previous Tab

Next Tab
Set a Filter

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Quick Search

At any time, type a letter to go to the first song beginning with thisletter. You can add more letters to help narrow down the search.
Example:The search will be performed within the current sort order.
To search an artist, press Tab key to set the current sort order to Artist
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Sort = Artist

When the list is displayed:- Type the page’s list letter (or number) to go directly to a specific song
- Type at least two letters to search a song
Example:I will type m if I want to display Like the way I do for the following list:

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Type m to display
Like the way I do

But even if the list is displayed, I could type miss to display Missing U:

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Quick Filter

A filter can be applied on the list.
To set a filter using a keyword, press the / key
Display/Hide List
Previous Filter

Next Filter

Set a Filter

This popup window will be displayed:Your Tags

Type any keyword or use the Arrow Down key to select an existing tag.
If you type a keyword, Music Binder Pro will search all songs containing
the keyword (in title, artist and tags).

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The following example illustrates a filter using the keyword “ever”:

As you can see in the above example, a red marker and many dots are
displayed. Each dot corresponds to a filter.
- The first filter uses the keyword that has just been entered.
- The next filters are using existing tags.
- The last three filters are predefined filters: Played, Tempo and Artist.

Any keyword

All Existing Tags

ArtistTempo
PlayedUse the [ and ] keys to move to previous / next filters.
Press the = key to deactivate filter.

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Examples of uses:
Let’s say, you’ve just finished playing Have you ever seen the rain from
CCR and you want to play another song from CCR.
Pressing the [ key will show songs from CCR:

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Let’s say, you want to quickly list all your Rock songs.
Press the / key, use Arrow Down key to select Rock and press Enter:

Your Tags

Tip: Since Quick Filter is using existing tags, you should order your tags
so the most frequently used are the first ones.

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It is also possible to customize Music Binder Pro to activate specific
Quick Filters using keys, pedals, swipe gestures or MIDI triggers.
Examples:Use a swipe gesture to activate the predefined Artist Quick Filter:
Music Binder Pro - Preferences

Use a bluetooth pedal to activate the predefined Tempo Quick Filter:
Music Binder Pro - Preferences

Use a MIDI Trigger to activate the predefined Played Quick Filter
and another one to activate Quick Filter using the keyword “Rock”:
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Already Played Songs
When a song has been displayed for at least 30 seconds, it is considered
to be “Already Played”. In this case, a checkmark is displayed in thetitlebar and in song list.

Already Played

Already Played

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ChordPro Editor

Music Binder Pro provides an embedded ChordPro editor that can beused to edit or create ChordPro files.

Edit

Preview

The left-hand side of the window is the editor while the right-hand side
displays a preview of the final rendering.
When you create a new ChordPro file, the above window is displayed. A
reminder of some keyboard shortcuts and examples are also included
and already selected. Simply hit the backspace key before typing yournew song.

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Example of a song being edited:
Number of pages

Line being edited
CursorComment
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Transpose

Alt-Up and Alt-Down keys can be used to quickly transpose chords.
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Key

Description⇥ (tab)Insert a chord⇧⇥ (shift tab)Insert a ChordPro directive⌥A to ⌥G

Quickly insert basic chords⌥↑ and ⌥↓Transpose (+1/-1 semitone)⌥← and ⌥→Convert # to b or b to #⌘+ and ⌘-Adjust font size (fine)⇧⌘+ and⇧⌘-Adjust font size (coarse)⌥T

Transpose

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Filename

Title and Artist are extracted from the filename.

