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2Beat User Guide
2Beat User Guide
Contents
................................................................................................................................... Introduction 31.
................................................................................................................................... Screen layout and commands 32. ................................................................................................................................... 3Top Menubar ................................................................................................................................... 4Playback tools ................................................................................................................................... 4Main Screen
3Introduction
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1 Introduction
What is 2Beat?
Teach rhythm and pulse by building up various beats.
2Beat can be found in the Tools --> Music section of Purple Mash.
2 Screen layout and commandsClick on the image to find out about the different areas of the screen.
2.1 Top Menubar
New File.
Open existing file.
Save your file to either your work folders or to a Shared Folder (in the cloud) or to your
device.
Export your file as an mp3.
Share the file to a displayboard or blog, create a QR code or link, set as a 2Do or send by
2Email.
See the Generating Share Links Guide for more information about these features.
4 2Beat User Guide
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2.2 Playback tools
The playback tools are in the centre of the top menu bar:
Change to make the rhythm longer or shorter.
Press to play back the recording.
Use the slider to alter the playback speed. The playback is automatically looped.
2.3 Main Screen
The main screen displays a selection of drums and percussion down the left-hand side. Click the small
arrows to change the sound of the instrument to mimic different ways of playing the instruments. In
the percussion row are a selection of percussion sound effects.
Click in the grey boxes to control the rhythm of when each sound is played. Watching the help video
is helpful in learning how to build up a rhythm.
5Screen layout and commands
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Use the sliders on the right-hand side to control the volume level of the individual instruments relative
to one another.