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Product Information
                          Discovering Music (TM)

                        for Windows(R) 3.1 and 95 

        Create, learn and have fun in the exciting world of music.

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"If your kids aren't learning about music at school, Discovering Music is 
 their ticket to a fuller education." - David M.  Rubin, CD-ROM Today 

The Best of Everything -  ComputerLife, November 1996
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Discovering Music provides an intriguing educational environment for exploring 
the world of music with a multimedia PC.  Unlike "encyclopedia-
style" CDs that are often no more than books displayed on the screen, 
Discovering Music brings music to life with a unique combination of creative 
tools.  Its interactive learning environment encourages you to create your 
own music as you acquire fundamental musical skills.  

Discovering Music is fun, easy to use, requires no musical background and 
works with or without an external MIDI keyboard.  

* Take a fascinating tour through musical history 
* Learn the basic concepts that form the foundation of music 
* Create printed musical scores complete with lyrics 
* Experience the excitement of performing and arranging original songs 
* Hear dynamic symphonic performances of the world's greatest music 
* Use with or without a MIDI keyboard 
* No musical background required 

Discovering Music takes full advantage of your multimedia PC to provide a 
truly creative and interactive musical experience.  With extensively 
researched background material, informative graphics, MIDI music, digital 
audio and full-motion video, Discovering Music is an easy and enjoyable way 
to bring the gift of music to your home.  From Voyetra, the experts in 
computer music.

Discovering Music Main Menu 
The animated menu gives you easy access to all of the programs in 
Discovering Music: Music Conservatory, Music Write, Jammin' Keys and 
Recording Station.  

Music Conservatory (TM)
Explore the history of music, music theory and musical concepts in an 
exciting interactive environment with more than 60 high-quality symphonic 
recordings and 50 video clips.  Includes a Glossary of musical terms and a 
survey of orchestral instruments.

Music Write (TM)
Put your new knowledge of music to work as you create your own songs and 
print out sheet music on any Windows-compatible printer.  You can move 
notes, change them, combine them to create chords and even add lyrics.

Jammin' Keys (TM)
Create MIDI music and sound like a pro.  Choose from 128 General MIDI 
instruments and pick a style of music.  A virtual five-part band does the 
rest, adding exciting backups and riffs to your lead.  Save your music with 
the built-in recorder.

Recording Station (TM)
Turn your multimedia PC into a desktop recording studio with two digital 
audio tracks and 10 MIDI tracks.  Start with one of the sample MIDI files or 
play your own melody.  Then overdub, mix, modify and add harmony, vocals or 
acoustic instruments to complete your arrangement.  Includes more than 50 
MIDI files to get you started.

System Requirements 
* IBM(R) PC or compatible computer running Windows 3.1 or 95 
* 486 DX/33 or higher processor (486 DX2/66 recommended) 
* 4 MB RAM minimum (8 MB recommended) 
* 6 MB of hard disk space 
* 640 x 480, 256-color display 
* 2x or faster CD-ROM drive 
* Windows-compatible sound card with digital audio and MIDI synthesizer 
* MIDI-compatible musical keyboard connected to your PC for recording MIDI 
* Microphone or line-level sound source for recording digital audio 

                  (c) 1997 Voyetra Technologies, Inc.  

Discovering Music, Music Conservatory, Music Write, Jammin' Keys, and 
Recording Station are trademarks of Voyetra Technologies, Inc.  
Voyetra is a registered trademark.

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