• Characters before ( are used for the Title.
• Characters between ( and ) are used for the Artist.
• Characters after ) can be used to assign tags.
Example:Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English.chopro
For ChordPro files, Title and Artist are extracted from their contents if
the following ChordPro directives are found:{title:Title}{subtitle:Artist}{t:Title}{st:Artist}
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Notes

A note can be created for each song.
Notes are saved in text files (.txt) using the same filename as theircorresponding song.
Example:If you rename a song file, be sure to also rename it’s corresponding .txt
file.
Since notes are saved into plain text files, you can easily backup yournotes, copy them to another computer or even send them by email.
To create a note:
1) Press - (Dash) or select Notes from the Window menu.
2) Press ↵ (Enter) to begin editing.
3) Enter your note.
4) Press ⎋ (Escape) twice or ⌘ ↵ (Enter) to close Notes.
Please refer to Help - Keyboard Shortcuts of the Window menu
if you’re not using a U.S. keyboard.

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Key G

This is the Master note since it’s the first line of Notes.
Ray: Note for Ray
Note to send to window(s) having WID set to Ray.
Example:WID=Ray

Tempo=104 4/4
Tempo set to 104 BPM with a time signature of 4/4.
Time signature is optional and can be 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4.
Open the Object Inspector and set the Metronome to
Acc. to Signature if you want to use time signatures
specified in Notes.
Title=Missing U

andArtist=Valéry Blair

Titles and Artists are extracted from filenames according totitle(artist).xxx format or from Chordpro files contents.
You can override title and artist using the above note directives.

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Tags for the current song. Tags must be separated by a space andmust be on a single line (no carriage return between tags).
You can enter as many tags as you want as long as you don’t insert
a carriage return to begin a new line.
The following note is valid since there is no carriage return
before Compo:

Tip: Enlarge the width of the Notes window to ensurethat your tags are using a single line:

Tip: Click onin the bottom of the Notes window so
you will be able to drag’n’drop existing tags to Notes.

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00:00 Page 1
01:03 Page 1 Bottom
01:40 Page 2
Send MIDI event(s)02:28 Page 2 Bottom
03:04 MIDI KORG1
3 seconds message to send towindow(s) having WID set to Ray
03:05 Message Ray: Solo!!!
03:07 Page 3
03:04 MIDI KORG2
Note to send to window(s)03:10 Ray:Strings
having WID set to Ray
03:56 Page 3 Bottom
Time markers of the current song.
Time markers can trigger automatic page changes, messages,
note changes and MIDI events. Messages are similar to notes
but they are only displayed 3 seconds.
Time markers are used during playback.
Click onmarkers.

in the bottom of the Notes to record time

While recording, use Arrow Up / Down keys to add page changes
time markers. Type on any letter to add a message time marker.
You should always activate the Half Page Zoom (CMD +)before starting recording Time markers so markers will bevalid in any mode (one page, 2 pages, half page zoom).

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0:51@VoiceLive
63.0:72@KorgTR
Send Program Change MIDI messages to VoiceLive and KorgTR
destinations.
Destinations are defined in MIDI Out Preferences.
Format is: MSB.LSB:program@destination
MSB and LSB are optional.
Destination can also be a single channel (0 = channel 1).
CT+1@KorgTR
Send a global Coarse Tune (transpose) of +1 semitone to
KorgTR destination.
TR+1@Piano
Send a RPN Coarse Tune (transpose) of +1 semitone to
Piano destination.
CC0:63@KorgTR
Send a MIDI control message to KorgTR destination.
Format is: CCcontrol:value@destination

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Send MIDI messages assigned to GT6DEF MIDI Group.
MIDI groups are defined in your MIDI Event Library and they
contain one or many MIDI messages.
SYSEX F0 42 34 63 4E 02 F7@KorgTR
Send a SYSEX message.
Format is: SYSEX hex values separated by space @destination
Any other notes...
You can also add any other notes.

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To help you entering MIDI instructions, Notes window provides buttons
at the bottom.
Example:The first two buttons contain Program Change MIDI message andControl Change MIDI message received in the last second from any
MIDI device.
Click on one of these buttons if you want to insert the last received
MIDI Program Change or a MIDI Control Change into Notes.
You can also use
buttons to insert MIDI Global Coarse Tune
(transpose) or MIDI RPN Coarse Tune (transpose) into Notes. After
clicking on one of these buttons, you only have to select an existing
destination and adjust the value (in semitone).
You can also use

button to insert a MIDI Group instruction.

