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[src/trunk]: src/share/man/man4 Clarify initial state some more.



details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/d2a122389014
branches:  trunk
changeset: 935539:d2a122389014
user:      uwe <uwe%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sun Jul 05 01:05:01 2020 +0000

description:
Clarify initial state some more.

Mention that the initial current octave is 4.  Drop filler verbiage
that octaves are "from C to B".

diffstat:

 share/man/man4/speaker.4 |  20 ++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diffs (41 lines):

diff -r 52e21f37d646 -r d2a122389014 share/man/man4/speaker.4
--- a/share/man/man4/speaker.4  Sun Jul 05 00:38:23 2020 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man4/speaker.4  Sun Jul 05 01:05:01 2020 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: speaker.4,v 1.28 2020/07/05 00:38:23 uwe Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: speaker.4,v 1.29 2020/07/05 01:05:01 uwe Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2016 Nathanial Sloss <nathanialsloss%yahoo.com.au@localhost>
 .\" All rights reserved.
@@ -131,20 +131,24 @@
 .Ic MF
 and
 .Ic X
-primitives of
+commands of
 .Ic PLAY
 are not useful in a
 .Tn UNIX
-environment and are omitted.
+environment and are not implemented.
 The
 .Dq octave-tracking
 feature is also new.
 .Pp
-There are 84 accessible notes numbered 1\(en84 in 7 octaves, each running from
-C to B, numbered 0\(en6; the scale is equal-tempered A440 and octave\~2 starts
-with middle C.
-By default, the play function emits half-second notes with the
-last 1/16th second being
+There are 84 accessible notes numbered 1\(en84 in 7 octaves numbered 0\(en6;
+octave\~2 starts with middle C.
+The tuning is equal-tempered A440.
+.Pp
+In the initial state the current octave is 4,
+the default note duration is quarter notes,
+the tempo is 120 bpm,
+and the articulation is non-legato or normal,
+i.e. half-second notes with the last 1/16th second being
 .Dq rest time .
 .Pp
 Play strings are interpreted left to right as a series of play command groups.



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