MIDI groups are defined in your MIDI Event Library and they containone or many MIDI messages.

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Recording Time Markers
Page change and Message time markers can be recorded.
Before beginning recording time markers, you should activate the Half
Page Zoom (Cmd +) so your time markers will be valid for all display
modes (single page, two pages, half page zoom).
To begin recording, press the Rec button located at the bottom of theNotes window:

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This popup message will be displayed:

Click on Begin recording
Playback will start.
During playback:- Use Up/Down arrows to insert page changes markers into Notes.
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Example:Inserting a message time marker:

Two buttons are provided. The first one is used to insert a marker using
the time it was when you pressed a letter. The second button is used toinsert a marker using the current time.

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When done, adjust markers as needed:- Add WIDs
- Add MIDI markers- Add Notes markers

3 seconds message marker
MIDI marker
Note marker

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Tags Assignments

Music Binder Pro provides multiples ways to add tags to songs. Tags areuseful to create Collections or to filter songs displayed in lists.
If you only want to add tags to a single song, the quickest way is to open
Notes and type your tags as the example below. You can also dragexisting tags from the tag list to Notes.

Drag’n’Drop

Display Tag List

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If you want to add tags to multiple songs, you should use the Tags
Assignments window.
The Tags Assignments window provides powerful features to filter songs
and add or remove tags to multiple songs in a single operation.

Click and Drag to select multiple entries. You can also click on a song,scroll down and click on another song while holding the Shift key toselect multiple entries.
Tags can also be added automatically using filename and folder name.

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Automatically add tags using filenames

As an example, let’s say I have this following file:
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English.choproFirst, I must create the following tags (if they don’t already exist):

Then, I use the Extract from Filename action available in the Tags
Assignments Window:
Extract from Filename

Music Binder Pro will do the following:- Scan all selected files- Extract existing tags from each filename- Assign tags that are not already assigned.txt files will be created if needed
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Automatically add tags using folder nameAs an example, let’s say I have these following files:

First, I must create the following tags: Compo Pop Rock
Then, I use the Extract from Filename action available in the Tags
Assignments Window:
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Setlists and Collections
Each binder contains 10 tabs. The first tab of each binder contains all
songs and cannot be modified. The 9 other tabs of each binder can beused to build your own Setlists or Collections.
Tap on an empty tab to create a new Setlist or a new Collection.
Set the Tab Type to Setlist if you want to create a list containing specificsongs. Set the Tab Type to Collection if you want Music Binder Pro toautomatically select songs according to a list of tags or keywords.

Tab Type

A Setlist is a list of songs that you intend to play during your next
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SetlistExample of a Setlist containing 6 songs:

Drag’n’Drop

The left-hand side of the window contains songs that have been selected
for the Setlist.
The right-hand side of the window contains all available songs. In thefollowing example, a Filter has been set to only display songs where
Artist contains “Bob”.

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Setlist Import

You can quickly create a setlist using a list of songs that you received byemail for your next performance:

1 Select titles and hit Cmd C keys

2 Click on the Import button

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Collection

Example of a Collection of Rock English songs:

Drag’n’Drop

Collection Rule

The left-hand side of the window contains Tags that have been addedfrom the available tags list.
The right-hand side of the window contains a preview of selected songs
according the specified Tags and Keywords.
Don’t forget to adjust the Collection Rule at the bottom of the window.

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Genre

Genre can be used to set the search priority for playback.
Sample display in Music Binder Pro:

Sample display in iTunes:

So, a single song in Music Binder Pro can be used to play multiple
versions in iTunes.
In Music Binder Pro, set the Genre to Any to play original versions (anygenre) in iTunes.
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Three Pages Mode

Three Pages Mode can be used to display the third page over the firstpage when the time marker Page 2 Bottom is reached. Use this mode if
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Notes contains the following Time Markers:

Only this marker is used when
Genre is set to (MUTE)

Genre is set to (MUTE):

I start playback...

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At 2:59, Music Binder Pro displays Page 3 over the first Page:

Page 3 and Page 2
So, when I’m singing/playing the verse on page 2, Music Binder Pro
displays the third page automatically on the left-hand side.
Page 2 is about 2 minutes long so even if I sing/play the song a little bit
slower or faster, the third page display will always be fine since it is set
to the “middle” of the second page.

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Customize your Display
Many screen objects are available. Use them to customize your display.
Screen Objects

You can save your screen settings in screen sets. Screen sets are saved
according to the number of screens. This mean that you have 9 screen
sets for a single screen setup, 9 other screen sets for a 2 screen setup
and so on.
Number of ScreensCurrent Screen Set

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Display Example:

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Display Example:

Title

ArtistMetronome

Tempo

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Object Inspector

Binder windows, Summary windows and other screen objects can becustomized using the Object Inspector.
Currently Selected Window or Object
WID Please refer to WID topic for more information
2 Pages, 1 Page, Half Page Zoom, Ratio 2:1
Sync Page Changes
Please, refer to WID topic to know how to send
page changes to a specific window if you turnoff Sync Page Changes.
Metronome:- Simple- Double- Acc. to Signature- No Metronome

Lyrics Only

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Display 3 Pages on a Single Screen
A screen setup like the one below could be managed to display 3 pages
on a single screen.

To create the above screen setup, use 3 Binder windows and use the
Object Inspector to customize settings for each window.
The middle window is placed over the two other windows:

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Display 4 Pages on 2 ScreensAn external screen can be used to display page 3 and 4 while your main
display is displaying page 1 and 2.
To do so, add a new Binder window, open Object Inspector and set the
Page No. to +2. Then, move the window to your external screen.

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Display Lyrics to the Audience
If you are using ChordPro files, displaying lyrics to the audience is pretty
simple. You only have to add a new Binder window and use the Object
Inspector to customize settings like this:Single Page

Hide someElements

Lyrics Only

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Ratio 2:1

Use the Single Page Ratio 2:1 display mode to make the lyrics bigger forthe audience:
A reference frame is displayed on your main screen so you know what iscurrently displayed on the audience screen.

Half Page
Frame
Single Page
Ratio 2:1

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You can also use PDF files for the audience screen.
If you want to use the Single Page Ratio 2:1 display mode with PDF files,
you must create PDF files like this:2 Pages
Songs

4 Pages
for the audience

In the above example, Keynote app has been used to create the PDF filefor the audience.

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Half Page Zoom

Use the Half Page Zoom display mode to make song pages bigger foryou or another musician:A reference frame is displayed on your main screen so you know what iscurrently displayed on the other screen.

Half Page
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Summary Window

The Summary window has been designed to best fit iPhone and iPad
screens. Use it for a band member who does not need to see full music
sheets.
The Summary window contains:- Title, Artist, Tempo, Metronome and a noteUse the Object Inspector to customize WID, metronome and colors.
Third party app such as TwomonAir or duet must be purchase separately
and installed on your iPhone or iPad. These apps allow you to use your
iPhone or iPad as an external screen.
Example:WID = Drum

Main Screen

iPad - Running TwomonAir app

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WID Preferences

WIDs are used to identify windows and window objects. Use WIDs if
you want to:- Display an alternate version of a song on an external screen- Display a specific note on an external screen- Send a message to an external screen- Send a Page Change to an external screen- Create user fields and display their contents on any windows
As an example, let’s say I have the following files:

The first filename ends with ---Ray. This file will be displayed on allbinder windows having WID set to Ray.
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You can also use WIDs to display different notes or to send messages toNotes objects.
As an example, let’s say I have the following WIDs:

Notes contains the following directives:

Two Notes objects can be added (one for each WID):

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Big notes can be placed directly over your songs since they can becustomized to be displayed for only 30 seconds:

Clear after 30 seconds

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You can also use WIDs to send page changes to a given window.
As an example, let’s say I have a window with WID set to Ray:WID=Ray

Sync Page Changes must not be checked in the Object Inspector since
Ray wants to control his own page changes using MIDI pedals:

Two triggers are defined to catch the MIDI events coming from thepedals. They send Previous and Next Page message to Ray’s window.

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Preferences

Gestures, bluetooth pedals and some keys can be customized in
Preferences.
Please refer to the Keyboard Shortcuts section to know the exact
location of customizable keys.
Generally, bluetooth pedals are sending either Page Up/Down events orArrow Up/Down events.
If your bluetooth pedals are sending Arrow Up/Down events, you will
only be able to use them for page changes.
If you want to customize your bluetooth pedals in order to perform
other actions (start/stop playback, previous/next song, ...), they must be
configured to send Page Up/Down events. Please refer to yourbluetooth pedals manual.
A Testing Zone located at the bottom of the Preferences screen can beused to see if your bluetooth pedals are sending Page Up/Down orArrow Up/Down.

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Example:6 = (MUTE)

In the above example:• Spacebar is used to set the Genre to (MUTE) and start “playback”.
Please, see Three Pages Mode for more information.
• The Apostrophe is used to quickly display a list of songs from the same
artist as the currently selected song.
• Swipe Left/Right is used to send a 3 seconds message to all screens.
• Swipe Up/Down is used to display a list of songs having the tag
Nouvelles.

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Hidden Regions

Hidden Regions can be enabled in the Preferences screen.
When you enable hidden regions, you can click anywhere on any binder
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Using External Apps
Two options allow you to customize the behavior of external apps.
Music Binder Pro - Preferences

External apps are apps that are set as Default apps according to filetypes.
Example in Finder showing that ChordPro Buddy is the default app for .chordpro files
Default App
for .chordpro files

When Automatically Open ChordPro files in External Editor is checked,
Music Binder Pro will send an Open request to Finder every time you
display a Chordpro file. So, if you hit the Arrow Right key to move to thenext song, the song will be automatically opened in the default app.
When Always Open ChordPro files in External Editor is checked, Music
Binder Pro will send an Open request to Finder when you edit a
ChordPro file. So Open in Editor (from the Song menu or from theAlternate Versions window), Cmd-O and Alt-Enter will no longer use theMusic Binder Pro embedded editor.

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If you plan to use ChordPro Buddy along with Music Binder Pro, you
could manage a screen setup like this one:Music Binder Pro and ChordPro Buddy Apps - Side by side

Metronome

Progress

Track Time
Remaining
Track Time

Next Song Title

Note

Tempo

Auto-Scroll can be controlled using MIDI.
See MIDI topics for more information.

As you can see in the above example, some Music Binder Pro window
objects have been placed over the ChordPro Buddy window.
Music Binder Pro can also be customized to control the auto-scrolling
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Alternate Versions

Music Binder Pro handles multiples versions of songs. You can create as
many alternate versions as you want.
Examples of uses:- You could display chords and lyrics on your main screen and scores onan external screen.
- You could display chords and lyrics on your main screen and tabs on
an external screen.
- You could display chords and lyrics on your main screen and a PDF
containing only lyrics for your audience on an external screen.
Filename of alternate versions must have the same filename as theirmaster file and must end with three - followed by a WID. Master files
must exist.
Example of a master file and two alternate versions:
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English.chopro
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English---Tab.chopro
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English---Ray.pdf
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Then, the following Binder windows could be created and move toexternal screens as needed:
MasterWID=Tab

WID=Ray

Notes of alternate versions are store in the master .txt file:
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English.chopro
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English---Tab.chopro
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English---Ray.pdf
Missing U (Valéry Blair) Compo Pop English.txt
Notes for Master and Alternate versions

Please see the WID Preferences and Notes topics for more information.

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To help you manage alternate versions, Music Binder Pro provides thiswindow:

Use the above window to:- Create alternate versions for WIDs
- Delete existing alternate versions- Edit ChordPro files of any versions- Open PDF files of any versions in Preview

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Reference Frame

When you launch Music Binder Pro for the first time, a Binder window
is displayed according to the main screen and a reference frame is set.
This reference frame is then used to calculate page breaks during
Chordpro file rendering.

Main Screen

If a new Binder window is created on an external screen, page breaks
will be the same as the ones on the main screen even if the external
screen proportions are not the same as the main screen’s ones.

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If you want to maximize Chordpro rendering for the external screen,
open the Object Inspector, select the Binder Window that is displayedon the external screen and click Set Reference Frame. Music Binder Pro
will used this new reference frame to calculate page breaks.

External Screen

Page breaks on the main screen will be adjusted to be the same as theone on the external screen:

Main Screen

The reference frame is automatically saved in the current screenset.

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Annotate your songs
Music Binder Pro provides a seamless integration with Preview.
If you want to annotate a song in PDF format:
1. Hit Cmd O keys to open the song in Preview
2. Use Preview to add annotations
3. Save the PDF file (Cmd S) or close the PDF file

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To annotate a song in ChordPro format, you must convert it to PDF
format:This window will be displayed:

Adjust rendering settings as needed...

Click Preview.

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A PDF file will be created in a temp subfolder.
Add annotations, rename the file (if needed) and move the file to thefolder containing your songs.
Click here to rename the file and move it to
the folder containing your songs.

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MIDI

MIDI is divided in three sections:
MIDI Out Preferences
This is where you define Destination IDs and map them to MIDI
channels and MIDI devices.
MIDI Event Library
The MIDI event library allows you to store MIDI events that are
frequently used. This is also where you define default MIDI events thatare automatically sent for every song.
MIDI Triggers
This is where you define how Music Binder Pro respond when it
receives MIDI events from your MIDI devices (keyboard, controllers,
pedals, ...).
When Music Binder Pro receive a MIDI event, it can trigger multiple
actions (page change, start/stop playback, display list, select a giventab, ...).
Music Binder Pro can even send back MIDI events when a MIDI event isreceived. So Music Binder Pro can also be used as a central MIDI event
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MIDI Out Preferences
The first thing you should do if you want to send MIDI events to your
MIDI devices is defining Destination IDs. Using Destination IDs that meansomething to you will be much clearer and will avoid confusion.
Let’s say you want to send a MIDI event to your piano on channel 1.
Without a Destination ID, you would send a MIDI program change this
way:
0:4@0
Using a Destination ID, you would send the same MIDI program change
this way:
0:4@Piano
The advantage of using Destination IDs is that you don’t have to specify a
MIDI channel every time you want to send a MIDI event. So, if you needto setup your MIDI device on another channel, you only have to adjust
the channel of the corresponding Destination ID.
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Example of MIDI Out Preferences:

As you can see in the above example, the MIDI Out Preferences window
also provides information on the last received MIDI event. This
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If you want Music Binder Pro to automatically send a MIDI event for agiven song, you must add the MIDI event to Notes.
The Notes window provides buttons to help you add MIDI events. The
two first buttons are used to insert the last received MIDI events.
Let’s say you want to add a program change for a Korg TR keyboard.
First, you should set your keyboard to the previous or next program,
wait one second, then move to the desired program. Music Binder Pro
record automatically all events received in the last second.
The first button of the Notes window would looks like this:In the above example, you can see that Music Binder Pro has received 2
events from the Korg TR keyboard.

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Click on the first button to add the two events in Notes:
The two events will be added to Notes like this:63.2:10@KorgTR
Send Program Change MIDI message to KorgTR destination.
Format is: MSB.LSB:program@destination
CC80:0@KorgTR
Send a MIDI control message to KorgTR destination.
Format is: CCcontrol:value@destination
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Destination IDs are also used to help you select a MIDI destination when
you enter MIDI events in Notes or in the MIDI Event Library.
Example:The MIDI Event Library also provides buttons to help you add MIDI
events to MIDI Groups:

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MIDI Event Library

The MIDI Event Library is used to store MIDI events that are frequently
used. Use the MIDI Event Library to create MIDI Groups. MIDI Groups
can contains MIDI Events and MIDI Groups.
Let’s say you want to send the following MIDI events for multiple songs:
63.2:10@KorgTR
CC80:0@KorgTR
Instead of adding the above events in every song, you could create a
MIDI Group like this:And simply refer to this MIDI Group into Notes:

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The DEFAULT group can be used to store default MIDI events thatmust be sent every time a song is displayed. This group cannot bedeleted.
Example of a real setup:
Let’s say I have the following music gears:- Korg TR Keyboard- Yamaha P85 Electronic Piano- TC Electronic VoiceLive GTX
Now, every time I open a song in Music Binder Pro, I want to reset mymusics gears to the following values:- Korg TR should be set to Rock Organ with no transpose- Piano should be set to Grand Piano with no transpose- VoiceLive should be set to program 212 with harmony off
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Then, I will define 3 groups in MIDI Event Library:
KDEF
PianoDEF
VLDEF

Set the Korg TR default values
Set the Piano default values
Set the VoiceLive default values

Each group would would contains MIDI events related to a single musicgear. Using multiple groups is not mandatory but is easier to understandand test. The MIDI Event Library window provides a Send Event(s)button that can be used to test each group separately.
VLDEF group would looks like this:

1:83@VoiceLive Select Voice 212
Send Program Change MIDI message to VoiceLive destination.
Format is: MSB.LSB:program@destination
CC28:0@VoiceLive Switch off the harmony
Send a MIDI control message to VoiceLive destination.
Format is: CCcontrol:value@destination
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As you can see in the above example, the DEFAULT group simply referto three groups. All events could have been inserted directly in the
DEFAULT group but this would have been confusing. Using multiple
groups is clearer and allows you to test each group separately using theSend Event(s) button.

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MIDI Triggers

MIDI Triggers allows you to define how Music Binder Pro responds when
it receives MIDI events from your MIDI devices.
Music Binder Pro can catch the following MIDI events:- Note- Program Change- Control Change- Pitch Wheel
Music Binder Pro can perform the following actions:- Previous/Next Page, Song or Tab- Play/Stop- Go to... (the first song beginning with a given string)- Go to and Play
- Display/Hide Notes- Send MIDI event(s)- Scroll A-Z (should be used with Pitch Wheel event)- Scroll Tabs (should be used with Pitch Wheel event)- Scroll Current Tab (should be used with Pitch Wheel event)- Go to (n) (go to song no. n of the current tab)
- Go to (n) and Play (go to song no. n of the current tab and Play)- Select Tab...
- Display/Hide List
- Message- Message (3 seconds)- Start/Stop Metronome- Start Metronome for 16 ticks- Select Genre... (1 - 6)

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To create a new trigger, click on the Add Row button.
A new row will be added and Music Binder Pro will wait for incoming ofa MIDI event:Now, use your MIDI device (keyboard, controller, pedal) to send a MIDI
event.
In the following example, a note has been played on the Kord TR
keyboard:

To complete the setup of your trigger, choose and action from thedropdown list.
Some actions require entering additional information. In this case, anadditional field will be displayed:

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A single MIDI event sent from a MIDI device can trigger multiple
actions.
Example:Single Event (events are the same)

Two Actions

In the above example, when Music Binder Pro will receive a MIDI
Program Change 1 from Gestionnaire IAC, channel 1, these two actions
will be performed:
1) Genre will be set to Backing Track (Genre no. 3)

Genre no. 3 = Backing Track

2) Playback will be started in iTunes
You can add as many actions as you want. Actions will be performed
according to the order they appear in the list.

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Using a MIDI keyboard to Open/Play Songs

You simply have to setup a single trigger like this:Song 25

Song 24 Song 23

Song 21Song 22Song 20Song 19Song 18Song 16Song 17Song 15Song 14Song 13Song 11Song 12Song 9Song 10Song 8Song 7Song 6Song 4
Song 5Song 3

Song 1Song 2

If you want to use a MIDI keyboard so the first note will open and playthe first song of the current tab, the second note will open and play thesecond song and so on...

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Controlling an External App using MIDIMusic Binder Pro can be customized to control external applications
that support receiving of MIDI events.
Example of a setup for controlling ChordPro Buddy app:
Create a Destination ID that will be used to send MIDI events toChordPro Buddy app:

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Customize some key to send MIDI events:
Music Binder Pro - Preferences

Customize ChordPro Buddy app to handle our MIDI events:
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Using a Guitar Pedalboard to Scroll Pages
Let’s say you want to use a guitar pedalboard (that you no longer use)
to scroll pages in Music Binder Pro.

Previous
Page

Next
Page

The problem with most guitar pedalboards is that once a pedal has beenpressed, the unit no longer send a MIDI event if you press again on thesame pedal.
So, for the above setup, if you want to scroll to the third page, you
would have to:- press pedal no. 2 to scroll to page 2- press pedal no. 3 or pedal no. 4 to unselect pedal no. 2- press pedal no. 2 to scroll to page 3
Music Binder Pro can be customized to solve this problem.

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To solve the problem, you have to customized Music Binder Pro toautomatically select a neutral pedal each time pedal no. 1 or pedal no. 2
is pressed.

Previous
Page

Next
Page

NeutralFirst, create a new Destination ID for the pedalboard:

Be sure to select the proper channel (refer to your pedalboard user’s
manual to customize its MIDI channel).

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Create a new MIDI Group that will be used to select pedal no. 4:

MIDI Program Change to
Select Pedal no. 4

Create these triggers:
Pedal no. 1

Pedal no. 2

As you can see in the above setup:- when Pedal no. 1 is pressed, Music Binder Pro performs 2 actions:
Previous Page and Send MIDI Event(s) GT6DEF which is used to selectPedal no. 4- when Pedal no. 2 is pressed, Music Binder Pro performs 2 actions: Next
Page and Send MIDI Event(s) GT6DEF which is used to select Pedal
no. 4

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Displaying status of your effect processor
Let’s say you are using an effect processor for your voice like the TC
Helicon VoiceLive Play Electric.
The third foot switch is used to turn On / Off the harmony.
There is a light on the module that show you the current On / Offstatus of the harmony:

Current On / Off statusof the harmony

The problem is that when you are singing into your microphone, it’s
hard to see if the harmony is currently On or Off. The unit is close to
you on the floor so you cannot see it while you are singing.
Music Binder Pro can be customized to solve this problem.

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To solve the problem, you have to customized Music Binder Pro todisplay a message on your screen when the harmony is On.
First, create a new WID that will be used to receive the message:

Set to:Use Only Specific Note

Set to:Receive Only Specific Messages

Create these triggers:

The first trigger is used to send the message “Harmony ON” to the
WID NOTED when a MIDI Control Message 28 64 is received from the
VoiceLive Play GTX.
The second trigger is used to send a blank message to the WID
NOTED when a MIDI Control Message 28 0 is received from the
VoiceLive Play GTX.
Now, add a new Note window object on your screen.

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Example:WID = NoteD

Note

Now, when you turn On the harmony on the VoiceLive Play GTX, a
message is displayed on your screen: